The night sky wipes away the last ripple of the sunset, as if heavy ink covers the horizon.
Beneath the starry sky, the whole Seaside City gleams multicolored neon lights.
Room 1686, Dunhuang Hotel!
"Yes, this is the place." Yun Yan raised her hand to knock on the door, unexpectedly the door opened with a touch, leaving her no room for hesitation and she hurriedly walked in.
The scent of alcohol overwhelmed her. When did her sister learn to drink? Yun Yan treaded forward, calling out, "Yun Luo, are you in there?"
The room was pitch-dark, and she couldn't see anything. She had no choice but to turn around to switch on the light. Suddenly, she was held tightly from behind.
By muscular arms.
Of a man!!!
The breath puffing on her ear was filled with a dense scent of liquor, along with an inexplicable oppressive feeling.
Yun Yan was startled and shouted, "Who are you? Let me go!"
This apparent initiator seemed to not hear her.
Suddenly, Yun Yan was lifted off the ground. She hastily swung her handbag at the man behind her, but before it landed, the bag was yanked away and flung onto the carpet. In a split second, Yun Yan was tossed onto the large bed.
In the darkness, Yun Yan could only see his towering silhouette, with a pair of mesmerizing eyes, piercing the night, staring right at her making her heart pound. She keeps retreating back, but the man grabbed her ankle and she was defenseless like a fish on a chopping board.
"I'm warning you, don't try anything!" Yun Yan was panic-stricken, teeth chattering uncontrollably. Used to being calm in crisis, she was for the first time thrown into disarray, unable to think of a way out.
Her warning was in vain, her words had no effect on him.
"Cough cough cough..." Yunyan coughed uncomfortably, before she could warn him, the sound of tearing fabric echoed out in the silence of the night, especially piercing to her senses.
"Get off me!" she screamed, using both her hands and feet. Nevertheless, the man's power was startlingly enormous, and he held her immobile. Fear widened Yunyan's eyes to their fullest extent.
"Ah... Uhm... you..." Yunyan's voice, filled with terror and intended to frighten the man, was abruptly silenced by him.
Furiously, Yunyan took the opportunity to kick the man. The man was momentarily stunned from the pain, then became more frenzied as he continued to consume Yunyan.
Not until the man finally descended and the sound of running water could be heard from the bathroom, Yunyan blinked her eyes — tears rolled down her cheeks as she barely managed to hold them back.
Such humiliation! She'd never been so wronged in all her life! She moved her legs, the pain akin to being run over by a vehicle. She turned her head towards the direction of the bathroom, her fists clenched, as if she wished they could become blades to sever the man's lifeline directly.
The bathroom door swung open, the light in the room turned on, their eyes met — the man coldly stared at Yunyan, his chiseled features cold and repelling to anyone who dared approach.
Yunyan’s eyes were bloodshot from anger, her gaze accusing him, "Scum!" she shouted. Surprisingly handsome-looking, yet acting so despicably.
The man cast Yunyan a glance. His eyes widened in surprise for a moment, followed by disdain. "Hmmpph! She's even resorting to such low-level tactics!" Dropping the towel from his hand, he stared at the woman on the bed, a hint of cruelty surfaced in his eyes. His lips slightly moved, "Tell me, what's your ulterior motive?"
"Motive?" Yunyan shot back in surprise, gritting her teeth furiously, "Are you sick?"
The man raised an eyebrow, his lips curling into a smirk of mockery, "Better spit it out while I'm still patient. State your demands, and get lost!"
"You... I..." Damn it! Yunyan, who always prided herself on eloquence, was left speechless by the man standing before her.
Then, shaking, she picked up her torn clothes, put them on, and defiantly moved towards the man. She raised her head and glared at him, as though she wished to burn holes in his body with her gaze.
Looking down on her from above, the man said, "Since you've made it into my room, you must have figured out everything about me. No need for veiled words in front of an honest man!"
"Damn you!" Yun Yan was infuriated, did he view her as a commodity for sale? She swung her hand violently towards the man's handsome face, only to have her arm easily grasped by him. With a swift motion, she was effortlessly thrown onto the carpet, her legs weakening under her.
"Get out!" The man issued the order, while tossing a cheque onto her face.
No matter how reluctantly, what could she do? Fight? She couldn't win. Call the police? The thought briefly crossed her mind, but she quickly dismissed it.
Frustrated, she picked up her purse that was tossed on the floor, while glaring at the man. She pulled out ten dollars from her bag, then threw it onto the man's despicable face: "This is a tip from me. You're worth just this much."
After tossing the bill, she turned around to leave, coming face to face with a group of stern-faced men in suits. Yun Yan clutched her bag close to her, protecting the torn hem of her skirt as she brushed past them.
The group of men stopped in front of room 1686 as Zhou Heng, a special assistant, stepped in: "Young Master Lu."
Lu Cangming, the CEO of Haise Lu's Group, was the fifth generation head of the Lu family. His mere frown could make the entire city tremble.
In the midst of the swirling smoke, Lu Cangming's eyes slitted: "Is everything taken care of?"
Zhou Heng replied: "Young Master Lu, the entertainment journalists have been silenced. But what about the person who drugged you?"
Lu Cangming exhaled a long stream of smoke. If Zhou Heng was asking, it meant the person who drugged him hadn't confessed anything. Damn it, he was drugged! Moreover, the dose was so large that he lost control. Propping up his somewhat hazy head with a single finger, he curled his lips: "Get rid of them."
His command was stone cold.
"Yes, Young Master Lu."
Lu Cangming stubbed out the cigarette and emanated the harsh determination of a man in charge: "I want all the information on that woman just now!"
Zhou Heng acknowledged with a nod.
With a chilling gaze and a lifting corner of his lips, Lu Cangming said: "This is a huge present from across the Pacific. We must accept it gracefully." His icy smile gave a hint of bloodthirst, seeming like a Manpot vine lurking in the dark.
Hearing this, Zhou Heng shuddered. No wonder he felt a sense of familiarity when he brushed past that woman. Now that it came to his mind, it must have long been planned for Lu to be drugged. Luckily, they discovered it early and promptly dealt with the journalists that were ready to pounce. Otherwise, the consequences could be unimaginable.
