Chapter 156: A Frenzied Revenge

Upon seeing Su Zheng and Chen Muxue finish their meal and head off to sing and drink, Chen Peng’s mind surged with a wild plan for revenge.

He sought out Pan Sihai and, after showing him a photo of Chen Muxue, Pan immediately agreed to lend him five million yuan at the lowest interest rate. Chen Peng was overjoyed, realizing his plan was halfway complete. Once he secured the money, he could hire assassins to eliminate both Su Zheng and Chen Muxue.

At that moment, Chen Peng was hiding quietly in a small room in the hotel lobby, waiting patiently. If Pan Sihai succeeded, Chen Peng would receive the funds; if not, at least Su Zheng and Chen Muxue would fall out with Pan Sihai, which would also serve his purpose.

Meanwhile, Pan Sihai cautiously approached Chen Muxue. The strong scent of alcohol in the air invigorated him, and his eyes gleamed with a strange light.

“Drinking, huh? Heaven is truly on my side, haha…”

Pan Sihai’s face lit up with delight, his mind momentarily blank with excitement. He rubbed his greasy hands and briskly approached Chen Muxue. He leaned in, savoring the scent above her, swallowing hard, then reached out his thick hand to touch her shoulder.

Startled by the touch, Chen Muxue, who was curled up on the sofa, suddenly opened her eyes and tensed, instinctively mistaking the hand for Su Zheng’s.

She gritted her teeth, thinking bitterly that although his words were sweet, his actions were all too revealing. He must have thought she was asleep, seizing the opportunity to grope her.

Then the hand slid slowly from her shoulder to her pale, delicate face.

Wait—that wasn’t right.

Chen Muxue’s heart jolted. She remembered Su Zheng’s fingers were slender and long. How could they have turned into such thick, clumsy hands after a bath?

“Beautiful lady, drinking so much—has your heart been broken?” came a low, lecherous laugh from behind her. “Don’t worry, tonight brother will comfort you properly!”

Chen Muxue’s expression changed drastically; her body shivered. Suddenly, she sprang up and darted behind the sofa for cover. Standing upright, she realized the one who had touched her was the short, stout Pan Sihai.

She was about to scream but froze when she noticed the dagger in Pan Sihai’s hand, her face a mixture of shock and terror.

“What… what do you want? How did you get in here?” she demanded.

Pan Sihai was startled by her sudden movement but quickly regained composure, chuckling slyly.

“I was passing by your door and saw it unlocked. Worried you might be in danger, I came in to check.”

He toyed with the dagger, his greedy eyes sweeping over Chen Muxue’s figure.

“I live next door, you know. Or, we could switch rooms, haha…”

Danger? He himself was the greatest danger here.

Chen Muxue’s face darkened as she spoke coldly, “I’m quite certain I locked the door.”

She clearly remembered Su Zheng locking it when they came back.

“You’d better leave now, or I’ll call security!”

Her voice was icy, and her gaze full of caution. “This is a hotel—you’d better not cause trouble.”

She didn’t want to make a scene—if her parents found out she was staying in a hotel with Su Zheng, they would be furious.

“I’m leaving, but it’s unsafe for you to be alone!” Pan Sihai chuckled, pleased that Chen Muxue wasn’t yelling. He placed the dagger on the coffee table and said nonchalantly:

“Don’t worry, this hotel’s mine. If you come with me, you’ll be the lady of this place—something you could never achieve on your own, haha…”

He circled around the sofa and reached out to grab her hand.

Terrified, Chen Muxue screamed and dodged around the sofa.

“Beautiful lady, don’t hide!” Pan Sihai grew even more excited as she kept evading him. Chasing after her with a triumphant grin, he said, “If you come with me, you’ll be the mistress of this hotel. Why run from such a good thing? Come on, hurry up, haha…”

“Don’t try anything! My husband is here! Get lost!” Chen Muxue warned him fiercely.

“Husband? You’re married?” Pan Sihai smirked. “Then call him out. Believe me, I can throw money at him until he scurries away!”

Chen Peng had told Pan Sihai about Chen Muxue’s husband, but he had described him as a useless man who hadn’t even shared her bed in two years of marriage. Such a man posed no threat to him. If money wasn’t enough, he’d just offer more.

But tonight, this beauty was a prize he had to have—he’d never seen anyone like her before.

Pan Sihai pounced on the sofa, grabbing Chen Muxue’s hand behind it, his lecherous grin widening.

“Beautiful lady, just come with me. Be my lover, and I’ll give you half this hotel!”

“Shameless!” Chen Muxue struggled fiercely, slapping Pan Sihai hard across the face.

“Ouch! That’s spicy!” Pan Sihai cursed, licking his lips with renewed excitement. “Don’t say I don’t like it hot!”

He laughed lecherously, pulling Chen Muxue toward him while his other hand groped at her chest.

“Ah!”

Chen Muxue dodged swiftly, tears welling up as she cried out, “Su Zheng! Su Zheng!”

“Likes it hot? I’ll give you all you can handle!”

Suddenly, a cold voice rang out behind Pan Sihai. Before he could turn, a powerful kick struck him hard in the groin.

“Aaagh!”

Pan Sihai howled in agony, clutching himself and curling up on the sofa. His neck and face flushed deep red, veins bulging, tears streaming from the pain as his body trembled uncontrollably, as if electrocuted.

Such a brutal blow in his heightened state of excitement would likely render him incapable of manhood for life.

“Su Zheng!”

Chen Muxue’s eyes brightened as she saw Su Zheng. She rushed to his side and grabbed his arm tightly, not even noticing how her heaving chest pressed firmly against him.

She was like a frightened fawn, her heart pounding wildly, tears streaming down her cheeks.

Right now, the only person who gave her a sense of safety was Su Zheng; she clung to his arm, unwilling to let go.