Slightly intoxicated, I leaned back in my chair, letting An Jinyan massage my head.

Suddenly, his mouth came close to my ear. "Do you feel good?"

He was too close, his warm breath causing tingles and itching all over my body.

I shifted uncomfortably, my face began to flush and turn hot.

Suddenly, something wet licked my ear lobe. In a blink, I realized it was his tongue.

I wanted to get up, but he firmly kept me seated.

His burning hot tongue began to lick my earlobe again, his tongue tip gently circling and sucking...

His actions sent shivers down my spine. I wanted to escape. But my legs were too weak to find any strength.

I enjoyed this man's caress, yet guilt filled my heart.

I'm married and I have a daughter. I’m a typical married woman.

Yet, he is not my husband.

"What are you doing?"

I strained my voice to sound angry.

"You're so beautiful, are you willing to just wither in a sexless marriage? What a beautiful moment, If we don’t do anything, that would be a real waste."

As he spoke, his hands were up to no good, one hand kissed my neck while the other slipped into my neckline.

Kneading, rubbing, pressing, pinching.

Each of his movements accurately stimulates my sensitive points.

I pretend to struggle, but my inner longing surges like a tide.

After becoming pregnant, my husband Chen Rui and I have been sleeping in separate beds.

It has been more than a year since I had sex.

"If a man doesn't cherish you, you should leave him and find a better one. Why do you resist when your body needs me?"

An Jin Yen pulls his fingers from under my skirt, showing me his wet fingertips.

I feel incredibly embarrassed. He is truly a devil, seeing right through my reactions.

His hot kisses come over, entangling with my tongue and sucking intensely.

His hand movements become increasingly bolder, I almost scream out loud as I bend my body.

My desire burns more intensely due to the alcohol and his teasing.

My consciousness becomes blurry and I slowly give up resisting.

Just forget it, let’s pretend to be drunk.

A drunk woman can do anything and it wouldn't be strange.

The desire that has been building up inside me bursts forth at the mere thought of it.

"Ah... Jin Yan!" I groaned in despair, my legs tightly coiled around his waist.

No doubt, this was a charge signal for him. He began to perform enthusiastically, and I was completely enthralled.

An unprecedented wave of pleasure overcame me, making me forget that I am a supposedly loyal wife who has not yet divorced.

Yes, I had committed adultery.

My name is Yuan Yaya, a service employee at the Unicom service hall.

Three years ago, I met my husband Chen Rui, and got married in a rush.

We've been married for two years, but my belly remained unresponsive.

To conceive, Chen Rui and I tried all sorts of methods.

Worrying that we can't relax enough at home, we got a room at a hotel, tried it in the wild, and more than once, we had intense intimacy in Chen Rui's car.

Despite having tried various environments and positions, my belly remained silent.

After visiting traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and drinking the fishy and bitter herbal soup for over a year, I finally got pregnant.

My mother-in-law was praying every day, insisting that we must have a son, otherwise the Chen family would be without a successor.

But in the end, I gave birth to a girl.

When my mother-in-law and husband found out they were having a girl, they even left without paying the hospital bill!

That day was very cold, and I was evicted from the hospital ward.

I sat in the hospital lobby, dialing my friends one by one to borrow money, but none of them were willing to lend me any.

My child wouldn't stop crying, and passers-by would look at me as though they were seeing a dinosaur.

I turned my head sideways, so as not to let my tears drop on the child's little face.

At that moment, An Jinyan walked over.

I would remember his appearance for the rest of my life.

He was tall and handsome, with a strong presence, like a born ruler.

Even the blue and white striped hospital gown he was donning gave off a sense of lazy charm and unrestrained freedom.

He stood in front of me, frowning. He glanced at the crying baby in the swaddle and said in an impatient tone,

"A newborn, huh? Crying so fiercely, why don't you attend to it?"

A pang hit my heart, and I paid him no mind.

There was nothing to say to a stranger.

I kept quiet, yet he suddenly bent over, trying to pick up my baby.

I instinctively dodged.

He furrowed his eyebrows even tighter and asked, "What's wrong with you? You're not caring for your child when it's throwing such a tantrum, and when I want to take it to the nurse to soothe, you refuse? Are you out of your mind?"

Just then, a hospital staff member walked over.

"Mr. An, this woman just gave birth and owes the hospital a huge sum of money. The dean has ordered that she cannot leave until her bill is fully paid."

He glanced at me, then at the baby, signalling to the staff member to step aside for a talk.

Several minutes later, he returned with a cold expression and tone.

"I've paid your hospital bill for you; you can go back to your room now. Don't let your child cry ceaselessly."

Why did he pay for me? What's his relation with the hospital?

I was puzzled and hastened to say, "I'll go home and retrieve money to pay you back right away."

"If you could pay me back instantly, do you think you'd be sitting here crying? The doctor said you need to stay in the hospital for another two days for observation."

His expression grew more impatient.

I hurriedly passed my phone to him, "Please call your phone using mine. I'll save your number."

As I saved his number, I started to speak, "My name is Yuan YaYa. I live in..."

He waved his hand to cut me off, "I can get your info from the hospital. If you can pay me back, call. If not, don't disturb me."

