Cry louder, I can't hear you.

"Li Ruoyan, are you a simp? She treated you like this, and you're still protecting her?"

"Chi Zhou, I've already said it, the fault lies with me. If you want revenge, come at me."

"Coming at you? Who do you think you are, to think you're worthy of my revenge?"

Chi Zhou was quite disappointed in him and was about to say something more.

A surge of heat welled up inside my body.

No matter how strong his willpower or how much he could endure, he was starting to feel the strain.

He finally realized something was wrong.

He struggled to suppress the surging heat within him, his gaze fixed on everyone in the room, including Yun Qiao, with a somber expression.

But he didn't think this matter had anything to do with Yun Qiao.

After all, Yun Qiao was suddenly kidnapped by him, so there was no way she would have brought any medicine with her.

Besides, he hadn't even had any contact with Yun Qiao.

Her hands and feet were still tied.

A bunch of random thoughts flashed through my mind, but in the end I couldn't figure anything out.

The drug's effects grew stronger, his vision began to blur, and he felt as if a fire was burning inside him, threatening to drive him to madness.

Chi Zhou finally couldn't take it anymore.

He staggered to his feet and strode towards the door: "Watch them, don't let them get away!"

The door slammed shut behind him.

The people who were late in the day looked at each other, somewhat puzzled.

Where did my boss rush off to in such a hurry?

Are you alright?

Li Ruoyan's slightly stiff voice rang in my ears.

Yun Qiao snapped out of her daze. "Shouldn't you be the one with something on your mind?"

"I'm fine."

"...Li Ruoyan, you don't need to do this. You saw it yourself—"

Before he could finish speaking, another loud bang came from the doorway that had just been closed.

Someone is banging on the door from the outside.

"Who?!"

The guards watching over Yun Qiao had just become alert and shouted when the door was kicked open from the outside.

With a loud "bang."

The door lock flew in, smashed on the ground, and kicked up a cloud of dust.

Yun Qiao: "..."

Who is so violent?

Yun Qiao turned her head to look.

Her expression froze when she saw the face of the familiar man striding in.

Why did Shen Suwei come?

He was also with a group of people.

They quickly subdued Chi Zhou's men as soon as they entered.

Seeing his gloomy and unpleasant expression, Yun Qiao felt somewhat uncertain.

Did they come to rescue her, or did they find out about Shen Shiyu and come to settle scores with her?

Just as she was about to say something, Li Ruoyan suddenly spoke up to comfort her:

"Don't be afraid."

As if afraid that Yun Qiao would be scared, he held her even tighter.

"I will protect you."

Yun Qiao: "..." You're getting me into trouble.

"Untie him quickly..." Yun Qiao's hands were tied, so she couldn't push him away and could only whisper a reminder.

But Shen Suwei let out a sarcastic laugh:

"They are truly devoted and loyal."

His gaze fell on Yun Qiao and... the hand that was holding Yun Qiao as soon as he entered.

At this moment, I saw that hand tighten its grip even more.

Yunqiao hadn't pushed it away yet.

His gaze deepened even further.

The two of them snuggled together intimately, making him seem like an outsider.

He was just meddling.

That's really impressive.

Yunqiao...

"Looks like I've been meddling and bothering you?"

He spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice calm, but Yun Qiao could still sense the danger before a storm.

She quickly tried to salvage the situation: "Did you save me? You came just in time, I was so scared—"

"So scared that you hid in someone's arms?"

"..."

"He got beaten so badly just now to save you, you must be very touched, right?"

"..."

Although she didn't know how Shen Suwei knew what had just happened, his gaze was too sharp at the moment, and she hadn't figured out how to explain...

After thinking for a long time with her head down, she finally made a decisive decision: to pretend to faint!

Even bad guys have to wait for the victim to wake up before they can kill them.

Surely Shen Suwei wouldn't kill her while she was still unconscious?

Yun Qiao fainted suddenly, closed her eyes and collapsed into Li Ruoyan's arms.

Li Ruoyan was startled: "Yun Qiao!"

"Aren't you going to loosen your grip?"

Li Ruoyan was slightly taken aback.

Turning her head, she saw the man who had been talking to Yun Qiao earlier.

This person looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

However, the other party exuded a strong aura of danger.

It seemed to be directed at him.

Why?

He didn't even know this person, let alone have offended him.

Just as I was wondering what was going on, I suddenly heard him speak:

"Relax!"

When he saw his cold gaze fall on the hand that was holding Yun Qiao, and his eyes seemed to hold a hidden killing intent, he almost froze.

So it was because... he was holding Yun Qiao?

He almost subconsciously let go.

Before she could fully relax, the man picked her up and carried her away.

He was startled and was about to chase after him when the man's men instantly moved over and blocked his way.

The man, however, didn't stop walking the entire time and didn't even glance at him.

……

Yun Qiao had her eyes closed, but she knew she was being held by Shen Suwei.

The scent of pine on him was very noticeable. Cold, clean, and filling her entire respiratory tract.

He walked in a hurry, and Yun Qiao felt a little panicked, not knowing where he was being taken.

But she didn't dare open her eyes to ask.

After all, Shen Suwei was already angry.

If he found out that I was faking fainting, I can't even imagine how angry he would be.

Even the most good-tempered person can't stand being teased repeatedly...

Yun Qiao steeled herself and tried her best to pretend to faint.

Seven or eight minutes later, I felt myself being put into a car.

Shen Suwei gave the driver an address.

It's not the Shen residence.

But it's not a hospital.

Yun Qiao was wondering where they were going when someone suddenly grabbed her ankle.

Because it was so sudden, Yun Qiao almost instinctively pulled her foot back.

Yun Qiao: "..."

Ruined.

That reaction was way too obvious. Even a fool would know she was faking it.

However, the air froze for a few seconds.

Shen Suwei said nothing and continued his actions while holding her ankle.

He seemed to be just checking the injury on her ankle.

Realizing this, Yun Qiao was completely relieved and let him examine her.

The car was driving smoothly on the road.

Yun Qiao closed her eyes, trying her best to pretend to be unconscious.

Even though it's invisible, our senses are more sensitive to it.

She felt the pine scent in her breath becoming stronger and stronger.

The hand on her ankle was also slowly moving upwards.

The movements were neither too light nor too heavy, neither too fast nor too slow, sliding from her ankle to her calf. Every touch felt like a feather landing on her skin, making the hairs on her entire body stand on end.

She couldn't help but want to open her eyes.

But she was also afraid that he might be watching her.

Suddenly, warm fingertips moved to her abdomen and lifted the hem of her clothes.

Yun Qiao's body suddenly stiffened. What was she doing?

I was debating whether or not to continue pretending to faint.

His deep voice came from my ear:

"Still not awake? Do you want me to take your clothes off?"

Yun Qiao hurriedly opened her eyes.

"Don't--"

Just as she was about to speak, she didn't expect him to be so close to her. When Yun Qiao opened her eyes, she met his dark and unfathomable eyes, and her breath caught in her throat.

"woke up?"

"..."

With a seat behind her, she couldn't back up. Yun Qiao swallowed hard and forced herself to meet his gaze.

"Is it fun to pretend to faint?" he asked again.

His tone still betrayed no emotion.

Yun Qiao tried her best to remain calm: "...I actually woke up after I got in the car."

"Yeah?"

"...Where are we going?" Yun Qiao tried to change the subject.

Shen Suwei's lips twitched, seemingly with sarcasm, "I thought you would want to ask Li Ruoyan first."