296: Struck

Johanna was unaware that Sophie was laughing at her. She asked the man in the suit to observe Wang Cheng's usual itinerary, and to find a chance to attack Wang Cheng. However, after he’d observed for a few days, he found that they had no such chance at all. Wang Cheng’s itinerary was basically two points and a line*. Except for work hours, he spent almost all of his time with Chu Yifeng.

[T/N: *points like on a graph. This saying is usually used for someone who only goes from home to work, or home to school, etc.]

Johanna threw a fit at home. So far, Wang Cheng was the only one who made her feel this threatened. Although the women around Chu Yifeng in the past also made her jealous, she had never felt this way. So the more she felt like this, the more she felt like she wanted to get rid of Wang Cheng.

"What's the matter, Johanna, who made my baby girl angry?"

As soon as Carla went home, he heard banging coming from his daughter's room. He opened the door and looked inside to find that the floor was covered in papers and supplies. He knew that his daughter wasn’t even-tempered, but it was still the first time he saw her lose his temper like this.

Johanna's pride came from her noble bloodline. In order not to lose her last source of esteem, she had constantly been trying to maintain her proud dignity in front of outsiders, whether she was angry or happy. Carla was well aware that his daughter was looked down upon, so he never admonished her.

"Daddy, Leon is serious about that man this time." Johanna immediately put herself together when she saw him. Even in front of her father, she didn't want to let herself look too messy.

Carla never understood Leon. He used to think Leon was a flirt, like he was. However, Leon silently brought back a man, and even introduced him to his grandfather. This time, even he could see that Leon was serious; his daughter might really have no chance.

"Since you can't take Leon, it seems like Daddy must take action."

"I’m not giving up." Johanna was reluctant to admit that she couldn’t handle a man, men only thought with their lower bodies, anyway. Also, Johanna still had tricks up her sleeve.

"No matter what you do, be careful not to leave a trace. Daddy has a hunch that this time, your rival in love is not the same as before, he’ll be a lot harder to deal with,” Carla meaningfully admonished. He knew about everything Johanna had done before.

"Don't worry, Daddy, I won’t, it's not the first time I've done this anyway."

Johanna had found someone to scratch Lina's face. Although many people speculated she was behind the incident, they had no evidence at all. So, she still had confidence in her plan.

Cara wasn’t prepared for his daughter’s plan to work. Leon was simply not interested in her. As a man, he knew that even if his daughter drove away everyone around Leon, so long as she didn’t have an opportunity to get close to him, Leon would never marry her. Therefore, instead of expecting something from his daughter, he might as well do things himself. At least Emily was single now, though she wouldn’t even spare him a glance.

Carla dressed herself up very handsomely, then went to the Eimer house to find Emily. He inquired, and found that Emily had stayed at home for the past few days and had not gone out to find a lover.

"Dear Emily, you are getting more and more beautiful." Carla handed Emily the roses he had been holding, gave her an affectionate glance, and said, "These are red roses that I hand-picked, a total of ninety-nine, to represent my eternal love for you. It is also in line with your temperament, red and fiery, simply fascinating."

"Thank you, Mr. Carla." Emily took the roses with a smile and handed them to a nearby maid, who immediately took them elsewhere.

Carla was a little disappointed when he didn’t see the maid replace the flowers in the living room with the roses, but he didn't show it. "Emily, I wasn’t able to have a good chat with you last time I came here. I missed you very much." After speaking, he lowered his head and kissed the back of Emily's hand.

"Then let's sit down and talk," Emily gave an impeccable smile.

Carla did have a hand with women, but the woman with him now was Emily, who was an even better hand at these things than him. When it came to lovers, Emily didn’t have any less than Carla these past years. Except for a few who were particularly difficult to deal with, she conquered everyone else, leaving them submissive and obedient. One Carla was nothing to her.

Carla was so dazzled by Emily that he completely forgot his plan to stay and eat. It was only being respectfully sent out by the maid that the cold breeze woke him up. He was immediately annoyed.

Eimier headquarters gave two days off a week. However, the Zhou Group’s branch only had Sundays off for the time being. The company had just been established, and employees couldn’t relax yet, so Wang Cheng also had to go to work on Saturday.

Chu Yifeng knew a little about the business, so after bringing Wang Cheng to the company, he stayed to help share the burden of his work. This news also reached Johanna's ears, who felt that the sooner her plans were implemented, the better. If she waited for them to return to China, she would have even less of a chance.

Fortunately, she soon received an opportunity.

In the afternoon, Chu Yifeng received a call that Old Locke needed him for something, so he left around three o'clock.

