After coming to this realization, Yang Haoran shifted his hips, hooking his underwear to cover his erect cock before zipping up his pants. Although Xiao Shaowanβs little hand had felt incredibly pleasurable, Yang Haoran had to force himself not to cumβotherwise, the pungent,θ ₯ scent of hormones would have been noticeable to everyone sitting nearby.
“Let me through⦔
Yang Haoran stood up and walked out. Xiao Shaowan moved aside with a puzzled look, wondering why he was leaving. Was he dissatisfied with her earlier performance? She felt a pang of anxiety.
“Not watching anymore, Haoran?” Xu Liang asked curiously as he made way.
Yang Haoran replied casually, “You two are showering affection everywhere without any regard for a single guy like me. Itβs boring. You keep watchingβIβm heading back.”
Without caring what the two behind him thought, he walked up the steps and out of the screening room. As he made his way out, he took out his phone and sent a message to Xiao Shaowan.
In the screening room, Xiao Shaowanβs phone vibrated. She picked it up and saw the message: “Come find me in the menβs restroom.”
Xiao Shaowan pressed her lips together, feeling relieved. After waiting about two minutes, she turned to Xu Liang and said, “Iβm going to the restroom.”
“Okay.”
Xu Liang didnβt think much of it. Xiao Shaowan left the screening room, exited the cinema, and followed the signs in the mall to the restroom entrance. After entering, she found herself in a long corridor. She walked about ten meters until she reached a fork in the path, with signs indicating the menβs restroom to the left and the womenβs to the right.
Yang Haoran was leaning against the wall under the sign, playing on his phone. He glanced sideways at Xiao Shaowan as she approached and said, “Someone just went in. Wait here with me for a bit.”
Xiao Shaowan stood gracefully by Yang Haoranβs side, like a girlfriend quietly waiting for her playful boyfriend.
This was the kind of delicate, dependent demeanor Xu Liang dreamed of seeing in Xiao Shaowan, yet here it was, unfolding before another boy.
“The National Day holiday still has a few days left. Are you free?”
Yang Haoran heard Xiao Shaowanβs clear, melodious voice beside him, like flowing spring waterβgentle and pleasing to the ear. He looked up at her and asked, “Do you need something from me?”
Xiao Shaowan hesitated for a moment but finally spoke up: “My mom wants to see you. Sheβd like to invite you to our home for a meal.”
Yang Haoran looked at her with surprise, clearly waiting for an explanation. Xiao Shaowanβs mother wasnβt supposed to know about him.
“When my mom was discharged from the hospital, she asked me where the money for her medical treatment came from.”
“What did you tell her?”
“What else could I say⦔ Xiao Shaowan sighed helplessly. “I know she was worried about me. Any parent would be concerned if their daughter suddenly came up with such a large sum of money, especially since Iβm so pretty. She was afraid Iβd become a prostitute and earned it by taking clients.”
“She kept pressing me. I didnβt want to argue with her, so I told her I found someone whoβs keeping me as his mistress.”
Xiao Shaowanβs tone grew somber, tinged with sorrow. “My mom is a pitiable woman. Besides me, thereβs nothing left in this world that matters to her.”
“During the National Day holiday, I went to visit her and found out sheβs working four jobs at once. She even saved up all the money she earned during this time and gave it to meβ42,321 yuan, to be exact.”
By the end, Xiao Shaowanβs voice trembled, her eyes welling with tears. She couldnβt imagine how desperately her mother must have worked to save that much money for herβor what she intended it to be used for.
Yang Haoran fell silent.
Xiao Shaowan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and regained her composure. “She wants me to cut ties with the man whoβs keeping me. As for the remaining debt, she said sheβll repay it as soon as possible.”
“Yang Haoran.”
Xiao Shaowan looked directly into his eyes. Her bright, clear gaze now shimmered with a dazzling, radiant intensity.
“I donβt want my mother to work herself so hard. Do you understand? Sheβs exhausted. I donβt want her to worry about me anymore. She deserves to enjoy lifeβsheβs earned that right.”
With those words, Yang Haoran understood what Xiao Shaowan meant: she wanted him to let her go, to release her as his beautiful, captivating sex slave. From the bottom of his heart, he was reluctantβwhat man wouldnβt be? He fell silent, lost in thought.
Xiao Shaowan didnβt rush him, quietly waiting for his response.
The atmosphere grew still. The guy who had entered the restroom earlier emerged, leaving the long, empty corridor to just the two of them.
After a moment of silence, Yang Haoran spoke. He was no good manβdespicable, shameless, selfish, rottenβnone of those words fully captured who he was. Did she really think a few heartfelt words would make him let her go? How laughable!
“I wonβt be going,” Yang Haoran shook his head. “Keep the money. Take good care of your mother. Letβs part on good terms.”
Having said that, he turned to leave. He was no saint, but deep down, he still considered himself human. Sure, Xiao Shaowan was beautiful and had a great body, but he wasnβt lacking in options.
Just like when Aunt Shen had asked him to let Tang Wenqian go, he made the same choice now.
He had met Xiao Shaowanβs mother beforeβa woman who, despite being only 40 years old, looked well into her sixties. Her skin was rough, her face aged, though one could still faintly trace the beauty she must have possessed in her youth through features weathered by time.
Hearing Yang Haoranβs response, Xiao Shaowan suddenly burst into laughter, revealing her pearly white teeth. Her eyes curved like crescent moons, radiant and charming, her smile blooming like a flower. She grabbed Yang Haoranβs arm, and he turned back to look at her in confusion.
“Do you think walking away like that makes you look cool?” Xiao Shaowan asked, still laughing.
“Is there something else?” Yang Haoran frowned, speaking impatiently. Was this little bitch trying to extort more money from him? How infuriating. His patience had limits, and sheβd better not test them. He could change his mind at any moment.
Seeing Yang Haoranβs hostile glare, Xiao Shaowan showed no fear. Instead, she smiled and said, “Arenβt you going to let me finish?”
“Go on,” Yang Haoran said sharply. If she really was trying to blackmail him, heβd make sure she knew he had enough dirt on her to ruin her reputation completely.