Chapter 50: Dreams Turn to Air

He said, "Yingzi is not as cheap as you."

……

This conversation could not go on properly.

Shi Yuke had never been so bluntly belittled by a man; from childhood to adulthood, she had always been a target of men's pursuit, but these past two days she had been rejected repeatedly, and the men who rejected her were all because of that ugly woman!

Her eyes were red with jealousy, and she cursed Yingzi in her heart: That ugly freak isn't cheap, she is just a stone in a latrine—stinky and hard; you are all Xiazi to have taken a fancy to her!

Furious in her heart, Shi Yuke did not show it on her face; she picked up her wine glass and tapped it lightly against Sheng Hanyu's: "Mr. Sheng, wish me a happy birthday!"

"Happy birthday." Sheng Hanyu picked up his wine glass and took a light sip: "Now you can say it, where is Yingzi, and who is she?"

The woman did not answer, but tilted her head back and downed the red wine in her glass, then shook the empty glass, reminding him: "I've finished mine, you have to drink yours clean too."

Sheng Hanyu did not want to waste words with her, so he tilted his head back and downed the wine in his glass as well!

Shi Yuke's eyes were hazy, and she leaned forward, acting coquettishly: "Aren't you curious about who I am? From the moment you came in until now, you haven't stopped talking about that woman; I'm angry now!"

Sheng Hanyu's brows were already knotted; this woman had repeatedly touched his bottom line, crazily testing the edge of courting death.

He suddenly struck, grabbing the fair, slender neck that had reached toward him!

Shi Yuke had calculated everything but had not calculated this move; her neck was gripped, she could not breathe, and she widened her eyes in shock.

"Let, let go!"

She struggled to force two words out of her throat, and then she could not make a sound at all.

Sheng Hanyu had already circled around from the other side of the table, pinning Shi Yuke against the wall by her neck, his voice cold and flat as if he were talking about the weather: "I guarantee that if you die here today, not a single ripple will be stirred up, believe me?"

Shi Yuke struggled desperately, both hands trying hard to pry Sheng Hanyu's fingers away, but his fingers were like iron pincers and could not be moved even a fraction!

Her breathing became more and more rapid; she was almost unable to catch her breath.

Shi Yuke now began to regret, regretting having angered Sheng Hanyu; if she really died here, she would be finished.

……

Sheng Hanyu did not really want her life; he just wanted to scare her and make the woman tell the truth.

Seeing the look of regret on the woman's face, he was just about to loosen his hand when the woman in front of him suddenly changed her appearance!

Jian Yixin's features were twisted in pain before him; she was surrounded by raging flames.

"Yixin? Yixin, is that you?"

He hurriedly loosened his hand, and the woman fell softly into his arms.

The fire weakened significantly, and the woman in his arms changed her appearance again, becoming the image of Shi Youxuan.

"Shi Youxuan? Where have you been for so long? I sent so many people to look for you and couldn't find you!"

After Sheng Hanyu finished speaking, he felt something was wrong, very wrong.

His body felt as hot as if it were burning; this fire was burning from within his heart, and the person in front of him changed from the image of Jian Yixin to the image of Shi Youxuan, but the unfamiliar perfume scent reminded him that the woman in his arms was neither of them.

The woman leaned close to his lips, wanting to kiss him.

Her fingers slid across his chest, as if thousands of ants were crawling in his heart...

"Get lost!"

The last shred of remaining reason allowed Sheng Hanyu to push away the woman who was clinging to him like an octopus, and before the woman could pounce again, he dialed his subordinate's phone.

The bodyguard kicked the door open and rushed in to help him away; just before leaving, he asked what to do with the woman in the room?

"Throw her out on the street."

If you want to scheme against me, you must bear the price of scheming against me!

……

Sheng Hanyu's body was getting hotter and hotter; he tore open his shirt, and the bodyguard handed him a bottle of ice-cold mineral water; he took it, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and poured the rest over his head.

The fire in his heart had temporarily subsided, and his mind was a bit clearer, but Sheng Hanyu knew this was only temporary; the drug was too potent, and this little bit of water was simply not enough.

"Eldest Young Master, should I find a woman for you?" the bodyguard suggested.

Sheng Hanyu said: "No need, take me to the Apartment."

"Yes."

