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

Xiao Hui went downstairs with his schoolbag on his back. As soon as he stepped out of the building, he saw his female classmate waiting by the wall.

She was wearing a school uniform skirt and her hair was tied in a ponytail. When she saw Xiaohui come out, the smile on her face was a bit sarcastic.

"Hey, where are your two older cousins? Still sleeping in?"

Xiao Hui frowned: "What's it to you?"

The female classmate rolled her eyes: "I don't think those two are your cousins ​​at all. Are you keeping some mistress in your room?"

Xiao Hui's face darkened, and his voice rose: "Shut up, they are my cousins."

The female classmate was stunned for a moment by his shout, then sneered: "Fine, fine, your cousins, your two cousins ​​dress so provocatively, they're obviously prostitutes."

Xiao Hui clenched his fists, glared at her, and said, "Try saying another one of those nonsense words."

Another male classmate quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Hey, stop arguing, we'll be late for school."

The female classmate pursed her lips, turned around and walked away, but after a few steps she turned back to look at Xiaohui, her eyes full of resentment.

Xiao Hui ignored her and followed her toward the school with his head down.

The group remained silent the entire way, and no one spoke again.

Inside the house, Sun Xiaoyan didn't wake up until nine o'clock.

The sunlight was already streaming in through the window. She turned over and saw that Liu Meiling's bed next to her was empty. She listened carefully, but there was no sound from next door.

She quietly got up, went to the bathroom to wash her face, changed her clothes, and then took her shopping basket downstairs to the market.

The farmers' market isn't far away; it's only a ten-minute walk.

Sun Xiaoyan strolled around the market, bought a sea bass, some greens, a few eggs, and a bunch of scallions.

The woman selling fish even gave me a piece of ginger, saying with a smile, "Little sister, this fish is fresh; it's best steamed."

Sun Xiaoyan smiled and thanked her, then carried the groceries home.

It was almost ten o'clock when she got home. She went into the kitchen, washed and chopped vegetables, marinated the fish, and then rinsed the rice to cook.

As the spatula flips the food, fumes rise.

At noon, the food was served.

Sun Xiaoyan wiped her hands and was about to call Liu Meiling for dinner when she heard the bedroom door open.

Liu Meiling walked out naked, wearing only a thin nightgown with the buttons undone, her breasts swaying back and forth, and the marks from last night still visible on her waist.

She yawned, stretched, and her breasts bounced up.

Sun Xiaoyan jokingly asked, "Was it good last night?"

Liu Meiling rubbed her eyes, walked to the table and sat down. She picked up her chopsticks, took a piece of fish, and put it in her mouth. As she chewed, she said, "That kid knows how to take care of people."

Sun Xiaoyan sat down and served herself a bowl of rice, tsk tsk tsk.

Liu Meiling picked up another piece of food with her chopsticks, "From now on, let's take turns going, so we can both enjoy ourselves."

Sun Xiaoyan chuckled but didn't reply.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Liu Meiling added, "What, you don't want to?"

"It's not that I'm unwilling," Sun Xiaoyan said, picking up a piece of fish. "It's just that I feel this kid is a really good person, and treating him like this is a bit...that."

"Which one?" Liu Meiling put down her chopsticks and looked at her. "What did we do to him? He likes him, and we're happy to be with him. We didn't force him. Besides, he even lets us stay and gives us money to spend. What's wrong with us keeping him company?"

Sun Xiaoyan thought about it and agreed. She smiled and said nothing more.

The two ate heartily, finishing the whole sea bass.

At 2 p.m., the two changed into cheongsams and went out to Li Yan's mahjong parlor.

Today, Sun Xiaoyan is wearing that black cheongsam with a low neckline, revealing her collarbone and cleavage.

Liu Meiling was still wearing the same purple dress, with a slit that went up to her thigh, revealing half of her leg with every step she took.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the chess and card shop, I heard a noisy commotion inside.

The two exchanged a glance and quickened their pace to walk over.

Pushing open the door, I found seven or eight burly men surrounding the woman in the leather jacket.

The leader was a bald, burly man in a floral shirt with a gold chain around his neck, who was slamming his fist on the table and cursing.

"Li Yan, you've done something truly shameful! Using women in cheongsams to seduce customers, you've stolen all our business! Is this what you call legitimate business?"

Li Yan, the woman in the leather jacket, stood behind the counter, a cigarette between her fingers, her face cold, but her voice calm and unhurried.

