SWNOVELS Chapter 36
Warm. Shi Nuan's entire body felt excruciatingly hot, as though she were inside a huge oven. She felt overwhelmingly confused.
Through her daze, she could vaguely make out a silhouette. She felt a cool sensation on her hot cheeks and let out a disgruntled murmur. Squinting her eyes, the woman suddenly was taken aback by the figure in front of her. She felt like she was walking on clouds, only to fall heavily the very next second.
As though she had just awoken from a dream, Shi Nuan opened her bleary eyes only to see an unfamiliar face in front of her.
"Who are you?" she croaked, shocked by her own voice. Shi Nuan quickly pushed the man on top of her aside and jumped off the bed. "What have you done to me?"
The man stroked his chin; his eyes looked like those of a beast hunting its prey. "Are you pretending not to know or are you truly unaware, Ms. Shi?"
Feeling weak like jelly, Shi Nuan bumped into the coffee table and fell to the ground. Seeing Shi Nuan's state, the man raised his brow slightly and said with a smile, "Your parents said that you're still a virgin when they brought you to me."
"What?" Shi Nuan shook her head groggily. The last memory she had was of the scene in the study room. The words of her parents lingered in her ears. So is this the man who said he'd invest two hundred million into the company? Shi Nuan's expression grew even more unsightly, especially after seeing the man's smirk.
She lifted her head to look at her surroundings. This is a room in the Shi family home! So my own parents actually delivered me to a complete stranger in the midst of grandpa's birthday celebration? Seeing how Shi Nuan looked, the man lifted her chin only to be hit in return. "Don't touch me! Stay away."
A dangerous glint flashed in the man's eyes at Shi Nuan's words. No longer advancing towards her, he watched as Shi Nuan continued to struggle. "Tsk tsk, what a show. What do you think your parents are doing now, along with your beautiful sister and future brother-in-law?"
Shi Nuan felt hot and cold at the same time. This feeling was all too familiar to her; she had once been given the same drug. The difference was that someone else had done it to her the last time, but this time it was her own parents who did it. Shi Nuan fiercely bit her lower lip to regain some consciousness. "What are you going to do to me? If there's something you need, I'll surely help you out."
Shi Nuan clenched her fists tightly and let her nails dig into her own flesh.
The man raised his brow and said asked with amusement, "What can you give me? What could I, Yun Shen, ever lack?"
Yun Shen? The third young master of the Yun family?
Shi Nuan's gaze darkened. She didn't expect this man to be Yun Shen - the promiscuous third young master of the Yun family.
"Huh!" Shi Nuan turned to look up at Yun Shen, hopelessness apparent in her eyes. The moment her eyes met his, a knock suddenly came from the door and Shi Wei's voice was heard. "Nuan? Are you in there, Nuan? Grandpa couldn't find you, so he asked me to look for you. Nuan?"
Shi Nuan forced herself to lift her head while using she pinched her own thighs with both hands, trying her best to not give in to the effects of the drug. She looked at Yun Shen and asked coldly, "Are you on Sh Wei's side? Is there really a need for this?"
Yun Shen squinted his eyes, feeling amused by Shi Nuan's questions. Then, he merely raised his brows and responded with a smile, "What do you think?"
"You..."
"Are you in there, Nuan? Are you not feeling well? I'll get someone to come over right away. Open up, would you?" Shi Wei never stopped banging on the door. She sounded worried, but every word she said felt like a thorn piercing Shi Nuan's heart. Shi Nuan stared at the door in despair.
"Hmm, how interesting... You..." The moment Yun Shen turned, Shi Nuan struck his head with a vase. He glared at Shi Nuan right before passing out. "How dare you..." Having used up all her energy, Shi Nuan collapsed directly onto the ground.
Through the door, she could hear Shi Wei telling other people that she could not find Shi Nuan, and that this was the only locked room, so they have no choice but to barge in.
Just as Shi Nuan thought today was the end of her, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of her. He bent down to reveal his handsome face.
Shi Nuan bit down on her lower lip as she looked up. With red droplets forming on her lips, she reached out and tugged onto the man's trousers. "Save me, Fu Chengyan!"
Fu Chengyan squinted. As his cold gaze fell upon Shi Nuan's flushed face and her entire being on the floor, there was a trace of anger his deep, dark eyes. Lowering his gaze, he took off the suit jacket he was wearing and covered Shi Nuan with it. "Put this on!"
Shi Nuan shivered slightly. She instantly smelled a masculine scent. It was a very crisp smell. Hugging her own shoulders and pulling the suit close, Shi Nuan asked with a shiver, "What should we do now?" The banging on the door became increasingly loud and it sounded like someone was going to break in soon. But this was the second floor, and there was nowhere to hide in here.
Shi Nuan was experiencing hot and cold flashes alternately. The feeling was so intense that it was unbearable. She could only bite down on her lip to hold in her scream.
With his eyes darkening for a moment, Fu Chengyan quickly pulled Shi Nuan up from the ground and held her in his arms. "Don't be afraid. You have me!"
Shi Nuan's heart instantly calmed down. She tightly grabbed onto Fu Chengyan's arm with both her hands, as though the man would slip away if she loosened her grip.
