Your Love Ignites An Ember Of Passion Within Me

"Room A405, Maple Hotel."

After reading that message again, Yoyo You clutched her phone until her fingers started to turn pale. She looked up at the building in front of her. Her gaze fixed on the gigantic name of the hotel that was ornamented with bright lights.

She was outside the most famous hotel in the city center, which was a gathering place of people from the upper class. An ordinary person would find it hard to check in here.

Her eyes darkened and fury surged up in her heart when she thought that Chappell Li was with another woman inside the hotel.

She took a deep breath to calm herself down before she entered the hotel and get into the elevator. After a while, she stopped in front of a room.

She thought that she was already in front of the door of Room A405 now.

A hint of rage flashed across her eyes. She didn't know what would transpire when the door opened. Her hand trembled when she raised it to knock.

Chappell Li had been her boyfriend for three years. And during all those times, she had always been submissive to him. She became so obedient that even she couldn't believe herself. She strongly believed that a couple should trust each other and give each other space. But she didn't expect that the space she had given to Chappell Li would lead to something inauspicious.

She took a deep breath and prepared herself to knock.

But as soon as her knuckles touched the wooden door, it slightly moved. She was stunned.

'They didn't even lock the door?'

she thought. The people inside seemed to be so excited that they didn't even care if they closed the door.

With face flushed in anger, she opened the camera of her phone and pushed the door open. She wanted to make sure that she was ready to take photos of Chappell Li and his other woman.

Bang!

"Ahhh!" She screamed in pain when her whole back hit the door. Someone pushed her hard, and she didn't see it coming.

"Ouch!

Chappell Li, how dare you!" she yelled through clenched teeth.

She heard a breath coming in gasps, and a tall, slender figure approached her. The next second, she felt that the collar of her dress was pulled and torn.

"What are you doing?" She broke out into a cold sweat, but she plucked up all her courage to scold the figure in front of her.

The man in front of her was not Chappell Li.

The man ignored her screams and even moved closer and closer to her. This time, she could smell peppermint mixed with alcohol. Much to her surprise, the man's thin lips claimed her lips aggressively.

Panic suddenly overwhelmed her. She didn't know what was going on.

Before she came here, she received some messages containing photos of Chappell Li entering the hotel with a woman. And the sender even gave her the room number. Was everything a lie? She couldn't believe that she was fooled. And one thing was for sure now. She put herself in danger.

She turned her head away to avoid the man's touch. She was about to speak when she felt that he wrapped his arms around her waist and lifted her up.

"Let me go!" she shouted hoarsely. She kicked her legs hard in hopes that the man would put her down, but it didn't work.

The man frowned, and his steps wobbled for a moment. But then, he managed to throw her onto the bed. He pressed his body against hers, his big hands wandered around until they found the zipper of her dress.

Since she was sure that he was not Chappell Li, she tried to plead. "Sir, please calm down. This is just a misunderstanding," she said in a trembling voice. She tried scratching his body, but she only became more panicky when her hands touched his solid muscles.

'I am doomed, ' she thought to herself.

Her mind went blank as she stared at the man absentmindedly. From the faint light coming from the window, she was able to see his impeccable face and misty eyes.

Although it wasn't that bright, she could tell from his eyes that he was not in his right mind. "Hey, wake up!

Are you crazy?"

The man must be drunk. Or worse, he was high in drugs.

This time, the man became more audacious. He grabbed her waist and dragged her towards him.

"Help! Please help me!" she screamed desperately, hoping that someone heard her. But as time passed, she couldn't hear any sign that someone was outside.

She felt nothing but hopelessness now as she stared at the ceiling. She couldn't do anything to stop the man, who was pressing his body hard against hers. All of a sudden, her eyes opened wide, and her body trembled when she felt his warmth inside her.

The man had taken her effortlessly. She subconsciously grabbed his shoulder and bit it with all her might.

He must have felt the pain because he stopped what he was doing. She took the opportunity that he was in a trance. She pushed him away and staggered to the door, though her legs felt weak.

The man went after her and held her waist. But she scratched him again, kicked him hard, and reached for the doorknob.

