Chapter 1278: Asking for a Fee

Xuan Ying walked over, standing in front of Xia Ling. “Lingling.”

He called her name with a gentle voice.

But Xia Ling remained impa.s.sive. “Silver Mask King, what’s the matter?”

When she called him Silver Mask King, she created a distance between herself and Xuan Ying, wanting to push him even further away.

Xuan Ying wasn’t planning to hide it from her since she would eventually find out about his ident.i.ty.

“Lingling, about last night–”

“Last night was just an accident, I’ve forgotten about it all,” Xia Ling interrupted him.

Xuan Ying pursed his lips, dejected once he heard her. He knew it, she wouldn’t acknowledge it once she got a grip over herself.

“I went to your room just now, I saw you standing outside. Don’t be mistaken, nothing happened between Yi Xiaorui and I. I know that Yi Xiaorui colluded with Shen Zhu and Zhou Zhou to set you up twice, I’ve already taught her a lesson on your behalf,” Xuan Ying explained.

Xia Ling lowered her lashes. “I’m not interested to know what happened between you and Yi Xiaorui, but thanks anyway. If there’s nothing else, I’ll leave first.”

She turned around to leave.

“Lingling!” Xuan Ying stretched his arm out, grasping her wrist.

Xia Ling was forced to stop, she tried to retract her hand with all the might she had. But she still couldn’t manage to do so. Xuan Ying grasped her wrist tightly, rubbing his calloused palm against her wrist. “Lingling, what’s wrong?”

He looked at her. “I didn’t force you at all last night, you did it on your own accord. Is it that you’re angry at me? If you claim that you were drugged last night, then what about when we did it in the morning? You were clearly awake in the morning, but you didn’t push me away.”

With the mention of the session in the morning, Xia Ling bit down on her lower lip, even her ears turned red.

Taking a deep breath, she lifted her eyes and looked at him. “Silver Mask King, yesterday’s incident was merely an accident. I was drugged and you were my antidote. We’re both adults, it was just a one night stand. Why are you still pestering me?”

When he heard her dismissive words, Xuan Ying’s gaze darkened. “That’s all? I was an antidote?”

“Yes.” Xia Ling nodded, revealing a suggestive gaze. “Silver Mask King is rich and powerful, one look and I can tell you’re good in bed. With such a wonderful antidote right in front of me, I certainly was willing to sleep with you.”

Xuan Ying’s facial muscles stiffened. A few seconds later, he looked straight in her eyes and asked, “Do you… really not like me at all? Not even a little bit?”

Xia Ling retracted her hand. “I don’t like you, not even a little bit.”

She enunciated each word clearly.

Stretching her legs out, she walked away. Xia Ling carried the textbooks in her arms, letting out a huge sigh and she lowered her head to look at the ground. This was it, she would never have anything to do with him anymore.

She sped up and walked faster.

“Stop!”

He shouted at her, wanting her to stop walking. Xia Ling stopped walking, turning around to look at the man. Xuan Ying strode over, the cold window billowing his trench coat out. His eyes were frosty.

The military boots stopped in front of her and he smirked at her. “You’re going to just leave?”

Xia Ling knitted her brows. “What do you mean?”

“I was your antidote last night, you also admitted that I was good in bed and pleasured you. Since it’s like that, shouldn’t you pay me a prost.i.tution fee?”

Prost.i.tution fee?

Xia Ling’s eyes widened, she looked at him in disbelief. Surely he wasn’t serious…

“Popular male prost.i.tutes charge by the hour. How about this, I’m not a calculative person, I’ll just charge you a flat rate. The prost.i.tution fee will be a million dollars.”

Xuan Ying then s.n.a.t.c.hed over a sketchbook she was holding in her arms, taking her pencil as he wrote an IOU, handing it to her. “Sign this.”

“…”

As Xia Ling looked down at the IOU in astonishment, she saw that it was for a million dollars.

She had never imagined that the almighty Silver Mask King would ask for a prost.i.tution fee of a million dollars from her.

A million dollars?

She didn’t have that sort of money!

“Why do I need to pay you? I don’t have the money!” Xia Ling’s face turned red from anger.

Xuan Ying was in a good mood seeing her so helpless, she was much cuter than when she treated him coldly just now. “You’re not going to pay me even after using me? Fine, I’ll call the police.”

He whipped out his cell phone.

“Hey, Xuan Ying!” Xia Ling instantly pulled his hand, not allowing him to make the call.

She didn’t want to be arrested. What would happen to Mu Mu if she was arrested?

Xuan Ying looked at her with narrowed eyes. “Sign this IOU. If you don’t want to sign it, you have another way out.”

“What’s the other way?”

“Sleep with me once more and I’ll write it off.”

What kind of shameless talk was that? Xia Ling immediately picked up the pencil, placing her signature on the IOU. “Are you happy now? Satisfied?”

Dark eyes seemed to spark in anger as she glared at him. She knew it, he wasn’t going to stop pestering her!

Xuan Ying folded the IOU, keeping it in his pocket with elegant movements. “I’ll be waiting for you to pay me.”

With that said, he strode away.

Xia Ling could only stomp her feet as she watched him leave.

…

During the weekend. As promised, Xia Ling took Mu Mu to the amus.e.m.e.nt park and had a good meal as they spent some quality time together. Late in the afternoon, Xia Ling held Mu Mu’s hand as they walked towards the bus stop.

Beep! A luxury limousine stopped in front of them.

The window wound down and Concubine Yu looked at Xia Ling and Mu Mu. “Xiaoling, Mu Mu, get in. We can take you home.”

Xia Ling politely rejected her, “Madam, thank you for your kind intentions, but we can just take the bus.”

Concubine Yu pretended to be offended. “Xiaoling, are you treating me as a stranger?”

Meanwhile, Mu Mu hugged Xia Ling’s calf, looking up adoringly. “Mommy, my legs are tired from all the walking. Can we take Granny’s car?”

“…”

What could Xia Ling in response?

“We’ll have to trouble you then.”

Pulling open the car door, Xia Ling boarded the limousine with Mu Mu.

…

In the limousine.

Mu Mu was incredibly well-mannered when she greeted Concubine Yu. “h.e.l.lo, Grandma.”

“h.e.l.lo.” Concubine Yu took Mu Mu in her arms, doting on her. “What a good girl.”

Mu Mu wore a gray teddy bear coat, her hair pulled into two braids. With those puffy cheeks and big eyes, she was adorable.

Xia Ling noticed that other than Concubine Yu and Auntie Su, there was someone else in the limousine.

It was Xuan Ying. He sat in a corner and having taken off his black coat, he only wore a gray turtleneck and black long pants. The limousine was s.p.a.cious and he stretched his long legs out casually, charming as ever.