Chapter 9 Pay With Your Body

• Tang Xuchun felt tingles on her scalp as her body was squeezed firmly in He Yanfeng’s arms.
• She didn’t think twice to put up a fight and push him away.
• “Let me go! A**hole!” Tang Xuchun clenched her fists. This was too much for her to handle.
• Her eyes misted over as they were filled with a sense of terror and foreboding.
• Seeing her fearful expression, He Yanfeng was oddly intrigued and his devilish grin widened.
• He carried her with an arm to the glass wall behind the desk and pinned her up against it.
• Tang Xuchun looked to the side and saw the hustle and bustle of the streets down below. The traffic was heavy as the roads were crowded with cars and white-collared office workers, all rushing to work. One just needed to look up from the streets below or from the opposite building to clearly spot them doing the deed in broad daylight.
• With her back glued to the window, Tang Xuchun stared at the dizzying height down below and her legs started trembling like reeds in the wind. She had a real fear of heights!
• Blood rushed to her fair and delicate face, causing it to turn a deep shade of crimson. Her tear-filled eyes showed the trauma she was going through.
• Keeping her hands against He Yanfeng’s chest, she did her best to resist his advances and to push him away from her.
• She was daring the other day because she was under the influence of alcohol. On the contrary, not only was she as sober as a judge right now, but it was also broad daylight for goodness’ sake! She definitely couldn’t go through with it today.
• “Let you go? That wasn’t what you said the other night,” teased He Yanfeng mischievously.
• Tang Xuchun squeezed her eyes shut as if it would help block out his words. I didn’t hear anything he said!
• He Yanfeng’s other hand wandered down her leg and lifted it up toward his waist.
• Having both her legs wrapped around his toned, athletic torso, Tang Xuchun understood how strong he was. She had no choice but to stop struggling and resisting him.
• All she could do was widen her eyes and stare at him miserably as if she had been bullied.
• “This is considered sexual harassment!” Tang Xuchun pointed out furiously.
• Tears welled up in her red-rimmed eyes and threatened to overflow at any instant.
• “You didn’t pay me, and I’m harassing you... Mm, we sound like a naughty pair.” He Yanfeng shot a wicked look at the petite woman in his arms.
• Tang Xuchun couldn’t bear how explicit he made everything sound. Shame coursed through her body as her face turned even redder.
• “You’re wrong! I paid you with all the money I had! It’s all I had!” Tang Xuchun retorted at the top of her voice.
• She is indeed sassy when she doesn’t stutter.
• “So now you admit it, huh?” He Yanfeng emphasized every word to make himself clear. His words immediately caused ripples through Tang Xuchun’s heart.
• As she had shouted at full volume just now, she was slightly short of breath. Her dazzling eyes fixated on He Yanfeng as she frowned slightly.
• Oh no! Ugh, why did I say that? Now I can’t take it back!
• He Yanfeng’s hot gaze traveled from her rosy cheeks to the graceful curve of her neck, then stopped at her fair, dainty earlobes. Why are her earlobes so cute?
• “We made a deal. I worked so hard, but you only compensated me with nothing more than fifty. It was real, hard labor. Don’t you have a conscience?” He Yanfeng’s gaze turned intense.
• “My conscience is well and fine. Thanks!” Tang Xuchun rebutted angrily.
• Her clear eyes were tinged with exasperation. As she fought back in agitation, she reminded He Yanfeng of an angry lion cub with fur standing on end.
• She’s a gutsy character.
• Silence filled the room. Instead of bringing about a calming effect, it only intensified the sexual tension in the air. They were physically so close to each other that Tang Xuchun was able to feel the growing bulge in his pants.
• Pursing her lips, Tang Xuchun closed her eyes in resignation as if she was prepared to die.
• She was ready to take whatever came her way next.
• He Yanfeng’s breathing became irregular. It could be the pheromones but his cedar fragrance seemed to smell stronger now.
• Ever since she came into my life, my self-control has been impaired.
• “Seeing as you’re broke, you may pay with your body then.” He Yanfeng’s voice was husky.
• Tang Xuchun turned her head, stunned to hear those words.
• A drop of tear rolled down her cheek as more collected on her eyelashes. She was a picture of adorableness and vulnerability. He Yanfeng stared at her in deep thought. She’s cute even when she’s upset!
• “Take my life then!” Tang Xuchun answered resolutely.
• I may be in a precarious situation, but I’m not a spineless person!
• “I’ll go easy on you. Just give me five million in cash!” He Yanfeng looked down on her with a mischievous look on his face.
• He wants to scare me to death or frustrate me to death?
