On the way back, rain lashed against the car windows. Qi Shen told his assistant, Chen, that all meetings and schedules for the day were canceled.

He immediately instructed the driver to take the car back to Nangong.

The Bentley stopped five meters from the villa. The driver had just handed the umbrella to the back when Qi Shen, without even glancing at it, pushed open the door, got out, and braved the downpour to get to Fang Zhi's side. He opened the car door and silently helped Fang Zhi out.

"Young Master..."

"gentlemen......"

The rain soaked their hair and clothes within a short distance of just a few meters, and the rain dripped from their clothes onto the expensive floor.

The nanny and Wang Ma looked at the man who had returned home at this time with surprise in their eyes.

The man's face was so gloomy that no one dared to utter a sound.

Wang Ma was the first to come to her senses. She called to the stunned maid, "Quick, go get a towel."

"No need." Qi Shen coldly uttered two words, ignoring them completely, and forcefully and somewhat roughly dragged Fang Zhi past them straight to the bedroom on the second floor.

The gloomy weather made the bedroom feel dark as well.

The excellent soundproofing blocked out the sound of rain outside the window, making the bedroom eerily quiet.

The world spun around her, and she realized that the man had pushed her onto the bed. The dark bedding was quickly stained with the rainwater on her body.

“I’ll give Zhizhi a chance to take back what she said in the car.” Qi Shen looked down at her, his deep, handsome face blending into the shadows in the backlight. “This time, I can just pretend Zhizhi didn’t say anything.”

“Brother.” Fang Zhi steadied herself and looked up at the man’s sharply defined jawline. They were alone in the bedroom, and his imposing presence grew even stronger. She suppressed her fear and said, “Have you ever heard of the saying ‘words spoken are like water spilled’? These are my true feelings.”

"Is that so?" Qi Shen asked casually.

His last shred of reason was burned away by the girl's words. He calmly loosened his tie and began unbuttoning his shirt, his eyes fixed on her the whole time.

The masculine connotation is obvious.

Fang Zhi opened his eyes wide and unconsciously shrank back.

His anger was not outwardly expressed, but she could sense that he was in a state of rage. She dared not think about it... She usually couldn't handle it, let alone him in his current state.

Qi Shen didn't give her a chance to dodge. Her suit and shirt fell to the ground with a loud thud, the clothes heavy with rainwater.

He then bent down, stretched his arm forward, and with his hand, the veins of which were clearly visible, grabbed her ankle and dragged her toward the edge of the bed.

Fang Zhi desperately tried to back away from the blanket, but his strength was like an ant trying to shake a tree.

She was suppressed before she could even struggle.

A body brimming with hormones enveloped her, and suddenly everything went dark. She stammered incoherently:

"I don't want to... Brother, I don't want to..."

Qi Shen ignored her words, gripping her two slender wrists with one hand and grabbing the fabric of her skirt with the other. With a tearing sound, it ripped in two.

He grasped the mountain peak, and the words that flowed from his thin lips sounded like a final verdict.

"Zhizhi, should you take back what you said in the car?"

"don't want."

......

The rain outside the window didn't stop, and at some point, lightning and thunder started.

A flash of white light illuminated the room instantly, revealing two intertwined figures on the bed.

The contrast between strength and weakness is striking.

Only then did I realize that my drowsy mind was momentarily awakened by the brightness of the lightning.

She knew today would be tough, but it was tougher than she had imagined. Life and death hung in the balance, and his voice lingered in her ears like a curse.

There's no escaping it, and no way to avoid it.

"Tell your brother that Zhizhi won't leave, right?"

Fang Zhi's eyes were red and glistening with tears. She could only murmur weakly, but she still stubbornly refused to answer his question.

Qi Shen, receiving no response, became even more persistent, seemingly tireless.

The blankets were lying on the floor in a mess, and the sheets were soaked with rainwater or something else entirely.

From the time they returned to Nangong until noon.

The food on the table was getting cold, and the people upstairs still hadn't come down. The maid downstairs asked cautiously, "Wang Ma, should we call the master and young lady down for dinner?"

Wang Ma glanced at the servants; their faces were filled with worry and fear. The young master had looked unusually unwell when he returned today, so it was no wonder they were afraid. It was the first time she had ever seen him like this.

She sighed. "I'll go ask."

After speaking, Wang Ma went to the door of the man's bedroom on the second floor.

She knocked gently on the door and called out from outside, "Young Master, Miss has come downstairs for dinner."

Qi Shen paused, looking down at the girl who couldn't even lift her arms but still refused to admit defeat. He bent down and whispered in her ear, "Say you won't leave me."

Fang Zhi could barely lift her eyelids, but she knew she couldn't give up. If she backed down this time, what about next time?

She hummed, "Unless...unless brother...agrees to me doing what I want to do."

Qi Shen laughed in anger, then turned to the door and said in a hoarse voice, "I'll go downstairs to get the food."

Wang Ma's "Okay" reached the room, and he kissed the girl's eyebrows and eyes, his voice gentle and tender.

But to Fang Zhi's ears, it was extremely chilling: "Wait until Zhi Zhi finishes eating and has the energy to continue."

Fang Zhi finished her lunch under duress from the man, who forced her to eat it.

He gave her time to rest, except for meals.

Finally, using the excuse that she needed a warm bath after being caught in the rain, he carried her into the bathtub to continue...

In the steamy, blurry bathroom, the girl's innocent face in the mirror appeared even more radiant.

It was impossible to tell whether the sweat or tears were on his temples or the corners of his eyes.

Two bodies joined together at the closest distance in the world, yet beneath each body lay stubbornness and unspoken thoughts.

This one-sided punishment from the man continued until evening, when Fang Zhi fell asleep without even eating dinner.

-

Early the next morning.

Fang Zhi, with a tired and weary face and an exhausted body, was about to get out of bed when a deep, magnetic voice came from the direction of the bathroom, "Lie down and rest."

Upon hearing his voice, Fang Zhi's body trembled slightly.

The shadow of his merciless possession of me yesterday instantly enveloped me.

Her voice was slightly hoarse, "I still have classes today."

“No need to go.” Qi Shen walked to the bedside and sat down. “I’ve asked for a long leave for Zhizhi from school. She can go back to school when she has figured things out and realized her mistakes.”

"I don't want to! I did nothing wrong! I want to go back to class."

Fang Zhi reacted strongly to this, denying it three times in a row. The thin quilt slipped off her body, revealing her long, fair neck and soft, full breasts covered in hickeys.