"Now that you know, donāt provoke anyone else again," Li Mochan said, holding her hand tightly, his gaze deep as he looked at her.
"Otherwise..."
"Otherwise what?" Ye Jiuliang asked with interest.
A sly smile suddenly pulled at the corners of Li Mochanās thin lips, his large hand pressed against the back of her head, forcing her closer.
Her rosy lips were forcibly sealed with a hint of punishment.
"Li Mochan..."
Her words shattered, and Ye Jiuliangās eyes, slightly narrowed, suddenly widened, like a startled deer.
"Thump, thump..."
At the stairwell, the silence was terrifying, the only sound that faint heartbeat.
Ye Jiuliang came to her senses, her eyes turning frosty as she bit down hard.
A faint taste of blood spread, lingering at the tip of her nose.
She pushed with her hand, and Li Mochan took a step back.
In the dim light, his thin lips were stained with specks of blood.
Bright crimson, enchantingly beautiful.
Li Mochan raised his eyes to meet her cold gaze, the smile on his lips freezing.
"Little wolf cub," he reached out wanting to pull her hand, but she dodged it.
Ye Jiuliang averted her gaze, without a word, turned on her heel and walked away.
Hearing the footsteps behind her, Ye Jiuliang remained unmoved, only quickening her pace.
Beneath the hazy lights, the man watched the figure walking ahead with intense eyes, his blood-stained lips pressed together, looking both tense and confused.
The little wolf cub seemed truly angry this time.
Could it be shyness? Lord Wu was utterly perplexed.
Ye Jiuliang pulled open the door of the private room and slipped inside, shutting the person who was following her out.
"Boss, why did it take so long to take a call?" Lin Yan saw Ye Jiuliang return, opened a can of beer, and handed it to her.
"Boss, you look kind of weird, did something happen?"
Ye Jiuliang took the beer, drinking several gulps to calm down a bit.
"Itās nothing."
Lin Yan didnāt give it another thought and turned to continue singing with the other team members.
Ye Jiuliang crumpled the beer can, feeling irritable.
Damn Li Mochan, daring to kiss her forcefully.
He repeatedly took advantage of her, as if she had no pride at all.
It was all too humiliating.
Suddenly, the music stopped.
Lin Yan and the others, microphone in hand, were confused.
"Whatās going on?"
"Why is the screen all black?"
"Iāll go check," Xiang Tian put down the microphone and turned to leave.
Not long after, he came back shrugging his shoulders, "The KTVās equipment is malfunctioning, so theyāre suspending business."
"Ah, thatās such a bummer," Lin Yan grumbled.
Ye Jiuliang tugged at her lip, suspending business?
She didnāt buy it for a second.
It must have been Li Mochanās doing.
She finished the last sip of beer, looked at everyone, and said, "Itās getting late, you all should head back to rest, too. We have a competition the day after tomorrow, donāt party too hard."
"Weāll listen to the boss, letās go back," Baona said, "We still have a meeting to discuss the competition tomorrow."
Xiang Tian and the others nodded, picking up their backpacks.
Lin Yan slung his backpack over his shoulder, "Boss, weāre heading out then, make sure to come watch our match, huh."
Ye Jiuliang hummed a response, watching them leave, herself the last to exit the private room.
She had only taken a few steps before a figure darted out from the hallway to block her way.
Ye Jiuliang put her hands in her pockets, her gaze indifferent as she swept it over the man across from her, "Move."
"Little wolf cub, are you angry?" Li Mochan coughed lightly, moving closer to her with small steps.
Ye Jiuliang turned her head away, silent.
Gazing at her pale side profile, Li Mochanās eyes gleamed with a dark light.
"Come with me to a place."
Ye Jiuliangās vision blurred momentarily, and by the time she reacted, he had already swept her up in his arms.