Chapter 337 Gu Chong's True Colors
Gu Chong hesitated to look Su Xi in the eye, his voice barely audible, almost stammering as he spoke.
"I'm sorry, I promise I won't drink again next time we meet."
"There won't be a next time. I don't want to pursue this matter any further, but next time we meet, please bring a special assistant, and I will also bring an assistant."
From that moment on, they would never meet alone again.
After saying that, Su Xi pushed open the door of the private room and left.
Gu Chong clenched his fist, glanced at the woman with a complicated expression, and followed her.
They maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far.
Su Xi frowned. The vast Ruyi Pavilion had more than one exit. But each exit led to the parking lot, and she couldn't say he was following her.
Forget it, she didn't want to dwell on these trivial details.
Walking to the corner near the fire hydrant, you'll find a large living room. To the right is the elevator leading downstairs, and to the left is the staircase, which is also the fire escape.
Su Xi walked straight to the right and pressed the button for the downward elevator.
While waiting for the elevator, Su Xi looked back and saw Gu Chong walking over with a shifty look in his eyes.
There are two rows of elevators here, a total of six. Gu Chong couldn't possibly ride in the same elevator as her, could he?
As business partners, it's only natural for them to share an elevator, but what just happened...
She didn't want to think about the details and reasons anymore; she just felt uncomfortable and uneasy about riding in the same elevator.
If he takes this elevator, then she should go back to the other side and take the other one.
Having made up her mind, Su Xi withdrew her gaze, keeping her eyes straight ahead; her profile must have looked quite cold.
It was obvious that she was rejecting his approach.
But out of the corner of his eye, he could still see that tall, slender, and noble figure slowly approaching. Walking straight towards him, his gaze lingered on the path between them.
Su Xi frowned, about to say something, when she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye.
Her body trembled involuntarily.
That figure was almost ingrained in her soul; she would recognize him even if he turned to ashes.
That was the figure of her mother.
How is that possible?
Su Xi looked over abruptly.
The woman, whose figure was almost identical to her mother's, walked straight ahead. Her shoulder-length hair covered half of her face. Although only her profile could be seen, Su Xi was almost certain that it was her mother.
From her clothes and hairstyle to her makeup and even the half of her face that she showed, she was almost identical to her mother.
Even the scent of the women's perfume wafting in the air was exactly the same as the one her mother often used.
Su Xi clenched her fist excitedly and followed without thinking.
After walking a few steps, she realized that the woman in the dark red dress was heading towards the fire escape.
It was indeed a bit of a surprise that she chose to take the stairs instead of the elevator.
However, this is only the 8th floor, so it's common to take the stairs and get some exercise.
Without thinking much, Su Xi opened the door and went inside.
Although this is a fire escape staircase, it is not dark at all; on the contrary, it is brightly lit, and there are even Persian carpets on the floor. Every few meters, there are also blooming foxtail lilies.
The fragrance of foxtail lilies is rich and intense, reaching right to the tip of your nose.
Normally, Su Xi would find the strong fragrance of lilies pleasing to the eye and refreshing, not overpowering at all. But today, however, the scent felt rather pungent to her lungs.
It felt like something was reacting chemically within her body, giving her a dizzy feeling.
Su Xi assumed it was because her mother was excited to see her and didn't think much of it.
The woman ahead was now only a glimpse of her dark red dress. Su Xi quickened her pace downstairs; her footsteps were rapid, even somewhat abrupt.
Logically, the woman should have heard it, but she didn't turn around at all, as if she hadn't heard anything.
Su Xi could only call out abruptly, "This...Auntie, could you wait a moment? I have something to tell you."
The woman maintained a very good figure, being extremely slender and slim. From behind, she looked only in her early thirties. If you were to call her "auntie," it would indeed sound a bit old.
She blurted out, wanting to call her "Miss," but the person opposite her was her own mother, which was a difference in generation.
That's why they changed their tune at the last minute.
The figure in front paused, but didn't turn around. Perhaps feeling she'd been called too old, the woman simply tossed her hair impatiently and quickened her pace downstairs.
Su Xi was pregnant, so she couldn't go downstairs too quickly, but the woman was very agile and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Su Xi could only catch a glimpse of the woman's clothes by peeking down from the stair railing.
For some reason, her vision became increasingly blurry, as if that glimpse of clothing and that person were like the moon in the water or a flower in a mirror, so unreal as to seem unreal.
This feeling seemed to bring back the real experience of losing a mother.
Su Xi became even more anxious and wanted to follow, but for some reason, her brain became increasingly dizzy and her vision became increasingly blurry.
Each step felt like walking on cotton, and the weightless sensation of her feet sinking into the air made her afraid to continue.
She could only hold onto the stairs and slowly sit down.
The moment Su Xi sat down on the carpet, she realized that her whole body was limp and weak, and her eyelids were too heavy to open.