In what felt like a blink of an eye, Fu Chengyan carried Shi Nuan into the bathroom just as the bedroom door was forcefully kicked open. Taking the lead were Fu Xicheng and Shi Wei.
"Nuan... Ahhh!" Shi Wei screamed in terror as she quickly grabbed onto Fu Xicheng's arm. "Xicheng, look who it is on the ground!" Shi Wei exclaimed while she scanned the place, looking for Shi Nuan. Her mother had told her that Shi Nuan was inside this room and had been drugged, so there was no way the latter could escape.
Seeing the man on the ground, Fu Xicheng swiftly walked over and flipped him over. He was instantly shocked. "Yun Shen?"
"What? It's Yun Shen?" Shi Wei pretended to be surprised. "Isn't he the third young master of the Yun family? What is he doing here? And where is Nuan? Where did she go? What should we do, Xicheng?" Sh Wei nervously held onto Fu Xicheng's hand. "What is Yun Shen doing in this room? This is the room Nuan used to sleep in. It has been vacant for a long time!"
"Don't panic, Wei. Get your parents here now..."
"What happened?" Shi Jingzheng and Jiang Yu had also rushed over. They were horrified when they saw Yun Shen on the ground. "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get someone to take Mr. Yun to the hospital!" Jiang Yu exclaimed.
Shi Jingzheng, on the other hand, was much calmer. "What's going on?" He asked as he looked around.
"I don't know either," Shi Wei cried while clutching onto Fu Xicheng's hand. "I just couldn't find Nuan. I was looking for her everywhere and realized that this room was locked, so I asked Fu Xicheng to come over and help. In the end, we broke in only to see Mr. Yun on the floor with his forehead drenched in blood."
Shi Wei was a good actress. "But when Xicheng and I arrived, we still couldn't find Nuan," she continued. "Nuan is nowhere to be found, dad. I'm so worried about her!"
"That little brat..." Jiang Yu received a glare from Shi Wei before she could finish, then reluctantly changed her tone. "Where else could she have gone? She must have gone somewhere to have fun!"
Jiang Yu spoke petulantly but still looked around the room. "Have you checked the entire room? Since this used to be Nuan's bedroom, she could be in here. Keep searching!"
Jiang Yu opened up the closet only to find nothing.
Meanwhile, two people stood in the bathroom holding their breaths, especially Shi Nuan. Her muscles felt particularly tense as her hands clung onto Fu Chengyan's body. She gritted her teeth, trying her best to control her restlessness.
But the drug was so powerful that Shi Nuan nearly couldn't withstand it anymore. She couldn't bear the heat.
Fu Chengyan was a man, and a normal one at that. He naturally knew how strong the drug inside Shi Nuan's body was. He squeezed Shi Nuan's shoulders, exerting a light force in attempt to keep the woman awake. Shi Nuan closed her eyes slightly and bit her lip in pain. "I feel terrible, Fu Chengyan."
"Shh!" Fu Chengyan frowned and quickly covered Shi Nuan's mouth upon hearing her moan. Seeing how alluring the woman next to him looked, Fu Chengyan unconsciously gulped. His throat moved as he swallowed.
"What was that sound?"
Fu Xicheng thought he had heard a noise, but it was so faint that he didn't quite catch it.
Fu Chengyan's froze. He turned to look at a half-conscious Shi Nuan, who was already brushing her own body against his. The man's eyes turned dark. He grabbed onto Shi Nuan's wrists with one hand. "Behave! Bear with it a bit longer!"
"I can't. I feel awful!" Shi Nuan sniffled. Her entire being felt like it was on fire, and it burned so fiercely that she couldn't think straight. Moreover, she was very familiar with the scent of the man right in front of her. She liked it a lot. With that faint but crisp smell invading her nose, she just couldn't let go.
Outside the bathroom, Fu Xicheng and Shi Jingzheng glanced at each other then looked at the tightly-shut bathroom door. With a slight frown, Fu Xicheng reached out to hold the handle and opened the door. He was disappointed to find the bathroom empty. Besides, it was such a tight space that it couldn't hide anyone.
"What's wrong?"
Shi Jingzheng also walked over and glanced at the bathroom, only to find nothing. With reluctance, his gaze swept the area a few more times.
"Looks like Nuan isn't here!" Fu Xicheng didn't know why, but the fact that they didn't see Shi Nuan in here made him breathe a sigh of relief deep internally.
He had no words to describe what Shi Wei had told him when she came looking for him. Upon hearing what Shi Wei said to him, Fu Xicheng felt his blood boil. But he refused to believe that Shi Nuan was such a person, so he had followed Shi Wei over to investigate. He was livid to see Yun Shen inside Shi Nuan's bedroom, but when they didn't see Shi Nuan with him, Fu Xicheng actually felt thankful that his ex-love was missing.
Shi Wei was naturally unhappy. They had finally gotten their hands on such an opportunity, but Shi Nuan was nowhere to be found.
"Well, it looks like Nuan really isn't in here," Shi Wei said as she tugged on Fu Xicheng's hand. "Then where could she have gone?" "Let's keep looking!"
On the balcony right outside the bathroom, Fu Chengyan clung onto the railing with one hand and held Shi Nuan's waist with another arm. With Shi Nuan in a delirious state, the two stood on the edge of the balcony. Looking down, it was a rather frightening sight.