Just as Leng Qingqiu's lips were about to touch Lu Chengwen's, he couldn't hold it together anymore and dodged past her cheek.
He muttered curses under his breath. "Taking so damn long. I'm not in the mood anymore."
Leng Qingqiu was surprised to discover a powerful wave of disappointment rising within her.
What am I doing?
I was actually going to kiss Lu Chengwen?
And when he didn't want to, I was disappointed?
That bastard, am I really that annoying to him?
For the past three years, whenever I gave you the slightest friendly look, you'd practically jump three feet in the air.
Now you're acting so arrogant! All you know is how to bully people!
When she turned around, she saw Lu Chengwen standing with his back to her, his hands trembling.
Leng Qingqiu burst out laughing.
This idiot is so nervous? Hmph. He wants to play the big villain, but he doesn't have the guts. Serves him right for being single.
"Uh..."
Lu Chengwen waved his fingers around helplessly. "Let's... let's leave it at that. I've got something to do, so I'm going."
Lu Chengwen pretended to be calm, but he walked out as though fleeing for his life. Zhao Gang hurried over. "Young Master Lu, how did it go?"
"Shut up. Let's go!"
Leng Qingqiu came out behind him and called after Lu Chengwen with an indifferent expression.
"Young Master Lu!"
Lu Chengwen stopped.
"If you want to kiss someone later, come find me."
Lu Chengwen looked at Leng Qingqiu's calm face, which even carried a trace of smugness, and clenched his fists.
Are all of you demons here to take my life?
"Got it." Lu Chengwen turned and left, almost fleeing in defeat.
Leng Qingqiu could tell how he felt just from his retreating back. If he had wheels of wind and fire on his feet, he would probably have flown away.
Leng Qingqiu laughed happily.
Han Yue and the others beside her were already stunned beyond words!
Had something gone wrong with their boss's brain...?
Lu Chengwen hadn't even reached the elevator when its doors opened. A policewoman stepped out with several officers and immediately flashed her badge at him.
"Lu Chengwen, right?"
Lu Chengwen was utterly depressed.
Grandma Bear! Is this day really not going to let me live!?
Another Main Heroine?
Damn it... Long Aotian, just come out already! I'll never lock you in the dark room again!
Fine, you've settled down, but your women are taking turns torturing me!
The Main Heroine, Zhang Shen'er.
Back in school, she had often reported him. If there was anyone in this world who most wanted to see Lu Chengwen die in the streets, it had to be Zhang Shen'er.
Her dislike was different from Leng Qingqiu's and Xu Xuejiao's. Zhang Shen'er hated him.
She hated that he was rich and willful, that he could bully others as he pleased. She believed he should not even be alive in this world.
According to the normal plot, she would uncover his crimes and infiltrate his company to find evidence. But he would catch her.
He would plan to do one thing to her first, then another thing to her.
He would drug her and prepare a coffin for her as well.
Without question, Long Aotian, the angel of justice and Child of Destiny, would descend from the heavens!
Just as Lu Chengwen was about to succeed, Long Aotian would beat him to death and rescue Zhang Shen'er.
Then what would happen when Zhang Shen'er was afflicted with an aphrodisiac poison?
Oh my, what a coincidence—Long Aotian just happened to have the antidote growing on his body, didn't he?
So, under utterly helpless circumstances, with no other options, no way out, and absolutely forced into it...
Long Aotian could only resign himself to his fate, sacrifice himself for another, endure overwhelming guilt, and, entirely unwillingly... gritting his teeth... with great reluctance... detoxify her in an indescribable way.
Clap clap clap!
There should be applause here!
The key was that later, Zhang Shen'er became addicted to being detoxified!
From then on, she became obsessed with the "detoxification" process. She felt that only Long Aotian's divine detoxification tool was the strongest, the best, the greatest—and that she could no longer live without it.
What garbage!
The plot was so terrible it was unbearable to watch!
Yet tons of people loved it!