It was only at this moment that she suddenly realized she might have fallen into some kind of trap, or been poisoned.
Her first thought was of those foxtail lilies with their particularly strong fragrance.
However, she and Feng Jingnian had visited Ruyi Pavilion several times before. These foxtail lilies were also displayed in the rooftop starry sky restaurant, and their fragrance was almost identical to what it was now.
So it shouldn't be the lilies that caused it.
But what else could it be but this unusual fragrance that she smelled today, besides the strange lily?
Suddenly, Su Xi had an idea, but the inspiration was fleeting and she didn't catch it.
Without thinking twice, she used a lot of effort to take out her phone and was about to call Feng Jingnian.
But as soon as she managed to get her phone out, her hand, along with the phone, was enveloped by a warm palm.
"Miss Su, what are you doing here? Are you feeling unwell? Do you have a fever?"
The man half-embraced her.
While it's certainly more comfortable to be in a man's arms than on a stumbling staircase, this is clearly a bit presumptuous.
Su Xi's eyelids were so heavy that she couldn't open them at all. The man's voice seemed to be deliberately disguised. Although it felt familiar to her, she couldn't recognize who it was for a moment.
The man took the phone from her limp hand.
He then touched her forehead, slid his hand down her forehead, and touched her neck.
It wasn't until she realized the man was unbuttoning her collar that Su Xi suddenly realized she was in grave danger. She used all her strength to open her eyes.
It only opened its eyes a crack.
Through the blur, she only saw the lower half of the man's face. Then she closed her eyes heavily.
Although it was only the lower half of his face, Su Xi was almost 80% certain that it was none other than Gu Chong.
If it was Gu Chong, then the poisoning she suffered today, leaving her completely weak, was his doing.
When was the poisoning carried out?
Su Xi suddenly remembered that when she was looking through the contract, Gu Chong's contract had a pleasant fragrance as it was being flipped through.
I didn't think much of it at the time, but now I realize it must have been the scent of pear blossoms in the tent.
The fragrance of pear blossoms and foxtail lilies are not poisonous on their own, but when combined, they cause weakness and drowsiness.
Over time, it becomes quite moving.
Having figured out the interaction between the two, Su Xi was almost 100% certain that the man who had touched her inappropriately was Gu Chong.
How could he...?
Her body grew increasingly numb, but she could still feel the man unbuttoning her clothes. One button after another.
A cool sensation on her chest startled her.
But his body felt as if it had been poisoned by the Ten Fragrance Softening Powder, and he had no strength at all.
What terrified her even more was that she also heard the clicking sound of a phone camera taking pictures.
So this is a photo of her indecently done?
Su Xi was so angry that she almost fainted on the spot.
However, the sound of the phone taking pictures went off two or three times and then stopped, followed by the sound of messy footsteps.
Then she swayed and fell into another warm chest.
Immediately following was a dull thud as someone was slammed against the wall.
Upon smelling that familiar, chilling scent, before her sluggish brain could even register who the scent belonged to, her body instinctively curled up securely in the man's arms.
A suit jacket, still warm from his body, was draped over his shoulders.
An even richer aroma filled my nostrils. The crisp, cool scent, mixed with hormones, invaded my senses, flooding my mind and almost dispelling the fog.
That familiar aura must belong to Feng Jue.
Su Xi felt completely at ease, wrapped her arms around the man's lean waist, and then sank into the quagmire-like darkness.
Feng Jue held Su Xi in his arms, wrapped her in his coat, leaving only her delicate, palm-sized face exposed.
Looking down at the woman's open neckline, his gaze instantly turned dark and terrifying.
Gu Chong also works out, but he didn't expect Feng Jue to be so strong, nor did he expect him to arrive so timely.
He only managed to block for a moment before the man threw him against the wall.
The enormous impact nearly made his blood boil.
The moment he turned around, he met the man's bloodthirsty and murderous gaze.
Gu Chong's eyes flickered, and he hurriedly said, "President Feng, don't worry. These won't have any effect on her body or the fetus. Just take her to a well-ventilated place and make sure she doesn't smell these foxtail lilies, and she'll wake up."
Upon hearing this, Feng Jue bent down, picked up the woman, and walked out of the fire escape to the rooftop garden on his right.
Several bodyguards in black, having received a signal from the big boss, shoved Gu Chong into the rooftop garden as well.
He sat upright in the armchair, using his suit jacket to shield himself from others' view. With a calm expression, Feng Jue reached inside and helped the woman fasten her unbuttoned clothes.
Gently restore the disheveled collar to its original state.
The guests dining at several tables in the sky garden all left upon seeing this.
When Nie Liuyun heard the news, he rushed over, thinking that someone had come to his territory to cause trouble. But when he saw that Su Xi had fainted and Gu Chong was being restrained, he immediately understood what had happened.
