Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

That night, Lu Lin insisted on sleeping at Shi Ran's place, but then he received a strange phone call and left in a hurry.

When asked what was wrong, he just glanced at her and said nothing.

Not long after Lu Lin left, Shi Ran's phone vibrated.

It was actually a message from his good friend Pei Yang.

[Shocking Gossip!]

Shi Ran glanced at it and immediately decided not to reply.

This guy always exaggerates. Last time he said it was "top secret company news," but it turned out the owner of the newly opened noodle shop downstairs was actually a family member of an employee...

But just as Shi Ran was about to put down his phone, he sent another message.

I heard our boss's wife is in the hospital; the stock price is probably going to plummet again tomorrow.

Boss lady? When did Gu Chen get married?

I'm perfectly fine!

Shi Ran immediately retorted, "Don't spread rumors about my boss, President Gu is the only one who's beautiful."

"Oh dear, it's not young Mr. Gu, it's old Mr. Gu! I heard his second wife tried to commit suicide and ended up in the hospital!"

Shi Ran was taken aback. The last time Gu Chen took him to the Gu family for dinner, his stepmother was abroad and hadn't returned, so he didn't get to see her. How come she's making such a dramatic appearance now?

What happened?

Shi Ran then realized that Lu Lin's hasty departure earlier was also because of this?

He hesitated for a moment, then sent Lu Lin a message asking if he was alright.

Lu Lin didn't reply all night.

The next day, as soon as I arrived at the company, I was notified that there would be an emergency meeting about the Speed ​​Heart project.

In the main conference room, Lu Lin sat in the head seat, but he looked like he had lost his soul, with dark circles under his eyes and stubble growing out.

"The Speed ​​Heart project is on hold for now; there's been a problem."

The room fell silent instantly, and Shi Ran's heart sank.

He was hoping that if the project succeeded, he would receive a year-end bonus of several hundred thousand yuan!

Why did you suddenly stop?

The people below were also discussing it. Lu Lin tapped the table, his voice low and hoarse, "The development rights for the most important B7 plot have been blocked by the higher-ups, who say they need to review it again."

Shi Ran's heart skipped a beat.

B7? Wasn't that arranged by Yu Siran's father?

Yu Siran is about to marry Lu Lin, why is she trying to trip up her future husband? What's her motive?

The meeting ended hastily, and I was still somewhat confused.

He deliberately lingered until the very end, hoping to find Lu Lin and ask him something, but to his surprise, Lu Lin simply pretended not to see him and walked away from behind him.

Shi Ran panicked and rushed out to grab him, shouting, "Lu Lin!"

Lu Lin turned around, his eyes filled with a complicated expression. "What's wrong?"

"What? What's wrong? What are you pretending for?! What's going on with B7?"

Lu Lin took a deep breath, not daring to look Shi Ran in the eye, "You know, sometimes plans can't keep up with changes."

"Don't try to fool me!" Shi Ran stared at him, tentatively asking, "Are you and Yu Siran... doing alright?"

Lu Lin forced an ugly smile: "What do you mean by 'good'? Does marrying him mean it's good?"

"No, he was perfectly fine when you took him home that day, wasn't he?"

Lu Lin turned his face away. "He got off the bus halfway there and left."

Why?

Lu Lin's throat moved, and the words "Because of you, because I fucking only wanted to marry you so I broke up with him" almost came out, but he swallowed them back.

"Don't worry about this, I'll handle it."

"I'm on the project team too! The promised 200,000 yuan bonus just went down the drain?"

I'll transfer it to you.

As Lu Lin was speaking, he reached for his phone, when Shi Ran suddenly snapped, "Are you crazy? Is this the same thing?!"

Lu Lin stared at Shi Ran for a few seconds, and finally only said, "I'll handle it."

Shi Ran felt suffocated all morning.

He always felt that this matter was related to him, and the more Lu Lin tried to cover it up, the more problematic it seemed.

After hesitating for a while, he finally sent Yu Siran a message: "Young Master Yu, are you free this afternoon to grab some coffee?"

After a while, they replied:

"I'm abroad, and I won't be back until late. I'm going to support a friend's new bar when I get there, how about... we meet at the bar?"

Shi Ran looked at the screen. Gu Chen wouldn't be back until tomorrow, so he still had time tonight.

Okay, a bar it is.

That evening, Shi Ran didn't tell Lu Lin and went there by himself according to the address. He didn't mention it when Gu Chen called to check up on him in the afternoon.

