Chapter Five, the price

"Duke, since you're a big client, I'll give you a 20% discount. It's a total of 2,500 yuan," Qin Sheng said, desperately stalling for time.

Li Ang smiled sinisterly. "I'll give you 2,500 yuan, but I also want you. No ifs or buts!"

The tall man picked up Qin Sheng and threw her onto the sofa.

She sat up from the sofa and yelled at the man, "No, please... No! I don't want to do this anymore!"

Li Ang took off his blazer and threw it on the sofa. His slender fingers unbuttoned the buttons of his shirt one by one. "I'm a man of my word. I'll give you the money. I made a promise."

He was so transfixed on Qin Sheng that his narrow purple eyes budged. He had never been fooled by anyone in his entire life, and today was no exception. He would take what he wanted from this little girl.

Qin Sheng looked at the man who was pressing against her, her big eyes darting around, trying to think of a way out. "You're a Duke, huh? You have a high position and power. You shouldn't be messing with a little commoner like me. How about this, if you think I'm charging too much, we'll count it as a loss and I'll give you the condoms for a cheaper price. Give me 500 yuan and we'll call it even."

They still had to earn back the money they had put down on the deposit. They couldn't afford to lose the 500 yuan. She held the man's hand, hoping he would agree to her terms.

Li Ang's face twitched. So she could've charged him only 500 yuan, but she'd dared to try to take an extra 2,000 yuan from him! The cheek of her!

"You dare to scam me? Now I am going to punish you!" There was a hint of wickedness in his tone. He pushed the girl down with his big hand, then grabbed both of her wrists and pressed her into the Sofa.

Qin Sheng dodged the man, but her hands were grabbed and she couldn't resist him.

The man pressed down harder on her body, but she managed to lift her leg and kneed him in the crotch.

Li Ang was not prepared for the girl's move. He let go of her hand, momentarily stunned. Qin Sheng took the opportunity and tried to lift a vase from the coffee table beside the sofa. She would try to smash it against his head. But it was no use, she failed; it was too far from her reach.

Li Ang's hands tightened on the girl's wrist again. "Do you know what price you will have to pay today? Your deceit will not go unpunished!"

Qin Sheng saw another chance and struck him as hard as she could with her forehead. She wasn't going to give in without a fight.

Her hands had been hurt by the man's grip, but with great effort, she managed to free one of them and reached for the vase on the table again. However, the vase slipped from her fingers and fell to the ground, breaking into pieces.

Li Ang did not waste any more words and pressed himself into Qin Sheng. One of his hands dug into her shoulder. He would punish this stupid girl for besmirching him.

Qin Sheng turned her head and bit the man's arm. She bit down hard and used all her strength to push her teeth into his soft flesh.

"Are you a dog? Let go!" Li Ang grabbed Qin Sheng's chin with his other hand and forced her to open her mouth.

A stream of blood filled Qin Sheng's mouth. She knew that she had bitten Li Ang, and tried desperately to not let go for fear of what he might do next.

Blood seeped from the ragged bite mark on Li Ang's muscular arm. Qin Sheng had caused him a nasty wound, that was for sure.

"Miss, have you heard of blood for blood? You will suffer now!" he shouted fiercely. No one had ever dared to hurt him before, not until this point. She would pay dearly.

Qin Sheng was trapped by the man. Just as she was thinking about how to fight for her life, there was a sound of scuffling in the corridor. The tall figure of a man rushed in, his muscles thick and hard.

"Li Ang, let her go!" the man's cold voice echoed in the room, chilling Li Ang to the bone.

Li Ang wanted to destroy everything in front of him. Rage gathered between his brows, a scowl burning through his face.

Getting up, Li Ang saw the muzzle of a gun aimed at him.

"Gong Mochen! You should lower your gun right now! I was going to hunt for you, but here you are coming to me." Li Ang reached out his hand and took out his own gun, aiming it at Gong Mochen.

"Our matter has nothing to do with her. Let her go, and we'll settle our matter separately!" Gong Mochen said.

"Our matter might not have anything to do with this girl, but I still need to deal with her for her insolence towards me! This has nothing to do with you. We'll settle our matter later, once I'm done with this girl!" Li Ang snarled.

"If you don't let her go, I won't hesitate to pull this trigger " Gong Mochen's finger wavered over the trigger of his gun.

As the two men were confronting each other, the subordinates on both sides were also fighting in the corridor.

Qin Sheng got up from the sofa and slipped on Li Ang's blazer, the chill atmosphere making her shiver.

She looked up and saw Gong Mochen's sharp gaze locked on her. He looked furious.

She suddenly felt relieved. Had Chu Xia called for his help? Was that why he'd come here? To rescue her... Wow... He deserved to be furious!

The corners of her lips curved into a sly smile, almost like a fox. She continued to make her uncle angry, yet here he was, her knight in shining armour. But this Duke fella was pointing a gun at Gong Mochen. How were they going to get out of this? What a dire situation!

Gong Mochen's gaze moved to the place beside Qin Sheng, so she turned her head and saw a few windows. An escape?

Eighteen years of nurturing wasn't going to be wasted here. They had an astonishing telepathic connection. She slowly moved from the sofa towards the window, turned around, and dived through it into the street.

There was an intense sound of fighting behind her. She didn't know who'd won or lost. She didn't turn back though and ran out of the long street. Only when she was clear of the nightclub did she heave a sigh of relief.

Now where was Chu Xia? Qin Sheng anxiously stomped her feet and turned around to look for her friend. She stopped still in her tracks when she saw a tall figure approaching.

"Qin Sheng, you've got guts!"