In the private room.
Su Jinghui held all the cards and was not worried in the slightest.
He even took out his phone to record some short videos. Yu Mengzhi would obediently submit after seeing these videos, unless she wanted them to spread across the internet.
That's right.
It had been half an hour, why hadn't Yu Mengzhi returned yet?
Could she have had an attack in the restroom?
Su Jinghui had heard from the seller that after the drug took effect, it would make a person feel as if they were being bitten by ants all over their body. If they didn't release their tension in time, it would drive them mad.
He thought for a moment and decided to call Yu Mengzhi to inquire about her condition.
The phone rang for a long time without anyone answering, making Su Jinghui feel that something was increasingly wrong.
On the other end.
Chen Jinzhao looked at his ringing phone, then stopped what he was doing and looked at Yu Mengzhi.
Sigh!
What was this all about?
He clearly didn't want to...
But Yu Mengzhi had been drugged, and if he didn't do anything, she might die.
More importantly, Yu Mengzhi absolutely refused to let Chen Jinzhao leave, and was even more proactive than the night before.
Chen Jinzhao was a man in his prime. How could he withstand this under such circumstances?
After a period of exertion, Yu Mengzhi finally felt a little better.
The phone rang, and the two looked at each other.
Yu Mengzhi dared not meet Chen Jinzhao's gaze, turned her head away, and picked up her phone. Only then did she remember that she had come to celebrate Su Jinghui's birthday.
If she didn't answer the call, Su Jinghui might become suspicious.
"Shh..." Yu Mengzhi signaled Chen Jinzhao to be quiet.
"Hello, it's me."
Su Jinghui's anxious heart finally settled down, and he hurriedly asked, "Mengzhi, where are you now?"
"I, I'm fine."
"I'm just feeling a bit unwell, so I have to go home. I'm truly sorry."
Yu Mengzhi forced herself not to gasp, lest Su Jinghui hear anything unusual. Su Jinghui thought that the drug must be taking effect and said nervously, "What's wrong? Shall I take you to the hospital?"
Only by getting close to Yu Mengzhi could he have a chance.
Yu Mengzhi quickly refused, "No need. I'll be home soon, so I won't chat with you any longer. We can talk about anything tomorrow."
Su Jinghui asked uncertainly, "Mengzhi, are you really not feeling anything unusual?"
"Hmm?"
"Are you panting?"
Yu Mengzhi shot a glance at the restless Chen Jinzhao, gritted her teeth, and said, "Su Jinghui, why do I feel like you wish something would happen to me?"
Su Jinghui's heart tightened.
Knowing that further questioning would make Yu Mengzhi suspicious, he immediately changed his tune, "Don't misunderstand me. I'm just worried about your situation. I'm glad you're okay."
After hanging up the phone.
Su Jinghui called his subordinate and scolded him fiercely.
What kind of crap new drug was this!
It had no effect at all, and Yu Mengzhi had gotten away!
This was truly unlucky!
In the suite.
Chen Jinzhao fell into a daze.
Who am I?
Why am I doing this kind of thing here?
What should I do next?
Yu Mengzhi hung up the phone, finally regaining some semblance of reason. The damned drug took effect again, enveloping Chen Jinzhao like a blazing inferno.
...
Two hours passed.
Chen Jinzhao sat on the edge of the bed, wanting to light a cigarette to ease his sorrows, but he gave up, remembering that Yu Mengzhi didn't like the smell of smoke.
Yu Mengzhi leaned against the headboard, hugging a quilt and sobbing.
"Wuwuwu..."
"I, I'd rather die. How could I have done such a thing!!!"
Yu Mengzhi was filled with regret because she knew she had been more proactive tonight. She couldn't blame Chen Jinzhao.
Besides—
If it weren't for Chen Jinzhao, she wouldn't even know if she was alive or dead right now.
Chen Jinzhao scratched his head. He wasn't good at comforting people.
He could only say, "President Yu, you have so many good years ahead of you. How can you wish to die? If you die, what was the point of what we just did?"
Yu Mengzhi cried even harder.
Facing this situation, Chen Jinzhao had thought about leaving, but that wouldn't make him a man.
After much coaxing, Yu Mengzhi finally stopped crying.
It was at this moment that Chen Jinzhao realized that the aloof female CEO, who was usually so composed, also had such a vulnerable side.
He felt an urge to caress Yu Mengzhi.
"You were drugged," Chen Jinzhao said.
Men are always like this. Towards women they have been intimate with, they subconsciously consider them their own.
Now that someone had targeted his woman, Chen Jinzhao naturally couldn't stand by and do nothing.
Yu Mengzhi was getting dressed and said, "I'm not stupid, and I know who did it. But I can't expose him now, otherwise, what happened between you and me will definitely be revealed. Go to the finance department tomorrow to collect your salary, and I'll give you a sum of money privately. I hope you won't appear before me again."
They say that things shouldn't happen more than twice.
Yu Mengzhi dared not see Chen Jinzhao again, for fear that something unexpected might happen again.
"Why do you think I care about that money?"
Chen Jinzhao retorted, as he actually didn't care about the money at all.
Yu Mengzhi turned around, her eyes meeting Chen Jinzhao's deep gaze. After a moment, her imposing aura instantly weakened, and her tone was almost pleading, "Then, consider it me begging you, okay?"
Chen Jinzhao averted his gaze and nodded.
The thing he hated most in his life was women begging him; it would soften his heart.
Yu Mengzhi left.
This left Chen Jinzhao feeling empty, as if his heart had been taken away by this woman.
He did not check out of the hotel. Instead, he took a shower and fell asleep.
That night.
Chen Jinzhao had a dream, dreaming of that day three years ago.
Familiar faces appeared in his mind, then gradually faded into nothingness. Chen Jinzhao wanted to grasp these familiar faces, but in the end, he gained nothing.
At the end of the dream, Chen Jinzhao also dreamed of Yu Mengzhi.
Yu Mengzhi was as cold and stunning as ever, looking back at him step by step as she walked into the darkness until she disappeared.
He woke up the next day.
Chen Jinzhao lay on the bed in a daze.
It had been three years.
This recurring dream was incredibly bothersome, and last night's dream had even included Yu Mengzhi.
"Are you all blaming me?" Chen Jinzhao asked bitterly.
Three years ago.
Chen Jinzhao was the captain of a certain ace special forces unit, known as the Jade-Faced Yama in the Western dark world. However, during a top-secret operation three years ago, he was defeated at Tianshan, resulting in the deaths of his eighteen brothers in the vast snow-capped mountains.
After that, Chen Jinzhao retired and returned to the city. After a year of aimless wandering, he became an insignificant security guard at Gou Chen Pharmaceutical Group.
He thought his life would continue peacefully, but he never expected such a mess to happen.
After washing up, Chen Jinzhao checked out of the hotel and returned to the company.
Just as he had promised Yu Mengzhi last night, upon returning to the group, he went to the finance department to collect his salary.
However, the young lady in the finance department shook her head at Chen Jinzhao with a troubled expression. "Brother Chen, I'm afraid you can't leave."
"Little Zhang from the HR department just told me that the higher-ups want to promote you to be the squad leader of the first team in the security department."
"Oh, right."
"Little Zhang said that President Yu gave the order herself."