Chapter 278 It's all a scam

S Country Qingcheng, Exclusive Villas

When Lu Qinglin opened his eyes, he found that his wrists and ankles were tied to a soft bed, and he was spread out in a starfish position.

"woke up?"

A cool, slightly playful female voice rang out. Nan Wan crossed her arms and looked down at him.

"You wicked woman, let me go!" Lu Qinglin struggled, but the ropes didn't budge.

He had traveled to various countries for ten years, seen all kinds of storms, never failed a mission, let alone been defeated by a woman.

In order to get tickets to Hurricane Island, he learned that there was a Black Widow named Nan Wan in Qingcheng who was extremely powerful and had connections everywhere.

So he went to the club she frequented and offered an exorbitant price just to get two invitation cards.

The woman was quite straightforward and immediately had someone bring out the card.

To celebrate their collaboration, the two only drank one glass of wine.

And then...and then he knew nothing more.

When I woke up again, I looked like this horrible mess.

"Young Master Lu, how have you been?"

She smiled and leaned closer to him. "You really don't remember who I am?"

"Please look carefully."

Nan Wan lowered her head slightly, her black hair falling down, and his handsome face, filled with shock and anger, was clearly reflected in her beautiful eyes.

Lu Qinglin was forced to look into her eyes; her face was both beautiful and unfamiliar.

But when his gaze slid down to her delicate collarbone, he froze.

There is a small red mole there.

The floodgates of memory opened with a bang, overlapping with the mature and beautiful face before my eyes.

His pupils suddenly contracted.

It's her!

"Tang poetry!"

Nan Wan straightened up, her red lips curving into a cold and alluring smile.

She reached out and pinched his smooth chin with her cool fingertips. "It's good that you remember. That way, everyone can have more fun."

She gave a wink towards the door.

Two burly bodyguards entered in response, each holding a large, gleaming pair of scissors.

"What do you want to do, Tang Shi!" Lu Qinglin panicked now. "I'm not married or have children yet, don't you dare do anything rash!"

He stared at the large, gleaming scissors, his scalp tingling with dread.

Is this woman crazy?

"Don't be nervous." Nan Wan patted his face. "My men are quick; I guarantee you won't suffer any pain."

She gave her a look.

The two bodyguards understood each other perfectly. They took scissors and went straight to the foot of the bed, starting from his trouser leg and cutting upwards with a snip-snip motion.

The sound of tearing fabric was particularly jarring in the quiet room.

"Tang Shi, you vicious woman!" Lu Qinglin shouted angrily, "Luckily I ran away back then and didn't marry a woman like you!"

"You deserve to be the Black Widow, bringing death to everyone around you! Whoever runs into you is doomed!"

Eight years ago, the Lu family and the Tang family had a marriage agreement.

He and Tang Shi fell in love at first sight, and their love was passionate and intense. However, on the night before their engagement banquet, Lu Qinglin witnessed Tang Shi embracing a strange man tightly in a hotel.

The man was also affectionately stroking her head.

He was struck dumb.

The next day, he left a note saying, "This woman is filthy and should not be married," and then fled, making the entire Tang family and Tang Si the laughingstock of the whole city.

Later, the Tang family's cash flow dried up, and the Lu family stood by and did nothing, leading to the Tang family's bankruptcy.

With creditors at the door, Tang Shi was sent to her aunt's house in Qingcheng overnight by her mother.

In the following two years, the Tang family was destroyed and its members died, a truly tragic sight.

What Lu Qinglin didn't know was that the man was Tang Shi's biological father, who had been missing for ten years.

At this point, his clothes had been cut into pieces.

Finally, only a pair of blue briefs remained, tightly wrapped around her, their outline striking.

Nan Wan's gaze swept over him, her eyes cold.

"continue."

"You dare?" Lu Qinglin roared.

Before he could finish speaking...

"Bang--"

The villa door was kicked open from the outside, and two equally tall and imposing men burst in...

