Golden Scale [EN]: Chapter 145

The Taiwanese Compatriots (Middle)

“Ding-ling, ding-ling,” the doorbell suddenly rang.

Xue Nuo happened to run to the door and pulled it open. Outside stood Situ Qingying, Yang Gongru, and Zhong Chu. In an instant, everyone inside and outside the room was stunned, except for Dai Jing, who was still shaking her head.

“Sis!” Xue Nuo threw herself into Situ Qingying’s arms.

Situ Qingying understood what was happening in the room. Zhou Yumin realized that things weren’t going to go his way, so he immediately put on an innocent, big-boy expression. “Let’s not play anymore. If everyone’s not having fun, let’s just call it a night.” He walked into the bedroom and slammed the door shut.

Situ Qingying really wanted to rush in and stab the guy a few times, but the most important thing now was to get Xue Nuo and the others out of there.

“Hurry up, hurry up, you still want to stay here?” Li Ke went over and dragged the still-crying Li Ying from the sofa, throwing the girls’ coats and bags towards the door.

Now that the danger had passed, the girls were sobbing softly at the door, a little at a loss. It still wasn’t their place to take charge.

“Sister Situ, take them to my room,” Zhong Chu waved to the girls. She was a veteran in the entertainment industry, and it was too common for male celebrities to trick girls into their rooms for sex. She remained very calm.

“Damn it!” Hou Longtao slammed the steering wheel. “Change the light!” [Meaning: an expression of frustration or anger.]

“Nothing will happen,” Ru Yun supported the man’s arm. “Nuo Nuo is a grown woman; she can take care of herself. Besides, Qingying is there too, so don’t worry too much.”

“You don’t understand,” Hou Longtao was almost crying. “Last time it was you, this time it’s Nuo Nuo. I had the chance to prevent it, but I didn’t do anything. I… I… If you get hurt, I can never atone for it. I can’t forgive myself.”

“I understand, but it doesn’t necessarily mean something bad will happen. Maybe it really is just a normal party,” Ru Yun said, not even believing her own words, but still trying to comfort her lover.

Hou Longtao’s phone rang again. He quickly pressed the answer button. “Qingying, how is it?”

“…”

“Phew… Damn it, I’m coming over right now.” Hou Longtao first breathed a sigh of relief, then gritted his teeth fiercely.

Yang Gongru didn’t follow Situ Qingying and the others back to Zhong Chu’s room at first. She called Gu Quanzhi in the hallway, told him what had happened, and accepted his instructions.

Yang Gongru knocked on Zhou Yumin’s door again. Besides the man who opened the door, the other two were bandaging their wounds while cursing in Taiwanese.

“What’s up?” Zhou Yumin glanced at the woman, annoyed.

“You need to leave now. Go to your manager and have him arrange a place for you to stay. You can’t stay here anymore.”

“Why?”

“That girl from earlier is with Prince Dongxing, you’ve gotten into big trouble without even realizing it. Prince is on his way here, and once he arrives, you won’t be able to leave even if you want to.”

“Who is Prince?” Zhou Yumin’s disdain was evident.

“I… I’m leaving first.” Li Ke grabbed his jacket from the coat rack.

The Taiwanese Compatriots (Middle)

“What’s the panic!?” Zhou Yumin threw an empty beer can at Li Ke’s head. “Who is he?”

“Let’s go, let’s go first. I know who he is, let’s leave here first,” Li Ke was sweating on his face. “If you guys don’t leave, I’m really leaving.”

Yang Gongru almost laughed. She was worried she wouldn’t be able to convince them, but now it seemed she didn’t need to say another word.

“What’s there to be afraid of!?” Zhou Yumin glared. He could tell from Li Ke’s reaction that Prince was no pushover. He wanted to leave too, but he couldn’t lose face in front of Yang Gongru. Seducing mainland girls was a glorious deed in the industry, but being scared away by someone’s name would ruin his reputation. He had connections too, after all.

