Imprisoning the Black Moonlight

A luxury rooftop bar on the Thames.

The refined and handsome man looked utterly dejected, chugging down glass after glass of wine. His cousin across from him gloated, a half-smile playing on his lips, "What? Dumped by that little vixen?"

Bang!

The exquisite crystal goblet was carefully placed back on the table. Hong Jin looked up, his sharp eyes filled with a cold glint. "Call me sister-in-law!"

Hong Jie scoffed, completely unconcerned about his cousin's displeasure, "You should win her over first! She's ignoring you right now."

Hong Jin gets furious whenever this is mentioned. That day, the "little drama queen" cried her eyes out, and no matter how he tried to comfort her, she wouldn't calm down. It wasn't until You Lili came and took her out shopping that she finally calmed down. He followed behind her, carrying her bag and paying the bill. He had never done this kind of service work in his life, but she just didn't give him a kind look.

In the last few days, it's gotten even worse. Except for the time when you can find someone blocking the door of her classroom, you avoid him like the plague.

"If you ask me!" Hong Jie's face remained ambiguous, like a patient hunter, "So what if we broke up? She's just a woman. Is she worth Your Highness lowering yourself to do this?"

“She’s different!” Hong Jinshou rubbed his throbbing temples with his long fingers, his dark eyes surging with emotion. “Yuebao, she’s the woman I want to marry!”

As he spoke, the man picked up his glass again, took a big gulp, paused, and then said, "You can never spoil your own wife too much!"

Hong Jie raised an eyebrow slightly. "Are you serious?"

The man, with a gentle smile, said, "I've already mentioned it to my grandfather. We'll get married after she graduates!"

Hong Jie had never seen his usually refined and upright cousin treat a woman like this, and he couldn't help but feel curious. "To be honest, this Miss Yao is indeed a top-notch beauty in terms of looks and figure. It's not surprising that she could make you fall for her, Ah Jin. But I never expected that she would make you decide to marry her."

The heir of a top Southeast Asian noble family has his bedmate involved in the interests of various parties. The rise and fall of the family has always been a matter of strong alliances or binding interests. Hong Jin is well-versed in the art of power and could not possibly have not considered this aspect. Hong Jie never expected that he would have such thoughts.

Hong Jin naturally saw his cousin's doubts, and raised his arrogant eyebrows slightly, "Grandfather spent his life on the battlefield, and lifted us, his descendants, to the pinnacle of power. If, as descendants of the Hong family, we have to consider the whims of our subordinates and weigh the pros and cons when we marry, then what is the meaning of his lifelong struggle?"

Arrogant, unrestrained, and overbearing!

Hong Jie looked at his cousin, who was only a few months older than him and would inherit the family's power and hold the fate of the nation in his hands. He was deeply shocked. He was a born leader, born with an aura that ordinary people could not reach.

“Ah Jie, what a man wants, he must fight for with his own strength. Women should not be appendages of politics!” Hong Jin patted his brother on the shoulder. “You will also fall in love with a woman one day and be unable to extricate yourself. At that time, you will understand that you can only marry the one you love.”

Hong Jie grinned smugly, "Then I'll have to cling to the young master's coattails and beg you to put in a good word for my old man!"

Hong Jin laughed heartily, "As long as you hold my gun tight after you return to China, who you marry will be none of my business."

"That makes sense!" The two raised their glasses and clinked them together, arms around each other, enjoying themselves immensely.

***

On the other side, Yao Gongyue lay on her dormitory bed with the music turned up to the maximum. She was applying a face mask while chatting with the Asian girl who came to do her nails. Her phone was on silent, afraid that You Lili would call and disturb her peace.

These past few days, this little drama queen has been keeping her heart and soul locked away, focusing solely on her career. She's never punctual for class, but for once, she wasn't late, and her professor even gave her a special commendation. Being praised for not being late is truly unique for her.

"Hey miss, open your mouth, I'll give you this, it's so delicious!" She opened another bag of snacks, took out a piece and stuffed it into the mouth of the technician who was busy painting her nails, and then put a piece in her own mouth as well.

"Miss Yao, most ballet dancers have deformed feet, they look ugly. It's rare to see such beautiful feet as yours!" The Filipino lady praised the pretty young girl in front of her without reservation while she was busy working.

People always have a natural affinity for beautiful women. Yao Gongyue was overjoyed by the compliment and replied with a smile, "Mmm, Miss, you don't know, when I was little, I was afraid of making my feet ugly from practicing martial arts, so I slacked off in all sorts of ways. In the end, my mom found out, and she and my aunt teamed up to beat me to death!"

Yao Gongyue got more and more excited as she spoke, then sighed, "In the end, I still succumbed to their tyranny, but I put in a lot of effort to protect these feet..."

dong dong dong~

Yao Gongyue was speaking when there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

The person who opened the door was Linda from the next dorm room.

"Moon!" She looked a little pale!

Yao Gongyue looked at the girl who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, her beautiful eyes filled with doubt. She had never been very popular with the girls at school. The reason she was on good terms with You Lili was because everyone else also ostracized You Lili, so the two of them ended up living in the same dormitory.

Linda was at most acquainted with the two women, the kind who would just greet each other when they met. She really couldn't figure out why Linda would come looking for her.

"Linda, is something the matter?" she asked.

"Moon! I think I saw Yuri being taken away by two men at the rooftop bar, but I'm not sure. I'm coming to check!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Gongyue's heart sank to the bottom, and her face paled two shades.

However, she was always cautious. Her bright eyes flashed with a sharp light as she looked sharply at the stammering Linda. "We are not familiar with each other. Yuli's life or death is irrelevant to you. You can pretend you don't know anything about it!"

Seeing Yao Gongyue, who was usually so gentle and sweet, suddenly become sharp-tongued, Linda nervously clenched her fists. "I... I'm a girl too. I know the pain of going through that kind of thing. If you doubt me, just pretend I didn't say anything!"

After saying that, Linda turned around and left quickly.

Yao Gongyue stood there stunned for two seconds before suddenly realizing that, even though she wasn't a gossip, she had been forced to hear a few things about Linda by You Lili.

I've been caught in the rain myself, so I wanted to offer someone else an umbrella.

She suddenly regretted her paranoia.

Never mind, I'll apologize to Lily after we rescue her.

Yao Gongyue quickly paid the technician and ran outside while getting dressed.

On the way to the rooftop bar, after thinking it over, I finally dialed Ouyang Xu's number.

"Little Chang'e!" Only two sounds were heard before Ouyang Xu's deep, magnetic voice came through.

“Mr. Ouyang, I, I…” Yao Gongyue was anxious and nervous, and stammered for a moment, unable to organize her thoughts.

"What happened? Don't worry, tell me slowly!" Ouyang Xu could hear his anxiety and tried to comfort him.

"My friend might be in trouble, can you help me!" Her nose tingled, and she burst into tears, feeling wronged.

"Where are you right now? I'm coming right away!"

She was flattered that Ouyang Xu agreed so readily.