• “Five million! You might as well go rob a bank!” Tang Xuchun had never seen that amount of money in her whole life anyway.
• Despite her aspiration to become a billionaire, she was still penniless today.
• Additionally, even though she was the one getting married, the betrothal money from the Yan family had all been embezzled by Tang Jingjing and her parents. She received nothing.
• I don’t even have any cash on me now. Even working my ass off my whole life wouldn’t get me five million.
• “You’re overcharging!” Tang Xuchun pouted in dismay.
• Is this how city people are like?
• “Are you kidding me? My true worth is more than a hundred billion, yet I spent a whole night with you and performed five times. One million for one performance sounds fair to me,” Han Yanfeng replied in a low tone. They were in such an intimate position that it was difficult not to lead to the next step.
• He Yanfeng found it hard to stop himself.
• On the other hand, Tang Xuchun was in despair.
• She wished there was something she could do to reverse this! She would build a time machine or take a regret potion... she would do anything to avoid meeting this greedy devil!
• “I’m broke but I can work here for free. Slowly but surely, I can clear the debt in instalments. Please.” Tang Xuchun’s face crumpled. He Yansheng observed this poor little thing in his embrace.
• I’ve got no money to buy his silence! If the Yan family ever finds out about this scandal... I can’t imagine the consequences!
• At the same time, I can’t cross this new boss of mine, either. Oh, dear... what a dilemma I’m in!
• “Sure, only the interest doubles every year.” He Yanfeng savored the sudden change of expression on her face as he spoke.
• First, she acted anguished, next she became stubborn as a mule before turning pitiful. Now she looks overwhelmed. What a professional drama queen!
• Hearing his words, Tang Xuchun was flabbergasted. She stared at him in a daze.
• She silently did the math in her head and realized what a big rip-off it was!
• This man is truly ruthless and greedy!
• She stole a look at He Yanfeng and immediately broke into tears. Gut-wrenching sobs wracked through her body.
• The torrent of anguish that gushed down her cheeks was so real that it was heartbreaking to anyone who saw it.
• He Yanfeng’s eyes darted around quickly in nervousness when he saw her tears raining down her face, seemingly unstoppable.
• “Stop it!” he ordered sternly.
• He was uncomfortable seeing women cry in front of him.
• When Tang Xuchun cried in bed during their first night together, He Yanfeng had almost lost it.
• “I can’t pay you back, so just kill me!” Tang Xuchun wailed. She figured if her future was so bleak, she might as well not live anymore.
• I don’t want my life anymore. Okay?
• I can’t even rob five million, let alone earn it.
• That’s simply too much.
• She knew that her world, along with everything she believed in, had fallen apart at this moment.
• “Stop crying, or else I’ll have you compensate with your body right now!” He Yanfeng threatened.
• Tang Xuchun gulped down her remaining tears and stopped weeping.
• She sniffled to hold her tears in as her lashes glistened in the sunlight. Tears staining her face, her bottom lip quivered as she bit it to prevent further sobs from escaping. She lifted her head and stared at him with eyes of despair.
• “I can also publish these photos if you’re unwilling to pay me.” He Yanfeng took out his phone to show her the suggestive photos he had copied from her phone that night.
• Thunderstruck, Tang Xuchun’s eyes almost popped out of her sockets.
• “How did you get them?”
• “Easy. I used your fingerprint to unlock your phone and transferred them via Bluetooth.” He Yanfeng waved his phone as he explained in a laid-back manner.
• Tang Xuchun was bowled over. She didn’t know how to react or what to think anymore. She tried reaching out to grab at his phone, but he only had to raise his arm slightly to prevent her from reaching it.
• “Please... I beg you. I do want to pay you, but I really don’t have money.” Tang Xuchun started wailing again piteously.
• He’s so wealthy that five million probably means nothing to him. But it is worth more than my life!
• “So?”
• He Yanfeng was too smart to be tricked by her pitiful look.
• But seeing her tears cascading down her face, he still wiped them away for her.
• Tang Xuchun felt the warmth of his fingers on her cheeks. She tensed up so nervously that even her toes curled.
• Her watery eyes stared at this gorgeous hunk of a man before her; she was unaware that her distress looked even more attractive to him.
• “Since you can’t afford to pay me with cash and you don’t want to compensate with your body, I can offer you a third alternative,” said He Yanfeng.
• “Which is?” asked Tang Xuchun apprehensively.
• “Be my woman,” He Yanfeng answered succinctly.
• “No way!” Tang Xuchun straightened her neck as she rejected him outright. Her soft, high-pitched voice sounded ever so certain.