CHAPTER 27: CHAPTER 27: NO MATTER HOW SHE STRUGGLES, SHE’S STILL IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND

Sheng Qianchi took Gu Jiayin directly to the mall.

Gu Jiayin looked up at the luxurious mall building, her voice cold as she asked, "Didn’t you say we were going to eat?"

"Yes." Sheng Qianchi responded while leaning over to unbuckle her seatbelt, "First, let’s buy some clothes and shoes."

Gu Jiayin, "..."

She was utterly repulsed and resistant, "I don’t have the habit of accompanying men to shop for clothes!"

"Buying for you."

Frustrated, Gu Jiayin raised her eyes, "I don’t need new clothes."

Sheng Qianchi’s face instantly turned cold, glaring at Gu Jiayin with a hint of sharpness, "Do you want to wear clothes given by Pei Nianchen to dine with me? Or should I strip you here and you wear mine?"

Gu Jiayin, "..."

She had important matters to attend to and really had no time to tangle with this man. How exactly could she get rid of this pest?

As she internally cursed, her chin was suddenly pinched by a long, distinct hand, and she met Sheng Qianchi’s deep and tranquil dark eyes.

The man’s words followed, pressing down, "You are my woman, if you have any opinions, speak directly to me, don’t curse me in your mind, okay?"

Gu Jiayin found it particularly amusing, so she really laughed, except her smile was too mocking, "Sheng Qianchi, when you chose Qin Yishu before, did you also straightforwardly take people like this?"

Sheng Qianchi still held her chin, but his demeanor became unmistakably serious. He quietly looked into her eyes, black and white, becoming deeper like a dark night, and his surrounding aura also settled.

After a long while, he slowly spoke, "Do you mind her existence a lot?"

Gu Jiayin felt particularly awkward being pinched by him, so awkward that her whole body was uncomfortable, so she coldly knocked his hand away, resolutely distant.

"Of course, I mind her existence, I even mind all the Qin Family members, but it has nothing to do with you, and even less to do with her being your woman. Sheng Qianchi, I will not be your woman."

Her words were flatly direct but clearly and accurately expressed her indifference towards him.

Sheng Qianchi intensely gazed at her, his voice bearing a noticeable chill, the words he spat out were like pearls falling into a jade plate, clear and audible, "Gu Jiayin, if you keep fooling around with me, I won’t be in such a good mood, okay?"

He approached her inch by inch, his icy aura seeming to crystallize the air inside the car, "Still can’t learn to behave, I’ll take you right here."

Gu Jiayin was so angry that she was quivering, forcing each word out from deep within her throat, "Sheng Qianchi, why do you insist on bothering me?"

He crooked his lips deviously, "Because I haven’t had enough sleep."

Indeed, wanting her before felt like a psychological solace, but now there’s an added reason—having tasted once, now craving more.

"Shameless." Gu Jiayin nearly squeezed these words through her teeth.

Called shameless, Sheng Qianchi shamelessly continued, "You were the one who climbed into my bed first."

This reason left Gu Jiayin at a loss for words, so she took a deep breath, "Sheng Qianchi, what will it take for you to let me go?"

"When I get tired, I’ll naturally let you go, and I won’t bother to even look at you."

Actually, this was something said in anger. Sheng Qianchi was not one to be promiscuous, though he truly did not love any woman, but he set his sights on Gu Jiayin, and she indeed became his woman, he would pamper her and not easily discard her.

But to Gu Jiayin’s ears, it meant something different.

The simplest words, organized one by one, formed a sentence that, when spoken from this man’s mouth, were heartless, indifferent, arrogant, and most importantly, extremely humiliating.

In his eyes, she was nothing more than a fleeting pastime.

Gu Jiayin’s character, Sheng Qianchi didn’t fully understand after all.

To complete her mission and regain her mother, she would endure in the face of power, but if truly pushed to the brink, her impulse would have her rather be destroyed whole than remain intact.

Looking at the unbelievably handsome face in front of her, her eyes filled with endless disdain and hostility, "Sheng Qianchi, do you believe, if you dare to force me, I’ll perish with you."

This kind of woman, Sheng Qianchi admittedly had never encountered before.

Her gaze at this moment seemed to be a lofty coldness, three thousand feet from the ground, and the resolve to fight desperately to the end, seemed to form an unbreakable thick ice in her eyes.

This sent a shiver through him. He only wanted to obtain her, not force her to death, nor for her to wield a knife against him.

Thus, the once arrogant and unruly first authority of Licheng City, for the first time, compromised in front of a woman,

"I said, I won’t force you, but you cannot get too close to Pei Nianchen, otherwise, I don’t know what I’ll do, a jealous man lacks reason, okay?"

His words, though still firm, clearly made a concession. Gu Jiayin, being a wise person, knew when to back off, so she silently withdrew her gaze.

Sheng Qianchi opened the car door, walked around the front, and opened the passenger door, "Alright, let’s go buy clothes now."

...

In the mall, Sheng Qianchi indeed behaved properly, temporarily daring not to use his tricks of forced kisses and holds with pinching chins.

He never thought one day he would be afraid of a woman.

She didn’t have any extraordinary abilities, she couldn’t beat him, couldn’t insult him, and certainly not match his wealth and power, but she had one weapon: being pushed too far, she’s reckless, and that was the one thing he feared about her.

However, he was still the domineering, panther-like man, his prey target wouldn’t change, she merely gained relative freedom and authority within the bounds he allowed.

Things still proceeded according to his plan, Gu Jiayin exchanged every piece of clothing inside and out, even including underwear and socks, and the outfit she originally wore was entirely thrown into the trash by Sheng Qianchi.

Gu Jiayin was clever, facing a strong and domineering man like Sheng Qianchi, maintaining her current stance was already commendable.

She never intended to perish with anyone, she wanted to live well, to comfort her brother in heaven, and for her mother under control.

She needed to find the Blood Tears Jade, exchange it for her mother, and reclaim everything that belonged to the Gu Family.

Seeing the entirely transformed woman, no trace of Pei Nianchen remained, Sheng Qianchi finally felt satisfied, he proactively held her hand, "Let’s eat."

Gu Jiayin unceremoniously shook him off.

Every contact with his skin felt like humiliation, an indelible shame that deeply imprinted in her bones.

Sheng Qianchi glanced down at the stubborn woman and didn’t get angry, he looked deeply at her before walking ahead first.

She was unruly, disobedient, but he wasn’t in a hurry to subdue her, letting her be, after all, however much she flailed, wasn’t she still in the palm of his hand?