The atmosphere in the room instantly plummeted to freezing point. Wei Yumeng could still feel the tingling in her palms; she had truly put force into her slap against Zhan Mohan.
She didn't even know where she got the courage to hit him; she doubted if she had gone mad.
Before she could even react, Zhan Mohan suddenly grabbed her wrist and threw her onto the bed, his tall, slender body pressing down on her.
Wei Yumeng looked up in panic, seeing the man's bloodshot eyes, as if he were about to spit fire.
"Wei Yumeng, you are the first woman in this world to dare to hit me. For Xin Ran, you actually hit me!"
Her mind was a complete blank at this moment, lost in her own panic and still reeling. She just looked at Zhan Mohan in a flustered state, her lips moving for a few seconds but nothing came out.
To Zhan Mohan, Wei Yumeng was simply tacitly admitting his words. The rage in his chest had reached its peak and was about to erupt.
By the time Wei Yumeng reacted, the man's heavy kisses had already swept over her like a tidal wave. Wei Yumeng felt a chill on her body, only then realizing what Zhan Mohan intended to do.
She struggled desperately, shouting at the top of her lungs.
"Zhan Mohan, are you crazy? Let go of me!"
"Not as crazy as you. Didn't you say you and Xin Ran were innocent? Then of course I have to verify it."
Zhan Mohan unbuttoned her blouse. Wei Yumeng tried to push him away, but Zhan Mohan held her wrists, pinning them above her head. His deep, sharp eyes stared at her unresisting form.
He let out a mocking laugh. "Wei Yumeng, the way you are now is truly disgusting. Weren't you quite willing when you slept with Xin Ran? Now that you're with me, you've become a chaste woman. Don't you find it ridiculous?"
Wei Yumeng's struggles suddenly stopped. Tears welled up in her eyes, the muscles in her jaw trembling. She looked at Zhan Mohan in disbelief.
Her heart felt as if it were being pricked by needles, hurting so much that she could barely breathe.
She had never imagined that Zhan Mohan saw her as such a person. Did he never consider her a clean woman? Did he think she was inherently promiscuous?
Tears blurred her vision, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
Her voice choked with emotion as she asked, "Zhan Mohan, do you think I, Wei Yumeng, am the kind of woman who would let any man sleep with her, whether they paid or not?"
Zhan Mohan had already lost his reason, his mind repeatedly replaying images of her and Xin Ran.
He had never lost control like this, never been so volatile. His pride and self-control had been completely overturned by this woman.
All the anger he felt initially, seeing her cry so hard with red eyes, his hardened heart suddenly softened. He felt a pang of reluctance to treat her this way.
However, Zhan Mohan's pride would not allow his woman to betray him like this.
He didn't continue, but his voice still carried an undeniable anger.
"Wei Yumeng, if you think you are not, you must first be chaste and self-respecting, not repeatedly go against my wishes and secretly meet Xin Ran. How can you have the nerve to talk about chastity with me after doing such shameless things?"
"And what about you, Zhan Mohan? You never told me you had a girlfriend before me, and she's coming back soon, isn't she?"
Although Wei Yumeng hadn't said anything outwardly, she had kept this matter in her heart.
Didn't Feng Shiyi tell her that Zhan Mohan's former girlfriend was coming back, and she, the current one, should prepare to step down?
After all, Zhan Mohan had never told her about this from the beginning.
Zhan Mohan frowned. "Who told you about Jiang Siyu?"
Wei Yumeng's heart skipped a beat, her disappointment evident on her face. She gave a sarcastic laugh.
"So her name is Jiang Siyu. So you've always had a woman you loved, and you married me because she left you, right?"
In the end, she was just a substitute, a backup plan for his single period.
When that Jiang Siyu returned, Zhan Mohan would get back with her, so what would she be?
Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, her sorrow evident.
"No wonder you suggested divorce. This idea had been in your mind for a long time, right? You were just waiting for an opportunity to propose it legitimately. Even if the media found out that you, Zhan Mohan, were divorced, it would be my fault, and you, Mr. Zhan, would remain innocent, while I would be ruined and forever branded with a bad name."
She had to admit, that was a very good plan. No wonder Zhan Mohan didn't believe her no matter how she explained.
A flicker of surprise crossed Zhan Mohan's eyes, even shock at Wei Yumeng's words. It was clearly her fault, yet how had it become his fault?
She was still brazenly questioning him about Jiang Siyu.
"Wei Yumeng, can you clarify things? This is about you and Xin Ran. Jiang Siyu and I are in the past. Stop finding any excuses for your betrayal."
"Nothing happened between me and Xin Ran. Why won't you believe me? If something really happened, wouldn't I feel it?"
She didn't know if Xin Ran's words were true or not, but after waking up, there was no discomfort in that area. She wasn't inexperienced; how could she not tell?
Now she wanted to explain to Zhan Mohan, to make him stop misunderstanding her, but it seemed he was unwilling to believe her.
Zhan Mohan glanced at her sideways. "Where's the evidence?"
"I will investigate and provide you with the evidence."
Zhan Mohan didn't believe her at all. He let out a mocking laugh.
"Wei Yumeng, do you remember? When you and Xin Ran ran away, I already knew. I tested you and gave you opportunities, but what did you do? You still followed him without hesitation. Did you consider me at that time?"
Her behavior was no different from Jiang Siyu's when she left him.
Why did the women he loved always leave him, betray him, and deceive him?
Jiang Siyu was like this, and even Wei Yumeng was the same now.
Wei Yumeng didn't know why Zhan Mohan became so emotional when he mentioned her leaving back then. She guessed it was due to Zhan Mohan's proud self-esteem.
It certainly wasn't because of her. Their relationship was so tense back then, and Zhan Mohan clearly disliked her.
She nodded thoughtfully, showing no intention of backing down.
"Okay, then let me ask you, back then, what else could I do besides run away from you? You wouldn't let me see my mother, and she was my only remaining relative, yet you prevented me from seeing her. And now it's the same. Zhan Mohan, since you never intended to believe me, why didn't you let me leave you in the first place!"