The first reaction of Chu Shangluo was to smash the camera in Chen Ran’s hand, and he did just that. He grabbed the camera and slammed it hard against the wall.

Chen Ran’s face darkened, he squeezed Chu Shangluo’s chin hard, staring at his flushed face: “Alright, Chu Shangluo, keep messing around, you’ll be the one suffering soon!” He picked up the camera, saw the crack in the lens, his eyes turned cold, and he gritted his teeth: “I really need to teach you a lesson today!”

Chu Shangluo gasped for breath, desperately trying to suppress the heat rising within him, he watched the man in front of him warily.

The lights in the private room turned on, the darkness dissipated, revealing everything. Chu Shangluo only then realized that there were four people in the room. Zhou Si was sitting on the sofa playing with his phone, oblivious to everything.

Two men with shifty eyes stood in the corners, they exchanged glances and walked towards Chen Ran.

Chen Ran gave them a wink, and the two immediately came to Chu Shangluo’s side, chuckled a few times, and one of them reached out to touch Chu Shangluo’s face, praising: “This is really a good one, I’m excited, Boss Chen, don’t worry, we’ll definitely train him to your liking.”

Chu Shangluo was disgusted, he immediately pushed away the hand that was about to touch him, “Get lost.”

“Hey, he’s pretty strong! Spicy!”

“My brother and I love this kind of guy, this body, this face, this look that wants to skin us alive, it’s so exciting!”

Chu Shangluo’s ears were filled with vulgar words, his vision became blurry, and then he felt dizzy, he was grabbed and pressed onto the sofa.

Zhou Si was sitting next to him, he glanced at Chu Shangluo, stood up, “You guys have fun, I’m leaving.”

Then the door of the private room was pushed open, a beam of light briefly shone in from outside, and as the door closed, the light disappeared quickly.

Chen Ran brought over a chair and sat opposite Chu Shangluo, he turned on the camera and pointed it at Chu Shangluo, looking at the panting man with red eyes in the picture, he swallowed and sneered: “Chu Shangluo, I really didn’t see this side of you before.”

Chu Shangluo glared at him coldly, the fire in his body, the anger surging up, made him furious, he wanted to chop Chen Ran into pieces and feed him to the dogs!

Chen Ran smirked: “Let’s begin, let me see if Mr. Chu has anything special.”

The two men had been itching for it, the moment Chen Ran gave the order, they ripped open Chu Shangluo’s shirt. Four buttons popped off, revealing a white, firm, slightly undulating chest.

The snow-white skin below his collarbone was tinged with a captivating blush, making people want to go up and leave their mark on it.

The three people in the private room, seeing Chu Shangluo in such a dazed, helpless, and incredibly seductive state, their eyes darkened.

One of the men swallowed, reaching out to Chu Shangluo, but he was grabbed by the hand. With a “crack,” the man screamed in pain, his hand completely immobilized.

The man cried out in pain, “Ge! Quickly hold him down, don’t let him get up!”

Chu Shangluo wouldn’t give them a chance. He raised his long leg and kicked the man hard in the groin. Tears instantly welled up in the man’s eyes, he knelt down trembling, unable to speak a word.

No one expected this sudden change. Chu Shangluo stood up straight, coldly glared at the other man who was rushing towards him, and punched him in the face.

“Don’t touch me with your disgusting things,” he spat. “Don’t you look in the mirror to see what you are, disgusting bastards!”

Chu Shangluo had deliberately not resisted before, in order to conserve his strength. When Zhou Si left, there were only three people left—one cripple, two skinny guys who couldn’t do anything. Much easier to deal with. The antidote he had taken earlier was still effective. Now, apart from feeling hot, out of breath, and a little dizzy, his strength wasn’t weakened at all.

He just needed strength to hit people.

Chu Shangluo, who had always been straightforward and quick to anger, had endured for more than ten minutes. Another minute would have been his limit. He grabbed the other man’s collar and slammed him to the ground, staring at the two men on the ground, their faces pale, who had been so proud and eager to “train” him.

He asked, “Are you still going to train me? I think you two need to be trained!”

The two trembled and looked to Chen Ran for help.

“Damn it! Chu Shangluo, you’re a real badass! You can still fight like that?”

Chen Ran grabbed the camera and swung it towards Chu Shangluo’s head.

Chu Shangluo caught sight of Chen Ran out of the corner of his eye, quickly dodged the blow, and picked up a beer bottle from the table, smashing it mercilessly on Chen Ran’s head.

“Clang!”

With the sound of the beer bottle shattering, the door to the private room was violently kicked open. Several bodyguards tumbled and rolled in from outside.

Chen Ran, holding his bleeding head, looked toward the door in shock. The few people who entered were also stunned. In front of them, Chu Shangluo was not only unharmed, but had also beaten up those who tried to bully him. Chen Tianyun couldn’t help but give Chu Shangluo a thumbs up, while sadly wondering if he’d ever get to enjoy a “meal”^[1]Hot passionate night from Chu Shangluo again in his lifetime.

By this point, Chu Shangluo’s strength had mostly been depleted. When he saw the door open, he threw the beer bottle away, cursing as he staggered toward the door. His steps were unsteady, sweat dripping from his body, and he was panting heavily, feeling unbearably uncomfortable. He didn’t even look at the road ahead as he stumbled into someone’s arms. The body he collided with was slightly cool, with broad shoulders that made him instinctively feel at ease. He wanted to raise his head to see who it was, but everything before him became more and more blurry. All he could see were a pair of light blue eyes, and then his consciousness faded.

