The phone call eventually ended because Song Xi's phone ran out of battery.
Lou Yuming, unaware of this, assumed Yao Yifan had the audacity to hang up on him.
His expression turned cold as he vaguely thought he'd have to dock Yao Yifan's pay.
"Yuming."
A familiar yet incredibly coincidental female voice suddenly rang out from ahead.
Lou Yuming's remaining sanity, already fermented by alcohol, gradually disappeared.
But upon catching the strong scent of perfume from the other person, he instinctively recoiled.
Disgust flickered across his features, and a deep voice rumbled from his throat, sounding exceptionally harsh.
"Scram!"
Lou Yuming was too drunk to be afraid of Anna.
Uncle Su had said it was the world's strongest liquor, almost impossible to subdue.
For this opportunity, she had lowered herself to beg and play the victim.
Uncle Su had watched her grow up and had deep business ties with the Shao family. Their engagement with Lou Yuming had been well-known in their circle. So, by tearfully claiming Lou Yuming had broken their engagement because he was seduced by some other woman, and that she now wished to reconcile, anyone would be inclined to help her.
It was risky, but she had no other choice.
If Lou Yuming ever announced his relationship with Song Xi, she would be ridiculed by the entire city. And someone as proud as her could never allow such a thing to happen!
It was better to make the situation irreversible, to force everything back to the way it should be!
Anna signaled for the driver to help Lou Yuming into the car.
The man was in a daze, but with his last shred of consciousness, he uttered four words: "...Shimao Hotel!"
It was the closest hotel.
It seemed he was truly in distress, so Anna said, "To Shimao."
Unexpectedly, upon arriving at Shimao Hotel, Anna saw someone she didn't expect – Ge Baitao.
A flicker of vigilance crossed Anna's delicate features.
What a coincidence, she was here too?
Not a coincidence. Half an hour ago, Ge Baitao had received a call from Song Xi.
Song Xi seemed to be about to board a plane, so she hadn't explained things clearly, only telling her to hurry to Shimao Hotel.
Ge Baitao was confused, but she had obeyed and gone. She hadn't expected that after waiting for thirty minutes, she would witness this scene!
Could this be what Xi Xi was talking about?
She walked over and stood in front of Anna.
The two bodyguards flanking Anna stepped forward, their expressions menacing.
Ge Baitao's tone was languid, showing no fear. "Do you know who I am?"
Anna naturally didn't want to escalate the situation. She gave her bodyguards a look and then threatened Ge Baitao through gritted teeth, "Ge Baitao, I advise you not to meddle!"
"But I will!"
Ge Baitao's tone was impertinent. Smelling the pungent scent of alcohol and looking closely at the unconscious man, his face was surprisingly familiar.
She was shocked. "How dare you drug Uncle Lou? Shao Anna, are you trying to die?!"
Anna stared at her coldly, her eyes radiating a sinister chill, like a venomous snake
lurking in the darkness, now flicking its tongue.
Ge Baitao shivered.
She inexplicably found Shao Anna somewhat terrifying.
"You... what exactly do you want?"
"This has nothing to do with you!" Anna said coldly.
"Don't you know that if Uncle Lou wakes up, he'll definitely settle the score with you! And it will implicate the Shao family!"
"What does that have to do with me?"
She seemed possessed: "Shao Cheng never acknowledged me as part of the Shao family, so I don't care if the Shao family lives or dies! Besides, how are you so sure Yuming will be angry with me? We were engaged!"
"But you've already broken off the engagement! Shao Anna, wake up!"
Her voice suddenly rose, her eyes reddened. "And who is that because of? It's all because of Song Xi, if not for her, things wouldn't have turned out this way! Ge Baitao, women will do anything to defend their love, don't push me!"
Ge Baitao recoiled in fear, stepping aside.
Watching Anna's retreating back, she looked down at her palms, which were covered in sweat.
She thought that by delaying until now, it should be enough.