CFRFGC Chapter 94

⌈This toilet, no…do I still have this face?⌋

Shen Xingzhuo finally received a smile, and it made him feel as if he were being treated like royalty.

But he didn’t understand why he was being praised just for using the bathroom.

He could only foolishly smile along.

Seeing his expression, Lu Ran muttered “idiot” under his breath and turned to leave.

Shen Xingzhuo tried to follow, but he was stopped by the two bodyguards.

After walking a few steps, however, a familiar face appeared ahead.

It was Jin.

When he saw Lu Ran, Jin lowered his head, showing a smile.

He deliberately revealed a hint of confusion in his eyes, leaned in, and said, “Your house is so big, I seem to have gotten lost. Can you show me around?”

The two bodyguards instinctively moved to stop him.

Lu Ran, however, said, “I know him, let him come over.”

The two bodyguards exchanged glances and withdrew their hands.

Ji Min had only told them to keep an eye on people from the Shen family, not to completely isolate Lu Ran from socializing.

At school, when Lu Ran encountered teachers or classmates, they didn’t interfere either—just keeping a safe distance.

When Jin heard Lu Ran’s words, a knowing smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

As expected, Lu Ran was interested in him.

Jin leaned closer to the young man in front of him.

Initially, when his father had mentioned a marriage alliance, he had been somewhat displeased.

But when he looked into the young man’s eyes, he found it bearable.

Jin lowered his voice, speaking in an ambiguous tone: “I’ve always wanted to meet you, but never had the chance.”

Lu Ran gave him a strange look.

Noticing the slight unfamiliarity in the boy’s eyes, Jin suddenly recalled that their last meeting had hardly been pleasant.

So he generously reassured the young man, saying, “Don’t mind it, I know that the last incident was all your brother’s fault. Don’t worry, I won’t take it out on you.”

Saying this, he placed his hand on the wall beside Lu Ran’s ear, speaking softly, “I can tell the difference between the wine you poured and the one your brother poured. They’re not the same at all.”

Hearing this, Lu Ran’s expression grew even more strange.

He couldn’t help but ask, “Is that really how you think?”

“Of course!” Jin said earnestly.

He then sighed lightly, as if deeply concerned: “You’ve been by Ji Min’s side this whole time—it must be tough.”

“This guy…” Jin shook his head in disdain, “has a strange temper, cruel methods, and he deserves to end up a cripple, with no one left to rely on.”

Lu Ran’s gaze slowly turned cold as he looked at Jin.

Suddenly, he smiled slightly at Jin and said, “There are too many eyes around here. Why don’t we find somewhere else to talk?”

Jin’s mind stirred.

He thought this was indeed a good opportunity.

He could just handle things right now.

And since they were at the Shen family’s place, even if Ji Min wanted to cause trouble, he wouldn’t be able to reach the Lino family.

Whether or not he would marry Lu Ran afterward didn’t matter.

He just wanted to have some fun.

“Sure,” Jin replied quickly, following Lu Ran’s steps.

He walked behind Lu Ran, his thoughts wandering, and his gaze unintentionally became more intense.

The weather had warmed, and the clothes had become lighter.

The boy was dressed loosely, but underneath the hem, his slender and flexible waist was still evident.

As soon as Jin’s gaze latched onto him, he noticed that Lu Ran had stopped.

He had stopped in front of the bathroom door.

Jin was momentarily stunned.

He had thought Lu Ran was leading him to his room.

“This…” Jin was a little confused.

But when he thought of the two bodyguards following behind them, he immediately understood, “It’s indeed less noticeable in the bathroom.”

“Exactly.”

Lu Ran continued to gesture for him to come in.

Jin followed inside, making sure to close the bathroom door behind him.

He followed Lu Ran to a cubicle, stepping in first, and turning around to begin making his move.

But he realized that Lu Ran was just standing outside, watching him.

The next moment, the seemingly obedient boy, who had been calm, suddenly threw a punch straight at him.

The punch hit hard, and Jin felt a sharp pain in his nose, followed by tears and blood bursting out instantly.

