Caught in the Act

Song Shi'an screamed internally, [Damn, damn, damn! I grabbed the wrong person!! I'm not the female lead!!]

He tugged hard at his wrist, but it would not budge.

Song Shi'an was dragged into the room by Lu Mingyu.

At that moment, Song Shi'an was—weak, helpless, and pitiful.

"Lu... President Lu, why don't you... change your clothes first? I... I'll wait outside..." Song Shi'an swallowed nervously.

Alarm bells rang wildly in his head. [Fuck, being alone with Lu Mingyu right now is very bad! I remember some company wanted to get in with the Lu family, so they bribed a waiter to drug Lu Mingyu and send a woman to him.]

[But the female lead intercepted her. I was busy dealing with Lu Tingting earlier and forgot all about this. What do I do, what do I do!!!]

Lu Mingyu had not believed anything so absurd at first.

But ever since entering the room, he had felt that something was seriously wrong.

His throat was dry, heat coursed through his body, and he unconsciously reached up to tug at his tie.

Seeing him like that, Song Shi'an became even more afraid.

Unable to care about anything else, he turned and ran for the door.

If he got caught, he would be done for!

Just as he was about to reach the door, Song Shi'an lost his balance and pitched forward.

He instinctively reached out to brace himself. The door, which had been left slightly ajar, slammed shut with a bang under his force.

Song Shi'an supported himself against the door and did not actually fall. He reached for the handle.

No matter how he twisted it, the door would not move.

Aaaah!! He was going insane. Why did something this melodramatic have to happen to him?

Shouldn't this kind of [accidental encounter] happen to the male and female leads?

After discovering that the door would not open, Song Shi'an kicked it in frustration.

Left with no choice, he could only look for another way out.

But when he turned around, he saw that Lu Mingyu's clothes were already half-open. More than half the buttons on his white shirt had been undone, revealing the faint lines of his abs.

Song Shi'an: "..."

[Mother of God, there's a seductive man here!!]

Song Shi'an said, "Lu... President Lu, calm down. Don't act on impulse... and don't get worked up!"

Lu Mingyu's breathing was slightly ragged. There was no water in the room, and his throat felt as though burning coals had been stuffed inside it.

Even the voices around him had begun to blur.

When he looked up, his dark eyes were filled with confusion.

Song Shi'an's heart skipped a beat at the sight.

After all, he was the male lead. With that face, he was definitely devastatingly handsome.

"Lu... President Lu..." Song Shi'an called out haltingly.

Lu Mingyu's reason returned. He suppressed the restlessness in his heart and responded softly, "Mm."

Thank goodness he was still rational. Song Shi'an let out a quiet breath.

"So... why don't you go to the bathroom and cool off first?" Song Shi'an tactfully offered his suggestion.

Lu Mingyu also knew that he had ridiculously been drugged. If he stayed any longer, he feared he would lose all distinction between man and beast... no, between genders.

He staggered into the bathroom.

Once Lu Mingyu went inside, Song Shi'an immediately got busy.

The window had been nailed shut, and a strange fragrance lingered in the room.

Song Shi'an found the incense burning inside and extinguished it. Afraid that would not be enough, he covered it tightly with a blanket.

He was afraid that if he kept breathing it in, he would end up staring at Lu Mingyu in the bathroom.

The soft sound of running water came from the bathroom. Song Shi'an felt unbearably stifled in the room, but there was nothing he could do.

His mind was a mess, and he could not remember the later plot at all.

After some unknown amount of time, Lu Mingyu emerged from the bathroom, water still clinging to his body. It seemed he had taken a cold shower.

The moment he came out, he saw Song Shi'an twisting uncomfortably on the sofa.

Song Shi'an was on the verge of tears. [What sin did I commit? Isn't getting drugged supposed to be exclusive to the male lead? Why do I have to suffer too? This feels awful.]

For once, Lu Mingyu felt a little guilty.

He believed Song Shi'an had suffered this undeserved disaster because of him.

He took a small step forward, just about to offer some comfort, when he heard Song Shi'an continue muttering, [Lu Mingyu has something wrong with his brain! At a time like this, instead of taking the female lead, he insisted on dragging me along!]

Lu Mingyu: "..."

Sure enough, no ivory came from a dog's mouth.

After taking a cold shower, much of his earlier discomfort had eased.

Lu Mingyu casually grabbed a towel and dried his hair. The door and window were locked, so they could not get out.

He had just tried his phone and discovered there was no signal in the room at all.

Earlier, he had not believed anyone would dare plot against him.

Now he believed it. Everything had been arranged so thoroughly; someone was determined to take his chastity.

At that thought, Lu Mingyu gritted his teeth in fury.

He had better find out who was behind this!

Just as the thought crossed his mind, hurried knocking sounded outside the door.

Knock, knock, knock.

The room was locked from the inside, and the door could not be opened. Lu Mingyu was just about to step forward and ask someone outside to open it.

Song Shi'an, who had been lying on the sofa in discomfort, instantly became much more alert.

His muddled mind finally cleared somewhat.

[Fuck, we're done for. They're here to catch them in the act!]

[Aaaah! I remember that in the original novel, after Lu Mingyu was drugged, he ended up with Tang Ruan by accident. The people who drugged him then forced their way in to catch them in the act and saw the two of them together!]

[Lu Mingyu felt he had wronged Tang Ruan, so he said Tang Ruan was his girlfriend, taking their relationship a step further.]

[But right now, there are two grown men in this room! Lu Mingyu can't exactly say I'm his boyfriend, can he?!]

Catch them in the act?

Lu Mingyu's gaze grew solemn.

The voices outside were somewhat chaotic.

He could not make out what they were saying, but it sounded as though they intended to break in.

Song Shi'an moved even faster. He immediately flipped off the sofa and rushed into the bathroom.

At the same time, the room door was opened from outside.

More than a dozen people had gathered outside.

At their head stood a middle-aged man around fifty. Lu Mingyu had met him once or twice before, but they were not familiar.

When the man saw Lu Mingyu, his narrow eyes were full of calculation.

He shouted into the room, "Shu'er! Shu'er!"

"President Lin, what is the meaning of this?" Lu Mingyu blocked his path as he tried to walk inside, his gaze darkening.

President Lin explained, "President Lu, I saw my daughter come this way earlier. It has been quite some time, and I was worried, so I came to take a look."

After saying that, he gave Lu Mingyu a slightly suggestive look. "I didn't expect President Lu to be here too."

"I don't know who your daughter is. This is my room. Get out," Lu Mingyu snapped coldly.

President Lin was determined to catch them in the act. How could he possibly leave so easily?

Seeing that Lu Mingyu refused to yield, he took advantage of the crowd and headed straight for the bathroom.

"President Lu, I'm only concerned for my daughter's safety. Let me check the bathroom. If no one is there, I'll leave." President Lin walked directly to the bathroom door.

Inside the bathroom, Song Shi'an felt his vision go dark.

If they caught him and Lu Mingyu like this, how was he supposed to survive at the company afterward?!