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When he suddenly burst in, my face was burning red, and his father was buckling his belt.
In an instant, my hands and feet turned ice–cold, and my back began to sweat.
So this is what it feels like to be caught in an inappropriate relationship.
My brain was racing.
“I heard your dad was sick, so I came to check on him.”
Ryan turned to look at his father.
“Dad, did she really come to see you? Or to bother you?”
“Well, she saw me and… bothered me too,” his father answered
with a smile.
Ryan looked very angry.
“Sara, I know you’ve been having a hard time lately, but showing up at someone’s house to make a scene after you’ve broken up is really off–putting.”
“Got it! If there’s nothing else, I’ll leave now.”
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At this moment, I just wanted to escape as quickly as possible.
Just as I was about to leave, he called after me.
“Wait, what are you holding?”
“A garbage bag.”
I hurriedly hid the garbage bag behind my back.
Ryan once again wore an expression of exasperation.
“Sara, there’s no need for you to visit my dad, take out his trash, and do all these things to curry favor. It’s pointless. I don’t want to hurt you, but unfortunately, it would be better if you were prettier.”
Me?
We dated for three years, and throughout those years, he was always gentle with me and said he found me cute. But now, he’s complaining that I’m not pretty enough? What’s going on?
I was instantly furious. I took the garbage bag in my hand and dumped it right over his head.
“Even this garbage bag isn’t as full of trash as you are. I came here to break up with you, and the reason is your poor performance.”
Ryan’s emotions collapsed in a second.
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“Who’s not performing well? Explain yourself!”
“Dog.”
Who cares about him? I turned and left.
“Wait, why are there condoms in this trash? And three of them?”
I had already reached the door when my heart suddenly lightened.
Had everything been exposed after all?
“Dad, you brought a woman home and used the condoms I bought.”
His father fastened the last button on his shirt and glanced at him sideways.
“What’s wrong?”
“You should deal with your own affairs first.”
“If this happens again, I really can’t bear it.”
Can’t bear it?
My heart skipped a beat at what I heard. I quickly closed the
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door and slipped away quietly.
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After returning to my apartment, the first thing I did was delete everything related to Ryan.
Then I sent all the gifts he had given me to him through a same–day delivery service.
Once I had sent everything away, I suddenly felt a dull pain in my lower abdomen.
I called my best friend Chloe and asked her to accompany me to the emergency room.
The examination results showed that I had minor tearing in my lower region and a slightly ruptured corpus luteum.
Chloe stood beside the hospital bed, her jaw dropped in shock.
“Wow, that’s intense. Did you two get back together?”
“No.”
“No? Sara, I don’t even know what to say to you. You can’t be this lovesick!”
“He must have blocked your posts. He publicly announced his relationship with that girl last night.”
Chloe took out her phone and showed me photos of Ryan with a junior female student, their chests pressed together making heart signs.
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I was shocked.
I do owes
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That junior had previously helped take couple photos for Ryan and me.
We had added each other as friends afterward and occasionally played games together.
I hadn’t known Ryan was still in contact with her. Less than two days after breaking up with me, he officially announced his new girlfriend–her.
I felt like I had been a complete joke all this time for desperately searching for my own faults and begging to get back together.
“So why did you still rush over there on your own initiative…”
Chloe’s face was full of exasperation toward me.
“The man last night wasn’t him.”
Her eyes widened in surprise. “Not him?!” Then she added, “Well done.”
“If it wasn’t him, then I’m relieved.”
“So which handsome guy was it? He must be impressive.”
“His father.”
The smile on her face instantly froze. It took her a full minute to
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react.
“Sara, aren’t you taking things too far?”
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Just then, a doctor from the emergency department walked in.
He was a young male doctor.
As he entered, he adjusted his glasses at the doorway,
seemingly shocked by what
we were o
“There’s no specific food you need to avoid. Just maintain good hygiene, and no sexual activity for a month.”
“I understand young people can be impulsive, but in the future, when you’re with your boyfriend, don’t engage in extreme behaviors just for the thrill of it.”
My face turned completely red.
I had no recollection of any extreme behavior from last night.
After the male doctor left, Chloe pressed me for details.
