Taboo Mage - Chapter 16 - Li Mi's Humiliation

I didn’t even have time to fully dress. I just threw on a pair of big shorts and rushed out the door.

One foot had just stepped over the threshold when I suddenly remembered something. I turned back, grabbed the rag doll placed by the door, held it in my arms, and sprinted towards the hotel.

I reached the hotel at the fastest speed of my life. Following the room number the woman on the phone had given me, I kicked the door open in one swift motion.

The scene in front of me made me want to strangle Fatty Ling right on the spot.

On the wide, soft hotel bed, Fatty Ling was pressing down on Li Mi. His large hands, resembling pig trotters, were groping her soft chest without restraint.

Li Mi lay there, eyes closed in despair, utterly silent, like a rag doll at the mercy of its tormentor.

Hearing the door crash open, Fatty Ling turned his head and grinned at me, his mouth curling into a creepy smile.

“Let her go!” I rasped, my voice hoarse, eyes filled with blood-red fury. Throwing the rag doll aside, I charged at him.

At that moment, Li Mi suddenly opened her eyes, and two lines of tears streamed down her beautiful face. She trembled, moving her lips slightly, her eyes full of hopelessness.

I didn’t know where the strength came from, but I kicked Fatty Ling off her, grabbed some torn clothes nearby, and hastily wrapped them around Li Mi.

“I’m sorry I came late.”

I could only express my remorse with these pale words. She would never understand the depth of my guilt at that moment, a guilt that haunted me for the rest of my life and nearly dragged me into an endless abyss.

Fatty Ling slowly got up from the floor, still smiling, “Heh, pretty quick response.”

“What do you mean?”

My head buzzed, and my arms around Li Mi went rigid.

Looking back on what had just happened, an inexplicable phone call had informed me that Li Mi had been taken by Fatty Ling. What’s more, it had even provided a specific hotel address and room number.

How could a stranger know such detailed information?

I had been too worried at the time to think much about it, but looking back now, everything seemed too eerie. Seeing the expression on Fatty Ling’s face, I could almost definitively say that all of this was part of a trap he had set for me!

“So, how about it? Want to reconsider?” Fatty Ling sat casually on the sofa, completely naked, his vulgar eyes fixated on Li Mi in my arms.

“Reconsider what?” If I had known this would happen, I would have sold a kidney rather than team up with that scumbag Fatty Ling.

Fatty Ling raised his hand and pointed to the ceiling directly above the bed. I looked up and saw a small red dot flashing in the center of the white ceiling.

He had installed a camera! Just now…

To confirm my suspicions, Fatty Ling pulled out his phone and swiped through the screen quickly. Soon, familiar screams of a woman and the lecherous laughter of a man emanated from the phone…

Li Mi’s body instantly went rigid in my arms, and I stood rooted to the spot. If looks could kill, Fatty Ling would have been reduced to ashes.

“Mr. Du came to see me again yesterday. Same thing as before, he needs your help to handle some business. If you do it, great; if not, that’s fine too. But if you still refuse, don’t blame me for not showing any respect. This video came out great. I’d say it’s worth sharing with everyone.”

As Fatty Ling spoke, something obscene lifted between his legs, indicating the disgusting things that had just occurred.

Cause and Effect, cause and effect. I didn’t understand why the karma for my mistakes had to fall on Li Mi.

But one thing I knew for sure was that this time, I couldn’t just sit idly by, including when it came to Fatty Ling. One day, I would make him pay for everything he did today.

Just as I nodded, the hotel door opened, and the handsome man I had seen a few days ago appeared at the entrance. His sharply defined face looked even more sinister and captivating than the last time we met.

“Hello, Mr. Gu. I’m Du Qiu. Thank you so much for your help.”

Du Qiu said with a smile. As he placed a large stack of cash in front of me, it was the first time I ever felt such deep hatred for money.

After that, I planned to take Li Mi back to her dormitory. However, she was so unstable that she kept gripping my sleeve, leaving me no choice but to let her come along.

Du Qiu first took us to the place where he encountered that woman, a well-known red-light district¹ in our city. As the evening lights came on, the street was filled with noisy chatter.

Following Du Qiu’s directions, I squatted down and carefully examined the area. It was just an ordinary street; nothing seemed particularly odd.

Du Qiu then recounted the events of that night in detail. I calculated the time and realized we had about half an hour before the woman Du Qiu had encountered would appear.

There was no point in trying to sleep that night, so I decided to sit on the curb with Du Qiu and Fatty Ling and wait for the appointed time to arrive.

I had arranged for Li Mi to rest in my room. She had suffered too much humiliation because of me.

Just as the clock struck two, Du Qiu’s brow furrowed sharply, signaling me with his eyes.

I quickly stood up and looked across the road. The street was mostly quiet, with only a few drunk passersby stumbling along.

Suddenly, a gust of wind swept through, and an incredibly beautiful woman appeared out of nowhere. She wore a miniskirt and had long, golden waves cascading down her shoulders.

Even from just seeing her back, I could feel a surge of uncontrollable desire coursing through my veins.

I suddenly thought of Xu-Jie.

Xu-Jie was sexy and charming, but her allure needed to be released. In contrast, the woman in front of me exuded an almost supernatural, pervasive allure like an invisible, omnipresent air.

I felt a particular part of my body reacting to her presence.

“It’s her,” Du Qiu said, his usually cool voice now hoarse with desire.

“Holy shit, no wonder Mr. Du couldn’t control himself with a woman like this,” Fatty Ling said, practically drooling and with his eyeballs nearly popping out of his head.

Du Qiu shot him a glare, signaling to me what needed to be done.

I scratched my head. This situation was trickier than I had anticipated. When I agreed to help, I hadn’t thought it through, and now that I had to act, I was completely unprepared.

I couldn’t very well approach her myself.

I glanced at Fatty Ling and let out a cold laugh.

Du Qiu was quick-witted. He understood my intentions immediately, and with a swift kick, he sent the ogling Fatty Ling stumbling towards the woman.

Footnote:

Red-Light District(红灯区): A red-light district is an area of a city where activities related to the sex industry, such as prostitution and adult entertainment, are concentrated. These districts often feature establishments like brothels, sex shops, and adult theaters.