A Cheng instantly froze in place, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. He didn't dare to take another step forward.
This was more intimidating than when he had threatened to punch him in the face.
Pei Jiangmu withdrew his gaze and carried Meng Ruozhao straight towards the Bentley.
Qi Yu quickly opened the rear - seat door.
The interior of the car was spacious and luxurious, filled with the faint, cold fragrance of leather and cedar.
Pei Jiangmu carefully placed Meng Ruozhao in his arms on the wide leather seat.
He then got in himself and naturally pulled her back into his arms.
He made her curl up against him in a comfortable position, his arm firmly around her waist, taking an absolutely possessive stance.
As he moved, the wound on his hand was tugged, and his brow twitched imperceptibly, but he showed no sign of letting go.
Qi Yu got into the front passenger seat and reported in a low voice.
"Boss, Dr. Karen is already waiting at 'Tranquil Garden', and all the equipment is ready."
He glanced through the rear - view mirror at Meng Ruozhao, who was unconscious in Pei Jiangmu's tight embrace, and added,
"The dose in that cup of brown sugar water was precise. It will keep her asleep until noon tomorrow, which is enough time to complete all the examinations."
Pei Jiangmu gave a soft grunt, his eyes fixed on Meng Ruozhao's sleeping profile.
He lifted his uninjured hand and gently traced the delicate contour of her cheek with his fingertips.
From her brow bone to the tip of her nose, and then to her slightly parted, alluring lips.
The car started smoothly and glided into the night.
The colorful cityscape outside the window flashed by in reverse, leaving blurred lights and shadows on the car window.
The partition in the car rose, and the back seat was extremely quiet, with only the intertwined breathing sounds of the two.
Pei Jiangmu lowered his head and gently rested his chin on the soft crown of Meng Ruozhao's head.
He greedily inhaled the warm scent on her body and the sense of defenseless dependence.
For the past six months, the restlessness, violence, and insatiable sense of loss that had burned inside him like a wildfire day and night.
At this moment, at this moment when she was docilely nestled in his arms.
Miraculously and completely subsided.
It was as if a drifting lone boat had finally reached the shore, and a violent beast had finally found its treasure.
The arm around her tightened involuntarily, as if he wanted to meld her into his very being.
His thin lips pressed against her hair as he murmured, his voice as soft as a dream.
But it was filled with deeply suppressed, twisted affection and confusion.
"Why can't you always be this obedient?"
"Why... do you always want to run away?"
"Ruozhao..."
In her slumber, Meng Ruozhao seemed to feel a bit uncomfortable and rubbed slightly in his arms.
She let out a soft, indistinct whimper, like a kitten seeking shelter.
This unconscious dependence instantly ignited the darkest shade in Pei Jiangmu's eyes.
He lowered his head and greedily planted one hot and secret kiss after another on her hair.
The arm holding her tightened even more, as if he wanted to eternally imprison this moment of docility.
At this moment, he shed all his disguises and revealed his most true self, a man with an obsessive and possessive core.
His black suit blended him with the night, completely separating him from the "innocent and well - behaved" Pei Jiangmu of the day.
He was a hunter lurking in the shadows, patiently weaving a net called "tenderness".
All just to keep his prey by his side forever.
Tranquil Garden was the secret base he had prepared in the country for the time being.
It was a manor - style villa on the outskirts, built by a mountain and beside a river. It covered a very large area, and there were no other houses nearby.
It was a birthday gift for Pei Jiangmu when he was eighteen.
At that time, Pei's mother said that since he was going to college, he would make more friends.
This manor was for him so that he could take his friends there for a vacation when he was free.
But Pei Jiangmu never took any friends there.
He knew his mother meant well, but he also understood the subtext in her words.
In their circle, a young master like him who didn't shoulder the glory and responsibilities of the family usually had a very colorful private life.
Only he had never been in a puppy love.
Actually, among his group of childhood friends, there were quite a few young ladies.
In everyone's subconscious, Pei Jiangmu's special treatment of Meng Ruozhao was only because Meng Ruozhao was picked up by Pei Jiangmu.
It was just like showing kindness and picking up a stray puppy.
It was normal to care more and be more partial.
But no one would be in a relationship with a pet they picked up.
So no one noticed Pei Jiangmu's feelings for Meng Ruozhao.
Not even Meng Ruozhao herself noticed - at least, before they slept together, she never thought in that direction.
The subtext of Pei's mother's words was that he could find a girlfriend and it was okay to bring her back to stay overnight.
Pei Jiangmu also knew that if he really brought someone there, the whole family would know about it on the same day.
During his four years in college, he never went to this manor, so much so that everyone in the Pei family forgot about this house.
It wasn't until Pei Jiangmu returned to China this time.
He cleaned the manor from top to bottom and replaced all the staff with his own people.
Then, he transformed the basement into a medical examination room.
He needed to know about Meng Ruozhao's memory.
He would never allow something like her having an abortion without telling him the year before last to happen again!
The black Bentley silently drove into Tranquil Garden, hidden deep in the dense forest.
The building in the night had hard lines. It was brightly lit but exuded a solemn aura that kept people at a distance.
The car drove directly into the underground garage, where a special elevator was already waiting.
Pei Jiangmu carried the sleeping Meng Ruozhao and, surrounded by Qi Yu and bodyguards, walked expressionlessly into the elevator.
The elevator went up and stopped at an area separated by special glass.
Outside the glass door was a long corridor with cold, white light.
Inside the glass door was a sterile examination room equipped with top - notch medical equipment.
Inside the examination room, several figures in sterile suits, masks, and goggles were already on high alert.
At the front was a middle - aged man with blond hair and blue eyes, Dr. Karen, a man of a capable demeanor.
Behind him were the core members of his neuroscience team.
When Pei Jiangmu carried the girl and appeared outside the glass door, the atmosphere of the whole team instantly tensed up to the extreme.
Dr. Karen met Pei Jiangmu's cold, abyss - like black eyes through the glass and instinctively straightened his back and nodded slightly.
Pei Jiangmu didn't respond.
He just carefully placed Meng Ruozhao in his arms on the examination bed that had been prepared, covered with a soft sterile cloth.
His movements were incredibly gentle, as if he was placing a rare treasure.
This was in sharp contrast to the metallic luster of the cold instruments around.
He carefully arranged her scattered hair, his fingertips lingering on her docile sleeping face for a moment before standing up.
But he didn't leave. He just stood outside the huge one - way glass door.
The glass blocked the sound but clearly presented everything inside the examination room to his eyes.
He stood there like a silent black statue, his hands in the pockets of his black coat.
His stance was upright but exuded an invisible and heavy sense of oppression.