The Quagmire of Desire: From Gambling Addict and Village Flower to Movie Queen

Liu Meiling, a cigarette dangling from her lips, pushed open the door to the KTV room. The corridor was lit with colorful lights, and the loud music made the floor shake.

"I'm going to the restroom," she told Sun Xiaoyan, and walked towards the end of the corridor.

The toilet light was a stark white, making the tiles appear yellowish.

Liu Meiling pushed open the door to the first cubicle and was about to go in when she heard suppressed groans and a man's heavy breathing coming from the innermost cubicle.

"Damn it." Liu Meiling cursed, then opened the door next to her and went inside without thinking much about it.

After urinating and flushing, she didn't close the door but went straight out to wash her hands.

The sounds from that cubicle grew louder; the girl was moaning and groaning, and the man was panting as he said, "Baby, you're so horny."

After washing her hands, Liu Meiling shook them and cursed at the cubicle, "You two bastards, don't you know how to close the door properly?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the door to the cubicle was flung open from the inside.

A naked girl rushed out, her breasts swaying, her lower body still wet, and pounced on Liu Meiling, yelling, "Who the hell are you cursing?!"

Before Liu Meiling could react, the girl had already grabbed her hair.

"Fuck your mother!" Liu Meiling was no pushover either. She grabbed the girl's wrist with one hand and pulled her hair down with the other.

Two women were wrestling at the entrance to the toilet.

The girl was naked, her breasts swinging back and forth, and Liu Meiling's skirt was also pulled up, revealing half of her white buttocks.

A man emerged from a cubicle, pulling up his trousers. He leaned against the wall, watching the two women fight, and laughed, saying, "Hit women, huh? I won't lay a hand on you. You two settle it yourselves."

While pulling the girl's hair, Liu Meiling yelled, "You shut your mouth! It's none of your business!"

The girl wasn't going to back down either, slapping Liu Meiling across the face and grabbing her breasts: "You bitch, you have a foul mouth and you dare to curse!"

The two were locked in a fierce fight when a cold voice suddenly came from the other end of the corridor: "What are you doing?"

The two stopped what they were doing and turned around. They saw a woman in a leather jacket standing in the middle of the corridor, followed by three or four men.

The older woman was probably around thirty-five or thirty-six years old, wearing a leather jacket and short skirt, with a large gold chain dangling around her neck, and her eyes were very cold.

She glanced at the naked girl, then at the disheveled Liu Meiling, and asked coldly, "What happened?"

The girl pointed at Liu Meiling: "She insulted me!"

Liu Meiling spat, "You were screaming like a pig being slaughtered in the toilet, what's wrong with me cursing once?"

The older woman frowned, walked over, and pulled the two apart: "Alright, stop making a scene here, let's talk in a private room."

The naked girl snorted, turned around and went back to the cubicle to get her clothes and put them on.

Liu Meiling dusted herself off and followed her older sister down the corridor.

Sun Xiaoyan waited in the private room for a while, and when Liu Meiling still hadn't returned, she felt a little uneasy.

She got up and left the private room, looked around in the corridor, and saw Liu Meiling being pushed into the next private room by several people.

Sun Xiaoyan's heart tightened, and she quickly took out her phone to call Xiaohui.

"Xiaohui, come quick! Something's happened at the KTV! Meiling's been dragged into a private room!"

Xiao Hui on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment: "What's going on? Where are you guys?"

"It's at that KTV on West Street, come over right now!"

"I'll be right there!" Xiao Hui hung up the phone.

Sun Xiaoyan stood in the corridor, looking at the door of the next private room, which was tightly closed, and she couldn't hear any sound from inside.

She was very nervous, and her hands were trembling.

About half an hour later, Xiao Hui led two classmates, panting, into the KTV.

"Xiaoyan, where are you?" Xiaohui's face was covered in sweat.

Sun Xiaoyan pointed to the door of the next private room: "It's inside."

Without saying a word, Xiao Hui kicked open the door to the private room and rushed in.

The private room was filled with smoke, a mixture of tobacco and alcohol.

The woman in the leather jacket was sitting on the sofa, next to the girl, and there were several men sitting there as well.

Liu Meiling was sitting next to her eldest sister, holding a glass of wine, and they were clinking glasses.

"Sister, that's great!" The eldest sister patted Liu Meiling on the shoulder, laughing loudly. "I like your personality!"

The girl next to her was also laughing, and you couldn't tell at all that she had just fought with Liu Meiling.

Xiao Hui stood frozen at the door, and Sun Xiaoyan was also stunned.

When Liu Meiling saw them arrive, she smiled and said, "You're here? It's nothing, it was all a misunderstanding."

