Han Ruoxi walked toward Su Jianan watched by everyone.
Her powerful aura seemed natural. And the sounds of her clicking heels were threatening.
Su Jianan could feel it-
If Han Ruoxi were really a monster in a game, then she would be the final boss.
Everyone could not help but focus on them. They wanted to see how the drama between the rumored girlfriend and the wife would play out.
Han Ruoxi took off her Prada shades with well-manicured fingers, revealing her exquisite features. Those who were seeing her in real life would be hard pressed not to be shocked. Her features looked as if God had made them according to the golden ratio. They were so perfect that those looking would forget to breathe.
Tang Yulan had once told Lu Boyan and the "wedding banquet" that Su Jianan had grown more beautiful. Then, Lu Boyan's reaction had been so bland it was as if he was drinking plain water.
Su Jianan now understood. Compared to someone of Han Ruoxi's caliber, she... was indeed like plain water.
"Miss Su, I apologize on behalf of Xuanxuan for her rash behavior."
Han Ruoxi's beautiful eyes were cold. And even as she apologized, she behaved as if she were a queen, superior to others.
In such a situation, if she replied "It's Alright", Su Jianan would definitely lose to Han Ruoxi. However, Su Jianan was not a person who could be so easily bullied.
Those who were watching all anticipated Su Jianan's reaction.
"I accept your apology."
Su Jianan was graceful, and the smile in her almond-shaped eyes was beautiful and mesmerizing. There was a hint of warning in her tone, warning Han Ruoxi not to commit the same offense again. Her manner became strong and was comparable to Han Ruoxi's imposing manner.
The corners of Lu Boyan's lips twitched imperceptibly. It looked like his little wife was really no push over.
Only Han Ruoxi was not surprised. According to her investigations, Su Jianan began to be independent in college. She even went abroad alone to study forensic science and even had a general practitioner license. She entered the police bureau after returning to her home country and helped in solving several large cases. She was only 24.
Would such a woman be so easily kneaded and molded like a bun?
Facing her match, Han Ruoxi's competitiveness rose.
"Boyan, could we find a quiet spot to talk about the endorsements?"
Han Ruoxi ignored Su Jianan completely, calling Lu Boyan's name intimately... She was obviously declaring war against Su Jianan!
Su Jianan would lose completely if she watched Lu Boyan walk off with her. But what could she do? Act coy and hound her husband so that he would be afraid and not leave?
Su Jianan refused to do something so low-class. Furthermore, didn't the ancients say that a gentleman is always ready to help?
Lu Boyan put down his red wine glass and said, "Let's go to the lounge."
"Alright."
Han Ruoxi smiled and strode towards the lounge with Lu Boyan. Everyone looked at Su Jianan pityingly.
Su Jianan only looked at the ceiling and thought, "Lu Boyan and Han Ruoxi already dare to be so obvious. So why don't they admit that they're together? It's so hard to understand the thoughts of socialites."
"Why are you zoning out?"
Lu Boyan's unhappy voice rang. Su Jianan looked at him subconsciously. She did not know when he stopped and looked at her with a frown. However, he reached out for her and said, "Come with me."
Su Jianan stared at him with her almond-shaped eyes and put her hand in Lu Boyan's confusedly. She whispered, "I'm giving you and your girlfriend a chance to be together alone. What are you doing? Do you think the lights in the lounge are not bright enough and you have to bring another one?"
Lu Boyan suddenly recalled that his mother often said that Jianan was an understanding child.
"You are indeed understanding."
He said with a vague teasing smile.
Su Jianan blinked. Was Lu Boyan praising her? But why was his tone so weird?
To those watching, this matter was too complicated-
"I thought that Su Jianan really did not have any reaction. She already knew she was going to win. She knew that Lu Boyan would definitely take her along!"
"Ohho, Han Ruoxi was defeated effortlessly for the first time..."
Han Ruoxi did not turn around but maintained a proud and cold manner. Her pale hands clenched into a fist...
She could not accept this!
Suddenly, before anyone could do anything, a masked man rushed out of the lounge. Only his eyes could be seen.
The man suddenly flashed out the knife in his hand and pointed it at Han Ruoxi's neck.
"Ah!" Han Ruoxi yelled hoarsely. The other guests were all shocked and backed away for their own safety.
Lu Boyan narrowed his eyes, and a cold glint emerged in his eyes.
Even though the gangster was wearing a mask, he could still recognize the man. He was Shao Mingren, the assistant manager of Shao Enterprises that had gone bankrupt not long ago after losing in a competition with Lu Enterprises. He also had a brother called Shao Mingzhong, who was the general manager of Shao Enterprises.
"Kidnapping?" Su Jianan quickly regained her senses. She tried to remove her hand from Lu Boyan's grasp and said, "I'll go call the cops."
