God of Racing-Chapter 435 - 428

The atmosphere in the office was somewhat tense.

Yu Sangwan and Le Zhengsheng sat close together, while Lu Jinxuan exuded a chilling aura. Le Zhengsheng mouthed silently to Yu Sangwan, "Don’t be afraid."

"..." Yu Sangwan was almost amused by his comical expression.

Suddenly, with a ’bang’, Lu Jinxuan slammed a stack of documents onto the table.

Yu Sangwan was a bit dazed and looked up at him.

Lu Jinxuan lifted his chin slightly, his thick eyebrows furrowed, and spoke harshly, "You... follow me this afternoon."

"Huh?" Yu Sangwan was taken aback, not understanding, "What’s going on?"

Le Zhengsheng straightened his back, anxious, "What do you want to do?"

"Hmph."

Facing their united front, Lu Jinxuan’s expression grew colder, "Director, you’re here to assist with the work, but don’t forget, the real person in charge of Donghua’s anniversary celebration is Yu Sangwan and Jiang Shuo!"

"..." Le Zhengsheng was at a loss for words, not knowing what to say.

It was Yu Sangwan who spoke up, "Where do you want to take me? There’s nothing scheduled in the itinerary!"

Seeing her reluctance, Lu Jinxuan’s brow furrowed tighter, his tone rigid, "You’re working for Donghua, and I’m the person in charge on Donghua’s side... who should you listen to?"

"..." Yu Sangwan was momentarily speechless, unable to argue back.

Lu Jinxuan smirked slightly, stood up, and started to walk out.

Looking back, he saw Yu Sangwan still sitting there, frowned and shouted low, "Aren’t you coming?"

"Oh." Yu Sangwan snapped out of it and hurriedly responded, "Coming."

They left the building and got into the car.

As Yu Sangwan buckled the seatbelt, she asked, "Where exactly are we going?"

"To select actors," Lu Jinxuan replied casually as he abruptly started the car.

"Huh?" Yu Sangwan was stunned, "I didn’t know about this?"

Lu Jinxuan sneered, "Besides sticking with Le Zhengsheng, what else do you know now?"

"..." Yu Sangwan was choked by his words, his sarcastic tone... and what about him and Mu Qinglan? He has the nerve to talk about her? Forget it, she didn’t want to bother arguing with him.

To cooperate with Yu Sangwan’s event plan, they needed to find a group of actors. Divided into male and female groups, they were all paired... Of course, only one pair was the male and female leads from Yu Sangwan’s theme of "Crossing the Fire Sea." The location was arranged by Tang Yueze at Donghua’s Film Academy.

When Lu Jinxuan and Yu Sangwan arrived, there happened to be a performance at the school.

The person who came to receive them smiled and said, "Perfect timing, you two can go in and watch the students’ performances, then decide on the candidates."

Lu Jinxuan didn’t express any opinion, but Yu Sangwan looked enthusiastic, "Great!"

She looked at Lu Jinxuan with expectation.

Lu Jinxuan originally wanted to refuse... crowded places weren’t suitable for him. However, seeing Yu Sangwan’s smile, he softened, frowned, and nodded, "Alright, as you wish."

The auditorium was truly packed with people.

The stage was lit up, presenting a grand drama and musical.

"Wow!" Yu Sangwan was on tiptoe looking ahead, but still couldn’t see everything clearly.

Lu Jinxuan’s indulgent gaze fell on her, he sighed, shook his head, and wrapped an arm around her waist.

"..." Yu Sangwan was stunned, what was he doing?

Lu Jinxuan said nothing, he just lifted her up. With that, Yu Sangwan’s view suddenly broadened, from this height she could see clearly! However, even though she could see clearly now, she had no interest in watching... all her attention was focused on the man holding her up.

The stage was filled with lights and shadows, while below the stage it was pitch black, making it impossible for Lu Jinxuan and Yu Sangwan to see each other’s faces.

In the darkness, someone moved closer to Lu Jinxuan...

"Ugh!" Lu Jinxuan frowned, feeling a small prick of pain on his waist.

Instantly, his heart tensed, he quickly put Yu Sangwan down and turned around, "Who?"

Yu Sangwan was startled and instinctively leaned against Lu Jinxuan, "What happened?"

Amidst the noisy crowd, no one paid attention to them.

"Ugh..." Yu Sangwan then let out a low groan, clutching Lu Jinxuan, "Something pricked me!"

A figure emerged, smiling slightly at Lu Jinxuan, "ZERO, you’re really hard to find!"

Lu Jinxuan was shocked, ZERO!

Yu Sangwan was also surprised, wasn’t ZERO the tattoo on Lu Jinxuan’s shoulder? Unfortunately, they didn’t have much time to think, that needle-like sensation just now... both of them felt their bodies becoming weak...

They woke up in a completely dark room.

Yu Sangwan moved a little, realizing she was lying on a bed, and the air didn’t have any unpleasant smell.

She was about to get up, but an arm came across her waist and pushed her back down.

The familiar feeling... Yu Sangwan felt a burst of joy, "Jinxuan?"

"Ah..."

Suddenly, Lu Jinxuan let out a scream, as if he was very terrified!

Yu Sangwan had never seen Lu Jinxuan like this. In the dark, she hurriedly reached out to grab Lu Jinxuan, "Jinxuan, Jinxuan... what’s wrong with you?"

