In the Municipal Bureau.
Su Jianan came out of the dissection room. Jiang Shaokai entered the bathroom from the scene, when the hand sanitizer just bursted out of the foam.
He went out two hours ago. Generally speaking, he shouldnât be coming back from the scene so soon. Jiang Shaokai looked even more surprised than her. He asked, âJianan, why are you still here?â
âWhere should I be?â Su Jianan smiled and asked, âsomething wrong with you after you went to the scene?â
Jiang Shaokai just handed the phone to her, saying, âLook at this news.â
ââLu Enterprises acquisition failed, Su Enterprise was supported by mysterious investor, and returned to lifeâ!
The news headline grabbed Su Jiananâs attention tightly, and every time she watched a line of news, she became more anxious.
âLu Enterprises may suffer some loss this time,â Jiang Shaokai said. âOf course, to Lu Boyan, it means...â
Su Jianan returned the phone to Jiang Shaokai and went to ask Captain Yan for permission to leave without hearing him out. She stopped a taxi and went straight to Lu Enterprises. The several bodyguards responsible for protecting her almost didnât realize it.
âMaster, I am in a hurry.â She couldnât help but urge the taxi driver, âcan you drive faster?â
The master said, âIt is already very fast!â
Really? Why did she still feel it was very slow?
She finally got to the Lu Enterprises building. Su Jianan rushed into the elevator like the wind, and the front desk receptionists almost didnât recognize her.
Lu Boyanâs office door was almost knocked out by her. She stood there and looked at Lu Boyan behind his desk while gasping.
Lu Boyan had already gotten up and walked to Su Jianan. He couldnât hide his confusion in his eyes. âArenât you working? Why are you here?â
â...I saw the news.â
Her voice was very light, as if unwilling to touch the subject that Lu Boyan was sad about. She had some softness in her eyes, as if she were being bullied.
Lu Boyan suddenly understood and touched her head. He said, âSilly.â
âJiang Shaokai said... the company may suffer some losses...â Su Jianan asked very carefully, âare you okay?â
Lu Boyan raised his eyebrows. âDo you care about the company or do you care about me?â
âHow do you still have a mood to make a joke?â Su Jianan grabbed Lu Boyanâs clothes and continued, âwhat is going on exactly? Isnât the acquisition almost done?â
Lu Boyan told Su Jianan the truth and she couldnât react for a long time. âThe mysterious person on the news is Kang Ruicheng?â
The man who had harassed her seemed to have disappeared recently. Su Jianan had turned her attention in him from defensive to forgotten. Now remembering him again, Su Jianan suddenly had a very bad feeling...
âNo matter who it is, for Lu Enterprises, it is just a merger and acquisition plan that has failed. The impact on the company is negligible,â Lu Boyan smiled and looked like he didnât care much, âJiang Shaokai did not tell you this?â
Su Jianan thought about it. âWhat Jiang Shaokai was trying to finish saying was this?â
She was embarrassed. âI left without hearing him out...â
Lu Boyan gently wrapped his arms around Su Jiananâs waist, and the smile between his eyebrows reflected joy.
He bowed his head and kissed her. Then he said, âYou are so nervous, I am very happy.â
Su Jianan: â...â Bad taste!
She still asked after hesitating, âWhy is Kang Ruicheng investing in Su Enterprise? Is he... aiming for you?â
Lu Boyan saw Su Jianan for two seconds, and seemed to sigh. âJianan, why are you so clever when you should be stupid?â
A bad hunch was confirmed, and Su Jiananâs heart was inexplicably tightened. âWhy would Kang Ruicheng aim for you?â
She always felt that the reason for that was not simple...
And Lu Boyanâs eyes suddenly turning deep confirmed her guess.
He took her to the sofa. âThere is a thing which happened a long time ago, and you need to know. I will tell you when I go home, okay?â
â...Okay.â Su Jianan nodded, sitting on the sofa and waiting for Lu Boyan.
It was already very close to get off work. Lu Boyan worked for another hour. When he left the company, it was exactly six oâclock. He proposed, âLetâs go back after having dinner.â
Su Jianan did not hurry to go home, and she had not eaten out with Lu Boyan in a long time, so she nodded. âOkay!â
Knowing that Su Jianan loved to taste new things, Lu Boyan took her to a new restaurant recommended by Shen Yuechuan.
Su Jianan liked the restaurantâs decor very much, and she put the purse on the chair. âYou order first, I will wash my hands!â
Coming out of the washroom, she unexpectedly saw Kang Ruicheng standing in a long corridor.
He was still in a pure black trench coat, leaning against the wall, which was as white as snow. There was a little scarlet light between the fingers, the rising smoke somewhat blurred his handsome facial features, but was unable to hide his powerful temperament.
Su Jianan associated him with the devil who ate people and did not spit the bones. She subconsciously retreated and put her hands into the pocket of her jacket, thinking that her little movements were well concealed.
Kang Ruicheng came over slowly, like a vampire getting closer to the young sweet blood step by step.
She suddenly grabbed Su Jiananâs hand and pulled it out. Stretching his two fingers into her pocket, he pinched her phone out.
The mobile phone had been unlocked, and Lu Boyanâs number was searched out. She could talk to Lu Boyan if she clicked on the dialâSu Jianan wanted to call Lu Boyan there.
