Beneath Pine Mountain, the crowd of onlookers steadily grew. Now numbering over thirty, they all wore expressions anticipating a spectacle. Many people were eager to see how a peerlessly beautiful woman, a top-tier, sophisticated beauty, would react to an offer of one hundred thousand yuan a month as a 'maintenance fee'.
Even Gu Yan, standing beside Gu Xin, turned his attention to the Red Flame Maiden, showing a look of great interest. It was only after Gu Xin pinched him that he reined in his gaze.
A mature and alluring beauty like the Red Flame Maiden would inevitably be the center of attention wherever she went, undoubtedly viewed by many men as 'prey'. For many, the thought of witnessing such a stunning beauty publicly accept the terms of being a kept woman offered an inexplicable, vicarious thrill.
Since we can't have her, let's just ruin her! Such dark thoughts festered in many hearts.
