Chapter 67 Timely

Lin Jingtai remained unmoved by her threats and words. In the next moment, he approached her directly and tore the clothes from her body.

As he spoke, "Over these past two years, my discernment has become more refined. There are few women who captivate me. Did my respect for your wishes at the table, refraining you from excessive drinking, not strike you as gentlemanly?"

He reached out and caressed her cheek, gazing at the thin layer of camisole and black lace bra barely covering her. "You are mistaken. I have a twisted psyche. I could have indulged you then, but now I can torture you."

"Do you see Lu Lu? If you follow my lead, by the time we reach Lu Lu, I will release you."

Liang Shu spat fiercely on his face. "You're bloody dreaming!"

Her clothes were in tatters, barely sufficient to cover her body.

In the morning, Gu Han Sheng had shown no mercy, except for her face and neck, which remained unharmed. Everywhere else was hardly recognizable.

Seeing this, Lin Jingtai merely smiled. There was little emotion in his eyes as he wiped his face with a hand. "You'll know soon enough if this is a dream."

...

As Gu Han Sheng forcefully kicked open the door to the hotel's top suite, the two beside him were stunned.

The waiter trembled, keeping his head low, eyes fixed on the gray carpet as if wishing he could disappear into it.

Even Ji Chen's expression wasn't too good.

He could even imagine what had transpired inside.

He stood guard at the door, watching Gu Han Sheng stride in, then the door closed.

The figure's stern and indifferent back exuded an icy aura from head to toe.

The commotion at the door paused the activities inside the room. Lin Jingtai slowly got up and looked towards it—

Almost as soon as he stood up, a blur of movement rushed towards him. Then, a punch landed squarely on his mouth, sending an adult male sprawling to the ground.

Lin Jingtai's body collided with a set of sofas by the French windows, pushing them forward half a meter. Before he could get up from the ground, he received another kick to his chest, hurling him towards a low table.

Various delicate ornaments on the table fell to the ground, shattering with a distinct clatter.

He raised an eyebrow, half-kneeling on the ground, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, and glanced at the man beside him emitting a cold aura.

At that moment.

Gu Han Sheng draped his coat over the woman cowering in the corner without much fuss or speech, then quickly approached Lin Jingtai.

He loosened his collar with a raise of his hand, then bent down again, his face suddenly fierce.

In the dimly lit room, silence prevailed.

With his back to the light and shadow, Gu Han Sheng's handsome and sculpted features were covered in a layer of frost. His anger was blatant, written all over his face.

He didn't speak, nor did he give Lin Jingtai a chance to speak.

The man's cold lips curled into a bloody arc, his eyes half-lidded. He bent down, forcefully grabbing Lin Jingtai's collar, his fingers clenched into fists, relentlessly pounding his bloodied mouth, blow after blow.

After several punches, a tooth mixed with blood spurted from Lin Jingtai's mouth, landing on the dark carpet.

Yet Gu Han Sheng didn't stop.

His eyes reddened, filled with primal cruelty and ferocity. The lines of his face were so rigid they seemed chiseled from ice. His gaze was bloodthirsty; if not for a shred of sanity remaining, Lin Jingtai would have already turned to ashes in his eyes.

In the dim space, the smell of blood and the sound of fists filled the air.

Lin Jingtai was covered in blood, particularly stark against the pale blue fabric of his shirt, his eyes barely able to stay open, his expression shifting from contempt to fear in just a few short minutes.

Gu Han Sheng was genuinely furious.

Perhaps there was also fear besides anger.

This fear turned into the most furious rage, each punch brutally landing on Lin Jingtai's body, poised to crush him to dust.

Even Liang Shu, enduring agony in the corner, momentarily forgot her own suffering.

Trembling, she watched the chaos ahead, witnessing a different side of Gu Han Sheng.

A rage capable of destroying the heavens and earth.

She clutched the man's coat tightly, tears falling soundlessly onto the woody scent emanating from his coat like broken pearls.

If this continued, Gu Han Sheng would beat the man to death.

Last time at the Yu Lou Chun, when she was bullied, it was Ji Chen who intervened. She wasn't yet Mrs. Gu at that time.

But now, it was Gu Han Sheng himself.

The man's roughly woven coat brushed against Liang Shu's swollen cheek where she had been slapped. She wanted to tell Gu Han Sheng to stop, that the man was on the brink of death, but the words couldn't escape her lips.

Why was this man doing this?

...

Outside the suite door.

Ji Chen glanced at his wristwatch, then gestured to the waiter beside him, "Open the door."

The female waiter was still trembling like a sieve. She glanced up at Ji Chen, then suddenly closed her eyes and vigorously shook her head.

"I told you to open the door."

Repeating himself in a cold, firm tone, the female waiter slowly reached for the key card.

Ten minutes.

It was enough time for Gu Han Sheng to take care of someone.

