Good People and Bad People, Too Foolish to Tell Apart

Lu Chengwen had Zhao Gang gather all his men and keep them on standby.

He dialed Leng Qingqiu's number again.

"What do you want now? Whether you get back together with Chen Mengyun is your business. Stop harassing me!"

"I'm not getting back together with her. I really need to find you urgently. Chen Mengyun is in danger—serious danger. Only Long Aotian can save her now, so we have to find him."

"Her affairs have nothing to do with me. I don't know her well."

"Then do you know me well? Even if we're not friends, we've... we've been involved with each other for more than three years, haven't we?"

Lu Chengwen was truly desperate. "Just consider it a favor to me. Can you help me out?"

Leng Qingqiu sighed. "The landlord of that residence came back and said Long Aotian had already checked out."

Lu Chengwen's mind went blank.

Once Chen Mengyun ran off, she was like a kite with its string cut. There wasn't a single clue left.

Leng Qingqiu asked, "What danger is she in, exactly?"

Lu Chengwen said, "Anyway, if we can't find her tonight, This Book will completely fall apart."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Lu Chengwen said, "I'm going to die."

"Long Aotian is just a bodyguard I fired. He shouldn't know Chen Mengyun, should he?"

Right!

Only then did Lu Chengwen remember that the plot hadn't reached that point yet. He had triggered this development himself. Even if he found Long Aotian, that guy would probably be utterly confused.

Long Aotian probably didn't even know Chen Mengyun yet!

Leng Qingqiu could tell that Lu Chengwen was being very serious, and very anxious.

She said seriously, "I can help you check Hu Shuhui's movements."

"Good! Hurry, hurry! I'll wait for you!"

Leng Qingqiu worked quickly. She found that Hu Shuhui had booked a suite at the Tianhailan Grand Hotel an hour earlier.

Lu Chengwen left her with a single sentence. "I'll never forget this kindness."

Leng Qingqiu quickly asked, "What are you going to do?"

But Lu Chengwen had already hung up.

Lu Chengwen took over thirty security guards and charged straight into the Tianhailan Grand Hotel.

Who could possibly stop them?

Like some underworld boss determined to pull off a job, Lu Chengwen strode at the front while more than thirty men marched grandly toward the top floor.

The hotel's security guards didn't dare stop them, and the front desk hurriedly called the police.

At the suite door, they had a waiter knock. When the waiter couldn't get it open, Hu Shuhui inside clearly panicked and cursed at the waiter, hoping to drive him away.

Lu Chengwen forced the waiter to unlock the door with a keycard, then rushed inside. Before Hu Shuhui could even finish a sentence, Lu Chengwen knocked him flat with one punch.

Looking at the untouched feast in the dining room, the candles, and the red wine...

Lu Chengwen flew into a rage and pointed at Hu Shuhui as he gave the order. "Drag him out and beat him! Drag him out and beat him! Beat him half to death!"

Hu Shuhui lay on the floor and shouted, "Lu Chengwen, you dare hit me? I am—ah!"

Zhao Gang didn't care about any of that. His faith was simple and pure.

Lu Chengwen was heaven. Lu Chengwen was God. Lu Chengwen was the only person in this world worthy of his loyalty and worship.

Forget Hu Shuhui. Even in the underworld, if Lu Chengwen gave the order, Zhao Gang would grab a cleaver and chase the King of Hell down to hack him apart.

Zhao Gang dragged Hu Shuhui outside. With over thirty people, most couldn't even squeeze in to get a hit, and Hu Shuhui's screams were irritating.

One thoughtful young man quietly shut the door.

Lu Chengwen headed for the inner room, shouting as he walked, "Mengyun! Mengyun!"

The suite was rather large, but finding Chen Mengyun wasn't difficult.

Chen Mengyun lay on the big bed, her clothes disheveled as her body writhed endlessly like a snake.

Her perfect figure was enough to make anyone's blood boil.

Her two plump thighs were pressed tightly together, clutching the blanket as they rubbed back and forth.

Her entire body was soaked in sweat, leaving her skin glossy and slick, making her look even more seductive and alluring.

Chen Mengyun's face was frighteningly red, and she breathed heavily. When she saw Lu Chengwen, there seemed to be a sliver of clarity left in her mind.

"Brother Chengwen... save... save me..."

Lu Chengwen felt both hatred and heartache.

He hurriedly took off his jacket and covered Chen Mengyun with it, then scooped her up and carried her out.

Chen Mengyun knew she had been saved.

Her mind was muddled, but knowing it was Lu Chengwen gave her a sense of security.

Yet her biological instincts still made her let out kitten-like sounds. To Lu Chengwen, they sounded like a little cat lightly scratching at his heart.

