Blood trickled down her slender legs, leaving a thin trail that slid over her cold, trembling skin, making her appear even more delicate and fragile, exuding a unique seductive beauty.
Li Juefeng watched intently, his eyes unmasked with desire, as if she were already completely under his control.
This man actually dared to…
Gu Xiaoi was stunned, her back pressed against the barbed wire with nowhere to retreat, and the man in front of her resembled a devil, frightening her into a panic. She quickly pleaded, "Don't do this… I was wrong; I'll go pick up the memory card for you! I'll do it right now!"
She didn't care about that big scoop anymore; she just wanted to get out of there as fast as possible.
She didn't want to sacrifice her innocence for a little celebrity gossip.
"It's too late," Li Juefeng said coldly, his hand reaching under her sweater again, lifting it up…
If only there was a way to take back everything, then the world would be too wonderful.
But he was a man who didn't like beauty.
He preferred to tear apart all beautiful things and show their destruction to everyone, like her...
Her delicate and fragile body twisted desperately, her pure face looking so helpless in his eyes, too clean to be so beautiful.
"Let me go! Let me go!" Realizing something was wrong, Gu Xiaoi frantically struggled, but Li Juefeng simply picked her up and pressed her against the barbed wire, leaning down to bite her collarbone. Only when he heard her painful cry did he release his teeth, his tongue licking and kissing her…
Bit by bit, he rolled and ground against her.
His lips and tongue were irresistibly deadly seductive.
Gu Xiaoi found herself being held up, her feet off the ground, her back pressed against the cold barbed wire as she endured his domineering, devouring kiss. She turned her face away, trying to escape, "Get off! Get away! Take your dirty mouth away!"
It was disgusting.
"Dirty?" Li Juefeng stared at her with dark, brooding eyes, his anger nearly bursting.
His tall body suddenly pressed against her, his chest forcefully pushing against hers. One hand easily captured her struggling hands and pinned them beside her head, while the other gripped her chin and kissed her lips.
"Let—mm—" Gu Xiaoi opened her mouth to curse, but his soft tongue instantly seized the opportunity to invade, arrogantly sweeping away all her words.
Her body inexplicably warmed up.
This feeling made her uneasy, fearful, and uncomfortable.
Slowly, Li Juefeng began to kiss down her neck, scorching her trembling skin, while one hand started to explore the softer parts of her body.
Struggling hard to break free from his confinement, Gu Xiaoi's hands were liberated, and she hit him wildly with all her strength, angrily shouting, "B*st*rd! Let me go! I'll sue you for r*p*! You… ah—"
A heart-wrenching scream burst from her throat.
The pain pierced through her body, spreading everywhere.
Time seemed to suddenly stop.
Gu Xiaoi looked at the man in front of her in disbelief; he had completely taken her.
"Really a virgin?" Li Juefeng couldn't ignore the barrier; his eyes darkened slightly. Today, he actually encountered a virgin, and this feeling… wasn't bad.
He cupped her soft, dazed face in his palm, and Li Juefeng continued to possess her, seemingly unsatisfied.
"I'm going to sue you, I'm going to sue you, I'm going to sue you…" Gu Xiaoi no longer resisted; her entire body went limp, like a rag doll being manipulated, her mind only focused on that one thought.
Her purity, untouched by a man for twenty-two years, was gone, completely gone…
She wanted to accuse him of r*p*.
She wanted to see him in jail.
Accuse him?
"Sure, I have evidence here," Li Juefeng said calmly as he withdrew from her body, seemingly tenderly ruffling her long, dark hair to her shoulders. He turned his head away, coldly saying, "Come here."
As soon as Gu Xiaoi was released by him, she felt so weak that she nearly collapsed, barely holding herself up against the barbed wire.
She couldn't fall… absolutely couldn't.
She mustn't collapse in front of this man.
She needed to keep her strength to accuse him; she couldn't just give up like this.
"I'm coming." Guanna, who was standing not far away, immediately ran over, handing her phone to Li Juefeng, her naked body draped in his black suit.
When she cast a glance at Gu Xiaoi, there was thick jealousy and unwillingness on Guanna's alluring face.
She had worked so hard to have the chance to submit to Li Juefeng. Just as she was about to ask him to arrange a role for her in the next film, everything was ruined by this plain-looking woman.
Guanna shot a furious glance at Gu Xiaoi, but when she turned to Li Juefeng, her voice became soft and coaxing, "Mr. Li, it's all been filmed."
Gu Xiaoi still remained in a daze, unresponsive, until Li Juefeng held the phone up in front of her.
