Chapter 38: Who Ranks First, Shen Yu or I?

A private doctor rushed into the bedroom with a medical bag, taking out a syringe to inject Shuangxu.

“I’m not sure what kind of drug the other party used, so I can’t fully detoxify it. I can only alleviate the symptoms. It will take effect in about fifteen minutes. There might be some discomfort, but it will be fine tomorrow.”

The doctor put away his medical bag, keeping his eyes well-managed the whole time, not even glancing at the woman on the bed.

He Tingzhou had already sat back down on the sofa opposite her. He was smoking, looking casual, even a little absent-minded.

“You know what to say and what not to say. You figure it out yourself.”

With this slow and steady sentence, the doctor felt a knife on his carotid artery.

“Rest assured, Mr. He. I won’t say a word about tonight’s events.”

He Tingzhou didn’t respond, he left in a hurry, even the way he closed the door was extremely light.

Shuangxu’s long hair spread out on the white sheets, like soft, smooth black satin.

Her eyes still held a hint of confusion, her skin flushed red, she lay quietly on the bed for a moment, then looked at the man on the sofa.

He Tingzhou had been watching her.

Meeting her gaze, he took a drag on his cigarette, the corners of his lips twitched slightly, revealing an ambiguous smile.

“What are you looking at?”

Shuangxu thought about how she had just taken the initiative to seduce him, even wanting to pay him to “sleep” with her, shame flooded her like a tide.

“You called a doctor, why didn’t you tell me?”

He Tingzhou said lazily, “You didn’t ask.”

Yes, she didn’t ask. It was all her own initiative, he just went with the flow and played with her a little, watching her make a fool of herself.

He saved her and even called a doctor for her, she didn’t even have grounds to blame him, she should be grateful.

“What’s wrong?” He Tingzhou lightly flicked his cigarette, “Disappointed that you didn’t sleep with me?”

Shuangxu pursed her lips, turning her face away. “No. Thank you for your help. You can go, I’ll pay you back for the room tomorrow.”

After she finished speaking, she buried herself under the covers.

So embarrassing. She never wanted to see He Tingzhou again in her life.

In the same hotel, in a luxurious executive suite.

Zheng Zuye was already prepared, he had taken a shower, wrapped in a bath towel, sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, waiting leisurely.

He had played with all kinds of beauties, women were just like that, they got bored after sleeping with them a few times.

But only Song Shuangxu, he had coveted her, but didn’t get her, and was even whipped by the old man with a ruler in front of Shen Yu.

He had almost forgotten about it, but who knew he saw Song Shuangxu again at the port last time, catching a glimpse of her figure boarding the gangway from afar.

The young and innocent girl had grown up, she was even more charming than before.

Shen Yu really had good taste, if he had known she was such a beauty, he should have taken action earlier, let his mother adopt Song Shuangxu, how could Shen Yu be in the way.

Zheng Zuye had never put so much effort into any woman, Shen Yu was not in Yancheng these days, Yue Zifeng was busy throwing a birthday party for his sister, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

After a drink, he would trick her into coming, even if Song Shuangxu refused, she would be obedient after taking the drug.

He waited and waited, the party downstairs had been over for a long time, and the people he sent out hadn’t brought Song Shuangxu over yet.

He was impatient, he was about to call to urge them, when the doorbell finally rang.

Zheng Zuye immediately went to open the door, the female employee he arranged was standing alone outside.

“Where’s the person?”

“I met someone on the way, they took Miss Song away.”

Zheng Zuye’s face instantly turned black as the bottom of a pot: “Who took her away?”

The female employee shrunk her head, saying, “Young Master Yue.”

The duck in his mouth flew away, Zheng Zuye was furious, he kicked the wall: “Damn Yue Zifeng, ruining my good time!”

Yue Zifeng played with his sister who was asleep in the car, carrying her back home carefully, putting her on the bed like a landmine, afraid of accidentally waking her up.

He had just put her down when his nose itched, he quickly covered his mouth, went out of the room and closed the door before he dared to sneeze: “Ah-choo! Who misses me so much?”

The phone rang, Zuo Zhong called him out to drink: “He Tingzhou is here too, are you coming?”

“It’s so late, why are you still drinking?”

“You have the nerve to say that, we’ve been squatting for two hours, our legs are numb!”

Yue Zifeng immediately cowered: “Okay, okay, I’m coming, I’ll pay tonight.”

When Yue Zifeng arrived at Blue Night Club, the group was drinking and chatting in a private room, someone called a few female public relations wearing tight mini skirts to accompany them.

