PDLP Chapter 337 Maybe one day, we'll become a family again!
Chapter 337 Maybe one day, we'll become a family again!
The man sitting in the upper seat was the biggest gangster in the area. An old man with a prominent, menacing scar on his face reached up to unbuckle his belt, looking at the woman kneeling at his feet. "Come here..."
Zhou Yan understood the meaning behind the translator's words, and she tried her best to smile, "I'm sorry, sir. I'm just a shoeshine girl, I don't offer that kind of service."
The man's fierce gaze commanded respect; no one dared disobey him. Smoke filled the private room, and clothes littered the floor. The women here, like sensual snakes, coiled around the men in various positions, unabashedly releasing their alluring sounds. The women here traded voluntarily, each wearing a timer bracelet—the time for their transaction—at a thousand dollars per minute. Liasco had its own rules, and no one dared to violate them. However, transactions here could not be forced; coercion would be punished according to the rules.
Here, anything can be sold with a price tag...
Upon hearing his rejection, Mair's eyes instantly turned fierce. He violently smashed the bottle in front of him, stood up, and his unbuckled suit trousers slipped to the ground. He grabbed Zhou Yan's hair...
The pain in her scalp caused Zhou Yan to let out a heart-wrenching scream. A foul, fishy smell filled her nostrils. She struggled incessantly, and her mouth was forcibly pried open...
Those around her watched this scene indifferently, unaware that the more she struggled, the more she aroused the lust in the men's hearts.
After the man finished, he threw a wad of US dollars in Zhou Yan's face...
Including her bracelet, whose timekeeping method had been changed at some point, and an additional $30,000 had appeared in Zhou Yan's account, while another $30,000 was deposited into the casino's account as commission income...
"Follow me, and all three million US dollars on the table will be yours."
The moment those words were spoken, all eyes fell on the Chinese woman, their gazes filled with envy and jealousy…
Miles was the most generous man in Liasco when it came to women. Apart from being a bit old, he was not picky at all. However, his words moved Zhou Yan. Three million US dollars... was enough for her to redeem herself and leave this place.
She had no choice but to agree...
Since being transferred from the capital to a foreign country, her life had been perfectly normal. In the jewelry design world, she was the highly respected chief designer of the Huo Group. A casual design could sell for over 100 million yuan. She thought it would continue like this forever, and that she would have a place in the jewelry design world. Until one day, all her beautiful dreams were shattered...
Someone framed her, and she was inexplicably burdened with a jewelry debt of hundreds of billions. If she cannot repay this debt, she will only be able to wait to die alone in prison forever.
To repay this debt, Zhou Yan had no choice but to work as a waitress here. During this time, she suffered endless humiliation, living in a dark and damp basement, and being harassed by customers every day. She felt like a living being, offered up for people's pleasure...
She wants to get out of here and get back to her job. Once she pays off this debt, she can be as successful as before and return to the country... she'll still be a sought-after designer. She... doesn't want to stay here.
To continue living like this, neither human nor ghost...
She will definitely die.
...
The storm raged all day. The rain stopped, but the wind still made the trees outside rustle.
Leaving Jiang Hua's bedroom and enjoying the tranquility, Pei Zhan translated the open book. His deep, magnetic voice was soothing, like a lullaby. Jiang Hua nestled in his arms and drifted off to sleep, her long, slightly wavy, jet-black hair falling into his palm. He could only sense her soft breathing. Pei Zhan gently closed the book, a slight crease appearing at the corner of the page…
Jiang Hua leaned against him, enjoying the unique comfort, and slept until two o'clock in the afternoon.
Pei Zhan leaned against the headboard and fell asleep. The two remained in the same position, and Jiang Hua watched as he held her hand in his palm…
Just as she was about to leave, the person beside her suddenly opened his eyes and quickly grabbed Jiang Hua's hand, the drowsy look in his eyes dissipating. "Where are you going?" he asked, seemingly afraid that the person beside him would leave silently.
"Going to the restroom."
Only after saying that did he let go...
When she came out of the restroom, Pei Zhan had already changed his clothes and was buttoning up his suit cuffs. "I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back."
