Chapter 289 He Lost Control

Shen Zhantang's spine stiffened, and the blood boiling with anger in his body now froze inch by inch in his bulging veins.

Su Xier was also stunned. She clenched her teeth, and an unprecedented fear surged into her heart.

She had experienced far more dangerous situations than this, so she was originally fearless.

But now, things are different.

She had a weakness, a concern, hidden deep within her.

Su Xier's hand, stained with blood and with white knuckles, unconsciously covered her lower abdomen.

Shen Yunlang noticed this subtle movement, and a hint of malice flashed in her eyes.

Su Xier's long eyelashes trembled slightly as she looked at Shen Zhantang.

But Shen Zhantang, who remained expressionless, did not look at her.

"Oh, it's just a bodyguard, is it that hard to choose, Mr. Shen?"

Gao Sheng's eyes widened as the needle pierced Shen Yunlang's skin, causing her to scream in pain and shake her head in terror. "With this one needle, I guarantee your precious thing will be in ecstasy and never be able to live without it for the rest of its life."

"No...no..."

Seeing that Shen Zhantang had not yet made a decision, Shen Yunlang panicked and cried even more miserably, "Brother! Save me... I'm so scared!"

"Okay, I promise you!"

After a brief and intense internal struggle, Shen Zhantang dared not hesitate any longer and made his choice: "Give me back my sister!"

Su Xier trembled violently and stood there motionless, her face deathly pale.

The air she breathed into her lungs felt like it was cutting into her internal organs.

She felt as if she had been drained of all her energy, as if her spirit and body were about to dissipate.

Although she should understand why Shen Zhantang would make such a choice—after all, she was just his bodyguard—she was still ungrateful and harbored fantasies about him.

Even if he says he wants both?

It's better than resolutely abandoning her and choosing Shen Yunlang.

"Mr. Chen! This..." The bodyguard next to her was also dumbfounded, looking at Su Xier with concern.

Of course he knew that the relationship between President Shen and Su Xier was common knowledge throughout the entire bodyguard team.

They all thought that President Shen cared a lot about Miss Su and doted on her.

In hindsight, they had been overthinking things. In President Shen's eyes, she was still nothing more than a lowly bodyguard, a pawn who could be sacrificed and discarded at any time.

"Tsk tsk~ President Shen really dotes on his girlfriend, I almost cried."

Gao Sheng grinned excitedly and twistedly, beckoning Su Xier with his finger, "Little beauty, come here."

Su Xi'er's face turned deathly pale, and she stood frozen in place.

"Since your CEO Shen has played with you tonight, let me treat you well." Gao Sheng laughed maniacally, his eyes filled with nauseating greed as he looked at Su Xier.

In terms of looks and figure, the woman in front of him was far more beautiful than the withered seedling in his arms!

Comparing goods is a matter of choice; which man wouldn't choose this little bodyguard? Only a coward like Shen Zhantang would choose his unlucky sister!

Su Xier walked towards Gao Sheng step by step, and when she passed by Shen Zhantang, she didn't even glance at him.

They faced death without emotion or regret.

Shen Zhantang didn't dare to look at her, but he felt his cold blood surging through his body, churning his internal organs. His heart felt like it was being ripped apart by a dull knife, as if a piece of flesh was being ripped out from its deepest part.

Before my eyes, Su Xier's thin and frail figure was sometimes clear and sometimes blurry.

His hands trembled uncontrollably, and he clenched his fists tightly to barely keep himself from losing his composure.

Just as Su Xier was only a step away from Gao Sheng, Gao Sheng suddenly threw Shen Yunlang on the ground like trash with disgust, then reached out and grabbed Su Xier's wrist, pulling her into his arms.

"Come on, beautiful, let me take good care of you~"

"elder brother!"

Shen Yunlang's legs went weak, and he crawled forward in a disheveled state.

