Side Story 1: Hatred
Deep Blue Nightclub, second basement level.
The place is dimly lit, with only the back-and-forth moving colored rays and the flashing neon lights on the walls providing illumination.
The intense rock music was ear-piercing, and the dance floor was filled with masked, scantily clad, and wildly frenzied young men and women.
This is one of the notorious red-light districts in Haitan City.
Gu Chen, dressed as a waiter and wearing a cat mask, moved among the unrestrained crowd.
His gaze remained fixed on the couple at table number seven on the left side of the dance floor.
There were seven of them in total. They had taken some kind of aphrodisiac and were so unrestrained that the masks on four of them had fallen off.
"Black Cat!" the manager called out to him.
Because he was wearing a mask, the manager didn't know who he was and could only refer to him by the image on his mask.
Gu Chen walked over.
"Take this to table number seven and give it to the female guest surnamed Jiang." The manager placed a prepared cocktail on the tray in his hand.
"This contains seaweed...it's very expensive. That customer specifically requested it, so please don't send the wrong thing," the manager whispered in his ear.
Gu Chen nodded, picked up the wine, and walked over to table number seven.
"Miss, this is your wine." Gu Chen pushed the wine glass to the woman in the middle, who was called "Sister Lulu" by her companions.
The woman's face lit up with anticipation. She eagerly picked up her wine glass and downed it in one gulp.
Gu Chen just watched her and drank the spiked wine down to the last drop.
He returned to the bar with the empty glass in his hand.
Over the past three months, he has repeatedly sent her this kind of wine.
It all started when he accidentally delivered the wrong wine to her for the first time.
He watched as the woman became increasingly entangled in it, unable to extricate herself.
...
When Gu Chen returned to the locker room to change after work, he discovered that his belongings box had been pried open and the contents were gone.
"Where are my things?" Gu Chen asked, looking at the people around him.
He didn't care about the clothes, but he put the necklace his mother had left him in the pocket of one of the clothes.
The nightclub waiters were required to wear uniform black chokers and were prohibited from wearing personal jewelry. When Gu Chen changed clothes, he would put the necklace in his pocket and lock the locker.
It was just a silver necklace, worthless to the average person who works here, and probably no one would be interested in it.
"Brother Gu, it was Liu Hao who pried open your locker and threw all your things into the trash can," a new young man couldn't help but say.
Gu Chen rushed out and arrived at the corner of the stairs in the emergency exit, where he saw that the trash cans there were all empty.
The cleaners have already taken them all away.
Unable to wait for the elevator, Gu Chen rushed up the stairs and ran to the nearest garbage dump.
It was eerily dark tonight; the moon and stars were nowhere to be seen. Gu Chen turned on his phone's light and rummaged through the stinking garbage.
For Gu Chen, there was nothing left in this world that mattered to him.
Why? As a victim, you are despised and insulted like trash, driven to the brink of despair, while the perpetrator can squander the money he earned from selling everything beautiful and indulge in pleasure at nightclubs.
Gu Chen had long planned his revenge; he wanted to take revenge on that woman, on Chen Chujie, and on this dark and disgusting world.
Going to work at Deep Blue Nightclub was the first step in his plan.
He never expected that Jiang Lulu was actually addicted to drugs.
But how can a low dose of shake pills be enough?
The money she stole from him was enough for her to take these pills until she died.
He lay low in Deep Blue for two months, finally gaining some of the manager's trust and becoming qualified to access higher-level secrets.
Then, he couldn't wait to start his plan.
First, a customer's order of spiked wine was accidentally delivered to Jiang Lulu by mistake.
Unsurprisingly, this woman, who loved to take advantage of others, kept and drank the wine that had been mistakenly delivered to her.
From then on, the woman fell in love with that thing.
She started coming to Deep Blue Nightclub more often, and every time she ordered one of those drinks.
In order to use that kind of drug, she gradually went from being financially well-off to being heavily in debt.
