A Silver Tongue Brainwashes the Female Lead!

Suzhou Third People's Hospital!

In a private ward, Gu Lanyue slowly opened her eyes on the hospital bed, looking utterly weak. A piercing glare struck her, and she instinctively raised a hand to shield herself. "I... where... where am I?"

But the next second, the pungent smell of disinfectant and the glaringly bright fluorescent lights brought a sense of foreboding over her. She immediately tried to get up and flee.

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm a police officer. You're in the hospital now, so there's no need to be afraid or worried!" At that moment, a policewoman named Xiao Lan hurried over to her side and gently comforted her in a soft voice.

Hospital?

Police!

The instant she heard those words, a flash of terror crossed Gu Lanyue's eyes. Her entire body tensed up, and panic filled her heart.

Why were there police officers? And why was she in a hospital? Had something happened to her? But hadn't she been attending a gathering? After getting drunk, hadn't her best friend Sun Yining taken her back to her hotel room?

"What happened?" Overwhelmed by fear and unease, Gu Lanyue could no longer care about anything else. Her eyes brimmed with tears as she turned toward the policewoman.

Her pale lips were pressed tightly together, and her mind was a complete mess.

"Don't worry. Nothing happened. Someone drugged you, but we arrived in time and saved you. We brought you straight to the hospital!"

Seeing the victim become agitated, Officer Xiao Lan quickly explained everything, afraid that Gu Lanyue would start imagining the worst.

"How is that possible? I was drugged?" Hearing that she was all right, Gu Lanyue's tightly furrowed brows relaxed somewhat. Yet she could not stop the lingering fear rising within her. She narrowed her eyes, rubbed her head, and asked in a daze, her mind blank...

"According to our investigation, we have a preliminary conclusion. Your supervisor, Tan Zhiyong, and your colleague, Sun Yining, conspired to drug you. We heard that Mr. Xiao Fan, chairman of the Xiao Group, happened to pass by and saved you."

Seeing Gu Lanyue's dazed expression, Officer Xiao Lan immediately explained gently, recounting the entire chain of events.

"Ah?"

The moment she heard that, Gu Lanyue cried out in shock. "Tan Zhiyong and Sun Yining, how could they..." But when she recalled Tan Zhiyong's repeated harassment and how strange Sun Yining had been acting lately, it did not seem entirely impossible.

In an instant, her expression visibly darkened. Running into such rotten trouble was awful, yet knowing she had emerged unharmed still brought a trace of relief to her face.

As for Xiao Fan?

Wasn't he the guy who had repeatedly tried to recruit her into the Xiao Group? He had actually saved her? A wave of gratitude surfaced in her mind...

"However, Mr. Xiao did not take you to the hospital. At the same time, we received a report from Mr. Su Bai's security guard and arrived just in time to save you. The suspects Tan Zhiyong, Sun Yining, and Xiao Fan have now all been taken into custody and are undergoing further detailed investigation!"

But Officer Xiao Lan was not finished. She directly interrupted Gu Lanyue's thoughts and continued speaking, while pointing out Su Bai in the room behind her. Only then did Gu Lanyue snap out of it and turn to look at Su Bai.

He wore a bright, sunny smile filled with youthful energy and looked thoroughly righteous. She had assumed he was a police officer too, but never would she have expected that this man was her true savior!

She had nearly thanked the wrong person!

"Thank you, thank you!"

Thinking of this, Gu Lanyue instinctively tried to bow in thanks. Su Bai smiled and stepped forward to gently stop her. "It was nothing."

After thanking him, she could not help recalling what had just been said. Xiao Fan had been arrested as well. She tilted her head toward the policewoman with a puzzled look. "Why has Xiao Fan become a suspect too?"

"I know him. He's the president of the Xiao Group, and he seems like a pretty good person. Although he works for a rival company and has always tried to poach me, he's always been polite. Even if he didn't take me to the hospital right away, he still saved me. Could there be some misunderstanding?"

She did not want a good person to be wronged.

"A misunderstanding?" A trace of hesitation crossed Officer Xiao Lan's eyes. She had just been about to explain that he was merely a suspect being investigated...

"Oh! Doesn't that complete the logic?" Suddenly, Su Bai slapped his palm and widened his eyes, crying out in surprise.

What?

Complete the logic?

At once, both the policewoman and Gu Lanyue turned to look at Su Bai. Wearing a solemn expression, Su Bai stroked his chin and said in a deep voice, "You said Xiao Fan has always been trying to recruit you, but it looks like he never succeeded, right?"

Gu Lanyue nodded instinctively. She had never intended to change jobs, so she had always politely declined. But what did that have to do with the current situation?

"You originally had no plans to switch jobs. But after this happens, your supervisor attacks you, Xiao Fan saves you, and then he invites you to join him again. Would you still refuse?!"

Su Bai followed up immediately, his tone becoming increasingly grave as wisdom gleamed in his eyes. The moment she heard this, the policewoman beside them suddenly understood everything.

Gu Lanyue's heart jolted, but it still did not feel entirely real. She gave an awkward little smile and said softly, "Maybe it was just a coincidence. Mr. Xiao probably isn't that despicable, is he?"

Seeing that this favored female lead still had a favorable impression of Xiao Fan, Su Bai could not help cursing inwardly. Damn Protagonist Halo.

Yet outwardly, he merely shrugged indifferently and said softly, "I don't know whether it was a coincidence or not. But I called the police because my bodyguards noticed something was wrong. As for Xiao Fan, I don't know."

That seemingly casual remark made Gu Lanyue, who had already harbored doubts, tremble all over...

That was right!

How could there be such a coincidence? He had appeared at the very moment she was in danger and saved her. Could it be that Mr. Xiao had failed to recruit her after trying so hard, so he had staged this scheme to make her feel grateful?!

As Gu Lanyue instinctively pieced everything together in her mind, a wave of lingering fear surged within her. Her face shifted between light and dark as she grabbed the blanket in front of her tightly, clutching it with all her strength.

She had almost lost her innocence, only to end up thanking the person who had set her up!

"Can... can I sue him?" Thinking of this, an invisible fury burst forth. Gu Lanyue instinctively looked up at the policewoman beside her.

Officer Xiao Lan froze. Then, with a stiff expression, she lowered her head slightly and shook it. Who was Xiao Fan? The future head of the Xiao Household, one of Suzhou's Four Great Lineages. How could she sue him?

"It'll be difficult. Even if there's evidence, all it takes is one word from above, and Xiao Fan will be released. Don't forget who he is. Besides, don't forget that there's no evidence at all."

Just as Gu Lanyue stared at the policewoman in confusion, unable to understand what she meant, Su Bai shook his head. His helpless words drifted out.

Then he spread his hands and sighed softly before continuing, "As long as your supervisor, Tan Zhiyong, insists that he acted alone, Xiao Fan will remain completely unharmed. He might even publicize it everywhere as a heroic rescue of a beauty."

In an instant, Gu Lanyue's face turned even paler and darker. She lowered her head slightly, her lips pressed tightly together. Her heart was filled with grievance and unwillingness as her hands clenched into fists. Tears of resentment welled up in her eyes, etching this humiliation deeply into her mind...