From rejecting the beautiful female CEO to becoming extremely powerful

Chu Tiankuo was in so much pain that his teeth were chattering, and his legs were completely unresponsive.

He tried to stand up by bracing himself against the ground, but as soon as his knees left the concrete, he fell back down.

Lu Yunzhou was familiar with human joints and knew the consequences of damage to the posterior patellar nerve.

He used the telescopic baton to brace against the back of Chu Tiankuo's left leg, and the end of the baton fell down.

The nerve was severed on the spot.

Chu Tiankuo's left foot lost sensation, and his foot drooped limply.

Before he could react, he was hit twice more on the back of his right leg.

After the pain subsided, my legs were left trembling uncontrollably.

Chu Tiankuo opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

He tried to prop himself up, but as soon as he lifted his waist, his knees buckled and he fell heavily back to the ground.

Lu Yunzhou tossed aside the extendable baton: "From today onwards, your legs can no longer support you."

Chu Tiankuo lay prone in the mud, his hands supporting him on the ground, moving his body forward continuously.

But his kneecap was shattered, and the nerves behind it were severed.

For the rest of his life, he will have to rely on lower limb braces and special care to survive.

Chu Tiankuo lay prone in the mud, his legs dragging behind him.

He braced himself on his elbows and managed to move only half a meter before collapsing back down.

The two bodyguards dared not stop Lu Yunzhou any longer and hurriedly called the Chu family's driver.

There were more than twenty people lying in the parking lot, their groans mixed with the car alarms, giving people a headache.

Lu Yunzhou turned around, and as soon as his right foot touched the ground, he felt pain in his ankle.

The inside of my shoes felt sticky; the wound had probably reopened.

Gu Nanqiao pressed the video upload button: "I've backed up the video three times. If the Chu family dares to turn the tables, I'll upload the video of them blocking the way with weapons."

Ye Zhiwei fastened her tactical bag: "I'll go to Yuanchuan at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, and the contract will be signed as scheduled."

Lu Yunzhou's guard relaxed a little.

These two women didn't run away even when faced with forty thugs; they must have been pretty bold.

He helped up Cheng Ye, who was still rambling incoherently, and led the two of them away from the parking lot.

Several thugs who had run away hid by the roadside. When they saw Lu Yunzhou come out, they turned and disappeared into the alley.

After the four of them walked through two intersections, Gu Nanqiao hailed another car.

As the car door opened, her smile vanished: "Chu Tiankuo is now a cripple, and the Chu family won't let this go. You'd better not sleep alone tonight."

Lu Yunzhou shoved Cheng Ye into the back seat: "If the Chu family dares to come, I'll have them prepare a few more stretchers."

Gu Nanqiao was speechless for a moment after hearing those words.

She stared at Lu Yunzhou for a few seconds, then bent down and got into the car.

The snow-white shirt brushed against his shoulder, leaving a fragrance on his coat.

Ye Zhiwei sat down on the other side and reached out to support Cheng Ye.

She didn't try to persuade Lu Yunzhou anymore, but simply hugged Yuanchuan's file bag to her chest.

The car first dropped the two women off near their residence.

Before getting out of the car, Gu Nanqiao sent Lu Yunzhou their identity information, including the certificate verification numbers.

She demonstrated through her actions that she would never stand Yuanchuan up tomorrow.

Lu Yunzhou then instructed the driver to detour to the residential area where Cheng Ye lived.

Cheng Ye was so drunk that he couldn't even remember the address.

Lu Yunzhou took the key out of his pocket and helped him up the stairs.

With each step he took on the right foot, a little blood seeped down his trouser leg.

After entering the house, Cheng Ye hugged the trash can and vomited for a long time.

Cheng Ye rolled over, still muttering about Ximen's expansion and the arrival of materials.

Lu Yunzhou covered him with a blanket: "Stop reading, someone will do the work for you tomorrow."

Cheng Ye's brows relaxed, and he hugged his pillow and fell asleep.

It was almost 3 a.m. when we left Cheng Ye's place.

Lu Yunzhou took a taxi back to Jingyuan Community.

The elevator doors opened, and the lights were still on at the end of the corridor.

