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Chapter 20: She Fell into Depravity.

“Little Yan, didn’t you want food and water? My boyfriend has plenty, and as long as you agree to stay here, he’ll cover all your meals from now on!”

Xu Wanting was not embarrassed at all; instead, she picked up a bottle of mineral water and a whole steaming roast chicken from the table and offered them to Jiang Nanyan.

If she could keep this bestie here, she would get two roast chickens out of it!

Although Xu Wanting did not want to share her boyfriend with other women, she knew she had no way to change Shen Yi’s mind.

Shen Yi would definitely not remain a one-woman man.

Since she could not stop it, she chose not to try; if she angered Shen Yi, she might end up hungry or even thrown out.

Better to divert the flow than dam it.

So she changed tactics and began helping Shen Yi lure her best friend.

At the very least she would get a reward, and if Shen Yi was pleased, she might earn even more.

Most importantly, even if Shen Yi took other women later, as long as she remained his favorite, she could be the primary wife.

“Water? And meat?”

Jiang Nanyan’s Adam’s apple bobbed as she swallowed reflexively.

Yet her mouth was bone-dry and produced no saliva at all.

Instinct told her to rush over, grab the water, and snatch the meat, but reason forced her to hold back.

If she really charged forward, she might be sent flying with one punch…

She might even die from that punch!

She was skinny and could not take a hit.

“Nanyan, don’t fall for it! W-we’re leaving, we’re leaving right now!” Bai Xinyi shouted, trying to stop her.

Although she was also starving and parched, she would never sell her body and soul for a bite of food.

The woman before them had clearly tricked them here to recruit a mistress for her boyfriend.

That was shameless!

How could a woman be so brazen!!

Jiang Nanyan also felt that Xu Wanting was shameless.

She even wanted to curse her out.

How could you deceive your own best friend?

I treated you as a friend… what am I to you??

You actually want me to be your boyfriend’s side piece???

But…

But that chicken smelled so good!

Just the aroma was heavenly; if she took one bite, would she ascend to the sky?

The more she thought about it, the more her resolve wavered.

Compared with dying of hunger and thirst, she would rather sell her body and soul.

Two days ago, if someone had asked whether she would starve or sell herself, she would have humiliated the asker and flaunted her noble soul and body.

Yet after starving for two days and thirsting for one, her noble soul had completely rotted away.

Especially when she saw the liquid sloshing in that bottle, every cell in her body screamed to eat and drink.

She had fallen.

“Teacher Bai, I’m… I’m too weak to walk.”

After saying that, a flush crept over Jiang Nanyan’s delicate cheeks, then she ran to Xu Wanting, desperate for the water and the meat.

Xu Wanting did not hand over the water immediately; smiling brightly, she asked, “Little Yan, you know what drinking this bottle means, right?”

Humiliation… absolute humiliation.

“I… I understand!”

Jiang Nanyan glanced at Shen Yi; even though being humiliated in front of her teacher was mortifying, hunger and thirst outweighed shame, so she still answered Xu Wanting.

Even if she had to do that sort of thing, she no longer cared.

At worst, she would treat it as being gnawed by a dog.

Besides, this dog looked pretty handsome; he was not exactly repulsive.

“Good, since you understand, take it and drink, my dear sister.” Xu Wanting beamed as she handed the bottle to Jiang Nanyan as though granting alms.

“Thank you, thank you!” Jiang Nanyan accepted the water excitedly; her trembling hands could barely twist off the cap.

She had been hungry and thirsty for too long, and her strength was almost gone.

Even unscrewing a cap took real effort.

“Hah, what kind of young lady… she’s no better than a dog.”

Watching Jiang Nanyan give in so easily, Xu Wanting secretly despised her and felt a surge of delight.

She had always disliked Jiang Nanyan for pretending to be aloof.

That icy demeanor made her seem so lofty.

Worse, far more boys pursued Jiang Nanyan than chased after her, which stoked Xu Wanting’s jealousy.

Yet because Jiang Nanyan’s family background matched her own, she had never dared offend her.

But now, Seeing the woman she once envied submit before her… submit beneath her boyfriend… felt exhilarating.

Xu Wanting suddenly realized that helping Shen Yi trick her own best friend was actually quite fun.

Once she became the main wife, she could order this little mistress around as a go-fer… simply wonderful.

After all, it was already the apocalypse; no one would dare laugh at her.

In fact, Many women would surely envy her for having food and drink.

If I’d known it felt this good, why did I throw a tantrum last night?

Xu Wanting suddenly regretted it.

Because of last night’s tantrum, she had not eaten her fill today and had even alienated Shen Yi.

“I have to change my mindset; if I act like before, I’ll never live well, and some newcomer might surpass me,” Xu Wanting thought to herself.

If a newcomer really overtook her and she became a secondary wife, she would look like a clown.

She had been with Shen Yi from the very beginning.

Even Shen Yi’s first time had been with her.

She deserved to be the main wife.

To earn that position, she first had to secure Shen Yi’s favor.

Next, she had to keep the other women under control.

Shen Yi did not know that, after witnessing Jiang Nanyan’s capitulation, Xu Wanting’s mindset had completely changed.

Of course, this change was good news for him.

From now on he would enjoy even better service.

“Nanyan, h-how can you give in?!” Bai Xinyi looked at Jiang Nanyan, who was gulping down water, her eyes filled with disappointment as she scolded her fall from grace.

Bai Xinyi watched Jiang Nanyan chug water, her eyes full of disappointment, and rebuked her decline.

“Does everything you’ve learned, all your morals, really allow you to do this?”

“Don’t forget what your dreams were!”

“How can you behave like this!!”

Bai Xinyi sounded genuinely angry.

Yet Jiang Nanyan focused on drinking and had no time to answer.

Not until she drained the bottle in several gulps did she feel like a fish returned to water, alive again.

Licking her lips, Jiang Nanyan looked at Bai Xinyi with some hesitation and embarrassment.

After all, she had brought her teacher and friend here, only to let Xu Wanting deceive them.

She bore a great deal of responsibility.

But she really did not want to die.

While Jiang Nanyan struggled with guilt, Shen Yi walked over, wrapped an arm around her slim waist, and even gave it a squeeze.

A blush rose on Jiang Nanyan’s face, and she tried to struggle instinctively.

But then she thought of something, her resistance slowed, and she fell silent.

“Relax; as long as you stay with me, you’ll never go hungry again.”

After speaking, Shen Yi nodded in satisfaction at the obedient Jiang Nanyan, then looked at Bai Xinyi, who was supporting the fat pig, and said, “Beautiful teacher, if you’re willing to stay too, I can guarantee your meals and your safety.”

“Of course, you have to throw out that pig who insulted me; otherwise I can’t promise I won’t beat her to death.”

Shen Yi was already showing a lot of restraint.

The pig had cursed him the moment she walked in; he had not killed her only because he had never taken a life and could not make up his mind on the spot.

Otherwise, that punch earlier would have blown her head apart.

“Dream on!”

“I, Bai Xinyi, would rather starve and thirst to death than sell my body, and I will never abandon my student!”

“A shameless man like you is the person I despise most in this life!”

Bai Xinyi cursed coldly.

Then.

She turned to Jiang Nanyan and asked, “Nanyan, are you really not leaving with me?”

“Teacher Bai, I… I’m sorry…”

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