“So, to get back together with your ex–boyfriend, you slept with his father?”
“I drank too much and experienced memory loss.”
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“Sara, I seriously doubt you were drunk from alcohol. I think you were exhausted from all the activity. What kind of older man goes through three condoms in one night?”
I couldn’t believe what she was saying!
Shut up, Chloe.
“One question though–if his mother is around, doesn’t that make you the other woman?”
This is terrible.
I’m truly scared now.
People really shouldn’t drink excessively; snacking while drinking is definitely the way to go.
After finishing my IV at the hospital, I returned to my rental apartment and spotted Ryan smoking downstairs from a distance.
His brows were tightly furrowed.
“Does Sara really like me that much? We’ve already broken up, yet she still sends me gifts. Please stop sending them–my girlfriend will be upset if she sees them.”
“Why don’t you give those gifts to your girlfriend? Then she’ll be happy.”
“You…”
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He definitely had issues. No one was sending him gifts; I was just returning some useless things he had given me before.
It was merely a return of his belongings.
My entire body felt uncomfortable at that moment, and I didn’t want to deal with him, so I prepared to leave after speaking.
“I also wanted to ask, what did you mean by what you said this morning?”
“Which part?”
Seeing Chloe beside me, he lowered his voice and said, “You said I wasn’t good enough.”
Chloe couldn’t stop laughing beside me, then leaned close to his ear and said, “You’re not good enough. I heard it too.”
He became furious instantly.
“Sara, look at your taste–what kind of friends are you making? They’re absolutely ridiculous!”
“I really misjudged when I got involved with someone like you.”
He was shocked.
He angrily threw a paper bag at me.
“My dad told me to give this to you. He said you left it at our
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house. You’re always so careless–my dad will dislike you even more because of this!”
I didn’t want to say another word.
He noticed the bag of hospital medication in my hand, and a hint of satisfaction appeared on his face.
“Are you sick?”
“Could it be that you’re so heartbroken over our breakup that you needed hospitalization?”
“Sara, considering we dated for three years, just tell me what
you want. I can compensate you.”
I really wished I had a knife in my hand right then..
Why didn’t I stab him to death?
“Go take a look at yourself, you worthless piece of trash.”
After insulting me and Chloe, he went upstairs.-
I walked upstairs and opened the paper bag. Inside was a cat tail prop and a bank card.
The bank card contained $200,000.
The moment of social death.
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Last night, hoping to reconcile with Ryan, I deliberately put on sexy stockings and even wore a cat tail before going to see him.
I had it all planned out: after visiting his father, I’d put on the cat tail to capture Ryan’s heart and we’d get back together.
When people are in a desperate state, they completely disregard their own dignity.
“$200,000!! His father either wants to send you to prison or has a thing for you.”
“I’d rather not think about it that way.”
“If he doesn’t want to keep you as his mistress, why would he give you money? And start with $200,000 right away?”
“Could it be compensation after his son dumped me?”
“How much did his son give you?”
“A cup of Mixue ice cream.”
On the day we broke up, Ryan ordered me a Mixue drink with a note that read:
“Baby, I’m leaving, and I’m gone forever.”
Speechless.
Though I still have no idea what really happened last night, it
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seems his father probably took me for a prostitute.
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I went there on my own initiative, dressed that way–I asked for
- it.
Suddenly something occurred to me, so I ordered a box of morning–after pills online.
Although I’d taken some precautions, I was worried about. unexpected consequences.
Having a child who would call my ex–boyfriend “brother” is a terrifying thought.
That night, lying in bed, I kept thinking about returning the money, unable to fall asleep.
I added Ryan again.
“Ryan, could you give me your father’s WeChat?”
“No, my father doesn’t accept any attempts to win him over. You can’t persuade him.”
“Sigh, you really like me that much? I don’t know how to respond. But I already have a girlfriend.”
His response was infuriating. I deleted Ryan again.
If I hadn’t taken the pills, I might have thought I was pregnant.
How else could I explain feeling nausealed every time I saw
w
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Ryan’s messages?
Forget it, time to sleep.
Working like an ox, I still have to go to work tomorrow.