The hotel was not far from the Apartment; when Sheng Hanyu arrived downstairs, Shi Youxuan was packing her things.

She had left in a hurry last time, taking only the male bear doll and the computer, and had left everything else behind.

Sheng Hanyu was still fixated on Yingzi, and Shi Youxuan was afraid he would come to the Apartment again and discover clues, so she had specifically rushed back to destroy the evidence!

The Human Skin Mask in the drawer, the desktop on the computer, and the self-portrait she had casually drawn not long ago...

It would be troublesome if discovered.

All the items were packed in a bag, and Shi Youxuan was just about to leave when she suddenly heard the door sound, and there were voices at the entrance.

"Eldest Young Master, can you manage on your own?"

"Less nonsense, you all just guard the door, no one is allowed to come in."

Sheng Hanyu had held on for so long, and the drug's effect was surging again; everything he saw now was blurry, only people were clear.

Everyone he looked at looked like Jian Yixin, and also like Shi Youxuan; the two kept alternating and flickering before his eyes, and he could only pinch himself hard, using the pain to stay awake.

The moment before the door opened, Shi Youxuan hid in the washroom!

Sheng Hanyu entered, closed the door, and rushed straight into the master bedroom's bathroom.

Cold water sprayed down from the showerhead; after rinsing for a while, the burning heat on his body finally faded a little.

Listening to the "whoosh" of water in the bathroom, Shi Youxuan hid in the washroom with a mournful face; the thing she feared most had happened.

Before leaving, she had specifically inquired, and the housekeeper said the Eldest Young Master was going out to meet a very important person, scheduled at the Prince Hotel.

Wasn't it agreed to be at the hotel, why did he run to her own Apartment?

The bodyguard was talking at the door, not very clearly, but she could vaguely hear words like "drugged" and "hit by a trap."

Had Sheng Hanyu been drugged with that kind of drug?

Even if she hadn't seen her, she had heard of her; the TV dramas Yuke liked to watch often played out like this!

Was the person who asked Hanyu to the Prince Hotel Yuke?

Shi Youxuan felt it was very likely.

She really wanted to go out now, but the bodyguards were guarding the door, so it was impossible.

She could only pray in her heart, begging the heavens for mercy, hoping that once the drug's effect wore off, Sheng Hanyu would leave quickly, and she would leave after he was gone.

Time ticked by second by second; Shi Youxuan had been standing in the bathroom for half an hour, but it felt as long as a century!

Finally, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped, and Shi Youxuan breathed a sigh of relief.

But soon she realized she had rejoiced too early; Sheng Hanyu was wearing her bath towel around his waist, running frantically on the treadmill in the living room...

Through the frosted glass of the bathroom, she could see the figure on the treadmill; Shi Youxuan just hoped he wouldn't look this way, hoping the dimness of the bathroom would protect her well.

"Clap!"

Too focused on worrying about the glass, she didn't hold the bag in her hand steady, and it fell to the floor.

Shi Youxuan's heart was thumping so fast it felt like it was about to jump out of her chest; she wished she could slap herself twice—how could she be so careless as to make a sound at a time like this?

Regret was useless; Sheng Hanyu had already discovered her.

"Who's in there?"

He shouted alertly, not forgetting to pick up the sunglasses on the treadmill and put them on, walking toward her step by step.

What should she do?

The bathroom was a sealed environment; apart from the door, there wasn't even a window, so it was impossible to escape without being discovered.

Seeing Sheng Hanyu getting closer and closer...

Shi Youxuan had a flash of inspiration, grabbing the mask from the bag and putting it on her face.

Without glue, the sweat on her face became a perfect adhesive, and it didn't look out of place at all.

Sheng Hanyu pushed open the bathroom door, coming face-to-face with the face of Yingzi!

"Who are you?"

He shook his head vigorously, fearing he was having hallucinations again, but he was right—what appeared before his eyes was still Yingzi.

"Come out."

Sheng Hanyu roughly dragged Shi Youxuan out of the bathroom, pulling her toward the room.

"What are you doing? Let go, you jerk, let me go!"

Shi Youxuan's face flushed red; the events of that night kept replaying in her mind, and with Sheng Hanyu only wearing a bath towel around his waist, and him being drugged... it was hard not to think in that direction!