Caught in the Act

Thump—

Her body sank into the water, and the suffocating feeling covered the sky and the earth. A huge force directly pressed her into the water. The more she struggled, the more desperate she became. The fear of death was still so real that it made her hair stand on end, even in a dream. Jiang Jiu slept extremely uneasily. She tried her best to break free from the nightmare, but she was deep in it.

The scene in the dream suddenly changed. Jiang Jiu stood in the middle of the crowd in a white dress and stared at the man in front of her with a burning gaze. "Song Shaoshi, are you really going to break off the engagement?"

"Don't you regret it?"

She waited hopefully, but all that came was Song Shaoshi hugging Lin Yin tightly and turning to leave resolutely.

Jiang Jiu suddenly opened her eyes. The scene in her dream had yet to completely dissipate. She stared at the ceiling for a few seconds before gradually coming back to her senses.

The bedroom was brightly lit. Jiang Jiu subconsciously turned her head and what greeted her eyes was even more dazzling than the sunlight outside the window.

The man stood by the window, his eyebrows relaxed, and he was no longer as unreasonable as usual. His dark eyes were filled with fine light, and the corners of his eyes were raised. He was a charming demon.

For a moment, Jiang Jiu felt that she was still dreaming and it wasn't real.

Until the man slowly approached and leaned over her forehead. "Your fever has subsided?"

The temperature under his palm was normal. Lu Jinxing stared at Jiang Jiu's blank and wide eyes and suddenly smiled. "You're blushing."

"…"

When the man spoke, his voice was low and magnetic. Jiang Jiu's heart raced and she looked away unnaturally. "It's so hot."

Hot? Who had a fever from the cold last night? This woman really didn't mean what she said.

Memories of last night gradually recovered. Jiang Jiu remembered that she had a fever last night. In a daze, she seemed to have had an injection. Then, she felt better and slowly fell asleep.

She looked down at the clothes on her body. Her wet clothes had been changed into a nightdress. She looked up and happened to meet Lu Jinxing's bottomless eyes.

"I changed your clothes," the man said calmly. "We're so familiar with each other. You shouldn't mind, right?"

Jiang Jiu had long guessed that there was nothing good in his words, so she simply didn't answer. She had a fever last night and felt sticky and uncomfortable all over. She needed to take a shower.

The red mark on her left cheek had already subsided. Lu Jinxing retracted his gaze and straightened his back bit by bit. "Don't repeat what happened last night."

Why did this man hold a grudge? He was so overboard. She couldn't even scold him?

After a while, the man changed into his suit and left. Jiang Jiu waited for the sound of a car starting downstairs before lifting the blanket and walking into the bathroom.

Not long after, she took a shower, changed her clothes, and went downstairs. Fortunately, the fever was not serious, and she basically recovered after a night.

But she remembered everything that had happened last night.

Before arriving at the law firm in the morning, Jiang Jiu went to buy a phone first. Last night, her phone fell into the pool and was scrapped. She changed her SIM card and quickly set up her new phone. There were a few messages on WeChat. She read them, but she didn't reply.

The workload at the law firm gradually increased. For almost half a day, Jiang Jiu was sorting out the evidence and looking for cases. In Mingqi, she was a newcomer and did not have the support of her background. She could only obtain opportunities through her own efforts.

There were two missed calls from home. Jiang Jiu didn't pick up, but she could guess what they wanted to say. It was a stick-and-carrot tactic. Every time, her parents would use this to comfort her.

This time, Jiang Jiu didn't even want to pretend with them anymore. She didn't rest well from her fever last night. She took the time to deal with her work and planned to go back early to catch up on her sleep.

In the underground parking lot, Jiang Jiu pondered over the case as she walked. Just as she opened the car door, she suddenly heard a piercing horn in front of her. She looked up and her expression instantly darkened.

In front of the silver sports car, Song Shaoshi crossed his arms over his chest. It was obvious that he had been waiting for her for a long time. Seeing that Jiang Jiu was about to get into the car, he strode over and closed the door behind him. "Wait."

"I have something to tell you."

Jiang Jiu took half a step back. "I have nothing to say to you."

Carrying her bag, she walked around him, planning to get into the car from the other side.

"Get a divorce!"

The man suddenly spoke. Jiang Jiu was stunned. After a few seconds, she turned around in disbelief. "What did you say?"

Song Shaoshi walked up to her step by step. "Lu Jinxing won't treat you well at all. Get a divorce."

"Don't be afraid. I can help you with the divorce."

Jiang Jiu suddenly laughed. "Song Shaoshi, what's wrong with you? Or did you not take your medicine when you came out today?"

"What right do you have to stand here and say such things to me?!"

She didn't want to pay attention to him. She turned around and was about to leave when Song Shaoshi grabbed her wrist again. "Jiang Jiu, Lu Jinxing humiliated you so much, but you still want to be with him?"

"Let go!" Jiang Jiu frowned and wanted to retract her wrist, but his grip was very strong and she couldn't break free.

"That's between Lu Jinxing and me. It has nothing to do with you."

"Why? Didn't I say that I can help you? You don't have to be afraid of him…"

"Song Shaoshi!"

Jiang Jiu was so angry that her face turned pale. "Are you crazy?"

"Back then, you were the one who announced the annulment of the engagement and pushed me into the abyss. How dare you stand in front of me and say these words today?"

"…"

The lights in the parking lot fell on them. Jiang Jiu looked over against the light. Song Shaoshi's familiar face gradually became blurry. "Song Shaoshi, I'll say it again. We have nothing to do with each other now. Please don't disturb me!"

"You hate me?"

Song Shaoshi stared into her eyes and heard himself speak in an unusually nervous voice.

Hate? Jiang Jiu's lips curled up bit by bit. All the deadlock today was caused by him. Shouldn't she hate him?!

…

As the black car drove into the driveway, Ji Chen hung up the phone in his hand. He looked at the man in the back seat through the rearview mirror and hesitated.

"Tell me."

Lu Jinxing leaned his upper body against the back of the chair and pressed his index finger against his temple lazily.

Ji Chen replied truthfully, "The clues are gone."

"I've investigated the clues from that night a few times, but I couldn't find anything." Ji Chen paused and didn't dare to speak rashly. "Actually…"

"What?" Lu Jinxing asked softly. Ji Chen had been by his side for more than ten years and was someone he trusted.

"If the drugging is related to Young Madam, it would be simpler," Ji Chen said. "The Jiang family is indeed greedy, but their ambitions are limited."

Hearing this, Lu Jinxing smiled. Actually, he no longer cared who drugged him that night. The Lu family didn't care about the Jiang family's background at all.

The black car passed by an intersection. Lu Jinxing suddenly thought of something and instructed in a low voice, "Go to the law firm."

"Yes."

Lu Jinxing looked out of the window and pursed his thin lips unconsciously. Although the Lu family had a deep foundation, they had made too many enemies. He had to figure out if the person lying beside him was a human or a ghost, a beauty or a calamity.

The difference in strength between men and women made it impossible for Jiang Jiu to struggle free. She kicked the man in front of her angrily. "Song Shaoshi, let go. Let go quickly!"

"No!" Song Shaoshi's expression darkened when he saw her resistance.

Clap—

A strong light lit up not far away. Jiang Jiu subconsciously narrowed her eyes. After the white light weakened, she gradually saw the man walking over.

Lu Jinxing's eyes were cold. Jiang Jiu stared at his face and her heart trembled.