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I’m currently a senior in college, interning at a company. During my internship, I receive minimum wage for the most demanding work.
Since I often work overtime, I rented a place with Chloe.
After falling asleep, I had a dream.
In the dream, a man asked if it was my first time.
I shook my head.
He laughed and said, “Why are you so tight then?”
“Relax, it will feel better.”
When I turned my head, I saw Ryan’s ferocious face as he interrogated me.
“What do you mean by ‘no“?”
I woke up terrified!
I don’t have dreams like that.
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Jou awes
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Even more frightening was my supervisor calling to ask why I hadn’t arrived at the office yet.
Oh no!
By the time I rushed to the office, stumbling in a complete panic, the meeting had already been in progress for 30 minutes.
My supervisor looked at me with such fury it was terrifying.
This was an extremely crucial meeting.
My job responsibilities included serving tea and water, printing documents, collecting deliveries, ordering takeout, and being the target for everyone’s frustrations.
I hurriedly entered the conference room and poured tea for each
executive.
A man sitting next to my boss asked me.
“Do you have coffee?”
“Yes.”
I felt like his voice was identical to the one I’d heard in my dream. When I looked up, I saw Ryan’s father.
I was so startled that my hand jerked violently, spilling coffee onto his pants.
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“What kind of way is that to pour coffee!”
The person shouting at me was my boss.
I had just realized what happened.
“I’m so sorry!”
I was terrified.
I quickly crouched down and used paper to wipe his pants.
I looked up and saw him lowering his eyes toward me.
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“Don’t you know a young woman shouldn’t crouch like that in front of others?”
He pressed his hand over mine, stopping me from continuing to
wipe.
I could feel the heat from his fingers,
My heart rate instantly accelerated.
My supervisor lowered their voice and said, “Sara! Come out now.”
My supervisor called me out and gave me a thorough scolding.
I just learned that he was an investor my boss had gone to great lengths to bring in. Such an important meeting, and I had ruined it.
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How could such a coincidence happen!
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My boss was furious and after the meeting ended, demanded I write a formal letter of apology and go to his office to apologize to that gentleman in person.
With my heart pounding anxiously, I timidly carried my letter into the office.
My boss was chatting pleasantly with him.
“Are you and that rich young lady your father introduced almost a couple now?”
He smiled and shook his head.
“Don’t lie to me, your neck is covered in scratch marks. You’ve obviously been intimate with someone, haven’t you?”
“After sleeping with her, with her family’s influence and connections, do you think you can still get away?”
“It wasn’t her.”
“Not her?!”
“Then who was it? Jasper, you really surprise me. Which family’s daughter is this, how can she be so bold and lively?”
He smiled, smoking his cigarette without speaking, then fixed his gaze on me as I walked in.
we
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Why is he staring at me?
So his name is Jasper Knight.
He took another drag of his cigarette.
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I thought to myself: If you’re not discussing business matters, I’ll leave.
“Alright, alright, let’s talk business,” my boss glanced at me and said, “You’re Sara, right? Come over here.”
“If you have any complaints about me, just say it directly. Do you know who this man is? He’s the wealthiest person in Seattle. If he just lifts his little finger, our company would go bankrupt. That coffee you spilled seemed to have eyes of its own, landing precisely on Mr. Knight’s pants.”
“I’m sorry.
“Why are you apologizing to me? I’m right in front of you.”
Jasper gave him a look.
“She’s just a kid, why are you getting angry with her?”
“She’s young, and today’s interns cause more trouble than the last. If she’s offended you, you can deal with her as you see fit, but for my sake, don’t be too harsh.”
With no choice, I turned to face Jasper and began reciting my
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Mr. Knight, I’m truly sorry. I shouldn’t have done this today…
Jasper, sitting on the sofa, interrupted me.
“Did you burn your hand?”
“No.”
I hid my hands behind my back.
“Good, you can go now, it’s fine.”
My boss was quite surprised by this but didn’t say anything.
more.
“When he tells you to leave, you leave. Why are you still standing there?”
“Okay.”
I placed my letter neatly in front of Jasper, then ran out.
Just as I closed the door, I heard my boss’s voice from the office.
“Jasper, what’s going on here? Have you taken a liking to our intern?”
