Chapter 9: Temptation (Part 2)

Lanbin is very quiet at night, with mountains to the west and the sea to the south. At night, the sky and the ground are covered with silence, as if a black curtain was covering it, swallowing up all sounds.

　　The black extended private car was driving on the winding mountain road, and its headlights cast a spot of light, like a firefly crawling on a giant dragon, as small as dust.

　　The woman in the back seat was very quiet, facing out the window.

　　The white shirt was buttoned to the top button, the black hair was hanging down, and the eyes were looking out the window, as if looking at a distant point. The beautiful face was reflected in the car window glass, and when passing by the street lamp, the golden light fell, evenly and gently spreading on the face, like an oil painting.

　　Lan Su's face is very plain - these are the words of the stylist.

　　His eyebrows were thin, his ears were tiny, and his whole body looked sickly pale. Even though there was a teardrop mole on his left eye, it was a light brown color, like sand.

　　This face blends into the rich light of the street lamps, and there is a rare sense of detachment.

　　Huo Yan sat beside him, holding the tablet in one hand, sliding his slender fingers across the screen, browsing the information about tomorrow's bidding meeting page by page.

　　She looked very seriously, as if she was the only one in the car.

　　Twenty minutes after the car started, no one in the car spoke.

　　In the passenger seat, Xu Panpan winked at Jiang Feng who was driving, signaling for help.

You just spent a huge amount of money on me, why do you act like you don't know me now?

　　Jiang Feng was concentrating on driving, but the person in the passenger seat was too active, making faces and gestures. Jiang Feng had no choice but to turn around, glare at him, and then behave himself.

　　His gaze fell back to the front, but the seed of curiosity in his heart was still aroused. He glanced hesitantly in the rearview mirror. His boss was looking at the information intently, and the newly married Miss Lan was also calm and looked out the window obediently.

　　It was an eventful day. First they got the marriage certificate, then they moved house, and finally after a big fight with the Lan family, they owned a shopping mall worth hundreds of millions.

　　Just so calm?

　　In fact, calmness is just an act.

　　At least Lan Su is.

　　When she was exposed while driving, her body temperature dropped from the top of her head to the soles of her feet. At that moment, she clearly felt a hint of hunting in Huo Yan's deep eyes.

　　She should expose herself right there and then, at least, ask:

　　"Can you drive?"

　　But Huo Yan didn't.

　　He just withdrew his gaze calmly and said, "Let's go."

　　Let's go.

　　First leave the Lan family, this cannibalistic place.

The car drove for a full 20 minutes, and Lan Su's body was still tense. Even though she pretended to be relaxed and looked at the scenery outside the window, her knees were together and her hands were grabbing the fabric on her knees. These subconscious movements betrayed her nervousness.

　　She didn't know when Huo Yan, the wolf hiding in the dark, would rush out of his lair and bite her throat.

　　despair.

　　Rustle...

　　At the 21st minute, Huo Yan finished reading the information on the tablet, turned off the tablet, and put it in the pocket hanging on the side of the wheelchair.

　　call...

　　Lan Su clutched his trouser legs and heard his breathing becoming heavier. The air he inhaled into his lungs seemed to carry thorns, piercing into his internal organs one by one.

　　After finishing the official business, it's time to deal with her.

　　Should I ask a few questions first, or should I just take action directly, like that day in the Lan family's hall, when I said I would pull out everyone's teeth.

　　The nails dug into the palm of the hand, almost piercing the thin texture.

　　With Huo Yan's methods, Lan Su could think of countless possibilities.

　　If she was thrown out of the car, she could walk along the road to the city center and take a taxi to a hotel

Like before in Altay, she jumped off the bus, walked for two days and one night to find herself in the middle of nowhere, and finally escaped the evil hands. She went to a small town, bought a motorcycle and fled.

　　However, she couldn't go to the Huo family now, nor could she go back to the Lan family. Fortunately, she had some private money, which was enough for emergencies.

　　If she was dragged to the mountains to be killed, she would be forced to expose her skills and fight back. She could still handle a disabled person and two weak assistants.

　　If Huo Yan called his men down, if they still had guns...

　　Thinking of this, Lan Su stopped and moved her right leg uneasily - since she pretended to be the second lady, the knife tied to her calf had been removed, and there was nothing there. In fact, her skin was as white as jade because of cosmetic surgery, and she could be easily eaten by anyone.

