novelraw Chapter 474 - 391: Look at This Bit of Courage
Chapter 474 - 391: Look at This Bit of Courage
Zhang Yao sat on the white bed behind her, nervously biting her nails. "Maybe!"
What she was worried about now was how to wrap up this mess. If her parents knew about the stupid things she had done, would they be heartbroken?
After all, it had only been a few days since the wrist-slashing suicide attempt before May Day was quelled, and now this mess had occurred after May Day.
"Huh? What’s going on?" Zhou Rou muttered to herself in confusion. She wanted to open the post Zhang Yao had put up last night, but no matter what she did, she couldn’t find it. "Your post is gone!"
"Really? Let me see!" Zhang Yao felt a glimmer of happiness in her heart. If the post had been deleted, maybe everything would be okay?
The two of them searched the screen for a long time but couldn’t find it. Zhou Rou bit her lip and said, "It must have been taken down!"
It made sense, after all. There was no way Leng Mochen would let such a post spread wildly on the internet.
Hastily, Zhou Rou clicked into the North City forum. The exposé post she had hesitated to post this morning about the Li Family was still there.
Perhaps in a rush to clean up everything, the other side would prioritize clearing major platforms and wouldn’t have time to sweep through smaller ones like this just yet.
She then deleted her browsing history, closed the black laptop, packed it into her laptop bag, and began packing her belongings.
"What are you doing?" Zhang Yao asked.
While packing, Zhou Rou answered, "We can’t stay here. Let’s get out of here!" This room had been booked by Zhou Rou alone, while Mrs. Zhou was staying at another three-star hotel booked by Zhou Gang’s girlfriend, Nannan.
Thinking about how someone could trace the IP address, it wouldn’t take long before they might track down this small hotel too.
As she and Zhang Yao walked to the door, before they could even touch the metal handle, "Bang, bang, bang!" the door was suddenly pounded on with tremendous force. Both Zhou Rou and Zhang Yao were startled—who could it be this time?
The two exchanged glances, too afraid to open the door. Zhou Rou silently regretted choosing such a sketchy little hotel.
If she had known, she would’ve booked a room in a high-end hotel. Why had she tried to save money?
Peering through the peephole, she saw nothing but darkness—it was clearly blocked by something.
Not long after, before they could do anything, there was the sound of someone fiddling with the lock. Zhou Rou and Zhang Yao froze in terror, not knowing what to do!
The guest room was on the third floor, so even if they wanted to escape through the window, it was impossible!
Very quickly, the lock was forced open and the door was pushed from the outside.
A tall, handsome man wearing sunglasses stepped in, followed by four burly men dressed uniformly in black suits and sunglasses, striding into the room like they owned it.
"Who are you?" Zhou Rou asked, her voice trembling. Ever since the traumatic experience she had with two men, the mere sight of muscular individuals made her involuntarily tremble with fear.
Zhang Yao, on the other hand, let out a scream, only to be silenced quickly by a man near her who stepped forward and covered her mouth.
The last man in the group closed the door behind him with a casual gesture.
In the small, standard hotel room, the sudden presence of five large men made the space feel oppressively cramped.
The man with the sunglasses removed them, glanced up and down at Zhou Rou, and sneered contemptuously, "So you’re Zhou Rou?"
With a flick of his hand, one of the men stepped forward, seized the laptop bag from Zhou Rou, and began rifling through it.
This man was Long Wu. He hadn’t expected that simply following Zhang Yao would so easily lead him to Zhou Rou.
To deal with them, he truly felt it was beneath his skills!
But anyone who dared to mess with his friends would have to pay the price!
Though terrified, Zhou Rou dared not show an ounce of fear on her face, nodding lightly instead. The man, having removed his sunglasses, didn’t look particularly fierce but rather exuded a noble air and dressed like an aristocratic playboy.
Who was he? Was he perhaps someone helping Leng Mochen handle matters?
What would they do to her and Zhang Yao?
Long Wu pointed at Zhang Yao, whose mouth was still being covered, rendering her unable to speak. "Remember me?"
Zhang Yao immediately recognized him as Leng Mochen’s friend—the very man whose words at the bar that night had so deeply stung her!
That incident had snowballed into everything else that followed. From his demeanor, she could tell he was a ruthless man. Thinking about the impact of her post, she felt certain he wouldn’t let her off lightly!
Zhang Yao began crying in terror. She wanted to speak, but her mouth was covered. She could only whimper and nod along.
"Boss! We’ve got something here!" One of his men handed over the confiscated laptop to Long Wu. After glancing at a particular video file, Long Wu smirked coldly, "Well, well, looks like you ladies came prepared!"
He sneered. "Let’s hear it—what made you decide to spread those slanderous lies about Leng Er and Sisi?"
Once the man released her mouth, Zhang Yao hastily spoke up, "I’ll talk! I’ll talk! It was all her idea! She said posting it online would get sympathy!
I just made up a story—I didn’t think it would blow up like this! But now the post is gone, so it shouldn’t have anything to do with me anymore, right? Please! I was wrong! Let me go, okay?"
Zhang Yao was utterly terrified. The man who had just silenced her demonstrated such brute strength that she truly believed he could crush her like a bug.
She had no intention of pretending to be brave in such a situation.
Long Wu’s lips curled into a faintly amused smile. "Oh? So the whole thing was orchestrated by Zhou Rou?"
Zhang Yao nodded frantically. "Yes! Yes! She said she had a grudge against Li Si! She knows so much about them! I only heard it from her!"
Zhou Rou shot her a venomous glare. This idiot! Betraying her so cleanly and quickly!
Long Wu turned to Zhou Rou. "What’s the grudge about?"
By now, Zhou Rou was starting to calm down. She knew it wouldn’t matter if she begged—the other party likely wouldn’t let her go anyway.
Instead, she decided on another approach—an opportunity to speak with Li Si directly. Knowing Li Si’s soft-hearted nature, she was certain the girl wouldn’t do anything truly harsh to her.
"My grudge with Li Si is between her and me. Telling you about it won’t make you understand! Look, since you’ve already found me, Li Si must know about this too. Let me meet with her—I want to clear things up face-to-face.
After that, whatever punishment you want to impose, I’ll accept it willingly!"
Long Wu clapped his hands mockingly. "Clever! Clever! Let me guess—you’re hoping to see Li Si, beg her forgiveness, cry a little, and then everything just blows over?"
Zhou Rou’s face was grim—that had been exactly her plan.
"But..." Long Wu paused dramatically, noticing the glimmer of hope in her eyes before cruelly continuing, "I won’t let you see her! And besides, Li Si doesn’t want to see you ever again!"
"Take her away!" With a gesture from Long Wu, two men pinned Zhou Rou down, preparing to take her away.
Unable to resist, Zhou Rou shouted, "Impossible! Even if she hates me, she wouldn’t refuse to see me! What right do you have to take me away?"
The man to her left responded swiftly—a sharp chop to her neck caused piercing pain before she blacked out.
Witnessing this, Zhang Yao fainted out of sheer terror before anyone even touched her.
This earned mocking laughter from the group. "What a coward."
...
After disembarking his flight, Leng Mochen spoke with Li Si about the incident. He reassured her, "Don’t worry, sweetheart, I’ll be back as soon as possible!"
"It’s fine! Xu Er deleted the post, and Brother Wu has already gone to handle it! Just take care of yourself while you’re abroad—no need to rush back. Buding and I are fine!" Listening to his gentle and reassuring voice coming through the receiver, she felt an immense sense of peace. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets—your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)