"You have two choices now," Bo Siming said with a sharp look in his eyes. "One, submit to me. The other, take on your grandfather's responsibility and go to jail. Choose."
"You've had this all planned from the start," Shen Ximan said, her eyes shooting out like a million knives.
"Why not kill two birds with one stone?" he said, as if it were the most ordinary thing in the world. "If you're with me, you'll live in comfort, and no one will say a word against you."
"On the contrary, you'll become a despised sinner. Bo Jingyu will never have anything to do with you again. You'll live a miserable, impoverished life. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Just thinking about it makes me feel sorry for you."
"Ha. Are you talking about yourself?" Shen Ximan stood up, wiped her eyes, and countered firmly.
"What did you say?" Bo Siming frowned unhappily.
"You've been trying to become the CEO for thirty years and still haven't made it. Don't you ever reflect on why? You think you can crush Ximan and me with such dirty tricks? You underestimate us! I bet you'll never get anywhere near the CEO position, because you don't deserve it!"
His anger flared up instantly. He strode forward and grabbed her by the neck.
"Damn girl! Who do you think doesn't deserve it?"
"A person who's about to go to jail dares to lecture me? I was kind enough to offer you a place by my side, but you're such an ungrateful thing!"
Shen Ximan struggled to get a bit of air, but it was no use. The grip on her neck only tightened, making it harder and harder to breathe.
"Cough, cough! If you have the guts, kill me!"
Her teeth accidentally cut her lip, and a trickle of blood ran down. "I'll haunt you even if I become a ghost!"
Bo Siming took out the syringe he had prepared earlier from his waist and laughed slyly. "Let's see if you can withstand this first."
"What are you going to do? You...!"
Shen Ximan thrashed about, but how could a woman's strength match a man's? All her struggles were in vain.
A sudden pain shot through her waist as the liquid in the syringe was injected.
Her head was oxygen - deprived, and her ears were buzzing non - stop.
Bo Siming released his grip on her and laughed triumphantly.
"You're mine tonight."
"The drug in that syringe is pretty strong. You won't be able to resist it."
He was like a victorious king, looking down on her in her humiliation.
"I'm going to watch you beg me for it when you can't take it anymore."
Shen Ximan's vision began to blur, but she pinched her thigh hard to stay awake and prevent him from getting his way.
Bo Siming watched her struggle and suffer, feeling both excited and pitying.
His grandfather had once forced his first love to leave him like this.
No matter how much he begged or how many promises he made, it was all in vain.
If it weren't for his grandfather, his first love wouldn't have left this world and left him forever.
But luckily, Shen Ximan could replace her. They looked alike, had similar personalities, and even their gestures were about 70% the same.
Bo Siming secretly decided to treat her well as long as she stayed by his side obediently.
"I'll ask you one last time. Will you submit to me?"
Bang! Ruo Chi received Qian Li's message and rushed to the hospital immediately.
At this time, Bo Jingyu had just woken up.
"What's all this commotion about? Can't you see that your Second Master has fainted? How are you all on guard?" Su Minghan was hot - tempered and scolded at once.
"Come on, stop scolding," Tian Danni stepped in to stop him.
"Second Master... Second Master..." Ruo Chi's voice was trembling badly. Right now, he could only report this urgent situation to the Second Master, for fear that something really bad would happen.
Bo Jingyu had never seen him so scared. He endured the pain in his head and sat up to ask.
"What happened?"
"Qian Li just sent me an urgent message. He would never send it unless he encountered something he couldn't handle!"
"Second Master, they must be in trouble!" Ruo Chi's eyes were red with anxiety, on the verge of tears.
"Quick, take me to the hotel!" Su Minghan heard the news and immediately called the on - site controller to search for Bo Siming and Shen Ximan.
"Hey, his body..." Tian Danni didn't even finish her sentence when the three men disappeared like the wind.
"... What a mess." Helplessly, she could only stay by Grandpa Bo's side to prevent any emergencies.
On the road, the car sped like crazy.
Ruo Chi stepped on the accelerator to the floor and drove straight to Qiuming Hotel. The half - hour journey only took five or six minutes.
"We've found Shen Ximan first. Bo Siming is still missing," Su Minghan supported Bo Jingyu, his eyes full of worry.
"Quick, hurry up!" If it weren't for his injured calf, he would have rushed to her side immediately instead of feeling so useless.
"Qian Li!" Ruo Chi saw his friend being held by several people from afar. His eyes turned red with anger, and he rushed over to beat them up.
"How dare you touch him!"
Qian Li saw the familiar faces of the reinforcements and wanted to cry. So the message he sent before he fainted had reached Ruo Chi!
"Second Master! The eldest young master and the second young mistress are locked in the backstage lounge on the first basement floor. Please go and help her!"
Thump, thump.
Bo Jingyu's heart felt like it was hanging in mid - air, about to fall at any moment. His vision went black, his head was buzzing, and he didn't even have time to think about whether what he was doing was right or wrong.
But his heart told him that if he didn't save Shen Ximan now, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang!
Bo Siming had just pressed Shen Ximan's limp body onto the dressing table when he heard a rough and violent knock on the door.
"Who is it!" he said unhappily, his anger boiling in his head.
"Eldest young master, please come out quickly! The second young master is here with people... Ah!"
There was a wail from his subordinate outside, and then there was silence.
Bo Siming's body froze, and his face turned deathly pale.
How was this possible? He had calculated the time!
It had only been less than fifteen minutes since his grandfather was sent to the hospital. Bo Jingyu's leg was injured, so he couldn't have driven here himself. And he had just received the news that Bo Jingyu had fainted in the hospital!
How could he have appeared here so quickly?
Buzz!
Only then did he realize what had gone wrong.
Su Minghan!
It must be him who had secretly helped Bo Jingyu get here!
He had calculated everything, but he had never thought of this person!
Bo Siming gritted his teeth and thought of a plan. He didn't forget to hold Shen Ximan's weak hands above her head.
"Ha. I can't escape in this situation anyway. I might as well take you here and make Bo Jingyu regret it!"
Rip! He tore at Shen Ximan's evening dress almost maniacally.
If he couldn't have her, he'd ruin her.
Anyway, Bo Siming had achieved his goal.
What kind of woman couldn't he have from now on?