Chapter 128: Obsession

Nan Yao stared intently at the man walking toward her.

Wildly handsome, untamed, exuding an arrogant air as if no one else existed, and possessing an innate nobility.

His impeccably pressed white shirt and perfectly tailored trousers were clearly bespoke, accentuating his tall, upright figure. The two strong arms holding a woman radiated masculine strength.

Despite her shocked and dazed gaze, the man gave no response, as if she were invisible, and passed right by her.

Still reeling from the blow of being treated like air, Nan Yao saw him enter VIP Room No. 1. Her mouth dropped open in astonishment, nearly large enough to fit an egg.

Impossible.

Wasn’t the VIP in Room No. 1 supposed to be a wrinkled old man?

And why did the woman he was holding seem somewhat familiar?

Though her features were obscured, her figure and clothing—

The manager had said the VIP in Room No. 1 was celebrating a friend’s birthday. Could it really be...?

Nan Yao shook her head hard. No, definitely not!

Nan Zhi was kept by that old man. There was no way she could find a man more handsome and better than Fu Shaoxiu!

After denying this to comfort herself, Nan Yao went in search of Fu Shaoxiu.

When she saw him lying on the ground, battered and bruised, she was startled.

Fu Shaoxiu was still unconscious, his face swollen and bruised beyond recognition, his shirt stained with spots of crimson, utterly disheveled.

The manager, seeing Nan Yao, explained with a stern expression, “Mr. Fu broke into the women’s restroom and tried to assault a female customer. The woman’s boyfriend saw it, and a fight broke out between them.”

Fu Shaoxiu was beaten into a bloody mess by the woman’s boyfriend?

How heavy were the punches from that boyfriend? Fu Shaoxiu wasn’t a fragile man; he knew self-defense, and no ordinary person should have been his match.

Nan Yao felt both heartache at how badly Fu Shaoxiu had been beaten and disdain for his weakness, unable to believe he had been so thoroughly beaten.

However—

“Manager, don’t use such excuses to brush me off. I am Shaoxiu’s fiancée and know his character. There’s no way he would assault another woman.”

Though he was indeed lying in the women’s restroom.

The manager smiled without warmth. “That lady who was almost assaulted is more beautiful and better shaped than Miss Nan Yao. Master Fu must have been too drunk and accidentally revealed his true nature.”

Nan Yao nearly fainted from anger at the manager’s words. He was just a lowly manager, yet today he seemed to look down on her with no respect whatsoever.

“I’m calling the police, and I will file a complaint!” Nan Yao’s features twisted with fury. Ever since Nan Zhi went abroad and she became the eldest lady of the Nan family, no one had dared speak to her like this.

The manager’s smile vanished, replaced by a cold, severe expression. “I have evidence of Master Fu entering the women’s restroom. If Miss Nan reports this, I will make it public online, and Fu Shaoxiu’s reputation will be ruined. Miss Nan, consider carefully.”

Nan Yao was speechless. When did a manager become so arrogant? And yet, she had no way to deal with him!

That bastard Fu Shaoxiu—was he tempted to cheat just because another woman was prettier than her?

She had thought the man she wrested from Nan Yao’s grasp was an untouchable flower, but it turned out he was nothing more than a scoundrel driven by lust!

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Nan Zhi had a small scrape on the back of her head. The wound was minor. Mu Sihan disinfected and dressed it, and the three of them left the VIP room.

In the lobby, Mu Sihan encountered Ye Qianqian and her father. Though he disliked Ye Qianqian, Mu Sihan still greeted her father politely.

Nan Zhi, sensing the mood, took little Kai’s hand and walked toward the restaurant entrance. Suddenly, a small boy approached her.

“Auntie, this is something an uncle told me to give you.”

Nan Zhi lowered her head, and what she saw in the boy’s hand shocked her deeply.