'She's scared. Did I scare her?'
He wanted to frighten her to teach her a lesson and show her his kindness. He just wanted her to know what would happen to her if he was indeed disrespecting her.
However, when he saw her in this state, he felt a terrible heaving in his chest. It was as if he was punishing himself!
He raised his hand and gently wiped the tears from her face. "Alright, I won't force you. Not now, not ever."
She looked at him blankly as though she could not believe that he would say such a thing.
She did not expect herself to cry so much so suddenly. She had told herself that even if she was ‘raped’, she did not have to take it to heart. She would just think of it as sleep paralysis!
However... When she was stuck in a situation she could not resist, her time in prison recurred to her. It was the same back then. It was as if no matter how much she struggled, the pain inflicted upon her would not lessen.
It was as if she was not a human in their eyes but a tool to be kicked and punched and used to get benefits.
The so-called human rights, dignity... had all been trampled on!
Her eyes were still full of tears, and she looked at him through them.
His dark eyes met hers. "Don't worry. I’ll keep my word!"
Fortunately, Hua Lifang, who he later found, was only a vain woman. Lichen did not have any extra feelings for her, so he thought he had let go of his obsession!
What he did not expect was that his son, who he thought he could trust, had a conflict with the Yi family's Yi Jinli at the charity gala and even got his wrist broken.
"I heard you've deployed a lot of people to find out Yi Jinli's whereabouts. Or should I say, a woman's whereabouts?" asked Mr. Gu.
Gu Lichen said lightly, "Dad, this is my business. Stay out of it."
"Stay out of it?" Mr. Gu frowned. "I could stay out of it back when you insisted on looking for someone. I could also stay out of it when you dated those good-for-nothing girlfriends. However, now... You're looking for this woman. Do you want Yi Jinli to break your other hand?"
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