Beijing Marriage Entanglement

His kiss moved away from her lips, sliding down her chin to the side of her neck, his teeth biting into her collarbone, leaving a faint red mark.

The teeth grazed against Lu Xingci's collarbone, a slight yet noticeable pain tormenting him, while the desire in his heart surged like a tide.

She reached out and placed her hand on Shen Yu's shoulder, but the force felt like a tickle to him.

Shen Yu gently lifted the person and placed them on his waist and abdomen.

Lu Xingci's hair fell loose, but it couldn't hide her flushed cheeks.

His large hand rested on her waist, the desire in his eyes burned even brighter, his voice hoarse and low, filled with obvious lust.

"Should I go to my place or yours?"

Lu Xingci bit her lip, her fingers tightened, and her heart pounded like a drum.

"Can I refuse?"

Shen Yu's eyes widened in surprise, but he still smiled and said.

"certainly."

His hand moved up from her side to her back, his fingertips caressing the skin of her neck, sending a shiver down her spine.

"May I ask why?"

He thought that with such a good atmosphere tonight, intimacy would be a natural progression.

He assumed she wanted to as well, but he didn't expect her to refuse.

"I'm not in the mood."

Shen Yu thought about it and realized that it was true; it was normal to be in a bad mood after being bullied.

"Shall I take you home?"

"Um."

Lu Xingci nodded, turned over and sat back down, straightening his suit jacket.

Upon arriving at the apartment, Shen Yu got out of the car first, then opened the back door and helped Lu Xingci out.

"I'll take you up."

Shen Yu raised his hand and brushed away Lu Xingci's fallen hair.

Lu Xingci's gaze fell on the red string on Shen Yu's wrist, and he shook his head.

"It's too late, you should go back and rest. I can go up by myself. I'll wash your clothes and return them to you another day."

Without even glancing at Shen Yu's expression, Lu Xingci turned and walked towards the elevator in her high heels.

She stood ramrod straight, taking each step with firmness.

But once the elevator doors closed, she seemed to lose all her strength, letting down her guard and pretense, covering her face with her hands and taking several deep breaths.

It goes without saying how miserable and pathetic she would have been if Shen Yu hadn't been there tonight.

But my gratitude to him cannot be replaced by emotions.

In particular, Qin Leyao's words, "You just have a face that looks like her," were deeply etched into Lu Xingci's mind.

Shen Yu once said that the red string on his wrist was a gift from someone very important to him.

So, was he targeting me because I look a lot like the owner of the red rope?

Lu Xingci looked at her face in the mirror, her mind wandering uncontrollably. Was it the eyes, the mouth, or the face shape that resembled her?

Back home, Lu Xingci hung his suit jacket on a hanger in the closet, preparing to send it to the dry cleaners the next day.

She took off her torn cheongsam, walked barefoot into the bathroom, and immersed herself in the warm water, her thoughts wandering uncontrollably.

After thinking carefully about the several girlfriends of Shen Yu that she had met, although they had different styles, their eyes were all surprisingly similar.

At one party, Shen Yu brought a female companion who was a top-tier celebrity in the entertainment industry.

That evening, Lu Xingci ran into her in the restroom. The female celebrity was touching up her makeup and jokingly looking at Lu Xingci in the mirror.

"The upper half of our faces really looks alike. If we were wearing masks, even our fans might not be able to tell if it's me or not."

So, it's the eyes that are similar, right?

That's why Qin Leyao wanted to destroy her eyes first.

Knowing that he had become a substitute, Lu Xingci was not actually very sad or resentful.

At least now we know why Shen Yu kept pestering me.

Meanwhile, at the evening breeze bar.

After seeing Lu Xingci off, Shen Yu had the driver take the car to the evening breeze.

When he pushed open the door to the private room, the three young ladies from prominent families who had previously colluded with Qin Leyao to bully Lu Xingci were all kneeling on the ground.

Duan Lingfeng raised his chin, a sinister smile reflecting behind his gold-rimmed glasses.

"Brother Yu, you're here."

Shen Yu nodded and responded in a deep voice.

"Um."

He strode slowly toward the inside, glancing at a few people as he passed by before quickly looking away.

The men knelt on the ground. When they saw Shen Yu arrive, a chill ran down their spines. Fear caused them to break out in a cold sweat, and their limbs began to feel weak.

Seeing the door that had just opened and then closed again, my heart sank into an icy abyss.

"Young Master Shen, we were wrong. Please, please let us go. We'll never do it again."

The speaker is a girl with a princess cut hairstyle, surnamed Chen, given name Mian, the youngest daughter of the Chen family.

The wound on the back of his head had been treated and was now wrapped in thick gauze.

Shen Yu sat in the center of the sofa, his long legs crossed, and slowly took out a cigarette and lit it.

Upon hearing this, he exhaled a puff of smoke and chuckled softly.

"Isn't there some misunderstanding? I didn't invite you here for anything else, I just wanted to joke around with you guys. I haven't said or done anything yet, and you're already begging for forgiveness? Aren't you wronging me?"

Xia Qi, a girl with short hair, crawled on her knees to Shen Yu and pleaded with her hands clasped together.

"Young Master Shen, I beg you, this really isn't our fault. Qin Leyao told us to do everything, and we couldn't disobey her."

Shen Yu, with a cigarette between his fingers, leaned forward and spoke with great interest.

"Oh? So obedient. Qin Leyao is quite something, raising three such loyal dogs. But don't worry, I didn't call you here for revenge, I just wanted to play a game with you."

"Playing games..."

Before the words were finished, someone brought over a giant wooden disc with a black ring at each of the four corners and an even larger black leather ring in the center.

Shen Yu stood up and raised his chin.

"Let's do it, then..."

His gaze fell on the princess cut.

After just one glance, Princess Cut turned pale with fright and then fainted.

Shen Yu shrugged and turned to look at the short-haired girl.

"Well, there's no other way, you'll have to come."

The short-haired girl's pupils constricted in fright, and she screamed in a hoarse voice.

"Chen Mian, stop pretending to be dead! Get up! Chen Mian, Chen Mian..."

When Xia Qi was being carried away by Jiang Lin and Yuan Jitong, she kept trying to kick Chen Mian.

Unfortunately, she couldn't wake Chen Mian; she was already tied to the disc.

"Young Master Shen, I beg you, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong..."

Shen Yu scratched his ear with his little finger, frowning impatiently.

"What are you saying? It's so noisy."

He gave Yuan Jitong a look, and then Yuan Jitong put all his effort into spinning the disc.

Shen Yu held a sharp dart in his hand, which reflected a cold light under the lamp. He aimed it at the disc and said calmly.

"It's my first time playing, I don't know if I'll prick anyone. If I do, please keep your voice down, I find it noisy."

Xia Qi on the turntable, Chen Mian lying on the ground, and Kang An, the fat girl kneeling in the corner, were all terrified.

If they had known that Shen Yu was so protective of Lu Xingci, they would never have dared to lay a hand on Lu Xingci, even if it meant risking offending Qin Leyao.

Just then, Jiang Lin's words dealt another heavy blow to their hearts.

"It's alright, the hospital and crematorium vehicles are parked at the back gate, they can come up and pick people up at any time."