"You dare to call the police?" Lin Chuan sneered, "Go ahead, call them now."

"You!" Bai Yifan was immediately dumbfounded. Calling the police seemed to put himself at a disadvantage. Although nothing had happened between him and Tang Yumeng, the situation at the scene seemed too incriminating.

Lin Chuan strode in, and Bai Yifan quickly tried to stop him: "Stop."

"Get lost!" Lin Chuan pushed Bai Yifan away.

Although Bai Yifan was tall and burly, he was sent flying by Lin Chuan's push and brutally hit the wall behind him. His back bones almost felt shattered. Bai Yifan climbed up in severe pain.

At this moment, Lin Chuan had already picked up Tang Yumeng.

"No, don't…" Tang Yumeng mumbled weakly.

Slap...

Lin Chuan slapped Tang Yumeng on her buttocks, angrily saying, "I told you not to drink, told you not to drink with such shady people."

"Ah…" Tang Yumeng cried out in pain, startled.

She opened her blurry eyes and suddenly saw Lin Chuan in front of her, then she broke into a smile: "Lin Chuan, is... is that you?"

"Who allowed you to go out drinking?" Lin Chuan questioned.

"Drank… a bit." Tang Yumeng showed a silly cute smile, then fell asleep again, leaning on Lin Chuan's shoulder.

Lin Chuan picked up Tang Yumeng, glanced at Bai Yifan, and said, "Consider yourself lucky this time, but if there's a next time, I won't just dismantle your bar, I'll beat you up too. Don't think I'm afraid of you just because your dad is a deputy secretary."

After speaking, Lin Chuan left carrying Tang Yumeng.

Bai Yifan watched Lin Chuan's departing figure, unable to help but reveal a bitter smile.

In every aspect whether it's physique, looks, family background… he considered himself superior to Lin Chuan. Yet, this guy managed to win Tang Yumeng's heart. Why couldn't he win Tang Yumeng's true affection?

Actually, if Lin Chuan had not come into the picture, everything might have developed according to his wishes. He might have become Tang Yumeng's man. It was because of Lin Chuan's intervention that he ended up in such a miserable state. Bai Yifan felt extremely aggrieved, his eyes betrayed complex emotions, and he gritted his teeth, almost roaring out his inner dissatisfaction and unwillingness.

"Lin Chuan, wait for me, I will settle this with you," Bai Yifan roared, "Tang Yumeng is mine."

Having just witnessed Tang Yumeng's perfect figure, Bai Yifan never felt such an urgent desire; he wished he could immediately claim Tang Yumeng as his own. He longed for her, like a bee to a flower.

Bai Yifan sat alone on the wooden floor, staring blankly out of the window.

......

Lin Chuan, holding Tang Yumeng, left the Extraordinary Bar.

"Brother Chuan." Li Qiang and others hurriedly greeted him.

"Is sister-in-law okay?" asked several of his followers.

"She's fine." Lin Chuan shook his head, "There's nothing for you guys to do here, go on."

After speaking, Lin Chuan immediately placed Tang Yumeng in the backseat and drove away. He took her to the City Committee compound and, under everyone's gaze, even carried her upstairs. Bai Hu was at home and when she saw Lin Chuan carrying Tang Yumeng in, she quickly came over: "How could Miss drink so much?"

"She was forced to drink," Lin Chuan responded.

"Who!" Bai Hu asked sternly.

"Bai Yifan," Lin Chuan answered.

"How could this happen?" Bai Hu asked, baffled.

"I don't know," Lin Chuan shook his head, then said, "Her mood seems a bit off."

Lin Chuan carried Tang Yumeng to a room and laid her down on the bed. Bai Hu quickly brought a basin of cold water and placed a wet towel on her forehead. She also hurriedly took off her jacket. At this moment, Lin Chuan was not in the mood to appreciate the exposed view; instead, he was solely concerned about Tang Yumeng's safety.

It wasn't known how much alcohol she really drank; too much could easily harm her.

"Not too much, thankfully," Bai Hu smiled.

"That's good," Lin Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Hu smilingly said, "You stay here with Miss, I'll go prepare dinner."

Night fell, and a day's time swiftly passed by; the morning was spent inspecting the forward chemical plant and the afternoon was wasted. Unconsciously, it had already darkened. Sitting in Tang Yumeng's room, it was very quiet, quiet enough to hear her gentle breaths. Her faint breathing seemed very regular and even.

Lin Chuan stayed by her side, gently holding Tang Yumeng's slender fingers, massaging them.

Until about eight in the evening, when Bai Hu came to call Lin Chuan for dinner, Tang Yumeng had sobered up considerably.

"Where am I?" Tang Yumeng's voice was guarded and fearful.

"At home." Lin Chuan hurriedly spoke up

Upon hearing this, Tang Yumeng instantly sighed in relief and said, "I thought you were still at the bar."

"Why did you go drinking with Bai Yifan?" Lin Chuan furrowed his brows and said, "Do you know what almost happened?"

