101: I can't drink anything cold today.

Guo Gang's heart instantly sank to rock bottom, a bone-chilling coldness shooting from his feet to the top of his head. Intense unease and fear tightly gripped his heart, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

"Who are you? Why do you have Meimei's phone number?" Guo Gang's voice trembled slightly.

"Don't worry about who I am. Fengqing Fifth Street, 'Guest Officer, No Entertainment City.' Get over here quickly, Meimei is in trouble." The woman on the other end of the phone urged anxiously.

"What? Meimei is in trouble!"

Zhao Gang was startled by the news. He didn't care that the needle was still in his arm; he yanked it out, disregarding the blood covering his hand. He didn't even bother to change out of his hospital gown before rushing out of the ward.

Half an hour later, Guo Gang arrived, panting, at the entrance of "Guest Officer, No Entertainment City." An ambulance with flashing lights was parked outside the entertainment city, and several medical personnel were carrying a woman, hurrying towards the ambulance.

Zhao Gang recognized at a glance that the person being carried by the medical staff was Feng Meimei.

"Meimei!" Zhao Gang roared and rushed over.

"Sorry, only family members can accompany her." Guo Gang tried to get into the ambulance but was stopped by a medical worker.

"I am her family member." Guo Gang was emotional, grabbing the medical worker's arm, his voice pleading.

"Are you Guo Gang?" Inside the ambulance, a woman wearing a miniskirt and dressed flamboyantly suddenly spoke.

Her face was heavily made up, but the makeup around her eyes was completely smudged, clearly indicating she had been crying.

"Yes, that's me!" Guo Gang nodded repeatedly. He didn't have time to examine the woman in front of him; he just wanted to get into the ambulance and be by Feng Meimei's side as soon as possible.

"Doctor, he is the patient's real family member. Let him accompany her." The woman turned to the medical staff and said.

"Okay, but only one family member is allowed to accompany her." A medical worker helping with the transfer nodded.

Then, the woman stood up, jumped directly out of the ambulance, and said to Guo Gang: "You go with her."

"Can you tell me what happened? What exactly is wrong with her?" Guo Gang's voice trembled, and his hands tightly gripped the woman's arm.

The woman broke free from Guo Gang's hands, took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and then slowly exhaled a smoke ring.

She then let out a long sigh, her expression somewhat sorrowful, and said: "Meimei has a hard life. She encountered a scumbag rich young master and was... tortured like this by him. But, in our line of work, we've seen all kinds of people; it was bound to happen someday."

As she spoke, a hint of imperceptible lament flashed in the woman's eyes, as if she was lamenting her own fate.

"Tell me, who is he! Who exactly harmed Meimei like this? I will definitely get revenge on him!" Guo Gang roared hoarsely, shaking the woman's shoulders frantically. His eyes were bloodshot from extreme anger.

"Are you two getting in the ambulance or not? The patient's condition is very unstable right now, we can't delay!" The medical staff in the ambulance urged impatiently.

"Yes, I'm getting in!" Hearing the medical staff's urging, Guo Gang didn't bother to say anything more to the woman, quickly released his grip on her arm, and rushed into the ambulance.

Guo Gang sat beside Feng Meimei and finally saw her tragic state.

Guo Gang's heart twitched instantly, as if something had seized it.

When he saw Feng Meimei's tragic state, his whole heart sank even further.

Feng Meimei's forehead was thickly bandaged, clearly having received temporary emergency treatment, but several deep, hideous scars could still be faintly seen beneath the gauze, indicating how viciously the person had struck her.

In addition, Feng Meimei's entire body had almost no unblemished skin; there were shocking ligature marks, scars, and bruises everywhere, clearly indicating she had suffered inhuman abuse.

What pained Guo Gang even more was that Feng Meimei's mouth was still constantly frothing, and her face was pale, completely devoid of color.

Seeing Feng Meimei in such a miserable state, Guo Gang was on the verge of collapse. His eyes were bloodshot, his body trembled uncontrollably, and a strong murderous intent surged within him.

He wished he could immediately find the rich young master who had harmed Feng Meimei and hack him into a thousand pieces, dismembering his body.

Leaving the hospital, Qin Shou, holding Nuo Nuo's hand, walked with Xu Nanqin on the way back to his rented apartment.

Dusk settled, and the afterglow of the setting sun cast their shadows long on the ground. The hospital where Guo Gang was located was not too far from Qin Shou's residence. The two walked and chatted, and before they knew it, they arrived at the bottom of Qin Shou's dormitory building.

"Big Brother Qin, do you live here?" Xu Nanqin looked up, curiously examining the slightly old reconstructed building in front of her.

"Yes! I live here." Qin Shou smiled and nodded, then suddenly lowered his head, his gaze intensely fixed on Xu Nanqin, with a hint of playfulness, a hint of anticipation, and a hint of imperceptible aggressiveness in his eyes. He asked with a half-smile: "By the way, you haven't been to my place yet, have you? Want to come up and take a look?"

Qin Shou mused to himself that it was almost time to reel in the mission issued by the system.

Xu Nanqin felt inexplicably shy under Qin Shou's slightly aggressive gaze, her cheeks feeling hot, as if on fire.

Xu Nanqin turned her head uncomfortably, not daring to meet Qin Shou's gaze. Her hands nervously twisted together, her two small fingers frantically twirling.

"Big Brother Qin, I'm a little thirsty. Could you please buy me a bottle of water?" Xu Nanqin felt a bit unnerved by Qin Shou's stare, her heart pounding like a startled deer. She couldn't help but quickly find a topic to temporarily avoid Qin Shou's lecherous gaze.

After all, Xu Nanqin was still a university student, and due to family reasons, she had been working part-time during university. She hadn't had much dating experience, her social circle was relatively simple, and her thoughts were quite pure. So, she felt that some things seemed to be developing a bit too quickly, and she couldn't quite accept it at the moment.

She knew perfectly well that if she went up with Qin Shou today, given Qin Shou's demeanor, with a man and a woman alone in a room, some indescribable things would definitely happen, and then she would certainly become his.

Although she had a certain fondness for Qin Shou, the thought of breaking through that layer of relationship with him so quickly still made her hesitate a little.

"Oh, sure! Speaking of which, it is a bit hot today. I'll go buy two bottles of iced water." Qin Shou nodded, then turned to go to the convenience store nearby to buy water.

When he said the words "iced water," Qin Shou deliberately emphasized his tone.

"Ah! Big Brother Qin, I can't drink anything cold today."