Who the hell am I doing this for?! Who am I doing this for?!
In my rage, I couldn't even find the right words to describe my feelings! The girl before me—in this instant, I was utterly disappointed in her! Utterly disappointed!! I couldn't find any words to describe her… base? Stupid? Lacking self-respect?
I think so!
Faced with all of this, I was filled with rage, but also a strange sense of absurdity arose within me!
So... what does all that I've done, all that I've experienced... even mean?
joke!
What a joke!
How ridiculous! I actually offended such a powerful force just to protect her "chastity"!
How ridiculous! I was actually hunted down for thousands of miles just to protect her "virginity"!!
How ridiculous! I actually left my hometown to protect her "virginity"!!
How ridiculous! I actually degenerated into this state to protect her "virginity"!!
And she...
I don't know what to say. It's like you went to great lengths and made countless sacrifices to defend a country, only to have that country surrender to the enemy after all those sacrifices!
It's like a knight who gives his life to protect a saint, only to find out in the end that the saint he was protecting is a promiscuous woman!
If I had known she was such a self-destructive girl, why would I have done so much for her? Why would I have let myself become like this because of her?
At this moment... I want to kill someone!!!
Right before everyone's eyes, I grabbed Duoduo's hair and dragged her away from the ground, oblivious to everyone else... Even though she cried out in pain and struggled, my heart remained as hard as iron!
I told myself, "She deserves it! She doesn't deserve any sympathy!"
In the short distance of a dozen meters, it seemed someone tried to stop me, but I easily pushed them aside. My actions were rough and filled with anger. Many people in black robes tried to stop me, but then the princess suddenly ran out from the crowd. She waved to stop the others, and then I kicked open a door in front of me, dragging Ni Duoduo out.
In the hallway outside, two gatekeepers seemed to want to stop me, but the princess behind me stopped them, letting me drag Ni Duoduo all the way to the room outside where we changed clothes...
thump!
I threw Ni Duoduo to the ground. She couldn't help but cry out in pain, then quickly scrambled to her feet, half-kneeling on the ground. Tears welled in her eyes, smudged her eyeshadow, and she stared at me incredulously, her eyes filled with shock, disbelief, and utter disbelief…
I looked down at her coldly. I didn't say a word, my eyes were icy.
After a long while, Ni Duoduo suddenly shouted, "Chen... Chen Yang?"
Snap!
Her answer was a slap!
Ni Duoduo didn't dodge; she didn't even move. In my rage, I struck, and the slap immediately caused half of her cheek to swell up.
Yes, my principle in life is that I don't like to hit women, but at this moment... I still say, she deserved it!
“Chen…Chen Yang…” She covered her face, her expression filled with sorrow, but she showed no anger at being hit. Instead, she stared at me in even greater surprise: “You…you are Chen Yang?”
My chest heaved with anger as I stared coldly at her.
"You're Chen Yang! You're Chen Yang!!" She suddenly jumped up from the ground, opened her arms, and lunged at me. I coldly shoved her away, forcefully pushing her backward until she fell heavily to the ground.
Ni Duoduo cried, she cried bitterly, her face covered in tears, her voice trembling with sobs: "You are Chen Yang...you're not dead...you're not dead..." She pleaded, "Please, let me see your face...let me see your face...please...please let me know you're not dead..."
The princess was at the door. She slowly closed the door leading to the corridor and then locked it.
I stared coldly at Ni Duoduo, then gently removed my mask.
"Ah!!" Ni Duoduo cried out in surprise, but then her eyes flashed with joy, and she jumped up again, trying to pounce on me, but I pushed her away hard once more!
"Stay away from me!" I said, my voice as cold as ice.
“Chen Yang… Xiao Wu… Brother Xiao Wu…” Ni Duoduo knelt on the ground, her face streaked with tears: “Why did you do this to me… Do you know, I thought you were dead… I wake up crying every night… I…”
I was filled with irritation and didn't want to waste any more breath on this girl. I took a deep breath, looked at her coldly, and then slowly spoke—my voice was icy!
“I thought that despite your youthful recklessness, you weren’t inherently bad. I thought I could help you become a good girl…” I looked at her and whispered, then I sneered, “Now it seems I, Chen Yang, was blind! I misjudged you!!”
After saying that, I quickly tore off my robe, then turned around, opened the closet, took out my own clothes, and put them on.
My two sentences just now knocked Ni Duoduo to the ground. Her face turned deathly pale, and she stared at me intently...
Just as I finished dressing and turned to leave, she suddenly realized what was happening, screamed, sprang to her feet, and then threw herself behind me. While still on the ground, she grabbed my leg and cried out, "No...no, Brother Xiao Wu...no...I'm not what you think...I was wrong...I was wrong...I didn't know this was a place like this...I was wrong..." Her voice grew softer and trembled more violently, "Please...please don't leave me...please don't leave me...don't leave me...don't leave me..."
"Wrong?" My anger flared up again!
I turned around in a rage, glaring at her fiercely: "Wrong? You're telling me I'm wrong? What a fine word 'wrong'!"
"Because of your 'mistake' in Nanjing last time, I've ended up in this situation today!!"
"Now you're telling me I'm 'wrong'?"
