To the eyes of the numerous mercenaries, this scene was undoubtedly extremely provocative and ambiguous.
The man's shirt was half-unbuttoned, revealing a small patch of his tanned and lean chest. And the delicate, yet feisty Alliance female officer was like a tamed pet, meekly burying her head in his chest, with her slender and fair long legs forced to part and hook around the man, as if it were a silent invitation.
The man walked step by step towards the second floor, and the people around made way one after another. Upstairs were a series of high-end private rooms. There was no doubt that this man was going to devour the little wild cat tonight.
"Good job!" Someone shouted from downstairs. "Sir, make sure to get her to beg for mercy!"
"Yes! Let the Alliance female soldiers know that the mercenaries are the real men!"
"Bang!" The door of the private room closed tightly, and instantly, it was quiet, shutting out all the noise from outside.
This was an extremely elegant and clean room. The lights were soft, and the furniture was small and exquisite. The roof had been replaced with transparent glass, and the densely packed starlight in the sky poured down like flowing water. On the square table beside the bed, there was also a bottle of wine, several small dishes, and two half-full glasses – clearly, Meng Xi-cong had been discussing something here with someone before.
He carried her and walked step by step towards the bed. Su Mi felt as if the blood in all her veins was ice-cold. The slightly drunken state had been mostly scared away. But her heart was pounding wildly, as if it had been filled with scalding liquid.
Finally, he put her down, but he didn't rush to pounce on her. He sat on the edge of the bed, effortlessly pinning her hands above her head with one hand, while with the other hand, he gently stroked her burning cheek.
He murmured, "My woman was seen naked by hundreds of men, and I've never been so humiliated."
The starlight twinkled quietly above his head, and even his handsome face took on a somewhat unreal softness. But his words sent shivers down Su Mi's spine.
"I won't let them see again." She murmured. "If I lost again, I was planning to run away."
Hearing this, Meng Xi-cong stared at her sharply for a few seconds. Then, with a dip of his head, he kissed her forcefully.
Only when he left her gasping for breath and dizzy did he let her go. He lay down on the outside of her, still holding her hands, like a wolf, starting to nibble and tease her earlobes and neck, making her tingle slowly from body to heart.
His deep voice rang out beside her cheek: "In half a year, the flight radius reached five hundred light-years; the pride of the Alliance pilots; the untouchable little wild cat..." He enumerated the rumors about her one by one, and slowly said, "It seems you've had a good time during this period."
She trembled and said, "Thanks to your cultivation, sir."
He rolled over and pinned her down, looking at her with his dark eyes, his tone somewhat nonchalant: "Come back. I'll take you to find Earth."
Su Mi seemed to be under a spell, her eyes unusually bright, staring at his tough and handsome features.
After a few seconds of silence, she suddenly raised her hand, gently and almost tenderly, and grasped his large hand.
"Sir..." She trembled and said, "Did you just say you'd take me to find Earth?"
He raised his hand to hold her face and kissed her heavily, answering rather vaguely: "Yes."
"So... what's the price I have to pay?" She was kissed dizzy by him, but finally asked the biggest doubt in her heart after the initial surprise.
He never helped others without asking for something in return. She had already sold herself to him, body and soul. But now he said he'd take her to find Earth. That was such a difficult thing. No one had ever heard of Earth.
So, what did she have to pay? What else could she offer? Would he ask her to betray the Human Alliance? Would he ask her to throw herself into the arms of other men? Why on earth did he promise to take her to find Earth?
However, her question made Meng Xi-cong's movements suddenly stop.
His hand withdrew instantly, and his lips left hers. He lowered his head, frowned slightly, and looked at her with dangerous eyes.
Her question stumped him for the first time.
Only then did he realize that for the first time in his life, he had made a promise to someone without even considering what price he would ask the other party to pay.
This had never happened in Meng Xi-cong's mercenary career. He looked at her quietly, his face growing colder.
His heart of stone had never been moved. But after she was infected with the insect epidemic, when she cried and thanked him, it made him angry – When did the life and death of his pet become determined by the filthy and ugly Zerg?
Entering the radiation zone was a piece of cake for him. He had gone in and out many times. The physical torture only made him more calm, just as he had told her – He liked the feeling of being on the verge of death. After saving her, he clearly felt that the look in her eyes when she looked at him had become a bit more complicated. But he didn't care. Whether she was disgusted or touched, he didn't care.
But after his identity was revealed, she actually came to him to bargain for her freedom. This brave move really made him laugh. He thought he needed her to rescue him? So he was quite satisfied to tell her – There would be no freedom.
Thinking that she would jump up and run away like a kitten after being rejected by him, and then be easily caught by him again. But Li Xi-zhong sent a message – She was willing to put herself in danger to try to rescue him.
The kitten was actually loyal and affectionate? Interesting.
On the day when the hundred thousand mercenaries assembled after successfully blackmailing the Alliance, his desires had been quietly stirred up by memories. But Mu Xiting told him that she hadn't come.
He was dumbfounded. It felt like his kitten was struggling playfully and forcefully, trying to escape from the control of its master. This feeling made him think it was a bit cute. And on a whim, he actually allowed her to roam around outside for months.
