A golden chain was secured at one end to the head of the bed, and at the other end… to Gu Cha’s slender ankle.
Gu Cha could not believe it and placed his hand on the chain wrapped in white fluff around his ankle.
【Cha Cha, Wen Xuqian is up to no good! He’s a bad person!】
【He used to never go against “Gu Cha,” so why has he changed? And why has he become so evil! Damn it!】
Tong Tong was already cursing.
Gu Cha didn’t have much time to react because a sudden, moderately loud noise came from the tightly shut door. He looked in horror toward the doorway.
“Awake? A little earlier than I expected.” The door opened, and Wen Xuqian appeared in the doorway with a smile.
Normally, Gu Cha didn’t find Wen Xuqian frightening, but now this cheerful smile made Gu Cha feel uneasy and distant.
As Wen Xuqian approached step by step, Gu Cha panicked and pressed himself backward against the soft bed, but the chain was short, and he had nowhere to retreat after a few steps.
Wen Xuqian tilted his head, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes. “Hiding? Cha Cha, what are you hiding from?”
Gu Cha didn’t know why, but he felt a sinister aura emanating from Wen Xuqian. The oppressive feeling scared Gu Cha into silence, shaking his head repeatedly.
Wen Xuqian slowly sat down at the bedside, and in Gu Cha’s terrified gaze, he grabbed Gu Cha’s ankle forcefully.
Gu Cha shivered all over. “No… let go of me…” His pleas found no mercy from the demon. He could only watch helplessly as the demon pulled him closer…
“Uwaah—” Gu Cha was lifted in a sudden embrace.
Wen Xuqian kept sniffing near his ear, his hot breath spraying over Gu Cha’s neck. Gu Cha choked out, “W-what are you doing… go away…”
Wen Xuqian’s large hand landed on Gu Cha’s side, pinning him so he couldn’t escape. But Gu Cha’s violent struggles irritated him. Suddenly, Wen Xuqian slapped Gu Cha’s butt, and Gu Cha froze mid-motion.
“Move again, and I’ll deal with you right now!”
Wen Xuqian roared.
……
Lu Chenyu coldly watched the man pleading on the video. No matter how brutally he was beaten, Lu Chenyu did not frown, until the man spat blood from his mouth, slurring, “I… I said, stop them…”
Lu Chenyu slowly raised a hand. The group of black-clad bodyguards on the video halted their actions.
“What did you do?” Lu Chenyu asked.
The man on the video was the Second-Year Scholar far away in Country A. Terrified, he had no choice but to confess. “This… this was all Wen Xuqian’s idea. He used the pretext of a birthday to have Gu Cha come to the Wen residence for dinner, and he… put a drug that causes unconsciousness in his milk and cake…”
Lu Chenyu took a deep breath, his anger growing harder to suppress. “Where is Gu Cha now?”
“I’m not entirely sure… but Wen Xuqian bought a villa in a very secluded location half a month ago. I don’t know the details…”
Tan Zhe, standing behind Lu Chenyu, leaned closer and whispered the address he had just found.
Lu Chenyu stood up. As he left, he suddenly remembered something and paused. “Does that drug have side effects?”
Wen Ru, in pain, hoarsely said, “Yes… the drug is milder and won’t cause immediate unconsciousness… but it weakens the user’s physical condition…”
Lu Chenyu had already imagined the position in which he would bury Wen Xuqian.
Wen Xuqian toyed with Gu Cha’s hair, seemingly ignoring Gu Cha’s fear, speaking to himself.
“Why, when I used to only have you by my side, did you have to provoke Lu Chenyu…”
“Did he touch you… Gu Cha, you’re so dirty now…”
“From now on, just obediently stay here… and keep me company, okay?”
Wen Xuqian tried to touch Gu Cha’s tear-wet eyelashes, but Gu Cha avoided him. Annoyed, Wen Xuqian pinched Gu Cha’s cheeks, forcibly turning his face around.
“Speak!”
Gu Cha hiccuped from crying and trembled as he said, “No… you’re too bad. I don’t want to stay here. Go away…”
A dull feeling pressed against his chest, and Gu Cha found it strangely familiar…
Wen Xuqian squinted and chuckled.
“Don’t even think about running. No one’s coming to save you.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Cha glanced at Wen Xuqian and quickly averted his gaze. Though he no longer dared to argue aloud, in his heart he thought: Lu Chenyu is a good person; he will come to save me…
The two remained in this stalemate for more than ten minutes. Eventually, seeing Gu Cha crying uncontrollably and breathing heavily, Wen Xuqian felt a trace of worry stir within him.
“Stop crying. Sleep.”
Gu Cha continued crying. Wen Xuqian forcefully laid him flat, sliding one hand over Gu Cha’s stomach as if helping him breathe, while the other wiped the tears from his face. “Be obedient. Sleep.”
Gu Cha looked at Wen Xuqian with tear-filled eyes. He couldn’t stop, but it wasn’t because of the fear Wen Xuqian instilled—it was the stabbing pain and suffocating pressure in his chest. He felt unbearable.
【Warning! Host’s life is threatened by external factors. If the Host dies abnormally before the mission is completed, the mission will fail.】
“I hurt…” Gu Cha murmured.
Wen Xuqian froze and looked at Gu Cha’s chest. “Your heart hurts?”
He didn’t hear Gu Cha’s reply; the warning siren drowned out his voice.
Wen Xuqian ignored the source of the siren and asked again. Gu Cha nodded, pressing his hand to his chest.
Wen Xuqian cursed under his breath and turned toward the table. Since this room was prepared for Gu Cha, there naturally were medicines. He searched the cabinet for a few seconds and found some.
Wen Xuqian knelt by the bed, saying urgently, “Take it. Take it.”
A sound came from the door. Wen Xuqian looked up.
Once Gu Cha hastily took the medicine, Wen Xuqian strode to the window. Sure enough, several police cars and a black vehicle were parked outside, and Tan Zhe was looking toward the room.
Damn it! How did Lu Chenyu find this place… and so fast? Less than a day had passed since Wen Xuqian took Gu Cha!
Only the secretary and driver knew. Did they tell Lu Chenyu?
Wen Xuqian’s thoughts were abruptly interrupted by the door being forced open. Police came in first.
“Don’t move! Hands up!”
……
Gu Cha was lifted into someone’s arms. He heard Lu Chenyu’s voice: “I’m here, Cha Cha, don’t be afraid.”
In the car, Gu Cha was held by Lu Chenyu. He still felt uncomfortable. Tong Tong said external factors were affecting this body, and he had to complete the mission faster; otherwise, death in the Dimensional World would be real.
Gu Cha looked at Lu Chenyu. Thinking he was scared, Lu Chenyu gently touched his face. “I’m here.”
Gu Cha pressed his lips together, his gaze fixed on Lu Chenyu’s moving lips. Finally, he closed his eyes and reached up, hooking his arms around Lu Chenyu’s neck, leaning his upper body toward him.
One touch away.
“Kissing… this is called kissing, right?” Gu Cha nervously spoke, taking the initiative in intimacy for the first time.
Lu Chenyu was first shocked, then struggled not to kiss back. Seeing Gu Cha pale and breathing heavily, he restrained himself, answering calmly, “Yes… kissing.”
【Fortune +10, current total fortune: 100, mission complete.】