Chen Huan fell silent. She didn't ask why General Manager Wang didn't touch her but still agreed to Wei Fuping's request to use her as a hostess to pay off the debt. From Wei Fuping, Chen Huan saw all the dark sides of human nature in this world: greed, selfishness, hypocrisy...
General Manager Wang also had his own self - interest. Inevitably, he too had a dark side. How clean could a loan - shark be?
Chen Huan no longer believed that there were so - called good people in the world. Everyone was just looking out for their own interests.
"Thank you..." Chen Huan said in a low voice. Before coming here, she had already prepared for the worst. Although General Manager Wang's performance was beyond her expectation, it didn't mean that she could act as if she knew nothing and as if nothing had happened.
Not long after, Wei Fuping peeked through the crack of the door, observing the situation in the private room.
Chen Huan saw that loathsome face at a glance and turned her head away. General Manager Wang seemed to sense something. He let out a cold snort and growled in a rough voice, "Get in! What are you peeping at? You're such a disgrace!"
Hearing this, Wei Fuping knew that he had been discovered. He simply pushed open the door and swaggered in. "General Manager Wang, I wonder if you're satisfied with tonight?"
"Satisfied." General Manager Wang took a sip of his wine and then suddenly threw the wine glass at Wei Fuping.
Wei Fuping didn't dare to dodge. He could only watch helplessly as the glass flew towards him. Blood splashed in front of his eyes, but he didn't even dare to wipe it. He groveled and said nice things, "General Manager Wang, I'm really sorry. I... I won't dare to do it again. Please don't mind. When I get back, I'll teach that bitch a good lesson!"
As he spoke, Wei Fuping secretly glared at Chen Huan with angry eyes, as if his current situation was all Chen Huan's fault.
General Manager Wang closed his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to Wei Fuping anymore. The private room fell silent instantly. Chen Huan sat quietly with a calm expression. Wei Fuping didn't even dare to breathe loudly and could only bend down, gritting his teeth.
The phone rang. Chen Huan took out her phone and saw that it was a call from Chen Jianping. She instantly fell into great panic. Her hands trembled uncontrollably and her face turned deathly pale.
"Hello, Dad." Chen Huan pinched her own hand tightly, trying to keep her voice calm. "What's up? Is there anything wrong?"
Chen Jianping's kind voice came through the phone and reached Chen Huan's ears. "I'm fine. I just had a dream and I'm a bit worried about you. Are you okay?"
Chen Huan choked with sobs. She opened her eyes wide to hold back her tears. "I'm okay. I'm doing well at school. Don't worry. It's getting late. Go to bed quickly. I have classes tomorrow."
Chen Jianping said some more words of advice before hanging up the phone.
Chen Huan looked at the blackened phone screen. The smile on her face disappeared instantly, and she returned to her lifeless state. General Manager Wang glanced at Chen Huan, got up from the sofa, and said to Wei Fuping, "You've paid off the debt you owe me. Don't bring this little girl to this kind of place again in the future, or I'll kill you!"
Hearing this, Wei Fuping immediately beamed with joy and quickly agreed repeatedly, for fear that General Manager Wang would go back on his word the next second.
Chen Huan looked up in surprise, but General Manager Wang didn't say anything else. He pushed open the door and walked straight out.
As soon as General Manager Wang left, Wei Fuping reverted to his old self. He sized up Chen Huan up and down with ill - intent, as if in his eyes, Chen Huan was just a commodity waiting to be sold.
"Can I leave?" Chen Huan said coldly. She couldn't wait to get out of this place for a single second.
Wei Fuping gave a meaningful smile and suddenly pounced on Chen Huan. "Don't be in such a hurry. Let me see what kind of magic you have tonight that could make that old guy let go so easily."
The familiar feeling of humiliation came again. Chen Huan thought she had become numb, but at this moment, the feeling was extremely clear.
Chen Jianping's caring words echoed in her ears. Chen Huan tried to push Wei Fuping away, but it only led to more aggressive advances.
She was supposed to be in the flower - like age, but there was no longer any light of hope for the future in her eyes. Chen Huan didn't know how much longer she could hold on.
Perhaps, only the two days at home on weekends were the only times when Chen Huan could feel warm.
Maybe General Manager Wang's incident had stimulated Wei Fuping. He didn't take General Manager Wang's warning to heart. Instead, he became even more extreme and took Chen Huan to the "He" Club more and more frequently.
Chen Huan was forced to face all kinds of so - called creditors of Wei Fuping. She had to drink and chat with them and endure all kinds of harassment from them.
Chen Huan became more and more negative and had no intention of studying at all. Wei Fuping was like an inescapable devil, leaving a huge shadow on Chen Huan.
She lived like a walking corpse every day. After the final exam results came out, Chen Huan was directly ranked second from the bottom. Wei Fuping didn't care what kind of person Chen Huan had become. He was only focused on figuring out how to pay off the debt faster.
Finally, a substitute teacher couldn't stand it anymore. She directly called Chen Jianping, explained Chen Huan's situation, and tactfully pointed out that Chen Huan's mental state was not good and suggested taking her to see a psychologist.
On the weekend, Chen Huan carried her schoolbag and walked slowly towards the school gate alone, with her head down and exuding a strong sense of depression. Chen Jianping had already been waiting at the gate. When he saw Chen Huan coming out, he quickly stepped forward.
"Huanhuan, come on. Dad's here to pick you up and go home." Chen Jianping took the schoolbag off Chen Huan's back and put his big hand on Chen Huan's thin shoulder.
Chen Huan looked up. A faint smile appeared on her emaciated face, but her expression was dazed. "Dad, is that you? I miss you so much, Dad. I'm so tired. I want to see Mom."
Chen Jianping felt extremely heart - broken, but he could only follow Chen Huan's words and say, "Be a good girl, Huanhuan. Let's go home first, okay?"
Chen Huan sat extremely obediently on the back seat of Chen Jianping's bicycle and quietly hugged Chen Jianping's waist. She no longer said witty words to make Chen Jianping happy as she used to.
Chen Jianping had prepared Chen Er in advance. So when Chen Huan got home, Chen Er waved enthusiastically at Chen Huan. "Sister, come quickly. I miss you so much. I have so many things to tell you!"
Chen Huan nodded and sat on the sofa, listening to Chen Er's vivid sharing. The more Chen Er talked, the more solemn Chen Jianping's expression became.
"I'll go back to my room first. I haven't finished my homework yet." Chen Huan picked up her schoolbag and only left a desolate back for Chen Er and Chen Jianping.
After closing the door, Chen Huan took out a small knife from her pencil case. She held the knife tightly in her left hand and carved a "He" character on the wall.
The force was so strong that it was as if the wall was Wei Fuping.