I was quite surprised and quickly closed the door.
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I sent today’s unfortunate encounter to Chloe.
Chloe replied:
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“You mean Ryan’s father was on a blind date? Then you’re safe-
he’s already divorced, so you’re not a homewrecker.”
“Maybe so.”
“Did Uncle Knight look handsome during the day?”
Her focus…
“Yes, handsome.”
“Are you sure you don’t want to be your ex–boyfriend’s stepmom? Just think how satisfying that would be.”
“That’s twisted. Very twisted.”
For the rest of the day, Jasper’s image kept appearing in my mind.
Mainly because it was the first time I’d seen him fully dressed, which was somewhat shocking.
When he put on a suit, he seemed to transform into a completely different person.
Serious in character, reserved in manner.
His Adam’s apple prominently visible, his fingers long and slender, exuding a certain sensuality.
Stop–what am I thinking?
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He’s a mature man who has navigated the business world for years, extremely shrewd.
Should I return that bank card to him? If I don’t, I might end up in jail.
The next day at work, I deliberately brought the bank card, planning to return the money to him.
However, throughout the following week, I never saw Jasper at the company again.
When delivering food to my boss, I couldn’t resist asking him. about it.
“Why are you asking about him? Have you taken a liking to Mr. Knight?”
“No!”
I’m so done.
I was worried that my blunder that day might negatively impact the company’s collaboration with him.
“Don’t I know you young girls? You all freeze at the sight of a handsome man. Just wait.”
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I didn’t understand what he meant by “wait.”
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Then he directly dialed Jasper’s number right in front of me.
“Don’t hang up–when are you coming to discuss our
collaboration? Our intern would like to meet you.”
I…
How could a boss be so unprofessional?
“Boss!”
“No need to thank me. You can go now.”
Thanks a lot, really.
I returned to my desk with an anxious heart. Jasper arrived late in the afternoon, close to the end of the workday.
Undoubtedly, because of him, I had to work overtime.
I don’t know what he discussed with my boss, but at the end of the day, my boss brought him to my workstation.
“Good work everyone. Tonight, Mr. Knight is treating us all.”
“Everyone must attend.”
With the boss insisting like that, nobody dared refuse.
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The venue was an izakaya.
Everyone went to toast him.
Every time I sneaked a glance at Jasper, he was drinking.
His face grew paler with each drink.
How can he drink so much?
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I didn’t dare drink anymore and planned to go to the bathroom and secretly scroll through TikTok.
Figuring everyone was about to head back, I turned the corner and bumped straight into someone’s arms.
“Unc–Mr. Knight.”
“Hmm, did you need something from me today?”
I was looking for him?
I suddenly remembered and quickly took out the bank card.
“I want to return this to you.”
He didn’t take it, just stared at me.
“Does it still hurt?”
“Ryan told me you went to the hospital after you left.”
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My face instantly turned bright red.
Ryan was so indiscreet, always revealing information carelessly.
Seeing my boss and several managers approaching, I knew it would be disastrous if they saw us.
I reacted immédiately, pulling Jasper into the adjacent private
room.
He was about to say something.
I raised my hand and covered his mouth.
“Don’t speak.”
I only let go of him after hearing the footsteps gradually fade
away.
“It doesn’t hurt. I went to the hospital for a different illness.”
“It doesn’t hurt? But you cried for a long time.”
I…!!!
Is he trying to kill me?
“Can you please stop talking about this? I don’t want this.”
I do to
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I placed the bank card in his hand and prepared to leave.
However, since the lights weren’t on in the private room, I tripped over something and fell directly into his arms.
He instinctively wrapped his arm around my waist.
We were too close. I could clearly hear his heartbeat.
I could feel his hot breath on my face.
My breathing instantly became erratic.
“Uncle Knight…”
“Careful.”
As I looked up, our lips met.
To be precise, I accidentally touched his lips–it wasn’t a kiss in
the true sense.
I quickly pulled away.
His hand remained on my waist.
“Uncle Knight, you’re drunk.”
“Yes, I’m quite intoxicated.”
He withdrew his hand.
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His dark, shining eyes stared directly at me.