It won't be long before she's finished.
Gu Chen's heart gradually twisted and became perverse in the pleasure of avenging his great enemy. The only thing that could bring back a little rationality and conscience to him was the necklace his mother gave him.
But now, even his mother's only remaining possession has left him.
He mechanically rummaged through the trash with both hands, but before his eyes appeared his mother's disappointed face.
Her son, whom she was once so proud of, was consumed by hatred and became filthy.
Perhaps, all of this was preordained.
He was destined to succumb to darkness, destined to become a henchman of evil, bringing destruction to this world that already had little beauty.
"Hey, who's this? Scavenging through the trash like a dog!"
When the piercing sound came from behind, Gu Chen's heart, which yearned for the light, shattered completely.
...
When Gu Shenzhi left the sanatorium where Devons was imprisoned, he stopped in his tracks when he saw Zhang Yun waiting for him at the gate.
His angel turned around, giving him a smile more beautiful than the moon in the sky. Instead of questioning the purpose of his trip, she complained with a hint of coquettishness:
"I've been waiting for you for ages! There are so many mosquitoes here, I almost got bitten!"
Gu Shenzhi suddenly walked over and embraced the only light in his life.
Do you know how great you are?
"?"
Zhang Yun looked at him, puzzled.
Gu Shenzhi just smiled and remained silent.
There are some things you'll never know.
(Zhang Yun: There are some things, do you think I know them or not?)
...
The extra chapter is over
Side Story 2: Amnesia
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and Cheng Lujin is alone in Zhang Yun's villa.
Since Zhang Yun and Gu Shenzhi went public with their relationship, the two have been living together openly. The villa that Xingchen allocated to Zhang Yun has become his and Zhang Yun's assistant driver's residence.
During the Lunar New Year holiday, everyone else went home, leaving only Lu Chengjin here.
My lower back is still a little sore. Last night, on New Year's Eve, that bastard Li Cheng called me over again. We agreed to just stay up together, but he still managed to get me drunk.
Cheng Lujin left in a huff as soon as she woke up in the morning.
The doorbell rang at the villa. Cheng Lujin saw it was Li Cheng on the security camera and immediately yelled, "Get out!"
Hang up the phone.
Why are other couples all lovey-dovey, singing each other's songs and openly showing off their affection, while my partner just knows how to go to bed, bed, bed?!
Oh, he's being shameless. They're not even a couple, just friends with benefits.
Even if it's just friends with benefits, it should still be based on the principle of voluntariness!
Those who pester others relentlessly and force others to do things against their will be struck by lightning!
Cheng Lujin was troubled, pondering how to get rid of this annoying guy and embrace a peaceful life.
Suddenly, the sound of a door opening came from behind.
Cheng Lujin turned her head in surprise and saw that Li Cheng had already entered the living room.
How did you get in?
"This villa used to belong to me."
Cheng Lu Jin was furious. "Fine, I'll move out."
He took two steps before Li Cheng grabbed him and threw him onto the sofa.
"It seems I've spoiled you too much." Li Cheng pressed down on him.
"You bastard, get out, don't touch me!" Cheng Lujin struggled and cursed.
"Help! Help!"
Li Cheng laughed, "Keep yelling, let's see who comes to save you."
Li Cheng took off Cheng Lujin's glasses and threw them on the coffee table. Li Cheng lowered his head to kiss him, but Cheng Lujin turned his head away and dodged him. So Li Cheng kissed Cheng Lujin's neck instead.
"It hurts..." Cheng Lujin's eyes reddened. "Let me go, Li Cheng, please let me go... it really hurts..."
Li Cheng showed no sign of stopping.
Cheng Lujin's heart sank, and he closed his eyes.
Suddenly, with a loud "bang," Cheng Lujin felt a jolt, opened his eyes, and saw Zhang Yun standing next to the sofa, holding a baseball bat.
