Chapter 1584: Assault

Ji Yanzhi was waiting at the entrance of the hotel, still wearing the clothes from the evening banquet. The hotel had heating, which was off during the day but on at night. Being in a coastal city, nights tended to be colder. He had a cigarette between his fingers, occasionally taking a puff, and his fingertips were slightly red from the cold.

When he saw the family car approaching, he walked a bit closer and extinguished the cigarette, throwing it into the trash bin.

Getting out of the car was the old servant from the family, usually attending to Zhao Yashu’s needs, and slightly advanced in age.

Ji Yanzhi went over to greet them, “Didn’t I ask my sister-in-law to randomly find someone to deliver it? How come you came?”

“No one else would put the young lady at ease. As soon as she got your call, she handed Xiao Baoer to the nanny and personally packed the clothes. They’re all washed and unworn by her, even the underwear is brand new, all washed, Miss Lu can wear them without worry.”

Being a man, Ji Yanzhi would have been quite embarrassed if someone other than an elder said these things.

He avoided the topic of clothes and only asked, “Hasn’t Xiao Baoer slept yet?”

“No, on the way back she took a short nap in the car, but at home, she’s all energetic and fussing. The young master was supposed to come back, but got entangled and couldn’t leave. It was the young lady who coaxed Xiao Baoer away. The couple played tricks in front of the child to let the young master slip away and come back. Otherwise, he wouldn’t leave you to handle all the guests at the hotel by yourself.”

“Then you should go back; my sister-in-law and Xiao Baoer still need someone there.”

Ji Yanzhi reached out to take the bag of clothes, but she kept it back for a moment.

“It’s not a lot of time, and the young lady instructed me to personally hand the clothes to Miss Lu. If there’s anything unsuitable, it’s easier for a girl to tell me than you, don’t you think?”

It made sense, but Ji Yanzhi couldn’t let her go up.

Helplessly, he said, “Zhenzhen is a bit resistant to strangers.”

“Ah, this… then forget it, I won’t disturb you and will trouble you, young master.”

She handed the bag to Ji Yanzhi and took the car back.

Ji Yanzhi carried the clothes to Lu Zhenzhen’s door and knocked. There was no response. He waited a bit, knocked again, but still heard no footsteps. He checked the time. He had only been gone for about half an hour; she shouldn’t be asleep yet. Could she have just finished eating and laid down?

He took out his phone to call Lu Zhenzhen, but suddenly the door opened, and a hand reached out from inside and pulled him in.

Both of Ji Yanzhi’s hands were occupied, and he stumbled as he was dragged inside, managing to steady himself with the shoe cabinet. However, the hand gripping his wrist was very tight, pulling him downwards.

The room was unlit and pitch black. Once his eyes got used to the darkness, he tried to find Lu Zhenzhen, but suddenly, the back of his head was struck twice with something hard. Shattered porcelain pieces sliced past his face and shattered as they hit the floor.

“Zhen…Zhenzhen?”

Before losing consciousness, he seemed to hear Lu Zhenzhen gritting her teeth in a low curse:

“Bastard!”

His vision went black, and he fainted.

When he came to, it was still dark. Ji Yanzhi rubbed his forehead, feeling the blood at the back of his head. The wound wasn’t large, but he had no idea how much time had passed, as the blood along the edges had dried.

He endured the dizziness and got up, fumbling for the entrance light switch. He intended to turn on the overhead light but missed the switch, instead turning on the footlight, which only illuminated a small area around his feet. He tried to walk inside, but after taking just two steps, he bumped into someone.