“Xia Anran, how dare you tamper with the tea?”

Xia Anran, in her dazed state, heard a low roar.

The icy voice, gritted through clenched teeth, was filled with overwhelming fury, as if it wanted to devour her alive!

Before Xia Anran could react, her arm was grabbed.

The hands were as strong as eagle talons, slamming her heavily to the ground.

Her body felt as though it had been shattered, but what terrified Xia Anran even more was that the sound escaping her lips wasn’t a cry of pain—it was a soft, delicate moan…

A fire burned fiercely within her body, and an unfamiliar itch spread throughout her entire being.

She couldn’t find an outlet. Her hands clutched her neck as she lifted her head in discomfort, only to meet a pair of dark, pitch-black eyes filled with utter disgust!

The man before her wore military-green trousers and a light green shirt with the collar undone, revealing his sexy Adam’s apple and well-defined chest muscles. With broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs, he was the epitome of a handsome, restrained yet alluring man.

He seemed drunk, his face flushed, breathing heavily. The muscles beneath his shirt rose and fell rapidly with each breath.

The scene was too tempting. Xia Anran, unable to control herself, moved closer to him, as if he were a spring of clear water that could extinguish the fire raging inside her!

Huo Ruiyang saw Xia Anran’s flushed face and her dazed eyes as she leaned toward him again. The buttons of her floral-patterned shirt had already been undone by her own hands, revealing her slender neck and the fair skin of her chest…

The effects of the drug took hold. Seeing this, Huo Ruiyang quickly averted his gaze. Using his strong willpower to suppress the drug’s influence, he sidestepped, causing Xia Anran to miss and fall toward the coffee table.

Due to the force of her fall, Xia Anran’s forehead hit the hard corner of the table. The sharp pain brought her a moment of clarity!

Xia Anran quickly grabbed the teapot from the table and poured its contents over her head. The tea, mixed with leaves, drenched her, and the wound on her forehead instantly throbbed with intense pain.

The pain made Xia Anran tremble all over, but it also allowed her to stay clear-headed, temporarily resisting the effects of the drug!

Huo Ruiyang was stunned by Xia Anran’s actions. She tilted her head back, and the tea flowed down her hair.

Drops of water slid down the tip of her nose, over her luscious red lips, and into the open collar of her shirt. The front of her clothes was soaked, making the already faint outline of her figure even more visible…

Huo Ruiyang felt as though he had been thrown into a raging fire. His strong willpower could no longer suppress the surge of male hormones in his body.

Seeing that Xia Anran seemed to be under the same influence, he stepped forward, grabbed her arm, and roughly dragged her away…

Xia Anran was terrified. Realizing what the man intended to do to her, she desperately cried for help:

“Let me go, let me go! Help, help…”

But due to the effects of the drug, her voice came out soft and weak, interspersed with delicate moans. It didn’t sound like a cry for help—it sounded more like an invitation to the man!

Hearing her voice, Huo Ruiyang quickened his pace. As he dragged her toward a room, Xia Anran felt despair.

“Brother Huo!”

An urgent voice rang out, and a beautiful girl rushed over, spreading her arms in front of Huo Ruiyang to block him from dragging Xia Anran into the room.

Huo Ruiyang’s pulling motion stopped!

Xia Anran was overjoyed and crawled toward the girl, pleading for help:

“Save me, save me!”

But when she saw the girl’s face clearly, Xia Anran froze. She wanted to escape, but her body felt like a pile of mud, completely devoid of strength!

Huo Ruiyang glanced at Xia Anran with disgust and coldly ordered Ye Lingling:

“Take her inside and give her a cold shower.”

After saying this, Huo Ruiyang turned and strode upstairs, his hurried steps resembling a retreat, lacking his usual composure.

Seeing Huo Ruiyang leave, Ye Lingling’s eyes flashed with anxiety.

When she saw Huo Ruiyang stumble and nearly fall down the stairs, she grew even more frantic.

But Xia Anran was leaning heavily on her, and she couldn’t push her away.

Ye Lingling’s eyes filled with disgust as she shoved Xia Anran into the room, turned on the faucet, and tossed the showerhead at her, hurriedly saying,

“Wash yourself!”

Before Xia Anran could respond, Ye Lingling closed the door and locked it from the outside. She then turned and hurried upstairs.

Xia Anran heard the sound of the lock clicking and realized she had been pushed into a bathroom.

She felt despair. Could she still escape today?

Betrayed by her most trusted friend, she had broken a wine bottle to cut her wrist, using the sharp pain to maintain a brief moment of clarity as she drove away to escape.

Her pursuers were relentless. In her panic, she drove off the road and into a river, swallowed by the icy water.

She thought she had died, feeling a momentary sense of relief—at least she had preserved her purity and hadn’t become the plaything of the producer!

But she hadn’t escaped after all?

The drug’s effects surged back, and her rationality vanished. Xia Anran hugged herself tightly, her mind uncontrollably drifting to the man from earlier.

She imagined him holding her in his arms, doing as he pleased. She imagined pouncing on him and kissing him fiercely…