Two people came straight upstairs from downstairs. My heart pounded. I watched as Ge Zeyu quickly closed the door, glanced around the room, and then pulled me under the table.

He reached out and pulled the executive chair over, blocking out the light.

The space under the desk was already cramped, and with two people and a chair squeezed in, it was difficult for me to even move.

"Don't make a sound!" Ge Zeyu whispered a reminder to me, and I nodded quickly.

I was so nervous that I felt like I was having trouble breathing. I tried to calm myself down, and my fingers involuntarily clenched into fists.

Soon the study door was opened, and the two of them ransacked the room.

As I sensed their footsteps getting closer to the table, my fingers tightened their grip. Just then, Ge Zeyu suddenly reached out and grabbed my wrist.

I was stunned for a moment, my heart skipped a beat, and I almost made a sound, but thankfully I held back at the crucial moment.

In the dim light, I couldn't see the expression on his face, but I could feel him gently spreading my fingers, his thumb lightly tracing the nail marks on my palm.

I then realized that I had been too tense and hadn't even noticed that the long line had been pierced.

The two men outside searched around, and the older man suddenly spoke up, "It seems there's nothing in this house at all. Let's go look elsewhere."

Immediately afterwards, the sound of footsteps leaving and the sound of a door closing were heard. Ge Zeyu and I waited for a while longer, guessing that the two people should have gone far away.

Ge Zeyu moved his chair aside and went out first, grabbing my wrist and opening the door to leave the villa.

The moment the door opened, a black figure suddenly rushed over, holding a baseball bat, and headed straight for Ge Zeyu.

Almost instinctively, I pulled Ge Zeyu back a few steps with one hand, and quickly stepped forward with my other hand to block him.

With a loud bang, the pain in my arm made me break out in a cold sweat, and I couldn't help but cry out in pain.

The two men who had been searching the study earlier were the ones who launched the sneak attack. When their first strike missed, they immediately attacked again.

The older man added, "We can't let those two run away with the stuff. If we can't have it, we can't let them have it either."

Ge Zeyu kicked the other man away and reached out to grab my injured arm, but pulled back the moment he touched it. His eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth, "Damn it!"

He turned to look at the two men outside the door, his face extremely grim. He took a step forward, ready to rush over, but I instinctively grabbed his arm. "Don't do it! There are two of them!"

These two men acted extremely decisively, and it was obvious that this wasn't their first time doing something like this. If they really started fighting, I was afraid Ge Zeyu would suffer.

He grabbed my arm with his other hand and said in a chilling tone, "Find a place to hide and don't come out!"

After saying that, he casually picked up a golf club from the side of the door, and quickly closed the door as he went out.

The pain in my arm made me tremble, and I was also worried that Ge Zeyu outside the door would be harmed, so I quickly took out my phone to call the police.

Soon I heard a dull thud outside, like something heavy hitting flesh. I panicked and tried to open the door, but it seemed to be locked from the outside. I pulled and tugged for a long time, but I couldn't open it.

Anxiety crept up on me, gnawing at my heart, and the pain in my arm made me feel dizzy.

This long wait was extremely agonizing, and I finally breathed a sigh of relief when I heard the sound of police sirens outside.

Not long after, the study door opened, and Ge Zeyu walked in with a wound on the corner of his mouth and a blank expression.

I rushed over to him, frantically stroking his body. "Your face is injured, are the injuries on your body even more serious?"

"Don't move!" I had just touched his arm when Ge Zeyu coldly scolded me, grabbing my wrist and saying, "You're almost crippled already, and you still won't behave. Can you stop being so stubborn? I don't need you to cover for me in that situation."

As he spoke, he pulled me downstairs, his face extremely pale. "I'm taking you to the hospital now. I used to just think you weren't very smart, but now I realize you're downright stupid!"

I remained silent, holding my breath, trying to relieve the pain by taking small breaths of cool air. I couldn't help but say, "Who wanted to shield you? That was just an instinctive reaction. Even if it wasn't you, I would still have done the same thing."

He stopped in his tracks as soon as he finished speaking, giving me a deep, glaring look, as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately fell silent.

As soon as we reached the gate, we were stopped by a police officer. The officer looked troubled. "Young Master Ge, this matter has caused such a stir today. This is a villa that is about to be auctioned off. No one is allowed to come in. Moreover, you beat those two people up like this. I'm afraid we'll have to trouble you to come over and cooperate with us to make a statement."

Ge Zeyu frowned slightly, looking somewhat displeased. "I will cooperate with you in taking a statement, but I need to go to the hospital first."

Upon hearing this, I immediately stepped aside and looked at their leader.

The leader narrowed his eyes slightly and walked over. Although he had a smile on his face, his words had an inexplicable sarcastic tone. "Young Master Ge, aren't you making things difficult for us? If this gets out today, I'm afraid even Mr. Ge's reputation will be affected."

"Why don't you come back with us first? There's no rush to go to the hospital. I don't think your injury is that serious."

Ge Zeyu suddenly tightened his grip on my arm. I was about to say something to persuade him, since I could go to the hospital by myself and my arm was probably just a fracture or a crack.

But he didn't speak to me. He raised his eyes, looked intently at the person in front of him, and when he spoke again, his tone was more impatient, "Get out of the way!"

The person opposite stood frozen in place for a few seconds before finally taking a few steps to the side. As Ge Zeyu pulled me past him, he didn't forget to be sarcastic, "Young Master Ge, please hurry to the hospital. After all, I don't have a good father who can withstand the pressure for me."

Ge Zeyu drove me to the hospital. After the examination, it was found that I had a bone fracture and would need to rest for a while to recover.

While Ge Zeyu was treating his wound, I took out my phone to check my messages, only to see a news notification: "The Ge family is abusing their power and bullying others." The words were prominently displayed before my eyes.

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