Chapter 6
Chapter 6
This Brother Dong guy’s full name was Yuan Ruidong. The room he was in wasn’t as lively as the one where his senior’¢ celebrated their birthday. There were probably seven or eight men and women in the room, all dressed fashionably, looking like they’ve entered society, unlike him, a college student who looked inexperienced.
When Yuan Ruidong brought a handsome boy back, everyone turned to look.
“Wow, Ruidong, not bad! You can even get a beautiful boy just by going out to pee. Where did you find such a good looking young man?”
“Get lost! Don’t talk nonsense. This is my friend, and he’s still a student. Don’t scare him.”
The others laughed mischievously.
Yuan Ruidong turned to Song Linchu and said, “Don’t listen to them. Come, sit here.”
Song Linchu sat down on the sofa. The guy who just spoke took a clean glass and poured a glass of red liquid. He was about to put it in front of Song Linchu, but Yuan Ruidong stopped him.
“He’s a student, he doesn’t drink this. I’ll order something else for him.”
The guy looked at Yuan Ruidong and smiled meaningfully, “This red wine isn’t even that strong. You’re really babying him.”
“Well, of course. He’s the person I brought, I have to take responsibility for him.”
Although Yuan Ruidong had been saying that he was protecting Song Linchu, the different circles and status probably made him feel uncomfortable.
He said, “You don’t have to go through so much trouble. I’ll just drink beer.”
“Drinking beer in the dead of winter causes gout. Hey, here it comes.”
A waiter pushed the door to the room open and pushed in a small cart. The top of the cart had a cup of liquid that gradually changed from red to blue, with a piece of lemon on the rim, obviously a cocktail.
The waiter pushed the cart to Song Linchu and bent down to put the glass in front of him.
Yuan Ruidong said, “This is a cocktail their family specially prepares for some students who can’t drink. It’s even weaker than beer. How about it, did I trick you?”
Song Linchu wasn’t that delicate, he could still drink two bottles of beer. But it was a gesture of goodwill, so Song Linchu didn’t say anything.
In addition to the cocktail, the waiter also brought a lot of dishes, all placed in front of Song Linchu.
Yuan Ruidong poured himself a glass of red wine and said, “Come on, let’s have a toast.”
Song Linchu raised the cocktail in his hand and said, “Thanks a lot for last time, Brother Dong.”
Originally, Song Linchu intended to drink the cocktail and leave immediately. However, the drink was fizzy and there was a lot of it, so he couldn’t drink it all at once.
But Yuan Ruidong didn’t mind and said with a smile, “Do you want to sing? I’ll put on a song for you.”
“I don’t want to sing. Let’s just sit for a while,” Song Linchu said.
“Okay, then have something to eat. Don’t be so reserved. I won’t bite,” Yuan Ruidong said, causing the others in the private room to chuckle.
Song Linchu wasn’t reserved; he just didn’t like the atmosphere here. Yuan Ruidong’s friends had been staring at them the whole time and he didn’t like being scrutinized like that by strangers.
Song Linchu didn’t plan on staying long. He finished his cocktail in one gulp and said, “Brother Dong, I have something to do. I’ll leave first.”
Yuan Ruidong stopped him, “What’s the rush? Stay a little longer, sing a song and I’ll let you go, okay?”
Song Linchu checked the time and saw that he had three minutes left until his appointment with Tan Yue so he agreed.
“What song do you want to hear? Big brother will play it for you,” Yuan Ruidong said.
Song Linchu named a song, and Yuan Ruidong played it for him. He handed him a microphone and Song Linchu sang along with the accompaniment.
Initially, Yuan Ruidong didn’t genuinely want to hear him sing. He just wanted to delay him so he wouldn’t leave. However, when he heard his voice, everyone in the private room was amazed.
They didn’t expect him to not only look good but also sing well. It was like listening to a heavenly voice. His singing was especially emotional, and the sad love song was sung so sorrowfully that it could make someone cry.
But halfway through the song, Song Linchu’s phone suddenly rang, and the magnetic field of the microphone was interfered with by the signal, emitting a sharp sound that almost drove away the mesmerized listeners.
