Pain...
Luo Yiyi painfully opened her eyes. At this moment, she only felt her body being gnawed by countless ants. She struggled to sit up and realized she was in an unfamiliar room.
Heavy curtains blocked the sunlight from outside, making the entire room exceptionally dark.
Luo Yiyi massaged her head with one hand and squinted to examine her surroundings. She noticed the room only had a few simple pieces of furniture, clearly the standard setup of a budget hotel.
What happened? Luo Yiyi racked her brain.
She remembered arguing with her stepmother yesterday before leaving home. Her stepsister Luo Zhenzhen chased after her, constantly consoling her. After that, the two entered a bar.
Luo Zhenzhen even had the bartender make a special drink for her, a bright red one that looked like blood.
Luo Yiyi's mood was terrible at the time, so she downed the glass in one gulp, and then her memory went blank...
Could this be a room Luo Zhenzhen arranged for her? But why here? The environment was so poor.
Luo Yiyi disdainfully curled her lip.
As she lifted the covers to get out of bed, the soreness all over her body made her frown slightly.
Next, she realized she was completely naked, and there were even bloodstains between her legs.
What happened was probably obvious even to an idiot! Luo Yiyi panicked because she had no recollection at all.
Seeing the scattered clothes and scraps of paper on the floor, her mind went blank. Disregarding her body's pain, she rushed into the bathroom, turned on the water to clean herself, and got dressed. As she was leaving, she unintentionally noticed a woman's diamond necklace on the floor. Although the style was a bit outdated, she could tell it was extremely valuable.
"It must have been left by that dead man. Staying at a budget hotel, he must be poor. This necklace is probably his entire fortune." Thinking this, Luo Yiyi quickly pocketed the necklace and hurriedly left.
As soon as Luo Yiyi left, several burly men in black suits appeared, their stern faces indicating something major had occurred.
They swiftly entered the room Luo Yiyi had just vacated and turned it upside down. One of the men took out his phone.
"President Bai, we didn't find the old lady's necklace. It seems someone took it."
There was a pause on the other end before the person spoke, "Check the hotel's surveillance footage. Dig three feet underground if you have to, but find the woman from last night for me. The necklace must be with her."
The call then ended.
Bai Zheyu massaged his temples in his office, recalling the abnormalities his body experienced last night, and clenched his fists tightly.
He remembered becoming disoriented after drinking at the bar, but that reaction didn't seem like drunkenness. It was more like being drugged, otherwise he wouldn't have such a craving for a woman.
Just who dared to lay a hand on him? And that woman, was it a coincidence or an intentional arrangement? What was the purpose?
Bai Zheyu's expression darkened instantly.
As Bai Zheyu pondered, the phone rang again.
"President Bai, the hotel surveillance only captured the woman's back view. We..."
"No matter what, you find that person for me." Bai Zheyu growled angrily.
On the other side, Luo Yiyi, aching all over, got into a taxi. The cold wind cleared her muddled thoughts somewhat.
Last night at the bar, after drinking the special cocktail made by the bartender, she vaguely saw Luo Zhenzhen talking to a man about something. Then she...
Before Luo Yiyi could fully straighten out her memories, the taxi arrived at the Luo family villa.
As soon as she entered, she saw Luo Kun sitting sternly in the living room while the woman beside him kept crying, saying it was all her fault and she shouldn't have argued with Yiyi.
Luo Yiyi stood in the corner, sneering disdainfully at this woman skilled at pretense, giving her a thumbs up in her heart.
At this moment, Luo Zhenzhen sat beside the woman, constantly comforting her.
"What drama is this woman putting on today?" Luo Yiyi said helplessly.
"Sister, you're finally back. Nothing happened, right?" At this point, Luo Zhenzhen turned and saw Luo Yiyi, hurrying over with a worried look.
"What could happen? What could possibly happen to me?" Luo Yiyi replied, slightly puzzled.
Seeing Luo Yiyi's return, the woman immediately stopped crying and rushed over with a sincere apology, "Yiyi, it's all auntie's fault. I shouldn't have argued with you, causing you to stay out all night..." She didn't finish as tears streamed down her face again.
Luo Yiyi looked at this mother and daughter, her mind filled with ten thousand lawnmower thoughts.
God, what play were they acting out? Could someone please explain to me?
As Luo Yiyi stood dumbfounded, Luo Kun strode over and slapped her without a word.
The sudden slap caught Luo Yiyi completely off guard. Unable to steady herself, she fell to the ground.
"Dad, what are you doing? Why did you hit me?" Luo Yiyi held her face and looked up at Luo Kun in confusion.
"Doing what? You still have the nerve to ask me?" Luo Kun's face was flushed with anger.
"Husband, don't be angry. It's all my fault. If I hadn't argued with Yiyi yesterday, she wouldn't have done this. Hit me instead!" Her stepmother then knelt before Luo Kun.
The more Luo Yiyi watched, the more confused and angry she became. It seemed this woman must have said something to her father, causing her to be hit as soon as she returned.
So Luo Yiyi's expression changed as she glared at her stepmother, "Li Feng, have you acted enough?"
"Shameless Luo Yiyi, how dare you yell at your auntie? If your auntie hadn't stopped me, I would have cut you with a knife." Luo Kun glared at Luo Yiyi.
At that moment, the doorbell rang, and Fan Lei hurried in holding an envelope, his face unusually cold.
"Brother Fan Lei, when did you return to the country?" Luo Yiyi asked in confusion.
"Hmph, of course you don't want me here. If I hadn't come back early, I wouldn't have known your true colors." Fan Lei then flung the envelope at Luo Yiyi.
Years ago, Fan Lei's parents suffered investment failures that drained their company's funds to the brink of bankruptcy. If not for Luo Yiyi's mother's help, there would be no Fan Corporation today.
So the two families arranged a marriage between Luo Yiyi and Fan Lei when they were very young. But not long after, Luo Yiyi's mother died in a car accident.