Chapter 114
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This was actually a plea for help!
Lou Yan immediately put away his indifferent expression and picked up the letter, starting to look at the photos below.
There were a total of five photos, two of which were taken secretly from outside his company’s window.
The photos were taken at night, with no lights on inside the company. In the first photo, there was a blurry white figure standing at the dark window of the company. Because of the distance, only the outline of a person could be seen. The second photo deliberately enlarged this blurry white figure, revealing it to be a white plastic mannequin.
And this plastic mannequin, without facial features, was staring straight at the camera, sending a shiver down one’s spine, indicating that it had noticed the person taking the photo.
The third photo was taken by Song Yuran pretending to take a selfie in an unknown alley. She faced the camera, her eyes faintly showing fear, her face pale. In the background behind her selfie, in the dark corner of the alley, two white plastic mannequins flashed by.
Upon seeing this photo, Lou Yan’s heart sank. He knew that Song Yuran had been targeted by the plastic mannequins.
The last two photos were taken inside Song Yuran’s home. One was taken from the window of the bedroom, capturing a white plastic mannequin hidden behind a tree outside the house. The other was a photo of Song Yuran’s left hand taken by herself, her hand beginning to turn white and plastic-like.
This girl didn’t lie to him; she really did discover the moving plastic mannequins at his company. And now, these white plastic figures had found her.
The change in Lou Yan’s expression aroused curiosity in the others, who reached out to take a look at the photos. Ignoring them, Lou Yan immediately called Qin Fu, his assistant.
The call was quickly answered, and Qin Fu’s calm and resolute voice came through, tinged with a hint of resentment. “Boss, have you finally remembered me?”
Lou Yan, disregarding his guilty conscience, asked directly, “When Song Yuran came to the company the day before yesterday, besides giving me a letter, did she say anything else?”
Qin Fu’s tone instantly turned serious upon hearing the urgency in Lou Yan’s voice. “She asked us to give you the letter as soon as we saw you, and besides that, she also told me an address.”
The address is in the wealthy villa area of the South District,” assistant Qin told Lou Yan, “It seems to be Miss Song’s family address.”
Lou Yan noted down the address, preparing to go and see Song Yuran tomorrow morning. “Is there anything else?”
“No,” Assistant Qin said, “But Miss Song was dressed very strangely when she came to see you. She was wrapped up tightly, wearing a scarf and gloves, and her right hand looked very stiff.”
Lou Yan fell silent for a few seconds. “I see.”
He was about to call Song Yuran again to check on her current situation. However, there was no answer when he called, so Lou Yan had to hang up and wait until tomorrow to check again.
Seeing his serious expression, Li Sanxin advised, “Yanzi, don’t think too much tonight. Rest well and think about it tomorrow. Miss Song might be fine now, so don’t worry.”
Worrying wouldn’t help. Lou Yan sighed and rubbed his forehead with his hand. “Let’s go to bed.”
The others went back to their rooms, but Lou Yan, lying on his bed, couldn’t fall asleep no matter what.
The rain outside continued to pour, growing heavier. The noise of the rain disturbed Lou Yan’s thoughts, which kept fluctuating with the sound of the rain, intermittently.
After tossing and turning for a while, Lou Yan finally got up from the bed and walked to the balcony, opening the sliding glass door.
The cold wind, along with the heavy rain, hit Lou Yan diagonally. He closed his eyes, feeling the rainwater sliding from his eyebrows, down his nose, and onto his full, red lips.
Standing quietly in the rain for a while, Lou Yan’s mood improved significantly. These raindrops falling from the sky were no different from the raindrops before, falling equally on the ground, waiting to evaporate equally. But this land, on which the rain fell, had gained a batch of unwelcome guests called “anomalies.”
A thunderbolt sounded in the sky, and when Lou Yan opened his eyes, he saw a flash of lightning passing by. In that instant of brightness, he suddenly saw a silver-haired figure standing not far away in front of the forest.
The next moment, the sky and earth returned to darkness, and the figure disappeared along with it.
