Chapter 210 Xu Ruoshui's promise! The Fall of the Sewer King
For men, it's always the unattainable that stirs desire; only what's out of reach is truly the best. The peaks that haven't been climbed are always the most alluring.
They always want what they don't have.
Now, Shen Anyu was particularly infatuated with Xu Ruoshui. The contrast between her capable CEO exterior and her gentle, water-like interior was intoxicating. Naturally, he showered her with more companionship and tenderness than he did his other conquests.
Of course, Shen Anyu liked novelty but wasn't tired of the old. He was a collector, not a tourist.
But men are like that; they always yearn for one Peak after another, never stopping their steps. Tonight, he would plant his flag on the peak of the Xu Family.
Over an hour later, the driver finally drove the stretched Rolls-Royce Phantom into a private resort Villa in the suburbs of Shanghai.
It was a secluded paradise, hidden from the world by high walls and lush greenery.
Xu Ruoshui was already asleep, resting her head on Shen Anyu's shoulder. The stress of the day—her brother's crime, the company's crisis, the emotional rollercoaster—had exhausted her.
Shen Anyu did not wake her immediately. He admired her sleeping face, the long lashes casting shadows on her fair skin.
He signaled the driver to leave. Then, he gently carried her in a princess carry out of the car and into the Villa.
The night air was cool and fragrant.
"An'yu... are we there?"
Xu Ruoshui, however, was a light sleeper. She mumbled, her voice a bit hoarse and magnetic, like a datura flower blooming in the night, captivating one's soul.
This mature and gentle older sister, half-asleep and half-awake, exuded an astonishing charm that younger girls like Jiang Linlin lacked.
Her flushed, pretty face and watery, beautiful eyes, slightly dazed from sleep, made one want to kiss her.
Shen Anyu thought so, and he did so.
He leaned down and kissed the sleeping beauty awake. His lips brushed hers, soft and warm.
"Ruoshui, we've arrived."
Xu Ruoshui's beautiful eyes widened. She blinked, adjusting to the soft lighting of the garden.
She looked around, showing a stunned expression.
"An'yu... it's so beautiful..."
Before them was a vast sea of flowers. It wasn't just a garden; it was a botanical treasury. Roses, peonies, orchids... various flowers from different seasons and continents were blooming simultaneously, likely maintained by advanced climate control arrays.
They competed in splendor, breathtakingly beautiful under the moonlight.
"Oh my god... look at that!"
She pointed, her CEO persona vanishing, replaced by a girl's delight.
"Ghost Orchids... Juliet Roses... the legendary Kadupul Flowers that only bloom at night... Sleepy Lotus... Sri Lankan Cactus Flowers... Gloriosa Lilies..."
"How can there be so many precious and beautiful flowers in one place? Some of these are extinct in the wild!"
Her family was in the landscaping industry, and she had studied botany in college before taking over the business. Xu Ruoshui was most fond of and familiar with flowers and plants. This was the ultimate romantic gesture for her.
At this moment, seeing so many precious and beautiful flowers before her, she was overjoyed. It felt like a dream woven just for her.
"These flowers are beautiful..." Shen Anyu whispered, tightening his hold on her.
"But they are not even one percent as beautiful as you!"
"You are the rarest flower here, Ruoshui."
Shen Anyu smiled, looking at Xu Ruoshui, his eyes full of affection and dark desire.
Meeting Shen Anyu's handsome face and affectionate gaze, Xu Ruoshui felt her heart melt completely.
She realized why he brought her here. It wasn't just to look at flowers. It was to bloom.
She couldn't help but close her eyes, leaning her head against his chest.
"An'yu... don't speak..."
"I am yours~"
Her voice was barely a whisper, but it was a surrender.
[Ding! Detected that the destined heroine Xu Ruoshui's favorability +1, plundering +3000 destiny value!]
[Ding! Detected that the destined heroine Xu Ruoshui's total favorability is 100 (Unswerving Loyalty/Slave of Love), plundering +300,000 destiny value!]
[Ding! The main emotional line of the Child of Destiny Xu Ping'an has completely collapsed! The "Sister Route" is destroyed! Plundering +600,000 destiny value!]
"A big harvest..."
Shen Anyu's expression was joyful; this time's harvest was simply too abundant.
He had plundered over a million destiny value in total from this arc alone.
Not only had he completely taken Xu Ruoshui, inside and out, capturing the heart of the female CEO, but he had also reduced Xu Ping'an's four million destiny value to less than half.
"Now Xu Ping'an's Destiny Aura has fallen into a slump. He is vulnerable."
"Tsk tsk, how pitiful. I, this cheap father and cheap brother-in-law, can't just ignore him."
"Let someone take care of him. Send him a 'gift'."
Shen Anyu chuckled softly, casting Xu Ping'an aside from his mind like trash, and began a new journey into the villa with the beauty in his arms.
The doors closed, shutting out the world.
...
The sun was high in the sky. It was the next afternoon.
Outside the Xu Family's Villa in Shanghai, in a foul-smelling sewer drain near the main gate...
A head quietly pushed up a heavy iron manhole cover. A pair of bloodshot eyes peeked out from the darkness, observing the situation around the Xu Family Villa.
"The most dangerous place is the safest place. Those plainclothes officers shouldn't be able to find me here. They won't look in the shit."
Xu Ping'an at this moment was utterly disheveled. He was a ghost of his former self.