Today, when they unexpectedly reunited in the bar, she was almost naked, and in the scorching gazes of hundreds of men, she still wanted to continue gambling to win back her dignity.
Did she really think he didn't exist?
But now that the soft and fragrant beauty was back in his arms again, seeing her eyes full of fear again, and seeing her innocent body trembling under his palm again, he found that he missed her body more than he had imagined.
Then the promise slipped out. Casually and carelessly, without much thought, and he even forgot to ask for what price.
She was still looking at him nervously, as if waiting for his verdict. The guarded look in her eyes was tinged with a bit of bleak despair. This look immediately made him a bit angry.
A careless smile appeared on his face: "The soldier's words reminded me – As a man, I haven't even made you beg for mercy in bed yet."
Su Mi's expression immediately turned bleak.
Su Mi suddenly felt a bit sad.
Although he had been forceful with her, in the details of their interactions, he had always been silent and gentle, and there had never been any vulgar words. But just now...
He was obviously angry.
Why?
As if sensing her stiffness, he ordered her: "Take off my clothes."
"Here?" She took a deep breath and said with difficulty, "People come and go here..." Couples who hit it off in the bar would usually book a room on the second floor.
"This room has been booked by me for a long time." He looked at her quietly.
"Then ask someone to change the sheets." She stared at him and said slowly, "I don't like used sheets." Especially if they had been used by other women.
He frowned as he looked at her: "Do you think I'm dirty?"
"No." Her face flushed slightly. "It's not that I think you're dirty."
He was quiet for a moment, then suddenly smiled. With a long arm, he scooped her up. He sat up, placed her on his lap, and with a dip of his head, kissed her forcefully again.
"A bit scheming..." He held the back of her head with one hand.
Su Mi felt as if her body was going to be set on fire by his actions, like an electric current of tingling sensations, spreading from his desire to her heart. Her mood was still nervous and flustered, but it seemed a bit different from the previous pain and humiliation.
It seemed that because of his knowing smile, his anger dissipated instantly, and a thin layer of joy rose in her heart, along with the courage to get to the bottom of things.
She raised her hand and wrapped it around his lean waist.
He almost immediately sensed her rare initiative, and his embrace tightened suddenly, as if he wanted to embed her into his body.
"Why?" Su Mi asked in his ear.
He raised his eyebrows as he looked at her.
"Sir, there hasn't been a woman by your side for ten years." Su Mi's voice was low. "Why keep me by your side? Why take me to Earth?"
He suddenly let her go, and his face slowly darkened.
"Kitten... It's not a good thing for a woman to be too calm." But he didn't say anything more.
Su Mi's heart sank – Sure enough, he still had some ulterior motives. She smiled silently, feeling a bit sad, but more of it was helplessness.
Seeing her expression change slightly, Meng Xi-cong's face grew darker. Suddenly, he raised his hand to hold her chin: "As my possession, you're thinking too much."
Su Mi's heart sank heavily.
Seeing that she finally fell silent, Meng Xi-ccong coldly buried his head and began to ravage her body.
But unlike the previous forceful taking, this time, it was as if he wanted to mark every part of her body. Even the tips of her slender fingers were kissed one by one. Under his relentless offensive, Su Mi felt as if her whole body was going to go limp. She was confused and dazed in her heart – How could he be so gentle?
That night, he took her many times. At dawn, she was already sore all over, covered with love bites, and let him carry her to the bathroom to clean their bodies. His voice was unusually hesitant: "Did I hurt you?"
Su Mi leaned against the bathtub, weakly answering: "Yes."
"You must get used to me."
"..."
When they went back to bed again, he placed her on his long arm, held her waist tightly with the other hand, in a completely possessive pose. He kissed her long hair: "Sleep."
Tonight, he was so gentle and persistent that she couldn't help but have doubts. But her whole body was limp, and sleepiness hit her instantly, and she fell into a deep sleep.
When Su Mi woke up the next day, she was already in a strange room. She put on her clothes and walked out of the bedroom. Seeing the servants preparing lunch, she knew that Meng Xi-cong had already brought her back to his mansion in Free City.
She ate a little hurriedly, and then a strange man walked into the dining room. He introduced himself as a doctor and smilingly handed her a box of pills.
"Take them regularly." The doctor had a calm expression. "This is absolutely safe and won't harm your body."
Su Mi knew what the pills were for even without thinking. Before the servant could bring water, she had already taken one and swallowed it. With a bitter dryness in her throat, she smiled at the doctor: "Don't worry, I'm more afraid of getting pregnant than you are."
That day, Su Mi contacted the War Phoenix and her comrades. When her subordinates heard that she was going to quit the Alliance Air Force, they were all surprised.
"Sir, are you going to find... that man from yesterday?" Her subordinate asked on the phone.
Su Mi was silent.
"Who is he exactly? Is he reliable?"
"He's a desperado." Su Mi said with a faint smile. "But he's also the nicest person to me in this world."
Unfortunately, he's also a man without a true heart.