Inside the Rolls-Royce.
Lu Cheng leaned back, his fingers toying with a cool, smooth strand of Gu Qingcheng's hair.
It felt good, quite fitting with her current docile and obedient demeanor.
A thought sparked in him, and he checked the protagonist's information in the system.
Name: Lin Fan
Identity: Protagonist of "divine doctor out of prison"
Main Ability: Medical Immortal Inheritance (Initial Awakening)
Combat Power: 250 (Peak Mingjin)
Charm: 30 (Average Face)
Luck Rating: A
Martial Arts Realms: Mingjin -> Anjin -> Huajin -> Baodan/Danjin -> Gangqi/Gangjin
That's it?
The 'Dragon Among Men' of "divine doctor out of prison"? The one who supposedly steamrolls everything with sparks and lightning?
Too bad, I, your brother, came online early with the villain system.
Now even his bodyguards have had their strength boosted by the gene serum—a reward for conquering the female lead—and have at least reached Anjin.
This Mingjin strength isn't even worth looking at.
A protagonist like him, with no background and no brains, isn't he just a lamb delivered to the slaughter?
Lin Fan's luck is quite good, which is fine; it makes for a more valuable harvest.
Looking at the submissive woman before him, Lu Cheng couldn't help but chuckle softly.
The icy CEO who treated him as a fool and a backup suitor in the original plot? Ridiculous.
Lu Cheng had long seen through this woman.
All that aloofness, all that iciness, it was just a facade.
At her core, she was merely a pitiful creature, raised by her family like a machine from a young age, starved for love to her very bones, yearning to be deeply cared for.
He used a few tricks, pushing the Gu Family to the brink.
Just when she thought she had to completely surrender and offer herself, he gave her a piece of candy.
With a domineering tenderness, full of strong possessiveness and brooking no refusal, he precisely struck the point she most yearned for and was most vulnerable to.
Icy? Forcibly melted!
Now... the number of times they'd intimately interacted... Lu Cheng himself was too lazy to count.
Thinking of this, Lu Cheng reached out and stroked Gu Qingcheng's head as if petting a cat.
"You've been very good today. Tonight... I'll reward you with something different."
--- The next day, as dawn was just breaking.
Gu Corporation building.
Lin Fan had been standing there for a long time, his eyes bloodshot, but his gaze was exceptionally stubborn.
Last night, he pulled an all-nighter at an internet cafe on the street.
Frantically searching for information about the license plate of that black Rolls-Royce and the man Gu Qingcheng called "Ah Cheng."
When the name "Lu Cheng" appeared, followed by the title "Sole heir of the Lu Family, the wealthiest family in Modu," Lin Fan felt everything become even clearer.
She must be afraid that I, having just been released, wouldn't be able to contend with a behemoth like Lu Cheng and the Lu Family, so she deliberately acted cold, wanting to protect me!
Yes! It must be like this! Qingcheng's intentions are truly profound!
At this thought, his desire to "rescue the princess" grew even stronger.
Today, he would stand guard at the entrance of the Gu Corporation; he had to find an opportunity to see Qingcheng!
As long as that bodyguard wasn't around, he was confident he could rescue Qingcheng.
Rush hour soon arrived, and people flowed like a tide towards the Gu Corporation entrance.
Lin Fan took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and tried to blend in with the crowd.
"Stop! What are you doing? Show your employee badge or visitor pass!"
Two security guards in uniform reached out to block him, their voices cold, their eyes undisguisedly disdainful, almost saying directly, "Where did this beggar come from?"
"Why are you only stopping me? Why don't they check others?"
Lin Fan grew anxious, pointing at a few employees who had just entered by facial recognition, his voice suddenly rising, successfully attracting the attention of a crowd of onlookers.
The lead security captain, clearly an old hand, scoffed at his words and sized Lin Fan up and down.
"Take a look at your outfit. You look like you just crawled out of a dumpster. How dare you compare yourself to them?"
Only then did Lin Fan lower his head to examine his clothes.
A faded white T-shirt, with a large mud stain from being pressed to the ground yesterday still stubbornly clinging to it, now dried and stiff.
Jeans? Ripped, naturally, with several large holes exposing his thighs.
Shoes? Oh, these were his treasured "golden" Chelsea boots, bought for three hundred yuan with his savings back then. They'd been in prison for three years, and when he took them out, the gold had oxidized into... a shit-yellow color.
His fists clenched, making cracking sounds, his face flushed, he suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice:
"I'm looking for your CEO! Gu Qingcheng! I'm her fiancé!"
"Pfft—the CEO's fiancé?"