The following morning, a heavy rain fell on Flamingo Island.

Large raindrops pounded against the glass, making a crackling sound.

Boom—

A thunderclap exploded, tearing apart the gray sky.

Gu Xingnian was awakened by the loud noise. She frowned in annoyance. As soon as she opened her eyes, her vision was still blurry, and she saw a figure standing straight in front of the bed.

"ah!"

She was so frightened that her soul almost left her body. She instantly snapped back to reality, her scalp tingling.

"Miss Gu, don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

An old, hoarse female voice rang out, and the figure cowered behind the curtains, seemingly terrified, only daring to peek out through the gap, not daring to stick his head out.

Gu Xingnian's heart was pounding like a drum. She slowly sat up from the bed and tentatively moved to the edge of the bed.

She mustered all her courage and asked the question.

"You know me?"

Who are you?

Behind the curtains, only a pair of terrified eyes were visible; the woman had covered most of her face with the heavy velvet curtains.

"I am Tang Ling, the second wife of the Nan family in Qingcheng. I was tricked into coming here."

"Please, please help me, okay? Help me escape, or... or you can pass on a message to Nan Wan at the Quan Tang Club. She will come looking for me."

The woman's voice trembled, but her thoughts were unusually clear; she didn't seem like a madwoman at all.

Gu Xingnian felt a little relieved.

She mustered her courage and approached, speaking very softly.

"Come out first, and we'll talk this over."

The woman hesitated for a moment, then slowly emerged from behind the curtains.

When that face was fully exposed in the dimly lit room, Gu Xingnian still gasped.

It was a completely ruined face, its skin pitted and covered with ugly scars and depressions, a sight to behold.

Gu Xingnian immediately made a connection.

"Are you one of their test subjects?"

“No!” The woman shook her head violently, tears welling up in her eyes. “It’s Kavan’s anti-aging potion! They ruined our faces and then sent us here to fix them. It’s all a scam…”

Knock knock knock!

A sudden, urgent, and forceful knocking interrupted the woman's words.

The woman trembled with fear and curled up into a ball.

"No, I can't! I can't let them find me!"

She gripped Gu Xingnian's hand tightly, her nails almost digging into Gu Xingnian's flesh.

"Otherwise, they'll send me to Hurricane Island to be sold, and then I'll really... really never be able to go back..."

"Don't panic, come with me."

Gu Xingnian made a quick decision and pulled her inside.

She quickly put on an outer robe, tidied her hair, and then went to open the door.

Outside the door stood Ice Wolf, expressionless, followed by two equally cold-faced black-clad subordinates.

Good morning, Miss Gu.

Ice Wolf's gaze passed over her and swept into the unlit room. The room was dimly lit, with only a corner of pale daylight filtering in from the window.

"Going to work so early?" Gu Xingnian leaned lazily against the door frame, her tone still grumpy from just waking up. "Are you trying to kill me?"

"Excuse me, sorry to bother you." Ice Wolf's voice was flat. "I saw a little wildcat dart in, and I was afraid it would frighten Miss Gu, so I came to check on it."

After saying that, he didn't give Gu Xingnian any time to react and went straight into the house, turning on the light with a "snap".

The blinding light instantly illuminated the entire room.

The other two henchmen quickly followed suit and began searching the room without saying a word.

"What are you doing? Get out!"

Gu Xingnian's face turned completely cold, and anger rose to her eyebrows.

"I don't like it when people invade my private space."

Ice Wolf ignored her words and strode towards the closed wardrobe.

His steps were steady, carrying an undeniable sense of pressure.

"Why."

Gu Xingnian suddenly cried out, bent over, clutched her stomach with one hand, and looked pained.

Ice Wolf stopped in his tracks, turned around immediately, and reached out to support her swaying body.

"What's wrong?"

His hands were large, and even through the thin robe, you could feel their burning heat.

