C3 Domestic Violence Man

The pain in her waist swept over her, and Ye Tian couldn't help but cry out as her chest heaved violently. But she knew this was a pivotal moment; she couldn't afford to back down. Biting her lip, she said, "How could I ever threaten Director Gu? I'm just trying to raise some money for surgery. If you could find it in your heart to be charitable, I assure you I'll keep silent in the future."

"My money can go to anyone, but not to a shameless liar who stoops to any level for gain and climbs into my bed!" Gu Qinian's voice was icy as he pushed her away, his eyes filled with even more scorn and disdain than when Ye Tian had first woken up in his bed a year earlier.

Back then, Ye Tian was still in a state of shock. As soon as she opened her eyes, the man beside her lunged forward, seizing her throat and hissing, "Did you dare drug my wine?"

Ye Tian instinctively wanted to argue, but the reality before her made it clear that the die was cast. Her grandfather had played his final gambit, and all she could do was offer a strained smile and reply nonchalantly, "Why such a strong reaction, Director Gu? Surely you're not thinking of reneging?"

While speaking, she deliberately let the blanket slip from her shoulder, revealing skin marked with telltale signs of the previous night's frenzy, a silent testament to Gu Qinian's wild behavior.

Realizing he had been played, Gu Qinian clenched his jaw, his gaze venomous. "What do you want?"

"I want you to marry me," Ye Tian declared, her clear eyes showing no hesitation.

Her grandfather had made it clear: the only way for the Ye family to stay afloat was to forge an alliance through marriage with the Gu family.

Upon hearing her demand, Gu Qinian's face turned a ghastly pale, his grip tightening as he pulled Ye Tian close, his eyes cutting like knives. "In your dreams!"

In that instant, Ye Tian saw the same loathing in Gu Qinian's eyes that she saw now.

Time seemed to stand still in the car, with only their breathing audible. Gazing into Gu Qinian's eyes, Ye Tian's pride faltered, her eyes suddenly brimming with tears, and she bit her lower lip to hold them back.

"Do you really think I wanted to do that back then?"

Her voice was laced with an endless sense of helplessness and heartache. Ye Tian at that time was merely a twenty-year-old girl, orphaned and with a gravely ill grandfather. Her second uncle, Ye Yongcheng, harbored great ambitions and had always been covetously watching her grandfather. To protect her grandfather, she had no choice but to heed his advice and take that action.

The harshness in Director Gu's eyes swiftly dissipated with Ye Tian's choked question. It was undeniable that Ye Tian was a strikingly beautiful woman, so much so that even her tears seemed to evoke sympathy.

Gradually sitting up straight, Director Gu released his grip from her waist. Though his face remained stoic, his eyes had softened considerably.

Seeing this, Ye Tian felt an overwhelming sense of injustice, and her cries grew louder. "I know you despise me, you don't like me, but that doesn't give you the right to hit me..."

"When have I ever hit you?"

Director Gu's face darkened as he turned to her, his question laced with disbelief.

"Just, just a moment ago... If I hadn't started crying, you surely would have hit me! Sob, sob, sob... Why is my life so full of misery, to be subjected to domestic violence at such a young age..."