The older woman waved her hand: "It's all a misunderstanding, let's have a drink and everything will be fine."

Sun Xiaoyan went in, sat down next to Liu Meiling, and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

Liu Meiling smiled and took a sip of her drink: "We became friends after a fight, you know. You're a very straightforward person."

The older sister glanced at Sun Xiaoyan and asked, "Are you sisters?"

"Yes, together." Liu Meiling nodded.

The older sister smiled and said, "Okay, I like both of you. If you need anything around here in the future, just mention my name."

Liu Meiling raised her glass: "Of course, thank you very much, elder sister."

The two clinked glasses and downed them in one gulp.

Xiao Hui stood at the door, his face full of embarrassment.

His two classmates were standing behind him, looking at each other, wondering what was going on.

"Xiao Hui, come and sit down," Liu Meiling called to him.

Xiao Hui walked over and sat down, looking at his older sister and then at Liu Meiling: "Sister Meiling, what's going on here...?"

"It's alright, we're all friends." Liu Meiling patted his shoulder.

The older sister stood up: "Alright, that's enough, let's go."

The group followed the eldest sister out of the private room and headed downstairs in a large group.

Liu Meiling followed beside her eldest sister, chatting and laughing.

Sun Xiaoyan followed behind, her eyes filled with a complicated expression.

Stepping out of the KTV, the night was deep, and the streetlights cast long shadows.

The older sister turned and glanced at Liu Meiling: "Sister, where do you live?"

"It's over in the west of the city," Liu Meiling said.

"I live in the east of the city, it's not on my way." The woman took out her phone. "Let's add each other on WeChat, and keep in touch."

The two added each other on WeChat, and the older woman looked at Sun Xiaoyan again: "Let's add each other, you can contact me if you need anything."

Sun Xiaoyan also added her on WeChat.

The older sister waved her hand: "Let's go, you should all go home early too."

After saying that, she turned and left with the group of people, her leather jacket gleaming under the streetlights.

Liu Meiling watched her older sister's figure disappear into the alley, a smile still lingering on her lips.

Xiao Hui breathed a sigh of relief: "Sister Meiling, you scared me to death! I almost thought you two were going to fight."

Liu Meiling smiled and said, "It's been treated, it's fine."

Xiao Hui's female classmate stood to the side and rolled her eyes at Liu Meiling.

Liu Meiling saw this but didn't say anything. She turned to Xiao Hui and said, "Come on, I'll treat you to barbecue."

"Okay!" Xiao Hui quickly agreed.

The group headed towards the night market.

The night market was brightly lit, and the barbecue stalls emitted white smoke, the aroma wafting far and wide.

Liu Meiling found a barbecue stall, sat down, and ordered a bunch of lamb skewers, a plate of grilled eggplant, and a dozen beers.

Xiao Hui's two classmates and Sun Xiaoyan all sat down.

The female classmate still had that disdainful look, but Xiaohui glared at her, and she calmed down a bit.

"This lady is pretty impressive," Xiao Hui said.

Liu Meiling nodded: "That's pretty impressive. They should have some influence in this area."

"So, do you have someone to rely on now?" Xiao Hui asked.

Liu Meiling smiled and said, "Who knows? It's always better to have more options than no options at all."

The lamb skewers were served, steaming hot, and the aroma of cumin and chili powder filled the air.

Liu Meiling picked up a skewer, took a bite, and oil dripped from the corner of her mouth: "Delicious!"

Sun Xiaoyan also picked up a skewer and ate it in small bites.

Xiao Hui's female classmate rolled her eyes and muttered under her breath, "What do you mean by 'big sister'? She's obviously not a good person."

Xiao Hui heard this and glared at her: "Can't you shut up even if you're eating?"

The female student snorted, lowered her head to eat, and remained silent.

Liu Meiling poured herself a glass of beer, tilted her head back, and took a swig: "That fight today was awesome."

Sun Xiaoyan looked at her, wanting to say something, but still didn't speak.

Liu Meiling's laughter echoed in the lively atmosphere of the night market.

The charcoal crackled and popped as the grill master wielded his brush, oil dripping onto the charcoal and emitting white smoke.

Xiao Hui ate a few skewers of lamb and took a sip of beer, then asked, "Sister Meiling, what did that lady say to you?"

Liu Meiling wiped her mouth: "We didn't say much, just got to know each other. She said her surname was Li and she owned several shops in the east of the city."

"What store?" Xiao Hui asked curiously.

Liu Meiling laughed: "Don't worry about it so much, it won't do us any harm anyway."

Sun Xiaoyan took a bite of the meat skewer and saw a light in Liu Meiling's eyes, as if she had grasped something.

Xiao Hui rolled her eyes, only to be glared back at by Xiao Hui.