"Don't go anywhere." Lu Boyan held her hand tightly. "It's not safe here right now." Shao Mingzhong might be here as well. They just did not know where he was hiding and bidding his time.
Su Jianan did not know that there could be another kidnapper. She pointed to Han Ruoxi, who was placed on the neck by the knife, "It is true that Han Ruoxi is not safe. Let me go, I will contact the Captain Yan."
"Lu Boyan!" Shao Mingren suddenly called his name. "Come here! Otherwise, I'll disfigure Han Ruoxi!"
There were startled shouts coming from those by the side. Han Ruoxi's face immediately paled. Lu Boyan looked over, and Su Jianan took the opportunity while he was distracted to escape his grasp and ran.
Her mobile phone was placed in a deposit box outside. She had just asked the person at the counter to get it for her when she felt a sudden coldness at her neck. Then, a man's voice could be heard from behind her. "You want to call the cops? Mrs. Lu, you're really naive!"
Su Jianan's heart chilled. She finally understood why Lu Boyan said that it was not safe here. "There's more than one of you?"
"Is it possible for just one person to kidnap you and Han Ruoxi?"
Shao Mingzhong's blade moved up and down on Su Jianan's throat. It was as if he would make her slender pale neck bleed in the next second. The man at the counter was paralyzed in fear.
However, Su Jianan showed no signs of fear. Instead, she laughed and said, "Are you sure that you want to kidnap me?"
"You still have the mood to question me. Shouldn't you beg me to let you go?" Shao Mingzhong's blade moved closer to Su Jianan's skin. "Are you not afraid of death?"
"I wouldn't marry Lu Boyan if I was afraid of dying." Su Jianan pursed her lips and continued, "Speaking of which, would you let me go if I begged you?"
Shao Mingzhong smiled with interest, "What do you think?"
"..."
Su Jianan did not wish to say anything.
If begging worked, why would these people kidnap her?
"Ah, it seems that you're more interesting than Han Ruoxi. I want to see how Lu Boyan would choose."
Shao Mingzhong pushed Su Jianan into the banquet hall and yelled Lu Boyan's name arrogantly. "Lu Boyan! Look who's this!"
Lu Boyan turned around with a sense of doom. Su Jianan had indeed fallen into Shao Mingzhong's clutches.
In a second, Lu Boyan's gaze turned so cold, ice seemed to be dripping from it. He asked, "What do you want?"
Shao Mingzhong laughed sinisterly, "Back then, you forced me to make a decision. Now, choose between your ex-girlfriend and your wife. Keep one, and we will take the other."
"Let her go." Lu Boyan walked toward the man coldly. His expression was darker than that of the grim reaper. "Otherwise, you won't just be bankrupt."
"We are gambling with our lives here today! The worst that can happen to us is death!" A sense of revenge welled up in Shao Mingzhong's heart. "You know without us saying what would happen to the person we take with us. Right?"
With that, Shao Mingzhong's hand drifted up to Su Jianan's face, hinting at things silently.
Su Jianan hated it when others touched her. She stomped on Shao Mingzhong's foot with her delicate heels that moved swiftly and said, "Don't. Touch. Me!" She had actually been very forceful. Shao Mingzhong felt an intense pain but did not yell out in pain in order to save himself from embarrassment. He could only hold it in until his features beneath his mask were all twisted. His blade slid across Su Jianan's throat and he said, "Do you want to die?" "Calm down. What can you use to threaten Lu Boyan if I die?" Su Jianan smiled lightly. She moved her hand which was by her side... The kidnapper was speechless. He could only yell at Lu Boyan once more, "Lu Boyan, I'll give you five minutes. Make a choice!" Lu Boyan stared at Su Jianan deeply. Everyone thought that he would choose Su Jianan. "Let Ruoxi go." Many people doubted their own ears when they heard his answer. However, Han Ruoxi
And just like this, the role of the Brothers of Shao and Su Jianan switched. They were tied up and laid on the ground while Su Jianan sat on the sofa comfortably. The two brothers could only stare at her. "I know you guys won't take going bankrupt going down." Su Jianan walked toward them. "But you shouldn't have kidnapped me, who had no grievances with you. Since you have been so heartless to me, then I can only return the favor." She shrugged, looking innocent. Shao Mingzhong could only accept his fate helplessly. "We admit defeat. Let us go. I will send you home, and let's wipe the slate clean, alright?" "It seems like I'm in charge now?" Su Jianan smiled. Then, she shook her head. "I feel that letting you guys go to prison for a few years would be better. Wait patiently. The police will come to fetch you soon." She clapped her hands and then stood up. She looked at the shoes she used to kick Sha
