The clothes were ruined, and her body was almost entirely unmarked by his gnawing bites. Lan Lan lay naked on the bed, looking down at the marks on herself, wishing she could kick Liang Yufeng off the bed!
If all men were dogs, then Liang Yufeng was the king of dogs; she had never met anyone who could gnaw like him. How was she supposed to enjoy the hot springs now?
“Don’t contact that male student anymore.” Liang Yufeng had gotten up at some point. He sat on the headboard, lit a cigarette, and exhaled smoke with his slender fingers holding the cigarette butt.
At this moment, his upper body was also bare, his muscular lines fully displayed. On his wheat-colored skin were the scratch marks she had made earlier, both glaring and suggestive.
If he hadn’t said that infuriating sentence, Lan Lan would have appreciated his physique.
“There are only three days left,” without waiting for Lan Lan’s reply, Liang Yufeng knew from her expression that she was unwilling to do as he asked. “If you don’t do as I say, I’ll complete it for you.” If he were to act, it wouldn’t be so simple!
“Liang Yufeng.” After parting and reuniting, this was the first time Lan Lan had called him by his name so formally, as if returning to their dating days. However, her tone was no longer as sweet as before. “Even without Lu Xiao, there would be other men.”
“In my world, there won’t be just you, there never was, and there never will be,” men always have a strange possessiveness. Even if he doesn’t want a woman he’s touched, he’ll be unhappy if others get involved with her. “After we broke up, I don’t know how many boyfriends I’ve had. I can’t even count the men I’ve been with. If you mind this, you shouldn’t be sleeping with me anymore.”
Liang Yufeng remained silent. Lan Lan got out of bed, put on her bathrobe, and left the room.
He had finished one cigarette and lit a second. Liang Yufeng began to replay Lan Lan’s words in his mind.
He had long known how rich her dating experience was, and he knew that her relationships couldn’t have been just innocent hand-holding. The things he had lacked the courage to think about before were now brought out into the open.
In the past, when they broke up, he naturally couldn’t interfere with her, nor could he argue with her over her past relationships. But, in the future… he would never give anyone the chance to touch her again!
Liang Yufeng took out his phone and notified his assistant, [Go investigate Lu Xiao’s information.]
The planned hot spring trip was thus interrupted by Liang Yufeng. Lan Lan had intended to relax completely during this time, but instead, after it was over, she had even more troubles. Lan Lan had no choice but to use work to de-stress.
A week passed in the blink of an eye. After returning from the hot springs, Lan Lan had not received any more messages from Lu Xiao. She thought that Lu Xiao had realized she had other men and decided not to contact her, until she received a call from Lu Xiao’s friend, Xu Ying.
Xu Ying told her, “Lu Xiao was taken away. It’s been four days, and none of us can reach him.”
“Did you call the police?” Lan Lan immediately became vigilant. “Did he offend anyone recently? I can help you…”
“The people who took him said he provoked someone he shouldn’t have,” Xu Ying said indirectly. “I think it might be related to the incident at the resort last time.”
Lan Lan suddenly remembered that Liang Yufeng had warned her last time that if she didn’t draw a clear line with Lu Xiao, he would take action against Lu Xiao!
This damn man, he was serious! Did he think he was some street thug!
“I know,” Lan Lan told Xu Ying, “I’ll find someone.”
After finishing the call with Xu Ying, Lan Lan contacted Liang Yufeng again. After their unpleasant parting at the hot spring resort that day, they hadn’t contacted each other. Since Liang Yufeng didn’t contact her, Lan Lan certainly wouldn’t contact him.
She called him proactively today, but Liang Yufeng didn’t answer. Lan Lan had to send a WeChat message: [Did you take Lu Xiao away?]
[Release him quickly. Whatever you have, come at me.]
[Don’t play dead, Liang Yufeng!]
After nearly half an hour, Liang Yufeng finally responded, [Tonight].
Although it was cryptic, Lan Lan understood his meaning. He was admitting that Lu Xiao was taken by his people and wanted her to go for a “negotiation” tonight.
Going to him alone, what else could it be but sleeping with him? After work, Lan Lan went to Liang Yufeng’s villa. At that time, Liang Yufeng was already sitting on the sofa.
“Release Lu Xiao,” Lan Lan got straight to the point. “I have nothing with him, just ordinary friends. We won’t contact each other anymore.”
Ordinary friends? Liang Yufeng chuckled. Ordinary friends? She kissed his face so happily?
Lan Lan said many things, but Liang Yufeng remained silent. Lan Lan became anxious and asked him, “Did you hear me?”
“Come here,” Liang Yufeng beckoned Lan Lan.
Lan Lan walked in front of him and then noticed a document on the coffee table. Liang Yufeng said to her, “Open it and take a look.”
Lan Lan picked up the document and found it was an agreement. The content was simple: he would release Lu Xiao, and she promised not to have any contact with Lu Xiao in any form in the future. Liang Yufeng had already signed at the bottom.
It was a coercive clause, but he treated it like a business contract. “If there are no problems, sign it.”
Although it was a coercive clause, Lan Lan still signed it. She handed the agreement to Liang Yufeng. “Can you release him now?”
Liang Yufeng made a phone call to his subordinates in front of Lan Lan and instructed them to release Lu Xiao.
“Heh heh.” Looking at him like this, Lan Lan couldn’t help but let out a sneer.
After Liang Yufeng finished his call, he heard her laugh. “What are you laughing at?”
“I’m laughing at Mr. Liang, how times have changed. Power is a good thing, isn’t it? You can make anyone do what you want.” Lan Lan said sarcastically.
Liang Yufeng’s expression turned grim. He didn’t know what he was thinking, but he left her alone and went upstairs. Lan Lan actually saw a hint of loneliness and desolation in his retreating figure.
Less than half an hour later, Xu Ying sent her a WeChat message to report that Lu Xiao had returned. Lan Lan finally felt relieved. The agreement had been signed, and it would be better for her not to see Lu Xiao in the future, lest Liang Yufeng go crazy again.
Upstairs, Liang Yufeng was smoking in the study when Xu Zhengxi’s call came again. He picked it up impatiently and heard Xu Zhengxi say, “Tomorrow night, I’m having dinner with Chairman Shang, and Shang Ting will also be there. You should come and meet her.”
Liang Yufeng’s expression became even more somber. He stared at the cigarette butt in his hand. “Not interested.”
“It seems you want me to talk to that Lan Lan?”
Xu Zhengxi easily mentioned Lan Lan’s name, which set off alarm bells for Liang Yufeng. “How do you know her?”
“You’re willing to die or live for a woman, so I had to investigate her? Lest one day, you die by her hand, and I, your father, wouldn’t even know,” Xu Zhengxi said with a smile, as if he cared deeply.
“Don’t bother her,” Liang Yufeng warned.
Xu Zhengxi said, “Don’t worry, as long as you have some sense, I won’t bother her. Tomorrow night at seven o’clock, at Yingfeng Building, remember to be on time.”
Without giving Liang Yufeng a chance to refuse, Xu Zhengxi hung up after speaking.