"Where the hell did that bastard go? Grab him, don't let him get away!"

Footsteps grew closer, Su Xi stumbled in, reeking of alcohol. She burst through a slightly ajar door and crashed onto the bed.

The brain, numbed by alcohol, had only one thought: it absolutely couldn't be taken away by those guys!

In the darkness, I could hear another heavy breath.

Instinctively, he looked up and met a pair of crimson, piercing eyes.

"Get out!"

The person seemed to be bearing it, gritting their teeth and glaring fiercely.

A hurried set of footsteps came from outside the door, and someone seemed to be calling out a name.

Su Xi's face was pale with terror, she shook her head frantically, "No! Don't kick me out! Please, I can't go out!"

The alcohol has been drugged. If it falls into the hands of those thugs, you can imagine what terrible things could happen.

I feel increasingly weak, as if a fire is burning fiercely in my stomach.

Difficult...

Su Xi's eyes turned red, and the endless void pushed her towards that person. "Save me, please help me call the police, I..."

"Let go!"

"No, please... help me..."

"Get lost! Leave me alone!"

The man's voice was furious yet controlled, his eyes burning with rage as they glared at the shameless intruder who had dared to enter his room.

Su Xi's mind was no longer clear, only the sound of footsteps approaching from the doorway echoed in her ears. She held onto the man's coat tightly, refusing to let go, and mumbled incessantly.

To ruin everything, he even brought so many thugs!

It can't fall into the hands of those people! Absolutely not!

The man's eyes were red, and the medicine he had been suppressing with all his might suddenly flared up with this person's movement.

He gritted his teeth and seized Su Xiruo's hand, "This is what you brought upon yourself, don't regret it!"

He has always had excellent self-control, but seeing this stranger suddenly intrude on his territory, he could no longer control himself.

If Su Xi still hadn't realized the danger, her remaining sliver of rationality only remembered to hold onto the lifeline in front of her.

Until the intense pain, for a moment brought a flash of clarity.

"What are you doing? Let me go! Release me!"

Su Xi struggled desperately, roaring helplessly until her voice was hoarse.

A tremendous force swept over, obscuring the vision before me. The towering figure leaned down slightly, and my wrist felt as though it would snap from the excruciating pain.

The man didn't give her a chance to refuse, seemingly finding the noise too much, he kissed her.

"Damn it! I'll take responsibility." The man cursed, seeming just as surprised as anyone that this would be a first-timer.

Su Xi Ru's tears flowed ceaselessly, her head shaking uncontrollably. Tears covered her eyes, obscuring the man's face from view.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Tingchuan gradually regained consciousness.

In the dim underground, he couldn't see people's faces, only hearing faint sobs that wouldn't stop even in their sleep.

The bright red stain on the sheets was pitiable.

Lu Tingchuan has always been aloof, let alone doing these things with others, which he finds repulsive.

But this time, it was an exception.

Although the medicine had most of the blame, it was mostly because the faint scent of medicine on this person was too captivating for him.

Once upon a time…

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.

Lu Tingchuan frowned slightly and quickly put on his clothes before opening the door.

"Grandfather, those men have caught up with us. We must leave immediately."

Lu Tingchuan frowned, turned his head to glance at the person curled up like a silkworm chrysalis, and said in a low voice, "Send someone to guard here and wait until he wakes up. Then take him back to Lu's mansion."

"Yes, subordinate will arrange it immediately."

The situation didn't allow him to stay and comfort the little one who was hurt by him. He could only wait until he was back at Lu's house before slowly comforting this little one.

Lu Tingchuan unbuckled a medal from his collar. He wanted to take a closer look at the small face, but he was reluctant to wake it from its slumber.

With his men constantly urging him on, he could only stuff the medal representing the Lu family into his pocket.

Before leaving, Lu Tingchuan inadvertently discovered a business card in his pocket.

"Su's Group, Su Yaoyue."

In all of Beicheng, the only one who could be called a member of the Su Group was that one.

His eyes were warm, he casually slipped the card into his bag, and lowered his head to gently kiss on Ling's hair.

"Wait for me to come back."

He whispered softly in her ear, with a warmth she'd never felt before.

The door slammed shut again, but the person on the bed suddenly opened their eyes, a look of intense fear in their piercing gaze.

That man awakened Su Xi Ruo while kissing her.

The sting of pain and tears uncontrollably streamed down onto Ling's sheets.

Su Xi reluctantly endured the pain and quickly left this nightmare-like room.

Dragging myself home after a night of torment, the strong smell of alcohol still lingered.

As soon as Su Xi's foot crossed the threshold, a glass flew towards her.

I instinctively dodged out of the way, and then heard my father, Su Hanyue's, furious shout from inside.

"You shameless wretch! Look what you've done! You've brought shame upon our entire Su family!"

(Editor in charge：water for chocolate novel)