Lu Boyan was also being tested. The one in his arms was beautifully delicate and frail. With her drawing closer, all he smelled and sensed was the fragrance of camellia exuding from her body. What killed him the most was that his hand had touched her skin without any obstruction. And the sense of touch was as good as always. A soft and warm body filled his arms. Her exquisite and beautiful curve was within his reach... It just happened that her two brushes of fanny eyelashes were blinking over and over, her pair of peachy eyes, which should have been flirty, were as clear as the stream in deep mountains, which made people could not have the heart to hold any vicious thoughts towards her. Never had Lu Boyan struggled like this before. Moreover, never had he strived so strenuously that he was finally able to refrain himself from thinking about those messy things. While down below the apartment building, without anything to do, Shen Yuechuan was chatting wit
It was true that Su Jianan did fall asleep, but it was just a light one. It was not long before she felt that the car had stopped. She also opened her eyes. As expected, she was home. Uncle Xu was holding a pair of shoes and waited outside the car door. She pushed the car door open. Uncle Xu laid down the pair of shoes and said, "Young Madam, are you alright? Oh, yes, Mr. Su is here." "My brother!?" Su Jianan smiled brightly out of surprise, "of course I am fine!" She put on her shoes and ran into the room, without paying any attention to Lu Boyan who was behind her. Uncle Xu sighed sadly, "Young Master, it seems that when it comes to impact on Young Madam, you cannot beat Mr. Su." Lu Boyan got down from the car with a sullen look. By contrast, Su Jianan was much happier. "Brother!" As soon as Su Jianan saw Su Yicheng, she just ran at him and bumped into Su Yicheng's arms all of a sudden.
Lu Boyan's residence. Su Jianan had tried over ten different sleep postures and had made over ten attempts at summoning any somnolence she thought she had in her, but still, sleep eluded her. Usually, she would fall asleep the moment she hit the sack. But tonight, thoughts of Lu Boyan's bridal carry preoccupied her mind. The way his strong hands felt when they were pressed against her skin, his body heat, the warmth of his firm pectorals, the sharp contours of his handsome face... Oh, it was as if she was back in his arms again, reliving the same experience, seeing and feeling everything clearly. Her pulse began to race... "Hey, you'd left Lu Boyan's embrace ages ago, okay! Just stop this! Argh!" she thought. Usually, Su Jianan had better self-control than that. But this time, stopping herself really did seem like a lost cause, so she got out of bed and left her bedroom. She needed a drink to calm herself! Su Jianan noticed
On the way to Orchid Gardens, Su Jianan was bubbling with excitement. "Lu Boyan, you must feel very happy to have a mother like Auntie Tang." That was one thing about Lu Boyan that she was most envious of. From the moment they got married until now, Su Jianan had kept addressing Tang Yulan as 'auntie' like she used to. But in truth, Tang Yulan was waiting for Su Jianan to start using a different honorific. Lu Boyan frowned. "Su Jianan, we're already married. My mother is your mother too," he reminded. To Su Jianan, who had lost her mother at the age of fifteen, maternal love was something extremely precious? Lu Boyan's words... was he expressing his willingness to share his mother's love with her? "Aww, Lu Boyan. I'm surprisingly touched by your words... Even if it's just for two years, I'll treat Auntie Tang like my own mother!" said Su Jianan sincerely. "Thank you!" "...&quo
As yet, Su Jianan and Lu Boyan had not even consummated their marriage. In fact, they had already agreed to a divorce, which would happen in two years' time. How on earth were they supposed to have kids? Also, this topic was... it was practically a test for how thick-faced she was! Su Jianan's face turned as red as a poppy and she suddenly grew fidgety. She did not have the courage to look at Tang Yulan and Lu Boyan. Lu Boyan admired Su Jianan's facial expressions with interest. "Wasn't she the one who'd demanded me to take my clothes off the night before we got married? Why is she blushing now?" he thought. But he could not deny that she looked more like a shy teenager when she was blushing. There was a flicker in her eyes, one that made her look like a deer caught in the headlights. It made him feel that... that he would be facing a total injustice if he did not at least try to tease her. He pulled Su Jianan into his arms affecti
Su Jianan was staring Lu Boyan and letting her imagination run wild, when Lu Boyan suddenly opened his eyes. Amid the night-time ambience, that danger and coldness in his long, narrow eyes were far more intense than they usually seemed. Startled, Su Jianan took a deep breath. Lu Boyan sneered. "If I'd intended to do something to you, do you think you'd still be standing over there?" "Then... then where would I be?" Su Jianan asked blankly. "The bed, of course." Lu Boyan's lips curved upwards, forming an evil grin. Another sound went off in her head. Something had exploded in her skull, causing Su Jianan's mind to go completely blank. Not because of what Lu Boyan had said, but because... because he knew exactly what she was afraid of! That was just pure evil... "Pass me the throw pillows on the couch," Lu Boyan said all of a sudden. "Oh." Obediently, Su Jianan did