"Heh, Master Jin, you jest. Someone of your standing, with influence and respect, must have met and experienced countless women. What am I? Besides, I already have a boyfriend. I doubt Master Jin would want a woman who's already been with another man, would you?"
Liu Huohuo gave an awkward smile, then looked at Jin Sanyuan.
Jin Sanyuan frowned. Liu Huohuo had hit the nail on the head about his inner thoughts.
After all, every man wished for the woman he desired, his wife, to be his first. If there were better options, no man would want a woman who had been with someone else.
However, Jin Sanyuan wasn't foolish. Worried that Liu Huohuo might be lying to escape his coercion, he asked, "Who is your boyfriend?"
"Him!"
Without hesitation, Liu Huohuo pointed at Chu Lingtian.
"Hmph, little girl, you're not fooling our Master Jin. I heard you with my own ears calling him brother-in-law just now. How can he possibly be your boyfriend!"
The man with the bruised right cheek snorted, his tone certain.
Chu Lingtian was also bewildered. What was this little vixen Liu Huohuo up to now?
But Liu Huohuo remained composed, looking at the man with the bruised cheek and questioning, "Who says he can't be? Is it your rule, or the law?"
"So, you and your brother-in-law are having an affair?"
Jin Sanyuan asked Liu Huohuo with a lecherous grin.
Liu Huohuo smiled charmingly and replied, "Who says it has to be an affair? My sister and I both like my brother-in-law. Is that not allowed?"
"I don't believe it, unless you can prove it to me."
Jin Sanyuan's expression changed, his gaze turning cold and fierce as he stared at Liu Huohuo.
*Whoosh!*
Without a word, Liu Huohuo turned and threw herself into Chu Lingtian's arms, wrapping her arms around his and pressing her luscious, cherry-like lips onto his.
In that instant, Chu Lingtian was filled with Liu Huohuo's seductive feminine fragrance.
"I heard this Jin Sanyuan even dares to kill people. If we don't make this seem real, I'm afraid we won't leave here unharmed tonight," Liu Huohuo whispered into his ear after kissing Chu Lingtian.
Chu Lingtian hadn't expected that despite Liu Huohuo's wild and flirtatious demeanor, she could be so adaptable in a critical moment.
Then, Liu Huohuo looked at Jin Sanyuan and asked with a smile, "Master Jin, surely you believe me now?"
"Damn it, I never thought such a thing could exist in this world, and with two sisters! This is truly thrilling. But I don't understand, what is it about this kid that both of you sisters fancy? He appears to be a security guard."
Jin Sanyuan squinted, a half-smile on his face, as he appraised Chu Lingtian's security uniform, looking very puzzled.
Liu Huohuo replied, "Master Jin, you're an old hand. When men and women get together, if there's a significant disparity between them, there are only two reasons: first, love, and second, lust."
"So, you, your sister, and your brother-in-law, are you together for love or lust?"
Jin Sanyuan asked lewdly and gossipy.
"Both!"
Liu Huohuo replied with a smile.
*Bang!*
Jin Sanyuan suddenly slammed his left hand heavily onto the glass coffee table in front of him, stood up, and glared at Chu Lingtian and Liu Huohuo, saying:
"I'm no longer in the mood to chat with you. Immediately pay me ten million in compensation, and I'll drop this matter. Otherwise, neither of you will leave here alive tonight."
Jin Sanyuan wasn't just out of mood; he had suddenly realized that Liu Huohuo had already been with the insignificant security guard Chu Lingtian. If he, a prominent figure with connections in both the underworld and legitimate society, were to pursue Liu Huohuo now, he would be ridiculed for taking a woman already with a poor security guard, for being desperate and lacking in standards.
"Ten million? Master Jin, you couldn't get this much even if you sold us both! How about this, we'll cover the medical expenses for your subordinates' injuries, plus compensation for emotional distress. We'll pay you a total of one hundred thousand, how about that?"
Liu Huohuo hastily responded with a smile.
"One hundred thousand? Heh, do you take me for a beggar? If you can't produce ten million, then the two of you will stay and help me earn money. One will sell herself, and the other will fight in death matches until ten million is earned!" Jin Sanyuan roared with a sinister grin.
Liu Huohuo was stunned. She could tell Jin Sanyuan wasn't joking; if he said it, he would do it, and she and Chu Lingtian were powerless to resist.
Liu Huohuo had initially thought Jin Sanyuan just wanted a small sum of money. As a company president, she could easily afford hundreds of thousands, which was why she had the confidence to come to this pleasure bar to resolve the issue tonight.
She never expected Jin Sanyuan to demand ten million in compensation. Liu Huohuo simply couldn't produce that amount.
At this moment, Chu Lingtian, who had been silent, smiled and said to Jin Sanyuan, "You run a bar and set up illegal fight rings, so you should understand the rules. Once someone steps into the ring, regardless of the reason, whether there are injuries or fatalities, it's fate. There can be no repercussions or revenge afterward."
"Oh ho, you, a mere security guard, dare to lecture me on rules? Fine, today I'll teach you a good lesson about what rules are!"
Jin Sanyuan laughed in anger and gestured to a trusted henchman inside the room.
*Bang!*
A henchman closed the door to the private room.
Immediately, four burly henchmen inside the room produced gleaming, cold knives in their right hands and surrounded Chu Lingtian.
"No, Master Jin, don't do it! I, I apologize..."
Liu Huohuo's face turned ashen with fear. She knew that if a fight broke out, both she and Chu Lingtian would be either killed or severely injured. In her panic, she grabbed a bottle of foreign liquor from the glass coffee table and began to drink it in large gulps, as a gesture of sincere apology.
Seeing this, Jin Sanyuan revealed a malicious smile and waved his right hand, signaling the four henchmen with knives to stop their attack on Chu Lingtian.
"Stop drinking."
Chu Lingtian frowned and snatched the bottle of liquor from Liu Huohuo's hand.
"Give it back! Are you trying to die? If you don't find a way to beg for Master Jin's forgiveness, both you and I will face a terrible fate tonight..."
Liu Huohuo reached out to snatch back the liquor bottle that Chu Lingtian had taken, but before she could finish speaking, she collapsed into Chu Lingtian's arms.
Chu Lingtian caught Liu Huohuo and quickly called out, "Huohuo, Huohuo?"
"Stop shouting. I drugged this bottle of liquor. It was originally for another woman, but she insisted on drinking it. I've thought about it, her maidenhood should still be intact. I can still have some fun." Jin Sanyuan said with a lewd and vicious laugh, looking at the unconscious Liu Huohuo in Chu Lingtian's arms.
Suddenly, Chu Lingtian's eyes turned cold. His aura, which had been ordinary moments before, instantly became chilling and terrifying, like a dormant king of wolves awakened. His gaze, sharp as a knife, fixed on Jin Sanyuan as he said:
"I'll give you and your subordinates three seconds to kneel down, beg for my forgiveness, and promise never to trouble me and Liu Huohuo again!"