"Hey Gu, I told you I wasn't mistaken and I didn't wrong you. I didn't expect you to come up with another scheme after your first one failed. You're a disgrace to us men. You'd better wait to go to jail."
After helping Su Xi straighten her clothes, Feng Jue suddenly looked at Chong, his eyes sharp as if he were about to unleash a massacre.
He didn't notice at all that Su Xi in his arms was showing signs of waking up.
Liu Cheng, ever the astute one, spoke up for the big boss, "Gu Chong, I really misjudged you. Now, give us a perfect explanation."
Gu Chong looked ashamed, but it was entirely a case of good intentions gone wrong, an unintentional mistake.
"Mr. Feng, I admit that I have ulterior motives towards Miss Su, but she is already married, and besides, you also have feelings for her, so even if I had the guts of a bear and the courage of a leopard, I wouldn't dare to do anything to her."
How could such a blatant, one-time, named act of indecent assault be my doing? I'm not that stupid.
Even if I wanted to do something to her, even if I only planned to pull off one heist and then abandon everything and leave, I would never choose a semi-public place like the staircase.
People could walk by anytime, and the stairs are really uncomfortable and illogical. Don't you think so?
Feng Jue's handsome face grew increasingly dark, as if a storm was brewing.
Liu Cheng coughed. It must be said that while Gu Chong's explanation was infuriating and somewhat vulgar, it did make some sense.
Even so, we must not confuse right and wrong.
Moreover, there are still some details that have not been explained.
For example, he was the second person to rush into the stairwell, right after the big boss.
She saw Su Xi's open neckline, so how do you explain that?
It wouldn't be good for Miss Su's reputation to talk about this, so he naturally couldn't ask her directly. He then gestured to all the bodyguards to go outside and stand guard.
Even Nie Liuyun, who absolutely refused to leave, was asked to leave.
Nie Liuyun was immediately puzzled. Feng Jingnian was clearly Su Xi's husband, and his desire to protect Su Xi was merely a matter of fulfilling a request made by someone else. However, the current situation left him somewhat confused.
He was wondering whether he should tell Feng Jingnian about the situation here, but he was also afraid that the two men would fight and burn down his Ruyi Pavilion.
Miss Su doesn't seem like the kind of person who's fickle and two-timing.
He should first find an opportunity to ask Su Xi what exactly happened, and then consider whether or not to tell Feng Jingnian.
If Su Xi really is having an affair with that almost otherworldly man, this shouldn't be stated so bluntly. How about we invite Feng Jingnian to dinner next time? And have the chef meticulously carve a green radish hat as a platter?
No, no, that's too much of a stretch.
Let's prepare a dish that's all green.
"How about we dye this thing green?" Nie Liuyun touched his flamboyant short hair.
He really went to great lengths for his brothers, which touched me a little!
Hanging Gardens
After Nie Liuyun left, Liu Cheng moved his lips, about to say something, when he suddenly felt a knife-like gaze on the back of his neck.
Suddenly, a thought struck Liu Cheng. If he asked, wouldn't that be admitting to the big boss that he had also seen things he shouldn't have?
Given the big boss's jealous and vindictive nature, will he have a good life in the future?
Realizing he had almost committed a grave mistake, Liu Cheng couldn't help but shudder.
Although his body was stiff with fear, he remained calm, turned around, bent slightly, and left the room.
Just as Nie Liuyun was thinking about how to subtly tell his buddy that he might have been cheated on, he saw Liu Cheng also being asked to come out, looking rather dejected.
He suddenly felt somewhat at ease.
He walked over and bumped Liu Cheng's shoulder in a friendly, buddy-like manner. "Brother, what's going on inside? Is that man holding Miss Su her brother?"
Liu Cheng glared at him fiercely, but didn't say anything.
May all lovers in the world eventually become siblings.
This guy is really nasty.
If the big boss finds out, he'll definitely be in big trouble.
Liu Cheng, fearing he might be tainted by bad luck, distanced himself from Nie Liuyun with disgust.
Nie Liuyun looked completely bewildered.
Even if he looks slightly masculine, he wouldn't be mistaken for a gay man, would he?
It's really baffling.
Nie Liuyun got goosebumps all over his body, shivered, and walked to the diagonal line furthest from Liu Cheng.
He glanced at the door, waiting for the final outcome.
Only Feng Jue, Gu Chong, and Su Xi remained in the room.
Su Xi had already woken up, but didn't know how to escape this awkward and unpleasant atmosphere, so she could only close her eyes and pretend to be unconscious.
Feng Jue looked at Gu Chong and said coldly, "Continue."
Gu Chong's face stiffened, and he said sincerely, "I didn't know why Miss Su fainted at the time. I was just trying to save her and wanted to perform chest compressions, so I..."
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