Before she could finish her words, Shen Tingfeng's face suddenly changed drastically. He stood up and kicked her in the shoulder, sending An Qing sprawling to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably. "I told you to kidnap her, not to drug her!" An Qing clutched her shoulder, whimpering for mercy. Ignoring her cries, Shen Tingfeng grabbed the wine on the table and downed it in one gulp. A bodyguard handed him a cue stick, and he swung it back, striking An Qing hard. The woman writhed on the ground, wailing in pain, but he showed no pity, each blow deliberate and heavy as if venting his fury. The billiard hall echoed with her agonized screams... After more than ten minutes, the man seemed to tire. A bodyguard brought a chair for him to sit. The woman lay unconscious on the floor. He took a sip of wine, then poured the rest over her. The biting cold jolted An Qing awake. Ignoring her injuries, she crawled to his feet, clutching his legs like a dog and begging, "I was wrong... Second Young Master, please spare me. I truly know my mistake..." Shen Tingfeng grabbed her hair and yanked hard, forcing her head up. "I could spare your worthless life, but I'm worried you'll spill this. What if it drags me down?" "I won't, I swear I won't breathe a word. I won't cause you any trouble..." Shen Tingfeng looked down at her with contempt, his gaze drifting lower, a sinister smile curling at his lips. "There's another way to keep your mouth shut." An Qing stared at him blankly. "...What way?" Shen Tingfeng leaned back, beckoning a few bodyguards over. "You've done well lately. She's yours to enjoy. Take it easy—don't kill her." Hearing this, An Qing knelt, sobbing and pleading, "I'll do whatever you say from now on. I won't make decisions on my own again... Please, don't do this to me..." Shen Tingfeng kicked her away in irritation. "Get on with it!" The bodyguards reached out with lecherous hands that made her sick. She cried until her voice was hoarse, but Shen Tingfeng remained unmoved. She never imagined that what she had planned for An Ruo would end up happening to her. Shen Tingfeng took a drag of his cigar, the smoke swirling around his seductive, peach-blossom eyes. As he looked up, a flicker of cruelty passed through his gaze. He had originally planned to have An Ruo kidnapped to test whether Shen Xiaoxing truly cared for this impostor, or to see if he would slip up and reveal whether his leg was genuinely crippled or faked. But instead of luring Shen Xiaoxing out, some mysterious person had saved her. That idiot An Qing had drugged An Ruo and ruined all his plans! Still, this wasn't as much of a failure as he had thought. Shen Tingfeng stared at the cigar in his hand, let out a cold laugh, and stubbed it out in the ashtray. An Ruo arrived at the pharmacy. After much deliberation, she took a deep breath, put on a mask, and walked in. Her inherent conservatism made her fidget nervously as she quietly asked for the medicine. The clerk gave her a strange look before fetching it from the back shelf. Ignoring the stares, An Ruo grabbed the medicine and hurried out, buying a bottle of water from a vending machine by the mall. A black Bentley pulled up by the roadside. The man's deep eyes watched as the girl opened the box, hesitated briefly, then swallowed the pill with water. "Young Master, the young mistress bought... emergency contraception at the pharmacy." The man's face was sharp and angular, his profile as chiseled as a work of art. His gaze darkened as Han Chong's voice cut off in his earpiece. At Blue Garden, The private room held three strikingly handsome men, their every move exuding elegance and nobility, yet the atmosphere was suffocatingly tense. Huo Jinyan lounged on the gilded sofa, swirling his wine glass as he glanced at the brooding man beside him, who had barely spoken since entering, just sitting there lost in thought. He turned to look at the other man, who was focused on his laptop, working intently. Coming here to play and still working—what a weirdo! Huo Jinyan finally couldn't hold back. "What's the deal, are we just going to sit here until dawn?" No one answered him... One kept brooding, the other kept working, as if he didn't exist. Huo Jinyan: Hanging out with these guys is such a waste of youth. Just as he was about to sneak off to pick up women, the door was violently shoved open, nearly breaking his nose. "Can't you watch where you're going? If that thing hit my head, I'd be dead!" He Su gave him a cold glance and walked straight in. "If you get hurt, I'll take responsibility." "My life's precious—can you afford that?" "Mrs. Huo's life is indeed precious. I really can't afford it." "You—" Gu Chao stared intently at his screen, fingers tapping the keyboard. "Why don't you two just fight it out?" Huo Jinyan had held a grudge against He Su since they first met. They couldn't stand each other, always bickering whenever they crossed paths. In a fight, they were evenly matched. In an argument, though... He Su always came out on top. "That little brat Shen Tingfeng could use a proper lesson." The man snapped back to reality, his proud, tense profile turning as he cast a dark glance. "What did he do to piss you off this time?" "He beat a woman to a pulp. Bad luck for me—I had to spend half an hour stopping the bleeding. I don't know what he did to offend that beast, but using such brutal methods." Huo Jinyan let out a cold laugh. "Didn't know our arrogant Dr. He had a soft spot for the ladies."