As he spoke, his lips remained pressed against hers, his breath constantly filling her mouth.

Meng Jiuyi's eyes trembled violently, unable to believe what he had said. He gasped for breath as he pulled away from him, like a fish out of water.

He was right above her, looking down at her, and after a few seconds he took out his phone and made a call.

After the oxygen deprivation subsided, Meng Jiuyi noticed that his phone screen was lit up. Upon closer inspection, he saw that he had called Xu Yanzhi.

She never expected him to be so bold. Terrified, she lost her mind and lunged forward to snatch it.

"You're insane, Tan Yuchen! Don't you dare call him!"

She wasn't done with what she wanted to do yet. If Xu Yanzhi knew how messy her relationships were, there might not be a future for her at all.

Meng Jiuyi will not allow it!

The man's arms were so long that she couldn't reach them at all. The long, drawn-out beeping sound instantly tore Meng Jiuyi's heartstrings to pieces.

Tan Yuchen lowered his eyes and looked down at her, silently uttering two words.

Kiss me.

The second beep sounded, and she was so frightened that she didn't care about anything else. She immediately climbed onto his neck and bit his lip hard.

Taking advantage of his brief pause, she quickly snatched his phone, intending to hang up, but Tan Yuchen simply turned it off and pinned her hand to the sofa.

With a "thud," the phone fell to the ground.

But then she was forcefully kissed deep into the sofa. Because she took the initiative, it made it easier for him to penetrate her. Their lips and tongues intertwined, and his breath reached her nose and throat, leaving Meng Jiuyi breathless.

He ran his fingers through her long hair, pulling her closer to him. After one kiss, her eyes were brimming with tears, and she didn't even have the strength to lift a finger.

"You're this scared after just one phone call?"

Tan Yuchen's voice was low and husky, his breath carrying a strong sense of possessiveness, "What if you, as my boyfriend, knew we'd slept together?"

She trembled violently, her mind went blank, and her voice and breathing became disordered.

"I...I don't know what you're talking about."

"Really? Then let me help you remember."

He bit her lip hard, and Meng Jiuyi struggled to turn her head away. The man's dry lips landed directly on her cheek and behind her ear.

"What was the order of events that night?"

Tan Yuchen's voice was hoarse, and he didn't care where he kissed her. He held her neck and kissed her as he moved his kisses down her neck.

The surrounding air seemed to be coated with a dense heat, which eventually converged on the spot where his fingers touched.

"don't want!"

The man's hands and lips sent shivers down her spine. Meng Jiuyi's heart tightened instantly. She tried desperately to push him away, but he could completely subdue her with one hand, gripping her wrists and pressing them firmly into the sofa, making her unable to move an inch.

He bit her earlobe.

"You wanted to find someone to take your place, send her abroad to hide for a while... and then have her pretend to be a victim in front of her relatives and friends... You've done a thorough job, haven't you? Tell me what else you did?"

Meng Jiuyi couldn't escape it no matter what she did. A feeling even deeper than that night overwhelmed her. Now that they were both awake, his breath and kisses almost drowned her out.

Her body was as soft as sand, lying deep inside the sofa, where the man's large hand forcefully lifted her up from behind her buttocks.

Meng Jiuyi said firmly.

"I don't!"

"No?"

His words were laced with venom, “You thought I could find her just because she ran away abroad? You tipped her off and let her travel to several countries, so I couldn’t do anything about it. Do you think you can wipe away all those marks left in that room? Do you want to see the report now, or should I just bring the person up here and we can go over your story?”

The button popped open, and his palm was still moving downwards.

Her pupils dilated instantly, and her toes curled up tightly. She was overwhelmed by the fierce attack, and the memories of that night overlapped with those of now.

Her heart trembled wildly in her chest, completely disoriented.

The hardest part of her softness pressed against the callus on his palm. He deliberately tormented her, and lost control so badly that his bony fingers squeezed so hard that her fair skin blew out.

The man's hands and lips sent shivers down Meng Jiuyi's spine. She pushed him away desperately, her voice trembling and pleading.

You can't talk about Yu Chen like that!

Tan Yuchen pressed his forehead against hers, his breath brimming with desire.

"So it was you that night?"

Meng Jiuyi was panting, his whole body trembling in waves. Under the movement of his fingers, the taut nerves that were resisting were reduced to thin strings, about to snap.

She couldn't accept that this man was so audacious that he was now capable of anything.

"I don't have much patience."

The man's voice was low and hoarse as he coaxed and pressed for answers.

Yes or no?

When they looked at each other closely, his pupils were as black as vortexes, as if trying to pull her in. Meng Jiuyi looked away as if she had been electrocuted.

"no!"

She clutched his shirt tightly, desperate, "It wasn't me! I'm saying it one last time, it wasn't me at all!"

Tan Yuchen's eyes were like a blizzard, silently observing everything about her, not missing a single detail.

Jiang Zhou's report rang in my ears almost simultaneously.

"Third Young Master, there was an unexpected incident when we met with that girl. We couldn't find her when we went to the hotel. Also, there were no complete fingerprints on the lampshade, and the bloodstain report and Miss Meng's DNA did not match."

Meng Jiuyi stopped breathing; she had almost given in to his coercion.

But if this person truly possessed decisive evidence, they wouldn't have interrogated her at all.

He was breaking her spirit.

Her expression gradually returned to calm.

"Tan Yuchen, I only made a deal with you, I didn't sell myself. No matter how much you doubt what happened before, the fact is it wasn't me. I have a boyfriend now, I don't do anything like multiple relationships. If you want excitement, go find someone else!"

Boy friend....

Tan Yuchen's eyes darkened, and he curled his lip.

"No one else can have as much fun as you."

Meng Jiuyi's pupils trembled.

His mind was filled with every little detail of how she treated Xu Yanzhi, and the kiss Tan Sheng had mentioned last time; his eyes grew darker and darker.

"To be able to handle two wine tastings at the same time, and to do so smoothly without any mishaps, is a skill that not everyone has. Tell me, how many others like that do?"

"I don't understand what you're saying!"

He turned her head back, and his fingers gently stroked her face.

"You talked about how you wanted to get close to Feng Lan, but what was Xu Yanzhi after? Was it for money or power? Or is this just your nature, that you enjoy playing this game of juggling multiple relationships, or perhaps—"

He smirked and said, "You think any man with a little money can be so indiscriminate in his sexual desires?"

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There will be another chapter later, but I'm having trouble writing it, so don't wait, check back tomorrow.