C13 One of His Clothes Was Stripped off

As Shen Di returned to the venue, Jiaang Guoxiong was already gone. Her eyes flickered with curiosity as she headed upstairs in the ET building, knowing the second floor held the bedrooms.

Not long after Shen Di left, Fu Yuanxi slowly made his way back to the event. Chu Tian immediately approached him. Despite his dislike for Fu Yuanxi, he knew he didn't have the same confidence as Jiaang Guoxiong to challenge the Fu family. Besides, in his mind, the resort project already belonged to the Chu family.

"Where did Master Jiaang go?" Fu Yuanxi asked, settling into a corner and directing his question to Chu Tian, who was sitting nearby. Chu Tian instinctively stood up and replied, "A waiter spilled a drink on Master Jiaang, so he went upstairs to clean up."

Fu Yuanxi raised an eyebrow. She had assumed Shen Di had entered alone, but it turned out there was an accomplice, well-hidden indeed. Reflecting on her earlier dealings with Shen Di, a warm feeling rose in his heart.

His thoughts drifted back to five years ago—Fu Yuanxi never imagined anyone would dare to make a move against him. It was a powerful sedative, and just before losing consciousness, he managed to incapacitate those with ill intentions around him. He then cut his hand to use the pain to regain some awareness and escape the scene.

His business partners, though not very familiar to him, had worked with him enough times to lower his guard. But this time, that lapse in vigilance nearly led to his downfall.

He quickly fled the scene and dashed into a random room. Before losing consciousness, he managed to send a text to his assistant, John Zhou.

In a state between waking and dreaming, he felt his body floating, as if it wasn't his own. A woman's voice reached his ears.

"I saved you, so you'll have to save me later."

The voice was so pleasant that even in his dazed state, it eased his nerves. He didn't know who she was, but somehow, he was certain she wouldn't harm him. That strong intuition allowed him to surrender to unconsciousness completely.

When he awoke again, he was in his own villa, with only his private doctor, Len, in the room.

"Len..." His voice was hoarse, so he stopped speaking.

"Boss, you're finally awake!" Len exclaimed, immediately checking him with medical instruments.

Len's expression was serious, but Fu Yuanxi knew him well enough to see the suppressed smile beneath. This made his brow twitch, and a sense of foreboding settled in his mind.

At that moment, he remembered the woman's voice from his haze.

"What's going on?"

His voice was raspy, yet it carried an undiminished authority. Normally, Len showed great respect for Fu Yuanxi, so when asked, he didn't hold back: "Well... Boss, when we found you, you were already unconscious. This time, they used a large dose of sedatives. If someone hadn't cooled you down beforehand, by the time we arrived, you might have been..."

Gone for good!

Fu Yuanxi instantly understood what Len was implying. He knew his own body well enough to feel the lingering weakness, realizing it would take a long time to fully recover this time.

"That's not it. Is there something else you want to say?"

Fu Yuanxi's voice turned a bit cold. The sunlight outside cast a glow on his face, giving him the aura of a shadowy avenger in broad daylight. Len swallowed hard, not daring to hide anything further.