The bar's entrance was inconspicuous, but the interior was a completely different world.

The decor is obviously very expensive and tasteful; a quick glance reveals only stylish internet celebrities and rich kids.

Shi Ran suddenly remembered what Lu Lin had told him before: Yu Siran was very playful.

He didn't believe it before, but now he has no doubt at all.

Yu Siran sat in the largest circular booth on the second floor, surrounded by a crowd of people, despite being an Omega.

Today, Yu Siran was indeed a completely different person from the one she usually was in front of Lu Lin.

She was wearing a deep V-neck white rhinestone-studded shirt, with the top three buttons undone, and was chatting and laughing with an Alpha next to her, her head turned to the side.

Shi Ran took a deep breath and walked over.

"Young Master Yu."

Yu Siran looked up at the sound and saw Shi Ran, her face breaking into an overly enthusiastic smile.

"Oh, you're here! Let me introduce you, this is Shi Ran!"

The people at the table all looked at each other with a hint of curiosity, after all, their circle was very stable and it was rare to see unfamiliar faces.

Yu Siran's smile was somewhat ambiguous as she added, "Gu Chen, Young Master Gu's personal assistant, understand?"

"oh--"

"Got it, got it!"

A tacit murmur arose.

Shi Ran felt uncomfortable under their gazes and lowered her voice, saying, "Young Master Yu, can we go outside and talk?"

"What's the rush?" Yu Siran pulled him down to her side and shoved a shot glass into his hand. "Have a couple of drinks first."

Shi Ran had no choice but to sit down as well.

Soon, the drinking games began, and the dice cups were passed from hand to hand among the participants.

Yu Siran's group of friends were xenophobic to begin with, and after hearing that Shi Ran was Gu Chen's person, they all tacitly began to target Shi Ran.

Fortunately, Shi Ran wasn't a novice either. He had worked in a bar in Lu Lin's previous dungeon, so these drinking games were child's play for him.

After several rounds, he almost never lost.

He only lost to Yu Siran once, and that was by deliberately giving the wrong score as a favor.

"Haha! Assistant Shi, you lost!" Yu Siran seemed very happy.

"Young Master Yu is still lucky. I accept the penalty."

Shi Ran picked up the glass of wine in front of him and politely drank it all in one gulp.

The music in the venue was so loud that Shi Ran didn't hear her phone vibrate at all, unaware that she had accumulated several missed calls from Gu Chen.

Just then, Yu Siran got up to go to the restroom.

Shi Ran immediately seized the opportunity and followed.

The corridor leading to the restrooms is a photo area, which isolates most of the noise, and only a few internet celebrities are taking photos there.

Yu Siran sensed that Shi Ran had followed him, so he deliberately stopped. He leaned against the wall, lit a cigarette, turned around to look at Shi Ran, and sneered.

"You deliberately lost to me just now, didn't you? All those losers at the table combined couldn't beat you."

Shi Ran simply smiled, ignoring that topic, and cut straight to the point: "Young Master Yu, I came to see you today to ask about B7 of the Speed ​​Heart project..."

Yu Siran exhaled a smoke ring with some impatience, "You're asking me about this? Shouldn't you be asking Lu Lin? This is his project."

Yu Siran's tone suddenly turned cold, "What? Is it that Lu Lin is too afraid to talk to me, so he sent you instead?"

"No, no, I'm also a member of the project team, so I wanted to ask you about the situation..."

"That's true, he cherishes you so much... how could he possibly let you lower yourself and beg me?"

Shi Ran's face stiffened, and she immediately understood what was going on.

"Young Master Yu, there's a misunderstanding here. Lu Lin and I..."

"He told me himself that he wanted to call off the engagement, and you're telling me this is a misunderstanding?"

Shi Ran really didn't expect that Lu Lin would actually propose breaking off the engagement.

His mother's sudden suicide attempt and subsequent hospitalization were also due to...

As Shi Ran was thinking, he suddenly felt dizzy and instinctively grabbed the wall for support.

To make matters worse, he also felt a burning sensation on the back of his neck.

"The medicine is taking effect, isn't it?"

Seeing this, Yu Siran sneered and grabbed Shi Ran's wrist. "Let's go then, I'll take you to a nice place to have some fun."

I sometimes try to break free, but I can't muster any strength at all.

Damn it, I got tricked.