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

"Captain Lu! Watch out!"

The police officer next to him shouted.

Lu Chenyuan reacted extremely quickly, dodging to the side, but he was still a step too slow.

A long gash was ripped in the tight-fitting clothes on his arm, and blood instantly seeped out, staining the black fabric red.

Without even flinching, he snatched the folding knife from the man's hand.

He punched the man in the face, completely subduing him to the ground.

"Take him back to the station for questioning."

Lu Chenyuan shook the blood off his arm, his tone remaining calm, as if he wasn't the one who was injured.

His colleagues breathed a sigh of relief and gathered around to check on Lu Chenyuan's wounds.

"Captain Lu, you've injured your arm. You should go to the hospital to get it bandaged up."

"It's a minor injury, nothing serious."

Lu Chenyuan glanced at the wound on his arm; blood was still flowing, but the cut wasn't deep.

"You guys organize the case files first, I'll go get some quick bandaging done."

Instead of going to the hospital, he drove towards Li Yuan's clinic.

The clinic door was ajar, and Lu Chenyuan pushed it open and went inside.

Li Yuan was sitting behind the counter reading medical books when he heard the noise and looked up.

Upon seeing it was him, he paused for a moment, then smiled.

"What a rare guest, Captain Lu! What brings you to my little clinic today?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the wound on Lu Chenyuan's arm, and his expression immediately turned serious.

"What happened? Did you get into a fight again?"

"Minor injury."

Lu Chenyuan sat on the chair next to him, took off his clothes, and revealed the wound on his arm.

"Please help me with this."

Li Yuan took out disinfectant, gauze, and anti-inflammatory medicine and walked to his side.

While carefully cleaning the wound, he complained.

"You just don't take care of yourself. You never take your injuries seriously. Do you really think you're made of iron? Last time was the same. You brought a girl to me with your hands covered in water and you were shivering. And now you've got a knife wound."

Lu Chenyuan's body stiffened abruptly, and his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.

Li Yuan was referring to the day Su Wan jumped into the river.

While bandaging Lu Chenyuan's wounds, Li Yuan said something that seemed unintentional.

"Speaking of which, I've always been curious about that woman the other day, the one with the injured knee who seemed a bit crazy. Who exactly was she?"

Lu Chenyuan closed his eyes, and Su Wan's image instantly appeared in his mind.

It was her appearance on the day she jumped into the river, completely soaked and pale-faced.

Today, because of the busy case, he temporarily suppressed his eagerness to see her.

At this moment, Li Yuan's words stirred up all her emotions like a tidal wave, even more intense than before.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice became terribly hoarse.

"Su Wan".

"Su Wan?"

Li Yuan repeated the name, raising an eyebrow.

"The name is quite nice. Judging from your behavior that day, you treated her quite differently."

"Logically speaking, a cold-blooded person like you would never meddle in such a trivial matter, let alone bring someone to the clinic."

Lu Chenyuan didn't speak, but kept his eyes tightly closed, his fingers unconsciously clenching into fists.

His feelings for Su Wan were indeed different from the very beginning.

Even outsiders could see it, but he was oblivious.

He recalled what his elder brother, Lu Chenzhou, had said to him when they were in Shanghai.

You've fallen for Su Wan!

He immediately retorted, but in his heart he knew that his older brother was right.

He was tempted.

He just didn't dare admit it.

He was afraid that he would end up like the man on the rooftop, losing his mind because of love.

I'm afraid that I'll be tied down by my emotions and that it will affect my work.

I'm even more afraid that if I give my heart away, I'll go crazy.

But now, he doesn't care about anything anymore.

I just want to see Su Wan as soon as possible.

But—the case is not yet solved, and we will have to go back for interrogation later.

Also, Su Wan has made it clear that she no longer likes him.

If he just rushed up to her like that, pestering her like a madman, forcibly pulling her into the car like in the urban village, unplugging the stereo like in the bar, and holding on to her tightly...

What is the point of acting on impulse alone?

So, does he regret it?

So, he can't let her go?

Or was it that he abused his status and wantonly trampled on her dignity?

He, Lu Chenyuan, has never been that kind of person.

He can be decisive and ruthless in his work.

But he can't force things when it comes to emotions.

Why aren't you saying anything?

After bandaging the wound, Li Yuan looked at the man's tightly closed eyes and complicated expression, and couldn't help but tease him.

"Could it be that you like her? But seriously, if you did, you shouldn't have left her here with me that day."

"But if you don't like it, why bring someone to the clinic with such a worried look on your face?"

Li Yuan's words were like a needle, piercing Lu Chenyuan's heart.

He reflected on his actions and realized how terrible they had been.

Could someone as awful as him possibly win her back?

The smell of disinfectant lingered in my nostrils.

Lu Chenyuan leaned back in the driver's seat.

Unconsciously, his fingertips rubbed against his newly bandaged forearm.

The wound wasn't deep, but it cleared his muddled thoughts somewhat.

He lowered the car window, letting the cool evening breeze into the car and dispelling some of the stuffiness.

The carriage was deathly silent, with only the faint sound of air conditioning vents.

Lu Chenyuan closed his eyes, his brows furrowed into a deep frown.

My mind felt like it was stuffed into a tangled mess.

In the past, Lu Chenyuan was never swayed by emotions.

His life plan is as clear as a computer program.

But Su Wan's appearance was like a key that opened Pandora's box that he had never thought of touching.

The surging emotions within him left him at a loss.

Now, what should we do?

Follow your instincts, just like before?

When you see her, do you grab her wrist and imprison her by your side, preventing her from escaping?

Thinking of this, he raised his hand and pressed his temples.

What's the point of that?

It was just a repeat of the same mistake, making her dislike him even more, just like last time.

Even though Lu Chenyuan had never been in a relationship, he understood that he could no longer provoke her like before.

Moreover, he and Lin Man had not broken up yet.

Thinking of Lin Man made Lu Chenyuan's head ache even more.

His relationship with Lin Man seems to have reached a dead end.

A breakup was inevitable.

Previously, he thought Lin Man was gentle, sensible, and from a similar family background, making her a suitable marriage partner.

Even without feelings, they can live a lifetime of mutual respect.

But now, that willingness to compromise is gone.

Especially that day in the office, when Lin Man took out Su Wan's recording, the scheming hidden in her eyes was like a thorn, deeply piercing his heart.

A flicker of relief suddenly crossed his mind.

I'm glad I haven't touched Lin Man in the past year.

If he had feelings for her back then, ending the relationship now would only be more complicated.

But along with this sense of relief came a mix of complex emotions.

Lin Man had, after all, appeared in the public eye for a year as his girlfriend.

Even without love, there is still some human touch.

What's more, he did so many stupid things to get rid of Su Wan's harassment.

He took the initiative to call Lin Man out, brought her in front of Su Wan, and deliberately took Lin Man's hand.

He deliberately created an intimate atmosphere in the Western restaurant, and even thought about kissing Lin Man.

At the time, he never expected things would develop to this point—that he would unknowingly develop feelings for the person he should have pushed away.

Looking back now, I just feel like I deserved to die.

Perhaps we should just let everything go back to the way it was.

It's not about going back to the lukewarm, respectful relationship he and Lin Man had before.

Instead, he acted as if he and Lin Man had never met.

I have never been on a blind date.

This relationship, which exists in name only, never truly began.