When Ji Chen and the waiter entered, the scene on the carpet by the French windows had become almost a nightmare for the waiter. In the dimly lit room, the complete glass window reflected the light from outside.

And the two entangled figures were like two shadows. At that moment, the man who clearly held the upper hand was gripping a bottle of liquor, about to smash it onto the other man's head—

The waiter gasped, covering her mouth, her pupils dilated to their fullest.

She had heard of Gu Han Sheng. This was a six-star hotel, requiring certain qualifications to enter. She had graduated just two years ago, not much different from other women in Yucheng. Occasionally, she had secretly fantasized about Gu Han Sheng.

This man, often wearing a smile on his lips, though harboring deep cunning within, always seemed particularly attractive in their eyes.

Yet, it was precisely this seemingly perfect and mysterious man who was now smashing someone's head with a bottle in front of her.

She watched in horror as the dark red blood oozed from the depths of the person's hair, spreading on the dark Persian patterned carpet and slowly seeping into the thick padding.

The room was filled with a thick scent of blood.

Assistant Ji Chen, however, calmly watched the scene, his eyes not blinking once.

He stepped over the broken glass shards and walked to Gu Han Sheng's side, casting a glance at the person lying on the floor before nodding to Gu Han Sheng, "Sir, that's enough."

How far could Gu Han Sheng go when he became ruthless?

He could use brute force to vent his anger on Lin Jingtai precisely, yet somehow keep him hanging by a thread, unable to die.

The man stood up, not even sparing a glance at the person on the floor, his voice hoarse and indifferent as he instructed Ji Chen, "No need for cleanup. Just throw him onto the street."

"Yes."

Liang Shu was about to faint at this point.

Sensing someone approaching, she immediately woke up, her consciousness hazy, unable to distinguish if the person before her was Gu Han Sheng.

"Don't f*cking touch me, don't touch me..." She hid within Gu Han Sheng's coat, not letting his hands near her, "Don't touch me..."

But Gu Han Sheng didn't give her a chance. He wrapped her tightly in the coat and lifted her horizontally.

With her face buried in his chest, the familiar scent entered her nostrils. She sniffled, enduring the heat within her body, her voice trembling with a hint of tears, "You finally came. I was miserably bullied by that bastard."

She was slapped by Lin Jingtai, desperately avoiding him, and the man even wanted to force-feed her alcohol.

Hearing her voice, Gu Han Sheng's heart ached. He kissed her forehead gently, "It's over."

With this touch, the man noticed something unusual about her. Her body temperature was high, her forehead particularly hot, her breath scorching.

Wrapped in his coat and held horizontally, she continued to squirm in his arms, humming continuously.

Liang Shu extended her hand, "This is making me very uncomfortable..."

Her slender wrist was shackled together with visible friction marks on her fair skin, some areas even broken.

The keys were easy to find, right in that bag.

Gu Han Sheng took the keys and carried Liang Shu away.

Once in the elevator, Liang Shu couldn't help herself.

She rubbed against the man in her arms, her fingers even slipping into his shirt collar directly. She squinted, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks, "Gu Han Sheng, I feel really uncomfortable..."

At this point, Gu Han Sheng had calmed down. Her weight wasn't much to him, so he could even reach out and hold her arm to prevent her from moving recklessly.

He looked down at her, the faint blush on her fair cheeks particularly captivating.

She moved a few times very fittingly, and in a short moment, it wasn't just Liang Shu who felt uncomfortable.

Gu Han Sheng carried Liang Shu out of the elevator, passing through the lobby, where naturally many people saw them.

Someone recognized Gu Han Sheng.

Their faces were all filled with astonishment and incredulity. They whispered to their companions, gossiping, "Isn't that Gu Han Sheng?"

His companion puzzled, "Hey, it really is..."

"Did you see? He's holding a woman in his arms."

"I just don't get it. Just a few days ago, rumors were flying about him and Ruan Mingxing. Now, he's already with someone else."

This person quickly opened their phone's camera function and snapped two pictures of the tall figure about to exit the gate.

They looked satisfied with the photos on their phone, "What if that woman is Ruan Yunyun? Look at her height, so similar, and her hair is long enough... Oh my, wouldn't this be a major news?"

...

Gu Han Sheng tossed Liang Shu into the passenger seat of the car.

She immediately leaned over, and Gu Han Sheng used the keys to unlock the handcuffs on her hands. Quickly closing the car door, Liang Shu didn't catch on, her entire face pressed against the window.

The man stood outside the car window, his indifferent silhouette visible through the darkened glass, the furrows on his brow almost resembling a mountain range.

He was only wearing a thin black shirt at the moment. His tall figure stood in the cold wind, snowflakes falling on his shoulders one by one, making him appear like a noble statue.

Gu Han Sheng had encountered many predatory women.