Yang Gongru understood social dynamics very well. “I’m not really afraid he’ll cause trouble for you, but if things get out of hand, it won’t be good for your image or our film. But I don’t understand you men’s affairs, so it’s up to you whether you leave or not.” She finished speaking and left.

Zhou Yumin and the other two left the Great Wall Hotel three minutes later.

Hou Longtao arrived outside the hotel and called Situ Qingying again. After going upstairs, he pushed the door open and went straight in. “Nuo Nuo, Nuo Nuo.” He had heard from his wife that she was injured.

“Brother Tao…” Xue Nuo got up from the sofa, her eyes full of tears. Hearing her lover’s anxious and caring voice, she suddenly felt ashamed to face him.

Hou Longtao rushed to the beautiful girl with tears in her eyes, gently cupping her tear-stained cheeks. There was a clear purplish bruise on her right cheek. “My Nuo Nuo…”

“Brother Tao…” Through her blurred vision, Xue Nuo could see the man’s pained expression. Her heart ached as if it were being twisted by a knife. She hugged his neck tightly. “Brother Tao… I’m sorry… I’m sorry… Brother Tao…”

“Silly girl…” Hou Longtao was really angry and disappointed outside, but as soon as he entered the room and saw the longing and desire in the eyes of his beloved girl, all he wanted to do was comfort her and heal her wounds. He held the beautiful girl tightly, stroking her hair. “Nothing else matters; it’s more important than anything that you’re okay.”

Xue Nuo sobbed softly in her lover’s arms. “Brother Tao… I…” She wanted to stop crying, but the tears kept flowing. She wanted to stay in this man’s embrace forever.

Hou Longtao knew he wasn’t acting very tough right now. He tried to control his emotions, looking around the room. Yao Lina and Liu Ying, disheveled, were sitting on the sofa. They had stopped crying but looked slightly distressed. Dai Jing was different. She was lying on the bed, covering her eyes with one hand, as if she were afraid of the light.

“What’s wrong with her?” Hou Longtao pointed at Dai Jing.

“Zhou Yumin gave her some kind of ecstasy.”

“Hmm…” Hou Longtao took a deep breath. He had been so focused on feeling sorry for Xue Nuo that he had forgotten about that bastard. He gently pushed the girl away from him, kissed her on the lips. “Wait for me here.”

“Brother Tao, where are you going?” Xue Nuo grabbed the man’s clothes.

“I’ll be right back.” Hou Longtao bumped his forehead against the beautiful girl’s forehead again. He turned around and waved to Situ Qingying. “Come with me.”

“Okay.” Situ Qingying had been waiting for a long time. She took out her knife again.

Ru Yun rushed over and snatched Situ Qingying’s knife. “You two, don’t do anything rash.”

“Yes, don’t do anything rash.” Gu Quanzhi walked in from outside.

“Uncle Gu?” Hou Longtao was slightly surprised by the old fox’s appearance. “Why are you here?”

“Sister Yang told me what happened here.”

“Then what do you think?” Hou Longtao didn’t mind Gu Quanzhi showing up at this time. With Ru Yun around, he knew he couldn’t cause any trouble.

“Let my driver take the girls home first.”

“Alright.” Hou Longtao turned to Ru Yun again. “You and Qingying take Nuo Nuo home first; I’ll be back in a little while.”

“Okay,” Ru Yun went over and hugged Xue Nuo.

Hou Longtao followed Gu Quanzhi to the hotel’s coffee shop and sat down at an empty table. “Change the male lead. We just started filming anyway; I’ll cover the losses.”

“How do you want to handle this?” Gu Quanzhi ordered two coffees.

“Heh heh,” Hou Longtao smiled coldly. “Don’t worry, I won’t kill him. He’s a celebrity, after all. I’ll spare his life.”

“I can’t help you this time, so do what you can.”

“Do I need your help?” Hou Longtao felt that there was something behind the other party’s words. “How much backing can a stinky actor have? Could it be that he’s being kept by some big sister? Wu…”

“Don’t talk nonsense,” Gu Quanzhi almost laughed. “You kid, do you even think before you speak?”

