From rejecting the beautiful female CEO to becoming extremely powerful

Everyone turned their heads in unison.

Su Qingwan stood at the end of the corridor, her black dress outlining her sharp features, her hair piled up revealing a section of her fair neck, and her expression was so cold it could freeze someone.

Those phoenix eyes swept over the security guards who were lying haphazardly on the ground, then landed on Chu Tiankuo and Lin Yuxuan, pausing for two seconds.

Before she could even open her mouth, Lin Yuxuan sized Su Qingwan up and down twice, snorted, and immediately said, "Lu Yunzhou, no wonder you're so bold today. So you've found an old woman to protect you. How degrading."

Su Qingwan's gaze fell upon them, and the temperature in her eyes plummeted.

Lin Yuxuan didn't take it seriously at all, instead tilting her head and sneering at Su Qingwan: "Why are you glaring at me, you old woman? Did I say something wrong? This man next to me is Chu Tiankuo of the Chu Group, the future successor of the Chu family. Can you afford to offend him?"

The conversation continued.

Chu Tiankuo had completely recognized the woman in front of him.

The color drained from his face, his legs trembled, and he raised his hand to slap Lin Yuxuan across the face.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound exploded in the corridor.

Lin Yuxuan swayed to the side, half of her face immediately bulged up, and blood seeped from the corner of her mouth.

She covered her face and stood there stunned, her eyes wide open.

"Young Master Chu, you hit me..."

"Shut up!"

Chu Tiankuo ignored her and rushed to Su Qingwan's side, bending over and sweating profusely: "Chairwoman Su, it's all because this bitch is blind and talking nonsense. Please don't take it to heart."

The Chu Group ranks among the top ten in Sheng'an City, but it's just a junior compared to the Xinghe Group.

Moreover, Xinghe has Xiao Sihai behind him, a man even his father would have to bow and scrape before.

Su Qingwan didn't look at him, her lips pursed slightly, and she said indifferently, "Young Master Chu, I don't care about your private affairs, but this woman's mouth is too dirty."

Chu Tiankuo nodded his head vigorously, like a pecking motion: "Understood! I'll handle it! I'll make sure you're satisfied!"

He turned and yelled at one of the security guards still standing nearby, "Slap her! Slap her until Chairman Su is satisfied!"

Lin Yuxuan was trembling uncontrollably, clutching Chu Tiankuo's sleeve and crying out, "Tiankuo, I'm your woman, how could you let someone else hit me..."

"Get out of here!"

Chu Tiankuo shoved her to the ground, his eyes bloodshot. "Do it! Slap her hard!"

The security guard came up and grabbed Lin Yuxuan by the hair, raising his right hand and slapping her repeatedly.

clap clap!

Lin Yuxuan was beaten until blood gushed from her mouth and nose, half of her face was swollen and deformed, and her screams grew weaker and weaker.

Lu Yunzhou stood to the side, and the tightness in his chest dissipated considerably.

But it's just an appetizer.

"Walk."

Su Qingwan uttered a single word.

Lu Yunzhou picked up the shopping bag and followed.

The coffee shop on the first floor of the shopping mall.

Su Qingwan stirred her Americano in her cup with a small spoon, glancing at him sideways: "Don't tell me that woman is the ex-girlfriend you mentioned?"

"Yes."

Lu Yunzhou did not deny it.

"I advised you to break it off as soon as possible, but you refused even at the cost of your life."

"Did President Su see that back then?"

"What's so interesting about it?"

Su Qingwan picked up her cup and took a sip, her voice casual, "But that's normal. It's no use being taught by others, but by experience. You learn a lesson every time."

"Hmm, not bad."

After taking a few sips of coffee, Lu Yunzhou's phone rang in his pocket.

A call from an unknown number.

"Mr. Su, I'm going out to take this call."

"Go, stop dawdling."

Lu Yunzhou walked to a quiet corner in the corridor and answered the call.

"Who?"

"I."

The voice on the other end was deep and carried a sense of oppression.

Xiao Sihai.

Lu Yunzhou felt a tightness in his back and subconsciously lowered his voice: "Boss."

"Did you go out with her today?"

Xiao Sihai's tone was unreadable.

"Yes, Chairman Su bought several sets of clothes, and I helped carry them."