Lou Yan was stunned, his expression changing drastically as he looked towards the forest. The heavy rain and the forest blocked his view, and he couldn’t see if there was really a figure with silver hair in the darkness. He hurried downstairs to the pool and looked towards the forest. This time, he could barely see anything, and there was no silver-haired figure there at all.
The figure he had seen in the lightning seemed like a ghostly illusion.
Was it really an illusion?
No, it wasn’t. Lou Yan’s instinct told him that it was Fu Xuezhou.
Lou Yan’s mood suddenly became extremely bad. He looked around coldly, feeling like there was a monster lurking in the darkness that he couldn’t see. He had just come out of the amusement park, and Fu Xuezhou had already come looking for him. Obviously, Fu Xuezhou hadn’t taken to heart what Lou Yan had said in the amusement park.
Oh no, wait, he hadn’t even formally appeared in front of Lou Yan yet, had he?
Lou Yan didn’t want to explore how Fu Xuezhou had found him and what he had come for. Because he knew very well in his heart that Fu Xuezhou’s coming meant—this was the evening of the seventh day.
Fu Xuezhou had originally given Lou Yan a final deadline before entering the amusement park.
Fu Xuezhou had said that no matter where Lou Yan ran, he would find him within a week. Whether it was in the amusement park or in the villa halfway up the mountain, he hadn’t lied.
The image of Fu Xuezhou killing the Anomaly Lord with one blow flashed through Lou Yan’s mind.
That blow not only shocked the anomaly, but also deterred the onlookers. Lou Yan knew that Fu Xuezhou was very strong, but he didn’t know how strong Fu Xuezhou really was until he saw that blow. It made Lou Yan realize Fu Xuezhou’s strength clearly.
——A terrifying, despair-inducing strength.
Lou Yan used to think that he might surpass Fu Xuezhou one day. But Fu Xuezhou’s move completely extinguished that thought in his mind.
He didn’t give up, but he realized rationally that Fu Xuezhou was much stronger than he had imagined.
This guy, through accumulation from who knows how many worlds, had already become unfathomable, as deep and vast as the abyss and the sea, making it difficult for anyone to grasp. Lou Yan knew that he simply didn’t have the strength to stop Fu Xuezhou now.
It’s not that he wasn’t frustrated, and Lou Yan wasn’t feeling uncomfortable, but Lou Yan was a calm and rational person. After removing the hatred towards Fu Xuezhou and the burning anger that never ceased, Lou Yan’s ever-present rationality told him that he needed to change his approach to deal with Fu Xuezhou.
Ordinary means were unlikely to harm Fu Xuezhou or deter him. He couldn’t keep shouting to attack Fu Xuezhou, which was not only useless but also made him look like a joke.
In 45 days, there would be an extremely cold h*ll appearing in the Arctic Glacier. This extremely cold h*ll was the only way to kill Fu Xuezhou, and Lou Yan had to bring Fu Xuezhou there on time. But strong methods couldn’t control Fu Xuezhou…
He needed to make Fu Xuezhou willingly follow him to the Arctic Glacier.
How could he make Fu Xuezhou willing?
Lou Yan lowered his gaze, thinking, and tears dripped down from his eyelashes.
Fu Xuezhou had been reincarnated so many times, he might know about the existence of the Cold H*ll, or he might already be wary of the Arctic. Lou Yan needed to lower Fu Xuezhou’s guard within 45 days if he wanted to kill him.
Moreover, they also needed to resolve the ghost marriage contract within 45 days.
The ghost marriage contract… the thought of the intense emotional tide associated with it made Lou Yan’s eyelids twitch.
A method that he didn’t want to consider was becoming clearer in his mind.
Within 45 days, Lou Yan needed to make love with Fu Xuezhou to solve the ghost marriage contract, or he could use the intimacy required by the ghost marriage contract to make Fu Xuezhou develop some… feelings for him within 45 days.
Feelings that could make Fu Xuezhou lower his guard against Lou Yan and willingly follow him to the Arctic glacier.
Lou Yan lowered his eyes, a self-deprecating smile on his lips, “…”
Husband and wife for a day, grateful for a hundred days. Even if they denied it, there would be complex changes in their feelings after they had been to bed together.