"Erhu, watch your mouth. We each earn our living through our own abilities. What does it matter to me if your business is bad?"

Erhu spat, "Each to their own ability? Your ability is just to find a few sluts in slit skirts to wander around the store and rub against the customers. Who can beat you then!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his head and saw Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling who had just entered the room. His eyes lit up and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Look, two more gems have arrived!"

He pointed at Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling, then turned to Li Yan and said, "You have so many women in your shop, you won't miss these two. Let them come with me, and I'll give you better treatment."

Li Yan sneered: "They are my people, why should they go with you?"

Erhu ignored her, took two steps forward, walked up to Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling, and looked them up and down.

Sun Xiaoyan felt uncomfortable under his gaze and took a step back.

Erhu chuckled: "Two young ladies, come with me. My place is big and pays well, better than following this old woman."

As he spoke, he waved his hand behind him.

Several burly men immediately surrounded her, and one of them reached out to grab Sun Xiaoyan's arm.

Sun Xiaoyan shook off the hand and said coldly, "What are you doing? We're not going with you."

Liu Meiling also took a step back, blocking Sun Xiaoyan's way: "Yes, we'll do it right here."

Erhu's men didn't give up. They took two more steps forward and reached out to touch Liu Meiling's buttocks.

Liu Meiling slapped the hand away and yelled, "You're touching me! Are you crazy?!"

Li Yan's group also gathered around. Several women in cheongsams blocked Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling's way, glaring at Erhu's men.

The two sides were locked in a standoff, and it looked like a fight was about to break out.

Liu Meiling remained calm, took out a cigarette from her bag, lit it with a match, took a puff, exhaled a smoke ring, and then slowly said, "Sister Li Yan has been very kind to us, we won't leave."

A woman in a cheongsam suddenly spoke up: "Oh, I didn't realize she was so grateful."

Sun Xiaoyan turned her head and saw Wang Hong, the woman who had fought with Liu Meiling in the toilet that day.

Today, Wang Hong was wearing a red cheongsam with a tight waist and a high, protruding bottom. Her hair was styled in an updo, and she wore heavy makeup.

She walked over to Liu Meiling, lit a cigarette, and blew smoke at Erhu.

"Hey Erhu, you're being really inconsiderate. The girl doesn't want to, and you're forcing her?"

Erhu glared at her: "Who do you think you are?"

Wang Hong laughed: "I'm just someone who plays along, but I know what etiquette is."

Erhu's face darkened further. He glared fiercely at Li Yan, then glanced at the women who had surrounded him. Gritting his teeth, he uttered a harsh threat: "Just you wait, Li Yan, and all you women, I'll deal with you sooner or later, and make you beg for mercy in bed!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and stormed off with his men.

The door was slammed shut with a loud bang.

The shop quieted down.

Li Yan stubbed out her cigarette, walked over to Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling, and patted them on the shoulders: "Are you alright?"

Sun Xiaoyan shook her head: "It's nothing."

Liu Meiling stubbed out her cigarette and asked with a smile, "Sister, who is Erhu?"

Li Yan said, "The owner of the card and mahjong parlor across the street used to have a decent business, but after I opened this place, he lost more customers. He's been trying to cause trouble for me."

Wang Hong chimed in from the side: "That guy is just a gang leader who acts like a bully because he has a few brothers."

Li Yan smiled and said to Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling, "Alright, stop thinking about it. Let's go to the private room and get ready for work."

Sun Xiaoyan and Liu Meiling nodded and turned to walk inside.

As she walked down the corridor, Liu Meiling glanced back at the doorway and whispered, "That Erhu will probably come back."

Sun Xiaoyan didn't say anything, but simply gripped Liu Meiling's hand tightly.

Wang Hong followed behind them and suddenly said, "You two did a good job today."

Liu Meiling turned and glanced at her: "Weren't you going to beat me to death?"

Wang Hong laughed: "That was then, and now is now. The fact that you two could refuse Erhu shows that you're not the kind of people who are only after money."

Liu Meiling smiled and said, "That's right, Sister Li Yan is so good to us, of course we won't leave."

The three of them talked as they entered the private room.

Several sets of mahjong tiles were on the table, and there were still cigarette butts burning in the ashtray.

Sun Xiaoyan pulled out a chair and sat down, touching her cheongsam, but her mind was still on Erhu from earlier.

Seeing her lost in thought, Liu Meiling patted her on the shoulder: "Stop thinking about it, hurry up and get ready, the guests will be here soon."