Gu Xiaoi's eyes widened in shock; in the video, the man was facing away from the camera, his face not visible, while the girl being pinned against the barbed wire, revealing her legs, was unmistakably her…
He violated her and had Guanna film it?!
How could there be such a shameless person? He had already taken her by force, and what else did he want?
"You pervert!" Gu Xiaoi panicked and lunged for the phone.
Li Juefeng casually tossed the phone into his other hand, doing it with a hint of flair.
"You have two choices: first, call the police," Li Juefeng said nonchalantly, as if it had nothing to do with him, shaking the phone in his hand. "Second, bring the storage card of your covert recording to No. 13 Qianshui Bay to trade it for the short clip; the consequences of keeping it are yours to bear."
Gu Xiaoi clenched her fists, her face pale.
How could she encounter such a man…
"I advise you not to choose the first option, because I'll send your spectacular performance to everyone you know," Li Juefeng arrogantly continued, elegantly buttoning his shirt to restore his polished appearance.
Send it to everyone she knew… what on earth did he want?
Fuming, Gu Xiaoi threw a punch at him, but Li Juefeng easily caught her fist, a cruel smile spreading across his face. "Gu Xiaoi, don't ever doubt my words."
After saying that, Li Juefeng wrapped an arm around Guanna's slim waist and walked toward the red Ferrari by the lake…
What did he just call her?
Gu Xiaoi?
How could this man… know her?!
The Ferrari sped away from the lakeside, racing along the narrow path outside the barbed wire, and her pale face was captured in his gaze.
Leaning casually against the car frame with one hand while gripping the steering wheel with the other, Li Juefeng wore a victorious smile on his lips.
Gu Xiaoi…
He never expected to see this proud little princess again, especially after having taken her.
The Gu Xiaoi who once looked down on him had now been claimed by him.
And he was her first man.
"Mr. Li, are you interested in that kind of plain dish? How about, Nana keeps you company today…" Guanna said with innuendo, her smooth, bare foot sliding up along Li Juefeng's suit pants.
Plain dish?
Eating such a dish certainly whetted his appetite.
"Fine, let's go to the hotel." Li Juefeng suddenly accelerated.
Guanna smiled contentedly, her alluring lips slightly parted, her watery eyes fixed on the man in the driver's seat—a man even more handsome than most women.
With a devilishly handsome face, sharp contours, and a dangerously attractive body, he exuded an air of arrogance. Most importantly, he possessed the ability to command respect and fear… this man was perfect beyond reproach.
She needed to hold on tightly to this high branch.
With a single word, Li Juefeng could elevate her to the ranks of international stars. Besides, with a face gifted by the heavens, she would be foolish not to seek a few more opportunities for "favors."
The air had turned slightly cold, and the wet stickiness and sharp pain between her legs made Gu Xiaoi slump down against the barbed wire, feeling the weight of her burdens.
Today, she had been r*p*d by a stranger.
How could Gu Xiaoi let herself fall to such a state just for a gossip news story? Was it worth it?
Her shoulders trembled uncontrollably as tears finally fell.
With her slender hands gripping the neckline of her shirt, Gu Xiaoi broke down in sobs.
She tied her sweater around her waist to cover her ultra-short skirt, hiding her embarrassing backside, and barely made her way back home to the small courtyard, or rather, to her uncle's house.
"Xiaoi, you went out to stake out last night. Did you catch any mysterious creature?" Her uncle, Ye Yongcheng, emerged from the house with a briefcase and asked her. The forty-eight-year-old man was balding and had a noticeable beer belly.
But he was far from successful; his magazine company always seemed on the brink of collapse.
Gu Xiaoi forced a bitter smile. "No."
She had originally aimed to capture something much bigger that could revive the entire magazine, but unfortunately, now she had lost everything, including herself.
"Well, never mind. I'm off to work," her uncle said cheerfully, patting her shoulder as he walked out.
Inside, her aunt's harsh and biting voice pierced through, "I can't live like this anymore! Ye Yongcheng, other men are men too, but you're a spineless failure. Others are moving to the city with their families into bigger houses, while you've been dragging a burden around for nine years!"
Gu Xiaoi was that burden.
Nine years ago, she was just a first-year student when her father's company declared bankruptcy, and he was imprisoned, while her mother committed suicide by jumping off a building.
Overnight, she transformed from a beloved little princess into a pariah everyone avoided.
Fortunately, she had an uncle who took her in and let her help out at the magazine.
She slammed the door behind her, blocking out her aunt's scolding, and took a shower. The water in her room had never been particularly warm; it was always lukewarm at best.
In the mirror, her snow-white skin bore several marks of bruises, looking shocking to the eye.
The man who had violated everything about her came flooding back into her mind.