Chu Shangluo didn’t remember much of what happened next. He only recalled that he felt unbearably hot, while the body in his arms was cool and comforting. He tightly embraced the person, pressing his burning body against theirs, hearing their breathing grow heavier. A cool kiss fell upon him, and he kissed back, their lips entwining and tearing at each other like two tireless beasts, they are in a hot and passionate action, playing with fire, until the fire finally died down.

When Chu Shangluo regained consciousness, his body ached unbearably. This kind of soreness hadn’t occurred in a long time, and he found it extremely uncomfortable. He opened his eyes slowly, taking in his surroundings. At first, everything seemed unfamiliar, but soon he recognized something. This was Shen Jue’s room.

Suddenly, the image of the indifferent blue eyes flashed through his mind, and he snapped wide awake. He quickly sat up, but his body wasn’t used to the movement, and he almost fell to the floor. Chu Shangluo was a little dazed. Did he… sleep with Shen Jue?! What the hell?! Damn it!

He covered his waist as he stood up, then noticed the bloodstains on the bed. Chu Shangluo frowned, touched his backside, and let out a sigh of relief. The discomfort wasn’t too strong, and his body had been cleaned. The blood wasn’t his.

Chu Shangluo’s legs still felt sore, and he had no strength, but there were still waves of heat crashing into his brain. However, it was much better than yesterday—at least it was within a bearable range. He walked into the bathroom and saw himself in the mirror. His face was flushed, his hair a mess, and from his neck to his chest were numerous hickeys. Chu Shangluo washed his face and couldn’t help but curse, “Damn… how intense was last night?”

He felt a bit frustrated, walked out of the bathroom, put on his suit jacket, grabbed a pack of cigarettes, and headed for the door.

As he stepped into the hallway, he opened the window, and the cool breeze gently blew in, brushing the black strands of hair from his forehead. He gazed at the winter scenery in the garden, lit a cigarette, and took slow drags.

When Lin Zhi hurriedly came to find Chu Shangluo, he saw him standing by the window, wearing a black jacket and a plain white robe underneath. Chu Shangluo was smoking, squinting his eyes with a dazed expression, his demeanor lazy and seductive. Lin Zhi slowed his pace and stared at Chu Shangluo. The curling smoke and the white snow on the windowsill framed the man’s face, like a precious painting. One glance was enough to captivate someone, and it was impossible to look away.

Lin Zhi walked over to Chu Shangluo’s side, his gaze landing on the hickeys on Chu Shangluo’s neck. He suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable.

Chu Shangluo turned his head, paused for a moment, and asked, “Who took me away last night?”

Lin Zhi sighed heavily, “It was the young master.”

“How did he know where I was?”

“When you went into the private room, didn’t you tell me to tell the young master you’d be going for dinner? I just told him. The young master asked where you were, and I didn’t think much of it, so I told him the location. Later, when you hadn’t come out by the time you were supposed to meet with him, he rushed over to find you.”

Chu Shangluo leaned against the window, staring at the gazebo in the center of the garden, flicking off the ash from his cigarette. That explains it, he thought.

Lin Zhi suddenly sighed again. “Boss, the antidote your friend gave you seems to have failed. The young master said he had an antidote. We really didn’t have any other options, so we thought the young master, being well-versed in such matters, might actually have one. So we let him take you away.” He grew increasingly upset as he spoke, “What kind of antidote is this?!”

Chu Shangluo: “…”

He was feeling a bit troubled, not because he had slept with someone, but because the person he had slept with was Shen Jue. He really didn’t want to be involved with Shen Jue. He liked being straightforward, but Shen Jue was deep and insincere, the kind of person he had avoided associating with all these years.

Chu Shangluo snapped back to reality, exhaled the smoke, and said to Lin Zhi, “Forget it, you don’t need to fight my battles. I don’t feel like I’ve lost a piece of meat.” Lin Zhi sighed again, thinking that Chu Shangluo didn’t like the people around him to be gloomy, so he forced himself to perk up and said, “Boss, do you have your phone? Didn’t you record when you met Zhou Si yesterday? Let’s see if the evidence is still there.”

Chu Shangluo took out his phone from his suit pocket, and a box of medicine fell out. Lin Zhi picked up the medicine and placed it on the windowsill. Chu Shangluo looked at a long recording on his phone, puzzled at how long it was. He opened the recording, but there was no sound.

“Why is there no sound? Did it not record?” Lin Zhi asked.

Chu Shangluo turned the volume all the way up, selected a time point, and suddenly his own voice blared through the speaker: “…Can you fucking go easy? Do you even know how? Your skills suck!”

Then, there was an indescribable sound. The sudden noise startled Chu Shangluo, and he cursed, “Damn it!” He quickly realized what was happening and turned red with embarrassment. He hurriedly shut off the recording, chuckling awkwardly, “It… should’ve recorded everything. I’ll cut it out when I get back.”

Lin Zhi was also embarrassed, his face turning red as he looked down and scratched his nose. So the boss was the one below?!^[2]T/L: hahahaha Lin Zhi is shock hahaha that Chu Shangluo is the bottom.

Just then, Shen Jue’s assistant walked over at just the right moment to ease the awkwardness between them. The assistant said, “Mr. Chu, it’s cold. Don’t leave the window open.” She closed the window, then, seeing Chu Shangluo staring at the gazebo in the garden, smiled and said, “If you like white roses, I can take you to see them.”

Chu Shangluo paused for a moment, “What’s in there?”

“White roses. The young master planted them.”

Chu Shangluo’s gaze suddenly shifted to the box of medicine on the windowsill, and he sneered, “Your young master, a cripple, can even plant roses?”

The assistant only smiled and said nothing.

“Where is he now?”

“In the study.”

Chu Shangluo tightened his coat and headed straight for the study.