"Have you forgotten what you promised me?" Mom glanced at me but said nothing, just obediently standing beside Chen Le.
Chen Le, sitting in the chair, slowly extended his hand toward my mom's hips. After his large palm roamed over her plump buttocks for a couple of circles, it moved backward to her waist, slipping under her sweater. Right before my eyes, Chen Le's palm wantonly caressed every inch of skin on my mother's waist. My mother twisted her body, extremely reluctant, yet she didn't dare to make any large movements, as if afraid of something. Chen Le, on the other hand, couldn't care less, simply enjoying himself.
By now, I was already furious. I grabbed Chen Le by the collar, raised my fist, and my mouth was filled with nothing but curses. Just as my fist was about to land on Chen Le's face, my mom hugged me.
"Xiao Wen, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive. It's okay, it's okay," my mom comforted me between sobs. Held in her embrace, I smelled her body's fragrance and felt her warmth. With her repeated reassurances, I gradually calmed down. I pushed her away and fiercely questioned Chen Le, "What the hell do you want?"
Chen Le ignored me, just looked at my mother, then pointed at my crotch. He turned his head, gesturing for her to look, and said,
"Teacher Lin, see for yourself. I wasn't wrong, was I?"
It was only then that I reacted, looking down at my own body. Seeing my pants bulging into a distinct tent shape, I frantically covered my crotch and quickly sat down. Chen Le, however, was looking at my mother with a lewd grin. My mother's face was one of shock, one hand covering her mouth, the other hovering in mid-air as if wanting to point at me. I hurriedly explained,
"N-no... Mom, it's not what you think."
"Then what is it? You still won't admit it now?" Chen Le said triumphantly. After that, there was a long silence. I avoided my mother's gaze, not daring to look at her. I watched my former friend tease my mother right in front of me, and I... I had actually gotten hard. What was wrong with me? Something so shameful had happened, I couldn't even bring myself to explain it to my mother.
"Alright. Teacher Lin, since you have nothing to say, let's go."
Only then did my mother come back to her senses, agreeing,
"Okay, okay, okay." She then looked at me and said, "Xiao Wen, let's go. We'll go through the procedures and go home together."
"Who said he could leave?" Chen Le looked at my mother and said sternly.
"The day before yesterday, didn't you say that you and I..." Mom stopped halfway, then changed her words, "Didn't we already agree the day before yesterday that I would pick up Xiao Wen today?" Mom looked at Chen Le in a panic, but Chen Le remained unhurried.
"Teacher Lin, you seem to have forgotten the precondition. You haven't been obedient these past two days." Then he added, "It was already a great mercy on my part to bring you to see him today." This was followed by a stern shout, "Go!"
This shout clearly frightened my mother. Seeing her trembling body and helpless eyes, I also fell into extreme self-blame and helplessness. What should I do? The only thing I could do now was go up and beat him up, but would that solve the problem? Not only would it not solve anything, but it would also bring endless trouble for my mom.
But watching him humiliate my mother like this, how could I endure it? I clenched my fists tightly, as if I could explode at any moment. Seeing this, my mother quickly came over and held my hand, saying,
"Xiao Wen, calm down, calm down. Mom will be fine. You have to trust Mom."
Once again being calmed down again by my mother's reassurance, I secretly vowed in my heart: When I get out of here, I will make you wish you were dead, Chen Le.
Seeing that both my mom and I had calmed down, Chen Le said,
"Xiao Wen, I know you must hate me right now, but I promise you, when you get out, we can still be good friends."
"In your dreams," I said viciously.
"Oh, right, this is for you." With that, Chen Le took a phone out of his pocket, placed it on the table, and said again, "There's something you'll want to see in here. I'll have the chief arrange a separate dormitory for you, used only by the officers. You get some good rest for a while. When you've figured things out, give me a call."