"Yun'er!" Shen Zhantang strode forward, picked up his younger sister from the ground, and left the private room without looking back.

The moment the door to the private room closed, Su Xi'er felt as if she had been thrown into a dark and cold abyss, falling rapidly but never reaching the end.

Gao Sheng's large hands restlessly kneaded her body, the syringe intentionally or unintentionally tracing the lines across her pale cheek:

"Look at how heartless your CEO Shen is! He just dumped you like that. Besides having a boyfriend, what kind of man is he anyway?"

Su Xier's eyes dimmed, her face expressionless.

"Why don't you come with me? With Shen Zhantang, you'll be a bodyguard for life. But if you come with me, I'll make you the Crown Princess of Donglian..."

ah--! "

Before the words were even finished, a shrill scream followed!

Without making a sound, Su Xier snapped Gao Sheng's wrist as he reached for her abdomen!

"Keep your dirty hands away from my child."

Gao Sheng raised his arm and looked at his clattering hand, almost fainting from fright.

"Young Master!"

The men of Donglian swarmed forward, like a sinister black mist, and swallowed Su Xier whole.

...

The scene was one of utter devastation in the darkness.

Fortunately, at most there were only injuries and no deaths; otherwise, the situation would have spiraled out of control. Once Shen Zhantang, the president of the Shen Group, made the front page of the social section, his tenure as president would be over. Not only would he be dismissed, but the notoriously strict Chairman Shen would also kick him out of the board of directors and even throw him into Siberia.

"Brother, my neck...it hurts so much..."

The luxury car drove towards the Shen residence. Inside the car, Shen Yunlang, now safe, threw herself into Shen Zhantang's arms, sobbing. Tears soaked through his blood-stained clothes. "I really thought... I was going to die... I was so afraid I'd never see you again, brother..."

"Silly girl, you're safe now. No one will be able to bully you anymore. Don't overthink things."

Shen Zhantang gently comforted his sister, but his mind was elsewhere.

His hand, which was stroking Shen Yunlang's head, was still trembling slightly and couldn't stop.

But at this moment, Shen Yunlang, who was being held tightly in the man's arms, couldn't help but smile.

Her scheme succeeded.

The despicable relationships and insidious motives hidden within this are beyond anything Shen Zhantang could ever have imagined, no matter how hard he tried.

"Second Miss, how did you end up getting involved with the people from Donglian for no apparent reason?" Secretary He, sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but ask.

"I...I...don't know..."

Shen Yunlang was unwilling to answer the question, and could only cry and play the victim, "Brother... my head is so dizzy, I feel so nauseous... did that beast give me something dirty...?"

"Secretary He, go to the hospital immediately!" Shen Zhantang ordered anxiously.

...

After taking Shen Yunlang to the hospital for a check-up and confirming that she was alright, Shen Zhantang was finally relieved.

"Yun'er, go to sleep. There are many guards outside, not even a mosquito can fly in. You are safe."

Shen Zhantang gently pinched her cheek. "Big brother has something to attend to and will be leaving for a while. I'll come to see you first thing tomorrow morning."

"Brother...where are you going? Don't go..." Shen Yunlang grabbed the man's large hand, tears welling up in her eyes as she pleaded with him to stay.

"Big brother has some important things to take care of. Don't worry, he'll be back soon."

In the end, she still couldn't keep Shen Zhantang from leaving, and could only watch helplessly as he quickly left the ward.

As soon as the door closed, Shen Yunlang sat up abruptly from the hospital bed, her delicate features gone, as if nothing had happened.

Instead, there was regret and resentment.

Because she knew that her brother's hasty departure was for no other reason than to go back and save that bitch Su Hu!

"Su Xi'er, tonight, I don't believe you can keep the bastard in your belly!"

After leaving the hospital, Shen Zhantang's heart was pounding. He practically ran to his car and ordered his bodyguards to drive quickly into the night.

