Chapter 45: Lend Me Your Jacket

Yan Jingcheng didn't make things difficult for her, simply saying, "Let's go."

Gu Mingzhu watched his back as he walked away, her gaze icy and somewhat irritated.

She really didn't want any more interaction with this man, let alone sharing the same space with him.

She had never been treated so badly by any man before, let alone repeatedly bullied like this.

Thinking about it made Gu Mingzhu even more irritated.

However, she knew she was no match for him and just wanted to keep her distance.

After Yan Jingcheng walked more than ten meters away, seeing that she wasn't following, his eyes darkened slightly.

Meeting his intense gaze, Gu Mingzhu reluctantly picked up her pace to follow him.

Both walked in silence for a while until Yan Jingcheng ran into a young man.

This man had sharp features, different from Yan Jingcheng's fair complexion. His skin had a healthy wheat tone, exuding a strong sense of iron and blood, as if born amidst gunpowder and gunfire.

"Acheng," the man greeted with a deep voice, seemingly familiar with Yan Jingcheng.

Yan Jingcheng chatted with the man briefly while Gu Mingzhu had no intention of waiting for him.

She roughly estimated the direction and turned to take another elevator down.

No way was she letting him drive her!

Thinking of how he tried to give her a sweet after hitting her with a stick, did he really think she was some naive girl in her late teens?

While cursing Yan Jingcheng in her mind, Gu Mingzhu called Xu Xingbai.

She wanted Xu Xingbai to accompany her to stay at Linjiang Huating for the night. Dealing with Yan Jingcheng had exhausted her, and she didn't want to go home to face that den of wolves and tigers.

"Ten minutes," Xu Xingbai immediately agreed and turned his car around to pick her up.

The night wind was slightly chilly, the air sharp and cold. Standing in front of the entertainment city, Gu Mingzhu took a deep breath, calming herself down.

She lit a cigarette, remembering how Yan Jingcheng had taken advantage of her earlier, even removing her clothes. She felt a lump in her heart.

As she watched the passing cars, she wondered if she should learn some self-defense.

But then she thought about her petite frame. Even if she trained for ten years, she probably wouldn't be his match.

Why bring humiliation upon herself?

Soon, the sound of tires screeching against the ground echoed. A white Porsche stopped steadily in front of Gu Mingzhu.

Seeing Gu Mingzhu, disheveled hair and wearing a man's suit, Xu Xingbai was stunned for a moment, "What happened?"

Gu Mingzhu quickly unbuttoned the suit, saying crisply, "Lend me your jacket."

Turning to the back seat, Xu Xingbai grabbed a black jacket and handed it to her, still feeling worried.

"Let's talk about it later," Gu Mingzhu said as she got into the passenger seat, swiftly changing out of Yan Jingcheng's suit and into Xu Xingbai's jacket.

Ignoring her, Xu Xingbai turned the steering wheel and drove away.

With the car windows wide open, as they passed a trash bin, Gu Mingzhu decisively threw the man's clothes out, landing directly in a nearby trash can.

When Yan Jingcheng came out of the casino, this was the scene he saw. He stared coldly in the direction Gu Mingzhu had left, slowly lighting a cigarette, his pupils pitch-black.

As Gu Mingzhu fastened her seatbelt, her gaze met Yan Jingcheng's.

The car sped up, and the distance between the two decreased.

Yan Jingcheng stood in front of the entertainment city, his black eyes fixed on her, his expression unreadable.

Gu Mingzhu stared back coldly, not allowing herself to think too much. The car raced past him...