Chapter 2: The mystery of finding the fragrance!

He held a hundred-dollar bill tightly in his hand, his eyes deep.

She actually treated it as a monetary transaction and ran away afterwards. What kind of person was he considered to be?

The man's face was as gloomy as water. He strode towards the balcony and found that the window was wide open.

The floors here are so high that the third floor seems like the fourth floor. How did she jump down?

He had frightened her so much that she risked her life to escape?

The breeze blew in from the window, like cool water on his face, but it could not extinguish the rage in his heart. Not only did the woman humiliate him with a hundred-dollar bill, she also jumped out of the window and escaped afterwards... He vowed to capture her!

Sophia was sitting in a taxi when she suddenly sneezed. The driver looked at her through the rearview mirror with concern, "Little girl, are you okay?" She looked outstanding, but was soaked all over, and it was obvious that she had encountered a lot of trouble.

Sophia smiled and responded, "I'm fine."

The driver smiled and said, "You are still a student, so you must be careful when you go out."

"Yes, thank you, Master." Sophia responded softly, then took out her phone and quickly edited the message, "Immediately destroy the surveillance records of me appearing at Tianyue Mansion around 7 and 9 o'clock to ensure that nothing goes wrong!"

"Ok!" The other party obeyed without a doubt.

The man's evil words echoed in her ears again. Sophia had no time to worry about futile questions such as whether she should meet Justin today. She just hoped that Justin knew nothing about her whereabouts.

Getting off at Yunhai Road, Sophia took the initiative to pay double the fare because she wet the back seat of the taxi.

When she returned to the villa, the servant Wu Ma saw that Sophia's clothes were soaked and was shocked, "Madam, what happened to you?"

"I ran into a little trouble. I'm going to go upstairs to take a shower." Sophia said as she walked upstairs.

"I'm going to go and flush the young mistress." Aunt Wu didn't dare to ask more questions and hurriedly followed.

After a while, Sophia was immersed in the warm bathtub. Except for a dull pain somewhere, her body and mind gradually relaxed.

Her thoughts were in a mess, and she forced herself to forget what happened that night and buried her head deep in the water.

After taking a shower and changing into clean pajamas, when Wu Ma was blow-drying her hair, Richard called.

Sophia's eyes turned cold. She motioned for Aunt Wu to leave first and went to the balcony to answer the phone.

When the call was connected, Richard asked anxiously, " Sophia , where are you? Have you seen Mr. Ling ?"

Sophia's tone was flat, without any emotion, "Dad is worried that I won't get along well with Mr. Ling , so he secretly drugged me to make things better?"

Richard was stunned. "Why do you say that? Drugged? Who did you drug? I didn't!"

"No?" Sophia raised her lips slightly, "Then why did Dad make an appointment with Justin's assistant at nine o'clock, but told me seven o'clock?"

There was silence on the other end of the line. Sophia's heart sank and she was about to hang up.

"Sophia!" Richard's voice suddenly came from the phone, with a hint of guilt, "Dad is wrong in this matter. I want you to meet Mr. Ling as soon as possible so that you can be alone for a while. Maybe he won't be so opposed to marriage."

He then asked, "What happened? What happened to you?"

Sophia heard the genuine concern in Richard's tone and asked, "It's really not you?"

Richard responded categorically, "Of course not. No matter how difficult it is, Dad will never use such despicable means to plot against his own daughter!"

Sophia remained silent.

Richard cautiously probed, "Sophia, are you okay?"

Sophia responded calmly, "I'm fine, I didn't see Justin."

Richard didn't dare to ask about what happened in detail. He just sighed and said, "No matter what, Dad is sorry for you. I will never let you see him again. If you don't want to live in the villa on the mountain, Dad will take you home now."

Sophia's tone slowed down a bit, "I've lived here for more than two years. I don't mind living here a few more months. Don't worry, Dad. I like it here very much."

This villa is privately owned by Justin . She moved here as soon as she got married and has lived here for nearly three years.

