A man trying to seduce the police captain: Captain Lu, you're doomed!

She gripped the car door tightly, trying to stay awake, and staggered toward the riverside bar ahead.

She remembers that the sound system there was free, and anyone who wanted to sing could go up and sing.

She used to come here alone when she was in a bad mood.

Singing all night long, until I'm exhausted and my tears have dried.

Lu Chenyuan stood quietly in place, completely absorbed in his own emotions.

Su Wan's words were like knives, completely shattering his defenses.

Her singing voice, like a gust of wind, made the confusion and bewilderment in his heart even clearer.

For the first time, he felt like such a bastard—

He ignored her sincerity, trampled on her dignity, and hurt her feelings.

Just then, Su Wan tripped over something.

His body suddenly went limp, and he fell to the ground again.

"Be careful!"

Lu Chenyuan barely hesitated before rushing forward and pulling her firmly into his arms.

This time, he held her very tightly, as if he wanted to meld her into his body and never let her leave again.

But in the next instant, Su Wan suddenly pushed him away.

His movements carried a hint of resolute determination born of drunkenness, as well as a deliberate air of aloofness.

She raised her hand and pressed her fingertips against his chest, preventing him from getting any closer.

"Don't do this, Lu Chenyuan..."

"One should not touch others... What does 'one should not touch others' mean again...?"

"Oh, right, men and women should not touch each other!"

She spoke slowly and deliberately, her voice muffled but carrying an undeniable firmness.

Every word was like an icicle, piercing Lu Chenyuan's heart.

"Don't come any closer, I can walk by myself."

She stood up unsteadily, a hint of stubbornness in her eyes.

"I said I would stop bothering you and that means I would never have any relationship with you again, including... hugging and cuddling."

"From now on, we'll be strangers. Strangers shouldn't get this close."

She spoke drunkenly, yet every word she uttered was piercing, widening the distance between them further and further.

At this moment, Lu Chenyuan's confusion, bewilderment, and heartache all reached their peak.

He stood there, watching Su Wan's stubborn back, feeling an emptiness in his heart, as if it had been hollowed out.

What's wrong with him?

Why does he feel sorry for her when he sees her sad?

Why did he panic when he heard that she wanted to give up?

Why do I want to get close to her, only to be pushed away by her?

Why do I keep wanting to keep her even though I tell myself I don't like her?

What exactly happened?

Can anyone tell him what this unprecedented feeling means?

Lu Chenyuan was lost in deep thought, unaware that Su Wan had already staggered to the bar entrance.

"I admit defeat..."

Su Wan leaned against the door frame of the bar, chuckling to herself.

Like a drunkard who has lost all his strength, his eyes are full of loneliness and relief.

The sound engineer at the bar had seen many girls like Su Wan heartbroken over love.

Looking at her disheveled and forlorn appearance, he couldn't help but shake his head, a hint of sympathy in his eyes.

His gaze instinctively drifted behind Su Wan, and then he froze—

The man, dressed in a dark police uniform, stood tall and straight as a pine tree, quietly in the night.

The neon lights cast flickering shadows on him, outlining the strong profile of his face.

He had a high, straight nose, thin, tightly pursed lips, and eyes as deep as a lake, exuding a coldness that kept strangers at bay.

Is he her boyfriend?

Did the two of them have a fight, or did they break up?

Not only the sound engineer, but also the other girls in the bar noticed Lu Chenyuan standing at the door.

Their eyes were instantly drawn to him, and they let out suppressed gasps.

"Wow, that policeman is so handsome!"

"My God, her looks, her figure, her aura are absolutely stunning!"

"What kind of divine looks is this?! He's totally my ideal type!"

Under the hazy night sky and amidst the neon lights, Lu Chenyuan's figure appeared exceptionally dazzling and captivating.

But he was completely oblivious to the stares of others, and remained standing there, his eyes fixed on Su Wan's back.

Everything around me became a blurry, indistinct image—

He was completely oblivious to the neon lights, the noisy voices, and the girls' excited whispers in the bar.

In his world, all that remained was the figure leaning against the bar, his fingertips caressing the microphone.

Every subtle movement she made affected the heartbeat of him.

Until a slender figure entered his field of vision, with a deliberately imitated coquettishness, and stopped in front of him.

The girl had a similar tall figure to Su Wan, and even her eyebrows and eyes bore a slight resemblance, but she lacked the untamed wildness and tenacity in Su Wan's eyes.

She was clearly very confident in her appearance, tilting her head slightly and deliberately puffing out her chest.

She pressed herself close to Lu Chenyuan without restraint, the scent of perfume mingling with the dampness of the night breeze, wafting towards him.

"Hey, officer, do you have a girlfriend?"

The girl's voice was deliberately sweet, like a needle coated in sugar.

"If not, let's add each other on WeChat. How about I be your girlfriend?"

This sentence is exactly like Su Wan's opening line when she first struck up a conversation with him—

Equally bold, equally direct, and even with a touch of naive recklessness.

But Lu Chenyuan's heart was filled with emotions completely different from those at that time.

When Su Wan said something similar to him, he only felt resistance, coldness, and even a hint of disgust at being harassed.

But at this moment, faced with the girl's deliberate attempt to please him, what ignited in his chest was an almost violent rage.

And a physiological nausea, making me want to tear that pretentious face to shreds.

He suddenly realized that from the very beginning, his attitude towards Su Wan was different from that towards others.

The seemingly similar scenes and words stirred up completely different waves in his heart.

His indifference and rejection of Su Wan may never have been purely out of disgust.

Rather, it was a possessive defense that he himself was unaware of.

Only then did he realize that, subconsciously, he had already categorized her as "special," and would not allow others to imitate her at will.

"Get out of here."

The two words were squeezed out from between his teeth, cold as if they had been quenched with ice, carrying undisguised ruthlessness.

The girl was clearly not expected to react this way; her smile froze for a moment, but she still refused to give up.

Fueled by her drunkenness, she mustered her courage and reached out to hug Lu Chenyuan's neck, attempting to break the deadlock with physical contact.

Meanwhile, Su Wan was already sitting on a high stool in front of the bar.

He tapped the microphone lightly with his fingertips, gazing ahead with a hazy look in his eyes.

Her gaze seemed to be looking at him, yet it also seemed to pierce through him, landing in the distant night.

The emptiness carried a hint of bewilderment, yet also a sense of relief and liberation.

It was a kind of calm after letting go completely, like the sea after a storm.

Calm and undisturbed, yet concealing a bottomless weariness.

This was a side of Su Wan that Lu Chenyuan had never seen before.