Recalling the three chances the two of them had agreed upon earlier, Jiang Lai had already mentally prepared herself for the worst possible outcome with Si Yina from that moment on.
She had already simulated every terrible ending in her mind.
Jiang Lai had originally thought she could accept all of this calmly, that none of it would matter.
Yet the instant Si Yina pinned her down, an unbearable revulsion surged within her.
She did not want to be touched by Si Yina.
Never in her life had Jiang Lai hated anyone this intensely—to the point where she could not even stand sharing the same roof.
The mere thought that the air she was breathing had also passed through the other woman’s lungs filled her with disgust.
Although both of Jiang Lai’s hands were tightly cuffed to the bed, her legs still had some limited range of movement.
Using her own strength, she could slightly lift them.
She wanted to kick Si Yina off the bed.
Jiang Lai pressed her lips tightly together.
Her bound hands struggled with effort.
The moment her legs began to move, intending to act, Si Yina’s powerful legs immediately pinned them down.
Si Yina let out a cold laugh, her voice like shards of ice smashing one by one onto Jiang Lai’s face.
“Don’t even think about resisting now. All you can do is accept it.”
Si Yina’s legs clamped down hard on Jiang Lai while she continued to rain kisses across Jiang Lai’s delicate features.
Throughout the entire process, Jiang Lai’s beautiful eyes burned with hatred and revulsion.
No matter how many times she tried to rise and fight back, Si Yina brutally forced her down again.
Their bodies were so similar in build—how could there be such an enormous gap in strength?
Jiang Lai’s lips trembled faintly.
The soft pink lips that had once been so delicate were now slightly swollen from being bitten and gnawed by this bastard.
For the first time, the composure that had always lingered on Jiang Lai’s face completely collapsed.
Her features drained of color, replaced by raw fear and terror that made every pore on Si Yina’s body tingle with twisted delight.
Si Yina noticed that even now Jiang Lai still refused to part her lips.
She prepared to intensify her assault until Jiang Lai finally gave in and opened her mouth.
If Jiang Lai still refused, then Si Yina would simply keep biting those lips harder—until they bled.
And if that happened, she certainly would not take the blame.
Even in this moment, even in a situation like this, Si Yina still acted like a complete rogue.
Even the simplest kiss became another game of shamelessness.
Jiang Lai only felt sharp pain as her lips were bitten throughout the ordeal.
The agony caused her to involuntarily part her mouth for a split second.
The instant she did, Si Yina reacted as though she had finally reached her destination—her entire body visibly surging with excitement.
But the moment Si Yina’s tongue slipped forward, Jiang Lai’s clean white teeth clamped down hard.
This was not an attempt at some twisted intimacy.
Jiang Lai simply wanted to make Si Yina hurt so badly that she would cry.
Yet Si Yina was quick.
Before Jiang Lai could bite down with full force and draw blood, Si Yina withdrew in pain.
Far from becoming angry at the girl who had tried to injure her, she actually found the sting somewhat refreshing—at least it forced her to think clearly about her next move.
With that thought, Si Yina shifted her gaze downward along Jiang Lai’s body.
The upper half of Jiang Lai’s clothes was in complete disarray, her collar gaping wide open, nothing left neat or orderly.
Seeing this, Si Yina smiled faintly and slowly slid her body lower—making it easier for her hand to reach.
The next second, her slender yet strong hand slipped directly inside Jiang Lai’s clothing.
But instead of the expected softness, her fingers met something flat and rectangular.
The instant she touched it, Si Yina immediately realized what it was—a phone.
Although the estate had signal jammers installed to block all mobile signals, she truly had not expected Jiang Lai to have kept a backup phone hidden on her person.
“Didn’t expect you to still be hiding a phone, huh?”
Si Yina grabbed the device and yanked it forcefully from the hidden layer inside Jiang Lai’s bra.
“Looks like you’re not as obedient as you seemed.”
“So what if I’m not? Who could have guessed that someone as two-faced as you never intended to keep your word from the very beginning? Compared to you, I’m practically a saint.”
Jiang Lai shot back fiercely at the bastard, even though she had long prepared herself for the possibility that the phone would be discovered.
Still, everything had happened far too quickly.
Si Yina looked at the somewhat worn phone in her hand.
The mood to continue what she had been doing was almost completely extinguished by this sudden interruption.
She was unsure whether she even wanted to proceed anymore.
But before anything else, she was far more curious whether Jiang Lai had used the phone to do something else while alone in the room earlier.
With that in mind, although Si Yina maintained her position straddling Jiang Lai, her full attention was now on the phone in her hand.
She wanted to unlock it and see what was inside.
But as soon as she swiped, a large password lock appeared, leaving her at a loss for what to do next.
She hadn’t expected even a backup phone to have a password.
Slowly, Si Yina turned the screen toward Jiang Lai’s face.
“Now, how about telling me the password? If you do, I’ll make things a little easier for that little girl in the next room.”
“Why the hell should I tell you…”
Though Jiang Lai’s words remained defiant, she could not stop the worry from rising for Shen Ruxue in the adjacent room.
If Si Yina decided to do something to Shen Ruxue, there was almost nothing Jiang Lai—currently helpless to protect even herself—could do to stop it.
***
At that moment in the neighboring room, Shen Ruxue leaned against the wall and forced herself to stand.
Looking at the ropes binding her body, she began painstakingly sliding the coils upward.
Only by moving them higher could her hands reach the knots and untie them in the shortest possible time.
Even when the ropes scraped painfully against the skin beneath her clothes, she did not pause her movements.
After finally loosening the ropes, the real problem remained: the locked cord still around her wrists.
Gritting her teeth, Shen Ruxue glanced at the glass cabinet leaning against the wall.
There was nothing suitable nearby to smash the glass with.
In the short time she had, the only thing she could think of was her own hand.
If she used her bound wrist as the contact point to strike the glass, the rope might serve as padding for her wrist—but her hand itself would be fully exposed to the sharp shards.
Even facing the prospect of a bloody outcome, Shen Ruxue did not hesitate for a second.
Gathering her strength, she swung her wrist forward.
The next instant, a crisp, clear sound of shattering glass filled the room.
In the process of breaking the glass, several bloody gashes were carved across Shen Ruxue’s hand by the jagged fragments.