She goes crazy, he'll cover for her; the darling of the group is someone no one dares to mess w

It felt as if countless eyes were secretly watching her from all around.

Those bizarre and fantastical images flooded my mind in an instant.

At this moment, Fang Li felt immense regret. Why did she soften her heart and indulge Yang Miao's behavior? If she had known this would happen, she shouldn't have gone out in the first place!

Why not just stay home and get some sleep instead of coming here to torture yourself?

In the darkness, Fang Li struggled against the chains binding her, only to find that the staff were completely absorbed in their work. Although the chains weren't tightly fastened, she couldn't break free.

"Yang Miao?"

Fang Li cautiously called out to the surroundings.

There was no response for a long time.

Just as she was about to raise her voice and shout again, a slight noise reached her ears.

It sounded like footsteps, and also like dripping water.

Tick-tock, tick-tock...

From far to near!

"Who?!"

No one responded.

Fang Li huddled up in the chair.

At this moment, she missed the person who had just left half a day ago terribly, and wanted him to appear in front of her immediately, or even just to make a phone call to him.

The thought itself is more unbearable than fear.

Fang Li held her breath and listened quietly to the sounds around her. Her senses, amplified to an extreme, told her that those subtle movements were not her imagination. The faint sound of footsteps indicated that someone was indeed approaching her little by little.

"Don't play tricks!"

"..." Still, no one spoke.

Fang Li was completely distraught, curling up in a near-collapse, and screaming at the top of her lungs, "Who are you?!"

The sound of shuffling footsteps drew ever closer.

Then, a cool fragrance wafted into her nostrils, and a warm breath gently brushed against her ear. "You've forgotten me so quickly? You really are a heartless little thing!"

Fang Li was stunned when the familiar voice suddenly rang out.

Immediately afterwards, the blindfold covering her eyes was removed, and as a faint light pierced her vision, Fang Li turned her head away, squinted, and slowly opened her eyes.

The person in front of me was very tall, wearing a dark-colored Zhongshan suit with his coat open and the top few buttons of his stand-up collar shirt undone.

At this moment, he stood slightly forward, one hand in his pocket, leaning forward. The terrifying mask on his face had been cut off and was held in his hand, revealing his original handsome face, with a slanted smile, full of cynicism.

Fang Li's breathing was tight, and she remained stunned for a long time before slowly coming to her senses and realizing who the man in front of her was.

"How...how did you get here?"

"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that? Han Lao Er made all those promises, and this is how he treated you?"

Fang Li pursed her lips and frowned slightly.

Looking at the man before her, still arrogant and seemingly unchanged.

"Or have you and Han Lao Er broken up? If that's the case, you can come to me. Why bother coming to a place like this and making things difficult for yourself?"

The man's eyes were full of mockery, which was particularly striking in this enclosed and dimly lit space.

Fang Li never expected that, under these circumstances, she would see Lu Jie the moment she opened her eyes!

Indeed, the man in front of her was Lu Jie, whom she hadn't seen for quite some time. Fang Li hadn't seen him since Han Xi's fight with him last time.

Thinking about her current disheveled state, especially since she had just been attacking the darkness like an idiot, she wished she could dig a hole and crawl into it right then and there!

Why did she have to run into Lu Jie under these circumstances?!

Fang Li was speechless, but she forced herself to remain calm and composed.

"You still haven't told me why you're here?"

"Should I answer your question first before I intend to answer yours?"

Fang Li remained silent.

Lu Jie raised an eyebrow, put his hands in his pockets, leaned against the wall behind him, and said, "This club is owned by my friend. I come here to have some fun when I have nothing to do."

Faced with his casual tone, Fang Li couldn't even manage a smile.

Is this a preordained, ill-fated relationship?

In this vast capital city, it's usually so difficult to run into anyone, so why did she have to encounter this wretched creature in a place like this!

Fang Li lowered her eyes and didn't want to say anything more.

At that time, Yang Miao and the others had already entered the first secret room.

The five girls were assigned their own storylines. In the stories, they were all students at the same school. Fang Li was the daughter of their school principal. She was unexpectedly caught up in a scam and suddenly disappeared.

Yang Miao and her team's mission is to uncover the truth behind this scam and find Fang Li.

Inside the locked room, all five were actively searching for clues, especially Yang Miao, whose heart was in his throat the moment he discovered that Fang Li had been taken away alone.

The thought of her being scared and not knowing where she was being held, inexplicably brought to mind Yang Miao the image of her uncle's serious and cold face.

If her uncle found out she brought her aunt to a place like this, leaving her to live in fear all by herself...

Yang Miao shuddered and shouted urgently, "Find her quickly! My friend is timid, we must rescue her as soon as possible!"

"Yang Miao, you still haven't told us which school your friend goes to?"

"Hey, why do you guys keep asking this?"

A girl with pigtails pouted, "What else could it be? Look at Fan Xu, his eyes haven't left your friend since he showed up."

The boy named Fan Xu was just over 1.8 meters tall, with a short buzz cut, and a handsome and refined appearance.

Hearing this, her cheeks flushed slightly. "Xu Fang, what nonsense are you talking about! We're all friends. I was just asking out of curiosity since I know you. I'm not like what you're saying!"

"You know best whether it's true or not. Why didn't Ding Zihao stare at him like you did?"

Xu Fang's tone was slightly sour: "Liking someone isn't illegal, what's there to deny!"

Fan Xu blushed and, after a long pause, said in a muffled voice, "Anyway, I don't have the dirty thoughts you think. I was just asking casually."

"That sounds nice, but nobody believes it!"

Seeing the slightly tense atmosphere, Yang Miao was speechless.

She truly hadn't expected that a small joke would end up causing friction between friends, especially Fan Xu...

She saw the way he looked at his aunt, and it wasn't as simple as he made it out to be.

Thinking of this, Yang Miao felt even more regretful!

Unlike the gloom in the secret room, Fang Li was no longer in that small dark room. Ignoring the rules of the game, Lu Jie took her out directly.

The two weren't at the club; they were sitting at a dessert shop next to it.

They hadn't changed their clothes yet. One was wearing a light blue knee-length skirt and a top from the Republican era, while the other was wearing a black Zhongshan suit. It was both incongruous and well-matched. As Fang Li sat there, she could feel the scrutinizing gazes coming from all around her.

"I heard your studio is doing pretty well lately?"

Lu Jie picked up the drink in front of him, took a sip, seemed to dislike it, frowned slightly, and put it down.

Fang Li: "What does Young Master Lu want to say?"

Lu Jie smiled but remained silent. At this moment, several people from the nearby club came out and walked towards them.

The other person saw Fang Li through the glass, looked her up and down curiously several times, then winked at Lu Jie meaningfully before pushing open the door and coming in.

"Is this some kind of role-playing, a period drama set in the Republican era?"