"What do you want to tell me? That you were brought here by your classmates? By your friends?" I laughed angrily, "A girl who doesn't know how to respect herself, no matter how much others help her, it's useless!!"
Ni Duoduo swayed, her arms around me falling limply to her sides. Her eyes were unfocused as she murmured, "I...I really didn't mean to...I...I was tricked into coming here..."
Scammed?
joke!
A girl who liked going to bars and nightclubs got drugged and raped... Serves her right! Who told you to go to those kinds of chaotic places!
A woman who behaves improperly and gets scammed... she deserves it!!
As the old saying goes, flies don't land on eggs without cracks!
After her hand fell to her sides, I immediately turned and left. As I reached the door, Ni Duoduo suddenly looked up and called out, "Brother Xiao Wu..."
Her face was as pale as paper, yet a heartbroken smile appeared on her lips, her eyes trembling...
"You...knowing you're alive makes me so happy...so happy...I know I've let you down, I've failed you after all your hard work...I..."
My heart was filled with anger, and I couldn't help but retort, "Happy?! Hmph! I'm afraid your father won't be happy once he finds out where I am!!"
After saying that, I pushed open the door and strode out.
Behind me, I heard the sound of heartbroken sobbing...
For a fleeting moment, my heart seemed to soften...
Those scenes from the past flashed through my mind like lightning...
Ni Duoduo skipped and hopped down the stairs of her house, staring at me with wide eyes.
Ni Duoduo was hiding in the stairwell, peeking at me.
We sat in the small beef noodle shop, and she was picking up noodles while tears streamed down her face.
During our escape, in that small guesthouse room in Shanghai, she took off her clothes, threw herself into my arms, and whispered to me, "Please take me..."
But just as my heart softened a little, that disgusting scene from inside flashed before my eyes, instantly dispelling my soft-heartedness!
I quickly walked to the elevator, pressed the button to go down, and then walked out of the building, storming off down the street.
Part Two: The Road to Success, Chapter Six: Alliance of Interests
This is an unfamiliar street in an unfamiliar city, surrounded by unfamiliar people.
Although Toronto is a bustling city, thanks to its green spaces and effective urban planning and management, the air in the city is not filled with the pungent smell of exhaust fumes.
I walked quickly, and my anger gradually subsided.
Once I calmed down, the image of Duoduo kneeling on the ground and crying uncontrollably began to echo in my mind, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't shake it off...
I don't know how long I walked in silence, but then I heard two car horns behind me, and a sports car slowly pulled up. The princess was sitting in the car, one hand on the steering wheel and the other supporting her head. When she saw me turn around, she smiled and tilted her head: "Get in."
Frankly, I have a very poor impression of this woman now. But since she brought me here, I still need her to take me to see Mr. Thorin…
I hesitated for a moment, then jumped into the car. Only then did the princess step on the gas and speed away.
I remained silent the entire way. After observing me for a while, the princess spoke in a low voice: "Is that girl your friend?"
“…Hmm.” I hesitated for a moment before giving a simple reply.
"I have already sent her back," the princess said slowly.
I was slightly surprised, but ultimately couldn't bring myself to say, "Thank you."
"She's at the University of Toronto right now. You can go find her if you want... um. My men will give me the address when they get back. Oh... actually, what I wanted to tell you is... that girl is probably being brought to our party for the first time today... you know, only first-time members wear those white robes."
I remembered Duoduo's tearful face. My heart softened, but then I thought of what had happened today, and anger welled up again. I shook my head: "No need."
One thought kept running through my mind: "How could she do this?!"
After everything she's been through, and after so much sacrifice from others... how can she still be so immature?! Back home, she got involved in a orgy, and now this again... Why is a girl so lacking in self-respect?
After much thought, I realized that my anger stemmed primarily from my disappointment in her… a deep disappointment!
I've done so much for her, and I never expected her to repay me. I don't crave any reward... but I at least hoped that after everything, she could turn over a new leaf! Could she start anew?! But why can't she understand my good intentions??
"I know you must look down on me right now," the princess suddenly said, just as those thoughts were swirling in my mind.
I frowned slightly: "No."
“There’s no need to hide it.” The princess sighed. “The things you said to that girl just now… even though you were scolding her, weren’t those the same things you said to me?”
She shrugged, smiled, and said lightly, "Hmm... Foolish, despicable, self-degrading, lacking self-respect... Is that what you said?"
I have nothing to say.
Indeed, I did berate Duoduo in front of the princess, although it was because I lost control of my emotions in my rage... But, saying these words in front of the princess is like... cursing a bald man in front of a monk?
If this is Duoduo's first time attending such an event... then wouldn't a princess who is already an "old woman" be even more "despicable," more "foolish," and more "lacking in self-respect"?
"That's not what I meant." I sighed, feeling that my explanation was somewhat weak and unconvincing.
To be honest, I don't really have much prejudice against this princess.
All I can say is that I won't touch or provoke a woman like that again. Whether she's promiscuous or whatever, it's none of my business.
Indeed, after learning her true nature, I felt a bit disgusted, like I had swallowed a fly, when I thought about how I had actually slept with such a woman.
But it was just annoyance, not anger.
Just like people eat every day, it's inevitable that they'll find sand in their rice if they don't wash it properly.