When Shen Yizi regained consciousness, he heard the alluring song like spring water.

She felt like she had a long dream. In the dream, there were parents, a master, a lover, and children... But the moment she opened her eyes, everything in the dream receded like the tide.

Her memory was blank for a moment, but then she remembered.

Her name is Shen Yizhi, she comes from the Shen family, a big family in Sucheng, and she is eighteen years old this year.

At the instigation of her best friend Luo Jinping, she eloped with her tutor.

After entering the new era, the Shen family still did not change their old ways.

The women of the Shen family still wore embroidered shoes, horse-faced skirts, and combed their hair in the old style, and their every move was framed.

It would be fine if everyone was like this, but Shen Yizhi had a good friend from an old family, Luo Jinping, who lived a completely different life from her.

She went to a girls' school, wore a dress, had her hair permed, and her every move was filled with the charm of a new-age girl, which made her extremely envious.

In particular, Luo Jinping often talked to her about the outside world.

In Luo Jinping's description, the outside world is synonymous with freedom and light. In contrast, the place where she lives is full of decay and backwardness.

"Shen Yizhi" naturally developed an infinite yearning for the outside world, so with Luo Jinping's "encouragement", she bravely broke up with her family and wanted to go to the girls' school.

Shen's father and mother naturally disagreed, but they could not resist their daughter's request. In the end, both sides took a step back and hired a tutor for her who had studied abroad.

This tutor was named Zhou Weiqing, a handsome, well-mannered, gentle and polite young man.

As they got to know each other better, her heart fell in love with Zhou Weiqing.

However, at this time, she learned the bad news that she had a fiancé!

The other party was a very powerful person in Huating. Except for being much older than her, there was nothing wrong with him.

She had been taught to observe etiquette and rules since she was a child. When she learned that she had a fiancé, although she was in great pain, she had to restrain her emotions.

At this time, Luo Jinping kept telling her news about her fiancé Gu Xueting.

For example, he stayed in famous red-light districts in Huating for three consecutive months and had dinner with popular movie stars.

For example, he ordered his men to chop off someone's hand because of a disagreement.

For example, he used trickery and force to seize someone else's ancestral home as his own.

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Based on Luo Jinping's description, she pictured in her mind the image of a demonic executioner who was lustful, murderous, and ruthless.

On one side was such a terrible fiancé, and on the other side was a gentle and handsome tutor. Her girlish heart unsurprisingly leaned towards the latter.

And one day, Zhou Weiqing suddenly confessed his love to her and wanted to elope with her. He couldn't bear to watch her marry a devil who was destined not to bring her happiness!

So, the two of them made some plans and eloped secretly.

She thought she was running towards freedom and happiness, but she was too naive!

As soon as they left Sucheng, Zhou Weiqing showed his true colors, ordering her around at the least, beating her up at the worst, and even trying to do something bad to her.

If she hadn't vowed not to let him touch her, she would have had several miscarriages by now.

However, what made her even more desperate was yet to come. After arriving in Huating, Zhou Weiqing sold her to a brothel.

This is the houseboat where she is now.

The owner of the pleasure boat, Chen Sanniang, was also a brothel owner. She bought girls with good looks, trained them carefully, and let them extort money from the powerful and wealthy businessmen.

Because she refused to obey, she was locked up by Chen Sanniang.

If she wasn't so beautiful, Chen Sanniang wouldn't have been so gentle for fear of leaving marks on her.

After going through all the memories in her mind, Shen Yizi felt a strong sense of disharmony, as if those memories were just forced into her mind and were not the life she had experienced personally.

It gave her a strong sense of unreality.

Shen Yizi stood up from the couch and looked around.

Just by looking at the embroidered red curtains and the inlaid chairs and snail-shaped couches in the room, one can imagine how exquisite and gorgeous the houseboat she is in is.

The door was closed. She pulled it but it didn't open. It was locked from the outside.

She couldn't get out, but no one would disturb her for a while.

Shen Yizhi came to the window. The water outside the window was the famous Jinling River in Huating.

Willow branches sway on the bank, and the river breeze is gentle.

She thought about the possibility of escaping by jumping into the water, but rejected it after 1 second.

Just then, the door opened and a woman in her thirties walked in. She was wearing a dark gold cheongsam embroidered with bright red peonies. Her skin was soft and fair, and her narrow, upturned eyes revealed a mysterious charm.

I guess she was also a stunning beauty when she was young.

This is Chen Sanniang.

"Put it on."

She threw over a smoky green cheongsam.

Shen Yizi looked outside and saw two strong men standing at the door, their eyes scanning her wantonly, as if she was not wearing any clothes.

She turned her wrist and found that she had become very weak. Otherwise, the two strong men at the door would not be her opponents at all.

Hmm? Becoming weak? Wasn't she weak before? This doubt flashed through his mind, and Shen Yi took the cheongsam with interest and changed into it behind the screen.

Chen Sanniang was very satisfied with her obedience. She sat down lazily on the couch and lit a slender and exquisite ladies' cigarette.

In the smoke, she said, "This time a big shot is coming. I'll give you a chance for your sake. If you can't seize the opportunity, you will only be fit to serve those low-class people in the future. Think clearly about what to do."

Shen Yizhi walked out from behind the screen.

At that moment, Chen Sanniang even forgot to flick the ash, allowing it to fall on the expensive and delicate fabric of the cheongsam.

Coming back to her senses, she took a deep puff of her cigarette, walked over slowly, and touched Shen Yizhi's face. "It's your blessing to have such a face, but you have to know how to make good use of it, understand? Otherwise, the blessing will turn into a disaster."

Shen Yizi lowered his eyes, did not respond, and followed her out silently.

"From today on, your name is Fengzhu." After going downstairs, Chen Sanniang told Shen Yi, and then instructed another charming and beautiful young woman: "Huazhu, you keep an eye on her, okay?"

Huazhu was wearing a light purple cheongsam, which showed off her plump breasts, slim waist and perky butt, and her beautiful figure was fully displayed.

Her face was evenly rosy, her eyebrows were as dark as smoke, and her lips were painted with a layer of light-colored lipstick. It was obvious that she had made careful preparations for today's appearance.

The moment she saw Shen Yizhi, something flashed across her charming eyes, and she immediately smiled and took Chen Sanniang's arm, "Don't worry, mom. I will definitely take good care of my sister."