Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

Shi Ran was gripped so tightly it hurt, but she didn't move. Instead, with red eyes, she pulled even harder on that damned door.

"Damn it! This door is jammed!"

Lu Lin cursed under his breath and, together with Shi Ran, managed to pry open the deformed car door.

Cheng Ye had completely lost consciousness and was slumped in the driver's seat, but his blood-stained hand was still tightly gripping Shi Ran's wrist.

Pale lips unconsciously murmured the same phrase over and over again:

"Don't go..."

Shi Ran could hardly bear to listen; with each repetition, her heart tightened.

Soon, Lu Lin's men arrived and quickly began cleaning up the scene. They carefully moved the unconscious Cheng Ye onto a stretcher and sent him to a private hospital.

Shi Ran stood by the roadside, gazing at everything in a daze, until Lu Lin walked over and offered to take him home.

The car was deathly silent on the way back. He leaned against the passenger seat, his wrists and his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

How did Cheng Ye end up like this?

Where did that flamboyant, glamorous superstar go back to the dungeon?

What if he and Lu Lin aren't here tonight...?

Shi Ran dared not think about the consequences at all; he could only close his eyes tightly and force himself not to think about them.

Soon, the car stopped downstairs at his house.

Lu Lin, who had been silent the whole way, turned around, stared at Shi Ran, and said, "Don't you want to explain?"

"Explain what?"

"Do you know Cheng Ye?"

Shi Ran subconsciously shook her head, her voice dry: "No..."

"Shi Ran," Lu Lin interrupted him, his eyes turning cold, "I'm not blind."

Shi Ran forced a smile and explained, "If he really dies tonight, we'll both be implicated!"

Lu Lin's voice rose, "That doesn't mean you have to work this hard, does it?!"

"Why would you need to make such a fuss?!"

Shi Ran suddenly turned around, her eyes red-rimmed. "That's a human life! Lu Lin! That's a living, breathing human life! Right in front of me! How could I just stand by and do nothing?!"

He practically roared it out, his chest heaving violently.

After saying that, he pushed open the car door without hesitation and rushed into the building without looking back.

Frustrated, Lu Lin slammed his fist on the steering wheel, and the horn emitted a short, piercing sound.

Shi Ran ran all the way home, his wrists throbbing with pain from the cuts, and the image of Cheng Ye covered in blood kept flashing through his mind.

Cheng Ye came into this world because of him.

If anything really happens tonight, it's all his fault...

The thought sent a chill down his spine.

He sat on the sofa in a daze for a long time, and eventually fell asleep without knowing how.

He was woken up by his alarm clock the next day and found that he had been curled up on the sofa all night.

His first reaction upon waking up was to check the top headlines on Weibo.

The situation was calm, and there was no news about Cheng Ye's car accident.

This is very abnormal.

Given Cheng Ye's fame, this kind of thing can't be suppressed so completely.

Was it Lu Lin who handled it?

Shi Ran scratched her hair in frustration. Oh well, I'll just go to work first.

After washing up, he prepared to bite the bullet and go to work.

Upon opening the door, I found a pharmacy bag on the door, delivered by a food delivery service. Inside were iodine, cotton swabs, and gauze.

He paused for a moment, recalling his unpleasant parting with Lu Lin last night.

Well, at least he has some conscience.

He thought that Lu Lin, a cold and arrogant playboy, would never back down when he threw a tantrum.

He brought his things in, quickly treated and bandaged the wound on his wrist, and then went to work.

Afraid that Gu Chen would notice something amiss, he deliberately tucked his hands into his sleeves when he slipped into the office, but to his surprise, Gu Chen called him back as soon as he entered.

Fortunately, Gu Chen only gave him a few work-related instructions before letting him go.

Shi Ran quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Gu Chen didn't find out. Otherwise, if he and Lu Lin had gone to do such a dangerous thing late at night and caused trouble, he would have been scolded by Gu Chen.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, he suddenly noticed a bruise on the corner of Gu Chen's mouth.

It looks like he's been in a fight?

Who dares to mess with Gu Chen?

He was puzzled, but didn't dare ask any more questions, and fled back to his office first.

Unbeknownst to him, after the door closed, Gu Chen closed his eyes and rubbed his temples in frustration.

Actually, he already knew about Lu Lin and Shi Ran last night.

He had just finished a video conference when he received the report from his subordinates.

