Yushui Club, Room 206.
Unlike the dim corridor outside, the room was lit with an ambiguous dark red glow.
The air was filled with a cloying mix of scented fragrance and alcohol, making one feel slightly dizzy.
A large circular waterbed occupied most of the room. Beside it lay several damp towels scattered across the floor.
On the bedside table were various bottles and oddly shaped silicone items whose purposes were obvious at a glance.
At this moment, a middle-aged man with a greasy face and a balding crown lay half-reclined on the waterbed, wearing only a towel. He held a glass of red wine, swirling it leisurely.
His name was Pei Xingwei, the vice president of a publicly listed company in Xiamen City.
In front of him, a woman knelt on the soft carpet, carefully massaging his legs, her face full of flattering smiles.
That woman… was Li Fan’s blind date, Zhang Xue.
At this moment, she had shed the arrogance and sharpness she showed in the café. In their place, she wore black lace that could barely be called clothing, her face filled with submissive flattery.
“CEO Pei, you’re truly amazing. I heard from the other girls that you secured another big project last month. Your company’s stock even hit the limit up,” Zhang Xue said in a syrupy voice, her hands applying just the right amount of pressure.
“Heh, just a small matter.” Pei Xingwei basked in her praise, downed his wine in one gulp, and casually pinched her hip, drawing a deliberately coy gasp from her.
“Xiao Xue, you’ve been with me for quite some time now. You’re good at what you do, and your mouth is sweet,” Pei Xingwei said, his gaze filled with lust as he looked her over. “Do a good job. Once my next project is finalized, I’ll buy you an apartment in the city center and get you a BMW. How about that?”
Zhang Xue’s eyes lit up instantly, her breathing quickening.
An apartment in the city center? A BMW?
Suppressing the wild joy in her heart, she moved her body even more eagerly, her voice growing even softer. “CEO Pei, you’re so good to me… I’ll definitely take good care of you.”
Seeing her like this, Pei Xingwei laughed smugly and pulled her onto the bed, his bulky body pressing down.
“Come, let CEO Pei take a good look and see if that little mouth of yours is really that sweet…”
Just as the two were about to proceed—
Bang!
A deafening explosion rang out. The heavy door of the private room seemed to have been struck by a prehistoric beast, bursting inward violently and slamming against the wall.
The doorframe shattered. Splinters flew everywhere.
A cold, emotionless voice, like a blade drawn from its sheath, cut through the room’s suffocating atmosphere.
“Police! Stay where you are!”
The next second, a tall figure appeared at the doorway.
Li Fan stepped into the room, his gaze sharp as a hawk, sweeping over everything in an instant. Find the original chapter at g.com.
The circular waterbed, the red lighting, the scattered towels, and the two half-clothed, panicked figures on the bed.
Pei Xingwei and Zhang Xue were both terrified by the sudden intrusion.
Almost instinctively, Zhang Xue screamed, grabbed a nearby blanket, and wrapped herself tightly, crouching in the corner of the bed with her hands over her head. Her practiced movements were almost pitiful.
Pei Xingwei, on the other hand, was both shocked and furious. As someone of status, being caught like this made him feel utterly humiliated.
He suddenly sat up and pointed at Li Fan, shouting angrily, “Who the hell are you?! Do you even understand the rules?! Who let you in?! Get out!”
Li Fan looked at him expressionlessly, as if looking at a clown.
“Watch your mouth.”
Before the words even settled, he took a step forward and, without giving Pei Xingwei any chance to react, raised his hand and delivered a heavy slap.
Slap!
The crisp sound echoed through the room.
Pei Xingwei’s fat face visibly swelled. His vision spun, and he collapsed onto the waterbed with a series of sloshing sounds, unable to get up for quite a while.
The world fell silent.
Only then did Li Fan turn his gaze toward the trembling woman in the corner.
At the same time, the woman cautiously peeked out from behind the blanket to look at the intruder.
Their eyes met.
The air seemed to freeze in that instant.
Li Fan was stunned.
Zhang Xue?
How could it be her?!
Zhang Xue also recognized Li Fan. The fear on her face froze, then was instantly replaced by overwhelming shock and humiliation.
She never imagined that the police officer who had burst in like a god descending from the heavens, cornering her and her client in bed, would be the same poor intern she had humiliated earlier that afternoon.
An indescribable sense of humiliation surged to her head, causing her to lose all reason.
“Li Fan?!” She screamed, jumping off the bed, not even noticing the blanket slipping away. Pointing at him, she shouted angrily, “You actually followed me?! You pervert! You’re shameless!”
Li Fan was momentarily taken aback by this absurd turn of events, but hearing her accusations, he let out a cold laugh.
Looking at the woman who now seemed almost hysterical, his eyes were filled with mockery and disdain.
“Follow you? Miss Zhang, you really think too highly of yourself.”
His gaze swept over her cheap lace outfit, then over the indecent items on the bedside table, before finally landing on her twisted face, contorted with anger and shame. The cold smile on his lips grew more pronounced. Read this novel at novelping . com for the best experience.
“In the café, weren’t you so arrogant? Saying my 3,000 yuan a month salary made me unworthy of dating you. Saying one of your bags cost more than years of my hard work.”
Li Fan took a step forward. His overwhelming presence forced Zhang Xue to retreat involuntarily.
“I was actually quite curious back then what kind of business you were in to be so wealthy.”
“Now I understand.”
“So… this is the kind of business.”
“Selling yourself, and doing it with such confidence, such a sense of superiority. Miss Zhang, you’re the first I’ve ever seen.”
Each of Li Fan’s words was like a poisoned blade, stabbing fiercely into Zhang Xue’s heart.
Her pitiful sense of pride was torn to shreds and trampled underfoot.
Her face turned pale and flushed by turns. Her lips trembled, but she couldn’t say a single word in response.
Li Fan no longer bothered with her. His expression returned to cold professionalism.
“I’m not interested in arguing with you. Police are conducting official duties. Behave yourself.”
He pointed to the body camera on his chest. The blinking red light stood out sharply in the dim room.
“Now, both of you, get dressed, hands on your heads, and squat in the corner! You have the right to remain silent, but everything you say may be used as evidence in court!”
His cold and unquestionable tone shattered the last of their psychological defenses.
Pei Xingwei, still dazed from the slap, was now utterly terrified. He scrambled to find his clothes, trembling as he put them on, not daring to utter another word.
Zhang Xue finally snapped out of her breakdown. She realized that today, she was finished. And worse, she had fallen into the hands of the one person she least expected and could least accept.
Anger, humiliation, unwillingness… all these emotions intertwined, ultimately turning into deep fear.
She couldn’t be arrested.
If she ended up with a criminal record, her life would be over.
Those wealthy clients would never come to her again. Her dreams of buying a house and a car would be completely shattered.
“Li Fan…”
She suddenly put on a pitiful expression, her voice trembling with tears as she slowly moved toward him.
“Li Fan, I was wrong… I shouldn’t have spoken to you like that this afternoon. Please don’t be angry, okay?”
“Considering… considering we had that childhood engagement… can you… can you let me off this once?”
Seeing that Li Fan remained unmoved, she gritted her teeth and moved even closer. Her warm body almost pressed against him, her voice lowered and filled with suggestive implication.
“As long as you pretend you didn’t see me today, whatever you want, I can give it to you… money, or… or even myself…”