Jin was still stunned: “Y-You…”

He was still dazed, trying to understand why this playful “little fist” hurt so much.

Then, Lu Ran reached out, grabbed Jin’s hair, and with his head lowered, asked, “Who did you say deserves it?”

“What?” Jin froze.

Jin froze for a moment, then realized that Lu Ran was defending Ji Min in response to his earlier words.

Jin wasn’t stupid; his expression changed immediately as he reacted, “You’re messing with me? You and Ji Min…”

But it was already too late. The pressure on his head increased.

Then, Jin’s pupils dilated as he stared, horrified, at the toilet that was getting closer and closer to his face.

“Wait, wait, wait!” Jin quickly shouted.

He flailed his arms, trying to hold onto the toilet seat, desperately trying to keep his body upright, sliding to his knees.

“I… I was wrong. I shouldn’t have said that about Mr. Ji!” he pleaded.

“Oh? So, did you want to sleep with me just now?” Lu Ran asked.

Jin immediately tried to shake his head.

But his hair was tightly gripped and he couldn’t move his head at all.

He tried to gesture with his hands.

But the moment he moved, he found himself even closer to the toilet!

Staring at the toilet’s inner rim, Jin had no choice but to try to make his tone sincere.

“No, no, no! I just really admire you! It’s pure admiration!”

“Oh, really?” Lu Ran raised an eyebrow.

Jin was exerting a lot of strength, using both hands to push against the toilet. The situation became a stalemate for a moment.

Lu Ran wasn’t in a hurry.

He just held his head down and asked, “What’s that old man of yours scheming? Why does he want to marry into the Shen family?”

Upon hearing Lu Ran’s question, Jin’s heart skipped a beat.

But when his gaze fell down to the toilet again, it struck him as incredibly absurd.

In the bathroom stall.

With his face nearly about to touch the toilet bowl, this guy was asking such a serious question?

Was he crazy?

He snapped out of his daze for a second, and suddenly his nose was getting even closer to the toilet bowl.

In a panic, Jin hurriedly said: “I don’t know either! Yeah, my dad forced me to come over. I even reminded him earlier, saying that you and Mr. Ji have a good relationship, and we shouldn’t do such a despicable thing!”

His voice was trembling as he spoke.

He even ended up calling him “Mr. Ji” out of respect.

Lu Ran rolled his eyes and gave him a swift kick in the rear, “Tell the truth.”

Jin’s whole body lurched forward, his forehead dripping cold sweat, which slowly dripped into the toilet.

But Jin had no idea what his father was planning.

He only vaguely felt that Old Lino was indeed quite interested in Lu Ran.

Jin wracked his brain and finally grasped a glimmer of insight, shouting, “Wait! He said you were raised by Old Master Shen! He said Old Master Shen always kept you by his side, maybe that’s the reason!”

“Hmm?” Lu Ran was somewhat surprised.

Old Master Shen had passed away long ago. Since returning to the Shen family, no one had mentioned him. No one had ever talked about his relationship with his grandfather during his childhood.

But from the way Madam. Shen and Shen Xingyu spoke, it seemed that Old Master Shen was not an easy person to get along with.

“Thank you for telling me this,” Lu Ran said.

As he spoke, Jin felt the pressure on the back of his head loosen slightly.

Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The pressure from his hands on the toilet also eased up a bit.

But inside, a sense of disdain surged.

Such a little bit of information could soften this person’s heart? He really was someone raised in an orphanage.

But at this moment, the young man’s voice behind him turned more capricious: “But every time I think of the way you look at me, I still feel disgusted. What should I do about that?”

“Huh???” Jin froze.

“So, you should stay in there for a while!”

Lu Ran kicked Jin’s leg.

Jin slipped. With a splash, he fell directly into the toilet that was right in front of him.

“Ah!”

He barely had time to scream before the toilet’s flush button was pressed.

The water level rose, and Jin could no longer make a sound.

In the corridor.

Shen Hongyuan walked with a darkened expression.

He had just seen Jin and Lu Ran enter the restroom.

This was actually a scene he was happy to see.

It wasn’t that he was genuinely hoping for a marriage between the Lino family and the Shen family.

