The Cage Of The Past

It's only until now she realized that Han is her child after he's abducted him for five years. She can't imagine all of this and the sight of his shy little face in her mind ache her heart. How is it possible that he'd be fine with him all of these years. Han's behavior was introverted and aloof to others. He never paid attention to the child's mental health and only concentrate on providing Han an excellent environment to grow using his wealth.

Overwhelming pain filled her heart when she knew about the truth. She doesn't want to forgive this man who separated them just because of his personal reasons. Rouzhen is being unfair and deceived her.

The word "mistress" is already enough to humiliate her pride. She can't believe she nearly agreed to his condition when he said that he's not giving her title and that they would only stay as lovers!

No! She refuses to compromise at this moment and she hated him so much.

"You're such a bastard! Rouzhen Gu!" she yells at him and her whole body is trembling.

"Xiaoxi, Han is our son and no one would be able to take him away from you! I'll tell him that you're his mother!" he says, thinking that it's time to tell the child the truth.

"Why? Why didn't you tell me before this?" She asks coldly: "Why did you trick me into having sėx with you?"

This is what really triggers her limits. She was ȧssaulted by the same man for these past five years, and it made her look like a whore by selling her soul and her body to him for the sake of her son.

No wonder he doesn't care if she's a vɨrġɨn or not. He already knew that her vɨrġɨnɨtƴ was gone because of him five years ago! He could humiliate her and act like he has done nothing while torturing her on the night he knew she had Chao.

"Xiaoxi!" says Rouzhen, trying to calm her down as he could tell she's completely lost control: "Why don't you sit down and we'll talk this over?"

"Rouzhen Gu, don't touch me!" She pushes him away.

"Listen to me, please. I'm begging you!" He hugs her tightly. "Please? Baby please, I'm begging you!" his tears slipped in his eyes.

She stood motionless as he clutches onto her, feeling her whole body is being crushed by his force, the air in her lungs is squeezed out. She stands stiffly and said nothing. Thinking sadly, how could he bear to do it? How could he do this to her after saying he wants to marry her?

"Please forgive me for losing control! Baby, give me enough time to fix all of this mess!" he explains while hugging her tightly and tears still flowing.

She could feel his warm breath and the tears that fell down his eyes. His heavy breath blowing on her ears while he whispered next to her, without hesitation: "I admit that I am wrong. I lost control of everything because of my father---"

"Rouzhen, enough!" she cut his words.

Anger rises her ċhėst the moment she hears his explanation: "So you're saying that you're nothing but an estrus animal that seeks to possess women whenever you feel like wanting to have sėx?"

"No! That's not what I mean!" he shouts.

"Then what do you mean?" she asks, her tone is icy cold.

She starts struggling to break free at last: "Let me go! I hate you!"

He reaches out to grab her frantically when he's pushed away, but she isn't giving in. He tugs at her shirt, accidentally ripping it apart in the process.

He looks at her pink bra before looking down at the torn clothing he has in his hands, his breathing becoming rapid as he stares at her pale body.

Xiaoxi Chen, felt angrier and ashamed, tries to cover her snow-white body.

Rouzhen's handsome face starts smiling, while he squinted his eyes, easily enchanted by the beauty in front of him. He doesn't want to touch her tonight but after the truth revealed and seeing her like this his dėsɨrė starts to build up.

He sighs, this unprecedented beauty in front of his eyes is trying to test his endurance as a man. He doesn't want to be a hero, so instead of doing nothing, he reaches out to touch her back, causing her to scream and trembled.

He gazes at Xiaoxi Chen, who is frightened and slightly panting: "This isn't the first time I hugged you,"

She glares at him furiously, her face turns red when their eyes meet. She wants to struggle and get as far away from him as possible but instead of leaving him she stays locked in his arms weakly.

Rouzhen looks at her, his voice is deep and seductive: "Baby, I didn't do it on purpose. Your shirt is too brittle and easily torn. I wanted to let you go tonight but I'm sick of being alone…"

"Rouzhen Gu!" she screams madly: "If you take advantage of me now, I will never forgive you!"

He frowns and stares at her eyes: "You have feelings for me too, don't you? I don't think it makes a difference when you like me or hate me too,"

"Rouzhen!" She tries to stop him from coming closer to her.

But he walks slowly towards her, "I remember you were so excited when you're under me a few nights back!" he smiles evilly, his words completely bȧrėfaced: "Weren't you?"

Xiaoxi's face blushed and she can't bear to look at him straight. She quickly reaches Rouzhen's mouth and covers it with her tiny hand and said: "Shut up! Don't say disgusting things like this ever again!"

"Why can't I?" Rouzhen says naughtily, his good-looking lips curving into a wide grin: "Baby, I don't care, I'm going to keep saying…"

A flash of pain runs through her heart while she lowers her head, panicking. She struggles to shove him away, but he is too strong and fast.

His eyes are locked onto her as he starts kissing her, his kisses showering down on her continuously as he restricts her in his arms, manipulating her.

She stops struggling after some time, her body limp and feeble in his arms, letting his lips torment her every nerve.

"Why? Why Rouzhen Gu!?" her words trapped in her throat.

The warmth in her heart is overwhelmed by the ache of being deceived. Her tears start rolling down her cheeks.

She's always had this power to trigger his natural dėsɨrė. He thinks to himself as he reaches to take off her bra eagerly, ċȧrėssing her pale smooth skin. His kisses become more wild, suċkɨnġ and pinching on her skin, leaving dark searing marks on her neck.

"No!" She screeches, attempting to push him away but instead of getting free, his hands clutch hers and presses them onto her back, forcing her brėȧst to make intimate contact with his ċhėst.

