He lifted his head slightly from the crook of her neck, his gaze dazed as he stared at the wall. Then, his tone unexpectedly softened, as if coaxing a petulant child.
“In the future… no matter what day it is, whenever you wish, you can come anytime… I… can give it to you.”
This completely irrelevant response made Gu Xingnian’s heart sink entirely.
He wasn’t sober at all!
Taking advantage of his distraction, Gu Xingnian abruptly turned around and bit down hard on his shoulder!
She used all her strength, almost immediately tasting blood.
Fu Beichen grunted in pain, but instead of getting angry, he laughed—a laugh tinged with a morbid excitement.
“Heh… Does my wife want to try something new?”
The pain seemed to stimulate him, making him even more excited.
He moved closer to her again, one arm tightly locking her in his embrace while his other hand lifted her chin, attempting to kiss her once more.
“Fu Beichen! You can’t!” Tears streamed down Gu Xingnian’s face as she hoarsely cried out her final plea:
“I’m sick! Please… don’t touch me.”
Fu Beichen paused again.
He looked down at her tear-streaked face, a flicker of struggle and hesitation in his eyes.
His calloused thumb played with her soft red lips, the motion carrying a strange tenderness.
In the past, he would have already pressed forward.
But now, gazing into her stunning icy eyes, he… hesitated.
His voice was gravelly and strained, “Then… help me in another way.”
At this critical moment!
“Knock, knock, knock!”
Clear knocking sounds came from the door, accompanied by a familiar, anxious voice.
“Nian Nian! Are you in there? Are you okay?”
It was Lu Lie!
Hearing Lu Lie’s voice outside the door.
The madness in Fu Beichen’s eyes didn’t diminish but instead intensified, even flashing with a hint of brutal excitement.
As if his prey was about to be taken away, it provoked an even stronger possessiveness in him.
“Let me go!” Gu Xingnian whispered, her voice choked with tears and pleading.
But Fu Beichen, like a provoked wild beast, lowered his head and kissed her again.
He wanted to make some noise to drive away the person outside.
“Mmph, mmph, mmph.”
Lu Lie outside clearly heard the commotion inside, his voice growing more urgent, even showing signs of trying to break down the door.
“Nian Nian! Answer me! Fu Beichen, how dare you lay a hand on her!”
In her chaotic mind, Gu Xingnian suddenly had an idea. Instinctively, she reached up and touched the necklace she always wore around her neck, with its large blue gemstone.
She applied pressure with her fingers, gently twisting the blue gem. An extremely faint, almost imperceptible special fragrance began to drift out from the gemstone in wisps.
Fu Beichen, buried in the crook of her neck, inadvertently inhaled a few strands of the fragrance.
His movements froze, the crimson madness in his eyes visibly receding, replaced by confusion and drowsiness.
The next second, his tall frame went limp, completely losing consciousness!
He collapsed heavily onto Gu Xingnian.
Gu Xingnian helped him onto the bed, then frantically straightened her disheveled dress and hair.
She took several deep breaths, trying to calm her racing heart and trembling body.
Then, she walked to the door and opened it.
Outside, Lu Lie stood with a face full of anxiety, sweat beading on his forehead, his hand still poised as if ready to break down the door.
When Lu Lie saw Gu Xingnian’s disheveled clothes, red-rimmed eyes, and slightly swollen lips, his face instantly darkened, with raging fury burning in his eyes.
He could roughly guess what had just happened inside.
“Fu Beichen!” Lu Lie roared, stepping past Gu Xingnian as he charged forward, ready to pummel the bastard who dared harm her!
“Don’t!” Gu Xingnian grabbed his arm, her voice still hoarse, carrying the exhaustion of someone who had narrowly escaped disaster.
“I’m fine. Please take me off the ship.”
All she wanted now was to immediately leave this suffocating place.
Seeing her pale face and forced composure, Lu Lie’s heart ached unbearably.
Suppressing his anger, he took off his suit jacket and gently draped it over her shoulders, covering the red marks on her snow-white skin.
Then, he took her hand.
“Alright, let’s go.”
Late at night, fireworks still bloomed brilliantly over the sea as Gu Xingnian and Lu Lie boarded the yacht returning to shore.
She bravely lifted her gaze to the beautiful display in the sky, but her eyes welled with tears!
Her heart bled and gasped for breath.
That year, she was only ten years old, stuffed into a wooden box drifting down the river.
Water slowly seeped in, soaking her clothes. The sky was dark, and she was freezing.
Terrified and desperate, she cried out for help!
It was New Year’s Eve. Through the cracks in the box, she saw the magnificent fireworks blooming across the sky.
That fireworks display became a pain branded deep in her bones.
Yet he used it to reward the world!
…
Close to midnight, Gu Xingnian finally dragged her exhausted body back to her apartment.
She soaked in the bathtub, eyes tightly shut, but couldn’t wash away the bone-deep weariness.
The ambiguous red mark on her fair neck stood out starkly.
Left by Fu Beichen.
His words echoed uncontrollably in her mind—”Jiang Kexin and I have never slept together.”
She couldn’t understand—then why was he so obsessed with Jiang Kexin, so protective of her?
Suddenly, she remembered that figure in white, his cold gaze and his bloodied left hand.
Her heart was in turmoil, like a waterlogged ball of cotton—heavy, tangled, impossible to sort out.
Enough!
She shook her head, trying to cast away the chaotic thoughts.
After a quick wash, she climbed into her soft bed.
The night was deep.
Just as Gu Xingnian sank into sleep, the internet in Hai City exploded.
【Shocking Scoop! Pure-hearted Movie Queen Jiang Kexin Suspected of Meddling with the Second Young Master of the Gu Family!】
【The Sheng Family’s Eldest Daughter Exposes the Other Woman? Video of Jiang Kexin Being Slapped in Public Leaked!】
【Jiang Kexin’s Persona Crumbles, Past Scandals Uncovered!Countless media accounts, like sharks smelling blood, frantically reposted the illustrated news reports.
In the photos, Jiang Kexin and Gu Shaoheng were seen tugging at each other in a dimly lit corner, the angles suggestive and provocative.
The video of Sheng Weiwei slapping her was crystal clear and uncensored.
In the footage, Sheng Weiwei was furious, her slaps sharp and loud. Jiang Kexin was dazed, covering her face as she cried pitifully, evoking sympathy yet appearing utterly disheveled.
Netizens reveled in the drama, thoroughly entertained!
Jiang Kexin’s team scrambled to manage the crisis, trying to remove the trending topics, but found no way out.
As for Fu Beichen, his phone rang endlessly with no answer, as if stones dropped into the sea.
With the influence of the Sheng and Gu families looming large, who would dare offend these two formidable forces for the sake of an actress with an uncertain future at such a critical juncture?
Thus, the news continued to snowball, escalating relentlessly.
Three related hot searches remained firmly entrenched at the top of the trending list, each marked by a vivid red “explosive” tag, with discussions effortlessly surpassing tens of millions.
Jiang Kexin was utterly dumbfounded.
Hiding in her apartment, she stared at the malicious comments on her phone screen and the incessant stream of contract termination notices, feeling as cold as if she had been plunged into an icy abyss.
No, she couldn’t collapse!
She would make Sheng Weiwei and Gu Xingnian pay a heavy price…