In the seven-star hotel.

Awakening from an all-over body ache in the luxurious presidential suite, Xia Zhiwan rubbed her forehead, vexed, and chastised herself: I drank too much last night; I really should not have.

Sunlight poured through the gap in the curtains; Xia Zhiwan crinkled her brows uncomfortably, getting ready to turn and sleep in another position. However, a sudden sharp pain from her private parts jerked her fully awake.

Abruptly opening her eyes and then turning her face, the first thing that entered her field of view was a handsome, sleeping face of an unfamiliar man!

“Aaah....”

Xia Zhiwan yelled, and then with all her strength kicked the man next to her off the bed. She sat at the corner of the bed, trembling in fear.

“Bang!” The man, having been kicked, tumbled off the bed, making a dull noise.

Following right after, the man pounced onto the bed with lightning speed before she could even cover her ears due to the speed, Xia Zhiwan, still screaming, was choked by him instantly.

“Speak! Who are you? Who sent you?” The man’s voice was dark and heavy like Satan from the Underworld, “how dare to you plot against me, Qi Yunhao, and climb into my bed, hmm?”

Xia Zhiwan fought back using her hands and feet, beating the man; she found it challenging to breathe due to her neck being choked. She couldn’t utter a word, and fearful tears flowed unceasingly.

Observing the horror-stricken, yet stubborn eyes of this woman, Qi Yunhao did not show any mercy. Instead, he wouldn’t mind it if he strangled her to death.

Just when Xia Zhiwan thought she was going to get strangled to death, a cell phone ringtone echoed, it was Qi Yunhao’s phone.

This incoming call saved Xia Zhiwan.

Picking it up from the floor, Qi Yunhao answered the phone in a very irritated mood: "Speak!"

On the other end, the caller detected that Qi Yunhao was not in a particularly good mood and hesitated before asking, "Director Qi, aren't you in your room? I have brought the contract over."

Qi Yunhao lifted his eyes to glance around the room, realizing, indeed, this was not his exclusive suite!


"You wait!" without explaining anything, Qi Yunhao directly hung up the phone.


Xia Ziwan touched her neck with one hand while drawing the quilt towards her body with the other, unable to stop her tears.


"Stop crying, who are you?" Qi Yunhao took a towel, wrapped it around himself, then yelled at Xia Ziwan.


Wiping her tears, Xia Ziwan regained her senses, it was her room, she was the one in the right. She retorted angrily at Qi Yunhao, "Shouldn't I be the one asking you that? Why are you in my room?"


Knowing he blamed her unfairly before, Qi Yunhao still replied defiantly, "And what about it?"


What was he saying? Xia Ziwan glared at him, annoyed, "You jerk!"


"Tell me, how much do you want?" Qi Yunhao looked down at Xia Ziwan condescendingly.


Xia Ziwan became even more furious, 'How much money?' Who does he take her for? Did she look like someone in need of money? She really wanted to throw money at this annoying man.


"Rogue!"


"Think about it and let me know!" Qi Yunhao carelessly stated and turned to enter the bathroom.


Gently lifting the blanket, Xia Ziwan's entirely naked body was covered with ambiguous purple bruises, demonstrating something had happened the previous night.


Rubbing her head, the details of last night flashed through her mind:


Her childhood friend Zhou Xiaoyu had called her to go to a bar, and a friend of Zhou Xiaoyu's was with them as well.


Xia Ziwan was forbidden from touching alcohol at home due to a past incident where she stole her grandfather's wine when she was young, and ended up blacked out for a day and a night before waking up.

She, who had barely drunk alcohol before, had a few cocktails specially made by Zhou Xiaoyu. Xia Zhiwan found them delicious, and even thanked Zhou Xiaoyu for his thoughtfulness. However, after a few drinks, her head started throbbing.

At that time, her brother, Xia Jing Tian, happened to call her. Knowing that she was in a bar, it was inevitable that he yelled at her, ordering her to return to the hotel immediately.

Feeling fairly sober, she thought it would be a killjoy to leave while her friends were having fun. However, she didn't dare defy her brother's orders. After informing her friends, she immediately left the bar.

