Cry louder, I can't hear you.

Yun Qiao ultimately did not get to go to the "restroom".

The two ate a meal in an awkward atmosphere, and then rode home in Yunqiao's car.

Many new colleagues came to the dinner party, and everyone was focused on their own tasks. If one or two were missing, no one would notice.

Even if someone notices that Yun Qiao and Shen Shiyu disappeared together, they would simply assume that they left together.

Shen Shiyu didn't call Yun Qiao or go home all night.

But for some reason, no one in the Shen family asked why Shen Shiyu hadn't returned.

The next day, Yun Qiao went to work, having just parted ways with Shen Suwei.

She was kidnapped shortly afterward.

To be precise, it doesn't count as kidnapping.

After all, it was someone sent by Chi Zhou.

But he probably really hated her.

Not only did they have her hands and feet tied up, but when they took her to see him, they also threw her around in various ways.

When Yun Qiao saw Chi Zhou, he was covered in injuries.

But Chi Zhou still seemed unsatisfied. He stomped on Yun Qiao's ankle and crushed it hard.

"Do you know why I called you here?"

"You call this 'calling'?"

Yun Qiao gritted her teeth and refused to cry out in pain.

After all, even if you lose face, you still need to have substance.

"Don't try to change the subject. You know perfectly well what you did last night!"

Yun Qiao glanced at the various hickeys on his neck and couldn't help but frown. What happened between the two of them after he took Shen Shiyu away last night?

The system said the male lead was extremely respectful of the female lead, right? In the story, he took the female lead away, and out of respect for her, he remained steadfast in his principles throughout, never taking advantage of her in the slightest... Now what is this...?

Just as Yun Qiao was about to question the system about what was going on, she was suddenly kicked in the stomach and fell backward in a disheveled state.

The pain made her finally frown, and her face turned pale.

"I knew you had ill intentions towards Shiyu a long time ago, but I never expected you to be so shameless as to drug her!"

"Shiyu is so good to you, doesn't your conscience hurt?!"

Yun Qiao didn't say anything; she was indeed wrong in this matter.

There's nothing to argue about.

But Chi Zhou seemed dissatisfied with her attitude.

"Don't think that just because you're not talking, I can't do anything to you."

He turned to look at his men, giving them a meaningful glance.

Someone quickly stepped forward, holding a bottle of medicine in their hand.

"Do you know what this is?"

I have no obligation to answer your questions.

Chi Zhou choked on his words, his face darkening with anger at Yun Qiao.

He crouched down, looking down at Yun Qiao, whose face was pressed to the ground and who couldn't get up:

"Keep being stubborn, you won't be able to keep it up for long."

"Pour all the medicine into her mouth!"

He ordered the people around him to do things, and was unwilling to touch Yun Qiao at all.

[System, you said I can't redeem the function to remove drug effects, but can't I redeem the function to transfer drug effects?]

system:【……】

[Damn system! If you keep playing dead, I'll really kill myself right now. Let's see who you can fool then!]

System: [...Whom does the system want to transfer to?]

Sure enough, this lousy system was just messing with her...

【Chi Zhou!】Yun Qiao vented all her anger on Chi Zhou.

But the system seemed reluctant and remained silent for three seconds.

Seeing that Chi Zhou's men had already forced her to take the medicine, Yun Qiao became truly angry.

"Fine, if you don't give it to me, I'll bite my tongue and kill myself right now. A scholar can be killed but not humiliated."

[Wait a minute!] The system finally spoke, [This requires 500 points.]

[Okay, give me a huge dose!]

In fact, Yun Qiao never intended to commit suicide.

Nothing is more important than life.

This lousy system really overestimates her.

……

Yun Qiao drank the entire bottle of medicine.

Chi Zhou sat back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and looked at her with a calm and composed smile.

"What Shiyu went through yesterday, I'll let you go through today too."

Yun Qiao twitched her lips but ignored him.

It's uncertain who will be upset later. She has wronged Shen Shiyu, but she hasn't wronged Chi Zhou. Why should she suffer his humiliation for nothing?

"Go and bring Li Ruoyan here."

Upon hearing the name Li Ruoyan, Yun Qiao's eyes widened in surprise.

Did Chi Zhou also arrest Li Ruoyan?

Just as Yun Qiao was beginning to have her doubts, Chi Zhou's men brought Li Ruoyan over from another room.

He looked somewhat haggard.

A big star, who has always been glamorous, is now unusually disheveled and unkempt.

I don't know if it was because of that bastard Chi Zhou that he caused this.

When he came in and saw Yun Qiao, his eyes showed a complex mix of emotions, but mostly disappointment.

He glanced at it only once before lowering his head, his eyes dimming.

"Chi Zhou, since you've investigated and found out that I was the one who did what happened last night, you should also know that it has nothing to do with Li Ruoyan. What's the meaning of calling him here?"

Li Ruoyan paused for a moment, then looked up at her again, frowning.

Chi Zhou chuckled:

"Yun Qiao, you're really only pretending to be innocent and kind now that things are at their worst. Are you really that concerned about Li Ruoyan?"

"If you're so concerned, why didn't you hesitate at all when you drugged him last night?"

Chi Zhou's words successfully made Li Ruoyan's face turn cold again.

"Li Ruoyan, now you should see this woman's true colors, right?"

Chi Zhou spoke sarcastically.

"You should be glad you behaved last night, otherwise, I would have chopped you wherever you touched Shiyu."

Li Ruoyan lowered her eyes and remained silent.

He had never felt so disheveled as he did at this moment.

He was as stupid as a clown jumping around.

"Who turned off the air conditioner! It's so hot!"

Chi Zhou tugged at his collar and suddenly said coldly to his subordinate beside him.

Upon hearing this, the group hurriedly went to check the indoor air conditioning.

Someone walked back nervously to report:

"The air conditioner wasn't turned off. It's probably because it's too hot now, so we've already turned it down three degrees."

Yun Qiao knelt on the ground, silently watching Chi Zhou.

This idiot is really confident in himself.

I didn't realize at all that the medication was taking effect.

"Yunqiao, how are you feeling right now?"

Trying to ignore his own discomfort, Chi Zhou continued to glare at Yun Qiao with a vicious smile.

Yun Qiao also smiled:

"It's alright."

"Keep being stubborn. The medicine I gave you is ten times more effective than last night's. I want to see how you're going to put up with this."

"Chi Zhou, there's something I've actually been keeping from you."

"What?" Chi Zhou asked curiously.

In fact, he never truly understood Yun Qiao.

I always felt this person was very contradictory.

He had seen many evil people, and every single one of them had greed, ruthlessness, or resentment in their eyes.

But none of them are like Yun Qiao.

His eyes were clear and calm.

But the evidence against her is indeed irrefutable...

"Chi Zhou, actually, you're extremely ugly."

"...?"

Turning the tables, he realized he had been tricked, and Chi Zhou's already bad expression instantly darkened.

He gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at Yun Qiao: "Are you looking for death?!"

He was about to raise his foot and kick again.

Yun Qiao had prepared herself for the pain, but the expected pain did not come.

She opened her eyes and saw Li Ruoyan rushing over to block her way.

Chi Zhou's kick landed squarely on his back with a dull thud, and he staggered forward, kneeling on one knee.

"Li Ruoyan!"

Yun Qiao exclaimed in surprise, wanting to help him up, but quickly realized that her hands and feet were tied and she couldn't move at all.

Afraid that she would be kicked again, Li Ruoyan, pale-faced, crawled over and hugged her, using her own body to shield her.

Yun Qiao frowned, her feelings suddenly becoming complicated.