“I don’t think so.” Hou Longtao shrugged. He was very relaxed and calm now. “But who is it? You can even help me deal with the Guangdong Provincial Government; can’t you handle him?”

“His backing is the Bamboo Union Gang [a major Taiwanese organized crime syndicate], the largest gang in Taiwan. To be honest, it was already a bit much to make such a big fuss over such a small matter last time, but at least we could reach them. This time, we can’t go to war with the Seventh Fleet just because someone touched your girlfriend, right?”

Hou Longtao didn’t answer. If he could really go all out and clash with the Seventh Fleet, that would be awesome.

“Don’t get any crazy ideas,” Gu Quanzhi pointed at the young man, who was a little lost in thought. “That’s impossible. Taiwan will be taken back, but not because someone touched your girlfriend.”

“Of course not,” Hou Longtao waved his hand. “Is he a member of the Bamboo Union Gang?”

“Not really. I know more about the entertainment industry than you do, so I’ll tell you.” Gu Quanzhi took a sip of coffee. “Most artists have to sign contracts with film companies; only a few are self-employed. When a film company discovers a potential actor, like a particularly energetic kid, they have to spend a lot of money on packaging and training. But if they make him famous and he jumps to another company, then they’ve lost everything.”

“Sign a long contract then.”

“Actors don’t want to sign long contracts; they’re afraid of being tied down. Film companies don’t want to sign long contracts either; they’re also afraid of being tied down.”

“So how do you solve it?”

“Most young actors don’t come from wealthy families. In the middle of packaging them, their potential has already become apparent. The film company will take out a sum of money and let those stars squander it, rent the best cars for them to drive, let them eat the best, wear the best, live in the best, and play with the best, let them get used to the life of the rich, and then cut off their source of income.”

“Heh heh heh,” Hou Longtao lit a cigarette. “It’s been the same trick for years.”

“That’s right, it’s the most effective method.” Gu Quanzhi spread his arms. “Although they’ve signed film contracts and the pay is not bad, they can’t get it right away. What do they do when they run out of money? They can’t live in luxury anymore, what do they do? They’re no longer used to a low-end lifestyle, what do they do? The film company generously takes out tens of millions, depending on their potential, but this time it’s not for free.”

“Isn’t that the same as a usury loan?”

“Smart, there’s no difference. Now many young stars are carrying debts that they can’t pay off for years. They are the film company’s property, slaves, and money-making tools. Of course, the film company doesn’t want them to have any accidents and will do their best to prevent them from having accidents. Nicholas Tse caused a traffic accident, fled the scene, committed perjury, and obstructed justice, CommunityService [referring to a lenient sentence of community service], why? Under the so-called democratic system, the public security, procuratorate, and law are all serving the financial groups. Nicholas Tse owes money to a certain financial group, and if he goes to jail, he won’t be able to pay it back. Zhou Yumin is the same; he also owes money. The parent company of the film company he signed with is the Bamboo Union Gang, understand?”

“I understand, but we can’t touch the Bamboo Union Gang, and the Bamboo Union Gang can’t touch us either. No matter how awesome they are in Taiwan, they’re nothing when they come to the mainland.”

“Yes, so I’m telling you to handle it yourself.”

“That kid isn’t here anymore, right?” Hou Longtao put out his cigarette and drank the rest of his coffee.

“That’s right.”

“You let him go?”

“That’s right.”

“Alright, I’ve calmed down now. Everything I do next will be carefully considered. Help me get him out. I want to go home and be with my wife.” Hou Longtao stood up.

“Longtao, have you ever thought about why this kind of thing always happens to you?” Gu Quanzhi blurted out after the young man walked past him.

“Every family has its own problems, even the rich and powerful have their troubles.” Hou Longtao only paused for a moment, then walked out of the coffee shop.

Xue Nuo sat on the long sofa, her head lowered, fidgeting with the hem of her pajamas.

