"Come here! Don't make me say it a third time!"
Meeting Guan Yang's cold, sharp gaze, Mu Yuxin's heart tightened. At this point, fear was no longer useful.
If Guan Yang wanted revenge, she wouldn't be able to escape even if she hid to the ends of the earth, let alone being in his house.
She took a deep breath and walked step by step towards Guan Yang.
Over the past eight years, she had imagined countless scenarios of meeting Guan Yang again. But no matter how she thought about it, none of them seemed like good encounters. She still remembered the disbelief in his eyes in the courtroom, and the biting hatred.
When she went to see him, she often asked people inside about his situation, but no one would reveal how he was doing.
In fact, she could have guessed how well someone could fare in prison.
Before, she had been very worried about Qiaoqiao. Now that Qiaoqiao was with Nian Nian, even if something happened to her, Nian Nian would surely raise Qiaoqiao to adulthood, and that was enough.
Eight years. She had finally seen him.
No matter how he viewed her, she was quite happy to see him again.
As soon as Mu Yuxin reached Guan Yang, he suddenly reached out, pulled her over, and roughly pushed her onto the table. The marble table was hard and cold. She gasped, wincing in pain.
The next second, Guan Yang pressed down on her. He gripped her chin forcefully, a smile that revealed no emotion curling up his lips. "Mu Yuxin, have you thought about me in these past eight years?"
Mu Yuxin's heart constricted. She looked at the handsome face so close to hers, unable to utter a word.
How could she not think of him!
Her life had been so bitter, and the only sweetness she had encountered was him. How could she not think of him!
"Probably not. You got married, had children, and lived a happy, sweet life. How could you possibly think of me? But I missed you terribly. Every day, every hour, every minute in prison, I thought of you, thinking of how, after I got out, I would return the pain you inflicted on me a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand times over!"
Guan Yang spoke through gritted teeth. Every word, every syllable, was laden with intense hatred. The monstrous hatred seemed poised to drown Mu Yuxin, and every cell in her body cried out in pain.
Seeing the black dress she was wearing, he tore and pulled at it. He stripped the dress off her, saying, "You came to see me wearing black. You really are trying to bring me bad luck."
Mu Yuxin desperately wanted to explain. She had a million things she wanted to say to him, but didn't know how to start.
In the end, all that came out was a heavy, sorrowful "I'm sorry."
Upon hearing these three words, Guan Yang's expression turned even more grim. He fiercely clutched her throat. "Do you think your apology can erase the pain of my eight years?"
Guan Yang's strength was immense. Mu Yuxin instantly struggled to breathe. Her eyes widened, tears streaming down her cheeks, her mouth agape, unable to utter a single word.
Seeing Mu Yuxin's flushed face, her pained and distressed expression, Guan Yang released her. "Don't worry, I won't let you die. Death would be too easy for you. I'll keep you alive to torment you slowly. You will live in agony for the rest of your life."
Mu Yuxin was gasping for air, not yet recovered, when Guan Yang's hot lips pressed down on hers.
Rather than a kiss, it was a forceful gnawing, a release of pent-up emotion. Her lips were in pain, and soon she tasted the coppery sweetness of blood.
Guan Yang's actions were extremely rough, showing no tenderness towards Mu Yuxin, only a desperate venting.
Besides the pain, Mu Yuxin felt nothing. For a moment, she felt as if she were dying.
"Your husband is no good. You've been with him for so long, and you're still so tight!"
The lewd words whispered in her ear made Mu Yuxin bite her lip, her whole body trembling.
Her mind involuntarily recalled the first time she gave herself to Guan Yang. She was only nineteen then, shy and nervous. Guan Yang appeared composed on the surface, but she had seen him secretly giving himself pep talks several times.
"Darling, don't worry, I'll be careful and won't hurt you."
She had assumed Guan Yang, who frequented nightclubs, was a seasoned lover. She hadn't considered he might be pure. Loving him, she didn't want to dwell on his past, only wanting to give herself to him wholeheartedly.
But that day, she discovered that Guan Yang was like a novice, both awkward and nervous, nothing like a man who had slept with many women.
Under her questioning, Guan Yang finally told the truth. While he enjoyed himself, he had never touched another woman.
Regardless of whether Guan Yang was lying, hearing this made her incredibly happy, because they belonged completely to each other.
That day, it was indeed a bit painful at first, but with Guan Yang's gentle comfort and kisses, her tensed body gradually relaxed, and it didn't hurt as much later. She only felt his deep care and tenderness.
Unlike now, where he seemed intent on causing her pain, every thrust and every movement filled with ferocity.
Time always flew by when one was happy, but when one was in pain, every minute stretched infinitely, seeming like it would never end.
Mu Yuxin's last memory of that day was Guan Yang biting her earlobe and announcing in a cold, terrifying tone that her happy life was over, and her painful one had begun.
He had said, "Mu Yuxin, descend into hell with me!"
When Mu Yuxin woke up again, every part of her body ached. Looking at the unfamiliar and oppressive room, she struggled to sit up and went to the bathroom.
Standing under the shower, letting the warm water drench her body, she saw herself in the mirror. There wasn't a single part of her body unmarked. She was covered in teeth marks and hickeys, and even her lips and earlobes were broken.
So cruel!
The Guan Yang who had once been gentle and caring towards her was gone. And the culprit behind all this was herself.
Her clothes were nowhere to be found. Mu Yuxin found a set of Guan Yang's clothes from the wardrobe and put them on before going downstairs. There was a maid at home. Upon seeing Mu Yuxin, the maid said, "Second Master told you to wait here and not go anywhere."
Her attitude wasn't very good; she probably heard about Mu Yuxin and Guan Yang's situation, which was why she treated her this way.
Mu Yuxin had no energy to talk to her and simply said, "Where is my phone?"
"Don't know!"
With that, she left.
Fortunately, there was food on the table. Mu Yuxin, who had been tormented all night, was ravenous. She ran over to fill her stomach first.
With no phone and no money, and the maid ignoring her, she was worried about angering Guan Yang if she left. Just as she was contemplating how to contact Song Qinian, Guan Mingxu arrived.