He had encountered women who went directly to his office to seduce him, their faces showing not only indifference but also disdain.

But Liang Shu, with her predatory demeanor, was the first time Gu Han Sheng had seen.

Yet this woman easily piqued his interest.

But they were still in the open parking lot, with snowflakes swirling outside like torn scraps.

Liang Shu climbed directly from the passenger seat to his lap, snuggling into his arms.

Gu Han Sheng asked himself in his heart, could he endure the advances of Mrs. Gu?

The answer was no.

So, the black phantom was swiftly activated by him, pulling out of the parking space and driving directly into the hotel's underground parking lot. 

Then, in the quiet underground parking lot, right there in the car, a passionate encounter began.

The confined space of the car left little room for maneuvering, and there weren't many frills.

Even when the seats were reclined, only the most primitive intertwining remained.

Belonging to Liang Shu and Gu Han Sheng.

Midway through, she persisted, and Gu Han Sheng looked at her beautiful face, unable to help but wonder in his heart, what if he had been a step too late?

Could he accept Liang Shu betraying him?

Even if it wasn't intentional.

Gu Han Sheng couldn't bear this outcome, so he could only continuously use actions to dispel his own lingering fears.

Yes, it was fear.

Several hours later.

This passionate affair finally came to an end.

Liang Shu was utterly exhausted.

She closed her eyes, leaning against his sweaty chest, her long eyelashes trembling slightly. Slowly, scalding tears fell onto his slightly cool chest.

She was sober.

He asked her, "Why are you so clueless?"

Liang Shu was still catching her breath, not opening her eyes, her voice hoarse but calm, "I was deceived."

Gu Han Sheng raised the seat slightly, pinching her chin with his hand, his voice contemptuous, "You're such a grown person, don't you have any intelligence? Can you be deceived so easily in this situation? Moreover, have you forgotten what your sister does?"

This struck a chord with Liang Shu.

She never suspected Qian Hui, who had once been under her aunt's command, would be the one to deliver the fatal blow.

Liang Shu shook off the man's fingers, repositioning herself against his chest, and spoke slowly, "Qian Hui used to work for my aunt. Whenever I made a mistake and was afraid my aunt would nag me, she would shield me... Last time at the Jade Pavilion, when I was almost taken advantage of by a drunken man, she was the one who stepped in..."

Liang Shu slowly closed her eyes, her face still flushed, "I just didn't expect that the person closest to me would be the one to hurt me the most."

"And then?"

The woman sniffled, pursing her lips, "She will get what she deserves."

...

In the early hours of the morning.

Gu Han Sheng and Ruan Yunyun once again hit the hot search.

The title was as follows: Confirmed Relationship Between Famous Star and Chairman of Gu Corporation!

Below were two or three pictures, depicting the man in a black shirt carrying the woman tightly wrapped in a coat, with a cold expression, walking out of the hotel door.

The last picture captured the tall figure of the man walking in the snow.

Although the pixels were not very clear, it didn't hinder the mood conveyed by these few photos.

@Onlooker A: Oh my god, scaring people in the middle of the night, too explosive.

@Onlooker B: Ahhh, I oppose this marriage. A perfect man like Gu Han Sheng is only suitable for dating me. I officially boycott it. The person he's holding is me!

@Spectator C: Is there anyone with diabetes? Come and wake me up upstairs!

@Pure bystander: Not to be argumentative, but how do these marketing accounts know that the person Gu Han Sheng is holding is Ruan Yunyun? Are they making it up?

@Onlooker C: I agree with the above, these marketing accounts are just trying to stir up trouble. Did Gu Han Sheng's arms have "Ruan Yunyun" written on them, or did they magically figure it out? Anyway, it's all made up from one picture, the content is all made up.

@Ruan Yunyun Fan No. 1: Oh my god, congratulations, this is just great, finally together. Isn't the princess carry in the snow so romantic? Waiting for the official announcement.

@Ruan Yunyun Fan No. 2: Let's just wait a little and then wait for the official announcement.

@Ruan Yunyun Hater: Wow, it seems our Yunyun has successfully lost weight recently. The figure in the photo is so slender that it doesn't look like our Yunyun at all. Best wishes.

@Ruan Yunyun Fan Girl: I advise everyone not to be sarcastic. The sour tone you have is really disgusting, with expressions like you can't taste the grapes.

@Others: Waiting for the truth to come out.

Meanwhile, at this time.

Gu Han Sheng was indulging in intimate moments with his wife in the car, completely immersed in their emotions.

At six fifteen in the morning.

Another hot search exploded on various major platforms.

Prominent figure Lin Jingtai collapsed in the street late at night, suspected of being targeted by enemies, with the length and detail of the accusations paper almost rivalling the Qingming Riverside painting!

The photos weren't even pixelated.

On the bustling street, a man covered in blood lay on the ground, white snow falling on him, gradually smearing the red stains on his white shirt.