Lu Chengwen knew.
According to the plot, this woman was the one who could truly send him down the road to the underworld. She was the most dangerous of all the female leads!
He absolutely could not let down his guard.
"Oh, an old classmate!" Lu Chengwen laughed. "What a coincidence!"
"Someone called the police and reported that Young Master Lu was openly assaulting people here, even setting a schedule for beating them. They weren't wrong, were they?"
Lu Chengwen thought to himself:
This is bad. Zhang Shen'er's hatred for me is more persistent than any other girl's.
The problem is, I'm rushing to save someone right now. I can't let her arrest me!
If she takes me away, wouldn't Jiang Shihan's mother be as good as dead?
Zhang Shen'er froze. "What did you say?"
"Huh? Oh, I meant, we're old classmates. Hehe, cut me some slack! Let me tell you, that Jiao Shiheng is a huge villain. He eats, drinks, gambles, visits prostitutes, and commits every evil imaginable. He throws his weight around, thinks he's incredible just because he has a little dirty money, and humiliates and toys with women. He even leaves the bathroom door open when he goes..."
"Whether he closes the bathroom door is none of our concern. You assaulted someone. Come to the police station with me."
Sweat formed on Lu Chengwen's forehead.
"Shen'er..."
"Call me Officer Zhang."
"Fine, Officer Zhang. I really am rushing to save someone. Please, out of the kindness of your heart, let me off this once, okay? Give me two hours. Just two hours. I'll save the person, then turn myself in."
"Lu Chengwen, do you understand the law? The law is merciless. Do you think law enforcement has to schedule an appointment around your availability? Stop talking nonsense. You can resist arrest, but that'll add to your charges!"
With a click, Lu Chengwen was handcuffed.
"Shen'er, no, Officer Zhang. I know you hate people like me. Honestly, I hate myself too. But today, I really am in a hurry to save someone. A life is at stake! Every time you arrest me, don't I get out in a few hours after paying bail? Please, just this once, make an exception. If we save the person, the merit belongs to both of us. We can split the seven-story pagoda, three and a half levels each."
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Zhang Shen'er was not the sort of police officer who rigidly followed procedure. She gave Lu Chengwen the middle finger and turned away.
Inside the police car, Lu Chengwen explained the whole way, but it was useless.
Zhang Shen'er truly found Lu Chengwen annoying.
And unlike Leng Qingqiu, she had no need to consider the face between their two families. At the very least, Leng Qingqiu tried to let Lu Chengwen save face on the surface.
Zhang Shen'er, however, would not give Lu Chengwen any face at all. As he was being shoved into the police car, she secretly hit him twice.
Zhang Shen'er had trained before. She had beaten Lu Chengwen plenty of times when they were children, and those two blows left him unable to catch his breath for a long while.
Lu Chengwen was locked up at the police station, gripping the bars and shouting, "Officer Zhang! Let me make a call! I can make one call, right?"
Zhang Shen'er approached with a register in hand and smacked the hand gripping the bars. "Settle down! This is a police station, not your villa!"
Lu Chengwen blew on his fingers. "Officer Zhang, I know you're sick of me, but this isn't a personal grudge right now. A human life is at stake! Believe me once, I'm begging you, let me make a call. If I'm lying, then at worst, all I did was make a phone call. But if I'm not lying, you could save a life!"
Zhang Shen'er had never seen Lu Chengwen in such a state or with such an expression. She had rarely heard him plead so earnestly, either.
The few times she had arrested him before, he had always acted carefree. He stayed in a private cell, ate premium boxed meals, and swaggered out within a few hours. Before leaving, he would even make some crude remarks to her.
Of course, Lu Chengwen's offenses had mostly been minor, so procedure allowed him to pay bail and leave. He was not some criminal roaming free beyond the law.
On top of that, the people he bullied generally accepted settlements, which was why he had always been so fearless.
But today, Lu Chengwen was completely different. He really seemed to be desperate.
