After being reborn, the aloof female CEO became a paranoid.

Zhou Yu was extremely anxious and questioned the driver repeatedly, but the driver seemed deaf and stepped on the gas pedal even harder.

Zhou Yu's heart tightened, sensing that something terrible was about to happen.

"Stop the car! I want to get out!" Zhou Yu shouted, but the driver pretended not to hear him, stepped on the gas pedal, and the car's speed increased instantly, almost throwing Zhou Yu off balance.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

Enraged, Zhou Yu lunged forward and grabbed the driver by the neck.

The driver struggled desperately as he managed to stop the car on a desolate roadside.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Yu quickly opened the car door and ran away.

But the driver was clearly a skilled runner; he ran faster than a rabbit, shouting as he chased after him, "You can't escape! You're my 'big customer,' and if I get rid of you, I'll get a huge sum of money!"

The words "major client" made Zhou Yu instantly realize everything; he had been set up!

As Zhou Yu ran, he forced himself to calm down and think of a solution.

"I can give you money too, double! As long as you let me go, I'll give you as much as you want."

He tried to negotiate with the driver.

But the driver remained unmoved and charged forward, brandishing the iron bar in his hand.

The next second, the iron rod slammed heavily onto Zhou Yu's forehead. He felt a blackout before his eyes and lost consciousness.

The driver watched Zhou Yu slowly fall to the ground, a smug smile spreading across his face.

He struggled to drag Zhou Yu back into the car, then started the engine and sped off towards their destination...

……

When it was lunchtime, Xu Xinran came to the R&D department as usual. She glanced at Zhou Yu's desk and saw that it was empty. Her eyes immediately darkened.

"Mr. Xu, Zhou Yu left half an hour ago. It seems he received a phone call and left in a hurry."

An employee came forward and reported the facts truthfully.

They left half an hour ago?

Xu Xinran's face instantly turned icy cold, and an ominous premonition welled up in her heart.

She walked quickly to Zhou Yu's desk, glanced at the diary on it, frowned, and picked it up without thinking.

The contents of the diary made her eyes even more somber, and a strong sense of unease welled up inside her.

She immediately took out her phone and dialed Zhou Yu's number, but all she heard was a cold busy tone.

Once, twice, three times...

Finally, the phone rang with a cold, disconnected tone.

Xu Xinran's heart skipped a beat, sensing that something terrible was about to happen. She could no longer care about anything else and turned around to walk quickly out of the R&D department.

……

Zhou Yu didn't know how much time had passed before he woke up from the darkness and found himself firmly tied to a chair, unable to move his limbs.

A musty smell filled the air, making him gag.

"Where am I?" Zhou Yu looked around, his heart filled with panic.

Just then, a tightly closed iron door creaked open, and the jarring sound made Zhou Yu's heart leap into his throat.

The taxi driver was the one who walked in.

"Who are you? Who ordered you to do this? What do you want?" Zhou Yu yelled at the driver.

But the man remained silent. Finally, annoyed by Zhou Yu's nagging, he walked up to Zhou Yu and swung his fist at Zhou Yu's face.

Zhou Yu felt a sharp pain on his face, and saw stars before his eyes.

The other party sneered, his eyes full of contempt.

"Be quiet, just bear with it for a little longer. In an hour, once I get the money, we won't have to stare at each other like that anymore."

Zhou Yu frowned, pondering to himself, "Who exactly hates me so much that they want to kill me?"

Zhou Ze?!

The name suddenly flashed into his mind.

In his past life, Zhou Ze had wanted to kill him.

"Did Zhou Ze tell you to do this?" Zhou Yu asked tentatively.

The man was visibly taken aback when he heard the name "Zhou Ze".

Zhou Yu became even more certain that Zhou Ze was the mastermind behind this conspiracy.

"Let me go! I can give you double the money!" Zhou Yu calmed down and began to negotiate with the man.

