When Nangong Kou'er woke up, she discovered she was laying on the bed of the room, lying in the wide, warm embrace of that guy. The sunset glow peeked into the room through the cracks of the window, leaving a long array of lights on the messy bed. She sprung up in alarm, causing the sheet to slide off her, just in time to discover that guy staring at her in a daze.
She grabbed the sheet and covered her body again, biting her luscious lips with shame and anger. She suddenly gave a hard slap to Jiang Xiu, "Rascal… you almost killed me…"
Jiang Xiu clasped his cheek, assuming an innocent expression.
After hitting him, she glared at Jiang Xiu grimly. She never thought her first time would be snatched away by this guy in such a manner. Her eyes turned red gradually, tears filling them, grief, helplessness as well as bitterness flashing through them… She could remember everything very clearly, even all the tiny details. All the time, she was the one who couldn't control herself and acted more proactively than him.
After this stifling atmosphere lasted for a good while, the words Jiang Xiu said left her speechless. "I've really become a gigolo."
Nangong Kou'er wasn't in the mood to joke with him. She knew he wasn't to blame for this matter. Since she and he were locked into the room, resulting in such an incident to happen, it was clearly a premeditated plan. She guessed that something must've been wrong with the water in the bottles. They were both drugged.
However, what's done is done. Her virginity was taken away by him.
According to logic, since Nangong Kou'er was unmarried and had her maiden chastity sullied by Jiang Xiu, he must assume responsibility for it by marrying Nangong Kou'er and take her as his wife, but this wasn't such a simple matter as he had a wife. After some time, he finally said, "I-I already have a wife."
Nangong Kou'er's pretty face went slightly stiff, immediately after which she laughed hoarsely, "Are you worried that I'll ask you to assume responsibility by marrying me? J-Jiang Xiu, right? Do you even know what my most cherished desire is? Stop thinking your affection will always get reciprocated, okay?"
She crawled up after saying this to clean up. Her lower body hurt a lot, and her white clothes were stained with many red dots. Of course, it wasn't dirt but rather proof of her shattered maidenhood…
She went into the bathroom and turned the shower on, the scenes from a while ago flashing through her mind. She felt quite embarrassed as well as a bizarre feeling, but it dispersed immediately, replaced by worry. She was worried about whether she would get pregnant due to this.
After coming out, she wiped her damp hair. Today, she had to take two baths even before the sky had darkened. She noticed Jiang Xiu sitting on the chair in a neat attire. "Why didn't you leave?"
Jiang Xiu said, "Many NGOs say that after a girl's first time, her body and mind experience a huge change and that they worry too much…"
"Hehe…"
Nangong Kou'er laughed, "As if! It was bound to happen sometime. It would be someone else if not you. Looking at your ice-cold nature, you don't seem like someone who cares about a girl. You haven't remained behind to get your fee from me, right?"
"Fee?"
This girl was indeed too daring to say such words.
Knock-Knock-Knock!
A knocking sound came from the door suddenly, after which the door was opened from outside. Jiang Zhan walked inside while giggling, "Did you both enjoy your time? Either way, the future is long. The Elder is waiting for you. The dinner party is about to begin as well."
Nangong Kou'er's face became flushed as she curled her hair to the back of her ear unnaturally, revealing her earlobes which were turning redder at speed visible to the naked eye. This was too humiliating. The methods of the Jiang family are really too dirty.
"Let's go!"
Jiang Xiu walked out, but Jiang Zhan stopped him, pointing towards his neck. There was a mirror on the side. Jiang Xiu took a look and was left speechless. Nangong Kou'er also covered her face with both her hands. There was a violet hickey left on Jiang Xiu's neck. Lady Kou'er had bitten with her mouth too fiercely this time.
Jiang Xiu raised his collar barely cover it up.
It was already dusk by the time they left the tennis club. It wasn't even noon when Jiang Xiu had arrived here and the entire afternoon had passed by already.
