AMRWFA -Chapter 288 A Hero Cannot Resist the Charm of a Beauty

According to their arrangement, Ruan Yaoyao met the youngest daughter of the Sima family’s old master—Sima Hong. She was a much-favored, obviously spoiled female playboy type.

Earlier it was mentioned that the marriage partner arranged by the second branch of the male lead’s family was a pervert. This Sima Hong was another kind of pervert.

In her eyes, men were divided into only two types: those she could sleep with, and those she could not.

Many people called her insane.

But when Ruan Yaoyao saw her, she was sitting in a bar drinking alone, having already rejected several men who wanted to buy her drinks.

Sima Hong had long curly hair, bright scarlet lipstick, and wore a custom-made silver-gray gown. She looked both seductive and enchanting.

Her pale fingers, with bright red nail polish, slowly traced along the stem of the wine glass, as if brushing across a man’s heart—making it itch uncontrollably.

“Get lost—”

Her gaze was hazy, but those intoxicating red lips spat out a cold word.

“Don’t be so cold. Aren’t you here to have fun?”

A man, overly confident, thought Sima Hong was playing some kind of “push-and-pull” game and tried to force himself on her.

But before he could even get close, a tall bodyguard emerged from a dark corner nearby and directly dragged him aside.

Only then did the man break into a cold sweat and realize: with such a beautiful woman sitting here, no one was approaching her not because she was being overlooked—but because she had protection.

“Can I sit here?”

Sima Hong lifted her eyes. Seeing it was a woman, she paused.

She looked somewhat familiar, but couldn’t remember where she had seen her before.

Ruan Yaoyao smiled. “If you don’t answer, I’ll take that as permission.”

She then ordered someone to bring her a glass of fruit wine.

She was very aware of her own alcohol tolerance. If she didn’t want to make a fool of herself outside, it was better to drink something low in alcohol.

Sima Hong immediately spoke up, mocking her for not being able to drink and still coming to a place like this. Was she here just to get picked up by men?

Ruan Yaoyao blinked and said, “Why must I be picked up by men? Can’t I just come to broaden my horizons, and experience the atmosphere of a bar? Staying away from men helps you live longer. The world is so wonderful, there are so many things waiting for me to do—I don’t want to die early.”

“Pfft— men really are nothing good! Staying away from them is the right choice. It’s best not to touch them. The more you touch them, the more you’ll end up like me.”

Sima Hong rested her chin on her hand, a charming smile on her face. “Loose woman, men-obsessed, disposable rag, trash…”

Those were the things people said about her behind her back—Sima Hong knew them all too well.

Ruan Yaoyao looked at her, as if seeing the wounded heart hidden behind that enchanting smile, and gently sighed.

“Let them say what they want. If they didn’t insult you and pin you to the pillar of shame, how would they regulate other women? How would they force them to behave, stay obediently in the inner courtyard, and become possessions for men?”

Sima Hong froze. She hadn’t expected Ruan Yaoyao to say something like that.

Ruan Yaoyao didn’t care and continued: “Men are described as heroes who can’t resist beauty. Emperors are said to be bewitched by femme fatales. Even in worldly sayings, a prodigal son returning is worth more than gold. Men can be seduced by beauty and it’s called charm—but women are different. Female chastity is valued above everything, even life itself. But what can we do? These rules have been set by men for thousands of years. We women have never stood at the top, so no one speaks for us.”

【So Sima Hong only had a few more men, and she was cursed like that.】

【Sigh… so pitiful!】

Sima Hong was startled.

What did she just say?!

Said I’m pitiful?!

Ruan Yaoyao glanced at the “profile panel” above Sima Hong’s head. Although she wasn’t an important character and had very little data, it included her various bad reputations and her eventual ending.

At first, Sima Hong had also been innocent and cute—but back then, who was willing to protect her?

No one.

The old master of the Sima family never truly cared about her mother. She was merely a casual indulgence when he was lonely—like a dessert after a meal. He never expected that she would end up pregnant.

Since she was pregnant, so be it. The Sima family could afford to raise a child anyway.

【Because she was born late in life, Sima Hong was once doted on by the old master when she was young. Her brothers saw that she was just a little girl, young and harmless, so they never took her seriously either.】

【That’s why Sima Hong had a very carefree and happy childhood!】

【But as she grew up and inherited her mother’s beauty, she began to stand out.】

【And this “standing out” was not a good thing for her. Whether it was her father or her brothers, none of them cared about her feelings. They only thought about maximizing her value and using her marriage for benefits.】

【The first marriage proposal she learned about made her go crazy.】

【She always thought her father and brothers loved her dearly, that she was the Sima family’s beloved princess—only to realize at that moment that she was merely a tool for marriage alliances.】

【Neither her father nor her brothers cared about her preferences. They only cared about finding a match that could benefit the Sima family or bring in desired resources.】

【The first proposed fiancé was a disabled man—he had lost a leg in an accident and also had a scar on his face.】

【Sima Hong naturally refused. She was beautiful herself, so of course she wanted a good-looking partner. How could she accept someone disabled and disfigured?】

【But no matter how angry she was, it was useless. No one cared about her opinion at all.】

【She tried starving herself, tried hanging herself—but the old master even said that if she dared to die, they would make her marry a ghost in a levirate ghost marriage.】

……

Along with Ruan Yaoyao’s inner voice, Sima Hong seemed to return to that world-shattering period of her life. She was still very young then, not even an adult, and suddenly hearing such news made her wish she could die.

But she couldn’t, because she truly feared she might be forced into a ghost marriage after death.

She thought about running away from home and supporting herself through work, staying far away from the Sima family.

She tried every possible method—but none of them worked.

The Sima family’s “discipline” was brutal. They would deliberately have people steal her wallet, deliberately make things difficult for her, and even force her into places full of neon lights and decadence, where she nearly suffered harassment from greasy older men.

And at that time, a so-called “hero” would appear.

He saved her—and she fell in love with him.

After a period of painful yet sweet romance, he sold her to the “Sister Liu” of that street.

And then… she encountered the darkest side of everything.

【No way… they really went that far?!】

【They actually sent Sima Hong into that kind of place to be “trained”?】

【Damn it!】

Ruan Yaoyao was completely shocked.

She thought Xiao Shao’s experience was already an “accident” shocking enough—but she didn’t expect the Sima family to deal with disobedient children by deliberately sending them into such places to be “hardened by society”?!

What kind of “societal training” is that?!

【Unbelievable!】

【I have nothing left to say.】