Two men lounged on a stained velvet couch, one sprawled with his feet propped up on the low table littered with empty shot glasses, the other hunched forward with a lit cigarette dangling from his lips.
Their eyes lit up as they saw Yueyao, raking over her trembling body with lecherous glee. The man with the cigarette licked his chapped lips slowly, blowing out a cloud of gray smoke.
"She's new," he slurred, his voice dripping with drunken anticipation. "Bring her here."
The bouncer shoved Yueyao forward so hard that she stumbled and fell onto her knees, her palms scraping against the rough carpet, reopening the scabs on her wrists.
The second man leaned forward, grabbing her by the chin with rough fingers that smelled of tobacco and sweat, forcing her swollen eyes to meet his. His yellowed teeth showed as he sneered, tightening his grip so her jaw throbbed with pain.
