Ling Ni smiles up at the sky. She knows that a part of Liu Shan does not want to listen to her story, but she wanted to him to know. Their short time together made her trust him enough to tell him about her life behind closed doors.
"A lot of people see me as the spoilt daughter of the Ling family, but this is not exactly true. Like every human, I also have a story of my own."
Her words fell and her smile disappears.
"The man you saw that day, his name is Tao Meng. If I were to describe him, I would say he is like my savior."
She had always lived a good life with her parents. Anything she wanted, they would do everything they could to give it to her.
Others see and think of her as a spoilt princess, but she was never like that. The things she asked for were always reasonable. She never asked for new clothes, shoes, jewelries or any fancy things other daughters ask for.
What she would ask was for a good education. That way, when the time came, she would know what to do when she takes over her father's company.
However, everything changed on the day of her fourteenth birthday.
She had just returned home from school and was excited to celebrate her birthday with her parents, but that was the day she learned about an underground gang called Red Moon.
Her father had been scammed by the leader of Red Moon and was tricked into handing all his fortune to them. They told him that they will help better his company, but it was all a lie to make him fall into debt.
When they saw her walk through the door, they propose a deal with her father. If he sells her to them, they will support his company in the dark as promised. They even said they would clear him of his debt and pretended none of this ever happened.
If he doesn't accept the deal, they will fabricate her father with fraud and use of illegal drugs. They will also make sure that the Ling family perish from the world.
Even when he was terrified out of his wits and was beaten near death, he didn't give in to their words. He was a good man and would rather die than sell his own daughter.
However, in the end, it was her who gave in.
She was a scared little girl who had just became a teenager. All she could think about was saving her parents and the company her father had worked so hard on.
When the people of Red Moon took her away, she knew her happy days were over and she will never see her parents again, but if it meant saving them, she didn't care.
That same day on her birthday, she entered Red Moon. She was supposed to fill their needs in bed, but that was when the 14 years old her met the 22 years old Tao Meng.
At the time, he was not yet the leader of Red Moon, but as the nephew and next line to be the leader, everyone had to give way to him.
She said he is like her savior because it was him who took pity on her and saved her from being passed around by the man of Red Moon like an old rag doll.
He told her that since she has been sold to Red Moon, he will keep the deal and support her father's company in the dark. He also added that she can stay with her parents, but only under one condition.
She becomes his woman.
However, due to her being too young, he told her he will wait until she becomes an adult to have her.
So without thinking, she didn't hesitate to agree. If it meant she can be with her parents again, she didn't care.
As the years passed by and she was nearing her adulthood, she came to realize that her life was not hers anymore, nor could she choose who to love.
Before she knew it, the night she turned 18 arrived. She was gifted the apartment she is currently living in and like their promise deal, Tao Meng came for her.
From that moment on, whenever he was tired of the women at Red Moon, he would come find her to fill his needs.
Not wanting to live like this, she decided to find a way out. She secretly started dating other men to find a way out, but no matter who it was, Tao Meng would order his men to beat the man until he was cripple or near death.
After years of going through this, she became even more afraid of him (Tao Meng) and knew that she cannot escape him. She then came to accept her fate.
The night she planned to break up with her last boyfriend, she found out that Tao Meng had been sending women to fool around with her boyfriend. Things escalated and it was that very night that Liu Shan saved her from her so-called boyfriend.
He was only her neighbor and knew nothing about her, but he still stepped in to help her.
When she saw him do this, she wanted to cry as she came to know that there were still people with a good heart in this corrupted world, she lives in.
She never planned to have anything to do with him (Liu Shan), but unexpectedly, after that night, they kept running into each other and before she knew it, the wish to fall in love began to develop inside her.
She knew it was wrong, but she wanted to give love a try.
All the time they spent together, she would only agree to go when she knew that Tao Meng would be away.
Even though it wasn't much, her time with Liu Shan were the best moments in her life. She would always forget about her awful life and pray for time to stop so it would be only her and him.
However, good things always come to an end.
Tao Meng was smart man and had long known about her relationship with Liu Shan. Even though he had not met Liu Shan in person, he had sent his men to follow them.
When Liu Shan suddenly went missing, she thought Tao Meng had done something to him. Out of angry and tired of him controlling her freedom, she wanted to confront him, but he suddenly appeared at her door. She knew he was angry just by looking in his eyes, but he kept a calm expression.
He told her that if she doesn't stop this childish love game of hers, he will kill Liu Shan in front of her.
Knowing what he is capable of, she doesn't want anything to happen to Liu Shan, so she agreed. He (Liu Shan) was only an innocent person she had dragged into this mess.
Once he was satisfied and had his way with her like he wanted, he finally left.
However, that was the same day Liu Shan saw them.
[[[[[Abeehiltz: And it was at this moment she knew she messed up.]]]]]
Ling Ni smiles apologetically as she stares at the lake view in front of her.
"I'm sorry for making you listen to my story."
Even if Liu Shan does not believe her, she was glad she can finally tell this to someone. It was something she had always wanted to do, but never knew who to trust enough to tell.