What to do if I've locked myself in a book! - Chapter 40

Ling Qianqian snapped fully awake. The man’s nightmare-like face from last night seemed even clearer in the dim morning light of the rainy day.

Their naked bodies were joined together. Seeing her wake up, Cheng Zhan didn’t stop his movements—instead, he gave her a charming smile. Yet somehow, this smile was different from the man’s last night, and she noticed he was wearing a pair of black earrings.

“Mmph, you scoundrel! Wasn’t last night enough for you?!”

Furious and embarrassed, she tried to slap him, but he caught her outstretched hand with lightning speed, using the momentum to roll over and pin her beneath him. “Last night? I was just about to ask you to explain—how did you end up in my bed, hmm?”

He looked down at her flushed, angry face, while her tight, hot pussy squeezed him harder and harder with each movement.

He curved his lips and narrowed his eyes as he looked at her, and a sudden unease gripped her heart—she realized the warmth in his smile was nothing like the one from last night.

His smile then had held no warmth, only coldness that sent chills down her spine. Now, genuine amusement was clear in his eyes, and even his demeanor was different.

“What’s wrong? Can’t answer?”

He smiled as he brushed the messy hair from her temples, revealing her beautiful face fully. He even wondered if he was still caught up in his erotic dream.

Just then, glowing text suddenly appeared again: 【This is the last thing I can do for you—please cherish it…】

She noticed the man above her didn’t seem to see the prompt. As she wondered what it meant, the words suddenly scattered into countless glowing particles. In an instant, everything went black before her eyes, and she lost consciousness.

After what felt like an eternity, a voice like a bad dream pulled her back to her senses.

“You have two choices in front of you: first, drink this glass of blood orange drink. Second, take a test—these three cards represent three rounds of testing, which you’ll need to complete one by one. Only passing all three counts as passing the interview.”

Silver sat across from her on the sofa with his long legs crossed, popping a blueberry into his mouth.

A numbness shot through the back of her head—wasn’t this the scene from last night?

Had the prompt meant it would help her by sending her back here to make a different choice?

Her heart pounded wildly with anxiety. She already knew what would happen if she drank the drink, and that the three cards were empty. Even if she called him out, she had no idea if this vile man would force her or lay hands on her. Now she had to rely only on herself.

“May I use the restroom first?”

Holding her breath, she forced a smile, trying her best not to let the man notice anything amiss.

“Of course.” He pointed behind him to indicate where the restroom was, a meaningful curve playing at his lips.

She rushed inside and locked the door, turning on the faucet to create noise. Then she quickly pulled out her phone, sent her location to Bai Yiyan, and messaged him to come pick her up.

Outside, rain poured down in sheets. Bai Yiyan was driving, stuck in traffic on his way home, when Ling Qianqian’s message suddenly popped up asking him to pick her up. But when he opened the location, it showed as invalid.

Ling Qianqian waited anxiously for his reply when her phone suddenly vibrated—Bai Yiyan was calling. Fearing it would arouse suspicion outside, she quickly ended the call.

Seeing this, Bai Yiyan knew she must be in trouble somewhere she couldn’t talk freely. He immediately replied: 【Did something happen? The location you sent is invalid. If you don’t know the exact address, I’ll wait for you at the spot where I dropped you off ten minutes from now.】

【Okay!】

Seeing his reply, Ling Qianqian finally felt relieved. The place where Bai Yiyan had let her out wasn’t far from here—she just needed to wait ten minutes in the restroom, then find a chance to escape and meet him there.

With heavy rain causing traffic jams, Bai Yiyan had already driven some distance away, and the one-way street made it impossible to turn around. In his urgency, he pulled over to the side of the road and ran through the rain taking shortcuts.

Inside the restroom, Ling Qianqian watched the minutes tick by anxiously on her phone. Just then, she heard the man’s voice from outside the door: “Everything alright in there? Do you need help?”

“I’m fine—just a stomachache, give me a moment…”

Her heart thumped wildly. Thinking back to that nightmare experience, how this seemingly respectable man had stripped and bound her to assault her while she was unconscious, fear coursed through her.

This time, she had to get away!