Sang Qing's pupils dilated, and her face turned ashen, as if she had seen a ghost.

But she quickly composed herself and forced a smile.

After all, that's how she's lived for so many years.

"Hey James! You're free today?"

James stared intently at the metal box she hadn't yet put away.

Judging from the situation, this girl has had a good harvest recently!

James was one of the gang members on this street. He wasn't very capable, and he didn't inherit the genes of white people with blond hair and blue eyes. He was not good-looking at all, so when he first entered the gang, he was often bullied by other thugs to the point that he couldn't even cry.

In such an environment, a person's psychology will gradually become distorted.

So after all these years of hard work, when he finally became a small fry with a little bit of status, he began to retaliate by bullying the weak around him, often beating people until they vomited blood when collecting protection money.

Sang Qing had seen this many times. On one occasion, her sister, who lived in the basement next door, was stabbed three times by his men for failing to pay her fees on time and bled to death.

Therefore, Sang Qing never dared to delay paying protection money, and in order to protect herself, she paid more than others.

In James's eyes, she was one of the few obedient people on the street.

But unexpectedly, the seemingly well-behaved and obedient girl was secretly hiding a small iron box.

James strode forward, the light and shadow highlighting the large freckles on his face. He grinned wickedly as he approached Sang Qing, saying sarcastically, "I heard you've struck it rich lately? Haven't been back for days. Were you out with some rich man's young mistress?"

"No!" Sang Qing rolled her eyes and said dismissively, "I just found a job as a nanny, they said I'd be paid by the day, ha, and now they still owe me wages! I'm not talking to you anymore, I have to go find them and demand my pay!"

"return!"

At James's command, several more thugs appeared at the door, each holding an iron bar and giving Sang Qing a malicious smile.

Sang Qing panicked and subconsciously clenched her fists.

She knew all too well what dirty thoughts these men had.

Every time James looked at her, it was as if he wanted to strip her naked, but over the years, he only lusted after her and never actually made a move on her.

Sang Qing always thought it was because she paid a lot of protection money.

But today, it's clear they've come with ill intentions...

So at this critical moment, she couldn't care less about the metal box; handing over the money was the most important thing for her!

“James!” Sang Qing said earnestly, handing over the tin box. “This…this is actually something I prepared for you! Heh, it’s not much money, but it’s a small token of my appreciation!”

"Hmm, he's at least sensible!" James spat, spitting out the cigarette he was holding in his mouth and taking it with one hand.

The colorful banknotes inside caught his eye.

Sang Qing felt she had a chance, so she smiled apologetically and slowly retreated towards the door. However, she hadn't run two steps before the thugs grabbed her by the hair and dragged her back!

A sharp, tearing pain shot through her scalp, followed by a dizzying sensation as she was picked up and thrown roughly onto the wooden bed!

"What are you doing?!" Sang Qing screamed.

James slapped her twice across the face, drawing blood from the corner of her mouth. A wicked glint flashed in his eyes; he licked his lips, but ultimately didn't harm her.

Although I really want to destroy her, now is not the time.

“James,” Sang Qing’s voice trembled, “we…we’ve known each other for a long time. I’ve given him plenty of money over the years. This time…I’m not hiding protection money, I…”

“I know!” James moved closer to her and grabbed her chin with one hand. “That’s why I’m not blaming you!”

"and you……"

"I just want you," he sneered, "to make the best use of yourself!"

Sang Qing's mind went blank.

"What's the meaning?"

James didn't answer, he just waved for people to come in.

Several thugs held down Sang Qing's hands and feet, and one of them took out a handkerchief and covered her mouth and nose tightly.

Sang Qing struggled for a few moments before losing consciousness. Then someone brought a sack and put her inside.

After doing all this, the thugs all grinned wickedly.

James yelled impatiently, "You guys better not even think about this girl! Can't you see I don't even touch her? This girl is very useful to me, she has to be clean!"

"If anyone dares to have any dirty thoughts, I'll kill them first!"

The thugs dared not utter a sound and carried Sang Qing into the car parked at the door.

The car slowly drove out of the street, passing by the bodyguards guarding the street corner.

James glanced at them, feeling something was off, but didn't say anything.

The most important thing now is to quickly offer this girl to the boss.

The boss said he was fed up with the old woman next to him and wanted to change things up! Ideally, he'd like to find... a young girl who'd never been with a man before.

James perked up; this was a great opportunity for him to get promoted and make a fortune!

And Sang Qing, this mixed-race girl, is probably the most beautiful one on the whole street.

He smiled smugly. He had been training his troops for a thousand days to use them for one. He had seen that Sang Qing was a promising talent all along, so he had never touched her. Now it seemed that not touching her was the right thing to do!

If I had slept with her earlier, where would I find such a beauty to curry favor with the boss now?

After all, beautiful women are everywhere, but opportunities to get promoted and make money are rare!

If the boss is satisfied, he might be given another street to collect protection money! Perhaps he could even become the boss's right-hand man in the future…

James became more and more excited as he thought about it, and couldn't help but take all the money out of Sang Qing's tin box. Then he rolled down the car window and threw the tin box out with a bang.

"What's that?" The bodyguards noticed the metal box, ran over, picked it up, and saw that it had "Sunny" written on it!

The bodyguards' expressions changed drastically.

"It fell out of that car!"

"Chase!"

James' car had already turned the corner, and several bodyguards immediately drove after it.

...

Sang Qing woke up groggily, her head feeling heavy and painful, as if it were filled with iron.

Her eyes were blindfolded, but her hands and feet weren't tied. She moved slightly and felt a soft place beneath her, like a bed...

Sang Qing didn't care about anything else; a bad premonition was creeping into her heart. She hurriedly reached out to remove the blindfold, just then she heard footsteps entering the room.

She was startled. Running away at this point was impossible, but she couldn't afford to give anyone away.

In a moment of desperation, she lay back down on the bed in the same position as before, without even removing the cloth, preparing to act according to the situation.

"Darling, I'm here! Are you inside?"

Sang Qing's heart skipped a beat.

Damn, why is there a woman here?