From rejecting the beautiful female CEO to becoming extremely powerful

Shen Luoyan unscrewed the second bottle of beer, took two gulps, wiped her mouth, and stared at the water stains on the table for a long time without moving.

Lu Yunzhou didn't rush her, and slowly drank his own bottle.

"My dad used to be a section chief in the provincial government department."

Shen Luoyan spoke up, her voice low, "Two years ago, I was set up and made to sign a problematic document."

She paused for a moment, then took another sip of wine.

"If that thing gets stuck, being dismissed is the least of your worries; you could end up in jail. You know my mother's health; she can't take this kind of thing."

Lu Yunzhou placed his hand on the bottle opening and did not reply.

"My dad begged everyone he knew, but no one dared to touch it. The Tang family said they could suppress the evidence, but they only had one condition."

Shen Luoyan glanced at him and laughed, but the laugh was full of bitterness.

"Marry me into that family."

Lu Yunzhou was silent for a few seconds before speaking, "Attorney Shen, is there really no other way to handle your father's matter?"

"Why."

Shen Luoyan sighed deeply, tilted her head back and gulped down half a bottle of wine, her throat bobbing twice.

Lu Yunzhou stared at her and asked again, "If you can settle your father's matter, will you be able to cut ties with Tang Shaoyu completely?"

Shen Luoyan's hand holding the wine bottle paused, and her eyes darkened.

"It's not that easy."

She shook her head, slammed the bottle on the table, and said, "Alright, let's stop talking about this. Just drink with me."

She didn't elaborate on the matter.

Lu Yunzhou could understand it.

She didn't want to bring it up.

Even if he manages to leverage Su Qingwan's connections tonight, it's a one-off deal; every favor he does will be one less to use.

The Tang family has been in Sheng'an for decades, with deep roots in politics, business, and the judiciary. They cannot be overthrown by just any phone call.

This is her Achilles' heel.

Bottle after bottle of wine was emptied, and a row of them sat on the table.

Shen Luoyan's face grew increasingly red, her eyelids began to droop, and she could barely speak coherently.

Seeing her like this, Lu Yunzhou put down the wine in his hand: "Attorney Shen, that's enough. If you drink any more, you won't be able to get up tomorrow. I'll take you home."

"No...it's nothing..."

Shen Luoyan waved her hand, her arm swaying so much that she almost knocked the bottle over.

Lu Yunzhou had no choice but to stand up and say, "Then you stay seated and don't move. I'll go out and buy a pack of cigarettes and be right back."

He left the bar, bought a pack of cigarettes at a convenience store at the alley entrance, opened it, lit one, leaned against the door frame, and took a few puffs.

He stubbed out his cigarette and turned to walk back.

It didn't take more than five minutes.

As soon as I turned into the area with the booths, I stopped in my tracks.

Three burly men blocked Shen Luoyan inside.

The one in the lead had a buzz cut, a gold chain around his neck, and a face full of fat. He leaned in front of Shen Luoyan and laughed so hard his skin trembled.

"Hey beautiful, you must be lonely drinking alone. We three guys are here to keep you company, it's free."

Shen Luoyan was very drunk, but she still had some sense left. She retorted coldly, "Go away, don't bother me."

"Wow, what a temper."

The man with the buzz cut chuckled twice, tilted his head at the person behind him, and said, "Look at that face and figure, the more you look at her, the more I crave her."

After saying that, he plopped down next to Shen Luoyan, holding a wine glass in one hand and his other hand already resting on Shen Luoyan's waist.

This person had been eyeing her for a long time.

Tall and handsome, and drunk and staggering by himself, he was a ready-made piece of meat in his eyes.

That hand just touched Shen Luoyan's waist.

Shen Luoyan raised her hand, gripped the beer bottle on the table in her palm, and smashed it down on the buzz-cut man's forehead.

"Bang!"

The bottom of the bottle hit his forehead, and the liquor spilled all over his buzz cut face.

A ridge immediately bulged on his forehead, from which blood seeped out, mixing with the alcohol and dripping down.

"Damn it... you bitch!"

The man with the buzz cut clutched his forehead and sprang up, his face contorted in pain, baring his teeth as he approached Shen Luoyan. "You're tired of living, aren't you? Tonight I'll make you crawl out of here!"

Two other burly men also surrounded them, sleeves rolled up, their eyes menacing.

A foot came out from behind and kicked him in the lower back.

The man with the buzz cut lunged forward, his chin hitting the floor with a dull thud, and he lay there for three seconds without getting up.

Before the guy on the left could even turn his head, a fist came crashing down right next to his ear, causing his head to tilt to the side and him to fall to the ground.

The guy on the right had just raised his arm when he was kicked in the ribs, sending him flying and crashing into the empty table next to him, falling to the ground along with the chair.

"Attorney Shen, are you alright?"

Lu Yunzhou took two steps to the booth, his eyes fixed on Shen Luoyan.

Shen Luoyan was lying face down on the table, her face pressed against her arm, mumbling something incoherently, already fast asleep.

"Damn it... this kid..."

The man with the buzz cut propped himself up halfway from the ground, his forehead smeared with blood, and he still wanted to curse.

Lu Yunzhou turned his head and glanced at them.

The look in his eyes made the rest of his sentence catch in his throat.

He instinctively shrank back a bit, grabbed the table leg to stand up, and tugged at his two companions who were still groaning on the floor.

"Go...go quickly..."

The three of them scrambled out of the bar, not daring to look back.

Lu Yunzhou let out a breath and turned back to look at Shen Luoyan.

She slumped on the table, her long hair spread out, breathing evenly, fast asleep.

Her cheeks were burning red, and there were still tear stains on her eyelashes. Her lips twitched unconsciously, as if she were saying something in a dream.

He sighed, bent down, supported Shen Luoyan's back with one hand, and put the other hand under her knees to steadily lift her up in his arms.

Shen Luoyan's body was unexpectedly light. Her head tilted against his shoulder, and her breath swept across the side of his neck, carrying a strong smell of alcohol.

Lu Yunzhou carried the person out of the bar and walked to the red Porsche.

He freed one hand to open the back door, gently placed her inside, and then covered her with his coat.

After closing the door, he walked around to the driver's seat, got in, and asked, "Attorney Shen, where do you live? I'll give you a ride."

"Um……"

Shen Luoyan turned over, buried her face in her coat, and mumbled a response, nothing more.

Lu Yunzhou sighed helplessly. Just as he was about to look up the address on her phone, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that the car navigation system on the center console was still lit up.

He reached out and tapped on the history, and the most recently used address was prominently listed: Emerald Bay Phase III.

This must be her house.

With the navigation set, the car drove out of the alley and merged into the nighttime traffic.

Lu Yunzhou drove smoothly, deliberately slowing down when turning, afraid that the people in the back seat would wake up and feel uncomfortable.

In the rearview mirror, Shen Luoyan was quietly curled up in the seat, her coat pulled up to her shoulders, sleeping soundly.

He breathed a sigh of relief and turned his gaze back to what was ahead.

Less than ten minutes into the drive, the image in the rearview mirror started moving.

Shen Luoyan turned over and lay back in the chair, her brows slightly furrowed, muttering "Hot..."

Then, she raised her hand, her fingers groping for the collar of her shirt, and began to unbutton it one button at a time.

The first one loosened, revealing a patch of delicate skin below the collarbone.

The second one also loosened up.

The shirt slid open to both sides, revealing the edge of black lace underneath from below the neckline.