Chapter 514: Poisoned!

Bang! Bam bam!

The gunfire was especially piercing in the enclosed private room!

Lin Yuan had already been on guard! Before Qian Renhao fired, Lin Yuan had anticipated his shooting motion!

Lin Yuan's figure flashed like a ghost, violently darting to the side-rear!

Several bullets grazed his arm and flew past!

"Puff puff puff!" The bullets densely struck the wall, sending up a cloud of plaster.

Qian Renhao's pupils contracted, unable to believe it?!

This Lin Yuan is practically a demon!

Flesh body at close range, dodging pistol bullets?!

Absolutely terrifying!

Qian Renhao's face was full of terror; he knew he was no match for Lin Yuan, and if this shot missed, he would have no chance left!

Qian Renhao seized the opportunity, turned sharply, and lunged straight to the private room's window!

Qian Renhao actually shoved the window open……

He glanced downward!

This is the fourth floor; jumping down might let him live, but staying here would only get him crippled by Lin Yuan!

"Don't run!" Lin Yuan shouted low, pushing off with his feet to give chase!

But Qian Renhao had already gone all-in; he stepped on the scattered glass bottles on the floor and leapt over the window sill!

Qian Renhao didn't care what was below; he closed his eyes and jumped down!

"Thud……!" A dull, teeth‑grating boom came from below!

Immediately followed by Qian Renhao's heart‑rending howl: 'Ugh ah……!'

Lin Yuan rushed to the window and looked down!

All that could be seen was Qian Renhao curled up on the ground, his right leg twisted at a strange angle; the cracking sound of broken bones could barely be heard from upstairs just moments ago.

But Qian Renhao's will to live was extremely strong; he endured the excruciating pain, crawled toward a black sedan parked not far away, opened the door, and slipped inside.

Qian Renhao knew that if he were caught on the scene by Lin Yuan today, his charges would be confirmed; therefore he had to flee to clear his name!

As long as he escaped the scene, Lin Yuan would be unable to prove his criminal conduct.

Just as Lin Yuan was about to turn and go downstairs to pursue, a sudden scream came from behind—Sun Weiwei's shriek!

He turned his head to look……

All he saw was two bodyguards actually turning their guns around, rushing into the restroom, intending to abduct Sun Weiwei as a hostage.

"Seek death!" Lin Yuan roared angrily, abandoned the chase on Qian Renhao, turned, and shot forward like an arrow released from a bow.

Lin Yuan rushed forward, raised his hand, grabbed the forearm of the foremost bodyguard, and exerted force!

Only a crisp 'crack' was heard, and the bodyguard's arm was snapped on the spot.

The other bodyguard was just about to reach out to grab Sun Weiwei……

Lin Yuan lifted his leg and kicked him flying!

The bodyguard slammed heavily into the wall; as he slid down to the ground, the sound of his ribs breaking was clearly audible.

Lin Yuan stepped forward, placed his foot on the leg bone, and twisted again!

Accompanied by the bodyguard's anguished scream, his bone snapped completely.

Lin Yuan stepped forward, looking at the wronged and pitiful Sun Weiwei.

He felt somewhat reluctant.

"Sorry, I came late." Lin Yuan apologized.

He gently reached out and stroked Sun Weiwei's pretty face.

But just then!

Suddenly!

A bodyguard hiding behind the sofa…… suddenly snatched a machete and stabbed at Lin Yuan from behind!

"Watch out!" Sun Weiwei exclaimed in alarm!

Lin Yuan's attention was wholly on Sun Weiwei; at this moment, he couldn't fully dodge!

Lin Yuan tightly embraced Sun Weiwei and made a sideways evasive move!

Nevertheless, the machete still sliced open the skin on his back.

A trace of blood seeped out.

But the wound was not deep.

Lin Yuan's face turned cold; he seized the opportunity, snatched the machete from the bodyguard's hand with a backhand.

Then he spun violently!

"Pfft!" The machete viciously plunged into the bodyguard's abdomen.

That bodyguard clutched his blood‑soaked abdomen, staggered backward, and then collapsed heavily to the ground.

At this point, inside the private room, all the bodyguards had been neutralized.

Lin Yuan glanced around, then quickly stepped to the window sill.

But at this moment, Qian Renhao had already started the car and fled.

He still managed to escape.

Once Qian Renhao fled, there was no evidence left at the scene to incriminate him.

Without surveillance or video, relying only on these few testimonies from Lin Yuan is insufficient to incriminate Qian Renhao.

He can easily get off the hook.

Lin Yuan's face was ice-cold; he could only relent.

Lin Yuan turned and approached Sun Licheng.

