Crash!

Xue Lihua was startled that she almost jumped from the noise. The couple shot their heads to the man who was standing by the door. Xiao Gao. The tray he was holding earlier was now on the floor with the contents scattered all over.

"Y-You guys... you're betraying Mr. Yong! H-How can you do this to him?!" He took a step back.

"X… Xiao Gao, I can explain!"

"I know what I heard! I heard everything! You're planning to backstab Mr. Yong! You and Si Guanlin are traitors! I must let him know!" He quickly ran out for his life. If he stayed any longer, he knew that Is Guanlin would kill him!

"Xiao Gao!"

Si Guanlin retracted his hands from the woman in front of him. He calmly smiled at her. "I'll take care of him so make sure to do your part, okay?" He held her chin and pecked her lips before he turned his heels and headed out of the room to go after the other guy.

...

Yong Liwei was on his way back to the place he had kept Lu Mengjie. Arriving at the location, on his way to Lu Mengjie's room, his path was blocked by one of his men, Xiao Gao. He narrowed his eyes on him, obviously annoyed at having his way blocked. "Move."

The two men behind him, one of Yong Liwei's loyal guards, stepped in front. They were about to shove Xiao Gao away but before they could even do that, the man quickly opened his mouth and spoke between his pants, "M-Mr. Yong, I have something to tell you." He looked so nervous as if he had seen a ghost, or maybe something worse. Cold sweat brimmed his forehead, beads of it trickling. "I-I-I saw-"

"Xiao Gao! There you are!" Si Guanlin came walking towards them. Hearing his voice caused the other man's shoulders to turn stiff.

Yong Liwei raised a brow. "Why are you still here?"

"If I wasn't here, I would not be able to save Ms. Xue from being harassed by this guy." He hung his arm on Xiao Gao's shoulders.

"That's not true!! Mr. Yong, you have to believe me! I did not do it! I saw-"

"Of course he wouldn't admit to it, no one does," Si Guanlin interrupted while flashing him a smile. "How about we ask Ms. Xue for the truth?"

Yong Liwei was quietly looking at the two before he finally asked, "where is Xue Lihua?"

"She's in your room." Si Guanlin replied.

Without saying anything else, Yong Liwei walked past them and headed directly to his room. He was followed by his two bodyguards.

"Mr. Yong! Mr. Yong— Ack!" Xiao Gao groaned in pain after he was punched by Si Guanlin on the stomach.

"If you don't want me to throw your family in the sea. You have to choose, your life or your family's? You better do as I say," he threatened in his ear, causing the other man's face to turn pale. "Now why don't we go back and see the mess you made?"

…

"Mr. Yong!" Xue Lihua cried and pounced on him the moment he arrived. "P-Please give me justice!"

Crease formed between the man's brown when he was hugged by the woman. He held her arms with his gloved hands and gently pushed her away. His action only ended up pricking the woman's heart.

"I was told that Xiao Gao tried to harass you."

In an instant, tears streamed down her cheeks as she fell on her knees. "I-I was tending to Lu Mengjie when he suggested that I should leave him in the room with her…" She began explaining. "I-I didn't want to comply so… so… so he attacked me instead!"

"If it wasn't for me, things could have gone worse." Si Guanlin went to Xue Lihua's side and gently lifted her, supporting her as she stood up. He took a handkerchief from his coat's pocket and gave it to her.

"Is this true, Xiao Gao?" Yong Liwei asked, finally giving the other man a chance to defend himself.

Xiao Gao greeted his teeth. He couldn't speak anymore even if he wanted to. He didn't want to put his family in danger so he hung his head low and kept quiet.

"Scorpion, Spider, lock him," Yong Liwei said, ordering his two most trusted men. "I'll deal with him later."

Both Si Guanlin and Xue Lihua ended up glancing at each other meaningfully.

"Si Guanlin." Yong Liwei turned to look at the couple. "You can drop Xue Lihua to her place."

The other man ended up blinking a few times in confusion. "At this late hour in the night? Look at how scared she is. She has taken care of your precious woman, she deserves a reward, Liwei. You should comfort her, don't you think so?"

Despite having no change on his face, the ambiance around Yong Liwei became heavier. "Lu Mengjie is not my precious woman. I will be giving no reward."

"Oh, then are you saying that it's Han Yizhou's?" He retorted with a smirk which caused Yong Liwei to glare darkly at him.

Xue Lihua ended up looking at Si Guanlin in confusion. Who was Han Yizhou? The name was new for her.

"I'm just kidding, kidding!" Si Guanlin quickly took back the words he said earlier. "Come on, if you give me that look, you'll scare Ms. Xue here."

"Get out," Yong Liwei ordered icily.

"Yes sir, yes sir." He turned to Xue Lihua and smiled. "Guess you're stuck with me."

"Mr. Yong, I-"

"Call a servant in your way. My room needs to be cleaned." He turned and strode towards the bathroom without giving the woman a second glance.

Xue Lihua's eyes darkened. She hung her head low after being rejected by the man she loved.

"See?" Si Guanlin whispered in her ear. "Don't worry, I'll help you gain his attention. You can have anything you want with me by your side." He placed his hand on her waist and led her out of the room.