The Lino family wasn’t sincere.

Shen Hongyuan didn’t have good intentions either.

He squinted his eyes and glanced at the restroom door, which hadn’t moved for a while.

Ji Min was indeed very tolerant of Lu Ran.

He could even tolerate all of Lu Ran’s various quirks.

But as a man, could he tolerate Lu Ran fooling around with other men?

Shen Hongyuan smiled and glanced at the two bodyguards waiting in the corridor.

He stepped forward and said with a concerned expression, “Why haven’t I seen Xiao Ran?”

The two bodyguards exchanged glances.

One of them cleared his throat and said, “Young Master Lu and Young Master Jin are having a conversation in the restroom.”

As he spoke, the two bodyguards’ expressions turned a bit more serious.

This conversation… has been going on for quite a while, hasn’t it?

“I need to find Xiao Ran for something. Could you two help me and call him?” Shen Hongyuan said.

The two bodyguards nodded and walked toward the restroom.

Shen Hongyuan subtly pulled the corner of his mouth.

If it were him telling Ji Min that Lu Ran had put a cuckold on him, Ji Min would definitely not believe it.

But what if it were bodyguards personally arranged by Ji Min?

Moreover…

Even if Lu Ran had no ulterior motives, what difference did it make?

That young master from the Lino family was a notorious playboy, involved in all sorts of messy situations.

Shen Hongyuan followed behind at a moderate distance, eagerly anticipating the expressions of the two bodyguards when they returned.

Soon, one of the bodyguards knocked on the restroom door.

There was no response from inside.

Since there were individual stalls inside, the bodyguard pushed the door slightly open to take a look.

At just one glance, the bodyguard’s pupils instantly contracted in shock.

Inside one of the stalls, the door was wide open.

And to his surprise, there was a person stuffed into the toilet!

It was none other than the young master of the Lino family.

This young master, who had just been rude to their boss, was now bent over, his upper body jammed into the toilet, while his legs were helplessly kicking.

But both of his arms were tied to the toilet tank, unable to free himself no matter how hard he struggled.

Outside the stall, the young master, who their boss had described as weak and in need of protection, was holding a mop and poking young master Lino into the toilet.

The scene was so shocking.

The two bodyguards had been in the business for years, but they had never seen such a cruel and ruthless sight.

This toilet… and his face… could it still be saved?

As they were stunned, Shen Hongyuan stepped forward.

He tried to peek inside but saw the two bodyguards quickly slam the door shut as if they were avoiding a flood.

“What… happened? Isn’t Xiao Ran inside?” Shen Hongyuan pretended to be clueless.

But in his heart, he thought, judging by the expressions of these two bodyguards, things inside must be very intense.

What else could it be?

Lu Ran hadn’t brought that dog with him, so it couldn’t have been any tricks.

The two bodyguards exchanged looks, still dazed.

“Uh… Young Master Lu is… handling something. We should… not disturb him.”

Hearing this, Shen Hongyuan’s lips curled into a smile.

So he was handling something, wasn’t he?

He didn’t believe that, after witnessing such a scene, these two bodyguards would not tell Ji Min about it.

The two bodyguards were still in a daze, not knowing how to react.

They could only stand like gatekeepers, one on each side of the restroom door.

Seeing this, Shen Hongyuan couldn’t help but sigh.

These two bodyguards were truly loyal. They were standing guard outside, undoubtedly to prevent anyone from witnessing the scene inside and embarrassing Ji Min.

Satisfied, Shen Hongyuan walked away.

Whether Ji Min despised Lu Ran or vented his anger on the Lino family, it was a win-win for the Shen family.

After Shen Hongyuan left, the two bodyguards exchanged glances. One of them finally couldn’t hold back and spoke up.

“Uh… do you think the boss will be angry if he finds out we let Young Master Lu do this himself?”

“Yeah,” the other bodyguard nodded in agreement.

It almost made them seem incompetent.

“Then, should you go in and help?”

“No, no, no…”

“Let me just prepare myself mentally for a moment.”

Not everyone could bring themselves to do something like this!

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