Zhang Shen'er kept a stern face as she looked at Lu Chengwen. He met her gaze without retreating, his eyes sincere.
"Just one call. Please."
"I'll make it. Tell me the number."
Lu Chengwen gave her Xu Xuejiao's number.
Zhang Shen'er dialed cautiously. When it connected, she heard that it really was Xu Xuejiao's voice.
Still expressionless, she held the phone up to the bars.
Lu Chengwen couldn't stick his head out, so he could only bring his mouth as close as possible. "Sister Xuejiao? Can you hear me?"
"Mhm, I can hear you. What is it, handsome?"
"Hahaha, I really do have something to ask of you."
"Mhm, go ahead."
Lu Chengwen said, "My secretary, Jiang Shihan. You remember her, right? The one who... knelt before me in the lounge today."
Zhang Shen'er rolled her eyes. She utterly despised Lu Chengwen's actions. He had actually made his own subordinate kneel—what trash!
"Mhm, I remember. What about her?"
"Listen to me. Her mother's illness has flared up. It's serious. You have to help her. That bastard Long Aotian knows where he ran off to. This should have been his job, but he won't show up today. Jiang Shihan's mother is at death's door. Go take a look for me, okay?"
"How am I supposed to look?"
"You'll know what her mother's illness is the moment you see her. It's rare, but you can treat it."
"Oh? Young Master Lu cares so much about his subordinate?"
"Big sister, stop making fun of me. Saving her is what matters!"
"I'm not going."
"You're not going?!"
"I don't know her well. I don't treat just anyone's illness, you know that."
"Treat it as helping me, okay? Help her and save her mother once. I'll pay the consultation fee—double."
"Do you think I'm short on that little bit of money from you?"
"Yes, yes, yes. How about this? Help me once, and I'll owe you a favor. In the future, I'll work like an ox and a horse to repay you, okay?"
"Oh, so you're begging me?"
"Yes!" Lu Chengwen was nearly dying of frustration.
"I'm begging you! You're my grandmother, my great-grandmother, my great-great-grandmother. Please, make your move. I'll kowtow to you right here!"
"Hahaha, I'm not interested in being your great-great-grandmother. But if you're begging me, you need to look like you're begging."
"Wait until I get out, okay? Save her first."
"Agree to one condition, and I'll save her."
"Say it!"
"Transfer all the shares of the Ninth Pharmaceutical Factory to me. You're not allowed to take a single cent."
Lu Chengwen closed his eyes.
The Ninth Pharmaceutical Factory was worth over thirty billion. His shares were worth roughly seventeen billion.
"Fine. I agree."
"A deal?"
"A deal, a deal."
"Come sign the contract."
Lu Chengwen roared, "I'm in jail! How am I supposed to come sign a contract with you? Save her first! Save her first! I'll give you all the pharmaceutical factory shares! I don't want them anymore!"
Xu Xuejiao was holding back her laughter on the other end.
At that very moment, she was already sitting in Jiang Shihan's mother's hospital room. She had eased Jiang Shihan's mother's condition, and she was now stable.
She had even arranged to personally perform surgery on her mother next week.
Only Lu Chengwen was still panicking like an ant on a hot pan.
Jiang Shihan was completely stunned.
Over seventeen billion!? Even if she were smashed to pieces and sold, she would not be worth over ten billion!
That was a vast fortune an ordinary person could not earn in one lifetime—no, not in ten lifetimes, or even a hundred!
To save her mother, CEO Lu was... willing to give up that much?
As though afraid Lu Chengwen was not anxious enough, Xu Xuejiao deliberately said in an unhurried tone, "Still not very believable. You never keep your word. Is an ordinary secretary really worth this much to you?"
Lu Chengwen was about to explode with anger. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Because I like her, okay? I love her. I've set my sights on her! I want to... bring her home and make her my wife. Is that enough?"
Xu Xuejiao raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Really?"
She looked up at Jiang Shihan, who had already gone completely blank.
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