Chapter 9 He Made Her Responsible to the End

All eyes were on Shi Niannian.

"What kind of dance do you study, Niannian?" Qiao Wan asked with a smile.

"I major in Chinese dance."

"Oh, you can't really get the feel of it without the right costume," Qiao Wan said to help Shi Niannian out of a difficult situation.

Shi Niannian smiled at her gratefully.

"I remember Niannian also dances sexy jazz," Shi Shuyao said with a look of grievance, "Sis wants to see you dance, you wouldn't refuse me, would you?"

Shi Xinghe raised his eyebrows but kept silent. He wanted to see what Shi Niannian's sexy dance looked like, questioning if she really was 'Night Charm' that night.

The others also looked on as if they were watching a good show.

Ling Yichen noticed Qin Zheng and Su Yinian's lecherous expressions and suddenly didn't want them to see Shi Niannian dancing.

He looked down at his watch, "It's getting late, Shuyao, you need to rest, you can't stay up late."

"I'll go to sleep after watching Niannian dance!" Shi Shuyao whined.

"If you want to watch Niannian dance, she can dance for you at home anytime. Go rest!" Ling Yichen stood up. "I'm tired, I'll go back to rest first; you guys have fun."

Shi Shuyao left with Ling Yichen, then Qin Zheng stood up, his arm around Qiao Wan, "We're going back to our room to play, you guys do as you please."

Su Yinian sneered and left with Song Qi as well.

Only Shi Xinghe and Shi Niannian were left in the room. Shi Niannian left the bar, "Big brother, I want to rest too."

Shi Xinghe nodded and went up to the third floor with Shi Niannian. They got two door cards from a waiter and he gave one to Shi Niannian.

Shi Niannian took her door card and entered her room.

She took off the scarf around her neck, lay on the bed, and felt a mix of emotions.

Although she didn't look down on Qiao Wan, who was making a living on her own merit, she knew that Shi Shuyao disdained women who got ahead by seduction.

Shi Shuyao asking her to dance in public was to categorize her as a plaything for men, a way to warn and humiliate her.

Shi Niannian didn't expect Ling Yichen to help her out. Even a scoundrel could have his kind moments.

She sat up thinking of taking a shower, then remembered she hadn't brought a change of clothes and would need to go out to buy some.

Shi Niannian took her door card and phone and left the room, asking a waiter for directions to the main building's service desk to make purchases.

She left the yard and after a big detour, found the main building. Apart from underwear and pajamas, she also picked a dress for the next day.

She wanted to pay herself but found she couldn't check out separately; the charges were directly billed to the room card.

Never mind, these rich folks wouldn't miss the money for a few pieces of clothing.

Carrying the bag, Shi Niannian walked and admired the beautiful surroundings.

In Capital City during June, early morning and evening temperatures still varied greatly. Wearing a dress felt a little cold, so she hugged her arms as she walked alone.

Under the dim streetlights, her shadow stretched long. Looking at her solitary shadow, she sighed. Why did her parents have to birth her?

To then abandon her, leaving her in an orphanage, making her fend for herself alone and helpless.

She thought that if one day her parents came looking for her, she probably wouldn't forgive them.

Returning to the yard she had left earlier, Shi Niannian really wanted to check out the hot springs by the rockery.

She walked over and squatted down, reaching out to touch the water in the pool, only to retract her hand immediately. It was hot!

Shi Niannian stood up, deciding to go back to rest.

Just as she got up, a large hand wrapped around from behind covering her mouth, while another arm encircled her waist.

Shi Niannian's legs went weak with fear. She hoped she would not die here. Had she known, she would not have ventured out.

She was turned around by the person behind her, and before she could see who it was, her mouth was kissed.

It was that bastard Ling Yichen, and Shi Niannian angrily punched him.

Ling Yichen grabbed her wrist, "Quite strong, aren't you!"

"You scared me to death!" Shi Niannian's eyes brimmed with tears, and she wiped them with the back of her hand.

"It was my fault!" Ling Yichen spoke to her in a rare gentle tone.

Shi Niannian turned around and walked back, with Ling Yichen following her.

When they reached the door of the room, Shi Niannian opened it and went inside, and as she was closing it, Ling Yichen pushed the door open, walked in, and locked it behind him.

Shi Niannian was shocked; she had forgotten to guard against that bastard Ling Yichen, "What are you doing in my room?"

"Sleeping!" Ling Yichen began to undo the buttons of his shirt.

Shi Niannian stepped back a few steps, "Why would you sleep in my room?"

"Sleeping together is warmer!" Ling Yichen moved a few steps forward, then began undoing his belt.

Shi Niannian pointed to the door, "I don't want to sleep with you, get out!"

"You don't want to? Then why did you climb into my bed that day?"

"I didn't want to; someone framed me, I was drugged." Shi Niannian explained, agitated.

"Who in the Shi family would frame you and send you to my bed?" Ling Yichen didn't believe her.

"It was…" Shi Niannian didn't dare say, as the relationship between Ling Yichen and Shi Shuyao was not yet confirmed, but it was ambiguous.

If she told Ling Yichen, he might not believe her, and if Shi Shuyao learned that she knew about their plan, would Shi Shuyao deal with her directly?

"I haven't found out yet." Shi Niannian lied.

Seeing her gaze flicker, Ling Yichen knew she wasn't telling the truth. He scoffed, "Are you playing hard to get with me?"

"I'm not!" Shi Niannian's eyes widened as she raised her hand to swear, "I promise I'll stay far away from you in the future, never to get close to you."

"Who needs your promise," Ling Yichen pushed her hand down, "You've opened the door to sin with me; you must take responsibility."

"You can't be serious!" Shi Niannian was shocked by Ling Yichen's shamelessness, "You could have any woman you want, why obsess over me?"

Ling Yichen couldn't say why, but when he saw her, he felt an urge to bed her.

"Once I get tired of you, I'll look for someone else."

Shi Niannian broke down, "But I don't want to, I haven't been sold to you, on what grounds do you demand this of me?"

Ling Yichen touched her neck, and Shi Niannian, traumatized by the previous experience, quickly covered her neck with both hands.

"No!" Shi Niannian backed away in panic.

Ling Yichen frowned, he had only noticed the bruise on her neck, "What happened to your neck?"

Shi Niannian felt like vomiting blood; she could understand that this bastard didn't take her seriously at all and naturally didn't remember what he had done to her.

"A bastard did it." Shi Niannian turned her head away, refusing to look at him.

"Bastard?" He seemed to recall that the last time at 'Night Charm,' she had called him that.

Ling Yichen narrowed his eyes; he remembered it was him who had done it. Brave of her, daring to curse him to his face!

He got closer to Shi Niannian and lifted her chin, "You ask on what basis? Simply because I have power and influence, and you are just a little foster daughter of the Shi family, do you think the Shi family will fall out with me over you?"

"If you dare use force on me, I'll call the police!"

"Call the police? Then I'll claim you drugged me and seduced me," Ling Yichen sneered, "Like you said, what kind of woman could I, Ling Yichen, not find? Why would I force you?"

"You…"