Seeing him endlessly bring up Ouyang Yi, Su Xingyu got a bit angry: "You have no right to interfere with who I befriend!" Lu Shifeng, however, found nothing wrong: "I’m your husband, it’s normal for me to manage you." Su Xingyu was so angry she nearly snapped her chopsticks, this feudal blockhead, hopelessly chauvinistic! "You do know I’m your wife, not your maid!" She glared at him hatefully, "Who I choose to befriend is my business!" "What does it have to do with me if you don’t agree?" Lu Shifeng didn’t argue with her, continuing to slowly pick up food: "Think it over clearly, don’t go out before you’ve figured it out." Su Xingyu was so upset she couldn’t eat, dropped her chopsticks, and went straight back to her room. She washed, took a shower, and went to bed. The midsummer night was as cool as water, the stars twinkling outside the window. Su Xingyu lay on her side looking at the stars in the night sky, Lu Shifeng’s face lingering in her mind. Yes, he married her and saved her, making her unknowingly grow close to him, no longer rejecting him as she did at first. But his bad temper seriously needed addressing, did he think of himself as some kind of king? Su Xingyu was sullen, determined not to compromise this time! The sound of the bedroom door opening and closing. In the dark, the bed behind her slightly dipped, a hot and solid body embraced her. She struggled privately, but he didn’t let go, his thin lips gently kissing the smooth side of her neck. When she struggled harder, he suddenly bit down heavily. Pain spread, seemingly drawing blood. Su Xingyu was furious: "Lu Shifeng! You perverted beast!" "Hmm, what else?" His voice was calm and smooth, if not for the sudden increase in force, one might think he wasn’t angry at all. His hand was roughly kneading her breast through her thin nightgown; she curled up in pain, hitting him forcefully. He applied even more force, ripping open her nightgown, flipping her over to face upward, forcibly parting her legs. She was in pain and scared, glaring at him angrily in the dark. His narrow, deep eyes seemed to reflect the starlight, speaking in a hoarse, meaningful tone: "Su Xingyu, you’re really acting up." With those words, she only felt a sudden sharp pain in her body, as if slashed easily by some blade. She groaned, her hands weakly pressed against his chest, unable to stop his savage penetration. He did as he pleased over her, like a storm in the dark. She was hurt and angry, refusing to give in, intermittently cursing: "You... you beast... monster... bastard!... Ah... it hurts..." But he didn’t stop, how many times he took her in the dark, she couldn’t tell, until the sky turned white. He got up, dressed, and left. She lay exhausted on the bed, feeling like her body didn’t belong to her, her consciousness drifting. In a daze, she took a nap until late morning. She got up, looking at the red and purple bruises all over her body in the bathroom’s full-length mirror, cursing Lu Shifeng’s ancestors with fury. Being devoured, she felt that she must not back down in this fight, otherwise wouldn’t it be a case of losing both the spouse and the battle, a big loss? "Lu Shifeng, just wait, I will definitely befriend Ouyang Yi!" she swore to the sky in the mirror. After having lunch, she immediately decided to go out to find Ouyang Yi for tea. Unexpectedly, she was stopped by Mrs. Gui before reaching the door. The aged maid bowed her head respectfully: "Young Madam, Master instructed that you aren’t allowed to leave the house these few days. If you need to buy or do anything, you can instruct me." That unreasonable man, forcing himself on her wasn’t enough, he grounded her again! Could it be, he really plans to keep her locked up , not allowing her to go to the finals unless she agrees to break ties with Ouyang Yi? Despicable and shameless! Su Xingyu was stifled, but then rallied with fighting spirit, not arguing with Mrs. Gui, she turned and marched upstairs. She didn’t believe he could ground her for a lifetime! She went back to her bedroom, leaning on the floor-to-ceiling glass window looking downstairs; downstairs, was the small garden transformed by Lu Shifeng into a sunken courtyard, with lush flowers and trees, large clusters of white roses swaying inside the courtyard walls. She thought of a girl who stole flowers and her astonishing wall-climbing skills. Decisively pulling out her phone, she called Xia Ling: "Hey, Xiaoling, I need your help with something... It’s , Lu Shifeng has grounded me..." She explained the matter of Lu Shifeng not letting her attend the finals because of a quarrel. On the other end of the line, Xia Ling was indignant: "How could your husband be so excessive! Xingyu, don’t worry, I’ll come to rescue you!" "Just teach me how to climb out over the wall," Su Xingyu looked downstairs planning her escape route while saying, "Also, don’t alert anyone, I just need to sneak out on the day of the award ceremony for the finals, Lu Shifeng mustn’t discover it before then." "Rest assured, leave it to me!" Xia Ling was in high spirits, this girl naturally liked fun, especially these pranks of wall climbing, and immediately began detailing the plan with Su Xingyu over the phone. The two girls plotted systematically. Lu Shifeng continued his routine of going to work and coming home, not lifting his ban on Su Xingyu, waiting for her to compromise. However, as the days passed and the finals approached, Su Xingyu showed no sign of compromise. At night, Lu Shifeng held her in his arms, his voice deep: "Really don’t want to go to the finals?" His scorching heat made her somewhat shrink back, but she mustered up her courage and stubbornly answered: "Fine if I don’t go!" His narrow eyes squinted dangerously: "Is Ouyang Yi that important to you?" Su Xingyu was angry: "First Xia Ling, now Ouyang Yi, are you going to restrict every friend I make? Lu Shifeng, this is a matter of principle! Do you understand what principles are? I have human rights!" It really wasn’t about whether Ouyang Yi was important to her, even if she were to fall out with Ouyang Yi the next second, it would be a matter between her and her friend, not something for this feudal tyrant to dictate! "Human. Rights?" In the dark, he seemed to sneer, "In my world, you don’t have any." His body sank, and once again began his stormy assault... Su Xingyu was really angry, having been oppressed many times, she learned to resist, she couldn’t move him or fight him, so she used her teeth to bite, biting deeply! His muscles were hard as rocks, she put in a great effort to feel her little teeth finally sink into his shoulder, the tang of blood spread, and she bit down harder. Lu Shifeng seemingly unfazed, instead seemed to find it amusing, patting her backside: "Little demon." She was so angry, the blood in her chest turning to bitterness, biting to no avail, releasing him with no better option... Read full story at nοvelfire.net A long, silent night followed. Just bearing it, finally came the day of the finals.