"Brother Wang... stop teasing Xiao Yu! Are you putting on an act?"
"Hehehe,"
Tao Bai chuckled, "You guessed right!"
"You're such a great actor!"
Xiao Yu praised with a smile.
"Is that so? Better than yours?"
As he spoke, Tao Bai tore open a pack of freshly bought Zhenlong Jinyun cigarettes.
With a "ding," he lit one and took a deep drag.
"Brother Wang, what nonsense are you talking about? Xiao Yu doesn't understand..."
"They'll be here soon, right?"
"What?"
"And then you'll become Brother Yong's wife..."
"Who the hell are you?"
Xiao Yu screamed, cutting Tao Bai off.
"Pan Sheng. Do you remember?"
"Im... impossible!"
Xiao Yu yelled. "Impossible! Impossible!!"
She racked her brain over every detail.
Before he died, Pan Sheng hadn't made a single call or sent a single text message!
How did this man know all this?
"Wang Fugui isn't your real name, is it?" Xiao Yu said bitterly.
"Xiao Yu isn't your real name either, is it?" Tao Bai sneered.
"Tell me your real name!"
She screamed, her expression completely transformed.
"You tell me. How many lives have you stained your hands with?"
Tao Bai exhaled smoke and asked calmly.
"I haven't! I've never killed anyone!"
"BenZuo, do not kill the innocent."
Though Tao Bai's words were spoken thus, his heart was filled with contempt.
Never killed anyone?
Aiding and abetting tyranny—how many lives had she indirectly destroyed?
Setting traps, then pushing people step by step into them—
And she dared to claim she'd never killed anyone?
Hearing this, Xiao Yu felt a slight ease in her heart.
But what she didn't know was that with each orgasm she'd just experienced, Tao Bai had siphoned off a portion of her Yin Marrow.
Each time reduced her lifespan by five years; seven times amounted to a total loss of 35 years.
Over the next seven months, her appearance would age by five years each month.
After seven months, she would appear thirty-five years older.
Her face would bear pronounced wrinkles, her skin would sag, her hair would turn brittle and white—
And hospitals would find no traceable cause!
"By the way, that cup of water earlier—How long before the drug takes effect?"
Tao Bai stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, lifting his eyelids to glance at Xiao Yu.
"Twenty minutes to an hour! Hard to say. "Xiao Yu replied irritably.
*Ding!*
The cigarette was barely finished when several burly men swiped their cards and pushed open the door.
Last time, Triangle Eyes had kicked the door in, costing the hotel a hefty sum.
This time, they simply explained their purpose and requested a room key from the front desk.
"Fuck! You bastard seduced my wife? You had the nerve to fuck my wife!?"
Triangle Eyes pressed a fruit knife against Taobai's throat and snarled.
"Bro, calm down!"
Taobai raised his hands halfway.
"Let's talk this out, let's talk this out..."
Seeing Taobai visibly cowering, Triangle Eyes felt triumphant.
He instinctively raised his left hand, intending to slap Taobai's face.
More intimidation meant the money would come easier.
Just as his right hand was about to slap Tao Bai's cheek, unexpectedly, Tao Bai's right hand clamped down like an iron claw, seizing the triangular-eyed man's wrist with deadly force!
"Ah! Ow... ow! Let go! Brother, let's talk this out!"
Despite the pain, the triangular-eyed man's mind remained sharp.
They were here for money!
Slashing his throat now and killing him outright wouldn't be worth it!
Heard the guy hit the jackpot!
Must have a couple million on him!
Once we get the cash, I'll slowly torture him to death!
Besides, he's already downed the truth serum.
Once it kicks in, I'll get every penny out of him.
Then I'll make him wish he were dead!
"Brother Yong..."
The other four shouted in unison, fists clenched tight.
Their eyes burned with venom, as if they wanted to tear Tao Bai limb from limb.
Triangle Eyes, gritting his teeth against the pain, raised a hand to calm them.
"Just talk it out! Put your knife away."
At his command, Triangle Eyes withdrew the fruit knife, and Tao Bai relaxed his grip.
"Bro, no matter how good your skills are, you can't just fuck someone else's wife, right?"
"We're mutually consenting."
Tao Bai flicked open a pack of Zhenlong Shengshi cigarettes, lighting one for himself and puffing away.
"Is she even married?"
"Didn't that bitch tell you?"
Triangle Eyes pointed at Xiao Yu, asking in confusion.
"Ask her yourself."
"Bitch! Tell me! Did you tell him or not?"
"I..."
Xiao Yu, already wrapped in a sheet, hesitated.
Her pleading eyes met Triangle Eyes'.
"Brother Yong, just take some money and let him go!
I... I don't want to do this anymore...
I want to be with him..."
*SMACK!*
"Bitch! Fuck!"
Triangle Eyes lunged forward and slapped her hard, continuing to slap her face while cursing.
Tao Bai watched the scene unfold coldly, appearing utterly indifferent.
Triangle Eyes slapped Xiao Yu several times violently before turning back.
"Forget it,"
He muttered, then asked Tao Bai,
"Bro, did you enjoy fucking my wife?
How about this—
One million, then she's all yours, what do you say?"
"A used wife for a million? Don't you find that laughable?"
Tao Bai exhaled smoke calmly.
"Fifty thousand!"
The guy with the triangular eyes gritted his teeth, slashing his own price in half!
"Thirty thousand. I don't have much cash on me, but I can hit an ATM right now."
"Forty thousand!"
The guy tried to bargain.
"Two hundred thousand."
Tao Bai exhaled another puff of smoke.
"Haggling? You won't get a single penny in the end."
Triangle Eyes scrutinized Tao Bai closely.
He couldn't detect a shred of fear in him.
Clearly, this man had weathered storms.
He wasn't the type to cower in fear.
A real tough guy!
Damn it, that bastard Xiao Jian!
How dare he call him a country bumpkin!
He thought it over.
If he kept haggling, the price might keep dropping.
By then, even if he killed him, he wouldn't get a single penny...
This scene made him feel like he was the one with a knife to his throat.
When exactly did I lose control?
He'd set countless traps, but this was the first time he felt so utterly stymied!
After a long pause, the guy with the triangular eyes gritted his teeth again, his teeth grinding with a creaking sound:
"Twenty thousand it is! Don't try any tricks on me! Now get the hell out and get the money!"
Inside, he sneered coldly.
Once he took him to a deserted spot, he wouldn't believe the bastard wouldn't give him the bank card password!
This bitch needed a good lesson!
"Bitch, get dressed. Let's go!"
Triangle Eyes barked, yet none of the men looked away.
Xiao Yu efficiently pulled on her underwear and bra right in front of the burly men...
Not a moment of hesitation.
After dressing, Xiao Yu pulled a small mirror from her bag, hastily touched up her makeup, and resumed her artistic young woman persona.
She tilted her chin up ten degrees, projecting an air of aloofness.