The two security guards exchanged glances, as if they had heard the funniest joke of the year, and burst out laughing.
"Is this a 'try not to laugh' challenge? I lost."
"Let me tell you, every day there are at least eighty to a hundred toads trying to use these excuses to sneak in and see the CEO!"
"Get lost quickly! Don't force us brothers to physically remove you!"
Employees entering and exiting cast curious or disdainful glances, some even whispering.
These gazes and whispers pricked Lin Fan like needles. His face turned from red to purple, and he looked like he was about to lose his temper and roll up his sleeves for a fight... Just then, a unique engine roar approached from a distance.
A black rolls-royce phantom entered the building's exclusive parking lot.
Lin Fan's heart suddenly leaped!
This car! He'd recognize it even if it turned to ash!
It was this car that took his Qingcheng away yesterday!
The dark tinted windows obscured the interior, but Lin Fan still caught the outline of that familiar figure!
It was Qingcheng! He was certain!
And beside her, there was vaguely the figure of a man!
Lu Cheng!
Lin Fan stared intently at the parking lot entrance, his teeth grinding.
Just as he was about to rush over recklessly, an aura instantly locked onto him!
Lin Fan froze, his foot, which was about to lift, was forced back down.
Damn it! Why did this aura feel even stronger than yesterday's bodyguard?
Where did all these experts come from?
Getting entangled with these security guards now? Pointless.
Rushing up? He'd probably end up even worse than yesterday, publicly pressed to the ground and rubbed.
He couldn't imagine... what kind of treatment Qingcheng would suffer in the office... and he could only stand here like a useless person, mocked by a few gatekeepers!
Rage! Unwillingness! Humiliation!
He clenched his teeth, repeatedly admonishing himself in his heart: A gentleman can adapt like a dragon or a snake, endure!
Even if his martial arts were lacking, he possessed peerless medical skills.
Once he rescued Qingcheng, he would sweep through everything with his medical skills, and then he could crush Lu Cheng to vent his anger.
--- Gu Corporation, top-floor CEO's office.
Lu Cheng was leaning on the sofa, enjoying imported fruit peeled and offered to his mouth by the beautiful CEO beside him.
As he ate, he casually listened to the monitoring report about Lin Fan coming through his earpiece from his subordinates.
"Lin Fan pulled an all-nighter at an internet cafe last night, searching for information about the Master."
"He appeared downstairs at the Gu Corporation at five this morning, staking out."
"At 7:30, he attempted to blend into the building, was intercepted by security, and had an argument, attracting onlookers and becoming agitated."
Seeing the video of Lin Fan being cornered by the security guards, his face red and neck thick, almost erupting on the spot, Lu Cheng's lips curved into a pleased smile.
This silly fellow, he's really easy to tease.
The security guards these days, their professional skills are quite good.
He casually replied with a message: "Give each of the security guards at the entrance today a big red envelope."
Lu Cheng put down his phone and reached out to pull Gu Qingcheng into his embrace.
Feeling her body's momentary slight tremor, Lu Cheng's eyes darkened.
Still not used to it?
After so many times, still so sensitive?
It seems it's time... to let this icy CEO experience true "workplace unspoken rules" on her own turf.
--- Lunch break.
Employees gradually emerged from the building.
In a distant corner.
Lin Fan, his eyes unblinking, watched every exit of the company.
Finally! That rolls-royce phantom appeared again!
The rear window was actually half-open, as if deliberately letting him see.
Lin Fan's gaze instantly froze!
He stared intently at Gu Qingcheng!
The clothes she was wearing seemed to be different from the morning!
And on her fair neck, near her collarbone... there seemed to be a few faint red marks. Although partially obscured by her collar, Lin Fan's eyesight was incredibly sharp!
Were those... hickeys?!
Boom! Lin Fan felt a rush of blood to his head!
That bastard!
They actually... in the office?!
He could almost imagine Gu Qingcheng being forced, struggling, and felt as if his heart was being pierced by a thousand arrows!
That was his fiancée!
No! This couldn't go on!
Lin Fan's eyes instantly became incredibly resolute, even with a hint of madness.
He couldn't wait any longer! He had to follow them!
No matter what, he had to find an opportunity to rescue Qingcheng!
He rushed to the roadside and flagged down a passing taxi.
Lin Fan urgently commanded the driver:
"Sir! Follow that Rolls-Royce ahead! Quickly!"
The taxi driver glanced at him, then gave a meaningful look at the Rolls-Royce speeding away.
With the tone of an experienced person, he sighed with a tut-tut: "Tsk, tsk, brother, try to look on the bright side!"
With that, he stomped on the accelerator, and the taxi shot forward.