CHAPTER 1

Grinnn… grinnn… grinnn… the phone on the table which was besides the bed rang softly. A nicely sculptured hand stretched forth reluctantly and picked the phone up from where it was on the dressing mirror. "Hello… yes, this is Mr Kang." The voice on the other end rambled a series of information across to which Mr Kang hummed and nodded to absentmindedly. After a while, he cut in rudely on the person at the other end, "If that's all you have to say then there no problem, I'll come by very soon… have a wonderful evening, good-bye." As the person on the other end was about to reply, he cut the call and tossed the phone back on the table. Turning his head softly to the other side, he saw a clear almond –shaped eyes staring curiously at him. Instantly, he knew she desired an answer, yet he shrugged carelessly and proceed to burn the image of the beautiful woman lying beside him into his sub-consciousness.

Mr. Kang was a member of the side branch of a family whose main branch is located in the capital. Ever since he was younger, he had always regarded himself as the rich young master who could do anything and get away with it, and this, he proudly and openly did, some of his atrocities includes: beating the maids, pranking the butlers, trapping and bullying his cousins from other branches and, when he got older, raping the maids and taking advantage of any girl he fancied.

As lady luck would have it, he fell heads over heels in love with a servant lady whom he promised to marry. When words got to the main branch of his intention to elope with the gullible maid he fancied, the acting family head decided, along with the other elders, to put an end to his mischief and childish acts; this they did by capturing the maid before the planned date of their elopement and blackmailing the branch to which Mr. Kang belongs into forcing him to kill her himself. On a cold evening he was presented with this choice, which was passed as a payment for his previous mischiefs and childish antics, and another of being delivered to the appropriate authorities as a punishment for his previous wrong. The spoilt young master who had been so protected all his life that if as much as a fly perches on him the servants on duty will be executed, was presented with an option which he had never considered all his life_ his own disgrace which was as important to the young master as his own life. Eventually, he couldn't bear the weight of his offence and chose leniency by tossing the burden on the naïve girl whose heart he stole. Till date he still tries to convince himself that he made the right choice, for as long as life continues, hope exists. Back to the present, he looked at the naked petite beauty beside him and remembered how he won this vixen over. She was quite costly but she served her purpose, this she does exceptionally especially on her matrimonial bed. "Your gaze on me is making me embarrassed" the vixen said sliding down the spread and exposing her full glory which Mr. Kang explored with his eyes and then, his hands. "Aren't you enjoying it?" the latter asked while his hands continued roaming. "You are a very bad boy." the vixen responded.

"Tell me about it…"

"Has that spider (referring to her husband) ever served you the way I have?" "No, you are ten thousand times much manlier than that coward" she responded clicking her tongue. Fairly satisfied with her response, he continued after a brief pause, "When is your birthday?" "It's on the 26th of this month, my dear." she responded in one breath clearly expectant. Mr. Kang sat up on the bed and spoke thoughtfully, "Oh, okay. So, how much would you need to made it extravagant?" "1.5 million yuan" the vixen responded with no form of hesitation. "Well, I will do the transfer when I'm about to leave, on the other hand, as a punishment for billing me, your young master, I will spare no effort to ensure I take proper care of you before your husband that day." [He meant in her husband's presence] The vixen, named Mei, smiled wrily, That sounds like trouble she thought. "Don't worry, that day I will be fully yours." She replied crawling over and planting a kiss on his lips which immediately turned passionate and continued for the next 5 minutes. Thinking the time was right, Mei put across the question that has always bothered her, "Even if I'm just your mistress why don't you introduce me to your family?" As soon as the question left her lips, Mr. Kang's grip on her shoulder became very firm and rough, "don't ask about things you should not, unless your head would not be enough to pay for it." His change in tone and facial expression frightened her as much as his superhuman grip on her shoulder which immediately brought her fear in torrents. His family has always been his reverse scale, especially his immediate family, whose influence has reduced significantly, almost leaving them at the point of extinction. The strength among the current branch of his family as well as their wealth, position and respect has greatly declined and is almost non-existent. In other words, his family is the black sheep and thus, the laughingstock among the other branches.