Later on, after Wang Cheng left work, he entered the car Chu Yifeng had left behind, ready to start driving to the Eimer house. He’d just inserted the key into the ignition when he became dizzy, and he lost consciousness the next second.

A man in a suit wearing white gloves appeared by the car window, looked at Wang Cheng who was already unconscious inside, and called Johanna.

"How was it?" Johanna's impatient voice came out.

"In response to the lady, the operation was successful.

Johanna grinned in a quite unladylike manner, as she was unable to hide her excitement. "Very well, you know what to do next. I’ll be waiting to hear the good news."

"Yes, ma'am."

After the man in the suit hung up, he took Wang Cheng out of the driver's seat, stuffed him into his own car, and drove away. The only nearby surveillance camera that could record this scene had already been destroyed. Surprisingly, the man in the suit’s destination was not the deserted suburbs, but the middle of a busy city. The car turned into an abandoned alley and went around to the back of a building, before finally stopping in front of a small door. Two burly men came out of the small door and helped the man in the suit carry Wang Cheng in. After reaching the fifth floor, their last accomplice opened the door for them. The room was a little small, and got crowded after they were all inside. They put Wang Cheng on a big bed in the middle, and there was some type of equipment around the big bed. If Wang Cheng woke up and saw it, he would recognize it. It was similar to the filming equipment he’d seen when he’d helped Pan Zhihai check on He Zihuan at the film site. One could basically guess their purpose in bringing him here; this was a criminal gang that specialized in filming avs.

The man in the suit took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to the short accomplice. "Here is 50,000 yuan, I'll give you another 50,000 after you’re done. Our lady requests for you to make this person as miserable as possible. No need to be merciful, you can do anything as long as he doesn’t die."

The short man opened the envelope and looked inside, making sure it was exactly 50,000 yuan. He then displayed a sinister smile. "No problem, we will definitely satisfy your lady. Should we start now?"

The man in the suit nodded, "The sooner the better. Preferably, finish within an hour."

"Can you please speak English? I don't understand Italian."

The sudden voice startled everyone. When they turned their heads, they saw that Wang Cheng, who was supposed to be in a coma, had woken up. He knocked his head hard, and slowly got up to sit cross-legged on the bed. However, his expression was still a little confused. The drug had worked on him, but it didn’t last as long as expected by the man in the suit because Wang Cheng held his breath as soon as he realized something was wrong. So, he only fainted slightly. After the man in the suit brought him over, he began to wake up, and when he finally opened his eyes, he saw an unfamiliar environment and unfamiliar people.

"Wasn’t this person passed out? How could he wake up so quickly?" The short man stepped back abruptly to get away from the man in the suit. He thought they had conspired to expose criminal activity.

The man in the suit frowned and said, "It is probably because he didn’t inhale enough drugs. However, this doesn't matter. There are so many of you here, are you still afraid that he’ll escape? In fact, it’s better that he’s awake." He just saved them a step.

The man in the suit didn’t realize that this one step made a big difference.

After listening to his words, the short man realized that this was not planned, and the smile returned to his face. "I see. Then let's start."

"Hey, didn’t I already ask if you can speak English? It’s uncomfortable to hear you speak and not understand." Wang Cheng craned his neck, without the slightest worry on his face. The two men who had brought him up were a little surprised, but the other two didn’t notice anything.

The short man took out a small bottle of clear liquid that looked like water from the drawer and gave it to one of the burly men, saying, "Let him drink this, the guest asked for us to finish as soon as possible, we are running out of time."

The man hesitantly took the bottle. The liquid in it was actually something that could induce a human into heat. Just a little bit would cause them to react in less than a minute. The medicine was very strong, even trying to pleasure yourself was useless. This was a bit of a rare commodity, so under normal circumstances, the short man wouldn’t take it out. However, this time, time was tight, so they had to use it.

They thought things were going smoothly, but when a burly man grabbed Wang Cheng's arms and the other was about to pour the liquid into his mouth, the man holding Wang Cheng’s arms was overturned without any warning. When such a big person fell, he knocked all the filming equipment over. Before the other burly man could react, Wang Chengcheng punched him in the face, and he immediately threw the bottle and howled.

"What, this kid is actually a fighter?" The short man was frightened, and before he could worry about the bottle that was thrown, he angrily shouted at the man in the suit, "Why didn't you tell me about this?"

How could the men in the suit know? He only knew that Wang Cheng was the young master of a company called the Zhou Group in China, nothing else. How could he know that Wang Cheng was a fighter? If he’d known, he would’ve tied him up long ago. It was a momentary oversight, but unfortunately, there would be no chance to make up for it.

Wang Cheng had already approached the two of them.

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