Chapter 36 — The Infuriating License Plate
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"I..." Gu Mengyao was alarmed. Surely the man was not mad? Having seized her, did he mean to violate her? The more she thought, the likelier it seemed: she was so pretty, so alluring, her eyes so big, her skin so fair, her breasts so firm — any man would be stirred.
No... Gu Mengyao wanted to weep. If she were defiled by an ugly brute like this, she truly would not want to live. If the choice were hers, she would sooner give herself to Wei Zhao than to him.
Why Wei Zhao? Wei Zhao was the only man she could think of just now. That nuisance Zhong Yongliang she loathed past all bearing, and of the men near her to choose from, apart from Uncle Qing, it seemed only Wei Zhao remained.
Thinking it over, she really was a failure — her circle was far too narrow. She did not even know any other men.
How could she be so unlucky? Gu Mengyao lamented her bitter fate even as she cast about desperately for a way out.
Watching the color come and go in Gu Mengyao's face, the bald man guessed that she had gotten the wrong idea, and said with scorn, "Hell, if I want pretty girls, I have my pick. A tender little morsel like you is nothing to me. I took you because someone paid."
At those words Gu Mengyao let out a breath of relief. So he had no designs of that kind on her. That was good.
"Chief, if you don't fancy her, I do. How about letting me have a bit of fun with her?" The one called Ma Liu at once put on a lewd look and made to lay hands on Gu Mengyao.
"Ma Liu, you keep your hands to yourself and settle down. This girl is not to be touched. Orders from above — she's to be delivered whole." The bald man glared at Ma Liu and rebuked him.
"Oh, what a waste, ah." Ma Liu seemed badly afraid of the bald man; at one sharp word from him, he sat back down obediently and did not dare stir again. "So tender and fresh — if I could have just one go at her, my life wouldn't have been lived in vain."
"Cut the fucking useless talk. When this is over, we'll give you the money and you can go find yourself a few schoolgirls and play with them however you like." The bald man waved his hand in irritation, thoroughly disgusted by Ma Liu's lechery.
Gu Mengyao let out a breath of relief. Thank goodness these men were not after her body; otherwise her innocence would have been utterly ruined. What galled her, though, was that the bald man had actually tied her small hands together with the big hands of that bastard Wei Zhao, letting him take advantage of her for nothing.
Yet at the thought of Wei Zhao's hands, a warmth somehow rose in Gu Mengyao's heart. Remembering how he had pressed her down with those hands just now, she was filled with a feeling she could not put into words.
What was the matter with her? Could a tiny flicker of gratitude alone have changed her impression of him? Hmph, no — it could not be that easy. And yet, if it had been anyone else, would they have stepped forward for her sake in that moment? What exactly was Wei Zhao thinking? Gu Mengyao found she could no longer quite fathom his mind...
"Shit, you stupid girl, at a time like this you're still grinning like an idiot." Seeing Gu Mengyao blush one moment and smirk to herself the next, the bald man was instantly displeased. This was an insult to him! He was a kidnapper, and this little wench was actually laughing right in front of him — wasn't that looking down on him?
Gu Mengyao gave a startled "Ah" before she came back to herself. Without realizing it, she had let her mind wander off...