C25 I Believe in Her(part I)

Gu Ruoshan was the person closest to Zhiwei, the only one who knew where she had gone.

Shrinking her neck as if afraid, Gu Ruoshan spoke in a timid voice, "She took advantage of the chaos to slip away after she got up."

She left?

Bo Yandong's brows knitted together slightly.

He had been closely watching the crowd and hadn't seen Gu Zhiwei emerge.

But how could someone simply vanish in plain sight?

What could have possibly happened out of his view?

So hot... unbearably hot...

It felt as though his body was engulfed in flames, leaving him without the strength to move.

Gu Zhiwei awoke from the darkness, slowly opening her eyes.

Despite all her precautions, she hadn't managed to evade Gu Ruoshan's trap.

In the dimly lit room, Qin Lang's complexion was unnaturally flushed, his breathing erratic and heavy.

"Ruoshan... Ruoshan..."

With eyes clouded by desire, Qin Lang, gasping for breath, lunged at Gu Zhiwei.

Ignoring the intense heat within her, Gu Zhiwei pushed Qin Lang away, her face set in a cold expression.

She swiftly pressed on the ring on her left index finger and flicked it, ejecting a silver needle as thin as a cow's hair.

Her face remained impassive as she drove the needle into Qin Lang's arm.

"Ah!"

Qin Lang let out a scream. Gu Zhiwei withdrew her hand and, with a heavy heart, plunged the needle into her own left arm.

"Ugh..."

The sharp pain jolted her nerves, bringing a semblance of clarity to her thoughts.

Qin Lang, sprawled on the ground, began to regain a bit of consciousness.

He opened his bloodshot eyes, looking up at the stern-faced Gu Zhiwei, his pupils shaking.

"Gu Zhiwei! You..."

Gu Zhiwei cast a brief glance downward, "How does it feel? To be outwitted by the girl you fancy?"

Qin Lang scanned his surroundings, feeling the boiling heat inside him, and remembered the wine Gu Ruoshan had handed him before he lost consciousness. His eyes widened in disbelief.

For a long while, Qin Lang sat stunned, then with eyes reddened, he snapped back to reality.

"It can't be... Ruoshan wouldn't do this to me! It must be you... It has to be you!"

Even as he spoke, he found his own words hard to believe.

Gu Zhiwei scoffed, "Ruoshan is hell-bent on marrying Yandong, yet she sees you as dead weight and fears that I might stand in her way. So, she concocted this scheme, ensnaring us both. Killing two birds with one stone—quite the strategy."

Qin Lang's face flushed, his gaze murky.

Once the pain in his hand subsided, a new wave of agony surged within him.

He let out a labored breath, clenched his teeth, and staggered to the cabinet. Grasping the glass vase from atop, he swung it down hard against his own head!

Crash!

The sound of shattering glass echoed.

The man crumpled to the floor.

Hearing the commotion, Gu Zhiwei turned, her eyes betraying a flicker of surprise.

Unimpeded, she resumed her search for an escape.

Ruoshan, anticipating her attempt to flee, had secured the door handle with chains from the outside, making it impossible to open from within.

Gu Zhiwei stood still, pondering her next move, her gaze settling on the door handle, a glint of resolve in her eyes.

But unbeknownst to her, Qin Lang had staggered to his feet behind her and was now lunging at her with bloodshot eyes...

Chaos reigned in the banquet hall.

Gu Zhiwei's phone was reachable, but no one picked up.

Ning Yishu's anxiety peaked as he realized Gu Zhiwei was missing. "Where's the hotel manager? Hurry! Check the surveillance!"

People had already rushed to the surveillance room, but curiously, the cameras had malfunctioned precisely during the time of Gu Zhiwei's disappearance.