She heard a muffled sound behind her as if something hit the edge of the bed.

Her heart sank, but she didn't dare to look back and ran out of the room.

She felt relieved when she saw the light outside. She sat on the corridor to calm down as she still felt that her whole body was trembling.

All of a sudden, she noticed that her fingers were a little sticky. She raised her hand to take a look.

There were traces of blood. She must have scratched him really hard.

She turned to look at the door again. At this moment, the wall lamps in the hallway were already on. So the golden plate on the door had become more visible.

And her eyes opened wide in shock when she saw "Room A403" carved on the golden plate.

A chill ran down her spine as she looked at the number again several times to make sure. It was really Room A403. She made a big mistake.

She hit her head remorsefully. She stood up and ran as fast as she could. Her head was in a mess. What if the man woke up and found out that he was injured? Would he be hunting for her? After all, she knew that anyone who stayed in this hotel was not a person to be trifled with. No one would want to offend someone who could afford to check in here.

She trotted to the hotel's entrance. When she was about to pass through the revolving door, she suddenly heard a coquettish voice beside her.

"You are so naughty. Stop it, okay? People are watching us."

She glanced sideways to take a look. And her body froze in an instant.

A woman in her early thirties was clinging to a tall man's arm. They were very close to each other and laughing. The man's hand had just held the woman's buttocks. An unsatisfied smile appeared on his face when the woman stopped him. They looked so obscene. It seemed that they didn't care about the other guests of this hotel that had been staring at them.

Yoyo felt the anger boil up inside her. The man was very familiar to her.

The fatigue and despair she felt just now were taken over by fury.

"Chappell Li!" she called out.

The two stopped flirting with each other and looked at her.

The smile on Chappell Li's face vanished at once and was replaced by embarrassment. He pushed the woman beside him slightly and opened his mouth to say something. But when he saw the expression on Yoyo's face, he shrank back.

"Yoyo, why are you here?" he asked nervously.

But Yoyo just ignored him. Instead, she looked at the woman beside him up and down.

The woman's hair was curled in big waves, she was wearing fake eyelashes and thick makeup, and her dress seemed to have come from a famous brand. She looked familiar to Yoyo too. Her name was Samantha Fang, the daughter of the CEO of the company where Chappell Li worked. Yoyo had seen some of Samantha Fang's messages on his WeChat, but after his explanation, she didn't mind them anymore.

Looking at the surprised expression on their faces, Yoyo sneered. Her whole body trembled with anger and disappointment.

Chappell Li couldn't hide his nervousness at all. He reached out to pull Yoyo closer to him and whispered in her ear, "Yoyo, it's not what you think it is. Let me explain, okay? Let's leave first. I'll take you somewhere we can talk, so I can tell you everything."

"Whatever it is, you can say it here now," she countered, her voice full of coldness.

She had always been gentle to Chappell Li. Every time she got angry, she restrained herself jut to avoid conflicts between them. Even if they had some fights, she never dared to speak ill of him, knowing that it might destroy their relationship. She took care of their love for three years, although it was not that easy.

No wonder Chappell Li almost couldn't believe his eyes. He had never seen her like this before.

"Yoyo, don't be like this. If others see us this way, they will think that I am bullying you." He reached out his hand again and pulled her.

But she shook off his hand violently.

"Shame on you!" She looked at his eyes. "Don't you think it's too late to hide it now? You were already caught in the act. Are you still going to deny that you're cheating on me? Chappell, I have never done anything wrong to you. But what is this? I've never thought that you will betray me."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chappell Li blurted out. This time, his face turned red in anger.

"I am not blind. I've seen how you touched this woman's buttocks," she replied. She then turned to Samantha Fang. "Lady, is my boyfriend harassing you?"

Hearing the question, Samantha Fang raised her eyebrows. The embarrassment and shock on her face just now had gradually disappeared. She bit her lips, glanced around the crowd who were already looking at them, and chuckled.

"Miss, I don't understand what you mean."

Yoyo flared up in an instant. She had thought that Samantha Fang would somehow feel guilty for coveting Chappell Li. She didn't expect that she was such a shameless woman.