"I... I was wrong." Tang Yumeng lowered her head.

"Tell me, why did you go to drink?" Lin Chuan stood in front of Tang Yumeng.

Lin Chuan towering over her, Tang Yumeng knelt at the bedside like a child who had made a mistake, being scolded by her own father. Pouting, Tang Yumeng said, "I told you, it's all because of you."

"Because of me?" Lin Chuan was startled and said, "Tell me more."

"Now everyone at the City Committee knows about our relationship. This afternoon, Song Ming talked to me." Tang Yumeng said annoyedly, "He said he wants to drive you out of the City Committee, and I refused. In the end, we had a big fight, and I told him to his face that I wanted to resign and quit."

"What?!" Lin Chuan's eyes widened in shock, saying, "Are you crazy?"

"I really went all out this time." Tang Yumeng huffed coldly.

"Sister, you don't need to do this for my sake," Lin Chuan said guiltily, "Isn't Song Ming just trying to get rid of me? If I leave, that's it. For me, giving up your career is not worth it. Besides, if you leave like this, won't Song Ming, that old fox, just get what he wants?"

"Isn't that what he likes?" Tang Yumeng pursed her lips and said, "Let him try. He's going to drive me out sooner or later anyway."

"How can that be okay?" Lin Chuan immediately shook his head, saying, "Absolutely not, we can't let him succeed."

"So what should we do?" Tang Yumeng huffed lightly, "Now everyone in the City Committee knows we've become a couple. Everyone is talking about our affair. Song Ming is firmly against us being together, and I guess everyone in the City Committee also wants to break us up."

"Then we just won't let them get their way." Lin Chuan snorted coldly.

"So what do you suggest?" Tang Yumeng said through gritted teeth.

"I have a plan." Lin Chuan suddenly revealed a sly smile.

"What plan?" Tang Yumeng asked curiously.

"Don't worry about it." Lin Chuan chuckled and said, "Just trust me. By Monday, the City Committee's work meeting report, I'm sure we'll sort this out."

"Really?" Tang Yumeng looked at Lin Chuan with a surprised face. If Lin Chuan said it could be done, then it definitely could be done. Tang Yumeng had immense trust in Lin Chuan.

"Of course it's true." Lin Chuan nodded earnestly.

Tang Yumeng smiled and said, "Alright, if you say it's true, then it must be true."

"Get up and have something to eat." Lin Chuan lifted Tang Yumeng up from the bedside and then said, "Just drinking alcohol without eating anything is really bad for your stomach."

Tang Yumeng got up, and the dinner was already prepared in the dining room.

Bai Yifan's culinary skills were quite good. Although not comparable to a five-star hotel's head chef, his cooking skills were still very exquisite. Women are naturally skilled in cooking, and Bai Yifan's culinary skills became exceptionally refined through his acquired studies. The dishes were flavorful and appealing.

"Not bad at all." Lin Chuan saw the table full of dishes and could not help but praise, "Bai Yifan, your cooking skills look very good."

"Do I even need to say it?" Tang Yumeng said with a laugh, "Bai Yifan's skills are top-notch, even a five-star hotel's head chef is no better."

"Miss flatters me," Bai Yifan said bashfully with a smile.

"No, it's not flattery at all," Tang Yumeng shook her head, then said, "I always speak the truth, I don't like empty or false words."

"I think Xiao Yu's comments are not an exaggeration at all," Lin Chuan couldn't help but steal a bite of the lion's head meatball; it was very tender and comforting. With one bite, he almost swallowed his own tongue. After that bite, Lin Chuan couldn't hold back his eating momentum anymore. He excitedly said, "Mmm, delicious, I'm going to start eating."

After saying that, Lin Chuan immediately began using his chopsticks.

Tang Yumeng covered her mouth in laughter on the side, "This guy, starved like a reincarnated hungry ghost."

"Miss, please eat as well," Bai Yifan said.

"Hmm," Tang Yumeng nodded.

The three of them had a dinner that was rarely so lively, and Bai Yifan couldn't help but eat two more bowls of rice. Watching Lin Chuan eat at such a pace, Tang Yumeng also couldn't help but eat a bit more. Normally, she would eat at most half a bowl of rice per meal, but today, she actually ate a bowl and a half. It was surely Lin Chuan's influence.

After dinner, Bai Yifan cleared the dishes.

Lin Chuan then sat on the sofa smoking, with Tang Yumeng by his side.

"That Bai Yifan is really too scheming," Lin Chuan, between drags of his cigarette, didn't forget to express his disdain for Bai Yifan's cunning, coldly snorting, "This guy, he actually intentionally got you drunk and then took advantage of you. He's really not a good bird."

"Stop talking about him," Tang Yumeng sighed, saying, "It's all because of me."

"How is it because of you?" Lin Chuan asked, puzzled.

"I was the one who actively went to drink with him," Tang Yumeng pursed her lips.

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