Chapter 581 The Sobering Fall of the Cannon Fodder Junior Schoolgirl (21)
Chapter 581 The Sobering Fall of the Cannon Fodder Junior Schoolgirl (21)
Xu Ran couldn't find Mu Zhou, and his phone was unreachable. Just then, he saw a waiter passing by and tried asking him:
"Hello, have you seen my wife? She..."
"Hello Mr. Xu, your wife went towards the fountain garden."
The waiter was very professional and remembered the guest's information, so he answered immediately after Xu Ran spoke.
"Thank you."
The fountain garden is very quiet; once you get closer, you can hear the sound of flowing water.
Xu Ran continued calling Mu Zhou while looking around.
It doesn't look like anyone's here.
Even though the banquet hotel was of a high standard and was heavily monitored, the secluded location still made Xu Ran somewhat worried about Mu Zhou's safety.
His heart was in his throat.
After stepping off the pebbly path, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a retro Roman-style fountain.
A couple stood kissing in front of the fountain.
The girl was slender and held in the man's arms. Her half-exposed profile was beautiful and charming, with her cheeks flushed.
The man was tall and almost completely enveloped the girl, bending down to plunder her wantonly.
The moonlight shone on them, as if they were coated with a layer of silver light.
Beautiful and dreamlike.
It's too precious to break.
Xu Ran stood at a distance that was neither too close nor too far from them, as if she were nailed there, unable to move.
The familiar dress, the face firmly imprinted in his mind.
Everything reminded him of who the girl in front of him really was.
He remained in the same position as when he was on the phone, gripping it tightly, his fingers almost turning white from the force.
His once cool and handsome face was now extremely ugly.
His jaw was clenched, and he stared at the aroused Mu Zhou as if in self-torture, his eyes seeming to surge with a tidal wave that completely overwhelmed his reason.
Shen Linshu was the first to spot him.
He paused in his kiss with Mu Zhou.
His sharp gaze swept over Xu Ran, not in a provocative way, but in a blatant declaration of dominance.
He shifted his position, wrapping his arm around the waist of the person in his arms, and used his body to completely block Mu Zhou from view.
With this movement, Mu Zhou finally dodged his lips.
Her breathing was erratic and rapid, her eyes were filled with tears, and she kept her head slightly tilted back.
She didn't know what had happened, but in the instant her gaze shifted, she saw the man not far behind Shen Linshu.
He stood there, lonely and desolate.
Xu Ran?!
Mu Zhou instinctively tried to push Shen Linshu away, but Shen Linshu grabbed her wrist first, preventing her from leaving.
"Let me go, Xu Ran..."
She panicked a little and wanted to remind Shen Linshu.
But Shen Linshu held her in his arms, calmly turned around, and looked at Xu Ran.
Mu Zhou's palms felt numb with nervousness.
There won't be a fight, right?
she thinks.
However, she was clearly overthinking it; Xu Ran was not the type to resort to violence.
He approached step by step, stopping in front of Mu Zhou. His deep gaze fell on her, as if an invisible pressure was intimidating her.
"Come home with me, we'll talk about it when we get home."
He tried his best to remain calm, but his face was deathly pale and cold.
Before Mu Zhou could speak, Shen Linshu spoke first:
"Since you've seen it, let's make it clear: Lin Yumo and Jiang Chenbai are no longer engaged. Whether you take advantage of the situation to win Lin Yumo back or continue to retaliate, it has nothing to do with Zhouzhou. You are not allowed to use her anymore."
This is a warning.
Xu Ran's pupils trembled instantly. His dark and ugly thoughts were exposed and condemned. Guilt made him unable to look Mu Zhou in the eye.
He just didn't expect that Mu Zhou would tell Shen Linshu even these things.
Have they become that familiar with each other?
Xu Ran felt lost and bewildered.
He knew he should learn from his mistakes and stop them in time.
But he couldn't do it.
He didn't want to let go of Mu Zhou.
Xu Ran's eyes shifted, but ultimately returned to calm and resolute.
He gripped Mu Zhou's wrist, his deep, cold voice trembling slightly as he insisted:
"go home with me."
Shen Linshu's fierce aura instantly erupted, and he punched him in the face.
The smell of blood rushed to Xu Ran's head, and he immediately retaliated.
Having always been a model student, this was his first time taking action, and compared to the unruly Shen Linshu, he was clearly inexperienced.
What's more, he was holding onto Mu Zhou's hand tightly.
He was quickly knocked to the ground.
Mu Zhou was also pulled and staggered.
She gasped in surprise, and Xu Ran hurriedly released her.
Seeing the red marks on her wrist, Shen Linshu's anger intensified. He unbuttoned his collar, rolled up his sleeves, and began punching Xu Ran's face repeatedly.
Mu Zhou stopped him immediately after regaining his footing:
"Shen Linshu, you should beat him to death."
She grabbed Shen Linshu's arm.
That weak strength easily stopped Shen Linshu's fierce actions.
Seeing him stop, she moved closer to Shen Linshu, placing her hands on his heaving chest.
"Shen Linshu, please stop hitting me, I'm scared."
Her voice was soft, the redness at the corners of her eyes had not yet faded, and her lips, which were swollen from his kisses, were glistening.
Like a frightened rabbit, she pitifully begged for his protection.
His heart was so soft that he naturally couldn't bring himself to do it.
Just as he was about to put his arm around her shoulder and leave, Mu Zhou broke free from his grasp:
"Shen Linshu, I need to have a good talk with him. You can go first, okay?"
Shen Linshu's body tensed, his teeth almost grinding to powder as he looked down at Mu Zhou, yet he still couldn't utter any harsh words, only asking resentfully:
"You're going to go with him?"
"I'll take him home first, and then explain to him that I'll handle this myself, okay?"
She grabbed Shen Linshu's collar and said to him earnestly.
Shen Linshu was filled with rage, and he wanted to carry the person away regardless of the consequences.
But when faced with Mu Zhou's clear, trusting eyes, he found himself unable to refuse her at all.
So he stood there, letting Mu Zhou touch his phone and call his driver.
A short while later, Shen Linshu's driver arrived.
Seeing the scene before him, the driver remained expressionless, but his mind was in turmoil.
Xu Ran lay on the ground, his face bruised and swollen from the beating.
My boss, with a gloomy and terrifying face.
And Miss Mu, who was blocking the boss.
Oh no, we've been caught.
The driver had this sentence on his mind the whole time.
His boss is indeed no ordinary person; after being caught by his wife, he actually turned the tables and beat her up like this.
Miss Mu must be heartbroken.
Sure enough, Miss Mu said to him:
"Take Shen Linshu to the hospital for a check-up, then send him home."
Does this mean his boss won the fight but lost the girl?
Sigh, I still don't know how to show weakness.
The driver secretly felt sorry for Shen Linshu, but his actions were decisive as he stepped forward to help her up.
Shen Linshu shoved him away.
The driver was silently anxious.
At this time, why be strong? Pretending to be weak is the right thing to do.
Without even looking at Xu Ran, it was clear that even sitting up was so difficult for this grown man that Miss Mu had to step forward and help him up.
While the driver was secretly analyzing the situation, Mu Zhou helped Xu Ran to her feet.
As she left with her entourage, she didn't forget to glance back at Shen Linshu.
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