"If you have the guts, tell your dad to withdraw his investment, and I'll be forever grateful!"
"Lingyun..."
Now, nothing could threaten Ye Lingyun. He turned and left in righteous indignation, with no reservations.
...
Downstairs at the hotel, Yan Jue rushed over, just about to enter the hotel.
Suddenly, he sensed something was wrong and stopped, looking up.
Then, he saw Tang Xiaomin falling from above.
Their eyes met, and both were stunned.
Tang Xiaomin's hair was damp, a few strands clinging to her skin. Playful water droplets trickled down from her hair into her collar and further, conjuring suggestive thoughts.
He had received news that Tang Xiaomin had drunk too much and was in a hotel room with Ye Lingyun.
His first reaction was disbelief, but he couldn't reach Tang Xiaomin by phone. He rushed over in a panic to find out what was happening.
To his surprise, he witnessed Tang Xiaomin falling from above, in a hasty escape.
"Minmin, I hope you can explain this to me."
Explain what?
Could he believe it if she said she had taken a shower in Ye Lingyun's room and then ran out?
"I was set up. This is a long story. I'll explain everything slowly when we get back."
"Let's go."
Tang Xiaomin proactively linked her arm through Yan Jue's, guiding him towards the car.
Yan Jue didn't resist. Instead, he turned and instructed Lu Xing.
"Lu Xing, investigate this thoroughly and report back to me."
Bang!
The car door slammed shut heavily.
Inside the cramped rear seat of the car, Tang Xiaomin could feel Yan Jue's anger.
She hadn't seen him this furious in a long time, and it was all because of her.
She dared not try to appease him now, not daring to utter a word, sitting obediently like a good child.
As Lu Xing entered the hotel, fate would have it that Ye Lingyun, clad in a bathrobe, rushed downstairs in a frenzy. Su Dan Novel Network.
He was searching everywhere for something.
"Tang Xiaomin!"
"Tang Xiaomin!"
"Tang Xiaomin!"
...
Inside the car, Yan Jue clearly saw Ye Lingyun's state and his calls.
Suppressing the rage in his heart, he looked at Tang Xiaomin beside him.
"He's looking for you in a bathrobe. He seems quite anxious."
Tang Xiaomin feigned ignorance and glanced out the window.
"It seems so."
"Hmph!"
The man let out an angry snort and actually opened the car door, getting out.
Tang Xiaomin immediately felt despair.
"What the hell are you doing getting out? It's over, it's over, you've ruined me!"
...
Ye Lingyun searched everywhere but couldn't find Tang Xiaomin. He had clearly seen her fall, so where could she have gone?
He was extremely worried about her safety.
Seeing Yan Jue get out of the car, he walked over to inquire without a second thought.
"Mr. Yan, have you seen Tang Xiaomin? She just fell from up there."
Yan Jue's face was grim. Without a word, he delivered a punch the size of a sandbag to Ye Lingyun.
Bang!
With just one punch, Ye Lingyun was knocked unconscious on the spot.
"What is this? Daring to have designs on my woman!"
One punch was not enough to quell his rage.
Tang Xiaomin's evasiveness, her lies to him, coupled with Ye Lingyun's appearance and his concern for Tang Xiaomin, made him instinctively believe there was something between them.
He suspected he might have been cuckolded.
"Yan Jue, stop!"
Seeing that the situation had escalated, Tang Xiaomin quickly got out of the car and hugged Yan Jue from behind, trying to stop him.
This scene only fueled Yan Jue's temper further.
"You're concerned about him? What is your relationship with him? Why are you concerned about him? Why are you stopping me!"
In his rage, Yan Jue roughly pushed Tang Xiaomin away, then angrily pushed her back into the car. He got in himself.
"Drive! Back to Xianfu Group!"
The entire car was filled with the man's fury.
Tang Xiaomin remained silent throughout. He was enraged and wouldn't listen to any explanation.
Upon their return, she was confined to the rest room of the office, where Yan Jue had been staying.
The dark night could not hide the storm that was to follow.
Tang Xiaomin let herself fall onto the bed, sighing repeatedly.
"Cherish life, stay away from the yandere."
In the office, Lu Xing bowed lower than ever before, reporting his findings.
"Mr. Yan, according to the hotel surveillance and check-in records, Ye Lingyun first booked a presidential suite. Forty-eight minutes later, Miss Tang also went to the front desk to book a room, but the room assigned to her was the same one as Ye Lingyun's."
"The hotel's explanation was a system malfunction. And Miss Tang, she... she..."
Lu Xing stole glances at Yan Jue, observing his expression.
"Speak!"
This roar startled Lu Xing, making him break out in a cold sweat, his legs feeling weak.
"Miss Tang did indeed swipe her card and enter that room."
Upon hearing this, Yan Jue felt as if his heart was shattering. Pain quickly spread through his entire body.
"I gave her too much freedom, which led to this," he said, filled with pain and regret.
His molars ground together, a torrent of rage surging through him. He exuded an extremely dangerous, violent aura.
Seeing this, Lu Xing quickly explained.
"Mr. Yan, don't get agitated. Please let me finish."
"Seven minutes after Miss Tang entered, Madam Ye and Yang Yang arrived with bodyguards and knocked on the door. It took them another seven or eight minutes to break the door down and enter."
"And at this time, we had already seen Miss Tang downstairs. Based on the timing, they shouldn't have had any involvement."
"Furthermore, the notification came from an anonymous number. This whole incident is suspicious. It looks like someone deliberately set a trap for Miss Tang. Mr. Yan, you must believe Miss Tang."
...
After a long pause, Yan Jue spoke again.
"What you just said, is it all true?"
"Absolutely true. I brought the surveillance footage. There are no discrepancies in the timing."
Knowing the gravity of the situation, Lu Xing dared not be careless. He had investigated meticulously, fearing that any oversight would only worsen things.
Yan Jue pondered for a long time.
"Then how do you explain her wet hair?"
This...
This time, Lu Xing did not dare to speculate further.
Tang Xiaomin's hair was wet, but her clothes were not.
It was impossible to say that after entering the room, she had washed her hair and then jumped out the window.
Who would believe that?
The atmosphere in the office was terrifyingly quiet.
Yan Jue waved his hand, and Lu Xing withdrew.
He hoped they could reconcile, otherwise, he wouldn't have any peace either.
He turned off all the lights and sat alone in the darkness, smoking one cigarette after another.
He had known her for a long, long time. He had kissed her, held her, but had never crossed that final line.
It was because she said she did not accept premarital sex and wanted to save it for marriage.
Lu Xing hadn't said it explicitly, but based on his observations of Tang Xiaomin, he had actually noticed on the way back that the white T-shirt under her jacket was on inside out.
This meant she had taken off her clothes and showered.
He remembered that she habitually washed her hair while showering at night.