Jiang Chenghai spoke as he walked over and grabbed the person, pulling them towards him.

Lu Jiaojiao’s sleeve was torn, and she screamed in fear.

“Master, the madam has called for you,” the butler’s voice could be heard outside the door.

Jiang Chenghai had just pulled the person into his arms, and before he could even kiss her, the butler’s voice interrupted.

Jiang Chenghai furrowed his brows in annoyance, wondering what his wife was up to.

Usually, when he favored his concubines, she never said anything, but this new concubine had been in the house for only two days, and his wife had already called for him twice.

Yesterday, he might have given her some face and gone straight to the madam’s courtyard, but tonight, he was determined to enjoy the young beauty first.

“Go tell the madam that I have already retired for the night and will visit her another day,” Jiang Chenghai said. The butler acknowledged the order and left.

Jiang Chenghai then looked down at the beauty in his arms, eagerly starting to undress Lu Jiaojiao.

She struggled in fear, thinking that because she had not obeyed Jiang Chao the night before, he had sent her to this old man to be bullied.

She was truly frightened. If she had to submit to this old man, she would rather die.

Lu Jiaojiao’s heart grew resolute, and as her clothes were torn apart, her pale skin was revealed. She gritted her teeth and closed her eyes in despair.

As she saw Jiang Chenghai’s drunken lips coming closer, a hurried knocking was heard from outside the door.

“Master, something’s wrong! The study is on fire! You need to come and take a look!”

Jiang Chenghai’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and his drunkenness instantly faded.

He quickly turned and left the room.

As soon as Jiang Chenghai left, Jiang Chao entered.

Lu Jiaojiao, seeing Jiang Chao come in, was filled with resignation.

Rather than live in this humiliating situation, she would rather die.

She didn’t want to bring shame to the Lu family, nor did she want her sister-in-law to look down on her.

Since she couldn’t escape this cage, she would rather be forever freed.

When Jiang Chao entered, he saw Lu Jiaojiao slumped by the bed, her clothes disheveled, her eyes hollow and staring blankly at the ground.

Jiang Chao’s heart ached, and he quickly walked over to gently pick her up. “Don’t be afraid. It’s over now. This will never happen again.”

The little girl he had finally set his eyes on couldn’t be frightened by that old man.

Anyway, the old man had plenty of women, and if he asked, the old man would probably not refuse.

“Do I still have a chance to leave here?” She still stared blankly at the ground, as if seeing no hope.

Jiang Chao cupped her face, made her look at him, and asked, “If you had to choose between me and that old man, who would you pick?”

Lu Jiaojiao didn’t respond.

She didn’t want to choose either.

She only wanted to return to Dahe Village.

She missed her sister-in-law and her parents.

Seeing that she didn’t speak, Jiang Chao understood that she probably didn’t want either of them.

“How about this: Kiss me one more time, and I’ll make sure you’re safe tonight. What do you say?”

Jiang Chao didn’t like making a bad deal, so he made sure to ask for something in return.

Lu Jiaojiao, though intent on dying, still wanted to live if she could.

Since she had already kissed him once, it didn’t matter to her if she did it again.

Lu Jiaojiao decisively leaned in and kissed him on the lips.

Although her technique was still clumsy, it was clear that she had improved.

Jiang Chao wasn’t a patient man, but he allowed her to continue trying to please him, even though she was out of breath.

When she became too weak to support herself, Jiang Chao finally pulled her into his arms and kissed her back.

Lu Jiaojiao knew it was wrong, but this was her only choice.

Jiang Chao was like a piece of driftwood she clung to in the water; she instinctively wanted to hold onto him, to rely on him, with no other options.

She was kissed until her body went soft, unconsciously letting out shy, breathless moans.

Jiang Chao found it hard to control himself but eventually stopped.

Lu Jiaojiao didn’t know how she managed to get through it, but the one thing she was grateful for was that the old man never showed up again.

Jiang Chao might come every day for a kiss, but he kept his promise, and she remained safe in the Jiang household.

After spending a few days there, Lu Jiaojiao figured out that Jiang Chao was the son of the old man, Jiang Chenghai, and that she had become the old man’s concubine.

Though she hadn’t willingly become Jiang Chenghai’s concubine, being involved with his son was a ridiculous situation.

She was afraid of Jiang Chenghai, but Jiang Chao couldn’t take her away from him.

Even though Jiang Chao often tried to get Jiang Chenghai out of the house, once setting fire to the study, he later exposed evidence of his father’s corruption, causing Jiang Chenghai to be busy dealing with the scandal.

Later, when Jiang Chenghai found out that all of this had been planned by Jiang Chao, he used family discipline and beat his son mercilessly, though Jiang Chao still demanded Lu Jiaojiao’s release.

Furious, Jiang Chenghai finally relented but didn’t give Lu Jiaojiao to Jiang Chao.

Instead, he kept her in his own courtyard, which drove Jiang Chao mad with impatience.

After a couple of days of rest, Jiang Chao went to see Lu Jiaojiao again.

Though she was still a little resistant, her kissing skills had improved a lot.

During this time, Jiang Chao visited her every day, no longer caring about the other women at the brothel.

All he saw was Lu Jiaojiao.

Though Lu Jiaojiao had been forced to stay in the Jiang household, she was still just a young girl.

After learning all the things Jiang Chao had done for her, she was touched.

She had been sent to be a concubine by Su Ruoyun, and if she were to hate someone, it should be Su Ruoyun. But despite being Jiang Chenghai’s son, Jiang Chao had always protected her.

Though he took advantage of her, he had done a lot for her, so she felt some gratitude toward him.

“A thing, I told that old man you’re carrying my child, and he must not touch you. But what if he calls a doctor to check? What should we do then?” Jiang Chao asked, a mischievous tone in his voice.