"Take your time to understand what I said." Yoyo gritted her teeth and squinted at her. "You are old enough. You don't need someone from the younger generation to tell you."

The words "old" and "younger generation" rang out in Samantha Fang's ears. Her face turned pale in an instant.

She wanted to retort, but she couldn't think of a word to say.

Yoyo snorted and looked at her face with disdain.

She didn't expect Chappell Li to have such a bad taste. He was only capable of seducing an old and ugly woman. If she had known earlier, she shouldn't have stayed with him this long.

"Well, you don't really have to tell me. After all, I don't want to be lectured by a loser who can't even control her man. In this world, whoever is capable always wins. And I know that some women will always be envious of me," Samantha Fang said. It seemed that she was now ready to put up a fight.

Seeing that the conversation between Yoyo and Samantha started to heat up, Chappell got a little anxious. Although he had never seen Yoyo get angry before, he knew that she was no pushover. So to avoid aggravating the situation, he looked at Samantha, hinting her to stop talking.

But Samantha's mind had already been muddled by Yoyo's words. She ignored the hint from Chappell and gave Yoyo a provocative look.

"You know what? This is my first time to see an arrogant mistress," Yoyo said and laughed. "Do you want me to hang a banner for you to congratulate you for successfully seducing my boyfriend? That way, you don't need to rack your brains in finding ways to become famous. But on second thoughts, even if you become a famous prostitute in A City, you can't be glorious because you're old. Do you know that?"

Samantha got more furious with Yoyo's sharp tongue. She gritted her teeth and rushed up to Yoyo. "What the fuck are you talking about? You are the famous prostitute in A City, not me. In fact, all women in your family are famous prostitutes."

"Ha-ha! Really. I actually didn't know that. But you know what? I really admire you for being such a coquettish bitch," Yoyo said with scornful laughter.

"Yoyo..." Chappell spoke in a low voice. "That's enough. Don't go too far. You are already attracting many people's attention."

Yoyo turned and glared at him.

Although he looked so disgusted and his eyes were filled with dissatisfaction, he didn't dare to meet her gaze.

Thinking that Chappell was siding on her, a triumphant smile appeared on Samantha's face. She was satisfied to win this round.

But since Yoyo had been glaring at him for a long time, he couldn't take it anymore. He raised his head and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"

"I'm just trying to figure out why I fell in love with you back then," Yoyo replied straightforwardly. Her heart was still bleeding. "Shame on you! You don't have any talent. You're just like a dog that wags its tail when a woman waves her hand at you. Well, you two are indeed a good match."

"And what do you mean by that?" Samantha asked, squinting her eyes at Yoyo. "You may be good-looking and young. But as soon as you get home later, I advise you to look at yourself in the mirror. You will then know the reason why your beautiful face can't even keep a man. You're only wasting your time talking glibly here."

"Well, I don't need to look at myself in the mirror to know the reason. Actually, there are many possible reasons," Yoyo countered. The smile on her face gradually disappeared upon hearing such heartbreaking words. She felt like her blood boiled up again. Her voice became a little sharp when she continued, "First, because I have always been a submissive girlfriend. Second, I am so kind that I can be bullied easily. And third, there are coquettish bitches like you in this world who are skillful in seducing men."

"Yoyo!" Chappell called out.

Without even looking at him, Yoyo raised her hand.

Pak!

The whole world seemed to have quieted down.

Chappell held his left face and looked at Yoyo in disbelief. At this moment, he felt like he was in front of a stranger. After being slapped by her, he realized that he could no longer bully her.

"Listen to me carefully, Chappell." Yoyo pounded his chest. "Before calling my name again, think twice about your identity first. Don't you dare interfere when I speak! If you say even a single word again, I will let you taste the world's cruelty. I am capable of doing more than that slap."

Chappell trembled with her words.

"How dare you hit him!" Samantha roared and rushed towards Yoyo angrily.

"Why can't she?" A voice was heard from behind. It sounded so magnetic, with a woman's special charm.

Yoyo felt relieved. She didn't need to turn around to know who she was.