Chen Mengyun clung tightly around Lu Chengwen's neck. After all that commotion, Lu Chengwen was drenched in sweat too. That masculine scent of sweat was like some kind of stimulating signal, leaving Chen Mengyun's heart and mind swaying with intoxicated fascination.

The overwhelming charm of his male hormones sent the stimulation in Chen Mengyun's mind off the charts. Enraptured, she nuzzled against Lu Chengwen's neck, then simply wrapped herself around him, kissing and touching him...

When Lu Chengwen reached the door, all the security guards stepped aside. Hu Shuhui hurriedly begged, "Chengwen, we go way back. Spare me this once, I..."

Lu Chengwen kicked him in the face and walked straight toward the elevator.

His private villa.

No matter what he did, Lu Chengwen couldn't calm Chen Mengyun down.

He had made her drink three bottles of water, washed her face, and wiped her chest, but nothing worked.

Chen Mengyun was completely delirious now, constantly taking the initiative to seduce Lu Chengwen and pleading softly for him to make love to her.

When Xu Xuejiao entered, Chen Mengyun was still hanging off Lu Chengwen, groping him all over. She leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Brother, I feel so awful. Come on! Save me, please! You're such a good man, you're the best..."

Xu Xuejiao's face went stern. "Lu Chengwen, you've got some nerve. You even dared use this kind of trick on Sister Mengyun?"

Lu Chengwen was sweating profusely. "Use your brain. If I had that kind of intention, why would I call you here?"

Xu Xuejiao frowned deeply and nodded. "What exactly happened?"

"Save her first. I'll explain later."

Lu Chengwen held Chen Mengyun down while Xu Xuejiao first administered a sedative.

Although the effects weren't immediate, Chen Mengyun settled down considerably. Her gaze was still unfocused, though, and she continued clinging to Lu Chengwen.

They struggled through the entire night.

Xu Xuejiao truly was a renowned healer. She might usually be quirky and mischievous, but whenever medicine or treatment was involved, she became extremely serious, her expression solemn.

Chen Mengyun finally calmed down, and Xu Xuejiao and Lu Chengwen were exhausted.

Then the police came knocking.

Zhang Shen'er took Lu Chengwen away again.

In the detention room at the police station, Lu Chengwen thought about many things.

This couldn't continue.

He had become too closely entangled with these Main Heroines.

He had locked Long Aotian in a dark room for a day, yet nothing had changed. Instead, he had saved Jiang Shihan's mother, recovered more than two billion in losses for Leng Qingqiu, driven off Hu Shuhui and saved Chen Mengyun from nearly losing her innocence, and spent several moments throughout the day getting mixed up with Xu Xuejiao...

Oh, right. He had also ended up in detention twice in one day.

Things weren't supposed to be like this!

The plot wasn't supposed to be like this!

If I can't afford to provoke you people, can't I at least avoid you?

Tomorrow, I'll buy a plane ticket and go straight to Nanguo, Dongwu, Xishu, or Xiliang...

If that doesn't work, I'll leave Asia and head out into the world!

I'll go to Ukraine, Donbas, Kashmir... that should do it, right?

After three to five years, maybe even eight or ten, I might simply never come back.

I've got money. Wherever I go, I can live extravagantly and comfortably. Why am I wasting my time tangled up with you people here in Xue City? At this rate, Long Aotian will beat me to death sooner or later.

Right, it's settled!

Don't you want to consolidate Xue City's Four Great Families?

Take them, take them all! I won't fight you for them. They'll all be yours from now on.

Who had drugged Chen Mengyun—Lu Chengwen or Hu Shuhui—became an unsolved mystery.

Hu Shuhui would never admit it, even if beaten to death. The crime was far too serious. He couldn't admit it, and he didn't dare. The Chen Family's retaliation alone would be more than he could bear.

So he insisted that he knew nothing. Chen Mengyun had come to him voluntarily, and then Lu Chengwen had shown up and beaten him.

Naturally, Lu Chengwen said it was Hu Shuhui, but he had no evidence.

Chen Mengyun's own testimony also pointed at Hu Shuhui. She said Lu Chengwen had warned her not to go.

But not only did that fail to become evidence—it instead became proof that Lu Chengwen was highly suspicious.

Exactly. What was Lu Chengwen, some fortune-teller, or possessed by a god?

Before they had even eaten, you knew someone would drug her? Are you some mystical Master Lu?

But Lu Chengwen really hadn't done anything later on. He had even found Xu Xuejiao and had her detoxify Chen Mengyun.

