Volume 1, Chapter 53: If Song Qinian dared to betray him...-Secretária Song vai deixar o emprego, Chefe Shen não consegue dormir sozinho.(alegria)

Song Qinian scooped up a handful of cold water with her hands and splashed it onto her face, but the heat on her skin showed no sign of subsiding. Instead, it grew increasingly intense.

Along with it, her entire body felt as if it were about to catch fire.

Her head spun violently; standing before the mirror, she seemed to see multiple reflections of herself.

What was happening?

When she had gotten drunk with Qinqin last time, she hadn't felt this hot or this wretched!

It felt as though some bizarre creature was slithering everywhere inside her body, causing an itch that was nothing short of a torment.

Yet her hands and feet lacked all strength. Leaning against the vanity, she could barely keep herself upright.

No, she couldn't faint in the restroom; she needed to find Xiao Ai and the others immediately.

Stumbling, Song Qinian made her way toward the dining area. As she rounded a corner, she collided head-on with a man who was walking toward her while on the phone.

"You can't even find a single woman? What are you good for?"

Guan Mingxu was in the middle of a phone call. After being bumped into, before he could even react, his nostrils were greeted by a refreshing, delightful fragrance reminiscent of baby's breath flowers.

Noticing that the girl who had collided with him was about to fall, Guan Mingxu reacted swiftly and caught her. "Hey, are you alright..."

Before he could finish, Guan Mingxu instantly recognized the girl before him as the darling he had fallen for at first sight.

A wave of overwhelming elation washed over Guan Mingxu. What was this called?

Having searched for her thousands of times in the crowd, suddenly, when he looked back, there she was, actively throwing herself into his arms.

Soon, however, Guan Mingxu noticed that something was amiss. Her cheeks were flushed, her breathing was rapid, and she looked thoroughly distressed.

Although Guan Mingxu didn't frequent nightlife venues, he had an older second brother who loved them.

When he was eighteen, his second brother had taken him to a night club to broaden his horizons, and he had witnessed the reaction of someone who had consumed a spiked drink—it was identical to the state of the darling in his arms right now.

Damn it, could the darling have been set up?

Guan Mingxu was momentarily at a loss. What should he do? Should he take her to a room?

No, no, no, he couldn't take advantage of someone in a vulnerable state.

Should he send her to the hospital instead?

Just as Guan Mingxu was locked in an intense internal battle, Song Qinian felt herself being held by a stranger. The fear and unease in her heart drove her to struggle fiercely.

Unable to speak, she could only rely on her instincts to push against the person, demanding to be let go.

Breaking free from Guan Mingxu's embrace, Song Qinian almost collapsed to the floor. Guan Mingxu caught her again, explaining anxiously, "Darling, don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person."

The two of them were standing extremely close. Song Qinian's fragrant breath made Guan Mingxu's cheeks turn slightly red, sending a tingling sensation from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head.

This... the darling smelled so good, and felt so soft!

Feeling hot and intensely thirsty, and sensing no malicious intent from the stranger, Song Qinian pulled his hand toward her and traced a single character onto his palm.

"Water..."

Song Qinian's fingers were slender and soft. As she wrote, Guan Mingxu felt as though his palm was being gently scratched by a kitten's claws—simultaneously comfortable and ticklish.

Wait, why was she writing instead of speaking?

A strange feeling suddenly welled up in his heart.

Then, a thought crossing his mind, Guan Mingxu's heart trembled violently. Could she... possibly be mute?

Noticing that Song Qinian's breathing was rapid, the sweat on her forehead growing denser, and that she was licking her lips out of thirst, the hot-blooded young man felt his entire body burn with discomfort, stirring rebellious desires in certain places.

Torn between his moral constraints and the rising heat, Guan Mingxu flushed red and shouted anxiously, "Waiter... waiter... where the hell have you all gone?"

No one responded. He supported Song Qinian over to a sofa in a resting area in the corner of the restaurant.