Blinking, I found this man very strange.

I'm the one who owes him, I should be worried about him following up for repayment.

Yet, he's worried that I might disturb him with calls?

His name is An JinYan.

At my most desolate, he barged into my life, thoughtlessly, somewhat frivolously,

Yet, he was an angel, saving me from my plight.

Days later, I returned home cradling our child.

My mother-in-law took the baby from my arms with a cold expression, pointing to the kitchen: "Go and cook. Chen Rui will be hungry when he comes home."

While others are meticulously taken care of during their postnatal confinement, I, on the day I was discharged from the hospital, was cooking for my husband and mother-in-law.

After dinner, Chen Rui announced his plans to join his friends for a poker game. I was forced to stop him, explaining that I had borrowed the money for the hospital bills from a friend, and if possible, he could give me the money so I could repay the loan tomorrow.

Chen Rui did not speak, but his gaze shifted to his mother seated comfortably on the sofa.

She stood abruptly, "You're not oblivious to our financial situation. We gave all our money for down payment of your house. From where else could we have money? Try calculating the amount of time you haven't been to work! Can there be any income without a job?"

For heaven's sake, I was not working not because I was lazy, but because I was pregnant.

They argued that computers emanate harmful radiation and didn’t allow me to work. Now all the responsibility was pushed onto me.

"But I still need to repay the money, it isn't much, just over eight thousand yuan." I said softly, head drooping.

"People usually spend no more than five thousand yuan to have a boy, yet you spent ten thousand to have a girl! Get back to work and pay off the debt yourself. We're out of money!"

After my mother-in-law's outburst, Chen Rui too understood the line he was to toe.

"At first, it was you who wanted a private hospital because the conditions were better. But private hospitals are inherently expensive..." I could not accept this and found myself retorting.

But before I could finish, my mother-in-law advanced and slapped me across the face.

"You dare to argue back after giving birth to a girl? We've nourished you daily, and in the end, you produced a loss! How audacious of you!”

These were the words I've had been enduring from my mother-in-law since we got married three years ago.

As a retired official, she always seems to have a sense of superiority for no reason and believes that I took advantage by marrying into their family. Scolding me was a daily routine, but hitting me, that was a first.

Tears gushed from my eyes, I was so shocked that I could only cry, speechless.

"If you want to cry, then get lost and cry somewhere else! Don’t cry in my house! Get out along with your loss or go to work, earn money to raise your child!" She pointed at the door and reprimanded me.

So, she wanted to force me to work!

Fine! Work it is. Facing the cold faces of my mother-in-law and Chen Rui daily, I cannot take it much longer.

When I returned to work, my colleagues were utterly astonished.

"Xiao Ya, if you don't take good care during your puerperium, you'll leave yourself open to a host of potential health problems!"

"Yes, you should recuperate more. You've returned to work before your confinement period was over. Don't flirt with your health!"

"That's right! How can you abandon such a tiny child?"

Facing everyone's well-meant advice, tears welled up in my eyes. Yet all I could do was put on a smile and say it was nothing.

Soon after starting work, a tall man approached the counter, "Hello, I need to recharge my phone balance by 500 yuan."

Our gazes met, and we both exclaimed in surprise, "How can it be you?!"

On my first day at work, the first customer I served turned out to be An Jin Yan.

This time, I finally saw his appearance clearly.

His eyes were narrow and elongated, with a straight and high nose bridge, and his facial features were three-dimensional and handsome. He was undoubtedly a total heartthrob.

He was staring at my chest.

I jumped in fright and subconsciously wrapped my chest with my hands.

"Yuan Yaya."

He read the name on my work badge.

"Hello." I smiled at him as naturally as possible.

The thing I worry most at the moment, is that he might ask me for money.

If my colleagues find out that I just gave birth, and my husband doesn't take care of me, and I have to borrow money from a stranger for medical bills, how could I continue to stay in this organization?

He looked down on me from a higher position, "You just gave birth, why are you still working?"

I was unable to answer his question and hurriedly recharged his phone credit. After recharging, I said, "I can't pay your money back for the time being. I'll repay when I have money."

"It seems that you don't want to chat about your situation. Let's drop it." He said, and suddenly turned around and walked away without looking back.

I watched his tall body get into a Range Rover parked not far away, thinking, this is definitely a rich man.

Most rich people are restrained and aloof, but he didn't seem difficult to get along with.

My colleague, Xiaolan, who was sitting next to me asked in a low voice, "Sister Yaya, that handsome guy's gaze at you is not simple. Is he your backup? You're really capable. Giving birth and having a backup, not missing out on anything makes me, a single dog, envious and jealous. You indeed are the most beautiful saleswoman in our office."

I briefly explained my recent situation, and Xiaolan didn't speak for a long time.

After a while, she said indignantly, "Divorce! Even if you're reluctant to let go of your daughter, you don’t need to keep your body for such a scumbag. You're so beautiful, have a full figure and a good personality, I support you to go after that tall, rich and handsome man, seeking your own "happiness!"

While saying this, she even puckishly teased my bosom.

I smiled helplessly, recalling the burning gaze of An Jinyan staring at my chest badge, and felt my face reddening slightly.