He Liping sat on the other side of the sofa, calming herself down. Qingying had already told her what had happened. She had held her daughter and felt sorry for her for a long time and then began to get angry with her.

“Sister Ping,” Ru Yun brought He Liping a glass of water, sat on the armrest of the sofa next to her, and took Xue Nuo’s hand. “Don’t be angry, Nuo Nuo has already admitted her mistake. I know she really knows she was wrong.”

“Nuo Nuo,” He Liping turned her head, looking at her daughter’s guilty face. “You’re a grown woman now, why are you still so thoughtless? You lied to us, I can not say anything, Longtao told you so clearly, but you still put yourself in such a dangerous situation. If something happened to you, wouldn’t we be the ones who would be the saddest and most upset? You don’t have to think about us, what good would it do you if something happened?”

Xue Nuo saw tears in her mother’s eyes, and her nose also tingled. Large tears welled up, and she threw herself on her mother’s lap and cried loudly. “Mom, it’s all my fault, I… I really… really know I was wrong… Please… please forgive me…”

“Silly child,” He Liping stroked the beautiful girl’s black hair affectionately. “Mom just wants you to be safe and sound, just wants everything to be good for you.”

“I… I know… I know…”

The door opened from the outside, and Hou Longtao walked in. The eyes of the four women focused on him.

Hou Longtao saw that He Liping looked very sad. He walked up to her, kissed her fragrant head, and then crooked his finger at the girl kneeling on the ground. “Nuo Nuo, come in with me.”

Xue Nuo noticed that the man’s expression was very serious, and her heart began to pound again. She only took two steps and stopped, looking at Ru Yun with a worried face.

“Go ahead,” Ru Yun waved her hand.

Hou Longtao entered the girl’s room, sat in her swivel chair, reached out and pulled on Xue Nuo’s pajamas, pulling her in front of him, his eyes focused on her hand. “Nuo Nuo, you’ve disappointed me.”

“Brother Tao, I…” Xue Nuo lowered her head, biting her lower lip. She felt like she wanted to die.

Hou Longtao hugged the girl’s waist, put his face against her chest and abdomen. “You are my precious darling. I was originally very, very angry and wanted to scold you, but as soon as I saw you, I just wanted to hold you and love you. It’s not your fault; you’re just too naive.”

“Brother Tao, you… you scold me, scold me… scold me loudly… Brother Tao… I…”

Hou Longtao slowly pulled the girl’s pajama pants down from her buttocks, pinched her full buttocks wrapped in pure cotton panties with both hands, and gently arched her with his forehead. “Have you forgotten what we agreed on? I won’t even say a harsh word to you; I will only love you forever and ever.”

“Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm…” Xue Nuo cried even more sadly. The more understanding and loving her lover was, the more she regretted and hated herself.

“Still crying?” Hou Longtao raised his head, looking at the beautiful girl with tenderness. “As long as you promise me one thing, I will forgive you.”

“You… you… ah…” Xue Nuo held her lover’s face, hoping that he could give her a particularly, particularly difficult question.

“For the next hundred years, you have to listen to everything I say, okay? If you can’t do it, I will never talk to you again.”

“Okay, okay,” Xue Nuo’s breathing was very uneven. She knew that the man was not completely joking with her.

Hou Longtao straightened his upper body, unbuttoned the girl’s pajamas, and kissed her lips. “Did he touch you?”

“No, I… I would rather die than let another man touch me…” Xue Nuo opened her mouth and welcomed the man’s tongue into her mouth. If he wanted to have sex, then she would obediently have sex with him.

“These pair of beautiful breasts are only for me to touch, right?” Hou Longtao opened the beautiful girl’s pajamas, supported two white and tender breasts, and pressed his thumbs on the delicate nipples.

“Yes… yes…” Xue Nuo closed her eyes comfortably. Her lover’s caress calmed her down. His gentleness was a panacea for healing all wounds.

