No One Else Will Do But You - Chapter 55

He Zeming was originally just called by his mother to help his uncle with some work. He knew his uncle, Liu Heng, came from a gang background, but Liu Heng said he had gone legitimate. But what was going on today?!

How could the sight of Shu Luo lying in a pool of blood on the ground be explained?!

Just as he was about to move Shu Luo away, a voice rang out behind him.

“Zeming, you can’t take this person away.”

Liu Heng stood behind him. Lin Kun had just told him about the history between He Zeming and Shu Luo, suggesting there were still some disputes. If he let this kid take Shu Luo, the situation would definitely become complicated.

He Zeming didn’t turn around because he needed to come up with an excuse. He had no experience with these kinds of criminal activities; this was his first time, and he guessed even his own family didn’t know about it. Since he saw it first, he didn’t know how his uncle would treat him.

Therefore, he had to find a way.

“Uncle, this Shu Luo stole my girlfriend. I just want to deal with him properly.”

Liu Heng looked at him, seemingly not too surprised that he was still involved in gang activities. “Zeming, actually, Uncle…”

“Uncle, I know many things are beyond one’s control, but I want to know: why did you capture Shu Luo? And who is that person inside?” He had to act fast now. He could feel the increasingly high temperature of the person in his arms and was afraid something terrible would happen.

Liu Heng, having been in the underworld for so long, could easily read a young man’s eyes.

“Send him to Ah Ling’s place first. Don’t let anything happen to him.”

Shu Luo felt dizzy yet strangely sober.

He seemed to be back at the apartment. Yes, he seemed to be back.

He saw a piece of clothing by the bedroom door—a woman’s? Why was there a woman’s clothing in the house?

Suspicious, he slowly walked to the door.

Who were the man and woman passionately entangled on the bed?

His eyes widened. Wasn’t the man on top Jiang Mu? Jiang Mu said they were together! How could this be?!

Just then, Jiang Mu turned his head, looked at Shu Luo in the doorway, and said coldly, “You’re back? Perfect. Let’s break up.”

Let’s break up…

These three words (five characters in Chinese) looped endlessly in his mind, constantly tormenting him.

It hurts so much. It hurts so much…

The heartbeat on the electrocardiogram accelerated abnormally. He Zeming watched anxiously as the person on the bed clutched his chest in pain, his face extremely pale.

“Zeming, this hallucinogen is very harmful to the body, and different personalities can exhibit different reactions. I’ve already applied physical cooling and injected tranquilizers, but there’s no single medicine that can completely eliminate it; we can only ease the symptoms. If the body is weak, it might persist for a while. It will also cause hallucinations. Of course, the content can be happy, but it can also be sad.” The woman, Liu Ling, was Liu Heng’s cousin and a doctor.

He Zeming didn’t know how to contact Shu Luo’s family. “Aunt Ling, wouldn’t it be better to send him back?”

“Of course, it’s better to have family around. Plus, with the wound on the back of his head, I can only perform simple disinfection. It’s best to send him to the hospital. That Lin Kun is a lunatic. He smashed a wine bottle on the boy’s head and tried to rape him.”

He Zeming’s face was grim. He had to find a way; he had to get Shu Luo out. Yes, he’d call Chen Cheng. Shu Luo’s classmate Chen Cheng surely knew his family.

Outside, chaos had erupted.

That laboratory in the school was the only one without surveillance cameras, and its side door led to the school’s back gate. The surveillance system had been deliberately destroyed.

Following this, a ransom call was received.

“Mr. Jiang, let’s be frank. Fifty million, plus the land at Jiangcheng Road. You come and take the person away.”

Jiang Mu had been searching for two days; he was on the verge of losing his mind. Now, he would agree to any condition the other party set, let alone fifty million and a piece of land.

“Fine. Give me the location.”

“Remember, only cash.”

The caller hung up first.

Jiang Mu tightly gripped his phone. The floor-to-ceiling window reflected his grim face and the dark circles under his eyes.

“Boss, a call came through to Young Master Shu’s dorm, saying they know where Young Master Shu is.”

Jiang Mu spun around abruptly and quickly motioned for Xiao Fang to connect the call.

“Hello, is this Shu Luo’s older brother? I’m Chen Cheng. I just received a call from He Zeming, the guy who fought with Shu Luo before. He said Shu Luo is with him now; he rescued him but can’t get out. He’s waiting for you to come and save them. He also said Shu Luo is not in good condition—they attacked him!”

What?!

Jiang Mu said coldly, “Give me the address. Thank you.”

They dared to attack him? It seemed they didn’t want to live.

How was his Luo Luo doing exactly…

After hanging up the phone, He Zeming went back to watch Shu Luo. But when he saw the person trying to climb out the window, he was shocked.

“Shu Luo, what are you trying to do? It’s dangerous!” He Zeming immediately rushed forward, trying to grab him.

To his surprise, Shu Luo gave him a smile—so touching yet so pale.

“You don’t understand. You don’t understand my suffering right now. It hurts too much.”

The hallucinogen had led him to believe the illusion was reality—that Jiang Mu didn’t want him anymore. Who could understand his pain? And he could no longer distinguish between reality and illusion.

The wound on the back of his head hadn’t healed. Getting up so carelessly could worsen the injury.

Shu Luo paid no attention; he was only immersed in his own world.

This is bad…

He Zeming suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation. He couldn’t imagine the danger of this hallucinogen. Why did some people experience happiness—a beautiful illusion—while for Shu Luo, it turned into sadness?

“Shu Luo, don’t do anything foolish. You’ve only been drugged with a hallucinogen. You’ll be fine in a few days. Whatever you see now is fake, fake!”

Fake? How could it be fake? He saw it with his own eyes; how could it be false?

But, it also didn’t feel real…

The more he thought, the more the back of his head hurt. His vision went black.

He Zeming’s eyes widened. He immediately pulled Shu Luo into his arms. Oh my god, this is serious!

He had no choice but to hold Shu Luo onto the bed. What exactly was going on?

This place was very hidden, on an unnamed street, and basically, no one came here.

But at that moment, he heard a siren.

Phew—finally, they’re here.

He frowned, looking at the person on the bed who seemed to have fallen asleep. His face was pale, and he had a high fever. He hoped nothing bad would happen.

A moment later, the door was opened.

He Zeming watched as a handsome and imposing man walked in, his powerful aura surprising him.

Jiang Mu looked at Shu Luo on the bed, his heart feeling as if it were being torn apart.

“Luo Luo is…” He spoke, realizing his voice was so hoarse.

“You are?” He Zeming looked at him confusedly, but he must be Shu Luo’s family. “He was given a hallucinogen, and the back of his head was smashed with a wine bottle.”

“Smashed with a wine bottle?”

He Zeming couldn’t bear to tell his family about the whole ordeal. “Lin Kun tried to rape Shu Luo.”

Jiang Mu immediately picked Shu Luo up and turned to leave.

Then he said coldly, “Jason, Norman, I don’t want to see Lin Kun again tomorrow, no matter how, and don’t let him off easily.”

The voice was like that of the Grim Reaper calling for a life, making one’s hair stand on end.

This made He Zeming very curious. Who was this person?