Chapter 91 A Red Mole in the Corner, My Heart in Turmoil
Bai Shu forcibly suppressed the unfamiliar panic in her heart. She couldn't panic; if she did, she would lose.
She tilted her head slightly, a mocking smile curving her lips, her voice both cold and seductive.
"Bodyguard Lu, are you planning to embezzle from your post, or do you have other schemes?"
These words were extremely provocative, almost like pointing a finger at him and accusing him of having ulterior motives.
Lu Jingyan's eyes darkened as he stared at her stubborn profile and her eyelashes, which trembled slightly with nervousness.
He wasn't angered by her provocation; instead, his voice became even deeper.
"I am simply doing my job."
He paused, then added, "Make sure my 'partner' survives until we find all the rats."
After saying that, he actually took a step back, creating a suffocating distance between them.
Once the oppressive feeling disappeared, Bai Zhu's tense body relaxed slightly.
Before she could even catch her breath, Lu Jingyan's next move almost made her gasp for air.
He turned around, swaggered to the outer room, sat down on the obviously expensive leather sofa, crossed his legs, and made it clear that he wasn't leaving that night.
"You!" Bai Shu was speechless with anger.
"I won't leave until I'm absolutely certain this room is safe." Lu Jingyan didn't even lift his eyelids, his tone leaving no room for argument.
Su Wantang looked at his shameless "I'm right here, what can you do to me?" attitude, feeling both angry and helpless.
Arguing with him? It's pointless.
She knew he was telling the truth. That assassin known as "Ghost" was elusive and unpredictable; if it weren't for him tonight, she would probably be a corpse already.
Reason told her that this was the safest option.
Emotionally, the feeling of being monitored and having her private space invaded made her very uncomfortable.
Ultimately, Bai Zhu chose to express her dissatisfaction through action.
Without saying a word, she turned and walked into the bedroom, then with a "bang," she slammed it down with all her might.
The door panel blocked the view, but it couldn't block the sound.
Separated by a wall, in the living room, Lu Jingyan could clearly hear the woman's slightly rapid breathing from the bedroom.
Inside the bedroom, Su Wantang could hear the man's steady and powerful heartbeat from the sofa outside, as if it were right next to her ear.
An indescribable ambiguity and torment permeated the air.
That jerk of a man is so domineering it's utterly unreasonable!
Night deepened.
Su Wantang tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep no matter what she did.
The lingering fear of being poisoned during the day, the immense pressure from Lu Jingyan, and the presence of that person just a wall away felt like a mountain pressing down on her, making it hard to breathe.
Annoying!
She sat up abruptly in bed, her bare feet stepping onto the soft wool carpet.
No, if this continues, she'll definitely suffer from a nervous breakdown.
A thought flashed through her mind, and in an instant, she vanished from the bedroom.
The next second, she found herself in the Begonia Space.
The warm, humid air enveloped my entire body, the spring water gurgled, and the air was filled with the fragrance of earth and vegetation.
Su Wantang took off her restrictive nightgown and immersed herself completely in the small spiritual spring.
The warm spring water instantly enveloped every inch of her skin, like a pair of gentle hands soothing her tense nerves and inner anxiety.
She sighed contentedly, rested her head on the jade stone by the spring, and closed her eyes.
It's good to be alive.
...
On the sofa in the living room.
Lu Jingyan did not fall asleep; he simply closed his eyes, but his ears, like radar, were picking up every sound in the bedroom.
He could hear the rustling sound of her turning over, and the sound of her breathing gradually calming down.
Everything seemed to be under his control.
However, at a certain moment...
The steady breathing suddenly disappeared.
It's not that I've become lighter, or that I've fallen into a deep sleep, but that I've completely and utterly disappeared!
It was as if that person had never been in that room at all!
Lu Jingyan suddenly opened his eyes, and a terrifying light flashed in his deep eyes!
He listened intently; the entire suite was deathly silent except for his own heartbeat.
What happened?
A thought exploded in his mind like a thunderclap—"Ghost!"
That assassin is back!
In a way he couldn't understand, they sneaked in unnoticed and took her away!
Lu Jingyan's mind went blank. Without thinking, he sprang up from the sofa like a cheetah and took two steps to the bedroom door.
Without even thinking of turning the doorknob, he used all his strength to kick it hard!
"Bang--!!!"
A loud bang!
He kicked the heavy solid wood door through!
Amidst the flying sawdust, Lu Jingyan, like an enraged lion, stormed into the bedroom!
The bedroom was empty!
There were no signs of struggle on the bed.
The windows were locked tightly from the inside.
The person simply vanished into thin air.
An overwhelming sense of panic and despair, like icy seawater, instantly engulfed Lu Jingyan.
This feeling... he was all too familiar with it.
He experienced that moment when he learned that Wan Tang had been swallowed by a bomb and her body was never found.
He experienced it when he thought he would lose her forever.
And now, this heart-wrenching feeling is coming at him for the second time, like a tidal wave!
"ah--!"
Lu Jingyan let out a low growl that was suppressed to the extreme, his eyes were bloodshot, and he slammed his fist hard against the wall!
The wall plaster was cracked, and blood flowed down between his fingers, but he felt no pain whatsoever.
Just as he was about to be completely consumed by rage and despair, on the verge of losing his reason.
A soft "click" came from the other bathroom in the suite.
The door opened.
Su Wantang timed it perfectly, having just emerged from the spatial dimension. She was wearing a large bathrobe, her long, black hair still damp, which she was casually drying with a towel.
She was humming a tuneless little tune, in a good mood, when she looked up and saw the apocalyptic scene in the living room.
The bedroom door was kicked open, there was a terrifying fist mark on the wall, and Lu Jingyan stood in the center of the bedroom like a murderous god about to be possessed by a demon.
Su Wantang was stunned.
What's going on?
She immediately realized what was happening, her pretty face instantly darkened, and two flames ignited in her peach blossom eyes.
She shuffled over in her slippers, hands on her hips, adopting a posture of complete displeasure, and demanded sharply:
"Lu Jingyan! You're up in the middle of the night, breaking into my bedroom and banging on my door! What are you trying to do?!"
Upon hearing this voice, Lu Jingyan's stiff body jolted violently.
He slowly turned around and saw the woman who was completely unharmed and even looked somewhat languid after taking a bath.
He didn't say anything, just stared intently at her, taking one step at a time, approaching her.
"You...you stop right there!"
Su Wantang was so frightened by his murderous look that she took a step back and shouted in a fierce but weak voice.
"If you come any closer, I'll call for help!"
Lu Jingyan ignored her warnings.
He gradually cornered her until she had nowhere left to retreat.
After the initial euphoria of regaining what was lost, a huge, inexplicable question arose in my mind.
How did she manage to slip silently into another bathroom from the locked room?
His gaze, like the most sophisticated scanner, swept over every inch of her body.
From her face flushed with anger to her long, slender, fair neck...
Suddenly, his gaze froze.
Just below the collar of her bathrobe, where her collarbone was faintly visible, was a tiny, blood-red spot—
Red mole.
The location, shape, and size of that mole were exactly the same as the one on Su Wantang's body, deep in his memory!
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