"Who are you?" Lu Jinxuan seemed very scared, holding Yu Sangwan tightly, shouting, "Why is it so dark? Why is it so dark! No... I don’t want it to be so dark!"

Yu Sangwan froze, then couldn’t help but smile silently. She lifted her hand to gently pat his back, comforting him softly like a child, "Don’t be afraid... it’s dark because there’s no light! Just like at night. I’ll get up to see if there’s a light."

Since they were lying in bed, there might be a light.

But Lu Jinxuan held her tightly, "Don’t leave me alone!"

"..." Yu Sangwan was stunned, even shocked.

Because Lu Jinxuan’s hand holding hers was trembling slightly.

"Jinxuan, what’s wrong?" Yu Sangwan turned her hand to hold his, "I’m here! I won’t..."

"You lied to me!" Lu Jinxuan seemed to lose control, shouting, "You all lied to me! You said you wouldn’t leave me, but... but... but you..."

He suddenly stopped.

From his choked voice, Yu Sangwan could sense the suppressed sadness in Lu Jinxuan. She had only known him for a short time, yet she could feel that this man had too many secrets... was this related to his past experiences?

Was it that he had been abandoned before?

Not wanting to provoke him further, Yu Sangwan asked nothing, just quietly held him, gently stroking the back of his head, "I won’t leave, I’ll stay with you like this, okay?"

In the dark, they couldn’t see each other’s faces. Lu Jinxuan held Yu Sangwan’s hand tightly, asking uncertainly, "Really?"

"Hehe." Yu Sangwan laughed, "I’m right here, how could I lie to you?"

Lu Jinxuan gradually calmed down, holding Yu Sangwan as they lay down.

Yu Sangwan’s heart skipped a beat, feeling flustered. To cover up, she chuckled awkwardly, "Uh... you really do seem like a child now."

"..." Lu Jinxuan was startled, like a... child?

Both fell silent. Given their recent tension, lying together like this... it was indeed awkward.

Yu Sangwan’s face felt hot with embarrassment, while Lu Jinxuan spoke, "You..."

"Uh?" Yu Sangwan was surprised, "What?"

"Don’t you hate Lu Jinxuan?" Lu Jinxuan asked.

Yu Sangwan burst into laughter, "Isn’t it strange for you to call out your own name so directly?"

"..." Lu Jinxuan paused, correcting himself, "Don’t you hate me?"

"Tch." Yu Sangwan laughed at herself, "Why would I hate you? Between men and women, it’s about mutual consent. Even if we break up, there’s no need for hatred, right!"

Lu Jinxuan was silent for a long time, so long that Yu Sangwan thought he wasn’t going to speak. But then he sighed softly, "Could you... be a bit more patient?"

"Hmm?" Yu Sangwan was amazed, not understanding his words, "What do you mean?"

"Ah..." Lu Jinxuan seemed to have an unspeakable secret, "Nothing."

Darkness and silence enveloped them, Yu Sangwan didn’t dare to let go of Lu Jinxuan. Gradually, she heard the sound of his steady breathing.

Yu Sangwan smiled, in such a dangerous environment, he actually... fell asleep?

Dawn’s light streamed in, Lu Jinxuan opened his eyes, seeing the person sleeping peacefully in his arms.

He couldn’t help but chuckle softly. How long had it been? Since she was this quiet in his embrace?

"Hmm..." Yu Sangwan murmured, waking up, facing Lu Jinxuan’s intense gaze. She quickly diverted her gaze, pushing him away, "Alright, it’s not dark now... you’re not scared, right?"

"Hmm?" Lu Jinxuan frowned, what did that mean?

Yu Sangwan quickly got out of bed, now she could see, this was actually a very ordinary room. There was a light in this room.

"Ahem." Thinking about the reason they were hugging last night, Yu Sangwan couldn’t help but cough dryly a couple of times.

Seeing no reaction from Lu Jinxuan, she couldn’t help but look over, "Hey! Do you even know what’s really going on here?"

"Hmph." Lu Jinxuan smirked coldly, his eyes chilling to the core, "Don’t worry... they don’t dare to kill me! But, the problem is how to get out of here."

Kill? Yu Sangwan was stunned, swallowing hard before she remembered to ask, "Yesterday I heard them mention... ZERO? Isn’t that the tattoo on your shoulder? Who exactly are you? Why would someone be against you! What are they holding you for?"

Faced with so many questions, Lu Jinxuan remained frowning, not answering any of them.

"Hey!" Yu Sangwan became anxious.

Suddenly, a hidden door at the bottom of the room opened, and a tray was pushed in... it was breakfast.

"Hmph." Lu Jinxuan gave a nearly imperceptible laugh, they dared to imprison him! Bold indeed!

Yu Sangwan went over to take the tray, looking at the abundant food on it, she couldn’t help but sigh, "Preparing so much delicious food, indeed they won’t..."

Thinking of something, she didn’t finish her sentence, then said, "Come and eat."

Lu Jinxuan stepped forward quickly to check the tray, his eyebrows furrowing as he snorted coldly, "Hmph, not a single thing here is ceramic!"

"What?" Yu Sangwan was startled, then immediately checked the tray, indeed the bowls were not ceramic. "What does... that mean?"

Lu Jinxuan looked up, speaking in a low voice, "I have to figure out a way... to get myself hurt."