"I am not a virgin anymore". Mu Jingcheng whispered to herself again and again as if the whole world had been turned upside and down.
Of course, the world still ran as usual.
The rain was drizzling.
The temperature was less than 5 degrees celsius, which made the quiet street even more deserted.
Mu Jingcheng dragged her tired body forward step by step. Her cheeks were wetted by the drizzles, whereas her thin clothes clung to her body. As if her soul was pulled out of her body, she seemed haggard.
What happened last night was like a nightmare that was replayed mechanically in her mind over and over again.
That pitch-black room, that cold palm, and her own terrifying gasping...
She didn't know why she fell asleep after drinking a glass of juice. When she woke up again, she was in a hotel room. Nonetheless, she was aware of what had happened to her.
She was not a virgin anymore.
When Mu Jingcheng recalled the moment when her hymen was broken, her heart ached as if it had been torn apart.
What could she do then? It was useless to pity for herself like this. Life had to move on. Thinking of that, she took a deep breath and told herself, "Sh*t happens. Pull yourself together!"
Back at home, her stepmother, Gu Jiaojiao, and her younger sister, Mu Jingwei, were sitting on the sofa in the living room, talking about last night's TV show. When the door was opened, both of them paused and turned to glance at the door.
"Oh, you're finally back." Mu Jingwei sized Mu Jingcheng up and down with a contemptuous look, and there was an undisguised sarcasm in the former's voice. "You didn't come home all-night—you must have had a great night, eh?"
Hearing that, Mu Jingcheng paused for a moment. But, she did not look at them and turned to walk to her room.
In this house, except for her father, she did not think that anyone would care about her, not even her half-sister, because Mu Jingwei would only laugh at her.
Therefore, Mu Jingcheng did not care about the attitude of her sister and stepmother.
And she definitely would not care about what they thought of her.
However, how was she going to explain it to Qu Jingxuan?
How was she going to tell him that she was raped?
Just then, Gu Jiaojiao pulled her daughter—Mu Jingwei's sleeve, stood up, walked to Mu Jingcheng, and asked in a tentative tone, "Are you all right?"
Mu Jingcheng was slightly taken aback before slowly turning her gaze toward her stepmother, who stood next to her. Under her gaze, Gu Jiaojiao quickly moved aside. Mu Jingcheng's heart skipped a beat. As if she had uncovered something, she asked hoarsely, "It's you, isn't it?"
"What?" With a frown, Gu Jiaojiao retorted, "Why are you looking at me like that? I'm just concerned about you. What's with your attitude? If your father knows that you didn't come home last night—"
"If my dad finds out that you set me up, he won't forgive you!" Last night, Gu Jiaojiao was being kind deliberately and gave her a glass of juice. Less than half an hour after drinking the juice, she fell asleep. When she woke up, it was already morning.
"I set you up? How?" Suddenly, Gu Jiaojiao increased her voice. "Mu Jingcheng, stop slandering me. If you want to wrong me, you'd better show me the evidence!"
"I was raped. Does this count as evidence?" roared Mu Jingcheng, as tears and grievances gushed out from her heart.
"What? You were raped?!" exclaimed Mu Jingwei, as if she had heard some shocking news. However, secretly, she was delighted.
On the other hand, Gu Jiaojiao paused for a moment, but she was not surprised. Although her voice was not as sharp as before, she still sounded domineering. "What does that have to do with me?"
"Gu Jiaojiao—"
Right then, Gu Jiaojiao's phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID and quickly picked it up. With unprecedented complacency, Gu Jiaojiao said, "Hello, Mr. Qiao! Are you satisfied last night?"
"Satisfied?! Gu Jiaojiao, how dare you trick me!" A middle-aged man's angry voice came from the other end of the line.
"I tricked you? No, I didn't..."
"I was waiting in the hotel for the whole night. Where was the girl whom you were going to send to me?!"
Hearing that, Gu Jiaojiao couldn't help but turn to Mu Jingcheng. With her heart jolted, Gu Jiaojiao asked, "You... didn't see her?" Then, who raped Mu Jingcheng?
"Stop talking f*cking nonsense! Listen carefully. In three days, you either bring the girl over, or the money. Otherwise, I will find people to gang bang you!" After that, the caller hung up the phone with a loud thud.
Listening to the beeping sound from the phone, Gu Jiaojiao felt the seriousness.