My cousin-in-law helped me achieve my ambitions.

Su Ming cautiously stole glances at the woman.

She had changed into a red sundress and was leaning against the railing, smoking and lazily scanning the passersby. She quickly turned her head and saw Su Ming. The woman visibly froze for a moment when she saw him, then hurriedly turned away, pretending to admire the scenery.

"That scared me to death! Luckily, this woman knows shame!" Su Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly looked away.

"What's wrong?" Qiu Tong noticed his unusual expression and followed his gaze. "Did you see someone you know?"

"No, no!" Su Ming quickly shook his head, forcing an awkward smile. "There's nothing to see here. How about... we go somewhere else?"

Qiu Tong glanced at him and laughed, "This place is the most bustling part of town. Let me show you around." She deliberately lowered her voice, with a hint of teasing, "There are so many beautiful women here, it'll be a feast for your eyes."

Su Ming was speechless, but his cousin-in-law insisted on staying, so he had no choice but to stay by her side, praying in his heart that the woman would not come over.

Before they knew it, more than ten minutes had passed. Seeing that the woman had her back to them and seemed to have no intention of causing trouble, Su Ming's tense nerves relaxed slightly.

However, his joy lasted less than five minutes, and as he continued to stroll forward, an accident occurred.

Seven or eight figures suddenly emerged from behind the flower wall in front. They were all young men, some with dyed blond hair, some with tattooed arms, all carrying steel pipes and with hostile eyes.

Leading the way was the woman in the red halter dress. Her face showed no sign of panic, but rather a smug, cold smile, her finger pointing directly at Su Ming.

"That bastard's up ahead, let's go, let's go!"

Upon seeing this, Qiu Tong's expression changed drastically. Almost instinctively, she pushed Su Ming behind her and stepped forward herself.

"What are you doing?" Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried a cold aura.

The sexy woman scoffed and pointed her finger in the air: "Ask your good brother. He took me to his room during the day, undressed me, looked at my body, but didn't pay me."

"I didn't!" Su Ming roared, trembling with rage, as he poked his head out from behind Qiu Tong. "She's lying!"

"Still saying no?" The woman raised an eyebrow, her voice suddenly rising, drawing the attention of passersby. "I've stripped naked and been lying on the bed for you to see, and you just walk away without even giving me thirty yuan? Are you even a man?"

"You're talking nonsense!" Su Ming's eyes were red. "You clearly seduced me! I only said I wanted to get our documents done, but you took me to a room and did *that* kind of thing! And I didn't even do it with you, did I?"

"Yes, you didn't do it." The woman laughed, her smile full of sarcasm. "But I already took my clothes off, and we agreed on the price. If you didn't do it, it means you're no good! Useless, even if I gave it to you, you couldn't do it."

The word "no" pierced Su Ming's ears like needles. Especially being said that in front of his cousin-in-law, he felt a surge of heat rush to his head.

"Who says I can't!" he roared, his neck stiff. "I'm amazing! I just don't want to do it with you! Because you're too ugly!"

Upon hearing this, the woman's smile instantly froze on her face.

The next second, her entire face contorted. No woman wants to be told she's ugly.

"Fuck your mother!" she roared at the top of her lungs. "You're useless to me, and you blame me for being ugly? Go to hell!"

As she spoke, she reached out and grabbed at Su Ming's face, her nails bright red and sharp.

Su Ming reacted quickly, shoving her hand away. The woman staggered back two steps.

"Your mother sells hemp!" the woman shouted angrily. After regaining her footing, she yelled at the group of men beside her, "Hit him! Kill this dog!"

"beat!"

"Hit him!"

Seven or eight thugs, shouting and carrying steel pipes, surrounded them.

"stop!"

A cold shout, like ice water being poured down.

Qiu Tong stepped forward, completely shielding Su Ming behind her. Her expression was cold as she surveyed the crowd, her gaze finally settling on the woman's face. Her voice was chillingly calm: "It's just money, isn't it? Name your price, just don't go too far."

The woman paused for a moment, then smiled smugly: "Great! Okay, give us five hundred yuan!"

"Impossible," Qiu Tong said calmly.

"Hey lady!" A man with dyed blond hair, who looked like the leader, stepped forward and said with a forced smile, "It was your brother's fault. He made our lady lose face and made us come all this way for nothing. We still need to be paid for all these people. Five hundred really isn't much."

"that is!"

"Five hundred is too cheap for him!"

The thugs all chimed in.

Qiu Tong's face darkened. He raised his chin and said, enunciating each word clearly, "Two hundred at most. I won't give you a single cent more."

She paused, her eyes suddenly sharpening. "If you want to cause trouble, then go ahead. I don't mind playing along."

As she spoke, she crossed her arms over her chest, a chilling aura of menace emanating from her brows. It wasn't bluffing, but the confidence that only someone who had weathered storms and seen the world possessed.

The scene fell silent for a moment.

The thugs exchanged glances, hesitation creeping into their eyes. They were only in it for the money; getting into trouble might not be worth it.

The woman and the blond-haired leader exchanged a glance. A few seconds later, the blond-haired leader nodded: "Okay, two hundred it is."

Qiu Tong didn't say anything more, took out two hundred-yuan bills from her bag and handed them over.

The blond-haired man took the money, flicked it in his hand, and grinned, "Big sister's straightforward. Let's go!"

The sexy woman in the tank top turned around and gave Su Ming a cold smile, then swayed her hips before leaving triumphantly.

The group dispersed quickly and disappeared into the night.

The onlookers gradually dispersed. The area under the overpass returned to calm, with only the flashing neon lights and the continuous flow of traffic remaining.

Qiu Tong stood there, her back to Su Ming, motionless for a long time. Her chest rose and fell slightly, making it clear that she was angry, yet also seemed to be deep in thought.

"Sister-in-law..." Su Ming called to her softly.

Qiu Tong slowly turned around.

The streetlight shone on her face, her expression eerily calm, her eyes like frozen ice. She glanced coldly at Su Ming and uttered two words: "Let's go!"

Su Ming felt a chill run down his spine from the coldness in her eyes, and cautiously asked, "Where...where are we going?"

Qiu Tong suddenly laughed. The laugh was cold, tinged with sarcasm, disappointment, and a complex emotion that Su Ming couldn't understand.

"Didn't you want to play around with women?" Her voice was soft, but every word was clear. "I'll take you right now. I guarantee she'll be sexier, more alluring, and younger than that woman."

After saying that, she turned and left, her high heels clicking crisply and resolutely on the ground.

Su Ming stood there, watching her back, and felt a chill rise from the soles of his feet.

A night breeze blew by, and he shivered.

Is my cousin's wife really going to take him to play around with women?