He took out his key and opened the door. The latch only turned half a turn before the door opened a bit inward.

He stopped in his tracks.

Only a few days had passed since the kidnapping, and Mu Qingying always locked the door from the inside when she closed it.

The door wasn't locked tonight, and all the lights in the house were on.

The living room was empty; the laptop was on the coffee table.

Dozens of pages of project schedules were scattered around her, and Mu Qingying's phone was pinned to the charging cable, with two missed calls still on the screen.

The sound of a cup hitting the floor came from the bedroom.

Lu Yunzhou's heart tightened.

He immediately channeled his inner energy into his legs, forcefully suppressing the pain in his right foot.

He walked along the wall to the bedroom door, which was left with a crack about half a hand's width wide.

There were people moving around inside, and their breathing was erratic.

Lu Yunzhou pushed open the door: "People inside, come out!"

The door slammed against the wall, and the people inside turned around.

A beige top lay on the floor, its chest stained with large patches of coffee.

Mu Qingying had just picked up a clean shirt, but hadn't had a chance to put it on yet.

Her snow-white shoulders and back were exposed under the light, and a corner of her close-fitting undershirt was damp with coffee.

She paused for a moment, then quickly covered herself with her clean clothes.

Lu Yunzhou stood at the door, his gaze falling on the wrong place, and his throat went dry.

All his defenses crumbled, leaving only the scene before him.

Mu Qingying grabbed a pillow and threw it at Lu Yunzhou: "Lu Yunzhou, get out!"

Lu Yunzhou raised his hand to cover the pillow: "I thought a thief had broken into the house."

He immediately left the bedroom, closing the door behind him.

The lights in the corridor were blindingly bright.

Lu Yunzhou lowered his head and touched his nose. Coffee spilled out through the crack in the door, leaving a brown watermark on the floor.

He remembered everything he should and shouldn't have seen.

A few minutes later, the bedroom door reopened.

Mu Qingying changed into a loose white short-sleeved shirt, her hair draped over her shoulders.

The heat on her face hadn't subsided yet. When she came out, she didn't even glance at Lu Yunzhou, and immediately squatted down to clean up the cups.

Lu Yunzhou pointed to the door: "Why didn't you lock it?"

Mu Qingying threw the broken cup into the trash can: "I forgot when I got the printing paper. I came back to continue working and was so sleepy that I knocked over the coffee."

Lu Yunzhou walked to the coffee table; the spreadsheet on the computer was still open.

She recalculated the application date, review time, and expected arrival time for every project payment at Nanwan Old Port.

Before the first payment arrives, Yuanchuan still has to advance the cost of materials, safety expenses, and workers' wages.

If Fengming Group delays approval by even a few days, the company's accounts will run out of money.

Mu Qingying pressed the payment schedule down: "I need to schedule the milestones. If workers don't get paid after finishing their work, who will want to work on projects with Yuanchuan?"

Lu Yunzhou closed his laptop: "If you don't have enough money, I'll get it. If you stay up until 3 a.m., I'll revoke your project privileges."

Mu Qingying looked up and glared at him, but ultimately didn't turn the computer back on.

She sorted the documents, labeled them, and made room for the two contracts to be signed the next morning.

Lu Yunzhou felt a tightness in his chest.

Mu Qingying never complained about being tired, but behind the scenes she had calculated every possible pitfall Yuanchuan might encounter.

He gathered the scattered documents into a file bag and prepared to go back to his room to rest.

Mu Qingying then noticed his trouser cuffs.

The dark fabric was soaked with blood, the coat was stained with mud, and the cuffs were torn.

Mu Qingying stared at his right foot: "You went out to fight again?"

Lu Yunzhou put on his coat: "Chu Tiankuo and his men blocked my way, but they've already taken care of it."

Mu Qingying did not move aside.

She reached out and grabbed his coat, wanting to check the injury on his shoulder, bringing her face closer to his collar.

The smells of alcohol, tobacco, and mud were mixed together.

It also contains the scent of a woman's perfume.

Mu Qingying gripped the cuff of her coat and stared at Lu Yunzhou: "Why do you smell of fir trees?"