Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Gu Qingxin took a cab home. By the time she arrived, Lin Yin had already left for work. Since Gu Qingxin lost all of her personal belongings, she found the spare key under the doormat and used it to unlock the front door.
She called Lin Yin immediately after she entered the house. The call quickly got through, and her mother’s anxious voice was heard, “Where did you go last night? Why couldn’t I get through to you when I called?”
“Mom, I’m sorry. I accidentally lost my phone last night. My friend fell sick, I was taking care of her the entire night, and forgot to call,” Gu Qingxin apologized to her mother while holding back tears.
Lin Yin felt relieved. “You must call me in the future if such a situation occurs again. Do you know how worried I was?”
“I’m sorry, there will be no next time,” Gu Qingxin promised.
“You should call Qianqian back. She couldn’t get through to you last night when she called and she’s very worried about you. I’m working now, so I can’t talk anymore. Make some food for yourself, don’t go hungry,” Lin Yin said before she hung up.
Gu Qingxin felt too uncomfortable. She put down the phone and entered the bathroom with the desire to take a bath.
She stood beneath the showerhead and turned it on without removing her clothes and let the cold water drench her.
The icy water helped her finally calm down. She removed her clothes determinedly. Since there was no changing what had happened, there was no point in being upset over it.
“Gu Qingxin, you are no longer the same Miss Gu who was very sheltered. For your mother, you must face everything bravely,” she thought to herself.
After tossing her clothes aside, she lowered her head to look at her abdomen that had tingled with pain. Her dark eyes narrowed when she took a clear look at the terrifying image on her body.
She quickly lifted her head to gaze at herself in the mirror. There was a tattoo of a wolf head on the lower part of her abdomen.
The wolf looked hyper-realistic and was full of colors. Half of it was hidden and looked like a hibernating beast that was ready to pounce and attack its prey at any moment.
Especially the wolf’s eyes, they looked alive and exuded a terrifying gleam.
Gu Qingxin was taken aback and quickly covered the tattoo to conceal the pair of eyes that scared her.
She turned her back to the mirror. After her shower, she grabbed a bath towel and wrapped it around her body. However, her heart still felt unsettled.
“What exactly was that man trying to do? Why did he give me a tattoo?” Gu Qingxin thought to herself and felt sick at the thought of different strangers touching her naked body.
Everything made her feel so uncomfortable she wanted to cry. She grabbed her toothbrush, squeezed on some toothpaste, and without using water, brushed her teeth vigorously. She brushed her teeth over and over again and hoped to get rid of that man’s taste.
She only stopped her masochistic behavior when the foam in her mouth turned pale pink.
She gripped the edge of the sink and shut her eyes in discomfort. Even if she could brush away the man’s taste from her mouth, how was she supposed to eliminate the intrusion in her body as well as the tattoo of that terrifying wolf?
After she washed up, Gu Qingxin gave Bai Qianqian a call. The call got through, and the girl’s concerned voice was immediately heard, “Gu Qingxin, where did you go last night? Are you okay? Your mom and I were very worried about you.”
“Qianqian, I’m fine,” Gu Qingxin replied listlessly.
Bai Qianqian had more important things on her mind and hence did not notice her strange behavior. “Qingxin, there’s something I have to tell you.”