Learning to Love Again

Shen Xun woke up very early the next morning.

She didn't go to work the previous day, Liu Yumei and Han Haoran told her that she was relieved of all of her duties until she goes to England.

Normally, this would be something to celebrate, but it only caused her heartache. She won't be able to see Mr. Han again until he comes to visit the branch in England. And who knows when that would be?

That means it might be several months or even a few years before she would be able to see him again or even catch a glimpse of his face.

Was this a reward or a punishment?

She works at the Han Group for only one purpose and that is to be near Han Yuan.

If her job is on a different continent then what's the point? She will be so far away from him and he will be left unmonitored.

What if another pretty girl manages to seduce him? Even worse, what if he gets married?

Frustrated, she throws a vase at the wall and it shatters into tiny pieces.

Looking at the shards, a vicious idea pops into her mind. She picks up one of the larger pieces and walks into the guest room.

The two girls, Sarah and Sun Tang are still bound to the bed, with nothing on, covered in wounds and looking extremely frail. They have been starved and tortured for two days now. She only gives them enough water to keep them alive.

Seeing Shen Xun enter, panic and fear rush through their hearts, but they're too tired to do anything. They can only watch her approach with tears in their eyes.

"How are my two captives doing today?" She climbs the bed and lays down in between them.

"Look at what I brought." She says raising the broken piece of the vase for them to see. "It's what we'll play with today. Now, who wants to go first?"

Looking at the crazed psychopath, both girls begin to cry. She pays no attention to their tears and points at Sarah. "You are quite beautiful. Were you planning on seducing Mr. Han?" She traces the outline of Sarah's face with the glass shard.

Sarah shakes her head vigorously and weakly cries out. "No- I - I have a husband and a child. I- I have no interest in Mr. Han."

Shen Xun's expression turns livid. "Are you saying Mr. Han isn't good enough for you? Or do you think you're better than me because you're married?"

She presses the glass into her face and draws a horizontal streak across her right cheek. "Without your looks, you're nothing, you b*tch."

Feeling the sharp pain and seeing the blood run down her face, an alarm goes off in Sarah's mind. "You're crazy. You insane motherf*cking psychopath. You've ruined my face. You're a crazy b*tch." She tries to throw Shen Xun off of her, but she's too weak. Even if she was in peak condition she would have no chance against Shen Xun, a well-trained guard. Her attempted resistance only got her a slap across her face.

Shen Xun stares down at her new 'creation' and smiles. Although the cut isn't wide or deep, it's covered in blood and looks horrendous.

"I will come back every day to put a new cut in your face. I'll torture you slowly until you no longer have the will to live."

She turns around to face Sun Tang who couldn't help but shudder. "Now you." She laughs evilly while stroking her face.

"You aren't too pretty, but you have a very nice voice. It's delicate and soothing." Shen Xun's smile turns into a frown. "Are you planning to seduce Mr. Han with that voice as well?"

Learning from Sarah's blunder, Sun Tang refuses to speak and just shakes her head but that only infuriates Shen Xun.

"Liar, I don't believe you." She pries her mouth open and pulls Sun Tang's tongue out. "If we cut this off, then you won't be able to speak anymore. You will be unable to seduce my man and gossip about me. I like this idea very much. Why don't we give it a try?"