Leng Qingqiu also gave testimony, saying that Lu Chengwen had urgently asked her to investigate, found the hotel where they were dining, and then gone there to save Chen Mengyun.

In short, it was a mess.

Zhang Shen'er refused to believe Lu Chengwen had such a kind heart.

He would save someone? Ha. Don't make her laugh. He had definitely administered the drug.

Something must have gone wrong somewhere in the middle, forcing him to change from doing evil to saving someone at the last minute.

But Leng Qingqiu, Chen Mengyun, and Xu Xuejiao... the three women involved in the case all unanimously said Lu Chengwen had saved Chen Mengyun.

It made Zhang Shen'er want to vomit blood.

What kind of methods had Lu Chengwen used? Three girls from great families were doing everything they could to protect him?

These three women had all achieved things far beyond ordinary people in their respective fields.

Of course, they came from wealthy families, had received elite educations since childhood, and started from platforms higher than most. It was only natural for them to have accomplishments.

By all logic, their perspectives, vision, thinking, and intelligence should have surpassed ordinary people's by far.

So why had they all been fooled so thoroughly by Lu Chengwen!?

It was infuriating!

Especially Leng Qingqiu. Frankly, she had once been the idol of every girl in Xue City.

She was the classic "someone else's child."

Hadn't she always been at odds with Lu Chengwen, so disgusted by him she was practically ready to explode? What was going on today? She had gotten involved too, even forcefully testifying that Lu Chengwen had been wronged.

In any case, the scene had long since been compromised and evidence was lacking. Solving this case would likely take a long time.

And with doubt favoring the accused, they couldn't do anything to either Lu Chengwen or Hu Shuhui.

Lu Chengwen slept a night in the detention room. His hair was messy, his clothes wrinkled, and he walked out without even washing his face.

The moment he came out, he saw Leng Qingqiu, Xu Xuejiao, and Jiang Shihan all waiting there.

Jiang Shihan hurried over, and the assistant team immediately took Lu Chengwen's coat and draped fresh clothes over him.

Jiang Shihan asked with concern, "CEO Lu, are you all right?"

"Oh, I'm fine." Lu Chengwen looked at Leng Qingqiu and Xu Xuejiao. "Why are you both here?"

Xu Xuejiao smiled. "To testify for you! You have no idea how terrible your reputation is. I practically wasted half a ton of saliva proving you're a good person!"

"Thank you."

Lu Chengwen looked at Leng Qingqiu. "Sorry for keeping you up all night."

"It's fine." Leng Qingqiu remained as calm as ever. She looked at Zhang Shen'er. "Can we leave now?"

Zhang Shen'er kept a stern face. "Of course. But you, Lu Chengwen."

"Yes."

Holding up a restriction order, Zhang Shen'er said, "Until this case is solved, you are not allowed to leave Xue City. If you need to leave the country for any reason, you must obtain our approval. And during this period, you must be available whenever summoned."

Lu Chengwen was startled.

Wasn't this completely screwing me over? I was just planning to flee this city!

Damn it, doesn't this mean I have to stay in Xue City and fight Long Aotian over women?

Xu Xuejiao burst out laughing.

Leng Qingqiu narrowed her eyes. Could this guy hear Lu Chengwen's inner voice too?

Zhang Shen'er had misunderstood entirely.

She thought Lu Chengwen was the mastermind behind this case and was trying to escape justice.

She smiled. "Lu Chengwen, trying to run? You can't escape. I'll find the evidence and officially arrest you, then send you to prison."

Lu Chengwen nodded.

Keep it up, you foolish woman.

You don't arrest the real bad guys, yet you spend all day fighting with me. But that's fine. The more you hate me, the safer I am.

Zhang Shen'er thought, What is wrong with this guy? Why would my hating him make him safer?

And who was this Long Aotian he kept mentioning in his thoughts?

He seemed convinced that she and Long Aotian would meet.

That was a clue. She needed to remember it!

Xu Xuejiao smiled. "Let's go, great hero. You must be hungry. I'll treat you to a meal!"

Lu Chengwen smiled faintly.

Leng Qingqiu said, "I have something to do. I'm leaving first."

"Qingqiu."

Lu Chengwen stopped her.

"What's wrong?"

"Thank you." Lu Chengwen smiled. "Thank you for believing in me."

Leng Qingqiu looked at him. "You owe me one."

"Yes, yes, I owe you. I'll treat you to a meal some other day. No, that won't do. I can't treat you to a meal. I... I'll give you a gift. What do you want? A car? A gold watch? A designer coat?"

Leng Qingqiu said, "If you want to repay me, get engaged to me."

"Oh, no problem, I'll... What did you say!?"

Lu Chengwen shouted afterward.