He helped Sun Licheng to his feet.

At this moment, Sun Licheng's expression was complex.

Sun Licheng never imagined that tonight, it would be Lin Yuan, this traitor, who saved him and his daughter.

"General Manager Sun, are you all right?" Lin Yuan asked.

"No need for your hypocrisy." Sun Licheng said coldly.

Obviously, Sun Licheng still resented Lin Yuan's betrayal.

At this moment, Sun Weiwei noticed a wound on Lin Yuan's back.

His white shirt was already stained with a trace of blood.

"You're bleeding!" Sun Weiwei said anxiously.

Her eyes were full of anxiety and guilt.

Lin Yuan shook his head. "Just a minor injury; it's nothing."

Lin Yuan said, pulling out his phone and dialing the City Public Security Bureau.

He asked the Public Security Bureau to send people over to handle the scene.

"Your wound must be treated immediately! Let me take you to the hospital!" Sun Weiwei said anxiously.

Lin Yuan shook his head. "It doesn't matter; just a minor injury. I'll rinse it with alcohol and disinfect it."

"Then let me help you." Sun Weiwei said, picking up a cup of white liquor from the table.

This cup of white liquor had just been poured for her by the waiter; she hadn't even had a chance to drink it.

Sun Weiwei gently poured the white liquor onto Lin Yuan's back.

The wound and the white liquor made contact, sending a sharp, burning pain.

But Lin Yuan endured it, not even blinking.

"Aren't you in pain?" Sun Weiwei said, looking at Lin Yuan's upright back, her voice trembling slightly.

Her motion of pouring the white liquor grew ever gentler.

Earlier, Lin Yuan had saved her, his back slit open by a blade, his white shirt already soaked with blood.

Now the white liquor poured onto the wound, and even the air was filled with the bloody scent and the pungent aroma of alcohol.

Lin Yuan shook his head. "Not painful."

This pain meant nothing to him.

However, he had just engaged in consecutive high-intensity combat...

At this moment, Lin Yuan felt a little dry-mouthed; his Adam's apple moved.

Lin Yuan's gaze fell on the remaining half-cup of white liquor in Sun Weiwei's hand.

Sun Weiwei used the white liquor to wash his wound clean, leaving still a half-cup.

Sun Weiwei was about to set the cup back down.

But Lin Yuan suddenly took the cup, saying, "Don't waste it."

Speaking, without waiting for Sun Weiwei's reaction, he had already taken the cup and drained it in one gulp.

The pungent liquid slid down his throat, meant to ease his thirst, but instead it instantly stirred up a storm in his belly.

"Something's wrong!" Lin Yuan exclaimed, having just drunk the half-cup of liquor, his brows knitting tightly.

Lin Yuan felt a surge of heat explode from his abdomen, racing wildly through his limbs and bones.

His cheeks reddened at a visible speed, and beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead!

Even his breathing grew heavy, and his vision began to blur.

Lin Yuan instinctively reached for his waist...

That was where he should have kept the silver needles he used for detoxification and acupuncture.

But he had just received Sun Weiwei's distress message in such haste that, while changing clothes, he actually forgot to bring the silver needles.

Sun Weiwei also noticed at this moment that something was off with Lin Yuan.

Sun Weiwei hurriedly supported Lin Yuan, anxiously asking, "Lin Yuan, what's wrong with you?"

At this moment, Lin Yuan's face was flushed all over, quite strange, his breathing even heavy.

Lin Yuan gritted his teeth, using all his strength to suppress the surging heat within his body.

His voice hoarse from restraint, he said, "This liquor… has been laced with an aphrodisiac."

"What?!" Sun Weiwei's face turned deathly pale instantly!

She stepped back half a step and bumped into the table.

The plates emitted a harsh clattering sound.

Only now did Sun Weiwei suddenly recall Qian Renhao's earlier behavior...

Earlier, from the moment she sat down, Qian Renhao had never stopped urging her to drink.

Qian Renhao kept saying, "Miss Sun, your beauty deserves this aged fine wine"...

At the time, she only felt Qian Renhao's gaze was lecherous, and she absolutely refused to touch that cup of wine... %

As a result, she never imagined… that this liquor actually contained an aphrodisiac?!

"No wonder that bastard kept urging me to drink!" Sun Weiwei was both angry and afraid.

She looked at Lin Yuan's bloodshot eyes and tense jawline...

Sun Weiwei was so anxious that tears fell, saying, "It's all my fault; if only I had noticed earlier…"

"It's not your fault." Lin Yuan raised a hand to interrupt her, leaning on the sofa armrest to barely straighten his body.

The restless heat inside his body… had begun to surge uncontrollably.

