Shocking! In this matriarchal society, every man wants to marry me!

Xia Wen has been having a good time lately. A few days ago, a woman named Zhou Shu grabbed her on the street and took her to the nearest gambling den. She had good luck and made a lot of money.

Her good friend was a master of entertainment. She knew which restaurants had the best food, which wines were the most delicious, which brothels had the most alluring men, and which casinos had the highest stakes and were least likely to be investigated by the authorities.

Being with her is so wonderful!

Such happiness requires money, but money is not a concern. This woman is generous, and no matter how much money she spends, her good friend will lend it to her, charging her only a small interest rate, much less than the high-interest rates on the market.

Xia Wen gradually lost himself amidst the allure of beauty, wine, and the praise around him, pressing down one IOU after another.

A month later, her best friend Zhou Shu turned on her, placing a series of IOUs in front of her.

Xia Wen had been looking at it casually at first, but as she looked, she sobered up and was terrified. Her voice was sharp and shrill: "How could there be so much?"

This stack of IOUs, not to mention the principal, even the interest alone exceeds fifty taels!

She checked each bill one by one, her face pale. Her face grew paler and paler. Yes, the accounts were correct!

"Xia Wen, it's time to pay back the money!"

"You... you set me up!"

"Xia Wen, don't make false accusations. These IOUs are all signed by your fingerprints. Even if we go to the authorities, I will have a story to tell."

Xia Wen was clearly in the wrong. She swallowed hard and said, "Zhou Shu, could you give me some more time?"

She wasn't worried about how much money she owed outside, because her debts were recorded under the Xia family's name. When those people went to the Xia residence to collect the debts, the eldest branch of the Xia family would grit their teeth and pay them to save face.

Unexpectedly, a few days ago, the Xia family decided to divide the family property! It was Xia Muning who proposed it. He listed all the actions of the third branch of the Xia family over the years and made a reasonable and well-founded demand for the division of the family property.

Upon hearing this news, it felt like the sky was falling. Even though the third branch of the Xia family was being unreasonable and stubbornly refusing to cooperate, the family was still divided. All the debts fell on Xia Wen's shoulders alone.

Zhou Shu's voice was light and airy: "Xia Wen, I'll give you one day to go back and raise the money, otherwise..."

She went to find her mother, who was also being chased by debt collectors. She went to look for Yu Yijin, but the gatekeeper of the Yu family said that he was acting on the orders of Magistrate Yu and that he would beat her on sight.

A day passed, and Xia Wen naturally hadn't raised any money.

Xia Wen initially didn't take the threat seriously, but Zhou Shu gathered a group of people who surrounded the Xia residence and beat Xia Wen every time they saw her. They beat her until her beautiful face was swollen like a pig's head.

She was afraid that if things continued like this, she would be beaten to death. Left with no other choice, she went to find her "good friend."

Her "good friend" smiled and spoke in a gentle tone, even with a hint of coaxing: "I have a friend who loves women. If you can spend a night with her, the interest will be waived!"

Xia Wen glanced at the person behind her "good friend," who was a woman, large and burly.

Xia Wen knew this person; her name was Meng Meng. Although her name was quite cute, she was someone who didn't discriminate between meat and vegetables.

She particularly enjoys tormenting people in bed, and not just men, but women of the same sex are also frequently abused. She once declared that making a woman cry in her bed would be the most beautiful achievement in the world.

"I...I...you...you..." Xia Wenqi felt a pain in her chest, her voice stammering, and her hand pointing at Zhou Shu trembled.

Zhou Shu was easy to talk to: "If you're unwilling, I naturally won't force you. But according to the rules of the martial world, failing to repay debts can result in having your hands or feet cut off. Do you want your hands chopped off? Or your feet?"

Zhou Shu held a sharp dagger in his hand: "Seeing that we've been having a good time lately, don't worry, I'll act quickly and I definitely won't let you bleed to death!"

Zhou Shu approached step by step.

Xia Wen was so terrified that she screamed, "I'm willing, I'm willing! But she can't bring herself to do it to me like this!" She was beaten so badly that her head looked like a pig's.

Meng Meng frowned and gave her a disdainful look: "If you cover your face, your body is still barely usable!"

Ah! Ah! Ah! She encountered a pervert.

Meng Meng led the trembling Xia Wen into the room, just as she had led the trembling man into the room.

Soon after, screams of despair erupted from inside, but they quickly subsided, only to resume shortly afterward!

Zhongtian and Xia Jin'an listened from behind. Xia Wen's frightened voice sounded rather pleasant.

"Master, are you satisfied?"

"Thank you, Zhou Shu," Zhong Tian said earnestly.

Zhou Shu used to accompany wealthy young men on their travels; her greatest skill was getting them to spend even more money. She became a beggar because of retaliation against them.

Ever since Xia Jin'an was pulled out of the house by Zhong Tian to give him a surprise, she has been in a daze since arriving at this place.

"What's going on with Meng Meng?" Xia Jin'an's expression was strange; she seemed to be surprised, but also puzzled.

Zhou Shu replied, "She has a grudge against Xia Qingyan, who is Xia Wen's mother, so she's just teasing Xia Wen."

"Isn't Xia Wen powerful and influential? Isn't she a woman? Can women be forced?" Xia Jin'an asked three questions in a row.

"Yes!" Nakata answered with certainty.

Zhongtian looked gently into Xia Jin'an's eyes and explained, "When a person is in a vulnerable position, both men and women can be forced and violated. Sexual assault is the most common type. You were forced because you are weak, but she was forced because she deserved it."

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door: "Madam Zhong, a letter has arrived!"

Nakata received the letter, opened it, glanced at it, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

This is a letter sent by Jin Xia.

The letter detailed the delivery process. However, they encountered trouble: a group of bandits seemed to have their eyes on them, stealing any goods they were transporting, no matter how much.

Jin Xia originally didn't want to trouble Zhong Tian, ​​but these bandits were really rampant. Jin Xia knew Zhong Tian's martial arts skills, so she wrote her a letter.

After thinking about it, Zhongtian went to Xia Fang to resign. Xia Fang agreed.

Zhong Tian felt a chill in his heart. Ever since Ding Yu'an came to the shop and started selling silks transported from Jiangnan, the shop, which was originally opened to sell glass, had changed owners and Ding Yu'an had become the person in charge.

Because Ding Yu'an harbored resentment over his mistreatment of Ding Yucheng, he tried every means to make things difficult for her.

Xia Fang wasn't unaware of what was happening; she simply chose to ignore it. Glassware was no longer the shop's main business. Zhong Tian had asked for too high a price back then, and now he just wanted to kick her out.

Merchants are indeed cold-hearted.

Knowing that Zhongtian would be leaving for a few days, Xia Jin'an began to feel anxious. As the weather grew colder, he placed the heavy cloak he had made heavily in Zhongtian's hands: "Take good care of yourself. Don't catch a cold, don't get sick, and don't get hurt. Come back safely. I'll be waiting for you at home."