"Help me..." Shen Huaishuang pleaded, her voice trembling.
Her body was burning with an intense, searing heat, and her small hands reached out boldly to cling to the man’s neck. Her eyes were unfocused and hazy. She rose on her tiptoes, about to press her crimson lips against his.
Just as they were about to meet, Lu Zhengting turned his head, avoiding her.
Shen Huaishuang’s reason had already been eroded by the drugs. She looked at him with an aggrieved expression.
"Just one kiss, please, just a little one..."
Her voice was soft and pitiful, her eyes shimmering with moisture. Lu Zhengting felt as if he were going mad; his body went rigid, and he fought with all his might to maintain control. He stared down at her with deep, dark eyes.
"I’m taking you to the hospital."
Shen Huaishuang burst into tears. "No, I don't want to go to the hospital. I’m burning up, I’m dying, oh..."
She felt miserable, as if thousands of ants were gnawing at her from within, and only by pressing against this man could she find any relief.
Lu Zhengting pulled her hands away, his iron-strong grip steadying her shoulders.
"Calm down. Go stand in the corner and stay away from me."
He had been drugged as well and was using every ounce of his willpower to keep from losing control. The girl’s full, scorching body pressed against him was a double test of his endurance.
Shen Huaishuang pouted. "No! I don’t want to stay away from you. I want to be close to you!"
With a strength that came from nowhere, she shoved Lu Zhengting to the floor and pounced on him. She tugged forcefully at his black undershirt. Under her frantic ministrations, the thin fabric turned into a mass of rags hanging from his chest. Then, she began to bite and nuzzle him.
Lu Zhengting reached out to push her away, but she slapped his hand aside. She was like a child who had been promised candy and was now furious to see it being snatched away.
Lu Zhengting endured it again and again, but in the end, he could no longer hold back. He gripped Shen Huaishuang’s waist and surged upward. Shen Huaishuang immediately wrapped her legs around him.
"I feel so horrible, please help me..."
Lu Zhengting looked at her intensely. "You asked for this. Don't regret it."
"I won't regret it..."
Shen Huaishuang was tossed onto the large bed. Lu Zhengting looked at her with eyes ablaze, like a wild beast finally set free.
...
After an endless night of frenzy, the presidential suite of the six-star hotel finally grew quiet.
In the early morning, Shen Huaishuang was awakened by pain. Her entire body felt as if it had been crushed; she was achingly sore. She propped herself up to sit. Though she was in pain, she felt clean and refreshed; she must have been bathed. The thought that she had slept with a stranger, and that he had even carried her to the bath afterward, made her flush with embarrassment. She raked her hair nervously.
"You're awake?"
A magnetic voice suddenly sounded.
Shen Huaishuang hurriedly pulled the covers up. Her moist, bright almond eyes fixed on the man emerging from the bathroom. He was bare-chested, with only a bath towel wrapped around his waist. His solid, sculpted abdominal muscles were visible, his skin a healthy, bronzed tan. His brawny arms were thick with muscle—nearly as thick as her own thighs—and clearly very powerful. And those large hands...
Unbidden, memories of the previous night flashed through her mind. Those powerful hands gripping her slender legs; then, the scene shifted to them cinching her waist; then again, pulling on her arms...
Noticing her staring, Lu Zhengting realized he wasn't dressed and turned to walk out.
Two minutes later, he returned, already dressed in a suit. He looked even more striking in formal attire, though he wore only the jacket, leaving the swell of his pectoral muscles visible. The raw, masculine energy he exuded was lethally attractive to any woman.
Shen Huaishuang didn't dare look any longer; overcome with shame, she pulled the quilt over her head.
Lu Zhengting said, "It’s too late to regret it now. You were the one who wouldn't let go of me..."
Shen Huaishuang poked her head out. "I don't regret it."
Although she had been drugged, she remembered everything from the night before. She had been the one who stubbornly clung to him. He had even suggested going to the hospital, and she had cried and refused. She remembered her own desperate haste in tearing at his clothes, and the details that followed—the scorching beads of sweat, the fragmented moans... The more she thought about it, the redder her face became.
Lu Zhengting watched her for a moment, then placed a card on the nightstand.
"I have business to attend to. This is my card; my name and contact information are on it. You can call me if you need anything."
"I’ve ordered breakfast for you. It’s on the table outside. Eat before you go. If... if you're too tired, just stay here and rest."
Shen Huaishuang nodded dazedly. Lu Zhengting left the room quickly, and she let out a sigh of relief. She picked up the card from the nightstand.
Lu Zhengting...
She glanced at it once and put it back. Turning her head, she saw her clothes neatly folded on a chair nearby. She hadn't expected Lu Zhengting to be so considerate. For some reason, she felt he looked familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before. Unable to place it, she decided to stop thinking about it.
After dressing, she went to the outer room to eat breakfast. It was provided by the hotel and was quite delicious. Once she had eaten her fill, she felt her strength returning, though her body still ached intensely, especially in a certain area.
She found her bag and took out her phone. When she turned it on, she saw dozens of missed calls, all from her father, Shen Dong.
With a sense of dread, she called him back. Shen Dong’s roaring voice erupted from the phone immediately.
"Shen Huaishuang! Which man were you fooling around with at the hotel last night? How could I, Shen Dong, have such a shameful daughter? I should have strangled you at birth. I truly regret raising you! Get your ass back here immediately!"
"Father, how did you know I was at a hotel with someone?"
"You think your filthy deeds go unnoticed? You disgrace, you've completely ruined my reputation!"
Shen Huaishuang tried to explain, "Father, I was drugged last night."
"Bullshit! Looking for excuses after doing something shameful. You’re loose, just like your mother!"
Shen Huaishuang felt her heart twist in pain. She had been wronged, and instead of showing concern, her father was calling her loose.
"Father, it’s the truth..."
"Don't give me any more of your nonsense! Get back here! Don't make me come and drag you back myself."
Shen Dong hung up with a sharp click.
Shen Huaishuang curled up on the sofa, weeping. After a long while, she wiped away her tears and packed her belongings, ready to leave. She glanced at the card, but didn't take it. It was just a one-night stand. There was no need for further contact.
At the hotel front desk, she asked for the surveillance footage from the banquet hall. She was informed that the cameras had malfunctioned the previous night and were still under repair. Her heart sank. Without the footage, there was no way to bring the person who had harmed her to justice.
"What about the security footage for the 36th-floor hallway?"
The receptionist replied, "I'm sorry, miss, but the 36th-floor cameras were also broken last night."
Things couldn't be this coincidental. Shen Huaishuang knew clearly that whoever had targeted her had erased the evidence. She felt such hatred. She clenched her fingers, her face cold.
She walked out of the hotel in despair and began walking aimlessly along the road. After some time, she hailed a taxi to return to the Shen Family estate. She knew full well what kind of scene awaited her.