Right now, she was so angry that she only wanted to show how ferocious she was in front of Chappell and Samantha. She would never let them bully her again. But she was also aware that she couldn't easily win against the two of them. Now that Sheryl Bai was here, she was at an advantage.

Chappell couldn't help trembling with fear when he heard Sheryl Bai's voice. He pulled Samantha away from Yoyo and whispered, "Stop it. Let's go."

"What are you doing?" Samantha struggled from his grip. However, he dragged her away and walked out of the hotel hurriedly.

It was only then that Yoyo turned around and smiled at Sheryl Bai, who was walking towards her.

She was wearing a T-shirt and faded jeans. As a taekwondo master, Sheryl Bai was a bit careless. But she was very protective of Yoyo. In the past, when Yoyo had a fight with Chappell, she rushed to his office and almost fought with him. Since then, Chappell had been scared of her. He even felt uncomfortable just hearing her name.

"And you can still manage to smile?" Sheryl Bai asked with a frown. She looked at the direction where Chappell and Samantha had left. "I didn't expect that Chappell is a dissolute rogue."

Yoyo pursed her lips. This time her arrogance and defensiveness had already vanished. She lowered her eyes and heaved a deep sigh.

She suddenly felt exhausted with so many things that happened today.

All of a sudden, a group of security guards gathered in the lobby of the hotel. They each grabbed a walkie-talkie and rushed to the front desk.

Sheryl Bai looked at the receptionist with a frown.

"What happened?" shouted someone.

The security guards were whispering to each other at the front desk. They all had serious looks on their faces.

"What are you all doing here? You are all useless! If you don't give me an explanation today, I will sue you!" a tall woman screamed hysterically. She had a pretty face, but her expression was very ferocious.

Sheryl Bai covered her head with her hands and said in a low voice, "Oh no!"

Yoyo turned to look at her with confusion.

Sheryl Bai understood the look on Yoyo's face, so she nodded slightly and explained, "Something must have happened. That woman is Phoebe Le. She is an Internet celebrity, and she's one of the regular guests here. I am on duty today, but I am slacking off a bit now. Something must have happened on the fourth floor. I'll go and have a look first."

"Are you deaf?" Phoebe Le screamed again as she walked towards the front desk, gasping for breath. "Someone broke into the room, and no one noticed it. Are you all dead here? Or maybe you also have something to do with it." This time, Sheryl Bai walked towards Phoebe Le and apologized, "Miss Le, I'm on duty today. I'm sorry. I got so hungry, I went out to buy some food."

Feeling that something was wrong, Yoyo followed her.

The whole hotel was in an uproar. It seemed that this matter was something big and serious. And Phoebe Le mentioned the fourth floor. She was there a while ago. Did it have anything to do with that man?

Thinking about it, Yoyo froze. She felt like a bucket of ice-cold water was poured all over her.

Phoebe Le gritted her teeth and stared at Sheryl Bai's face for a long time. She then said, "Are you a staff member of the hotel? Why are you not in your uniform? Where is your badge?"

She looked at Sheryl Bai up and down as if scrutinizing her.

Sheryl Bai smiled and said, "I'm sorry. I didn't wear my badge because I had something to deal with outside. May I know what happened, Miss Le?"

"You're not wearing your badge, and you went out to deal with something else outside while on duty?" Phoebe Le's shrill voice made everyone's eardrums tingle. "I want to speak to your manager!"

"Miss Le, I know I'm wrong. Please accept my apology. And can you tell me what happened first? I won't be able to help you if I don't know the whole story."

"Of course, you don't know because you're not there!" Phoebe Le snapped as she pointed at Sheryl Bai's face with eyes wide opened. She was like a beast, ready to swallow her prey alive. "I chose your hotel because I thought that it was safe here. But I didn't expect that people here are all blind. With so many security guards around, how could someone enter my room unnoticed? Do you know how much I've lost? You can't surely afford to pay for it."

Sheryl Bai clenched her fists after hearing what Phoebe Le said. All her life, she had never been humiliated like this. And she was even scolded for no reason.

"What exactly did you lose? I hope you don't mind telling us, Miss Le," Yoyo intervened.