"Mr. Gu, there was a car accident on the South City Expressway. It's Mr. Lu's people who are handling the aftermath."

Gu Chen initially thought Lu Lin had caused trouble again, but his subordinate added, "Assistant Shi was also in his car."

Gu Chen looked up. "He's injured?"

"Young Master Lu is not injured."

"I wasn't asking him." Gu Chen's voice turned cold.

The subordinate paused for a moment, then immediately replied, "Oh, Assistant Shi injured her hand a little."

Gu Chen's heart sank.

He grabbed the car keys and headed straight for the racetrack lounge.

Lu Lin was with a few friends, but he was distracted and didn't join in. He sat in a corner smoking a hookah.

When Gu Chen pushed open the door expressionlessly, everyone in the room was stunned.

Everyone in the circle knows Gu Chen, and everyone knows about the irreconcilable brotherhood between Gu Chen and Lu Lin, but this is the first time they have seen the two of them appear together.

Ignoring the surprised looks from the others, Gu Chen grabbed Lu Lin from the sofa and dragged him out of the lounge.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Lu Lin struggled.

Gu Chen didn't say a word, but his strength was terrifying. He forcefully pressed him onto the cold tool rack, his face so gloomy it could drip water.

"Are you crazy?! Why did you bring him along for something like that?!"

Lu Lin was taken aback when he was pressed down, then chuckled, "You really care that much, huh?"

"He's injured?" Gu Chen ignored his sarcasm and continued to press him for an answer.

"Yes, he cut his hand while trying to save that clueless thing in the car."

Lu Lin's tone was displeased.

Who is in the car?

Looking at his brother's completely out-of-control state due to Shi Ran, a wicked thought surged up in Lu Lin's mind.

He deliberately remained silent, observing Gu Chen with amusement.

The more he acts like this, the more it shows that his relationship with Shi Ran is not simple.

Could it be that she was with him during the two years she was missing?

That's impossible. He had never heard of anyone around Gu Chen.

And now Shi Ran is his assistant? What's with this office cosplay?

Lu Lin deliberately provoked him: "The person in the car is someone he risked his life to save. Do you think it's important or not?"

Gu Chen's jaw tightened: "Name."

Lu Lin remained silent, even leaning closer provocatively to ask, "Brother, why are you so concerned? What's your relationship with Assistant Shi?"

The next second, Gu Chen's fist came flying straight at him.

Lu Lin was prepared and dodged to the side, then threw a punch in return.

Their anger flared instantly, and they began to fight.

Lu Lin's buddies heard the commotion next door and sneaked out. Peeking through the crack in the wall, they were shocked to see... a fight had broken out.

"Damn... I'd heard they didn't get along, but surely they wouldn't go that far?"

"Right? What exactly happened...?"

"Is it because of that assistant? I heard he used to work for Gu Chen."

"That can't be right. Neither of them seems like the type to fight over an Omega."

Shi Ran: That's because you're too naive.

In the end, the two men, evenly matched, retreated, both with bruises on their faces.

Lu Lin spat out the blood and foam from his mouth, a wicked smile on his face.

"Anyway, you'll find out soon enough, so I'll just tell you: the person in the car is Cheng Ye. He's younger and more handsome than you, bro."

Gu Chen didn't say anything more, but turned around and strode away.

On the drive home, Gu Chen's hands gripping the steering wheel were bulging with veins, and his face was extremely pale.

One Fu Yanshen wasn't enough, now another Cheng Ye has appeared!

That brat, still covered in filth...

Why are you fighting so hard for him?!

Gu Chen returned home in a huff, took a cold shower, but stared blankly into the dark for a long time, unable to fall asleep.

Shi Ran went crazy for another Alpha.

Shi Ran's hand was injured.

These two thoughts tormented him repeatedly.

Finally, he sat up in frustration, opened the food delivery app, ordered iodine and gauze, and filled in Shi Ran's home address.

Just a second before he was about to make the payment, his fingertip hovered, in the dead of night…

He moved his finger and silently clicked on the option to increase the tip, entering 50 yuan.

To avoid the errand runner taking out their anger on Shi Ran.

This reason suddenly came out, and even he was taken aback.

With a "ding," the notification sound of successful payment echoed clearly in the room.

He stared at the prompt on the screen and then realized what he had just done.

He tossed his phone back onto the bedside table like a hot potato.

He fell back into the pillow, Lu Lin's words echoing in his ears like a ghost:

"You really care about his life, huh..."

Hold.