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Feeling flustered, I hurriedly ran out of the private room alone in embarrassment.
I heard the boss calling after me.
“Sara! Sara!”
I ran even faster.
By the time I returned to my seat, the event was almost over.
The supervisor instructed me to arrange transportation.
Jasper came out with the boss.
“Don’t look so glum. If you have questions, just ask!”
“What do young women like these days?”
“Money, of course.”
“She doesn’t want it.”
“When they say they don’t want it, it just means you haven’t offered enough. Who is this anyway? I see you’re finally showing interest in someone–that’s rare.”
The boss immediately smiled broadly, then turned to look at me sitting in the passenger seat.
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“Sara, tell Mr. Knight what young women like these days.”
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I…
In reality, they could treat me as if I didn’t exist while discussing such private matters.
Jasper seemed to notice me just then, his gaze thoughtfully fixed
on me.
“They like… Can I be honest, boss?”
“Go ahead. Say it well and I’ll reward you.”
“They like not working.”
The boss’s expression instantly soured.
“Did I say something wrong? Boss, you told me to be honest.”
Jasper couldn’t help laughing beside us.
“I think she said it quite well.”
“Fine, fine, fine. Sara, well said. Just wait, I’ll think about how to reward you when we get back.”
The way the boss said this, it felt like he was furious and wanted to bury me alive.
The car belonged to the company. We would drop off the boss
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first, then Jasper, and finally me.
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After the boss got out, Jasper insisted on taking me home first.
With only the two of us left in the car, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
I only dared to steal glances at him through the rearview mirror when he closed his eyes to rest in the back seat.
He looked gentle and gentlemanly while sleeping.
Perhaps due to exhaustion from overtime work, I fell asleep. shortly after closing my eyes in the car.
I even had a dream.
In the dream, I was crying, and he was comforting me.
“There, don’t cry. You’re pinching my hand.”
Then, I woke up startled.
I glanced at the rearview mirror and saw Jasper staring at me.
His slender fingers were poised over his phone screen.
“What’s wrong with my hand?” he asked.
“Nothing!”
I was terrified and quickly averted my gaze.
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Since my class supervisor informed me about a class meeting. tomorrow, I’m staying at school tonight.
When the car stopped at the school entrance, he, who had been working, suddenly turned to look at me.
“At this hour, can you still get into your dorm? Do you need me to speak with your dorm supervisor?”
“No need!”
He didn’t say anything more.
I quickly got out of the car.
As soon as I stepped out, I saw Ryan driving a sports car with a junior girl. They had just parked at the entrance and were scanning their campus cards.
The junior girl looked somewhat shy when she saw me.
“Senior, why are you returning to school so late?” she asked sweetly.
“Aren’t you coming back at the same time?” I replied coolly.
She seemed to be hinting at something.
“Senior, Ryan said he’d take me back to the dorm. Why don’t
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you come with us in his car?” she suggested with feigned.
concern.
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“Oh? The sports car only has two seats. Where would I sit? On his lap?” I responded sarcastically.
Stop pretending to be so kind and considerate.
Before, when we took photos, she used to say Ryan and I were the most compatible couple she’d ever seen.
Now she’s with Ryan herself.
How interesting.
The junior girl immediately became annoyed.
Ryan quickly defended her.
“Sara, get this straight–we’ve broken up,” he snapped. “Mia and I are together now. Who would let you sit on their lap anyway!”
“Mia is just concerned about you. Why can’t you appreciate that?” he added indignantly.
My, my, my.
Even before Ryan and I broke up, she was already flirting with him.
Now she’s specially coming over to show concern for me.
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“Do I need her to look after me? Who is she to you, and who are you to me?” I retorted.
Ryan was instantly speechless, his eyes darting toward the business car parked in the distance.
“I really don’t have time to deal with you right now, but let me just remind you of something.
Don’t casually get into cars with men of questionable character. J After all, you never know who they really are.
“There are many men driving luxury cars who are actually chauffeurs for wealthy people. They specifically target naive girls like you.”
Just as the atmosphere grew tense, another car drove up.
The window slowly rolled down.
“Perhaps the man of questionable character you’re referring to is me?” a familiar voice asked.
“Dad!?”
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