"Double?" A glint of greed flashed in the man's eyes.

Zhou Yu nodded vigorously, "That's right, double!"

Faced with the temptation of money, the man wavered. Just as he was hesitating whether to untie Zhou Yu, Zhou Ze walked in.

"Hmph, dare to let him go? Your whole family will be executed!"

Seeing the man hesitate, Zhou Ze immediately threatened him fiercely.

The man trembled with fear and quickly took the check from Zhou Ze, his voice shaking slightly: "I...I understand. Don't worry, I'll keep watch outside. Nobody will be able to get in!"

Zhou Ze nodded in satisfaction and handed a dark object to the driver. Zhou Yu looked at the shape and his heart skipped a beat. If he wasn't mistaken, it should be a gun.

His sense of tension surged instantly.

The driver took the items and hurriedly went out to guard the gate.

Zhou Ze slowly walked up to Zhou Yu, his gaze falling on Zhou Yu's bleeding nose, a smug smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Zhou Ze, why did you do this?!"

Zhou Yu angrily questioned, he couldn't understand why the two brothers had to fight to the death in both their past and present lives.

Zhou Ze snorted coldly, his eyes filled with resentment:

"You ask me why? You stole the woman I love, and Dad dotes on you, his illegitimate son, and you still have the nerve to question me? Zhou Yu, today I'll 'serve' you properly!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu's expression changed drastically.

He never expected that Zhou Ze would know about his background.

"How...how did you know?" Zhou Yu's voice trembled slightly.

Zhou Ze laughed loudly, his facial muscles contorted horribly: "You think you're hiding anything? I knew all along! You bastard, you shouldn't have been born!"

Zhou Yu's eyes instantly turned cold; he hadn't expected Zhou Ze to be so ruthless.

"I'm going to make you suffer endless torment, wishing you were dead!" Zhou Ze said through gritted teeth, his smile utterly cruel.

His hatred for Ji Siyao was now entirely transferred to Zhou Yu.

"I've called her 'Mom' for so many years, but I never imagined she wasn't my real mother. She's just a slut who cheated on Dad!" Zhou Ze's words were full of humiliation towards Ji Siyao.

A cold light flashed in Zhou Yu's eyes; he could not tolerate Zhou Ze's insult to his mother.

Seeing the murderous look in Zhou Yu's eyes, Zhou Ze laughed even more wildly.

He reached out and patted Zhou Yu's cheek, so hard that Zhou Yu's face turned to one side.

"What? You don't like hearing this? Isn't she one? You're just a little bastard who doesn't even know who your real father is! If it weren't for the money, do you think Dad would keep a bastard like you around?"

"Ji Siyao appears gentle and virtuous on the surface, but she's a despicable slut behind the scenes! Once I've dealt with you, I'll make sure everyone knows her true colors!"

Zhou Ze became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he could already see the day when Zhou Yu would be disgraced and suffer unbearable pain.

Zhou Yu's eyes were bloodshot. He clenched his teeth and squeezed out a few words.

"If you can't kill me, I'll make you kneel before your mother's grave and apologize!"

"Apologize? You're dreaming!" Zhou Ze sneered disdainfully.

As he spoke, he pulled a sharp dagger from his pocket, the gleaming tip slowly approaching Zhou Yu's cheek.

"You're only attractive because of your good looks, that's why Xu Xinran only glanced at you. Well, today I'll ruin your face and make you unable to be a man. I want to see if Xu Xinran will still want you!"

Zhou Yu could clearly feel that the cold blade tip had pierced his skin, and blood was dripping down the blade tip.

Zhou Ze looked at the bloodstains on Zhou Yu's face and clicked his tongue in amazement, his smugness undisguised.

"Oops, I'm bleeding. I need to think carefully about where to make the cut next."

Zhou Ze deliberately waved the dagger in front of Zhou Yu's eyes, his cold gaze occasionally sweeping down towards Zhou Yu's crotch...