"Ah—!"
The man let out a hysterical howl of pain, his face flushing crimson, veins bulging on his forehead, his expression ferocious and terrifying.
"Still won't talk?"
"I'll talk, I'll talk, I... talk, *wuwu*... talk."
The man's hands were bloody, blood gushing out incessantly. The pain made him tremble all over, as if his strength had been sapped. "Someone came to find me just now... gave me money and told me to put something in your drink, the one for the woman beside you."
"Who ordered you? What was your compensation?" Xiao Cheng pressed.
"It was a phone call, a man called me, then asked for my bank account and transferred me a hundred thousand yuan."
He confessed truthfully. Xiao Cheng squatted down, reached into his pocket, and took out his phone. Seeing that it required facial recognition to unlock, he scanned the injured man’s face.
The phone unlocked.
Xiao Cheng opened the call log and held the phone screen towards the injured man. "Which one?"
"The one at the top."
The man was terrified, fearing that if he didn't confess honestly, he might anger Xiao Cheng and be killed on the spot.
With astonishing memory, Xiao Cheng quickly memorized the phone number. He then opened the messages and saw a transfer notification.
"If you don't want to die, get out of Lancheng immediately."
After a warning, Xiao Cheng stood up and turned to leave.
However, after only a few steps, he felt an异常 intense heat spreading through his body, making him restless.
Ever since drinking that wine, Xiao Cheng had felt something was amiss.
He had initially thought that Meng Jingwei, being Qing Muye's god-sister, wouldn't be so directly targeted, even if she were to be provoked at such an event.
Turns out, he had underestimated the opponent's capabilities.
Capabilities that invited doom.
Xiao Cheng, feeling hot and bothered, had gotten into a fight with a waiter, expending energy which unfortunately accelerated the drug's effects.
Xiao Cheng, enduring the discomfort, walked out of the workroom and encountered Li Yun'er, who was looking for him.
Upon seeing Xiao Cheng, Li Yun'er’s face turned cold, and she directly questioned, "Young Master Xiao, we agreed to cooperate. Now you're getting so close to Meng Jingwei, you..."
"Take me... take me upstairs."
Xiao Cheng felt the drug within him acting up suddenly, its onset far too rapid.
To avoid any suspicion from outsiders, he directly threw an arm around Li Yun'er's neck, using her for support as he moved forward, saying, "Quickly, take me upstairs."
What kind of drug was this?
It made him feel weak and powerless all over, his body burning with an extreme heat, tormenting him greatly.
Li Yun'er noticed Xiao Cheng's abnormality. "You, are you alright?"
"Upstairs!"
He commanded.
Li Yun'er was somewhat hesitant, but considering her future cooperation with Xiao Cheng, she felt she had to gain his trust now.
She supported him upstairs, where there were exclusive resting rooms.
Li Yun'er led Xiao Cheng to the 32nd floor, found a private resting room, took him inside, and closed the door.
"Young Master Xiao, you seem unwell. Shall I call a doctor for you?"
Li Yun'er held Xiao Cheng, feeling his body temperature was scorching hot, and showed a hint of worry.
However, all her worries were about to come true.
Xiao Cheng, who had been feeling weak and hot moments ago, gradually regained strength, his mind becoming somewhat muddled. He looked at the woman standing before him, her face blurry, and suddenly embraced her, "Little Weiwei, don't go... don't go."
He called out "Little Weiwei," and Li Yun'er's mind went blank. A surge of anger welled up in her heart; she was furious.
"Young Master Xiao, you've mistaken me. I am..."
"How could I mistake you? Little Weiwei, I'd recognize you even if you turned to ash." He held Li Yun'er tightly. "Why... why did you hurt me? Don't you know that no one in this world loves you more than I do? But you, you're getting involved with that scumbag Qing Muye... that scumbag."
"I..."
Li Yun'er's mind was in a haze. Suddenly, she felt a pang of sympathy for Xiao Cheng, realizing how similar they were.
But...
They were not the same.
Her current predicament, Li Yun'er's fate, was all thanks to Xiao Cheng's sister.
She had to settle this score.
"Xiao Cheng, let go. I'm not Meng... *wuwu*..."
Li Yun'er pushed Xiao Cheng away, trying to leave, but unexpectedly, the man leaned down and kissed her lips.
This sudden action stunned Li Yun'er, her mind going blank. By the time she reacted and tried to break free, the man had already flipped her onto the bed.
"Little Weiwei, don't go... be my woman, and I... I won't blame you. I won't blame you for anything that happened before."
"Hey, Xiao Cheng, are you crazy? I'm Li Yun... *Sssla*..."
Before Li Yun'er could finish her sentence, her evening gown was ripped apart by the man's bare hands.
How could a weak and powerless woman be a match for Xiao Cheng?
Even with all of Li Yun'er's struggles, she couldn't escape Xiao Cheng's clutches.
The potent drug, from its gradual onset to its full effect, Xiao Cheng had managed to control with astonishing self-restraint, but the drug's potency was simply too overpowering.
When he felt his strength wane, his mind began to cloud over. Finally, the drug's effects exploded to their peak in a short period, causing him to lose all reason and mistake Li Yun'er for Meng Jingwei, whom he loved dearly.
He loved Meng Jingwei, but it was always a restrained love.
Until last time, in the warehouse, when Meng Jingwei personally injured him and Xiao Meiyan.
From that moment on, his mindset gradually changed. Although he still loved Meng Jingwei, the desire to possess her heart grew like a vine after rain, spreading wildly.
Time ticked by, and the guests at the ball gradually dispersed.
Meng Jingwei did not wait for Qing Muye to pick her up. Instead, she went home in Shu Yao's car.
Upon arriving home and freshening up, she lay on her bed and let out a long sigh of relief, "It's more comfortable lying in bed."
...
Country C.
In a luxurious villa built on the edge of a cliff, a mysterious man stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the cliff outside. He held a cigar, took a puff, and exhaled a faint wisp of smoke.
Speaking in fluent English, he said, "Han Junyan, your plane ticket has been prepared. You will depart at dawn."
The man called Han Junyan nodded slightly. "What is the mission?"
"Eliminate a woman named Li Yun'er!"
"Killing a woman is easy. Why would you need me to do it personally?" Han Junyan did not quite understand the mysterious man's intentions.
"The reason I'm sending you is because this woman, Li Yun'er, looks exactly like your first love, Meng Jingwei. And you can use your first love to get close to Li Yun'er without anyone noticing and eliminate her."
The mysterious man, with a cigar in his mouth, continued, "There are many experts lying dormant around Li Yun'er. Killing her will not be easy. Proceed with caution, but make sure you kill her! Then, bring the Li Fu'an couple back to me."