181: Chapter 181 Time Stop Play

Old Xiong was never one to enjoy luxury; otherwise, he wouldn't have made the headline-worthy feat of distributing 90% of his profits to his employees.

Putting down the phone, Zhao Xiaoshuai still sighed over his lack of connections.

He couldn't ask Xing Tianjie about this matter either; otherwise, if it reached his sister's ears, it would seem too deliberate.

After thinking it over, he finally remembered that he had a sub who had studied abroad. The circle she moved in consisted of the wealthy and elite, so the chances of her having this car were much higher than average.

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Ling Rui was meticulously completing the tasks her Master had assigned, working so hard that Bai Feng couldn't stand it anymore.

"I say, Miss Ling, is it necessary to push yourself this hard every day? Even the new college graduates hired by the company aren't as driven as you."

"What do you know? It's just the Master's task."

After all, the two were sisters who had served together several times, and with Bai Feng's intentional efforts to befriend her, they had quickly become close.

"I'm here idling about while you're buried in work; it makes me feel uneasy."

"The Master didn't assign you a task, so what are you panicking about?"

Bai Feng still couldn't accept the way the little princess Ling Shi talked about the Master every other word. Thinking about those things on her body, she couldn't help but feel curious:

"Doesn't that thing you wear every day hurt?"

"Of course it hurts, but as long as it's something the Master put on me, it feels very comfortable."

Seeing the look of intoxication on Ling Rui's face, Bai Feng couldn't help but think, "Maybe I should try it too," but immediately shuddered and quickly dismissed the terrifying thought.

"I'm not like you. Last time your butt was beaten so swollen you couldn't sit for a day, and you had that same look on your face. I won't be fooled by you."

"I'm really not lying to you. If you want to try, you can start with some basic things, like these pearl stockings the Master bought for me."

"Pearl stockings? What is that? A pearl necklace? Where do you wear it?"

"You wear it here."

The two were sisters who had seen everything, so there was no need for modesty. Ling Rui directly lifted her tight skirt.

"Ah? This... this actually seems quite exciting, and it doesn't look like it hurts. I think I could try it too."

"You'd better pester the Master to buy you a pair. The ones you buy yourself and the ones the Master buys are worlds apart."

Bai Feng was clearly tempted, but just then, Ling Rui's phone rang.

A piece of music exclusive to the Master began to play, and Ling Rui immediately put down all her work and answered the phone.

"Master, I am working obediently."

"That crowded mall? I know where it is. Okay, I'll go there right now."

"Ah? Going commando?"

"No, no, I'll do it right away."

Putting down the phone, Ling Rui hurriedly went to lock the door.

"Bai Feng, hurry and help me! The Master has given me a time limit!"

Ling Rui walked with difficulty to the mall she had visited a few times before.

This mall was located in a bustling area of the commercial street, and even during working hours on this weekday, it was still crowded with people coming and going.

Her beautiful appearance and elegant, luxurious attire naturally attracted the subtle gazes of many passersby.

But these gazes, which she usually didn't care about, seemed to have heat today; just being looked at made her feel like she was being scorched.

She tried her best to maintain a natural walking posture, but her back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Even with several layers of clothing blocking it, nothing could be seen from the outside, but going commando was still going commando. Her upbringing had taught her that this was wrong and shameful.

She wanted to leave this place quickly and hide in an empty corner, but her Master would not allow it.

Her phone vibrated once, and Ling Rui followed instructions and put on a pair of noise-canceling earbuds.

According to instructions, she moved slowly, walking toward the most crowded area.

The increasing number of gazes made her feel like needles were pricking her back.

Would someone discover her secret?

If someone knew about her behavior, how would they insult her or look down on her?

If the matter blew up and everyone knew, what would her family and friends think?

All sorts of fantasies surged through her mind. Thinking of that possible future, she couldn't help but clench her legs together.

This forced shame made waves of pleasure wash over her.

Pulled between these two extreme emotions, Ling Rui's thoughts were a tangled mess as she ascended toward higher and higher clouds.

Unknowingly, she followed the instructions and arrived next to a pillar in a very crowded area. Just as she stood still, a piece of music played in her earbuds.

She immediately went rigid and motionless.

The Master had issued an order, naming this unknown piece of music "Time Stop."

When she heard this music, no matter what she was doing, her body would enter a state of time stop.

Except for the consciousness and breathing that the Master explicitly allowed to continue, everything else would fall into the time stop.

This command bypassed Ling Rui's conscious mind and acted directly on her subconscious. Ling Rui could not resist or cancel it, and she could even perform many actions she usually couldn't.

For example, when Zhao Xiaoshuai was testing it, he used his hand to lift one of her legs and then played the music, and Ling Rui maintained that pose for a full twenty minutes.

Yet she herself could never maintain it for more than three minutes no matter how she tried.

After that time stop was lifted, it caused a slight strain in her leg muscles, which even made Zhao Xiaoshuai click his tongue in wonder.

Therefore, the moment she heard this music, everything about Ling Rui, except for her thoughts and breathing, seemed to be frozen, trapping her in a world where time had stopped.

Her eyes couldn't move an inch, and her body couldn't shift a millimeter.

Although they had played a similar "play" last time, that was in an empty underground parking garage at night, but this time it was in a crowded mall!

Everyone passing by was a stranger, and anyone could do anything to her, but she could only watch helplessly as these possibilities unfolded, unable to do anything.

A massive panic drowned out the shame that had just filled her heart.

"If someone bumps into me and discovers I can't move, will they be suspicious? Will they think I'm mentally ill and send me to the hospital?"

"If someone touches me and finds I have no reaction, will they have malicious intent and do something excessive in this public place?"

"If..."

One terrible possibility after another flashed through Ling Rui's mind, but it was all in vain, because at this moment, her body was no longer under her own control.

What she feared most came to pass.

Someone seemed to bump into her from behind, and that person seemed to say something to her, but because she was wearing high-performance noise-canceling earbuds, she couldn't hear a thing.

That person didn't stand in front of her, but in her peripheral vision, she vaguely saw a blurry shadow. She could only be certain that this person was definitely not her Master!

The last shred of hope in her heart—that the Master was just playing the same "play" as last time—vanished. A chill then washed over her, and the hair all over her body stood on end.

The man patted her shoulder again. Seeing she was still motionless, he seemed to look around to make sure no one was watching, and then he casually reached his hand toward Ling Rui's waist and hips.