"My stomach hurts." Gu Xingnian's brows were tightly furrowed, and she didn't seem to be faking it.

Ice Wolf stared at her for two seconds, then gave his subordinates a look.

The two bodyguards immediately understood and yanked open the wardrobe door.

The room was empty except for a few of Gu Xingnian's clothes.

"I'll take you to see a doctor," Ice Wolf said emotionlessly. "Excuse me."

Before he finished speaking, he bent down, slipped his arms under her knees, and lifted her up in his arms.

Gu Xingnian's body was instantly lifted into the air and landed firmly in a hard yet warm embrace.

The woody scent emanating from him, mixed with the damp air of the rainy day, filled my nostrils.

Two bodyguards followed them out, and the door slammed shut behind them.

The room fell into a deathly silence.

After a long while, the bulging blanket on the bed moved cautiously, and then a head popped out from inside.

Gu Xingnian was carried by the ice wolf through the corridor to another villa.

A doctor in a white coat was already waiting there.

The doctor dared not be careless and immediately stepped forward to take Gu Xingnian's pulse, asked a few questions, and then went to prescribe medicine.

Ice Wolf stood to the side watching her, his eyes deep.

He only spoke calmly after the doctor handed him the medicine.

"You rest in your room for a while, and go to the lab in the afternoon."

Gu Xingnian nodded.

I never expected that this man, who was as cold as an ice cube, would have some compassion.

At this moment, one of his subordinates quickly walked over and whispered a report in Ice Wolf's ear.

"Brother Wolf, we're going out to the island to make some purchases today, and we have another batch of 'goods' to deliver to Hurricane Island tonight."

Ice Wolf nodded, took out two small metal boxes from the inside pocket of his crisp suit, and handed them to the man.

Gu Xingnian's gaze was fixed on the two boxes.

Could this be the pass to enter and leave the island?

The ice wolf noticed her gaze and turned to look at her.

"Can you walk by yourself?"

"Ah, sure, sure."

Gu Xingnian snapped out of her daze, nodded quickly, and suddenly asked, "When is your boss coming? I need to see him."

Ice Wolf said expressionlessly, "Okay."

In the afternoon, Gu Xingnian was brought back to the lab again, and she figured she should make some noise first.

Otherwise, even if Fu Beichen gets ashore, he won't be able to find her.

She worked diligently in the lab and then went to exchange experimental data with two PhD students.

Suddenly, two offices caught fire, alarms went off, and chaos ensued.

Ice Wolf quickly ordered his men to put out the fire and then turned off the alarm, making no sound at all.

Gu Xingnian underestimated the soundproofing effect of the underground space.

About ten nautical miles off the island, a thick fog stretched out before them. Suddenly, the purchasing ship received an alarm from the laboratory. The man who had gone to buy oranges said, "Something's wrong. Don't dock yet."

Two men dressed in combat uniforms suddenly appeared in front of him, a knife pressed against his neck.

"Bring the boat to shore and be careful what you say."

Fu Beichen put the walkie-talkie to his mouth.

The man said cautiously, "All clear, let's dock immediately."

The ship took a special route, passing through the mist, and a verdant island appeared before us.

Fu Beichen stared at the island, his heart pounding with excitement. This was Fire Island.

He'll be on the island soon, and he'll see his beloved Niannian soon.

Suddenly, a member of the shadow team stepped forward and said, "Sir, the ship behind us hasn't caught up and we've lost contact."

Fu Beichen slapped the man hard on the head. "Why is this happening?"

“I don’t know,” the man said, adding, “I guess they lack experience. Few ships can get through that fog.”

Fu Beichen coldly turned to the Shadow Team members and said, "Take control of the boat first, then search the island."

"good!"

The ship finally docked. Fu Beichen helped the man slowly aboard, while Chen Sen and two shadow team members each carried a box of fruit.

After taking down two bodyguards who came to meet them, they continued forward, and suddenly a few dilapidated houses and three villas stood before them...