Sheryl Bai was an employee here, so she had to apologize. Yoyo saw the disdain in Phoebe's eyes. If Sheryl Bai's patience ran out, the situation might get worse.

"And who the hell are you?" Phoebe Le yelled at Yoyo.

"I am her friend," Yoyo answered.

"Oh, I see. So, are you here to defend your friend?" Phoebe Le sneered. "And you want to know what I lost? It's something that people like you can never afford to pay. Someone entered my room and slept with my man. Can you afford to pay for that?"

Yoyo's face suddenly turned pale as she took a few steps back.

Sheryl Bai noticed the change in Yoyo's expression, so she held her waist and asked what was going on.

Yoyo shook her head. But beads of sweat had started to drip from her forehead.

'Oh, my God! I'm in big trouble, ' she thought inwardly. For someone as beautiful and famous as Phoebe Le to fall in love with him, he must really be a man with high status. But Yoyo was also sure that he was high in drugs. If Phoebe Le checked the CCTV footage in the hallway, she would recognize Yoyo. She might even think that Yoyo was the one who drugged him.

Phoebe Le was not done yet. "Poor people are really useless. You can't even do your job well. Guarding the door of a hotel room is very simple, but you can't even do it. Is there anything else you can do?" she said in ridicule. She then turned to the security guards who were staring at her. "Why are you still standing there? Call your manager now and show me the CCTV footage. I want to see the woman who dares to steal my man."

"You don't need to see the footage," Yoyo said abruptly and looked at Phoebe Le.

Phoebe Le was stunned for a moment. Anger surged from her heart as she stared at Yoyo. "If you don't want to be in trouble, you'd better get out of here as soon as possible. Get out of my sight! You are not allowed to stay here. I don't want to see your face ever again!"

"It's me," Yoyo said, trying to suppress the anger in her throat.

Everyone was stunned. The lobby became so quiet that anyone could even hear a pin drop.

Sheryl Bai was the first one to recover from the shock. She turned her head and looked at Yoyo in disbelief.

But she didn't know what to say, so she just stared at Yoyo for a long time. What happened? Did she really hear it right?

"Are you crazy?" Phoebe Le asked. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"I said it was me. You don't need to look for that woman anymore," Yoyo said firmly. She took two steps forward, but Sheryl Bai grabbed her hand and pulled her back. However, she still looked at Phoebe Le and said, "I am the woman who slept with the man. And for your information, I am also one of those poor people that you consider useless. So, what can you do now?"

"Yoyo?" This time, even Sheryl Bai was utterly shocked.

Yoyo continued in a cold voice, "I don't understand why you feel so superior, Miss Le. How can you just call us "dead" and "useless" here? Do you know who we are? We work hard and legally earn money. We do what we are supposed to do, and we also have our bottom line. We don't lay a hand to anything that we shouldn't touch, and we don't use dirty tricks to satisfy our desires. How about you? Can you also do that, Miss Le?"

Phoebe was rendered speechless. She was so shocked that she almost couldn't recover. She could tell that Yoyo was not lying at all.

She even felt that Yoyo was implying that she was the one who drugged the man. If Yoyo hadn't touched him, how did she know that Phoebe drugged him?

"Bitch!" Phoebe screamed as soon as she came back to her senses. She was so furious that she wanted to crush Yoyo right away. She didn't care about anything else anymore. All she wanted was to shut Yoyo up.

Yoyo turned sideways to dodge Phoebe's attack. She then said, "Do you feel guilty? If you really want to make it clear to the public today, tell us that the man on the fourth floor is your boyfriend. And if he is really your boyfriend, why did you-"

"Shut up!" Phoebe interrupted Yoyo anxiously. She then turned to her assistants and ordered, "Catch that bitch! I'll tear her mouth apart!"

"If you tear my mouth apart, can it change the truth?" Looking at the two assistants coming towards her, Yoyo was not shaken at all. "Someone who did something filthy scolded me and even wanted to capture me. Such bad luck! I've encountered two similar situations today."

