Chen Nan's frantic explanations earned him no kindness from Ning Xuan. She glared at him with a stony face. "You had this all planned out. Since you were so thorough, why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"What? You're telling me all this now, and you expect me to be grateful?" Ning Xuan slapped away Chen Nan's outstretched hand!
"I didn't dare tell you! The rules here offer no protection or special treatment for women. If you looked up this place on the Star Network, all you'd find is how much women fear it!" Chen Nan answered helplessly.
On the Star Network, women who had been to Extreme Cold City had posted about their experiences, describing it as a wicked place for trafficking and brutalizing women. From then on, women in the Federation grew pale at its very mention.
