Imprisoning the Black Moonlight

Yao Gongyue was dragged out of the door by You Lili. "Are you stupid? Escaping is the priority. Do you know where this place is? It's a place that eats people without spitting out bones. Even a fool would choose between being gang-raped and following Nuohan. Hurry up and go."

Even after entering the top floor of the casino, Nohan's private territory, Yao Gongyue's mind was still in turmoil. She knew that she couldn't owe Nohan anything. This man seemed simple-minded, but in reality, he was cunning and obsessive. Once he set his mind on something, he would go all the way to the end.

Nuohan followed the two without saying a word, his face dark. Even after entering the living room and dismissing his men, he stood stiffly at the door, watching Youlili pull him aside to whisper something, watching her anxious and uneasy, like an ant on a hot pan.

Along the way, he finally realized that even the name she told him was fake. It turned out that the "girlfriend" Ouyang Xu had been searching for all over Southeast Asia was her, but she had left with Hong Jin. The person in her heart was Hong Jin.

Neither Ouyang Xu nor Hong Jin ever held a place for themselves in her heart.

Moon, am I really that unattractive to you?

He irritably stroked his two short, sharp hairs. It doesn't matter who you have in your heart, or whose girlfriend you are.

You saw it with your own eyes, I bought you with money, so you have to be my wife, and you'll be my wife for life.

“Miss Lily,” Nohan spoke up, interrupting their whispered conversation, “Moon has been frightened and needs to rest. Would you please take Solang to buy her some things she needs? Buy the best, one for each of you, as a token of my appreciation for taking care of Moon.”

Yu Lili, being as shrewd as she is, could easily understand the implication in his words that he wanted to get rid of her. However, she also understood. She never expected that the person this lovesick man was actually Yuebao. No wonder he had to spend money to find someone to teach him how to coax his wife. Yuebao, that troublemaker, is really hard to coax.

"Okay, okay, thank you, Ah Han, no, Lord Hagnu!" She clasped her hands together in a gesture of respect and was about to leave.

"No, you can't leave, Lily, I'm scared, you have to stay with me!" Yao Gongyue grabbed her skirt to stop her from leaving, and You Lily awkwardly pulled on her suspenders. "Stop pulling, you're exposing yourself. What's there to be afraid of with your own man? You haven't cheated on him."

She was strong; she grabbed Yao Gongyue's wrists with both hands and pushed her into Nuohan's arms. "Be a good girl and don't cause trouble." After saying that, she ran out quickly.

"moon."

Yao Gongyue tried to struggle one last time, but the man's deep, hoarse voice came down from above, covering her eardrums. She tugged at her sweater, which was sticky with sweat, and her hair was plastered to her face. Half of her cheek was bluish-purple; she looked disheveled, broken, and uneasy.

The man finally swallowed all his grievances and frustrations, sighed, and said, "The bathroom is inside. Go take a shower first, and we'll talk after you're done, okay?"

Yao Gongyue bit her lip, mustered her courage, and looked up at him with a pitiful expression. "Nuohan, can I call my mother?"

"After making the call, I'll have your mother call the police, then have the Chinese embassy send you back, and finally, we'll never see each other again, is that it?" Nuohan looked at her, his dark eyes deep. "Answer me, Moon, no matter what I do, you won't even glance at me?"

The girl before him was small, head bowed, silent for a long time. This silence tore him apart, like the hand of hell, dragging him into endless darkness.

The man shook his head, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. His voice was heavy with emotion. "No, Moon, I can't let go, and I don't want to turn back. Don't go, okay? Don't like Hong Jin anymore, like me instead, okay?"

As he finished speaking, he pressed his large hands on the girl's slender shoulders, almost pleadingly, "Why don't you give it a try? I'll treat you very, very well."

Yao Gongyue pursed her lips as she looked at him. His eyebrows and eyes were resolute and handsome, his eyes filled with deep affection, and the corners of his eyes were red, broken, and full of pleading. She felt sorry for him, but not being able to bear it didn't mean she had to pretend to love him. That would be the cruelest thing to do for him.

Deep feelings cannot be easily accepted. If you accept them, you must take responsibility and reciprocate with the same deep feelings. You cannot betray them, or you will face retribution.

"Thank you for your affection, Nuohan!" Her voice was soft, yet with a touch of coolness. "Actually, I could easily pretend to accept you, make you happy, and then run away when you're off guard, really. But I don't want to do that. You're a good person, an honest person. To betray an honest person's feelings is a sin against heaven. So, I'd rather discuss it with you. Even if the outcome isn't what I hoped for, I won't lie to you."

She didn't know what was wrong with her. In the past, she could easily coax Hong Jin without any guilt. Even with Nuo Han before, she felt that it was understandable to use some tricks to protect herself.

But now, facing this devoted man, the man who saved her from danger, she suddenly couldn't bear to lie to him.

"I don't want your thanks. Moon, I want you, only you!"

Even knowing this would be the outcome, even having prepared himself for it, he still broke down in the face of her clear-cut separation and her rational aloofness. He pulled her into his arms without a second thought, the veins on his forehead trembling slightly, and he gritted his teeth in pain, "Why? Why won't you take me? Why won't you even lie to me?"

"Nuohan, please don't do this. I'm really scared. Can you let me have some time? Please." She pushed him hard, but the man didn't budge.

Tears seeped through the fabric of his shirt and into his heart. He sensed something was wrong and loosened his grip slightly. "It's okay, Moon. It's okay if you don't like me. I just want you to stay. Please stay by my side, okay?"

"No, Nuohan, I have to go back. I have family, friends, and a career. Everything I care about is in China. I can't stay here."

She finally panicked, grabbing the man's arm and crying with tears streaming down her face, "Please, Nuohan, let me go back. I'll find a way to pay you back the money you paid. Please, give me some time, okay?"

The man looked down at her, his thin lips colder than ever before. After a long while, he raised his hand to wipe away the tears on her cheeks. "Go take a shower. You're tired. I'll have someone prepare dinner for you."

After saying that, he strode out the door without looking back, ignoring Yao Gongyue's cries and pleas behind him.

******

Hua Guo, Hong Jin's private villa.

After having dinner with Da Jiao and Xiao Jiao, Ouyang Zhen coaxed them to go rest, while Wu Meng and Hong Jin sat in the pavilion outside smoking.

"Is the information reliable?" Wu Meng asked.

During dinner, after receiving a call from Zhou Qian, Hong Jin didn't touch his chopsticks. Only after the three women left did he say that the person had been taken to Thailand.

"Hmm!" Hong Jin took a deep drag on his cigarette and said in a hoarse voice, "Zhou Qian kidnapped Xiao Siqi and asked her personally. She said that someone was sent to Thailand to be sold, but she didn't know anything about the specifics of how it was done."

"Thailand is rife with gangs and complex power dynamics. It's so corrupt it's like a mud pit. How are people supposed to survive there?" Wu Meng slammed his fist on the stone table beside him, wishing it were the heads of the Xiao family members.

"No!" Hong Jin's fingers, holding the cigarette, trembled, and the bloodshot in his eyes became even more terrifying. "She's so smart, she'll definitely be fine. I've already called my aunt and used the power of the Thai royal family. We'll have news soon."

He threw away his cigarette butt, looked up at his good brother, and said, "Leave this place to Zhou Qian. You come with me to Bangkok first."