The two men who walked in were both burly and imposing. Though they too wore suits and gleaming leather shoes, they gave off the oppressive aura of elite underworld enforcers.
"Fifth Master."
The moment they entered, both men locked their gazes on Bai Jin, who was being held in Lu Chengze's arms and looked terrified.
They scanned Bai Jin from head to toe, likely assessing how dangerous he was and whether he could harm their Fifth Master. But seeing how frail Bai Jin looked, they withdrew their cold, scrutinizing gazes.
One of them spotted the blood seeping through the bandages around Lu Chengze's waist and abdomen and frowned. "Fifth Master, you're injured? Are you all right?"
Lu Chengze waved a hand. "I'm fine. Sit."
Then he naturally dragged Bai Jin over to the sofa, intending to pull him down to sit as well, but Bai Jin took the opportunity to dodge away.
"I... I'm going to wash up..." With that, Bai Jin ran into the bedroom without looking back.
"Damn! Fifth Master, this kid's got some nerve!" The two burly men burst into laughter as they watched Bai Jin flee in panic.
"Watch your manners. Don't scare him; he's still a child." There was a trace of amusement in Lu Chengze's eyes. "Lu Jin, did you find out what I asked you to investigate?"
Lu Jin nodded and handed his phone to Lu Chengze, his expression difficult to describe. "We got a clear answer, Fifth Master. Here, you'd better see for yourself."
Lu Chengze took it without paying attention to Lu Jin's hesitation and lowered his head to read.
Bai Jin, eldest young master of the Bai Family in Xu City, eighteen years old, currently attending Medical University in Xu City. He had only transferred back to A Country this year; before that, he had lived abroad with his maternal grandfather's family.
His mother had been the Jing Family's second daughter. She had suddenly died at the age of five, when Bai Jin was five years old.
His biological father was Bai Deye, president of Xu City's Bai Group. He had remarried and had an illegitimate younger son, Bai Jianian.
Seeing Lu Chengze frown at the information on his phone, Lu Jin explained, "Fifth Master, this is all we could find on Bai Jin. Every trace of his life abroad is blank. I had Lu Shui look into it, and it seems someone deliberately erased it."
Lu Chengze nodded. He had his doubts, but another question concerned him more.
Lu Jin waited for Fifth Master to ask why Bai Jin's information had been erased, only to hear Lu Chengze abruptly ask, "Does he have a girlfriend?"
"Huh?" Lu Jin was dumbfounded. "What do you mean?"
Lu Mu shoved the slow-witted Lu Jin aside. "Fifth Master, Bai Jin doesn't have a girlfriend, and he doesn't have a boyfriend either. We had people check all of Bai Jin's movements at Medical University. Other than attending classes, he spends his time in the library. He's an especially innocent kid."
Lu Chengze nodded in satisfaction. "Mm. I'll go check on him. You have nothing else to do here. Take the bullet on the coffee table and find out where it came from as soon as possible."
Lu Jin came back to his senses. "Fifth Master, you... aren't leaving with us? It isn't safe here."
But Lu Chengze had already reached the bedroom door and strode inside like a wolf pouncing on its prey.
In the end, Lu Mu dragged Lu Jin out the door. "Come on. Haven't you noticed that Fifth Master has taken a liking to Bai Jin?"
"But Bai Jin's such a weak little thing. What could Fifth Master possibly like about him..." Lu Jin muttered as he left.
Inside the bedroom.
Lu Chengze glanced at the bed. The bedding had already been spread out and tidied. Bai Jin was nowhere to be seen, but a set of clothes lay at the foot of the bed, while the sound of running water came from the bathroom...
Lu Chengze raised a brow. Whatever he thought of, he paused for only two seconds before walking to the bathroom door and knocking first, like a perfect gentleman.
However, Lu Chengze's knock was very soft.
Unless someone had exceptionally sharp hearing, an ordinary person would not hear it at all.
Sure enough, due to the sound of the water, the person inside did not notice his knock.
So Lu Chengze simply pushed the door open and walked in.
The moment he entered, he saw Bai Jin standing beneath the shower with his back to the door, drenched from head to toe and tilting his head back as he washed his hair. White foam flowed down beneath the water, sliding along his slender neck and lean back to the alluring hollow of his waist...
The entire sight was seductive and intimate. Lu Chengze immediately felt a burning heat rise in his throat and rush straight to his head.
Unfortunately, the beautiful scene vanished the moment Bai Jin discovered someone had entered.
He turned back in panic. Seeing that it was Lu Chengze, he spun around to grab the towel from the rack beside him. But he moved too sharply, lost his footing, and slipped forward uncontrollably. "Ah..."
"Careful!" Lu Chengze reacted swiftly, taking a large step forward and catching the drenched, frightened Bai Jin securely before pulling him tightly into his arms.
Unlike their previous embrace, Bai Jin was not only disheveled this time, but completely uncovered. White foam still clung to his face and hair, yet in Lu Chengze's eyes, he was nothing but a blatant temptation.
Still shaken, Bai Jin had thought he would fall hard this time, but Lu Chengze caught him.
He was just about to thank him when he realized their current position. His face instantly flushed red, and he stammered, "...Y-you, let go of me!"
"Don't misunderstand. I only came to ask you for a favor." Meeting Bai Jin's distrustful gaze, Lu Chengze released him and showed him the wound on his waist and abdomen. With a serious expression, he said, "My wound can't get wet, but I'm too dirty and want to take a shower..."
Lu Chengze did not need to finish. Bai Jin understood immediately. His gaze naturally followed the direction of the man's finger downward, and besides the bandaged wound on his waist and abdomen, he saw...
Bai Jin abruptly took a step back. "I'm done washing. I'll get you waterproof strips."
Then he quickly wrapped himself in a towel and ran out barefoot.
Lu Chengze was in no hurry. He slowly undressed while waiting for Bai Jin to return.
A few minutes later, Bai Jin lingered at the bathroom entrance and held out one hand. "There are only this many waterproof strips at home. They're enough for one shower. Take them."
Lu Chengze took them, but did not let Bai Jin leave. His other hand gripped Bai Jin's wrist, forcing him to personally apply the waterproof strips for him.
Bai Jin was angry but did not dare say anything. He finally managed to cover all of Lu Chengze's wounds with the waterproof strips.
The next second, amid Bai Jin's startled cry, Lu Chengze yanked away the towel Bai Jin held in his other hand. Then, without giving him any chance to struggle, he dragged him beneath the shower with him.
The warm water pouring over them blocked their view of each other. Only in the blur did Bai Jin belatedly realize that they were standing face-to-face, and both of them were completely naked.
Bai Jin: "..."
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