Su Ruanruan's coy and accommodating demeanor pleased Zeng Yuan immensely.
He sat down opposite Su Ruanruan and poured her a glass of wine as well.
She certainly didn't dare drink that wine.
With a flick of her fingernail, she sent the powder flying into the wine glass, where it quickly dissolved.
"I toast this wine to you, sir. Thank you for helping me out of that predicament at the jade shop yesterday and for giving me such a precious jade pendant. I will never forget your kindness."
Zeng Yuan accepted it, saying, "It was nothing. If you want to thank me, why don't you come with me and leave this filthy place? I will protect you."
Su Ruanruan lowered her head, biting her lip, "Young Master, let me think about it some more..."
Zeng Yuan smiled and downed the strong liquor in his hand in one gulp. Oh, beauty, one night of passion, and you have no choice in the matter.
Zeng Yuan picked up a slice of braised beef for Su Ruanruan, "Try it, I specially asked the chef to make it."
What he added wasn't to the wine, but to the beef. Otherwise, he wouldn't have drunk that glass of wine so readily.
"Thank you, young master."
Su Ruanruan didn't want to eat, but Zeng Yuan kept watching her.
Left with no other choice, she picked up her chopsticks and took the slice of beef.
Just as he opened his mouth, he caught a glimpse of Zeng Yuan's arm hanging down.
Wow, the medicine works pretty fast. She quickly put down her chopsticks, dragged Zeng Yuan to the bed inside, and made him lie down next to Su He.
He unbuttoned his coat and tugged at Su He's clothes.
After waiting for quite a while, it finally got completely dark.
She took off the clothes that belonged to Su He and stuffed them into Zeng Yuan's mouth.
He then took out a dagger he had found at Su He's house and glanced at Zeng Yuan's underpants.
The knife tip hovered somewhere before finally plunging deep between his legs.
Zeng Yuan trembled several times and whimpered a few times, but did not wake up.
Su Ruanruan threw the clothes covering her mouth onto the ground and looked at the underpants that were gradually turning red.
He revealed a bloodthirsty smile, and then, as he laughed, he burst into tears.
Time seemed to have turned back to her previous life, where her only friend was killed by that beastly "brother".
That's how she was, watching the beautiful flowers bloom beneath him.
Finally, feeling utterly hopeless, he slit his wrists in extreme self-reproach...
Su Ruanruan's eyes were bloodshot as she forced back her tears.
He shoved the dagger into Su He's hand and poured the medicine into Zeng Yuan's eyes.
Finally, place two pills in their mouths, and they will wake up after an hour.
A few tears fell onto the back of her hand, and Su Ruanruan murmured, "Su He, you don't deserve this name."
She covered her face with a veil and, with the help of Ziwu and the others, left through the back window.
...
An hour later, Zeng Yuan's screams echoed through the sky, alarming the constables who were chasing the thief nearby.
Of course, all of this was expected; Zi Wu had someone lure them here.
After leaving Su He's house, Su Ruanruan went straight to the tofu shop, where she asked Ziwu to prepare a bath tub and threw in the medicine for disguise.
Amidst the rising steam, Su Ruanruan tightly closed her eyes and slowly submerged herself in the water.
past life
My name is Su Ruanruan, and I have a, no, my only good friend named Su He.
While my so-called "younger brother and sister" were attending expensive private schools.
However, I was sent to an ordinary middle school in a suburban area.
I am insecure and introverted, like a mouse in the dark who is afraid of the light.
However, I am also afraid of the dark, afraid of lightning, afraid of confined spaces, and afraid of the feeling of suffocation and not being able to breathe.
It seemed to be an unspoken pleasure among my classmates to bully me.
Until that day, a new classmate joined our class. She was about the same age as me, but much taller.
She is optimistic and cheerful, with a smile always on her lips.
She would rescue me from being bullied in the school restroom, and she would share her food with me while I was eating steamed buns.
She would take me home to meet her grandparents who raised her when I had nowhere to go during my holidays.
They also taught me to sing and dance, and took me to do all sorts of meaningful things.
She would also urge me to study hard, acting like an older sister.
In the sunlight, her body was bathed in golden light, and she, too, was a ray of light for me.
"Ruanruan, keep it up, you're the best!"
"Ruan Ruan, let's go see a movie, it's on me."
"Ruanruan, remember to eat well."
Later, we were admitted to the same university but different majors.
After that, I stayed at school to continue my studies, while she went to work for a pharmaceutical company and fell in love at first sight with a colleague.
Later, they got married.
"Ruanruan, do you believe in fate? Zhou Yang and I are like two souls locked in love at first sight, as if we knew each other in a past life..."
"Ruan Ruan, you will be happy too."
"Ruan Ruan, we will be best friends for life."
But a week before the wedding, she committed suicide.
He jumped from the top of a tall building and fell into a pool of blood.
Suhe, who was by my side when I had a high fever a few days ago, hoping I would get better, how could she commit suicide?
Until I found a locksmith's business card in her book.
With these questions in mind, I went to him.
At first, he denied having met Su He, but he couldn't resist my persistent pleading.
He then told me that, without Su He having any proof, he secretly helped her unlock someone else's door.
When I heard that address, it felt like I'd been struck by lightning, leaving me breathless for a long time.
That was my "home" where I was once locked in the attic, a "home" where I had no key, no fingerprint, and couldn't unlock it.
I suddenly remembered Su He's unusual behavior those few days; she always seemed lost in thought, staring at something.
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