Chapter 6: Fireworks Meet a Misfortune

she could no longer feign composure and coldness. She pushed open the door to Lian Yu's room without hesitation.Upon entering their bedroom, Yan Luoxi was immediately hit by a chill from the half-open...Chapter 6: Fireworks Meet a Crisis

He Yufan inwardly panicked, sensing that there was something wrong with the wine. Her beautiful eyes turned slightly as she cast a glance at Fang Jianghai, who had an evil smile on his lips and was staring at her with greedy eyes.

This old fox tricked her!

He Yufan struggled to stay calm and did not immediately show any signs of distress. She continued chatting and laughing with Fang Jianghai as usual. After half a minute, she said that she needed to use the restroom and got up from her seat.

"Miss He, there's a bathroom in this room," Fang Jianghai held onto He Yufan, his eyes glowing green like a wolf’s.

"Oh no, I’m too close to you, it makes me feel uncomfortable!" He Yufan pouted at Fang Jianghai. She knew that she couldn’t afford any more delays and decided to take her chances. Suppressing the nausea, she bent down and kissed Fang Jianghai on his forehead in a soft and seductive manner, saying, "Mr. Fang, wait for me back here!"

Fang Jianghai’s entire body shivered with delight but he pretended to be calm and nodded.

He Yufan left the private room composedly. Two of Fang Jianghai's bodyguards were standing by the door. She walked gracefully past them into the bathroom, immediately pressing her tongue down as soon as she entered, trying hard to vomit out everything she had swallowed.

After vomiting, she felt even weaker and more dizzy. He Yufan rinsed her mouth but dared not return to Fang Jianghai's private room. She walked out of the bathroom in another direction and stumbled down the stairs from a side entrance.

Once downstairs, He Yufan didn’t waste any time and rushed out through the side door she had previously scouted. The salty sea breeze hit her as soon as she stepped outside, making her feel even more dizzy.

She originally wanted to escape Fang Jianghai and walk to the ferry by herself, but now her limbs were weak, her vision blurred, and every step felt impossibly difficult. She was afraid that she wouldn't even make it to the ferry before being caught up with by Fang Jianghai's men.

He Yufan looked around; there were still many restaurants, bars, and cafes around Seafood City. Everything was in a mess, and the noise level was high. Her head felt like a pot boiling over with sound. In the end, she chose a slightly quieter cafe called "Little Girl", stumbled to a corner booth, and sat down.

The waitstaff here were used to dealing with drunk patrons and didn't pay much attention to her. He Yufan's body started heating up, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead. She hadn’t expected this old fox to be so vicious as to add such medicine into the alcohol.

She first ordered two large glasses of ice water and drank them down, gulping loudly. The cold water made her mind a bit clearer.

He Yufan’s delicate white teeth left a circle of marks on her lips as she bit it. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to last until the effects of the drug wore off and would lose consciousness soon, which could cause serious trouble. She quickly trembled as she took out her phone and called Zhou Guangtao…

Zhou Guangtao decided not to evade the shadow in his heart anymore but to take on the responsibility he shouldered. Since he had kept Yan Luoxi by his side with great effort, he would give her happiness like a man.

He picked up Yan Luoxi at the company gate and then drove to an Italian restaurant, asking for Yan Luoxi's opinion, "Luoxi, shall we eat here"

Holding the bouquet of roses in her arms, Yan Luoxi looked at the charming decorations outside the restaurant, her eyes twinkling as she met Zhou Guangtao’s gaze. "Brother Guangtao, please accompany me to the supermarket and then let's buy things and cook them at home."

She liked going to the supermarket with Zhou Guangtao and enjoyed having a house filled with the aroma of food, finding that feeling comforting.

Zhou Guangtao nodded in understanding agreement.

They went to the supermarket together. Zhou Guangtao pushed the shopping cart while Yan Luoxi picked out items. They stood in front of a refrigerated cabinet, and as usual, Yan Luoxi selected several different flavors of frozen dumplings and fried rice.

Zhou Guangtao looked at what she was holding with some guilt; he used to live separately from her and didn't have the chance to cook for her. Now that they lived together, he still couldn’t get rid of this habit of letting her eat these frozen foods.

He put back everything Yan Luoxi had picked up into the cabinet, his eyes gentle, "We don't need any of this anymore. I'll start cooking for you from now on."

Yan Luoxi smiled happily and hugged Zhou Guangtao's waist with her side body, "You're so busy at work every day, how could you have the energy to be in the kitchen Your health is important; let me cook for you instead."

"Do I look like an eighty-year-old man" Zhou Guangtao chuckled and pinched her cheek.

"I truly hope we can go gray overnight." Yan Luoxi leaned on Zhou Guangtao's shoulder, looking far away with a slightly melancholy expression.

Seeing Yan Luoxi like this, Zhou Guangtao sighed in his heart. Their love journey was bumpy and she lacked security, so it was natural for her to feel this way.

"Look at your face! Do you want that too" Zhou Guangtao tried to cheer up Yan Luoxi with a joke.

The apples on the shelves looked big and crisp. Remembering how children called an apple "big buttocks" when they were taught to draw one, she couldn't help but giggle as she watched him point at a large apple.

After returning from the supermarket, the two of them washed their hands together and started cooking. Yan Luoxi was lazy in the kitchen at Ran Xu's place; with Zhou Guangtao around, however, she became very diligent out of fear that he might get tired. She took charge everywhere.

With two people working together, everything went quickly. In no time, four dishes and a soup were laid out on the table, looking appetizing enough to make one's mouth water.

Yan Luoxi was busy sweating all over and rushed into the bathroom, saying, "Brother Guangtao, wait for me a moment, I'll wash my face and then we can start eating!"

Zhou Guangtao replied affirmatively as he started to set out bowls and chopsticks. At this time, his phone on the coffee table rang.

He walked over and picked up the phone. It was a call from He Yufan. His eyebrows involuntarily twitched; he knew that Fang Jianghai had invited her for an outing earlier in the afternoon. Why would she suddenly be calling him

Ever since their conversation at work on that day, He Yufan hadn't said anything out of line to him and treated him as before—casually yet self-controlled, neither too close nor distant. Besides talking about work, they rarely discussed other topics.

Although Zhou Guangtao still had some lingering doubts in his heart, he had everything figured out last night when Yan Luoxi cried pitifully over it and started to try to calm down and stop dwelling on the matter.

Zhou Guangtao held the phone subconsciously looking towards the direction of the bathroom. He walked near the glass window and softly said, "Hello"

An urgent panting sound followed by fragments of He Yufan’s voice came through the receiver: "...Brother Guangtao, hurry up, come rescue me quickly. I’m at 'Little Girl' ice cream shop on the island..."

"What's wrong What happened" Zhou Guangtao heard He Yufan's distressed call and felt as if his brain had been hit by a hard object, leaving him in confusion.

“I... I... Fang Jianghai took me...” He Yufan’s voice was getting weaker, but she still persisted in telling him the whole story.at by the side, finding herself mentally and emotionally exhausted.Sitting beside the conference table, she listened to Zhou Guangtao’s calm and warm voice, which made her recall the past when he held...