If Lou Yan could make Fu Xuezhou become like one of his pursuers, his chances of killing Fu Xuezhou would greatly increase.
Could this be a beauty trap?
Lou Yan covered his face and chuckled twice, never expecting that he would need to use this method to kill Fu Xuezhou one day… but he had to admit that this was currently the best and most practical method.
Since making love in bed was inevitable anyway, why not take the opportunity to gain some benefits for himself? Perhaps with just a short 45 days of pretense, Lou Yan could send Fu Xuezhou to h*ll.
The heavy rain obscured the sky, pounding relentlessly on the ground.
Lou Yan’s brain became clearer and clearer under the heavy rain.
Wasn’t this just playing with someone’s emotions? Lou Yan had encountered similar situations in the business world before.
Utilize everything that can be utilized. Since reality cannot be changed, one should seek new opportunities and take advantage of existing situations to gain more benefits—this is the mindset that a qualified businessman should have.
He could tolerate getting into bed with Fu Xuezhou. As long as he could kill Fu Xuezhou, what else was there to fear?
Lou Yan smirked coldly, a smile no one else could hear. He glanced around the darkness once again. Although his mindset had changed, his expression remained indifferent and alert.
If his attitude suddenly changed, Fu Xuezhou would definitely become suspicious, and then Lou Yan wouldn’t be able to deceive him. Although time was pressing, he couldn’t show his urgency.
For both the Lou Yan that Fu Xuezhou knew and Lou Yan himself, after warning Fu Xuezhou in the amusement park, he wouldn’t and shouldn’t lower himself to actively seeking Fu Xuezhou’s bed.
At most, Lou Yan could only accept if Fu Xuezhou took the initiative to offer himself, and then Lou Yan could “reluctantly” agree under the circumstances of having no retreat and being “forced.”
——This was also the bottom line of Lou Yan’s pride and self-esteem.
He had thought about a lot, but in reality, it hadn’t even been a minute. Lou Yan’s clothes were already soaked, but he hadn’t found Fu Xuezhou in the darkness, so he turned around and prepared to go back.
But just as he took a few steps in the direction of the villa’s entrance, Lou Yan felt a substantial gaze fall on him from the darkness.
“…”
Lou Yan froze imperceptibly.
This pair of eyes swept over him, from his neck to his waist, from his waist to his long legs. There was no meaning of intimacy or playfulness, but rather a cold and calm demeanor. However, it carried a sense of control and aggression, as if it were examining exquisite tools and tightly enveloping Lou Yan like a fishing net.
This gaze was very obvious, so obvious that it made one suspect that the owner of this gaze deliberately exposed himself.
Lou Yan closed his eyes with his back to the gaze for a moment. When he opened them again, he pulled out a smile, the curve of his lips beautiful but seemingly poisoned, revealing another kind of beauty and danger that made people tremble.
The black silk pajamas clung to his body, revealing the contours of his beautiful muscles, and his perfect figure made one envious. This appearance of Lou Yan had a few more sexy and irresistible temptations than during the day.
Lou Yan took another step without hurrying or slowing down, walking to the eaves as if he had never noticed that gaze, and then back into the villa without even looking back once. But this attitude seemed extremely subtle, tolerating and indulging the existence of that gaze.
**
Lou Yan took another shower and changed into a robe before lying down on the bed again. The villa was quiet, and once the door was closed and the windows shut, the room’s strong soundproofing blocked out all noise, inducing sleepiness.
Lou Yan laid on the bed with his hair dry, rare for him to turn off all the lights in the room, plunging it into darkness.
He gradually breathed evenly after some time. The rain outside was still pouring, and amidst the sound of the rain, there were suddenly two knocks on the window from outside.
Lou Yan, lying under the covers, remained motionless, breathing evenly as if still in a dream.
“Click.”
With a light sound, the window was opened from outside. Fu Xuezhou, light as a black panther, stepped onto the window frame and jumped into Lou Yan’s room from outside.
Author’s note:
The revenge plan of the fiery beauty is officially launched (not kidding).
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