"I said, shut up! Didn't you hear me?" Afraid that Yoyo would say something more, Phoebe motioned for her assistants to get her.

"What are you doing?" Sheryl asked. She noticed that the situation was not good anymore, so she pulled Yoyo behind her. "Take it easy."

"Leave her alone! Catch that woman!" Phoebe yelled.

"Miss Le..." Sheryl forced herself to smile and bowed. "I apologize for what happened today. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have gone out during working hours. But please, don't involve my friend here. She has nothing to do with it. She is a straightforward person. And although we are not powerful people, we don't make a living by lying or cheating. She refuted because you were too harsh just now. But look around you. There are so many people now. For ordinary people like us, we don't care at all. But for you, you have a reputation to protect. If this incident spread in the news, your image will be ruined, right?"

"Cut the crap!" Phoebe snapped. She was too angry to listen to Sheryl's explanation. Much to everyone's surprise, she walked past Sheryl and pulled Yoyo from behind her.

"You're such a bitch! I'll tear your mouth apart today. This is what you deserve from talking too much. You won't be able to spread rumors anymore." Phoebe was about to pull Yoyo's clothes, but the latter reached out and pulled her hair.

"Ahhh!" Phoebe shrieked.

"Don't worry. I don't have plans to spread any rumors," Yoyo said through clenched teeth as she pulled Phoebe's hair harder. "But I won't let you bully me. It's surprising that poor people from the lowest class have backbones, isn't it?"

"Let me go! Ahhh!" Phoebe's scream resounded through the hotel lobby.

Her assistants looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Phoebe and Yoyo both looked so ferocious at the moment. They were scared to approach any of them.

Yoyo pulled Phoebe's hair harder. Phoebe seemed not to mind her image anymore. She gritted her teeth and scratched Yoyo's arms. Some bruises immediately appeared on Yoyo's fair skin.

Sheryl's face darkened when she saw the bruises on Yoyo's arms.

Phoebe jumped to her feet and yelled at her assistants, "What are you standing there? Come over here!"

The assistants looked at each other and immediately walked towards Yoyo, grabbed her, and lifted her up.

Finally, Phoebe broke free and fell to the side, gasping for breath. A cold expression slowly appeared on her face. After a while, she rolled up her sleeves and approached Yoyo, gnashing her teeth. "You are capable, aren't you? Let me see what else you can do."

"That's enough!" Sheryl shouted all of a sudden.

The next second, Phoebe's two assistants fell to the floor as she kicked them both. Phoebe was stunned for a long time.

"You..." Phoebe pointed her finger at Sheryl while stepping back with fear. She then pulled a security guard beside her and shouted, "Where is your manager? I want to see your manger right now! This is so outrageous. This has never happened to me before."

Right at that moment, the sound of hurried footsteps were heard.

Yoyo looked at Sheryl worriedly, but Sheryl just clasped her hands to reassure her.

"What happened here?" roared a middle-aged man with eyeglasses and a thin face that was a little sunken. But as soon as his eyes met Phoebe's, he calmed down.

Yoyo looked at the badge on his left chest and frowned.

He was the manager.

"Manager Liu, your employee is too aggressive. Look, she even beat my two assistants," Phoebe complained. Thinking that the manager would take her side, Phoebe felt more confident, so she raised her voice. She pointed at Sheryl and said, "You have to explain everything that happened today. First, you left your post without permission. Second, you disrespected your guest. And third, you hurt your guest's assistants. After you explain your side regarding these three matters, I want to see how Manager Liu deals with you."

Manager Liu looked at Sheryl with a frown and asked gloomily, "Sheryl?"

Sheryl took out her badge from her pocket and laid it on the counter. She smiled and said, "I'm sorry for causing such trouble, Manager Liu. I'm resigning from my job now. Dealing with rubbish clients like her every day is too exhausting for me. She can say whatever she wants to say. But many people witnessed everything. They all know the truth."

Sheryl then took Yoyo's hand and walked away.

Seeing them walking away, Phoebe got so angry, so she shouted, "Hey! Do you think I will let you off so easily after you hurt me? Come back here!"

Manager Liu looked at Phoebe and muttered to himself,