Richard felt a little relieved and said with a smile, "Okay, then stay for a few more months. When three years are up, Dad will come and take you home in person. By the way..."

He changed the subject, "This Saturday is your mother's birthday, you should go home. What she said the last time you went home was not her real intention, don't take it to heart, she already regrets it, but she just can't bring herself to apologize to you."

Sophia responded, "I have classes this Saturday morning. I'll go back by myself after class."

"Okay, call dad if you have anything."

hanging up the phone, Sophia pondered for a moment and dialed another number, "Yingying, please prepare a set of the latest spring necklaces and earrings for me. I'll pick them up in the next two days."

After the other party agreed, Sophia put down her phone, thinking back to what happened today, and the scene in the dark emerged in her mind.

The man’s heavy breathing still seemed to echo in her ears… She leaned her arms on the stone railing, her head buried deeply, her heart filled with mixed feelings, both anger and resentment.

In the dead of night, Justin left Tianyue Mansion, and his assistant followed closely behind him, reporting in a low voice, "Mr. Ling, we have found out that it was Leo, the vice president of Tianqi, who did it. He wanted to drug his female companion, but unexpectedly the wine glass was transferred to your hands by mistake. Leo was so scared that he fled Jiangcheng overnight and hid in Haicheng."

Justin's phoenix eyes flashed with ruthlessness, "Since you've run away, don't ever come back!"

The assistant bowed his head and accepted the order, "Understood!"

It was already early in the morning when they returned to the Ling family's old house. The eldest couple of the Ling family went to London to attend an economic seminar. The Ling family's parents also went with them, leaving only their children at home, who were all asleep at this time.

Justin went straight up to the third floor. After taking a shower, he wrapped himself in a bathrobe and sat down on the rattan chair on the balcony. He took out a cigarette from the coffee table and lit it.

The spark from the cigarette butt flickered in the moonlight. Justin's slightly damp black hair fell on his forehead. In the dim light, his handsome face had deep contours, making him look even more noble and extraordinary.

He inexplicably thought of the girl tonight. In the bathroom, he noticed her uneasiness and nervousness. He was afraid that he would hurt her if he was too impatient, so he kissed her affectionately for a long time. He did not take further action until she responded. She tightly grasped his arm and called out his name in panic.

At that time, he was overwhelmed by lust. Looking back now, he was a little dazed and not sure whether she really called out his name.

Justin took out the new version of the hundred-dollar bill that was soaked in water, and became more and more curious.

In this era when mobile payment is almost universal across the country, why would anyone carry cash with them?

Why was she in his room?

Who is she?

Justin picked up his phone and made a call, "Check the woman who jumped from the third floor tonight. I want to find her!"

"Yes!" Assistant Max responded concisely and forcefully, never saying much.

The next morning, after class, Sophia received a call from the counselor, asking her to sort out the scholarship application materials and send them to the office.

Sophia was about to go after she had finished packing when she received another WeChat message from the counselor, "Sophia, I have something urgent to do in the ninth floor conference room. Please bring it directly to me."

Sophia replied to the WeChat message and walked towards the office building.

There was a black Bentley parked on the green road outside the office building. Just as Sophia was about to approach, she caught a glimpse of a tall and slender figure getting out of the car.

Her heart skipped a beat and she turned away subconsciously.

The lights were not on last night, so Justin might not have recognized her, but she didn't know how to face it.

After the car drove away and the man turned into the office building, Sophia continued to move forward.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she turned the corner, she saw the man standing there and talking on the phone. Sophia stopped and

Pretend to look down at your phone.

When she looked up, Justin was walking away. Sophia took a deep breath, her heart full of doubts. Why was Justin here?

After entering the office building, she saw the man walking into the elevator, so she slowed down and waited for the elevator door to close before continuing forward.

However, when she just put her hand on the elevator button, the elevator door that had already closed opened again.

Sophia looked up and was unexpectedly met with the man's cold and questioning gaze.