He then turned to my mother and said, "Aren't you leaving yet?" My mom looked at me reluctantly, as if to tell me it was okay, that she was here. But she was dragged away by the impatient Chen Le. Watching Chen Le drag my mother away, seeing Chen Le, who was a head taller than her: a handsome young man in casual sportswear pulling a beautiful, mature young woman in a knit sweater, a white pleated skirt, and white sneakers, who exuded a youthful aura, I had a fleeting moment where I thought they looked like a young couple in love.
"Oh, right. Doesn't Teacher Lin's outfit look nice? I bought it for her specially today and had her change into it before coming to see you. Looks good, don't you think? How's my taste?"
Just looking at Chen Le's face made my blood boil. But then Chen Le added,
"Oh, right, she changed into it right in front of me. But it's nothing, really. Teacher Lin has been changing her clothes in front of me these past few days. You're not angry, are you, Xiao Wen?"
Seeing my mother's slightly trembling body, I knew she desperately wanted to escape this place, to not be humiliated by her student in front of her own son any longer. I clenched my fists tightly, telling myself, I have to endure it, I have to endure it. When I get out, I will definitely make him wish he were dead.
Watching my mother and Chen Le walk towards the door again, I thought it was all over when Chen Le started his actions again.
Chen Le suddenly grabbed the hem of my mother's skirt from behind and lifted it up. In that instant, I saw my mother's round, fair buttocks exposed to the air. Mom... she wasn't wearing any panties. Chen Le looked back at me provocatively, then with a "smack," slapped his hand against my mom's snowy white flesh, causing ripples.
Mom let out a shriek and quickly covered her skirt. Trembling all over with rage, after being constantly humiliated by Chen Le, my mother finally snapped. She turned around and slapped Chen Le across the face, then, sobbing, quickly walked out of the room.
Both Chen Le and I were stunned, frozen in place. In my memory, let alone hitting someone, I had rarely even seen her raise her voice to anyone, ever since I was little. But who could endure such humiliation? Just as I was about to go over and throw a few punches myself, Chen Le also reacted and quickly ran out of the room, chasing after my mother.
When I got to the door, I was stopped by the chief, who was walking over. "Young Master Chen has already made the arrangements. Come with me."
I followed the chief up to the third floor and to a room at the end of the hallway. The chief said,
"This will be your room from now on. All the daily necessities inside are ready for you. But you are not allowed to leave the room. We will also lock it from the outside. We will bring your meals on time. If you need anything, just tell us directly."
After I walked into the room, the door clicked shut, followed immediately by the sound of a lock. Listening to the chief's footsteps fade away, I tried to pull the door. Sure enough, it was locked and wouldn't open. But honestly, even if it could open, I wouldn't have left.
I looked around. Sure, it was fully equipped... what a joke. There was just a bed and a desk with some books on it. The good thing was that there was a private bathroom. Although it was simple, it was better than nothing, and it was also quite clean. The bedsheets and blankets were all new. This once again made me have to admire Chen Le. A high school student, yet he could make a chief willingly do all these things for him.
But thinking back to what had just happened, I was still gritting my teeth in anger, wishing I could skin Chen Le alive and eat him.
But then I thought about myself. I had actually watched my classmate tease my mother right in front of me, and it made me hard. Did I really have some kind of special fetish, just as Chen Le had said?
Recalling the slap Chen Le gave my mother after lifting her skirt, I realized that besides anger, I actually felt a bit of excitement. What I couldn't believe even more was that my mother wasn't wearing any panties. For so many years, my mom's big, shapely, mature buttocks had always held a fatal attraction for me. This was the first time I had seen her bare bottom. It was huge, plump, shapely, round, and fair. The sight of her snowy white flesh made my heart flutter... It was only then that I realized my mother wasn't just not wearing panties. The stockings she was wearing... they were crotchless stockings.
When Chen Le lifted my mother's skirt, I clearly saw her bare buttocks. I thought back carefully and finally remembered the full picture. That's right, they were crotchless stockings, and they were the skin-toned kind.
I unconsciously connected Chen Le's words, trying to piece together the story of what had happened between him and my mother today.