His heart instantly clenched, and his blood seemed to freeze!
He wanted to roar, to stop it, to overturn the table, but Lu Xuan's icy gaze was like an invisible shackles, tightly gripping his throat, making him unable to move, unable to utter a single word.
A huge sense of fear and humiliation overwhelmed him.
He knew he had no way out.
"That... Xue'er," Chen Min suddenly stood up, his voice trembling slightly from extreme suppression. He didn't dare to look into his sister's eyes.
"Brother... Brother is going to the restroom. My stomach... my stomach really hurts. You... you and Brother Xuan... you and Lu Brother Xuan eat first, I... I'll be right back."
"Ah? Brother, are you okay? Do you want me to go with you?"
Chen Xue immediately showed a worried expression, put down the cup she had just picked up, and was about to get up.
"No, no!" Chen Min was startled and quickly pressed her shoulder.
"I... I just have my old problem acting up. I'll be fine after going to the toilet! You two eat, you two eat!"
After speaking, he rushed out of the private room without looking back, as if fleeing from a plague, his back hurried and disheveled.
He dared not stay any longer; he was afraid he would lose control, and even more afraid of seeing what would happen next.
He could only escape, like a coward.
In the private room, only Lu Xuan and Chen Xue, who was looking at the door with a worried expression, remained.
Lu Xuan looked at Chen Min's panicked retreating figure, and a cold arc curved at the corner of his mouth.
Then, he turned his head to look at the innocent and naive girl beside him, and the harmless, sunny smile reappeared on his face.
"Don't worry, your brother probably ate something bad at noon." He picked up the doctored red wine in front of Chen Xue and gently offered it to her lips.
"Come, Xue'er, drink some red wine to calm yourself down."
Chen Xue clutched the corner of her skirt, watching her brother disappear outside the door, feeling a bit uneasy.
Lu Xuan pushed the wine, which glowed with a ruby-red luster, towards her: "Come, Xue'er, try this, '82... orange juice, it tastes good."
Chen Xue was amused, took the cup, and took a small sip.
The wine was slightly astringent, with a rich fruity aroma, and indeed tasted good.
She put down the cup: "Thank you, Lu Brother Xuan. But I'm still a bit worried about my brother. Should I...?"
"Oh, it's nothing,"
Lu Xuan interrupted her, picked up his knife and fork, and began to slowly cut the sizzling steak in front of him.
"It's his old problem. He probably ate something unclean at noon. He'll be fine after going to the toilet. Let's eat first."
He forked a small, cut piece of steak and naturally placed it on Chen Xue's plate, "Try this, their filet is very tender."
His movements were elegant, and his demeanor was composed, as if he were simply taking care of "his good friend's sister."
Meanwhile, in the restroom stall.
Chen Min slid down to the floor, leaning against the cold door, raised his hand, and "Slap! Slap!" slapped himself hard twice on the face, the pain stinging.
He covered his face, his shoulders trembling uncontrollably.
Xue'er... Brother is sorry... Truly sorry... But Lu Xuan, that devil... He will truly ruin me, ruin our whole family...
The mirror reflected his swollen and miserable face, disheveled and pathetic.
He murmured to the person in the mirror, as if hypnotizing himself: "Lu Xuan... he's quite handsome, and his family seems quite rich... If Xue'er follows him... it shouldn't... it shouldn't be too much of a loss, right? Brother also has no choice... it's for the good of our family... Xue'er is so sensible, later... later she will understand my difficulties..."
The words of self-comfort were pale and powerless, yet like a life-saving straw, he clutched them tightly.
Inside the private room, the atmosphere seemed harmonious.
Lu Xuan was very good at conversation, from school anecdotes to popular movies, he could always find topics that interested Chen Xue.
As they chatted, Chen Xue felt a bit dizzy and lightheaded, as if she had drunk too much. The rotating lights in the restaurant also began to blur.
"Hmm..." She shook her head, feeling her body somewhat weak, "Lu Brother Xuan, I seem to... be a little dizzy, maybe this red wine is too strong."
She held onto the table, trying to stand up, "I should go find my brother, we should go back."
"Don't rush," Lu Xuan also stood up and naturally reached out to support her swaying body, "Look, you can't even stand steady. How will you find him? Your brother is probably still struggling in the restroom. Let's wait a bit longer."
His palm rested on her arm, and the warm touch permeated through the thin fabric.
Although Chen Xue was naive, she wasn't foolish.
This dizziness came too quickly and intensely, unlike simple drunkenness.
Alarm bells rang in her heart, and she tried hard to push away Lu Xuan's hand: "No... no need, Lu Brother Xuan, I really have to go, it's too late..."
She insisted on walking out, but her steps were unsteady and weak.
Lu Xuan took a step forward, wrapping his arm around her shoulder, seemingly supporting her: "How can you walk like this? If it's really not possible, I'll take you back to the dorm first."
"No need... I... myself..."
Before she could finish, Chen Xue's eyes went black, and she completely lost consciousness, her body softly collapsing.
Lu Xuan was quick, extending his long arm and steadily pulling her into his embrace.
The girl's body was light, her waist slender and soft, as if boneless.
He lifted Chen Xue horizontally, without the slightest effort.
Just then, Chen Min, who had been hiding outside the private room door, not daring to enter, saw Lu Xuan carrying his unconscious sister out, and his face lost all color!
He could no longer hold back, scrambling and rolling, he rushed over, his voice choked with tears: "Brother Xuan! Brother Xuan! Please! Let Xue'er go! Please! She's my only sister! I'll kowtow to you!"
Lu Xuan, holding Chen Xue, did not stop. He merely glanced at him coldly, then lifted his foot, clad in casual shoes, and mercilessly kicked Chen Min in the stomach!
"Bang!"
"Ugh!" Chen Min arched his body like a shrimp, falling to the ground in pain, clutching his stomach and curling up, unable to even let out a scream.
"Useless!" Lu Xuan's voice was laced with ice, "I remember, your family doesn't have just one daughter, do they? There's also an older sister? Should I call her over now too, and we can all have some fun together?"
Chen Min trembled violently all over, the last trace of color draining from his face, leaving only boundless fear.
He lay on the ground, kowtowing like pounding garlic: "I was wrong! Brother Xuan! I was wrong! I'll get lost! I'll get lost right away!"
Lu Xuan no longer paid attention to the trash on the ground. Holding the warm, soft girl in his arms, he walked straight to the elevator.
At the restaurant entrance, he hailed a taxi, placed Chen Xue in the back seat, and then got in himself.
"Century Golden Resources Hotel."
The driver saw the unconscious, incredibly beautiful girl in the back seat through the rearview mirror, then looked at the indifferent young man beside her, and couldn't help but click his tongue twice, his tone ambiguous: "Hey, buddy, not bad, where'd you pick up this chick? Hot stuff!"
Lu Xuan's hand was resting on the girl's smooth thigh beneath her dress, feeling its astonishing elasticity.
Hearing the driver's words, he looked up, his eyes suddenly cold: "Drive your car, shut up."
The chill in his eyes made the driver's neck retract, and he immediately closed his mouth, silently starting the car.
The car drove smoothly through the night.
Soon, the taxi stopped at the entrance of the Century Golden Resources Hotel.
Lu Xuan got out of the car with Chen Xue in his arms, walked straight to the front desk, and gave Zhang Yining's phone number.
After checking the information, the front desk quickly handed him a room card.
Lu Xuan took the room card, carried the girl in his arms, turned, and walked towards the elevator.