The abandoned daughter of the Lu family turns around and marries a celibate tycoon.

The air in the garage was so stagnant you could wring water out of it.

Lu Xiran was afraid he would change his mind, so she hurriedly reached out to hook his little finger hanging by his side: "If you don't say anything, I'll take it as a yes!" The girl's warm fingertips recklessly wrapped around him, like vines suddenly peeking out in early spring.

Gu Yanshen paused, looking down at their intertwined fingers, his emotions unreadable.

Only after the car had come to a complete stop did he turn around, his unfathomable dark eyes locking onto her: "Aren't you afraid of me?"

How could I not be afraid?

This man is at the top of Haicheng's food chain; a single glance from him can shake the business world.

But she couldn't say that; she had to cling to Gu Yanshen's coattails!

Lu Xiran forced herself to meet his gaze, her lips curving into a bright smile: "Of course I'm not afraid~" She deliberately dragged out the last syllable, her fingertip lightly tapping his cufflink, "Uncle is so handsome, I can't lose out no matter how you look at it."

The man was visibly startled, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly.

After a long pause, he finally uttered two words: "Get out of the car." He looked away, his voice slightly hoarse.

He led her into a villa hidden on the edge of a cliff.

"This is……?"

"The wedding room." He said casually, as if he were talking about the weather. "Hotels are crowded and noisy, it's safer for you to stay here."

Lu Xiran was slightly taken aback by this thoughtfulness when she heard him add calmly, "It also saves unnecessary trouble."

I really shouldn't have too many expectations of this man.

"I won't cause you any trouble!" she said hastily, glancing at the elevator out of the corner of her eye. "Then where will I stay?"

"Third floor."

"I'll go upstairs now... Goodnight, sir!"

She slept soundly that night.

The next day, around noon, sunlight flooded the bedroom. A text message arrived from a mysterious number:

Tomorrow, at the Gu's Hotel banquet hall, Lu Lichuan will be engaged. Lu Hao will present a suburban villa as a betrothal gift.

The suburban villa—that was the last memento her mother left her! The place where all the warmth of her childhood resided!

Anger and bitterness welled up in my throat at the same time.

Her first thought was of Gu Yanshen, but then she remembered her promise from the night before not to bother him, so she dialed her best friend Jin Qiqi's number instead.

Half an hour later, her best friend rushed into the villa, hugged her, and cried until she was almost exhausted: "I've already bought plane tickets to Switzerland... I thought you really..."

Lu Xiran patted her back and told her everything that had happened.

"They dared to kill me to cover it up?!" Jin Qiqi suddenly looked up, her eyes red-rimmed. "This is a society governed by the rule of law!"

"This happened in Switzerland. And I'm currently an undocumented immigrant." Lu Xiran gripped her hand tightly, her eyes resolute. "But I can't give them that villa. I need your help."

At the engagement banquet, amidst the clinking of glasses, Lin Li was the center of attention, surrounded by admirers.

However, there were also some disparaging comments:

"What's so great about that? A mistress who took over..."

"Exactly, their biological daughter has only been dead for a few days, and they're already paving the way for their illegitimate child."

"It's said that the villa was originally the first wife's dowry, and now it's going to be used as a betrothal gift for the mistress's son..."

The whispers stopped abruptly as Lin Li passed by, replaced by fawning smiles.

Who can offend the Lu family, who are about to be married into the vice mayor's family?

Just as the master of ceremonies loudly announced the betrothal gifts: "A villa in the suburbs—"

A clear voice broke through the noise:

"Please wait a moment."

Jin Qiqi entered the venue holding a microphone and a document, announcing, "The villa belongs to Lu Xiran; she gifted it to me last week!"

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

Lu Hao's face turned ashen: "Qiqi, I know you're upset, but don't be ridiculous!"

With a single glance from the deputy mayor, security guards quickly approached.

At that moment, the large screen suddenly lit up—it was Lu Xiran's image!

With tears in her eyes, she said, "Qiqi, I'm giving you the villa and the land Mom left behind. And this bank card, I'm entrusting you with safekeeping as well. As for Dad..." She lowered her eyes bitterly, "He probably doesn't need me anymore."

A single tear falls at just the right moment—it's enough to make me feel sorry for her!

The security guards were in a panic, but they couldn't stop the playback.

"This is a copy of the contract with Lu Xiran's signature." Jin Qiqi straightened her back. "No one is allowed to touch her or her mother's things!"

After saying the last word, Jin Qiqi was pulled out of the venue by security guards.

Lu Xiran waited at the door, only to see Jin Qiqi surrounded by several burly men—no! Those were definitely not ordinary security guards!

"Let go! I can walk by myself!"

When her struggles proved futile, Lu Xiran immediately pulled out a stun gun and rushed out!

With a "rip," Lu Xiran pulled Jin Qiqi and hid in the linen room.

"Change your clothes!"

"But you..."

"Qiqi, I have Gu Yanshen with me. We're at the Gu's Hotel. Quick!"

As soon as Lu Xiran changed into Jin Qiqi's dress and stepped out of the room, several burly men chased after her.

"There!"

A group of people chased after Lu Xiran and forced her into the end of the corridor.

Lu Xiran tried to open the stairwell door, but it was locked.

The footsteps behind them grew closer.

Just when she thought she was in dire straits, the elevator doors suddenly opened—

Gu Yanshen pulled her into his arms, his suit jacket covering her trembling body.

The moment the elevator doors closed, she caught a glimpse of the hilt of a knife at the pursuer's waist.

A familiar, chilly aura descended.

"Uncle?"

Gu Yanshen shielded her behind him, his face grim: "Why didn't you come to me?"

"I told you I wouldn't bother you..."

"Do you know whose men are chasing you?" His eyes sharpened. "They're the thugs Lin Li has been keeping for years!"

Lu Xiran's figure was not as curvaceous as Jin Qiqi's, and the design of the dress at the chest lost its support, unexpectedly turning into an embarrassing low-cut area.

A patch of snow-white skin and faintly visible curves were exposed to the air.

Gu Yanshen's eyes darkened, and he deftly took off his expensive suit jacket, still warm from his body and carrying the crisp scent of snow-covered cotton, and wrapped it around her bare shoulders without a word. His movements were quick and precise, his slender fingers meticulously buttoning the jacket at her chest, forming an absolutely protective stance.

His fingertips brushed against her sensitive collarbone unintentionally.

A slight shiver ran uncontrollably up her spine.

"Don't wear such a low-cut dress." He leaned down and whispered in her ear, his voice deep and commanding.

Lu Xiran lowered her eyelashes, "...Okay."

Gu Yanshen and his assistant worked together seamlessly. The assistant controlled the hotel corridor lights, and Gu Yanshen led Lu Xiran nimbly through the blind spots of the surveillance cameras and left the hotel.

Back at the villa, bathed in warm light, Lu Xiran's fingertips still trembled slightly, her voice almost breaking in the air: "Qiqi, she—"

"She's safe. I've already sent people to escort her away." Gu Yanshen stared at her pale face, his tone low and resolute. "Next time, you must tell me before you take action."

"Those people... how dare they..."

"Lin Li's bar has never been just a bar," Gu Yanshen took a step closer, his gaze as somber as the night. "It's their eyes and ears, their stronghold." He lowered his voice considerably. "Lu Xiran, never underestimate that woman's ruthlessness."

He paused for a moment, as if still hesitant, but finally spoke:

"Don't you understand yet—what exactly are you facing?"