Lin Yuan's breathing grew heavier and heavier, his chest rising and falling violently.

Even the veins on his neck stood out.

"Lin Yuan, what are we going to do?!" Sun Weiwei stared at his increasingly flushed face, her anxiety making her voice crack.

She reached out to support Lin Yuan's swaying, about-to-collapse body…

But he instinctively avoided her…

Lin Yuan feared that if he suddenly lost control, he would hurt her.

"What else can we do? Hurry and send him to the hospital!" Sun Licheng in the corner could no longer sit still, struggling to get up.

Although Sun Licheng was still in great pain, he quickly walked over.

Sun Weiwei immediately stepped forward to support Lin Yuan's arm, saying, "Lin Yuan, I'll take you to the hospital right away! Hold on!"

But Lin Yuan, summoning all his strength, shook his head and pushed her hand away.

Lin Yuan's voice hoarse and weak: "No, going to the hospital won't help."

Lin Yuan panted, sweat dripping from his forehead down his cheeks: "This aphrodisiac is extremely potent, blending Western and Chinese medicine ingredients; ordinary doctors can't neutralize it, they'd only waste time."

"Then… where should we go?" Sun Weiwei was so anxious tears welled in her eyes.

"Quick, take me home." Lin Yuan grabbed Sun Weiwei's wrist, his fingertips scorching hot, "I have acupuncture and a specially made detox remedy at home; don't forget I know Chinese medicine—I can detoxify myself."

"Huh? Take you home?" Sun Weiwei froze.

Immediately, Sun Weiwei grew even more anxious: "If you're alone… that would be very dangerous!"

She of course knew how dangerous the aphrodisiac's onset could be…

Lin Yuan now relied solely on willpower to hold himself together; if he lost control at home, there would be no one to look after him.

"No time to explain, take me home right away, I'll be fine!" Lin Yuan's voice carried an unquestionable resolve.

Lin Yuan suddenly raised his hand, quickly pressing his fingertips to the two acupoints on his brow and lower abdomen, the motion so fast it left an afterimage.

Sealing those two points temporarily restored a bit of his rationality, letting him suppress the body's illicit fire.

But Lin Yuan's eyes were still bloodshot, "If we wait any longer… it'll be too late."

When he looked at Sun Weiwei, his Adam's apple gave a hard gulp…

Under the light, Sun Weiwei wore a silk dress, her cheeks flushed with anxiety.

Her hair clung to her forehead, making her look pitifully delicate.

The chaos brought by the aphrodisiac made Lin Yuan's heart flare, his lust rising uncontrollably.

He actually felt an irresistible urge to throw Sun Weiwei to the ground.

Lin Yuan hastily turned his face away, biting his lower lip hard to force his gaze elsewhere.

Sun Licheng watched Lin Yuan's painful expression and hesitated no longer: "Weiwei, listen to him—hurry and take him home!"

The two immediately lifted Lin Yuan, one on each side…

Lin Yuan's body leaned almost entirely on them, each step feeling like a battle against the inner heat…

His teeth clenched, making a grating sound.

A few people hurried downstairs, Lin Yuan's Tesla Model S parked at the club's entrance.

Sun Weiwei took the car keys from Lin Yuan's pocket, fumbling to open the rear door…

She and her father Sun Licheng together helped Lin Yuan lie down in the back seat.

As soon as Lin Yuan lay down, he curled up, his hands gripping the seat leather so tightly his knuckles turned white.

"Dad, you take the front passenger seat." Sun Weiwei quickly moved to the driver's seat.

Sun Weiwei got into the car and quickly pressed the accelerator!

The moment the engine started, she glanced at Lin Yuan in the back seat through the rearview mirror…

Lin Yuan closed his eyes, his brows knotted into a three‑line furrow like the Chinese character for 'river', the sweat on his forehead already soaking his sideburns.

"Lin Yuan, hold on a little longer, we'll be there soon." Sun Weiwei eased the accelerator while speaking softly to comfort him.

The car sped away from Liujin Huisuo, racing toward Lin Yuan's residence at Shidai Gongyu…

In the night, the red taillights looked like two anxious sparks.

Lin Yuan in the back seat gave no response, his breathing only growing heavier.

He could clearly smell the faint scent of Sun Weiwei lingering in the car, that aroma acting like a catalyst, making the inner heat even more intense.

He raised his hand again to press his acupoints, but his fingertips were already beginning to tremble; this time the suppressing effect was noticeably weaker…

It's over, Lin Yuan had a bad premonition.

The suppressing effect of the aphrodisiac was growing weaker and weaker.

He realized he could barely suppress it anymore…