If not for the deeply etched memory of that incident, Shi Ran might have forgotten it long ago.
However, speaking of which, it was all Tang Si's fault.
Last year, outside the entrance of "Chu Jian Wedding Planning," Shi Ran was beaten by Zhao Wuyan. She felt utterly humiliated at the time and called Meng Jingwei. Meng Jingwei said she had arranged a blind date. Shi Ran didn't pay much attention then, thinking Meng Jingwei was just trying to comfort her.
That night, feeling utterly terrible, she went to a bar to drown her sorrows. She drank herself into a stupor and took a taxi back to her apartment.
Drunk, she saw Tang Si and lunged at him, hitting and scolding him. After scolding, she still felt unsatisfied. Fueled by alcohol, she slept with Tang Si.
The next morning, upon seeing Tang Si sleeping beside her, Shi Ran was so startled that she fell off the bed and onto the ground. She repeatedly apologized and begged Tang Si to forget what happened yesterday.
Tang Si felt guilty about Shi Ran being beaten by Zhao Wuyan, so he agreed.
After that, neither of them ever mentioned it again, and no one else knew about it except the two of them.
It was just that Shi Ran never expected Tang Si to suddenly fixate on this matter today.
"I forgot, I've forgotten for ten months, and I just happened to remember it today."
"You... you don't do this..."
Shi Ran panicked, but kept her voice very low, afraid of being heard by people outside.
"Do you know what I, Tang Si, hate the most?"
"Wh... what?"
"I hate it when things I've used are used by others again!" The hand gripping her chin moved, grasping her cheeks tightly, exerting force and venting his dissatisfaction.
Just as Shi Ran's eyes reddened from the pain, Tang Si pushed her against the washbasin, pressing close.
He was fast, yet incredibly 'skilled' at finding an opening. Before Shi Ran could resist, he became one with her.
Shi Ran felt wronged in her heart, wanting to call for help but daring not to make a sound. She even bit her lips tightly, not daring to let out even a whimper.
"Si Bing? Si Bing?"
Suddenly, Zhao Wuyan's call echoed from the hallway.
When the sound reached Shi Ran's ears, her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it would leap out of her throat. She looked back at Tang Si with a pitiful gaze, her innocent eyes pleading with him.
Begging him to let her go.
Tang Si wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. The two were pressed even tighter, and he felt increasingly exhilarated. He whispered into her ear, "Do you believe that even if she knows I'm here with you, she won't dare to come in?"
"You... mm... are you crazy?" Shi Ran's reddened eyes were misty with tears.
"Si Bing, where are you?"
Zhao Wuyan's voice grew closer. As she approached, Shi Ran strangely felt both nervous and excited, her body involuntarily releasing dopamine.
Moreover, she felt as if she were floating blissfully.
At that very moment, Tang Si suddenly spoke, "What's wrong? I'm in the bathroom."
Tang Si answered Zhao Wuyan's question, but it did not interrupt his fierce assault.
His single sentence scared Shi Ran half to death, and her body tensed up inexplicably, causing every pore to contract.
"Mmm..."
A faint sound emanated from the man's breath.
"Xiao Yan, have you seen Ran Ran?"
Another male voice sounded – Huo Xiaohua.
Shi Ran, who had been nervous moments ago, became even more so, feeling as if her heart were about to stop breathing.
"Ah? Shi... Shi Ran..."
Zhao Wuyan's face turned slightly pale. Her gaze inadvertently flickered towards the bathroom, and she forced a smile, "She, she should have gone to the back garden. I'll go look for her with you."
"Okay. I actually have something to tell you."