He lifts his eyes to look at her while feeling a warm wet substance on his lips. She's weeping, tears all over her face.

Xiaoxi turns, avoiding Rouzhen's sight while shameful tears trickle down her face uncontrollably. She despises herself for not being able to resist Rouzhen's offenses. She hates herself for surrendering uselessly and immersing in his encroaches.

She bites her lip, sobbing: "Don't do this to me...I'm not a whore…"

Rouzhen stops touching her and holds her hands, pecking at them softly without saying anything. She pulls her hands away, frightened and he reassured: "Okay, I won't touch you. Baby, I'm sorry!" loneliness shown in his eyes and his head dropped.

Xiaoxi Chen reaches the blanket to cover herself, she's totally ashamed.

Rouzhen fixes the blanket on her body and hugs her along with it, gazing at her, looking at her small face full of tears.

Rouzhen lowers his head to kiss Xiaoxi's hands. After a moment of silence: "Give me a chance to fix everything. Isn't it nice to be my woman for now?"

She looks at him in horror. She knows he hasn't married yet and rejected his engagement to Amy Wood. He is the man that every woman longs to have but rumors say that he is cruel and ruthless and playboy to be exact. He also prefers a vɨrġɨn woman.

"A playboy like you doesn't deserve any chance!" she said in a low voice.

"I only entangled with one woman the time before you came. You are purely accusing me based on the rumors over the internet!" he said painfully.

He only chases her and wants her to be his lover. He wanted to marry her but he can't bring Xiaoxi into his family. Lui Gu clearly told him he will not accept her.

She felt pity for herself, thinking that Rouzhen only wants her to be his lover. Now that she sees his true intention, her pride was triggered: "No! I don't want to be your lover!"

They look at each other for some time and Rouzhen comes closer to her and said: "You won't agree even if you won't see Han?" he only bluff her because Xiaoxi rejected her again. He had no choice but to use their son to get her.

His burning breath near her makes Xiaoxi shiver again.

"Rouzhen Gu! You promised you would let me see my son!" Xiaoxi replies and a pang of pain cross her heart at the thought of not seeing Han again.

"You promises also that you'd be my woman. Can't you stay and keep us company? We are going to build our family. I don't care if you want to bring Chao along, it's just that I won't be able to give you a title as Mrs. Rouzhen Gu this time. Xiaoxi, I said give me enough time to fix this mess!"

She looks at him: "I won't have a title for the whole life, and you'd marry another woman, right? I'd only be able to warm your bed and become your kept woman, is it what you want?"

He looked at her in disbelief: "Did I say you will be only a kept woman? I told you to give me a chance to fix everything first. Is it really hard for you to accept it for a while? Is it really important to have a title before you stay with us?"

Within the enshrouding mist, she closed her eyes, tears flowing to her face.

"Xiaoxi! Baby, please just stay with us!" Rouzhen clutches onto her, he was deeply hurt when he looked at her.

Lover. What a heavy word. She thought.

"Rouzhen, why you force me to be your woman? Do you love me?" she refuses to sacrifice if there isn't love

He was shocked by her question.

"Isn't it obvious that I love you? For faith seek, I never chased any woman before," he said.

Huh this cunning devil really annoying. She laughs at herself silently. She never wishes for his love but she doesn't want to trample her own pride too, that's why she asked him if he loves her.

Rouzhen keeps quiet. He doesn't like it when women talk about love but with her, he can't deny his feelings towards her. His sight stays on Xiaoxi, with a deep warmth he starts smiling.

"Do you long for my love?"

"Rouzhen Gu. I think you knew that all women long for love, title, and protection from her man. It's only natural that I ask for more from you!" Xiaoxi says, her tone is soft and light: "But I don't need your love! All I want is to see my son and for my pride to stop getting trampled, I will reject your so-called love!"

She knew she loved him but her pride was being trampled by him. The feeling of being tricked leaves her an aggrieved feeling causing her to forget that they've had long for each other.

It's just a mere transaction five years ago. Everything had been a pure contract paid by a huge sum of money.

His one condition is to be his woman and he would let her see Han. It's an easy and fair deal even though she would forever be his kept woman to warm his bed at night. It is fair and square, but why? Why does she feel so sad?

"But if you didn't deceive me in the first place and chased me I will never going to be like this. I will never be your woman," She looks at him, knowing that a guy like him would never choose her to be his wife. Playboy like him needs only a woman's body to fulfill his sėxuȧŀ needs.

Rouzhen chuckled coldly. "Huh, women sometimes really hard to please. Accept my condition as my woman and no title as of now, let's deal with everything later on. If you agree I'll let you see Han tomorrow. But if you reject my condition, you'll never be able to see him again,"

"You!" she says, smiling sadly, tears flowing down her cheeks and touching her curved lip: "I won't agree. But I will see my son,"

She pauses for a while, taking a deep breath to try to soothe the sharp pain in her ċhėst: "You can't stop a mother's love. Rouzhen Gu, I'm telling you, if you think that's fair to Han, just do it and hide him away from me,"

Rouzhen trembled hearing her, so he slightly said: "Is it really so important to be Mrs. Rouzhen Gu before you accept my condition?"

Xiaoxi glares at him and quickly gets out of bed with a blanket wrapped over her body. She takes clothes from the closet before storming out of the room slamming the door shut.

"Hey! Where are you going?" Rouzhen watches as she leaves.

The door swings shut with a loud bang. Xiaoxi's fingers curl up at her side and form a fist. But she realizes that she doesn't even have the strength to clench her fist anymore.

Why? Why has she become so helpless and weak?