“Sorry, I have to take this call,” Song Linchu said, putting down the microphone. However, when he stood up, he felt dizzy and nearly fell. Yuan Ruidong caught him and asked, “What’s wrong? Are you drunk?” His voice sounded a little fuzzy to Song Linchu.
Song Linchu realized that something was wrong. He had always been healthy, and although his alcohol tolerance was average, he wasn’t the type to get drunk after one drink. This dizziness was too inexplicable.
Could it be…
Song Linchu felt that things weren’t as melodramatic as they seemed, this wasn’t a TV drama after all, but he couldn’t let his guard down. He didn’t make a scene and naively said, “It’s okay, sitting for too long can make one’s blood sugar drop.”
As he spoke, he shook his head to clear it and walked towards the exit while pressing the answer button on his phone, “Big brother.”
“Mm,” a low and cold voice came from the receiver, sounding surreal to his ears.
Yuan Ruidong, who had been following him all along, knew that the drugs were starting to take effect as he saw him stumble.
Song Linchu felt his eyelids getting heavier, and the door in front of him turned into five or six. He didn’t have time for excuses and said directly, “Jiagang City’s Yinhuang KTV, help…”
Before he could finish his sentence, Yuan Ruidong snatched his phone away. Song Linchu tried to grab it back but saw multiple Yuan Ruidongs in front of him.
Yuan Ruidong turned off the phone and smiled maliciously, “What are you trying to be saved from? Isn’t big brother here?”
In despair, Song Linchu had only managed to say one word for help in a soft voice, which didn’t sound like a plea for help at all. He didn’t know if Tan Yue would have caught on.
With his mind in chaos, the drugs quickly took over, and everything in front of him turned into a chaotic mess. He felt dizzy and disoriented and before he could faint, he felt Yuan Ruidong supporting his body.
Yuan Ruidong placed one of Song Linchu’s hands on his shoulder and said to his friends who had come over, “You guys keep playing, I’m leaving.”
One of his friends expressed concern, “Is this really okay? He called for help on the phone, didn’t he call his brother?”
“He only said the word help. He came with his friends, how could his brother react so quickly? Besides, there are over a hundred private rooms in this KTV, even if his brother had great skills, it would be daylight before he found us. I would have already…”
Yuan Ruidong’s face revealed a lewd smile. He had gotten hard when Song Linchu was singing earlier.
Tan Mingqing didn’t deserve such a good looking boyfriend, he thought, and now it was his chance.
He wasn’t afraid of Song Linchu reporting him to the police because he would record a video of them having sex, and would threaten to post it on the school forum if he dared to report him. Song Linchu had to swallow his anger and endure the injustice. Even if he went to the police, Yuan Ruidong had connections.
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Aikang Hospital.
Tan Yue heard Song Linchu mention a KTV address and something about alcohol before the call was suddenly cut off. He had a bad feeling and immediately called back, but no one answered.
His face darkened immediately and he called Cheng Bin, instructing him to handle the situation.
Cheng Bin knew that Tan Yue was not the kind of person to make a big fuss out of nothing. He immediately contacted the management of the KTV and asked their people to check the hallway surveillance footage to find the person.
Song Linchu’s WeChat profile picture was of himself, so it was easier to find him with a photo. Cheng Bin hadn’t even arrived at the KTV when they found out which room Song Linchu was in. Unfortunately, they were still a step too late, as Yuan Ruidong had already taken Song Linchu away.
The KTV owner personally intervened, questioning Yuan Ruidong’s friends and asking for the name of the hotel they had gone to, which happened to be nearby. Cheng Bin drove directly to the hotel.
At this time, Yuan Ruidong had just taken Song Linchu to the hotel room.
He had been addicted to alcohol and sex for a long time, and although Song Linchu was thinner, he was taller and heavier, leaving him almost exhausted. He threw Song Linchu onto the bed and lay there panting like a dead dog for a while before he recovered.
He turned his head to look at the closed-eyed Song Linchu. Due to the alcohol, his face was red, making him even more charming and attractive.
How could there be such a good-looking person?
The first time he saw Song Linchu, he was deeply amazed by him, but he knew that Tan Mingqing was his boyfriend, and he couldn’t mess with his friend’s boyfriend. Besides, there was the powerful Tan family behind Tan Mingqing, so he could only admire him secretly.