She didn't expect to encounter several lecherous men trying to tease her just after stepping outside the bar.

Fortunately, she ran quickly and the distance from the bar to the hotel wasn't far. When she reached the hotel entrance, her brother's assistant, Chen Xiong, appeared before her.

Seeing someone familiar, she breathed a sigh of relief. The thugs didn't dare to cause trouble in the parking lot and left cursing after a few words.

Before long, Chen Xiong brought her to a presidential suite.

The presidential suite was reserved for Xia Jing Tian.

During this process, Chen Xiong had called Xia Jing Tian and reported her safe arrival.

Only then did Xia Zhiwan learn that because of an urgent matter in the Southern City, her brother had returned there. Knowing that she went to a bar, he left Chen Xiong to take care of her.

As she was startled and had had a lot of alcohol, she fell asleep in a daze last night.

Now, she was conveniently staying in her presidential suite, how was it possible that she was inexplicably slept with? What had happened?

Who was the man in front of her? At this moment, her head was throbbing. She only remembered that Chen Xiong left after washing up and then she lay down. She couldn't remember what happened after.

Thinking of how she almost got choked by this man a moment ago, Xia Zhiwan, ignoring her discomfort, tremblingly got out of bed, put on her clothes, and needed to leave immediately.

Xia Zhiwan was ready to leave when she remembered the man asking her about the price just now. Could it be, he thought she was for sale?

Damn it! He's the one who is for sale! Xia Zhiwan took out two coins from her bag and wrote a short note: "You're only worth this much!" Then she added a disgusted emoji!

After doing all this, she hastily packed her things and bundled herself up like a thief trying to hide, intending to find Chen Xiao. But Chen Xiao was already ready and about to look for her.

"Brother Chen Xiao, let's go, hurry up!" Xia Zhiwan nervously pushed Chen Xiao out.

Chen Xiao was puzzled. "What's going on?"

"Brother Chen Xiao, take me home, I want to go home."

"Zhiwan, did something happen?" Chen Xiao asked.

Raising her head, Xia Zhiwan's eyes were a bit red, and she hesitated: "I... I..."

Chen Xiao frowned, taking a closer look at Xia Zhiwan and noticed a faint suspicious mark on her neck.

He was instantly alarmed: "What happened? Zhiwan, tell me, who was it? Is he still in the suite?"

Chen Xiao was furious and ready to return to the suite to confront the person.

"Brother Chen Xiao, I want to go home, I want to go home," Xia Zhiwan pleaded, holding on to Chen Xiao's hands. Tears began to stream down her face, looking pitiful to the extreme.

Chen Xiao was deeply pained. After all, she was a younger sister he had watched grow up. He clenched his teeth, deciding that he would check the hotel details later; revenge could be delayed. At the moment, comforting Zhiwan was more important.

He nodded, "Alright, I'll take you home. Stop crying."

...

This is the Mòyuán XīnYuàn, a luxury apartment building near Jing City University. It was bought by Xia Jingtian for his sister, Xia Ziwan, when she was admitted to Jing City University last year. It is a duplex unit.

Xia Ziwan usually stays here on weekends. If her elder brother has time, he will fly from Nan City to Jing City to keep her company.

When she got home, she headed straight for the bathroom in her room and took multiple showers...

Meanwhile, in Nan City, Xia Jingtian received a call from Chen Xiao and learned about the big incident that happened to his sister. Rage surged through him, making him wish he could murder someone. Of course, he wouldn't let the main culprit get away.

Under his investigation, he quickly connected the dots to Qi Yunhao.

Soon after, a big incident occurred in high society. One night, Qi Yunhao, the golden boy of the upper class, was surrounded by a group of people and a sack was thrown over his head.

Outnumbered, Qi Yunhao ended up beaten to a pulp. However, he did not report to the police, nor did he identify the attackers.

Naturally, no one dared to show him any disrespect or as much as inquire about the incident in his presence.

Upon learning of Qi Yunhao's handling of the situation, the mastermind, Xia Jingtian, merely let out a cold huff and refrained from commenting.

As the saying goes, a great man does his job and then retreats into the shadows.