Li Cheng lay on top of him, already unconscious.
"Brother Lu, are you alright?"
"..." It took Cheng Lu Jin a while to react, and he quickly pushed Li Cheng off him and sat up.
"Why are you back?" he asked, quickly wiping away his tears.
“My brother and I went to play baseball, but we got stuck in traffic on the way back. Luckily, the villa was nearby, so we changed our route and came here.”
After Zhang Yun finished speaking, she looked at Li Cheng, who had been pushed to the ground, and asked, "What's going on with you two?"
"He's having an attack." Cheng Lujin kicked Li Cheng in annoyance.
Gu Shenzhi parked the car and walked in from outside. He was slightly surprised to see the scene before him. "What happened?"
"President Gu," Cheng Lujin greeted him coldly.
Gu Shenzhi nodded.
He came over and helped Li Cheng to lie down on the bed in the guest room.
"Why isn't he awake yet?" Zhang Yun asked, puzzled. "I didn't hit him hard enough!"
"Don't tell me he's been crippled." Gu Shenzhi pried open Li Cheng's eyelids and said.
Cheng Lujin, who had initially had a "serves him right" expression, became worried upon hearing this. "Should we take him to the hospital?"
The two of them looked at him at the same time.
"I'm not concerned about him, I'm worried that if he really has a problem, we'll all have to take responsibility!" Cheng Lujin quickly made an excuse.
Gu Shenzhi and Zhang Yun exchanged a glance and a look.
Gu Shenzhi nodded and said, "Then you go get the car, and we'll carry him over."
"Okay." Cheng Lujin hurriedly went out, grabbed his car keys, and drove to the villa's garage to get his car.
When he rushed to the garage, his phone rang. Seeing that it was Zhang Yun, Cheng Jin quickly answered the call.
"Brother Lu, come back. Li Cheng has woken up, but... he has a little problem."
Cheng Lujin's heart sank, and he hurriedly ran back.
Li Cheng sat on the bed, his eyes unfocused, his expression blank and innocent.
And who are you?
Cheng Lujin was stunned. He looked at Gu Shenzhi and Zhang Yun.
"Amnesia?!"
The four of them sat down in the living room again. Gu Shenzhi had a private doctor examine Li Cheng, and the diagnosis was intermittent amnesia.
It's said that the brain hemorrhage compressed the nerves, and the memory will return after a while once the hemorrhage dissipates.
The length of this period depends on the recovery progress, ranging from a month and a half to as short as half a month.
So here's the question: Li Cheng is acting like a child right now, so who will take care of him during this time?
"Should I call Secretary Liu?" Zhang Yun took out her phone.
"Forget it, it's the New Year, it's too unethical to call people here like this," Cheng Lujin said.
He glanced at Gu Shenzhi and Zhang Yun, and knew that it was impossible for the two of them to be together. "I'll do it. The fewer people who know about this, the better."
Fortunately, it's the Lunar New Year holiday, and there's not much going on at the company. Otherwise, if Li Cheng didn't show up for a long time, things wouldn't be able to stay quiet.
“Yes, I’ll take care of things at the company. You can rest assured and take good care of him.” Zhang Yun nodded.
Zhang Yun and Gu Shenzhi stayed until evening before leaving.
Cheng Lujin gave Li Cheng a bath, changed his clothes, and told him to go to bed.
"Brother, I'm afraid of the dark." Li Cheng grabbed the hem of his clothes and looked at him pitifully.
OMG!
Cheng Lujin really wanted to find her phone to take a picture of this scene.
Having shed his sharp and domineering demeanor, Li Cheng is as adorable as a little puppy.
Cheng Lujin admitted that she was charmed by his cuteness.
I wish he could stay like this with amnesia.
Before falling asleep while holding Li Cheng, Cheng Lu Jin thought groggily.
(Zhang Yun and Gu Shenzhi: Brother, this is all the help we can give!)
End of extra chapter two
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