Chapter 9

Herman threw away his cup and went into the toilet. Spencer, still trying to come to terms with the news that his wife would be sleeping with multiple men, stumbled back to his seat. I looked towards the toilet and, even though I didn’t need it, decided to go in. Why? Because Herman went into one. Maybe he needed to pee, or shit, but he seemed like a man who would not do things without a reason.

The bathroom looked like any other airplane bathroom. However, when I locked the door, the mirror flashed and there was an animation of a short bar getting longer, like it was loading some information. Then, like the infotainment menu in front of my seat, my profile came up along with the number of gold coins I currently had.

James: Wow...

Instructions started appearing, text flashed past line by line and I devoured it all. The sick games the rich and powerful played were on a different level. There would be two games going on concurrently. One would be the one Yun and other women needed to go through - the one that we all knew about, the one that would pay off our debt. The other was only privy to the men. The moment the women were aware of a secondary game, it would immediately cease, limiting the amount of gold coins I could earn. Tasks would be given and I would always be given a choice whether or not to complete them, or in what manner I wanted to complete them. Should I choose to play, I would increase the number of coins I had. If I choose not to, I could always sit it out. Then came the critical part. Each gold coin was in fact a literal gold coin, 10 grams in weight, which according to current gold prices was about 1,000 dollars each. They could be encashed for money at the end of the two weeks.

James: Holy fuck...

My bank account details, my PayNow details, all the crediting information flashed on the screen. They had practically dug out everything about me. I was given a ‘Y/N’ at the confirmation screen for my details. I clicked the ‘Y’ on the mirror. Of course, I wanted to play the game. Which man wouldn’t? Upon confirmation of my details, I saw a plus one added to my gold coins, taking my total to three. Almost immediately, I saw the next task given to me.

‘Upon reaching hotel with your wife, initiate sex. (2 gold coins)’ ‘Do you wish to play?’ ‘Y / N’

This was crazy. Yun would never agree to have sex. She was already so stressed out by the whole situation, and if I tried to have sex with her, she would surely throw a fit and say how insensitive I was. Which husband in their right mind would initiate sex in this situation? I read the challenge again and suddenly realised that the keyword was ‘initiate’. It didn’t say it must happen. The task was for about 2,000 dollars, and what was the worst that could happen? My wife getting angry with me? I accepted the challenge and thought that was the end, but another one came out immediately. This one was for Simin.