Chapter 595

A figure that could shroud her entire body was suddenly right before her eyes.

Then, a feverish kiss descended.

Shu Xia's bag fell heavily to the floor.

"You..."

"You need to sober up. I am not the person you think I am, and I am certainly not Shen Anran, do you understand?"

Shu Xia reminded the man when she managed to catch her breath.

Qiao Muting was impatient, seemingly having lost all reason; perhaps annoyed that Shu Xia was talking too much and not focused enough, he lowered his head and blocked Shu Xia's lips again.

Shu Xia did not want to be anyone's substitute, so she raised her hand to fight back.

But her hand was restrained by Qiao Muting.

She had forgotten that Qiao Muting was a trained fighter; unlike those she had encountered in the past, she knew how to fight, but he knew even better.

The disparity in strength between man and woman was manifested vividly at this moment.

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On the way back to the Shen Family, the three of them did not speak.

The driver could sense the atmosphere and only dared to look straight ahead, driving earnestly.

They were silent because they all knew clearly that the Shen Family was facing an impending disaster; the opportunity they had meticulously planned for all night and tried every means to obtain was just gone like that.

Father Shen's expression was gloomy, his tightly pursed lips showing that he was currently on the verge of a breakdown.

"How could it have been discovered by Qiao Muting? Wasn't it said that this kind of drug would make him lose his senses? Even if he doesn't like Anran, he should have been able to mistake Anran for the person he likes, so how could..."

Mother Shen came back to her senses, and then, unable to restrain her fear, she asked the question in her heart.

She looked at Shen Anran again, "Anran, what exactly happened? Did you... are you still pining for that Shu Xuan, and didn't try your best to please Qiao Muting, angering him?"

What kind of person was Qiao Muting? He was someone standing at the very pinnacle of Jing City; almost no one in Jing City dared to provoke him.

This time...

Was their Shen Family truly going to be finished?

Shen Anran's face was deathly pale; the scene that had just occurred in the hotel was like slaps to her face.

It mocked her overestimation of her own capabilities.

Even when Qiao Muting was drugged, he still had no feelings for her, and when she touched him, he pushed her away.

It was just like pushing away trash that disgusted him.

A sense of fatal humiliation washed over her.

"I didn't do anything. His self-control is too strong; he wasn't controlled by the drug. He has Shu Xia in his heart. When he first saw me, he did mistake me for Shu Xia, but he recognized me very quickly and pushed me away. Then Zhang Tezhu appeared, and you all appeared too," Shen Anran explained with a bitter smile.

Mother Shen was stunned, "Is that Shu Xia so important to Qiao Muting? Enough for him to keep her in his heart even at the most critical moment? I've seen photos of that Shu Xia; she's just pretty, but in other aspects, she doesn't compare to you at all. What exactly are Qiao Muting and Old Madam Qiao thinking?"

"Mom, now is not the time to dwell on this. By tomorrow, our family will likely face a storm," Shen Anran smiled bitterly. How could her mother still not recognize reality at a time like this?

Still not understanding what the current situation was?

Father Shen's lips pursed even tighter, "It was us who underestimated Qiao Muting's prowess. If the dosage had been higher, there wouldn't have been a problem."

They were afraid of things spiraling out of control, so they had used a standard dosage.

And it resulted in this outcome.

"Anran is right. Tomorrow, Qiao Muting will definitely launch an offensive against our Shen Family, so we don't have much time left."

Mother Shen was shocked, "Then... then what should we do next? The grandparents, and your younger brother and the others, they will definitely be relentless. Our family's situation is already terrible enough; how else can Qiao Muting deal with us?"

"The methods he uses to deal with people are well-known to all the great families in Jing City, and we know them too, don't we?" Shen Anran smiled bitterly.

Father Shen suddenly thought of something and immediately stared fixedly at Shen Anran: "Anran, that boyfriend of yours is Shu Xia's older brother, right? At a time like this, probably only Shu Xia can save us. Go find Shu Xuan and have him put pressure on Shu Xia! I agree to you two being together now!"