"He's back! Jiang Xiu is back…"
The courtyard became lively immediately. When Jiang Xiu went inside, all the people looked at him with a peculiar gaze, and some of the girls even laughed while covering their mouths.
There were many people in the Jiang family, so plenty of tables were prepared. Those who sat on the same table as Elder Jiang were all the important members of the family. According to the rules, as a member of the third generation of the family, Jiang Xiu didn't have the qualifications to sit at this table, but Elder Jiang made an exception this year.
Elder Jiang wore a wise look on his face, "Little Xiu, you have anything to say? What are your plans about the matter between you and Kou'er?"
Jiang Yi and Lin Yueling's expressions turned ugly.
"What plans?" Jiang Xiu replied.
"Don't tell me nothing happened inside the room where you and Kou'er spent the entire afternoon. A true man dares to do what he wants to. You only have one path ahead of you right now, that's to divorce that Cheng girl and take Kou'er as your wife."
This old fellow's tone was completing different from how he spoke in the morning. He sounded full of arrogance as if he were passing down an order.
"This matter was arranged by you. You drugged the water I drank."
"So what? No matter whether you both were willing or not, what's done is done. Nangong Kou'er isn't some ordinary family's girl. She's also a good girl. Don't think you can shrink away from taking responsibility for your actions."
Jiang Yi and Lin Yueling's faces were full of worry.
Though they were feeling indignant at such a thing happening, they really didn't know how to handle this matter.
Elder Jiang continued, "If you take Kou'er as your wife, I'll let your parents return to the Jiang family. Our entire family can finally reunite with each other. At that time, we can live under one roof, and you will become the young master of the family. What's there not to feel happy about regarding this?"
Jiang Xiu laughed out in response to these words. He stopped laughing after an entire minute passed by.
Everyone frowned at him.
"Why are you laughing?"
"12 years ago, you didn't save my father and let him go to prison, destroying a family, leaving the wife without her husband and son without his father. Why didn't you think of reuniting the families back then?"
Elder Jiang's expression turned sour.
Jiang Xiu continued, "Six months ago, I killed a person of the Tang family to take revenge for my father. The mayor of the Ninghai City, Tang Zhengping vowed he will execute me. My father called you and begged you to save me but why didn't you think of reuniting the families back then?"
"You didn't recall us back then, but you finally remembered us now. Why?"
Elder Jiang's expression turned darker, the entire space seemed to have frozen.
"Let me tell you the reason. It's because your Jiang family offended someone and met a powerful enemy. You sent Crown Prince Ao to Jiangnan to show off, thinking you were a monarch facing the commoners jumping like clowns in front of you, but as a result, all the officials whom your Jiang family relied on were killed cleanly overnight and led to unrest in Jiangnan. It also caused many leaders residing in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse to feel resentful towards your Jiang family. Your positions were removed immediately due to your sin."
"Jiang Yishan, you're finished."
"Your Jiang family is also finished."
Each and every sentence said by Jiang Xiu bore into Elder Jiang's heart like a needle stab. Some of the other Jiang family members who weren't clear of the situation were also shocked.
Elder Jiang's body began to shudder. Jiang Chang and Jiang Hao, as well as the other brothers' expressions, were ashen as well.
Jiang Xiu ignored all of them, "That's why you need the Nangong family to help the Jiang family rise out of this crisis. In other words, you need me to save your Jiang family."
"Am I right, Jiang Yishan?"
Elder Jiang glared at Jiang Xiu angrily, "Audacious!"
"Do you think I'll agree?"
At this moment, Elder Jiang, as well as the other members of the Jiang family, looked at him with fury but also a tiny bit of hope.
Jiang Xiu laughed once again after seeing this, answering his own question. "You must be thinking I will agree and that my parents will also agree because you know their hearts are too soft. They aren't people like you who don't even spare your own children."
He shouted, "Bring him in!"
The door was opened, and a person got dragged inside.