Hou Longtao put a cherry in his mouth; it really tasted sweet. His hands moved down again, pulling the girl’s panties down to her thighs, stroking her thighs with his left hand, and reaching under her buttocks from behind with his right hand, holding her tender labia with two fingers and rubbing them.

“Hmm…” Xue Nuo lowered her head, shrinking her neck, holding the man’s shoulders with both hands, and clamping her two jade-like legs tightly. “Brother Tao…”

“Nuo Nuo,” Hou Longtao slowly raised his fingers and entered the beautiful girl’s tight, wet body cavity. “I didn’t object to you going out to play with other men, like going to the movies with male classmates, going to bars, karaoke, etc., but now it seems that you really have no sense of self-protection. In the future, you are only allowed to go out with me.”

“Hmm…” Xue Nuo agreed extremely readily. Even if her lover wanted her to never talk to other men again, she would agree. “I… I only want Brother Tao… Ah… Brother Tao…”

Hou Longtao licked the girl’s slightly swollen cheeks and slightly accelerated the speed of his fingers, so that the wet and greasy tender meat in her body tightly wrapped around him. “Good baby, which hand did that kid hit you with?”

“Left… left…” Xue Nuo hugged the man’s head, contracting her soft buttocks inward. “Tao… Brother Tao… I… ah… can’t… stop… hmm…”

Hou Longtao unbuttoned his pants, revealing his erect penis pointing upwards, put his arms around the beautiful girl’s waist, helped her pull one leg out of her pajamas and panties, let her straddle his legs, and pushed the glans into her hole. “Sit down.”

“Brother Tao…” Xue Nuo’s buttocks touched the man’s legs, and a hot, hard penis was inserted all the way into her stomach, making her face red and feeling indescribably full and comfortable.

Hou Longtao teased the girl’s gorgeous areola and nipples with his tongue and pried her buttocks outward with both hands, throwing her already quite full buttocks upwards, letting her delicate labia move his bulging penis. “Tell Daddy, how did that kid bully you?”

“No… Daddy… ah… Daddy… fuck me… I… hmm… hmm… I don’t… don’t want…” Xue Nuo moved on the man’s body like riding a horse, and the bursts of numbness caused by the hard glans hitting her uterus spread throughout her body, making it a little difficult for her to breathe.

“Tell me, be good,” Hou Longtao bit the beautiful girl’s sweet breast meat and pushed a finger into her asshole. “Tell Daddy about it.”

“I… ah… he wanted to kiss… kiss me… ah… ah… I… I bit him hard… ah… he’s not… not you… Daddy… ah… ah…” Xue Nuo told the story of her confrontation with Zhou Yumin with difficulty while moaning, “I only… I only do it with Daddy… with Daddy you… fuck… ah… hmm…”

“Baby, Daddy knows you’re good, ah… baby…” Hou Longtao began to shake his buttocks violently, causing the swivel chair to creak.

In general, when victims of sexual assault narrate what happened, they have a feeling of being violated again, relivethecrime [sic], which is very harmful to their mental and psychological health, but if they don’t, it is burying the pain in their hearts, which in the long run is even more harmful to their physical and mental health.

Hou Longtao didn’t want his beloved girl to suffer any kind of harm, so he tried to guide her to tell him in detail what happened that night while having sex, and the effect was not bad; it didn’t cause any adverse reactions.

This was also thanks to Situ Qingying’s timely appearance. Zhou Yumin almost didn’t do anything to Xue Nuo. If he had really succeeded, the girl wouldn’t have been able to let her lover enter her body so quickly.

When Xue Nuo was narrating, her brain was basically in a semi-paralyzed state due to her intimate sexual behavior with the man. She did not feel any fear, guilt, or shame and successfully broke through the psychological barriers of the victim without realizing it.

Xue Nuo’s three friends did not have such good luck. Not only could they not tell their most trusted family members about their experiences, but they also had to try their best to hide them. This will definitely have a negative impact on their future. As for how deep the impact will be, they can only leave it to fate…(What is a carp in a pond) [This seems to be a rhetorical question implying the unknown or uncontrollable nature of fate.]