Chapter 30 It’s My Loss, This Woman is Yours (1/2)

There was no way that she could run. Never mind that she had so little money on her or that she did not have her passport, she knew the casino town was dangerous just from the scene she saw earlier. Dejected, she hid in a corner of the room. She felt like crying but no tears came.

”Mom…” she cried out with much difficulty. Suddenly, she found herself truly despising people of the Xia family.

She did not know when her tears began to flow. She sobbed and whimpered quietly until her voice turned smaller and smaller. She had fallen asleep with her body curled up.

She woke up to the sound of someone knocking on her door. Bai Youran sent someone to deliver a dress. She gave it no more than a glance before throwing it on the floor. Later on, Bai Youran came over and saw that she was not wearing the dress.

”What do you mean by this?” He flew into a rage. ”Put on that dress!”

The dress was so deeply cut in the front that she would nearly expose her breasts if she were to wear it. She would die before doing so.

A Miao pursed her lips. ”It's unsuitable. It's too large on me.”

”What a nuisance.” Bai Youran stared at her, causing her to shudder. She found his gaze to be incredibly sinister.

Bai Youran thought for a while before he waved his hand. ”Fine. Let's just go. When we get to the casino, I forbid you from speaking. Just watch.”

A Miao did not reply. She then followed him to the casino.

”Mr. Bai, do you still have any chip left?” An hour later, Bai Youran had lost all the money he placed on the table. A dark-skinned and overweight man sat opposite him. What terrified A Miao were the two men standing behind the man. They were the ones she saw in the corridor this afternoon.

”I can't be bothered to exchange for chips. I'll put down a cheque.” Bai Youran fished out a cheque book, tore off a cheque, and threw it on the table.

The overweight man inhaled from his cigar and indicated the dealer to start the game.

Sometime later, Bai Youran lost again. He downed his glass of alcohol and said unhappily, ”One more time! I refuse to believe you'll win again!”

”Do you still have money left?” The overweight man narrowed his eyes. ”If you don't have any, we'll end this here today.”

Bai Youran became panicked. ”I can borrow it!”

”Hahaha! I can lend you money as long as you can afford it.” The overweight man stared at him. ”What say you? Will you borrow from me?”

”Stop joking around.” Bai Youran's expression was unsightly. ”Who doesn't know that your interests are terrifyingly high, Brother Fei? Won't I be seeking death if I borrow from you?” He paused for a moment and then glanced at A Miao who stood next to him.

A Miao's heart jolted. She had a bad feeling about this.

”I'll bet on a person.” Bai Youran stared at her with a self-satisfied look before turning around to speak to Brother Fei. ”This is my fiancee. I'll bet on her.”

Brother Fei looked at the pale-faced A Miao and shook his head. ”Damn it, did you think I'm a trash can? Keep such an ugly woman for your own use!”

”Ah! Don't say that.” Bai Youran gave A Miao's cheek a hard pinch. ”She might be ugly but she's still a virgin. I've never tasted her.”

A Miao slapped his hand away and lowered her voice to say, ”Bai Youran, how dare you?”

”Shut up. I'm telling you to obediently let that man play with you. I'll be ending our engagement once we return. When all is said and done, I'll compensate you with money.” Bai Youran threatened her in a quiet voice. ”If you don't listen, I'll leave you here.”

The overweight man and his subordinates discussed among themselves in low voices and surprisingly agreed to Bai Youran's suggestion. Shortly after, someone from the casino brought them a contract and the two of them signed on it. Thus, under A Miao's panicked gaze, Bai Youran lost her on the table.

”Brother Fei, you mustn't bully my fiancee. I'll need to claim her back tomorrow after I obtain money from home.” Bai Youran looked like he was caught in a difficult position. His eyes, however, betrayed his joy.

The dark-skinned and overweight man could tell that he was doing this on purpose. He ordered his subordinates to drag A Miao over to him and reached out to pull at her clothes.

”No!” A Miao turned around, wanting to run but someone stopped her. With a ripping sound, half of her back was exposed.

Brother Fei's eyes gleamed. ”Haha! I didn't expect your skin to be this soft despite your face!” He caressed her skin with his hand. ”How tender. Not bad!”

A Miao began to tremble all over as she tightly hugged her arms to prevent her shirt from falling down. She turned around to plead with Bai Youran.

”Please, please take me with you. I promise I won't marry you. If you take me, I'll leave the Xia family when we return.”

Bai Youran ignored her. If her words had any sway, things would not have ended up like this.

”Brother Fei, take good care of my fiancee.” With that, he stared coolly at A Miao and turned around to leave.

Hair-raising screams came from behind him as A Miao desperately struggled against her captors. In a moment of carelessness, the one holding her accidentally let her out of his clutches.

Bai Youran stood at the door, which happened to open at that moment. A Miao charged straight at him with all the force that she could muster and sent him flying. Then, an immense force came from behind him and he collapsed on top of the landscaping fountain outside.

He twitched momentarily. His eyes then rolled to the back of his head and he fell unconscious.

”I'm relieved to see you like this.”

A voice drifted to A Miao's ears just as she was about to run. Stunned, she slowly turned her head in disbelief. The devilish face, the raised eyebrow, the mocking smile—who else would it be if not Shen Xinglan?

”You… You…” A Miao was at a loss.

The dark-skinned and overweight man chased her to the door. ”You damned woman, let's see if you'll still dare to run!” He was about to slap A Miao when his hand was stopped mid-air.

”Where did you come from? You dare offend our Brother Fei?”

Shen I pushed him aside. ”Everything can be discussed with words. Why hit a woman?”

The moment A Miao saw them, she immediately took cover behind Shen Xinglan. She ignored even the man's mocking gaze and even flashed him a fawning smile.

”Clever…” Shen Xinglan turned around and made his way toward the VIP lounge, with A Miao following close behind him.

What a joke. Who would care about being clever at this point?