Kang Ruicheng smiled very strangely. âAre you so afraid of me?â
âYou overestimate yourself,â Su Jianan smiled slightly and said, âI just loathe you.â
âYou actually didnât even say that you hate me,â Kang Ruicheng was quite surprised, âIt seems that Lu Boyan has not told you that.â
â...â
âIt doesnât matter, let me tell you.â Kang Ruicheng twisted Su Jiananâs palm with sudden strength as if he wanted to break her hand. âI will destroy Lu Enterprises, destroy Lu Boyan, and take away everything he has, including his loveâyou!â
Kang Ruichengâs gaze was poisonous, cold and horrible. Su Jiananâs back was bursting with coldness, and she wanted to break away from his grasp.
But the more fear she showed, the happier Kang Ruicheng would be. So she pretended to be calm and smiled again. âYou think you can compete with my husband by manipulating the Su Enterprise? Are you stupid or do you have no brains at all? Su Enterprise doesnât deserve to be an opponent to Lu Enterprises!â
âI like how you act like this.â Kang Ruicheng did not feel anything, and stretched his rough hand to Su Jiananâs face. âYou obviously are very scared and you pretend to act like nothing happened.â
Su Jianan didnât learn Taekwondo for nothing and unexpectedly broke away from Kang Ruichengâs hand. Kang Ruicheng was obviously stunned and she took the opportunity to avoid him and ran back to the dining hall.
Kang Ruicheng looked at her back and looked at the wrist that had just been hit by her. He brought it to his lips and kissed it gentlyâa more strange smile showed on his raised lips.
Su Jianan did not intend to conceal that from Lu Boyan that time. When she returned to her seat, she said to him, âI just met a person...â
Lu Boyanâs eyes deepened and he stared at the doorway, saying three syllables to Su Jianan, âKang Ruicheng?â
Su Jianan subconsciously looked back. It turned out that Su Hongyuan came. He started to laugh so happily as if he were seeing his loved ones as soon as he walked in and saw Kang Ruicheng.
She put down the knife and fork with discontent. âI will not eat outside! There are always annoying people or those who are annoyed to see...â
Lu Boyan laughed, âShould we switch to another restaurant?â
âThe dishes were already ordered, donât switch.â Kang Ruicheng came over and said, âItâs rare for us to meet, how about eating together?â
Su Jianan pulled her lips, and she didnât even want to fake a smile for him. âWhen you come in, the restaurant is polluted by something strange. If you like to eat where it smells funny, then suit yourself!â Then she took Lu Boyanâs hand to say, âHoney, letâs go.â
Until they went out of the restaurant, Su Jianan noticed the unspeakable smile on Lu Boyanâs face. She asked him with confusion, âWhatâs so funny?â
Lu Boyan did not answer, and held her hand as he asked, âWhere do you want to go?â
Su Jianan looked at the sky and took a deep breath. She said, âI want to go home!â
Only at home, a place that only belonged to her and Lu Boyan. There would be no strange things mixed in.
In the end, they really bought ingredients and went home. Su Jianan cooked and Lu Boyan gave her a hand. She simply made two dishes and a soup. After eating happily, it was almost nine oâclock.
Su Jianan sorted out the wardrobe to digest the meal. Lu Boyan stood by and watched her being busy; her slim figure became the most beautiful scenery in his eyes.
Seeing that Su Jianan was almost done, Lu Boyan grabbed her to take a bath, and they spent a long time in the bathroom. Su Jianan finally remembered the business and put his hands on Lu Boyanâs shoulder. âYou still have something to tell me!â
Lu Boyan wiped the water drops on Su Jiananâs hair. âTake a shower first.â
Su Jianan took a shower at the fastest speed and went back to the room, seeing Lu Boyan sitting on the bed, not reading the documents nor the books. He rarely acted like this.
She laid beside him and hugged his arm. âOkay, tell me!â
After a long silence, she finally heard Lu Boyanâs voice. âDo you still remember that my father had passed away, not long before you met me?â
âYes,â Su Jianan nodded and said, âat that time, my mother told me that your father had left unexpectedly. I also tried so hard to cheer you up, but you simply ignored me!â
In fact, he didnât mean to ignore her, but at the time, Lu Boyan did not have that mood at all.
It was a long silence. Lu Boyan slowly said, âMy fatherâs death is not as simple as an accident. It was murder.â
Su Jianan felt as if she were hit by something. She suddenly looked up at Lu Boyan, as if she could not understand the word, so she repeated it, âMurder?â
Lu Boyan pressed his lips. Su Jianan had not had that feeling for a long time; she could not understand him.
His eyes were as deep as the dark night sky; there was only the boundless emptiness, and it was bottomless. Even if the whole world looked up, no one could understand his gaze.
Under such deepness, something was surging, and he was using all his strength to suppress it.
Su Jianan finally understood. It was pain.
Her heart seemed to be stabbed with a knife, and had a sharp pain. She hugged Lu Boyan. âDonât think about it, I donât want to listen. Letâs go to sleep...â
âJianan, I planned to hide this from you all the time,â Lu Boyan said, âbut now, you need to know.â
Kang Ruicheng was coming for him, for Lu Enterprises and even for Su Jianan. She was sometimes too simple. He needed her to know what kind of person Kang Ruicheng was, and how much destructive power he had.