Lu Yunzhou answered truthfully.

"Um."

There was a pause on the other end, and the voice deepened, "Things haven't been peaceful around her lately. You better keep your eyes peeled and watch her closely. If anything goes wrong, you'll be held responsible."

"Understood, boss, don't worry."

The phone hangs up.

Lu Yunzhou stood there for a few seconds, clutching his phone, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

Xiao Sihai's tone made it sound like he was protecting Su Qingwan.

But then I thought, it's not that simple.

Su Qingwan is the head of Xinghe Group, and Xiao Sihai's interests are largely tied to her.

When she got into trouble, it was his wallet that suffered.

Ultimately, it all comes down to money.

Putting away his phone, Lu Yunzhou turned and walked quickly back.

When we arrived at the coffee shop, the tables were empty.

Su Qingwan is not here.

His heart sank, and he grabbed the waiter next to him: "Where's the lady who was sitting here?"

"Sir, that lady left five minutes ago, saying she would wait for you in the underground parking garage."

Lu Yunzhou took out his phone and dialed the number.

After two rings, the call connected, and Su Qingwan's voice came from the other end, sounding a little impatient: "What are you dawdling for? I'm already in the garage, hurry up and bring your things down."

"Okay, right away."

He hung up the phone, grabbed a stack of shopping bags piled next to the chair, and strode toward the elevator.

Press the button for basement level, and the elevator doors slowly close.

Just as the door was only a hand's width away from the crack, an arm forced its way in from the outside. The elevator sensed the obstruction, and the door popped open again.

Two men walked in.

A burly man wearing a work jacket came in and immediately pressed his back against the side wall of the elevator.

Another person, carrying a sports bag with the zipper zipped all the way up, stood to Lu Yunzhou's right with their head down.

The elevator doors closed, and we went down.

At first, Lu Yunzhou didn't take it seriously.

Three seconds later, he noticed.

The two of them were breathing out of rhythm.

After entering the elevator, he didn't say a word, nor did he look at the floor display screen. His hands were always in his pockets or gripping the straps of his backpack, his shoulders were tense, and he leaned forward.

This looks like they're about to take action.

Lu Yunzhou sighed, put all the shopping bags he was carrying at his feet, and said in a flat voice, "What do you want? I'll give you a chance to say something before I make a move."

The words had barely left his mouth.

The man in overalls on the left suddenly jumped up, his thick arms wrapping around Lu Yunzhou's neck from behind, tightening so hard that Lu's throat ached.

The one on the right simultaneously pulled out a stun gun from his sports bag, blue arcs of electricity dancing at the tip, and sizzled as he stabbed it into Lu Yunzhou's chest.

Lu Yunzhou was prepared.

He lowered his center of gravity, his right leg shot out, and his heel slammed into the wrist of the man holding the stun gun.

A dull thud came from the dislocated bone, and the man released his grip in pain, the stun gun slipping from his hand and bouncing twice on the elevator floor.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yunzhou slammed his elbow backward, hitting the person behind him in the ribs.

With a muffled thud, the arms around his neck suddenly loosened, and the man slammed backward against the elevator wall, letting out a distorted scream.

Lu Yunzhou turned around and punched the man whose stun gun had been kicked away twice in the face. His punches were powerful and caused the man's nose to collapse, and blood splattered on half of his face.

He then turned around and quickly tackled the work-wearing man, who was still clutching his ribs and panting heavily, to the ground. The man's head hit the floor, his eyes rolled back, and he passed out.

The elevator arrived at the basement level, and the doors opened.

Without a second thought, Lu Yunzhou dropped his shopping bags and dashed out, his footsteps thundering as he sprinted toward the parking area.

Before he even reached his position, a black van suddenly sped out from the passage on his right, its tires screeching as it skidded along the ground. The van swerved around a concrete pillar and raced toward the exit.

Lu Yunzhou chased after it for a dozen steps, but the bread truck had already sped up the exit ramp, its taillights flashing as it disappeared from sight.

He stopped, his chest heaving, and looked back at where he had parked.

Su Qingwan's car was still there, the door was open, the driver's seat was empty, and a black high heel was lying on the ground.

Lu Yunzhou clenched his teeth so tightly that they clicked, and the veins on his temples throbbed a few times.

Su Qingwan has been kidnapped.