At this moment, Song Qinian was like a fish stranded on a beach, desperately in need of water. Guan Mingxu offered a few words of gentle comfort: "Wait here for me, I'll go find you some water and be right back. Don't move around!"

Song Qinian nodded, her brow furrowed in misery.

Guan Mingxu muttered a curse under his breath and hurried off to find water.

Meanwhile, judging that the timing was about right, Shen Yushu went to the restroom to look for Song Qinian.

Standing at the entrance of the women's restroom, he called out, "Ninian... Ninian, are you in there?"

Knowing that Song Qinian wouldn't be able to answer, Shen Yushu sent her a WeChat message as well.

There was no reply to the message either.

After calling out a few times and seeing that Song Qinian still hadn't emerged or responded, Shen Yushu happened to see a young woman heading toward the restroom and stopped her. "Excuse me, my friend went into the restroom a long time ago. Her situation is a bit special, could you do me a favor and check if she's still inside?"

After a short while, the girl came out and said, "There's no one inside. Your friend must have left."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yushu's expression darkened instantly.

Song Qinian had drunk that glass of wine, so the effects of the drug must have kicked in by now. Where could she have gone?

Damn it, she couldn't have been taken away by someone else, could she?

No, he couldn't let anyone ruin Ninian.

"Ninian... Song Qinian..."

Hearing Shen Yushu's voice, Miao Ziai hurried over. "Yushu, what's wrong?"

"I'm worried about Ninian. I just checked the restroom, and she's not in there at all. She was drunk—she might have been taken away by someone with malicious intentions!"

"What!?"

The mere thought that Song Qinian might be in danger while being unable to cry out for help filled Miao Ziai with panic.

"Xiao Ai, let's split up and search. Whoever finds Ninian first will call the other."

"Okay, okay..."

At that moment, Shen Chiye, shrouded in a murderous aura, also arrived at the hotel.

Shen Chiye had been meeting with a very important client when he received several photos of Song Qinian and Shen Yushu entering the hotel together, along with a provided room number.

The sender claimed that Song Qinian and Shen Yushu were sneaking behind his back.

Normally, Shen Chiye would have preferred to believe this was a tactic by a competitor trying to make him lose the client.

He usually sneered at such petty tricks.

But because the person involved was Song Qinian, Shen Chiye found himself completely unable to remain calm or collected.

Especially upon seeing Shen Yushu with his arm around Song Qinian's shoulders, a monstrous wave of fury surged into his heart. He abandoned his client and rushed straight to the hotel.

At that moment, only a single thought echoed in his mind: if Song Qinian dared to betray him and make a fool of him, he would kill both Song Qinian and Shen Yushu with his own hands.

Shen Chiye's expression was as terrifying as it could possibly be. Fearing a disaster, Gao Kunlun trailed closely behind him with tiny, hurried steps.

"Fifth Master, could this be a misunderstanding? Young Madam would never dare to do anything to wrong you!"

"Dare? Heh... You underestimate her. There is nothing she wouldn't dare to do!"

She dared to climb into his bed!

She dared to plead for her father!

She dared to slap him across the face!

She dared to grab his waist!

She dared to mess with his job assignment!

Submissive on the surface, acting all obedient and well-behaved, she actually had countless tricks up her sleeve!

The moment Shen Chiye entered the hotel, he headed straight for the guest room elevators.

Down in the restaurant, Song Qinian had collapsed limply onto the sofa in the corner. She struggled to get up, but her body simply refused to obey her.

In her daze, she seemed to hear Shen Chiye's voice.

She wanted to call out to Shen Chiye, but no sound came from her throat.

She wanted to go to him, but before she could even stand, her weak legs gave out and she slid to the floor.

Shen Chiye...

She screamed inwardly, desperately trying to force a sound out, but no matter what, she remained voiceless.

Just as Shen Chiye stepped into the elevator, enveloped in a chilling aura of slaughter, Song Qinian used every last ounce of her remaining strength to grab onto the sofa, trying desperately to stand up...