The bodyguard floored the accelerator, and the man's cold, sharp features and bloodshot eyes, filled with murderous intent, were reflected in the car window.

"Mr. Shen, the light is red ahead..."

"Charge!"

"yes!"

The bodyguards dared not delay, running red lights and speeding all the way. Luckily it was midnight, otherwise a group of traffic police would have been chasing after them!

Secretary He saw the man's restrained gaze in the rearview mirror, but the deep worry hidden within was no less than that he felt for the second young lady. She couldn't help but sigh.

"Mr. Shen, even if you don't want to hear what I'm about to say, I have to say it even at the risk of my life. If you're so worried about Miss Su's safety, why did you bring her here tonight? She wouldn't be in danger if you hadn't brought her."

Shen Zhantang opened his lips hesitantly, his voice hoarse as if cracked:

"I didn't think that much about it."

Over the years, he had grown accustomed to having her by his side and to her protection. With her around, he always felt a little more at ease.

"Moreover, she is very skilled. She is the most skilled person in the entire Shen family."

This is praise, an acknowledgment of Su Xier's abilities.

But it sounds like she's very pitiful.

Secretary He sighed, "No matter how skilled she is, she's still a girl..."

"None of the people in that room could possibly be a match for her."

Shen Zhantang closed his bloodshot eyes, took a deep breath, and repeated it over and over, as if answering Secretary He, but more like comforting himself, "She'll be alright, she'll definitely be alright..."

The luxury car sped back into the night.

When Shen Zhantang rushed into the private room like a madman, he found that Donglian's thugs were lying all over the place, and the walls and floor were covered in blood. It was a terrible and horrific scene!

Gao Sheng has disappeared.

Su Xi'er was nowhere to be found either.

A chill ran down Shen Zhantang's spine; a sense of foreboding surged through his veins. He rushed over, grabbed one of Donglian's men lying on the ground, and roared uncontrollably:

"Where is Gao Sheng?! Where did he take my woman?! Tell me!"

"I have no idea……"

"grass!"

Shen Zhantang's eyes were bloodshot with hatred. His right hand swiftly reached for his lower back, pulling out a Czech CZ82 pistol. He pressed the muzzle fiercely against the man's forehead, almost hysterically shouting, "Where did he take my woman?!"

"Speak! If you don't, I'll kill you!"

The bodyguards and Secretary He outside the door were all stunned.

When they came to rescue the second young lady, President Shen was so angry, yet he didn't even suggest using a gun. But now, for Miss Su's sake, he truly harbors murderous intent!

"She... ran away..."

The thug stared in terror at the man who was acting like a crazed beast. "I really don't know... I really don't know..."

"court death!"

Just as Shen Zhantang pulled the safety and was about to fire, Secretary He intervened in time, preventing the shot from hitting the ceiling.

"President Shen! You can't kill people! That's the bottom line!"

Secretary He and another bodyguard held Shen Zhantang firmly in place, managing to stop his urge to go on a killing spree. "Once you take a life, your life will be ruined! Absolutely not!"

Shen Zhantang's throat was hoarse and cracked. The thought of Su Xier being taken away by that beast Gao Sheng filled his pale face with fear, leaving him nowhere to hide. "Then what do you suggest we do? Xier is missing... what do you suggest we do?!"

"Just now, didn't this person say that Miss Su escaped? You also said that Miss Su is very skilled, maybe she broke through the encirclement and really escaped?"

Secretary He, sweating profusely, reassured her, "I'll send people to look for her now, and I'll send others back to the Tanhu Villa to keep watch. There's also the nearby police station and surveillance cameras. We'll definitely be able to help you find Miss Su!"

Shen Zhantang's legs trembled uncontrollably inside his trousers, and he almost couldn't stand up straight. Fear and regret intertwined in his heart.

At that moment, he was filled with regret.

Why didn't we say we wanted both?

Is he really that useless, incapable of protecting the two women who are incredibly important to him?!