Chapter 1: Dangerous and Charming

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Torrential rain.

The sound of the rain was deafening.

Chu Rui was annoyed by the rain at night and couldnt sleep.

As she tossed and turned, she saw a flash of light outside the window, fleeting, like a car light.

As she expected, it was indeed a car light because at the same time, she also heard the heavy sound of the carved iron gate downstairs opening.

Someone was coming.

Realizing this, Chu Rui immediately sat up in bed and turned on the bedside lamp.

The warm yellow light brightened a corner.

Chu Rui got out of bed and walked to the window. She slept on the second floor, and through the window and the rain curtain, she could hardly see who was coming.

She could only see a black vehicle heavier than the night color quietly stop, the driver got out of the car, holding an umbrella for the person in the back seat.

The back door opened, and a man got out of the car in the rain curtain.

He had long legs, broad trousers, and a tall figure.

The man who got out of the car walked a few steps forward, seemingly sensing something, and looked up at Chu Ruis side.

The umbrella above his head shielded him from the rain curtain, and his gaze swept straight to the window with a faint yellow light.

A fleeting glance, she was in the light, he was in the dark, yet she collided with his unfathomable pupils.

Chu Rui didnt know why her heart trembled, as if a string suddenly tightened.

She didnt dodge her gaze and looked at the man standing in the night rain. At this moment, she finally saw his face.

It was Jiang Hanyu.

The person who came was Jiang Hanyu.

Chu Rui and Jiang Hanyu had no entanglements, nor did they have any contact, only meeting once two years ago.

It was not a particularly good memory.

It was two years ago, in early June, in the police station.

The branches and leaves of the sycamore outside the window were lush, and the cicadas were noisy in the green leaves.

Chu Rui, who was about to turn 18, sat by the window, waiting for her guardian to come and take her away.

She was quite unlucky, being blocked by several debt collectors. It was the gambling debt her father owed before he died, and it happened to be related to her.

She was also quite disheveled, her white school uniform was covered with gray marks of different shades, the collar was torn, and there were some red bloodstains.

Chu Rui was not seriously injured, just a small cut on her forehead, which bled a little. The police station staff helped her deal with it a bit and put on a bandage.

During that morning in the police station, Chu Rui thought of many possibilities. Her current guardian was only her mother. Perhaps later, her mother would come over in her spare time, or perhaps her mother would casually call some driver or servant to (perfunctorily deal with) it, but she didnt expect that the person coming would be Jiang Hanyu, whom she had never met.

His appearance was very abrupt, bringing a kind of silent oppression, as if the air had become stagnant.

Chu Rui stared at him in a daze.

She could only be sure of one thing, she didnt know him.

The police asked about their relationship.

Chu Rui kept looking at him, in addition to being stunned, her clear eyes also carried curiosity and exploration. She also wanted to know what their relationship was.

The young mans eyebrows and eyes were indifferent, only casting a cold glance at Chu Rui, who was dressed in disarray. The corners of his eyes were narrow and long, and his pupils were black and inscrutable.

A few seconds later, he answered in a faint voice: "Shes my brother."

—Yes, her brother.

If her mother really married his father, then he would be her brother.

It was at that moment that Chu Rui knew who he was.

In fact, Chu Rui had heard about Jiang Hanyus existence a long time ago. The successor of her future stepfather, who had been studying and living abroad for a long time and rarely came back.

Before that, they had not met.

That meeting seemed to be just an accident.

Two years later, Chu Rui could still remember what he looked like that day. She had to admit that it was a very superior face.

His nose was high and straight, and his lips were clear.

She also remembered the dazzling sunlight outside the solemn and cold police station when she walked out that day, the cicada sounds in her ears, and the wind that brushed against her skirt and carried a sense of restlessness.

She remembered his back more, the deep gray high-quality shirt setting off his broad shoulder bones, and his thin and straight back.

That was all her memory.

After that, they didnt meet again.

Even on that day, they didnt speak a word to each other.

At this moment.

Chu Rui was puzzled inside. She didnt know why Jiang Hanyu suddenly came over in such a deep night.

The house was the property of the Jiang family, and it had been lived in by Chu Rui and her mother Liang Yunbai for the past few years.

Liang Yunbai had gone to Malaysia for a vacation with the Jiang family patriarch a few days ago, and now, apart from the housekeeper Aunt Wang, there was only Chu Rui at home.

Chu Rui couldnt figure out why Jiang Hanyu would suddenly come to the door, and she frowned slightly, pulling the curtain. Before she could think it through, the door was suddenly knocked on.

Two firm knocks really made Chu Ruis heart stop for a moment.

"Miss Chu, the young master wants to see you."

It was Aunt Wangs voice.

Chu Ruis heart was relieved by half, but it quickly rose again.

Her sudden bad premonition was like the relentless rain at night, getting worse and worse.

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Chu Rui changed into pajamas and walked down the duplex stairs. When she was halfway down, she paused for a moment.

The young man in the living room stood against the light, and only his back could be seen, not his face or expression.

Seems to have heard the sound, he turned around slowly and looked up.

The gaze suddenly met.

Chu Rui stagnated for a few seconds, steadied her heart and walked down the stairs again.

She deliberately changed out of her pajamas and casually put on a white dress. The strapless dress hugged her thin body, her neck was slender, and under the bright light, her skin was bright white.

Jiang Hanyus gloomy gaze was like a reef, locked on her face, unobtrusive but with undercurrents surging around.

They looked into each others eyes, neither avoiding the others gaze first, as if the bright moon met the dark river.

When Chu Rui walked in front of Jiang Hanyu, she realized that there were some dark stains on the shoulder of his gray shirt, traces of being wet by the rain.

He was much taller than her, and just standing in front of him, she felt that he had blocked most of the light from the chandelier above.

The air suddenly solidified, he didnt speak, and neither did she.

Finally, Chu Rui spoke first: "Are you looking for me?"

This question seemed to break something.

Jiang Hanyus eyelashes, which were half lowered to look at her, slightly moved. He reached up and unfastened a button at the collar of his shirt, sat back on the sofa, and the loose collar revealed a cold white patch of skin at the collarbone.

His narrow eyes still stared at Chu Rui, and his chin was slightly raised as he said two words: "Phone."

"What?"

Chu Rui didnt understand for a moment.

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