"Mmmph... mmmph..." Helian Yu’s hands and feet were bound, her mouth sealed with tape. Still unwilling to give up, she struggled and let out muffled sounds.
Helian Yu caught sight of the computer screen and suddenly froze.
Though she didn’t understand code, it didn’t an she lacked basic knowledge.
Helian Yu abruptly lifted her gaze and stared deeply at the young girl in front of her.
She actually knew hacking skills.
The girl had cold, fair skin; as she lowered her head, the glasses sliding down her nose revealed her thick and curled lashes, like a fan gently brushing across one’s heart, stirring ripples within.
She was entirely absorbed in the world of the computer. There was no denying that focused people possessed a unique charm.
At that mont, inside the dimly lit room, the computer screen was quietly playing a scene.
If Helian Yu were here, she would be utterly shocked.
That scene was all too familiar.
It was the mont she had just walked into the factory and found Shen You’an lying motionless on the ground.
The perspective ca from the cara Shen You’an had removed.
And on the computer screen, Shen You’an was still lying there; in the upper-left corner, the signal waves for network transmission were flashing continuously, marking the passage of ti.
Lai Zi and Da Dong appeared at the edge of the fra, staring at Shen You’an on the ground, muttering sothing quietly.
One man stubbed out his cigarette, his brows furrowed tightly: "Why isn’t anyone here yet? Did sothing go wrong?"
The companion looked up from his phone screen: "There was a traffic accident on Qingshan Road."
"What do we do now?"
A calm voice sounded from behind: "Initiate Plan B."
~
Night had fallen; the Red Lantern nightclub was awash in neon lights and heavy liquor, shadows dancing in the throbbing music.
The blaring DJ beats drowned out all other noise.
At a glance, young n and won were releasing all their stress and desires, sinking into an endless abyss.
In a corner, a girl in a white dress anxiously pressed down the hem of her skirt. The probing, prying gazes from all directions seed to want to strip her bare, making her both fearful and inexplicably thrilled deep down.
"Hey sweetheart, is this your first ti here? Let buy you a drink, what do you say?"
The young man wore a rogue smile, his eyes brazenly roaming over the girl’s figure as though appraising the worth of rchandise.
The girl’s uneasy gaze froze the mont it landed on the man’s exposed wristwatch, a glimr of emotion flickering in her eyes.
When she looked up, her gaze collided with the man’s deep and affectionate eyes, as if they were a spring river, quietly drowning anyone caught within.
The man slid a glass of liquor towards her, his finger brushing over the rim—his plain ring on the middle finger faintly glimring with an inexplicable darkness.
"This drink is on ," he said.
The gentle tone carried a hint of seduction.
The girl hesitated and shook her head. "I...I don’t drink."
The man’s lips curved into a light smile. "It’s fruit wine, low alcohol. You don’t trust , do you?"
"No... of course not."
Just as the girl was about to reach for the glass, a voice rang out behind her: "Chuchu, so this is where you are."
The girl turned her head and frowned almost imperceptibly. "Xiao Wei..."
The other girl was dressed in a daringly short outfit. Her youthful face was heavily made up, with blue and purple smoky eye shadow adding an alluring touch to her appearance.
She approached, took the man’s drink, and sniffed it lightly at the rim.
"Vodka mixed with orange juice—you’re bullying my friend for not knowing about drinks, huh? Do you even know the rules? Daring to ss with soone under my watch?"
The girl raised her hand and splashed the drink into the man’s face.
Lin Chuchu jumped in shock. "Tian... Tian Wei."
The man wiped his face, chuckling in anger. "Looking to die, are you?"
"The one looking to die is you."
Behind the girl, four burly n appeared, fixing the man with deathly stares.
The man froze in terror, sheepishly fled the scene.
Tian Wei scoffed, placed the glass back on the bar, and turned toward the stupefied Lin Chuchu.
"I took my eye off you for a second, and you were about to get caught in a trap. Do you understand how newbies like you, who’ve clearly never been to a nightclub, are the easiest targets? You’ll end up swallowed whole, and believe , a girl’s first ti is incredibly important—it’s not sothing to be given away so easily."
Lin Chuchu bit her lip. "I... I want to go ho."
Tian Wei tapped her on the forehead. "Go ho? What for? Isn’t this place fun? What are you afraid of, with looking after you? Wait a second, I’ll find you a good-looking guy to keep you company. After that, you won’t even want to leave."
Lin Chuchu touched her forehead, enviously staring at the bold and carefree Tian Wei in front of her. "Xiao Wei, I... I can’t be like you. I just can’t."
Tian Wei’s eyes flickered slightly before pulling Lin Chuchu into a hug by the shoulders. "Do you know the boss here, Brother Ma? He’s my sworn brother. With him watching over us, what’s there to be afraid of? The whole place is full of handso guys—go ahead and choose anyone. Just forget about that phony from earlier."
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