Gu Sisi tried to break free a few times. People around them turned to look. Feeling embarrassed, the two men straightened their faces, put on a bold front, and tried to break free again with all their might.
But those hands were like iron pincers, not budging an inch.
People around started whispering.
The two men blushed with anger. In a fit of rage, they grabbed the bottles at hand and were about to strike. Gu Sisi had been watching this whole time. Seeing their actions, she rushed over abruptly.
Huo Cheng managed to block one of the bottles. At this moment, the other man immediately swung his bottle at them. Gu Sisi quickly stepped in front of Huo Cheng.
She felt a sharp pain in her elbow. Two seconds later, Huo Cheng punched the man hard. Both men were lying on the ground, bruised and swollen. It was obvious that they had been hit hard and were writhing in pain.
Huo Cheng quickly looked over, his face full of anxiety. "Let me take a look at the wound," he said, reaching out to roll up her sleeve.
The two men on the ground sensed something was wrong. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to them, they quickly backed away and disappeared into the crowd, running away.
Gu Sisi shook her head. She touched the wound and found there was no bleeding. "It's okay," she said.
"It's all bruised. Let's go to the hospital," Huo Cheng said, then bent down slightly, preparing to pick her up.
Gu Sisi noticed his action. Looking at the large number of people around, she blushed and said, "But this girl..."
At this time, the drunk girl had already fallen asleep on the sofa.
However, there is a limit to how much one can drink. One might be fine, but there is also the risk of alcohol poisoning.
Huo Cheng directly picked Gu Sisi up.
Leaving the crowd, Gu Sisi had no choice but to put her arms around his neck and look at his jawline.
"I'll send someone to take her to the hospital. You don't need to worry," Huo Cheng said.
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"Just rub it with alcohol and get plenty of rest," the doctor instructed and then left.
Gu Sisi's injury wasn't serious. She didn't really need to be hospitalized, but Huo Cheng insisted on keeping her for observation, afraid that there might be some after - effects.
Gu Sisi was lying on the bed. Although she didn't feel much pain before, after the doctor carefully examined and rubbed the wound, her muscles were still swollen. This feeling was really unpleasant.
Gritting her teeth silently, Gu Sisi felt like crying inside. If the wound had been more serious, she would have cried out.
"You haven't eaten anything yet. What would you like? I'll have someone bring it over," Huo Cheng said. After hearing the doctor's diagnosis, the heavy stone in his heart finally fell.
Gu Sisi shook her head and said softly, "I'm not hungry."
She was so annoyed by the pain that there was no way she could be hungry.
"You haven't eaten much today. I'll prepare something just in case. When you get hungry later, just tell me," Huo Cheng said.
"Okay," Gu Sisi said. She felt that even speaking loudly was tiring for her now.
Just as she was about to tell Huo Cheng to go back, before she could open her mouth, a person rushed in.
"Mr. Huo, that woman was taken away just now," the subordinate said, lowering his head, looking a bit ashamed.
He had just taken a little nap, and who would have thought that the woman was gone.
"Have you found out who did it?" Huo Cheng was a bit surprised. What was that person's intention?
"Yes, we checked the surveillance. It was a man in black who took her away," the subordinate replied.
Huo Cheng nodded. "Good. Do your best to find out who this person is."
"Yes," the subordinate said, relieved, and then left.
In Singapore, Huo Cheng's influence was limited. Doing something would definitely be affected. When he said "do your best", it meant he attached great importance to this matter.
"What's going on?" The two of them didn't try to avoid Gu Sisi when they were talking. Gu Sisi frowned. Could it be that the two men who had harassed her earlier took the girl away?
"It's okay," Huo Cheng said, seeing Gu Sisi's anxious look. "We haven't confirmed the situation yet. We're still investigating. There won't be any danger."
If there was, he would step in. Thinking about what happened tonight, Huo Cheng narrowed his eyes. He wouldn't let it go.
The whole night passed, but there was no result at all. It was as if there was some resistance preventing them from investigating.
Gu Sisi was pacing back and forth anxiously. Although she had only met this girl for the first time yesterday, if something really happened to her, Gu Sisi wouldn't be able to feel at ease.
Early in the morning, Gu Sisi was taken to a hotel to recuperate. Seeing her anxious, Huo Cheng listened to his subordinate's report. The rhythm of his hand tapping on the table clearly accelerated, revealing his anxiety.
"It's okay. We've already reported it to the police," Huo Cheng comforted Gu Sisi.
Gu Sisi was so worried about this matter that she didn't even care about the pain in her arm. She didn't know what she could do.
But she knew that Huo Cheng must have a way.
She nodded absent - mindedly.
There was a knock on the door. Huo Cheng glanced at Gu Sisi, then opened the door. His expression became serious.
"Who are you?" he asked coldly.
The leading man outside looked at his phone, then at Huo Cheng, and nodded.
"This is the right one," he said.
The people who had been standing around outside gathered together.
Putting away his phone, the man said to Huo Cheng, "Hello, please come with us."
"What if I don't?" Huo Cheng narrowed his eyes, sizing up the people in front of him, trying to figure out their identities.
Gu Sisi walked over at this time. Seeing the group of people outside, she was stunned.
"What's this?" she asked.
"Yes, this person too," the leading man said inexplicably.
Then he said to Gu Sisi, "Hello, please come with us."
"What for?" Gu Sisi asked, puzzled.
The man bowed slightly and explained to them, "Our master would like to invite you."
Gu Sisi looked at Huo Cheng. She didn't think she knew any master. Was this invitation for him?
"Do I know your master?" Huo Cheng asked.
"No," the man answered honestly.
"Then I'm not going," Huo Cheng said, then pulled Gu Sisi and was about to close the door.
The leading man still had a smile on his face, but there seemed to be a hint of pleading in his expression. "Don't make things difficult for us, sir," he said.
Huo Cheng tried to close the door tightly, but the man's body was still blocking the door. It was as if he didn't feel any pain.
"Sir, sir, our master just wants to invite you to have a meal," the man said.
Gu Sisi saw that the man's hand was already red from being pinched. She watched with a grimace. From her experience yesterday, she knew how painful that must be!
"Okay, okay. Let's go," Gu Sisi said, pulling on Huo Cheng's arm.
Huo Cheng looked at Gu Sisi and stopped. The leading man finally let out a sigh of relief and blew on his hand.
Huo Cheng also sensed something was wrong. If these people were here to cause trouble, the people behind them wouldn't have just stood there. So what was their purpose?
"What's your master's name?" Huo Cheng asked.
"Zuo Qiuyuan. Zuo Qiuyuan. You can ask around. We really have no ill intentions," the leading man said, almost on the verge of tears.
Huo Cheng made a phone call. After hearing the report on the other end of the phone, he became even more confused.
He sized them up again. His calm eyes seemed to show no emotion. "I can go, but only I can go," he said.
The Zuo Qiuyuan he had just been informed about was actually the well - known Zuo Financial Group in Singapore. But the people in front of him were really suspicious. He couldn't let Gu Sisi take this risk.