　　Being unarmed, I only felt this powerlessness when I was a kid and ended up on the streets.

　　His breathing gradually stagnated, his clenched hands began to spasm, and his peripheral vision was fixed intently on Huo Yan, like a death row prisoner stepping onto the guillotine, waiting for the moment when the executioner would chop down the sword and end his life.

Her breathing had stopped, and she was holding her breath in her chest. When she was almost suffocating and a white golden phantom began to appear in front of her eyes, Huo Yan moved -

　　She pressed a button on the armrest, flattened the backrest, and lay down.

　　The world stopped at that moment, and the whistling wind beside the car also stopped. A full minute passed, and Huo Yan did not move again.

　　She fell asleep.

　　Um?

　　Lan Su was stunned for a moment, unable to believe it. He boldly turned his head and took a quick look. Indeed, the man had closed his eyes and fell asleep in the wheelchair.

　　call...

　　Lan Su felt as if he had been pardoned, and secretly exhaled a dull breath. His clenched fist loosened, leaving several crescent-shaped nail marks on his palm.

It seemed that Huo Yan did not suspect her. She was just imagining things and scaring herself.

　　Huo Yan, who was lying on the side, did not speak, but opened his eyes a little and caught a glimpse of the hands that gradually loosened their trouser legs. His eyes paused for a moment without any expression, and he said nothing.

　　She was a little curious about what kind of precarious life Lan Su had been leading over the years.

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　　Half an hour later, the car finally arrived at Huo Yan's residence.

　　Lan Su didn't recognize that place, he only knew that it was near the river, maybe in the south, close to where it converged with the sea.

　　Jiang Feng got out of the car, opened the trunk and released the lifting buffer plate.

　　Huo Yan had woken up. With an expressionless face, he folded up the wheelchair backrest, skillfully backed up onto the buffer board, then pressed the speed limit button and backed up to the ground at a steady and even speed.

　　The villa with its own entrance and courtyard is not as big as the old Lan family house. The front yard is only 60 square meters, unlike the palace garden of the Lan family, which is as big as a square. It has two floors above ground, which is higher than ordinary villas. It has a European style of the last century. But there was no light outside, so Lan Su didn't have time to see clearly.

Having finally escaped a disaster, it is better to just do your duty.

　　She thought so.

　　"Boss Huo is back."

　　The housekeeper came up with two servants and took the briefcase hanging on Huo Yan's wheelchair.

　　Huo Yan stopped the wheelchair and introduced calmly: "This is Lan Su. From today on, you are also the hostess of this house."

　　The housekeeper was a woman in her thirties, and she had a good sense of propriety between master and servant. She stepped forward and bowed slightly to Lan Su:

　　"Hello, ma'am. My name is Ai Li. If you need anything, just call me."

　　Lan Su straightened her back, tucked her chin in, and awkwardly played the role of the pampered second daughter, saying, "Okay."

　　The housekeeper smiled, then looked at Huo Yan and asked, "The bath water is ready. Mr. Huo, do you want to take a bath first or take a rest?"

　　Huo Yan pressed the button on the armrest, and the wheelchair slowly moved forward: "Let's take a bath."

　　"OK."

　　The housekeeper followed and pressed the button for the indoor elevator first. "The ebony powder we use today has been reduced to 8% concentration according to your preference. The water temperature has also been adjusted. You can soak directly."

　　Lan Su raised her foot and followed behind the two. The carpeted floor was very soft and made no sound when she stepped on it, which loosened the rope around her chest.

Judging from what Ai Li said, Huo Yan's daily life should be very luxurious. He might even have to calculate the growth time of the tomatoes he eats precisely and pick them on the first few days of maturity.

　　The elevator slowly went upstairs, and Ai Li continued to ask:

　　"Would you like a massage? You must be tired after running around all day today."

　　Huo Yan said, "No need, take her to see the room."

　　She is, of course, Lan Su.

　　As for the room, that's another matter.

　　Lan Su's self-protection system suddenly sounded the alarm. The elevator arrived at the second floor. Her heart was hanging in the air. She asked tentatively:

　　"My room, or our room?"

　　A difference of one word would determine whether she would have to spend another night alone with the beast Huo Yan.