My Beautiful CEO.

Scarface understood immediately. He waved for the men to leave, then bowed to Li Cheng and said, "Boss Li, you flatter me! Don't worry, we'll take good care of Yang Tao in the foot massage parlor! We'll make sure nothing happens to her!"

Li Cheng smiled and nodded, then patted Scarface hard on the shoulder.

Yang Tao walked over at this moment, her face showing sadness.

Li Cheng checked the time. Ayan hadn't called him yet, which meant He Fang was still in the private room. So, Li Cheng took Yang Tao to her lounge.

Yang Tao's rest room was very small, with almost nothing except a bed in the middle.

As soon as Li Cheng closed the door after entering, Yang Tao silently pounced on him.

"Li Cheng, I owe you so much, I don't know how to repay you. Why don't you take me right here today!"

Li Cheng's heart pounded wildly. Feeling Yang Tao's beautiful body pressed tightly against him, Li Cheng really wanted to take her right away! After all, Yang Tao was the woman Li Cheng had a crush on during his university days, and now she was right in front of him, within easy reach.

But for some reason, Li Cheng felt no desire whatsoever; instead, he felt more regret.

Li Cheng cupped Yang Tao's face in his hands, looking at the small marks all over her face, and said softly, "Yang Tao, don't talk nonsense. I'm not helping you to get your body. Otherwise, how am I any different from those people outside?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Tao burst out laughing. Then, she opened her mouth and bit Li Cheng's shoulder, her body still pressed tightly against him.

"Why are you so good to me? Is it worth it?"

“Yang Tao, please be more chaste and self-disciplined! You used to be the dream of so many male classmates, and they all wanted to have you! If you look down on yourself like this, how will those male classmates feel if they find out?” Li Cheng questioned.

Yang Tao chuckled self-deprecatingly, then silently took out a pack of cigarettes from her person. Just as she was about to smoke, Li Cheng snatched it away.

"Li Cheng, can I have a puff?"

“No way! It hurts my heart when you smoke!” Li Cheng said stubbornly.

Yang Taoli angrily threw the entire pack of cigarettes on the ground, then stomped on it twice, tears streaming down her face.

"Li Cheng, why do you care about me? I'm a slut. If I can't hold back anymore, I'll go out and sell myself. What's the point of you doing this?"

Li Cheng didn't say anything, letting her vent in his arms. She kept pulling at her hair, looking like a madwoman.

Li Cheng tenderly embraced her waist and gently kissed her until she finally calmed down.

Once she calmed down, Yang Tao slowly began to take off her clothes in front of Li Cheng.

Li Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately stopped Yang Tao.

With a sob in her voice, Yang Tao asked Li Cheng, "Li Cheng, do you really despise me?"

"No!" Li Cheng shook his head and said to her, "I'd like to ask you, what do you mean by doing this? Do you still have feelings for me even now?"

Yang Tao remained silent, but tears were constantly glistening in her eyes.

Li Cheng draped a coat over her shoulders and said in a hoarse voice, "Since I'm still here, I can't take advantage of her in her distress. Otherwise, what difference would I make from a beast?"

"Li Cheng, what does this have to do with love? Back then, when I was chasing you so madly, wasn't it because I wanted to do everything I could to give myself to you?" Yang Tao hissed angrily.

Li Cheng really wanted to slap her across the face, but he ultimately held back.

Perhaps Li Cheng had a crush on Yang Tao back then and did want to sleep with her, but now, Li Cheng has no desire for her at all.

Li Cheng also couldn't understand why this was the reason.

Forcing himself to calm down, Li Cheng mumbled, "Yang Tao, no matter what you think in your heart, I just can't bring myself to be cruel to you! If the environment were different, if our moods were different, I might take you without hesitation! But right now, it's really not possible!"

After saying that, Li Cheng pulled her into his arms and kissed her repeatedly.

Yang Tao choked up and started crying.

"Yang Tao, remember this: from today onwards, pull yourself together and be a good person! You're still young, you must never give up on yourself, understand?"

"Li Cheng, I don't need your sympathy!" Yang Tao said in a low voice.

“I’m not just pitying you, believe me! Otherwise, I wouldn’t have spent that money!” Li Cheng said loudly.

"Are you stupid!" Yang Tao said, then suddenly laughed brightly, looking like a blooming rose.

Then, she nestled into Li Cheng's arms again and whispered, "Li Cheng, thank you. Without you, I would have been a ghost wandering in the shadows. After meeting you, I finally saw the sunlight and came back to life!"

Li Cheng patted Yang Tao's hair and said, "Alright, we're in a foot massage parlor, let's not be sad! I came to see you today because I have something important to ask you. Why did you come to this foot massage parlor? And why is the contract you signed with Boss Zhang different from the ones with the other women?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Tao's body convulsed, then she clenched her fists angrily and said to Li Cheng, "That's scum. Just mentioning him makes me tremble..."

"Who is it? Tell me!" Li Cheng said patiently.

"This story begins in college. You've heard about it, back then, how I was kept by a boss," Yang Tao began to recall.

Li Cheng thought for a moment and immediately said, "Is it the man who crashed into my car that day?"

"No, he was one of my clients. I was just drinking with him that day! At the time, I was working at the entertainment center, and all I did every day was sell alcohol and drink with customers." Yang Tao shook her head.

"Are you drinking with guests because you're short of money?" Li Cheng asked.

Yang Tao nodded and said, "Actually, I'm not that short of money, but what I need is freedom. Just like you said, I can only leave after I pay back the money."

"Actually, I could do what other service workers do: give men massages, baths, and even have sex with them. If I did that, I could earn a lot of money. As long as I don't leave, I could even become the top seller..."

"But I only work as a hostess and foot masseuse. Even if men touch me a few times, I can endure it. I do all this so that I can pay back the money as soon as possible and leave this place that makes me suffer."

Li Cheng suddenly realized and said, "But why do you insist on paying money to leave?"

"It's all because of that man! He pursued me throughout college. I thought he was a good person, so I started dating him."

"But I never expected that just a few days later, he would take me out at night and try to get me into bed. Of course, I refused. But instead of being happy, he tried to rape me and accused me of pretending to be innocent."

"This beast in human clothing revealed his true colors. He tied me up and tried to assault me. I thought I was going to be defiled by a man, but I never expected someone to appear in front of me. I beat him up and made him pay me back. As a result, he sold me here."