Although he hadn't been injured thanks to the [Damage Reflection Aura] protecting his body from rats and falls, he was covered in foul-smelling sewage. His clothes were tattered, stained with muck and oil.
He looked even more like a beggar than a beggar. He smelled like death.
Now, the intensity of Xu Ping'an's pursuit had increased ten-fold.
Originally, he was only a murder suspect for the Zheng Qingqing case. But now, the charge of violent assault on a police officer and resisting arrest had been added. He was public enemy number one.
A reward of 500,000 Yuan was offered for his capture. His face was on every screen.
But Xu Ping'an still hadn't escaped Shanghai. He hadn't escaped Yanxia.
Because he was unwilling; he couldn't give up without one last look! He couldn't leave knowing his sister was with him.
"Xu Ruoshui is traditional and conservative... she is a good girl..."
Xu Ping'an muttered to himself, his voice cracking.
"She definitely wouldn't let Shen Anyu succeed so quickly! She would make him wait for marriage! She definitely wouldn't..."
Xu Ping'an silently prayed in his heart, begging all the gods and Buddhas he had ignored before. Please, let her be pure.
Finally, in the late afternoon, the famished and dehydrated Xu Ping'an saw the extended Rolls-Royce slowly approaching the villa gate.
His heart stopped.
The car stopped. The driver opened the rear door.
The first to get out was not Sister Ruoshui, but Shen Anyu, whom Xu Ping'an most detested and resented.
Shen Anyu looked refreshed, radiant, and satisfied. He wore a different suit than yesterday.
With the smile Xu Ping'an hated—that winner's smile—he gently and elegantly reached into the car.
He didn't just offer a hand. He leaned in and carried the beauty out.
"Xu Ruoshui... why is Shen Anyu carrying her?"
Xu Ping'an's heart sank into the sewage. A bad premonition arose, choking him.
"An'yu... put me down... people will see... I can walk by myself..."
Xu Ruoshui's face was flushed a deep, post-coital pink. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on the man holding her, filled with adoration and a lazy contentment. Her voice was sweet with a hint of allure—a raspy tone that Xu Ping'an had never heard before.
"Alright then, I'll put you down. Be careful."
Shen Anyu complied readily, gently setting Xu Ruoshui down on the pavement.
"Oh dear..."
However, as soon as her feet touched the ground, Xu Ruoshui's legs trembled. She limped a few steps, crying out in pain, clutching Shen Anyu's arm for support.
Her posture was awkward. It was the walk of a woman who had been... thoroughly loved.
"Let me carry you then. Don't force yourself."
Shen Anyu smiled, scooping her up again in a princess carry. He walked towards the Xu Family Villa gate.
Originally, he could have taken Xu Ruoshui to other places—hotels, his other villas—without specially returning to the Xu Family. But how could Shen Anyu not let Xu Ping'an see?
He knew the rat was watching.
Another critical hit? Why not?
[Ding! The Child of Destiny Xu Ping'an's mentality exploded! Plundering +9999 destiny value!]
[Ding! The Child of Destiny Xu Ping'an's defenses were thoroughly broken! Plundering +50,000 destiny value!]
...
Xu Ping'an stared blankly at this scene through the gap in the manhole cover. His mind went blank.
He was also a man with several terabytes of "study material" on his hard drive; how could he not know what Sister Ruoshui's reaction represented?
The limping. The flush. The clinginess.
The most beautiful, gentle, and wonderful Sister Ruoshui in his heart... the saintess... had become Shen Anyu's woman. Thoroughly.
That allure on her face... he had never seen it before. It was the glow of a woman who had been satisfied.
Two lines of clear tears fell from Xu Ping'an's cheeks, mixing with the grime.
Slap!
With a bang, Xu Ping'an slapped himself hard in the darkness of the sewer.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
"Xu Ping'an, you're truly damned! You are trash!"
"Why did I hesitate yesterday?! Why didn't I rush out yesterday and tell Sister Ruoshui everything?! Why didn't I tell her that Shen Anyu is a scumbag who juggles multiple women!"
"Now it's too late... it's already too late..."
At this moment, Xu Ping'an hated himself immensely.
Last night, out of consideration for the plainclothes officers and his own safety, he didn't rush out immediately. By the time Xu Ruoshui and Shen Anyu left, it was too late for him to catch up.
And now, everything was too late! The rice was cooked.
His most important woman, his sister Xu Ruoshui, had completely fallen for Shen Anyu. She belonged to him now, body and soul.
Even if he spoke out now, what would be the point? She wouldn't leave him.
Even if he killed Shen Anyu, what would be the point? She would mourn him as a widow.
"Heh heh heh... heh heh heh heh..."
Xu Ping'an laughed brokenly in the dark.
"What kind of protagonist am I? A waste... I'm just a useless person... I lost everything..."
Xu Ping'an walked dazedly through the sewer tunnels, not knowing where he was going. The darkness swallowed him.
He had originally thought that with his Golden Finger, with the [Damage Reflection Aura], he could counterattack and rise. He thought he would dominate the city, build a harem, and even marry Xu Ruoshui and Xu Ruoxue, reaching the pinnacle of life.
But now? He was the King of the Sewer.
"Hey... weirdo."
Suddenly, a voice echoed in the tunnel.
"You look very sad. Are you hungry?"
"I have grilled fish here? Want some?"
Xu Ping'an stopped. He followed the clear, somewhat husky voice.
He turned his head.
In the dim light of a grating above, he saw a figure standing there.
He was immediately stunned...
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