He Tingzhou was still alone on a sofa, his feet were resting on the coffee table, his posture was very lazy. His wrist was casually resting on the armrest, holding a glass of wine, he hadn’t taken a sip for a long time.

The ambiguous lights of the bar shone on his listless face, a girl with a pure face secretly observed him for a long time, boldly approaching him.

“Boss He, what are you thinking about?”

He Tingzhou didn’t even look at her, his tone was bored and devoid of warmth: “Not about you. What?”

Yue Zifeng came in, sat down next to Zuo Zhong, and chatted with them happily.

After drinking for a while, he turned his head and met He Tingzhou’s gaze.

He was puzzled: “What are you looking at me for?”

He Tingzhou looked him up and down with a very meaningful look, humming inexplicably: “Suddenly I find you have some charm.”

“You’re just discovering this?” Yue Zifeng flicked his hair coquettishly, “I won’t say nationwide, just Yancheng, besides you and Shen Yu, my peerless beauty can at least rank third.”

A group of people booed him, Zuo Zhong spat at him: “Peerless beauty, I think you’re just a peerless big face. What did they do wrong to be compared to you?”

“Don’t be jealous.” Yue Zifeng patted his shoulder, “I crown you as the fourth most beautiful man in Yancheng.”

He Tingzhou seemed interested in this ranking, and casually asked, “Who ranks first, me or Shen Yu?”

His question drew everyone’s attention.

“Oh, you still care about this?”

“The competition is on.”

“It’s hard to say who wins. Those who like your type will definitely put you first, but if they prefer someone elegant and upright, then Shen Yu would beat you by ten streets with a detour.” Yue Zifeng said confidently, “Why are you looking at me? I’m telling the truth.”

He Tingzhou’s thin lips curled in a slight sneer, lazily leaning back: “It’s good, I’m doing my best.”

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When Shuangxu woke up in the morning, her body felt no longer abnormal, just a bit weak.

The suite was quiet, the bag and phone she dropped last night were on the sofa opposite.

Shuangxu replied to the pending messages on WeChat, then put down her phone, picked it up again, found He Tingzhou’s WeChat, clicked on his profile picture, and deleted it.

After a night’s sleep, her emotions had stabilized, she just didn’t want to see He Tingzhou anymore, nor did she want to hear his name.

“We’re going to Yun Dun for a meeting on Wednesday, I can see CEO He again!”

As soon as they arrived at the company, Xiao Liao chirped in her ear: “Boss, you’re not fair, CEO He is so handsome, you didn’t tell me.”

“Do you have his WeChat? Do you guys meet often? Can you take me next time?”

She couldn’t escape, He Tingzhou was now the client of Feixue, and she had personally gone through a lot of trouble to secure the collaboration.

Shuangxu was flustered, she took out her noise-canceling headphones and plugged both ears.

Fortunately, Feixue’s small hydrogen-powered drone project wasn’t big enough to warrant the attention of Mr. He, who was busy running Yun Dun Group.

The day Feixue went to Yun Dun for the presentation, they met with the bald Director Fan.

Director Fan was a bit arrogant, and kept urging them to be brief, even more brief, during the meeting.

He kept checking his watch, listened for a while, then perfunctorily interrupted: “Okay, that’s about it for today. Come back next Monday.”

As they walked out of the conference room, Xiao Liao mumbled: “He didn’t even listen properly, yet he wants us to come back once a week, is the client really so great!”

Lao Fang was an old employee who had been with Feixue since its inception, a few years older than them, and said: “Of course the client is great. You’re in the client’s house now, be careful what you say.”

Shuangxu didn’t say anything, as they walked through the corridor, they saw He Tingzhou from afar.

He looked slightly different at work than in private, his suit was sharp and neat, making him look sharp and ambitious.

His assistant and several executives were standing beside him, the assistant saw her first, whispered something to He Tingzhou, the ongoing conversation stopped, and He Tingzhou looked over.

Xiao Liao, who had been indignant just now, changed her face like turning a page: “Wow, that face is really something!”

…Where’s her backbone?

Shuangxu knew she should greet him politely, apart from being Shen Yu’s friend and the heir of the He family, he was also Feixue’s client, someone she couldn’t afford to offend.

But when she met He Tingzhou’s sharp eyes, the scene from that night popped up like a rogue ad, impossible to close.

It was the darkest history she wanted to erase from her life.

Feeling her cheeks warming up, she quickly turned her head away.