Unexpectedly, they not only broke up, but Song Linchu also fell so easily into his hands.
It seemed like even heaven wanted him to sleep with Song Linchu.
Yuan Ruidong’s blood boiled just from looking at Song Linchu’s sleeping face. He grabbed Song Linchu’s chin and was about to kiss him when the door of the hotel room opened with a “bang”.
Yes, it was opened directly from the outside.
Yuan Ruidong didn’t even have time to react before a group of people rushed in, with Cheng Bin at the forefront. He dragged Yuan Ruidong down and looked at the still-dressed Song Linchu on the bed with relief.
Luckily, he arrived fast enough. Otherwise, not everyone could bear the anger of his boss.
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When Song Linchu woke up, there was about half a minute of time where his mind was completely blank.
Above him was a beige ceiling with fancy light fixtures and unique chandeliers that looked like hotel décor.
Hotel?
Memories from last night flooded his mind like a tide, and Song Linchu almost jumped out of bed. But because he got up too quickly, he felt dizzy and couldn’t help but moan while holding onto his head.
“You’re awake,” the nurse who was standing by his side quickly got up. “Are you okay? Do you want some water?”
After the dizziness passed, Song Linchu looked up and saw someone in a light blue uniform that looked like a nurse. He then looked around at the facilities and realized he was in a hospital.
“No, thank you. Who are you?” he asked.
“I’m a nurse. Mr. Cheng Bin asked me to take care of you. Wait a minute, I’ll go find the doctor and Mr. Cheng,” she said.
He remembered Cheng Bin, he was Tan Yue’s personal secretary.
In other words, Tan Yue understood his call for help and saved him.
The luxurious surroundings made sense now…
Song Linchu breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and said, “Go ahead.”
The doctor soon came over and asked about his condition. When he said he still felt a bit dizzy and weak, the doctor said, “This is a residual effect of the drugs. It’s not a problem. Rest for a while and when your body automatically metabolizes all the drugs, you’ll be fine.”
“Okay, thank you, doctor.”
The doctor did a routine check on him and after confirming everything was normal, left the room.
Not long after he left, someone knocked on the door of the ward. Song Linchu turned his head and saw Cheng Bing pushing Tan Yue in a wheelchair.
In fact, Tan Yue had not injured his legs, but because of the injuries left by the car accident, as well as the surgical incision that had not yet healed, he couldn’t walk for the time being and had to use a wheelchair.
In Song Linchu’s eyes, it seemed that Tan Yue was already been sick to the point where he couldn’t walk.
So Song Linchu felt a bit embarrassed and hung his head, his voice a little muffled, “Mr. Tan, I’m sorry for the trouble.”
Tan Yue looked at the young man’s dark hair and said, “It was quite troublesome indeed.”
He had such a good appearance but was so naïve that he couldn’t even tell if someone was good or bad. He dared to go along with others and even drank the extra alcohol they gave him.
It was clear that he had never experienced the harsh realities of society and did not have any guard against people.
Song Linchu lowered his head even more.
He really didn’t expect Yuan Ruidong to drug him. After all, he had only seen this kind of thing in the TV dramas his mother used to watch. He had never come across anyone who had experienced something like this in real life, so he had no such vigilance.
“I’m sorry,” Song Linchu apologized again, his voice trembling.
Tan Yue had scared the boy enough and put away his supernatural powers before asking, “The police can’t file a case, so how do you want to handle this?”
Yuan Ruidong stubbornly denied that he had any ill intentions and claimed that he had found Song Linchu drunk at the bar and, since they knew each other but he didn’t know where he lived, had sent him to the hotel for the night.
As for why Song Linchu had been drugged, he claimed to have no knowledge, and the cup that had contained the drink had been disposed of.
Of course, if they really wanted to investigate, Tan Yue could find the server who had drugged Song Linchu and have him identify Yuan Ruidong. However, Yuan Ruidong could still argue that he just wanted to play a prank on a friend.
Even if he admitted to having had some bad intentions, he could only be detained for a few days for re-education since he had not actually carried out any harmful actions.
This was too cheap for Yuan Ruidong, and it wasn’t Tan Yue’s style to let him off so easily.
He haggles for every penny.