Zhou Yanci seemed to awaken from a dream, forcefully pushing away her slumber.

Chenmian slammed against the wall, letting out a low cry of pain.

Zhou Yanci ignored her and dashed out around the corner.

A waiter walked towards me in the corridor; there was no one else.

Zhou Yanci stared intently at the waiter: "Was there anyone here just now?"

The waiter shook his head and said respectfully to him, "No, sir, only me."

Zhou Yanci waved his hand, the doubt in his eyes disappearing.

The person left.

His breathing was unsteady, and the soft touch on his lips seemed to still be there, yet he felt inexplicably irritated.

It was meant to be ignored and allowed to slumber, but it failed to do so.

The thought that Shang Wu was waiting for him in a private room not far away made him inexplicably angry.

Zhou Yanci turned around, his face completely grim: "Chenmian, I'm warning you, this is the last time. Don't make any rash moves!"

Chenmian bit her lip and walked towards him step by step, her eyes reddening.

“Ah Ci, you clearly have a reaction to me.”

"Are you really willing to marry Shang Wu? You don't love her, the marriage won't last long."

No matter what she said, Zhou Yanci remained silent: "Go away, and don't look for me again!"

He deliberately uttered harsh words and left without looking back.

Silence fell outside, with only the faint sound of the wind in the corridor.

Everything was pitch black. Shang Wu was pulled into the man's arms from behind. His strong arms stretched out from the side of her face and were pressed against the door of the stairwell, just in case someone pushed the door open.

She smelled a faint scent of ink on the man, and her heart raced, unsure whether it was from shock or from the close physical contact.

Shang Wu composed herself and calmed her racing heart: "They should have left already."

The man didn't react, he just held her tightly.

Shang Wu pulled at his arm that was wrapped around her.

"Let me go, Lu Rang."

The person behind him shifted slightly.

Shang Wu turned to look at Lu Rang.

He wasn't wearing a lawyer's suit today, but a dark gray cashmere sweater and a black wool coat, exuding a lazy air, and his usual aura of unapproachability was somewhat less pronounced.

What are you planning to do?

He lowered his eyes and stared at Shang Wu.

Shang Wu withdrew her gaze from him and said, "You have good taste in clothes."

She opened the door to go out, but Lu Rang pulled her back.

"They've already taken photos, are you still going to put up with it?"

Shang Wu finally frowned slightly.

She didn't like what Lu Rang said.

It's as if she can endure anything for some kind of benefit, just like Zhou Yanci, who is capable of anything.

Shang Wu coldly emphasized, "This is my business, Attorney Lu."

Lu Rang paused, opened the door and went out, bringing with him a gentle breeze.

Shang Wu stood there, slowly exhaled, and only left after a long while.

Inside the private room, Ji Yu got completely drunk.

Zhou Yanci was sitting at the table. When she saw Shang Wu arrive, she put away her phone, looked up at her, and smiled: "Why did you take so long to go to the restroom? Did you see something interesting and gossip about it?"

That was a deliberate and strange question.

Shang Wu stared straight at him: "Yes, I saw some things I shouldn't have seen."

Zhou Yanci's heart tightened, and her back tensed slightly: "What did you see?"

Shang Wu approached, looked at his lips, which were slightly swollen from the intense kiss, and smiled: "I saw a man bring his mistress to dinner and get caught by the wife. It's right next to our place."

"Really? I didn't know, I didn't hear anything." Zhou Yanci relaxed again.

Shang Wu picked up her bag: "So you must never do anything wrong, or you'll be punished when you're caught."

She smiled at Zhou Yanci and said, "I really believe in karma and retribution. You should do more good deeds and accumulate good karma for yourself."

Zhou Yanci's expression shifted slightly upon hearing this.

He immediately stood up and helped Ji Yu up, then winked at Shang Wu and said with a helpless smile, "Isn't this considered doing good deeds?"

Shang Wu gave a half-smile and turned to leave.

She watched as Zhou Yanci shoved Ji Yu into the back seat: "Let Ji Yu stay at my place tonight."

Zhou Yanci raised her hand to signal the designated driver to come and drive, and then opened the other car door for Shang Wu.

"Now that you've had your conversation, it's time to get back to each other."

Shang Wu sat down and looked out the window.

After arriving home, Zhou Yanci placed Ji Yu on the sofa, drank a glass of water, sat for a short while, and then left.

No sooner had the person left than Shang Wu picked up Ji Yu's bag, took out her phone, and unlocked it using Ji Yu's fingerprint.

After turning on her phone, she immediately opened the social media app, intending to see her chat history with Zhou Yanci, but instead found that Chenmian's name was listed below Zhou Yanci's chat window.

Shang Wu paused, then tapped the chat box with her fingertip.

The last sentence of the chat log was clearly a location sent by Ji Yu.

Sleeping: [Sister Ji Yu, do you think A-Ci really doesn't like me anymore?]

Ji Yu: [No, don't worry. You're the one he cares about most. Even if he's having dinner with Shang Wu, he'll find a way to see you if you come.]

Watching Ji Yu act like a caring older sister to Shen Mian, Shang Wu slowly tightened her grip on her phone, her eyes turning cold.

Ji Yu and Chen Mian were not originally acquainted.

They seem to have a good relationship now, but one of them wants to get closer to Zhou Yanci with Ji Yu's help, while the other thinks that she should be the boss's wife after she falls asleep, so they want to maintain a good relationship and try to bring them together.

Shang Wu exited the chat window, clicked on Ji Yu and Zhou Yanci's messages, and scrolled through them, ignoring the criticisms of her work, to find useful information.

Soon, her hand stopped.

At noon today, before Ji Yu went to Zhou Yanci's office to find him, she asked about her parents on her phone.

Zhou Yanci said that she had arranged for doctors to treat her properly, and that it didn't matter whether her parents were healthy or not, since they didn't pose any threat, so she might as well use this to fool her.

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