This was one of the most shocking news recently.

The hot search in the early hours was seen by many.

It was difficult to suppress.

For a while, many people in the upper echelons of Yu City were implicated.

No mainstream media dared to report this matter, so they could only use other gossip news to cover it up.

Unfortunately, internet users nowadays couldn't be easily fooled.

Underneath this incident, another topic was also trending.

It was just overshadowed by Lin Jingtai's news, so it didn't garner as much attention.

Someone anonymously reported Su Qiping for keeping a mistress.

Accompanying the report were uncensored images.

Some sympathized with Su's wife: "It's really pitiful. Behind her back, her loving husband is actually cheating. The key is that he still pretends to be deeply in love in public."

But others said, "Maybe they've been playing their own games all along. Usually, they only pretend to be affectionate in front of others for their own benefit."

People commented below, "These things have nothing to do with us. Why bother with so much? Thanks to these anonymous reporters, they finally exposed these cancers. I wonder who has such great abilities."

...

Liang Shu didn't know about these things.

She was brought back to Zero Mansion by Gu Han Sheng in the middle of the night. Liang Shu hadn't returned all night, and Gu Han Sheng didn't call back to inform her. Qu An didn't dare to sleep and had been waiting until now.

During the car ride, Liang Shu had been tormented by Gu Han Sheng and because of what she experienced tonight, she fell asleep on the way back.

Her original clothes were already in tatters, and later she was with Gu Han Sheng... so she could only wrap herself in his coat.

Fortunately, the man's coat was long enough to completely envelop her petite and slender figure.

Except for those pair of feet.

As for Qu An not reporting Liang Shu's solo outing in the afternoon, Gu Han Sheng was still angry.

Deep down, he knew that Liang Shu must have been behind this, so he couldn't blame Qu An.

But... regardless of the process, Gu Han Sheng only looked at the result.

Assuming Liang Shu really got into trouble tonight, according to Gu Han Sheng's personality, all these people would be implicated.

So at this moment, without even looking at Qu An, Gu Han Sheng carried Liang Shu and headed upstairs.

Both of them were in a mess at the moment.

Gu Han Sheng woke Liang Shu up and helped her take a shower.

In the steam-filled bathroom, Liang Shu leaned on his arm like a primary school student, standing unsteadily, her eyes barely open.

The man, unwilling to serve as a valet, adjusted the water temperature to the lowest and suddenly poured cold water, making Liang Shu abruptly open her eyes.

Upon seeing the face in front of her, she breathed a sigh of relief and gradually enveloped herself in the warm flow again.

"Wash yourself."

With these words, Gu Han Sheng turned and left the bathroom.

Liang Shu was dumbfounded, looking down at herself. She had truly been tormented, and she didn't know when she would recover.

But thankfully, she hadn't been harmed by that person in the end.

She earnestly washed her body, feeling a tingling sensation as the hot water flowed over her bruised wrists.

As white viscous liquid flowed down the drain by her feet, Liang Shu was stunned, remembering the scene in the car when he had given her so much.

Touching her abdomen, she fell into contemplation... Gu Han Sheng never took precautions when they were together. She wondered what he was thinking.

If it was purely for the pleasure of the body, he could have asked her to take contraception, but he didn't...

A person as meticulous as him couldn't have overlooked the possibility of her getting pregnant.

If she did get pregnant, what would they do?

Shaking her head, Liang Shu pushed away these complex thoughts from her mind. After all, she had been taking long-term contraceptives regularly, so it wouldn't be too harmful to her body.

When she finished washing and came out of the bathroom, Gu Han Sheng had also finished washing in another room.

Seeing his expression, Liang Shu felt that the time for him to demand answers had come.

She still felt a little scared under his gaze, so she scratched her head before he spoke and said, "I haven't dried my hair yet. My head will hurt tomorrow when I wake up. I'll go blow-dry it for a while."

Then she quickly slipped into the bathroom.

How could Gu Han Sheng not see through her little trick? A hint of sarcasm crossed his lips as he threw the towel for drying hair aside and snorted.

Regarding Liang Shu being tricked by Qian Hui tonight... Gu Han Sheng didn't believe it was a coincidence.

If it were just a simple dinner, Liang Shu's outfit tonight couldn't be explained.

He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and made a phone call to Ji Chen. "Give me the recent call records from Madam's phone by tomorrow noon."

Gu Han Sheng hung up, his gaze coldly fixed on the tightly closed bathroom door. The secrets on his wife's body were beginning to pique his curiosity.

The night passed without incident.

The next day, Liang Shu woke up to find the other side of the bed cold. Gu Han Sheng had already gotten up.

She glanced at the time and realized it was already eleven in the morning.

Her body ached all over.

She blinked and turned her head to look out the window, suddenly remembering that it was Thursday today.