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

Once the thought arises, it grows wildly like weeds, and can no longer be contained.

Lu Chenyuan opened his eyes, the confusion and restlessness in them completely gone, leaving only his usual firmness and decisiveness.

He picked up his phone, swiped his finger across the screen, precisely located the number labeled Lin Man, and without the slightest hesitation, pressed the call button.

The tranquility of the Seoul Justice Bureau was broken by a sudden cell phone ring.

Lin Man was working overtime with her colleagues when she caught a glimpse of Lu Chenyuan's name on the screen. Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly moved to a secluded spot.

It must be for the purpose of getting married.

She thought it with certainty.

Director Zhang mentioned in casual conversation a few days ago that Lu Chenyuan had returned to Shanghai—the foundation of the Lu family and the place she had always dreamed of. Although he didn't take her with him, given Lu Chenyuan's calm and reserved nature and his tendency to never do anything in vain, his phone call after returning home this time was likely only to discuss marriage.

Is it Lu's parents who are urging him?

Was it Su Wan's appearance that finally made him see his own worth?

Lin Man raised the corners of her lips, her voice gentle and just right.

"The Abyss..."

Let's break up.

Lu Chenyuan's tone was calm and even, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

Lin Man's smile froze instantly, and her pupils trembled violently.

"Shen Yuan, what... what did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."

She forced a smile, wondering if she was hallucinating.

I said, "Let's break up."

Lu Chenyuan repeated, his voice still steady and clear, as if he had already prepared a plan.

"This year has wasted your time. Leave me and find a good family. If you need anything, I'll transfer you some money, or I can get the Lu family to help you transfer to the provincial government—isn't that what you've always wanted to go?"

Without hesitation, and without reluctance.

Lin Man's mind went completely blank.

Break up? These two words never appeared in her life plan after marrying into the Lu family.

Shu Yue clearly stated that Lu Chenyuan had no need for romance and only wanted to find someone of equal social standing to fulfill his life's mission.

Her family background, appearance, and personality were all a perfect match, making her the ideal daughter-in-law for the Lu family.

Everyone around her thought so, and she herself firmly believed it.

But now, Lu Chenyuan has actually broken up with me?

A thunderclap exploded overhead, and she trembled with fear, completely disoriented.

Her gentle and dignified demeanor, maintained for a year, collapsed in an instant. Her face turned ashen, her eyes filled with tears, and her gentle features were slightly distorted by extreme shock and panic.

"What exactly is it for?"

The sharp voice drew strange looks from her colleagues. She hurriedly retreated further away, softened her tone, and pleaded as she pressed for an answer.

Why did you break up?

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Lin Man suddenly thought of something, and her voice trembled.

"It's...it's because of Su Wan, isn't it? It must be her!"

She couldn't think of any reason other than that woman.

Lu Chenyuan remained silent, his brows furrowing even more, a growing sense of unease rising within him.

He originally thought breaking up would be easy. His relationship with Lin Man was lukewarm and there was no real connection between them. He also thought that a gentle and sensible woman like Lin Man wouldn't be so clingy. After all, even someone as persistent as Su Wan could leave cleanly and easily.

He knew that Lin Man didn't have much sincerity towards him. If it weren't for his status as the second son of the Lu family, she would never have patiently stayed by his side for a year. Before, he thought that a marriage without love was fine, but now, his mindset was completely different. Her questioning only made him feel burdened.

"I do not agree to break up."

Lin Man's cries came through the receiver, faint and desperate, but Lu Chenyuan felt nothing but disgust.

He suddenly remembered that in the past, when Su Wan's eyes reddened and tears welled up in his eyes, he would always feel a sharp pain in his heart, an indescribable dull ache, like being pricked by needles.

It turns out that he really did treat Su Wan differently.

While he was lost in thought, Lin Man's crying continued.

"We were doing so well, why do you want to break up? Is there something wrong with me? I can change, I'll change everything! Please don't break up with me, okay?"

This kind of outburst was something Lin Man had never seen before.

But all these pleas ultimately failed to sway Lu Chenyuan in the slightest.

His patience had completely run out.

"That's settled then, Lin Man. There was no connection between us. Think through those two conditions and contact Shu Yue. She will have Lu Chenzhou help you. From now on, there's no need to contact her again."

Su Wan will be unhappy.

He suddenly remembered the way she bit his hand in the private room at the farmhouse, with two heavy teeth marks bleeding. He angrily said that he had held Lin Man's hand.

Thinking of this, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on Lu Chenyuan's lips.

But when Lin Man called again, a cold glint instantly appeared in his eyes.

He hung up and blocked without hesitation.

His fingertips paused for a moment, then he pulled up the number again and reconnected. His voice was calm, yet carried a chilling coldness.

"Don't go looking for Su Wan. Our breakup has nothing to do with her."

"If you dare to go to her, I don't mind having a good talk with your father and your superiors."

As soon as he said it, Lu Chenyuan was stunned.

But he didn't regret it. He didn't want Lin Man to bother her; she couldn't withstand that kind of harassment.

The phone slipped from Lin Man's hand and smashed to the ground with a "thud".

She was standing in the third-floor office corridor when suddenly everything went dark.

All her expectations vanished, but she dared not fight back, nor did she dare to try to salvage the situation.

She knew Lu Chenyuan's character well; he always kept his word.

She had gained a lot of job advantages thanks to the Lu family that year, and she couldn't afford to lose.

She just couldn't understand why Lu Chenyuan would protect that woman so much in just a few days.

This version of him was completely different from the image Shu Yue had described to her.

He seemed to have fallen into a kind of calm madness, consciously sinking into depravity.

Lin Man wiped away her tears and dialed Shu Yue's number with trembling hands.

"Hey, Shuyue..."

Lu Chenyuan blocked Lin Man's number again, and spent the entire night sleepless.

The next fifteen days were a non-stop busy period.

Interrogation, confessions, physical evidence, documentary evidence, expert opinions... It only took fifteen days from identifying the suspect to completing the entire chain of evidence to form the basis for the verdict.

For the next fifteen days, he worked like a madman, eager to close the case quickly and go find Su Wan.

He longed to see her constantly, yet he always restrained himself.

He only breathed a sigh of relief after the case was transferred to the prosecutor's office.

The night was as dark as ink, enveloping the hustle and bustle of Seoul in layers.

Lu Chenyuan's SUV was parked downstairs in Suwan Residential Area.

The engine had long been turned off, and only his heavy breathing could be heard in the car.

My fingertips swipe across the phone screen, skillfully dialing the number etched in my heart, and I press the call button.

Instead of the expected crisp ringtone, a cold, mechanical female voice came through the receiver.

"The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."

Lu Chenyuan frowned, unwilling to give up, and dialed again.

"The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."

The same prompt tone, the third time, the fourth time, the fifth time...

The echoes repeatedly throughout the carriage, like a dull knife, cutting at his nerves again and again.

He is not a fool.

Once it's a bad signal, twice it's a coincidence, but being temporarily unable to connect time and time again can only mean one thing—he's been blocked!

This realization struck him like a thunderbolt.

Lu Chenyuan's Adam's apple bobbed, and his knuckles, gripping the phone, instantly turned white, making a slight cracking sound from the force.

Amidst the surging anger, there was an overwhelming sense of panic and loss of control.

A ruthless glint flashed in Lu Chenyuan's eyes. His fingers flew through his contacts, and he dialed the number of a colleague in the bureau's technical department. His voice was as cold and hard as ice.

"Find someone for me, Su Wan. I need her exact address. Send it to me within ten minutes."