"Okay, go ahead." Jiang Hua sat in front of the vanity mirror combing her hair, without asking him where he was going. He didn't want to say, and she didn't ask either.
Not long after Pei Zhan left, there was a sudden knock on the door. When Jiang Hua went to open it, she heard, "Kagher?"
After saying that, she realized something was wrong. "No, you're not him. His eyes aren't blue."
“Kagel Kinsen is my brother. You may call me Kridan, madam. I am the housekeeper here and it would be my pleasure to serve you.”
"What is it?" Jiang Hua had just taken a shower and was applying body lotion while touching her neck. She was wearing pajamas, revealing her long, straight legs without an ounce of excess fat. Kridan's gaze fell elsewhere with a gentlemanly air. "Mr... Mr. Huo, I wish to see you."
"The meal has been prepared."
“Huo Tingshan?” Jiang Hua turned around and looked at him in confusion. “How did he know I was here? But… tell him I don’t want to go there, and I don’t want to see him.”
“Ms. Jiang, if you don’t go over there, I’m sorry, Liasco Casino will be unable to serve you.” The other person spoke broken Chinese, but Jiang Hua could still understand the words. “He’s telling me to go over there? It’s not like he owns this place.”
“Miss Jiang, I regret to inform you that Liasco is one of the largest properties of the Huo family. Everything you live in, and everything you can see, is owned by Mr. Huo, including even the airfield where your plane lands.”
"I forgot to mention, Miss Jiang, your plane was hit by a hurricane and is currently under repair. If you want to return to the capital, Miss Jiang will need Mr. Huo's approval."
The Huo family... they really have absolute power overseas...
No wonder they were able to give up their businesses in the capital back then.
"Alright, I know you powerful and influential people are all that great."
Jiang Hua changed her clothes and followed him in the car to the entertainment center in the center.
Crittan got out of the car and opened the door for her. Jiang Hua got out, with a black umbrella over her head. She looked up at the white statue, where an archway was inscribed with the French words 'Portes des paradis', meaning 'Gates of Heaven'.
The meaning here symbolizes not death, but a paradise.
It is a paradise for the living.
A 'paradise' that has been redefined by power and has new rules.
The life Jiang Hua enjoyed in the capital was something that ordinary people could only dream of and envy.
Unexpectedly, since arriving here and getting glimpses of the Huo family, Jiang Hua feels that she has broadened her horizons and gained a new understanding of everything about the Huo family.
As soon as she stepped through the gate, she saw these wealthy upper-class men embracing one sexy and alluring woman after another. The ground beneath their feet was like a mirror, exposing their private parts to everyone's view without any omission.
As it happened, Jiang Hua was wearing a skirt. She looked at the beautiful woman on the ground wearing a sexy long skirt with a slit, revealing her bare skin without any underwear.
That's really... insane!
Jiang Hua didn't take that step. At the door, she crossed her arms, stopped, and raised an eyebrow. "Kridan, you're putting me in a very difficult position."
"I'm sorry, young madam, please wait a moment." Kridan seemed to have a high level of authority here. With just a glance, the bodyguards around him, dressed in suits and white gloves, touched some switch, and the mirror-like light effect on the ground disappeared, returning the ground to normal.
Jiang Hua took a step forward and followed him into a private, quiet, and deserted passageway elevator.
When the elevator arrived at a magnificent restaurant, it was the most luxurious restaurant Jiang Hua had ever seen. It could only be said that the name "Paradise Entertainment City" was well-deserved. Several of the most beautiful and sexy women surrounded Huo Tingshan, wearing only a thin layer of gauze, which was as if they were not wearing anything at all.
Chris stepped forward and pulled out a chair for Jiang Hua. "Please sit down."
When Jiang Hua faced Huo Tingshan again, her face showed impatience, and she wore a sullen expression.
“I still prefer the round table in China when I dine, it symbolizes reunion. Try the food here and see if it suits your taste.” With just one sentence from Huo Tingshan, one of the women next to her stepped forward and served her some food, so she didn’t have to use her chopsticks herself.
"How did you know I was here?"
