She choked back a sob and said, "But I really can't. Please, Mr. Ding, just let me go. If you really insist, I can even leave the entertainment industry!"
Ding Zhihao's anger flared. A slight smile played on his lips as he said, "Little Cheng, I hear you have a younger sister attending university. You both lost your parents when you were young and relied on each other, didn't you? What do you think would happen to her if I were to sell her to a club?"
"You, what did you say..." Her entire body trembled as she stared in disbelief at the ugly faces of the Ding family members.
Ding Zhihao licked his lips, his lewd smile widening. He blew out a puff of warm air and said, "The entertainment industry has its own rules. If you're this disobedient, I have a hundred ways to make you regret it. So, you know what you need to do, right?"
She clenched her teeth, tears streaming down her face. She was just a weak woman, how could she possibly fight against the powerful Ding family?
To prevent disaster from befalling her sister, she had no choice but to compromise.
Ding Zhihao sent people to escort her to Mu Feng's room.
Uncertainly, she knocked on the door, tears continuously falling. She took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Mu, please open the door!"
"Oh, it's you. What brings you here?" Mu Feng, surprised, walked over and opened the door.
Cheng Xiao, her face like a work of art, almost dripped with moisture. She bit her red lip and walked into the room, clumsily closing the door behind her.
Mu Feng, utterly bewildered, asked, "What are you doing?"
She reached behind her back to unzip her dress, but then suddenly stopped.
A moment later, Cheng Xiao's tears began to pour down again, quickly turning her into a picture of tearful distress.
Mu Feng's face turned serious. "It's alright. Tell me if there's anything troubling you. I can help you!"
"Mr. Mu, I'm so sorry, I really can't. But if I don't, they'll sell my sister to a club..." Her tears burst forth like a dam.
Mu Feng's expression changed slightly. "What? What did they ask you to do?"
She fell to her knees with a thud. "They want me to spend the night with you, otherwise they'll harm my sister. I was forced to come here, please let me go!"
"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. Get up quickly!" He hurried to help Cheng Xiao up.
"Thank you, Mr. Mu. Can you save me? If they find out..."
Before she could finish speaking, Mu Feng's heart skipped a beat, and his hair stood on end.
He quickly pulled Cheng Xiao into his arms. Before she could react, her lips and nose were covered.
"Mmm, mmm..." She clearly hadn't realized what was happening.
Mu Feng whispered, "Someone has poisoned this room. Come into the bathroom with me!"
Now he finally understood what the Ding family wanted. They intended to poison him through a honey trap.
Soon, the two of them reached the bathroom and tightly closed the door.
In reality, the so-called cyanide was completely ineffective against Mu Feng. However, Cheng Xiao was an ordinary person; even a slight whiff would be fatal.
"Are you saying the Ding family wants to harm you?" Cheng Xiao, being quite intelligent, quickly understood.
"Indeed. They sprayed hydrogen cyanide gas in the room. If you inhale it, even an immortal couldn't save you!" Mu Feng said with a grave expression.
Cheng Xiao's face turned ashen with fear. "What? This is terrible! How cruel can they be? Mr. Mu, what about you? Let me try to cover for you so you can escape quickly!"
"You little rascal, you should worry about yourself. You think you can cover for me?" Mu Feng chuckled.
Her pretty face flushed, and she lowered her head. "You're right. Mr. Mu, you're an important figure, you must have a way!"
"Shhh, let's not talk for now, so as not to alert them!" Mu Feng put a finger to his lips.
Cheng Xiao hurriedly covered her mouth, daring not to utter another word.
They stayed in the bathroom for about twenty minutes until the toxicity of the cyanide dissipated.
Meanwhile, outside the guest room, a group of Ding family high-ranking members were all smiles, their faces beaming.
Ding Zhihao patted the bald man's shoulder. "You've done a great job this time. Do you want any reward?"
The bald man said perversely, "Let me take Cheng Xiao with me later. She's too beautiful!" As he spoke, his saliva dripped out.
Ding Zhihao paused, breaking into a sweat. "This person is already dead, and you won't let them go? You're truly a pervert!"
The bald man scratched his head. "Ah, I just have this preference. The poison has already dissipated, let's go in quickly. I can hardly wait!"
With that, he opened the door and rushed in first.
Upon seeing the disheveled bed, Ding Zhihao sneered, "See? Even heroes can't resist beauty, let alone a brute like you!"
The bald man looked regretfully, "Ah, what a pity that this kid got to enjoy it first!"
Saying this, he directly pulled back the quilt, but what followed was a scene that surprised everyone.
The quilt was empty underneath. Mu Feng was nowhere to be found.
"Where did the person go?" Ding Zhihao's face changed drastically, and he was utterly terrified.
Just then, the bathroom door was opened, and a young man and woman walked out: Mu Feng and Cheng Xiao.
"Were you looking for me?" Mu Feng stretched his limbs, a playful look on his face.
The Ding family members prepared for battle. Ding Zhihao and the others turned pale and fled outwards.
However, how could Mu Feng let these people go? He locked the door and blocked the exit himself.
Ding Zhihao, terrified, immediately knelt and begged, "Mr. Mu, you have to listen to my explanation. It's not what you think!"
"Then I'm curious, were all the things you were saying outside the door just nonsense?" Mu Feng reprimanded.
"This, this..." He was momentarily speechless.
The bald man thought for a moment and quickly distanced himself. "Mr. Mu, he incited all of this. This was his idea. If we didn't do as he said, we would be doomed!"
The other Ding family high-ranking members also pointed at Ding Zhihao, who quickly became the target of everyone's blame.
"What do you people mean? Every man for himself in times of disaster? Didn't you come up with this idea?" Ding Zhihao, enraged, slapped the bald man.
"Alright, alright, are you done playing? Is it time for you to hit the road?" Mu Feng said with a smile, finding the dog-eat-dog scene extremely comical.
Ding Zhihao knelt and begged, "Please, give me another chance!"
"Yes, give us another chance!" The other Ding family high-ranking members also knelt and pleaded.