Huo Tingshan: "The Huo family's businesses are all over the world. From the moment you set foot on this land, I can track your whereabouts at any time. So... do you like it here?"
“The capital is still too small. If you like, you can stay here. I will give you a portion of the assets, assets that even your father could not provide.”
There weren't many people here who understood Mandarin. Apart from Kridan, who was present, he was quite surprised that the master treated this young mistress of the Huo family in such a way. It seemed that the master valued her highly.
He was truly persistent, trying every possible way to entice her to stay.
What good will it do you to leave me here?
“I’ve never lost. Your father took your mother from me back then, and I’m going to win this time. Maybe one day we’ll become a family again!”
"Family?" Jiang Hua laughed. "I think it's impossible in this lifetime. It would be really unlucky for me to become family with you."
Huo Tingshan didn't care. If it were an ordinary person, Jiang Hua's rudeness would have been enough to kill them hundreds of times over, and they might not even have been able to keep a whole corpse.
"Haha, some things are uncertain until the very end."
"Bring the things up."
Huo Tingshan said something, and then a bodyguard carried a briefcase and placed it in front of Jiang Hua.
Huo Ting said, "Open it and take a look."
Driven by curiosity, Jiang Hua was stunned the moment she opened it. Inside was a set of gorgeous yet vintage jewelry. The entire design was grand and imposing, predominantly gold, yet not gaudy. The engraved patterns created a powerful visual impact. No one could resist falling in love with such a design at first sight. Jiang Hua had seen similar patterns at Huo's Jewelry before; it was a unique characteristic of Huo's, extremely difficult to replicate, even a one-to-one replica would be incredibly challenging. "Since you don't want to keep it, consider it a gift for our first meeting. It would be best if your father could see that all the Jiang family business he's built up over the years is nothing more than an ant in front of the Huo family."
No one but him could utter such arrogant and conceited words.
"Why not take it if it's free?"
"What's this?" Jiang Hua noticed another compartment beneath the jewelry in the box. She opened it and found a gun...
It was also a gun... inlaid with pink diamonds.
"I'm keeping this for you to use for self-defense, in case you need it someday."
Jiang Hua took it out; it was quite heavy. Suddenly… she picked it up and aimed it at him…
The bodyguards around him instantly stepped forward on alert. Huo Tingshan faced the gun barrel without the slightest fear, and simply waved his hand calmly, saying, "You dare to treat me like this."
"The sniper who was protecting me nearby... might not be so lucky next time."
Huo Tingshan told her, "It can only hold six bullets, and its power is astonishing. You are not yet qualified to use it. Go back and practice some more."
Jiang Hua knew he wasn't joking. She frowned and put down the delicate little trinket. Sure enough, some jokes shouldn't be made to just anyone. "I'll accept the jewelry, but this thing is useless to me. My existence poses no threat to others. It's safer in China than abroad."
"Take it back."
"I hope so..."
Huo Tingshan: "With him here, I think he will protect you."
"Him? Who are you talking about?" Jiang Hua took a bite of the silver cod. It tasted sweet with a creamy flavor, and it was quite good.
Huo Tingshan: "Pei Zhan, your husband."
Jiang Hua didn't answer. "Do you think I'm like you, having made so many enemies?"
"I...don't need to be protected, I will protect myself."
Each of them held their own interpretation.
The Huo family still has many enemies in the capital. If they knew that Jiang Hua still had dealings with the Huo family, they would inevitably transfer their hatred to her. Huo Tingshan was just reminding her.
Jiang Hua left after less than an hour of eating.
Looking at the empty villa, "Hasn't he come back yet?"
"No, should I call the sir?"
"No need." Anyway, he never tells her what he does. At first, she wanted to know, but over time, she got used to it.
Jiang Hua wanted to watch TV for a while, but then she remembered that the signal hadn't been fixed. She had just sat down and picked up the remote when she dropped it. Frustrated, she went upstairs. Now she couldn't even make a phone call.
Back in her room, she wanted to read some books, but found that there wasn't a single one in Chinese, or even in the other languages she knew.
Jiang Hua was on the verge of becoming extremely agitated...