Substitute Shadow God Ascension Project

Staring at Zhou Chao, clearly seeing the undisguised look of pain in his eyes, a tinge of revenge suddenly arose in his heart.Before he had time to savor it seriously, he was pulled up by a force in the next second.

His words cut off Zhou Chao's last sliver of rationality, his hostility rushed out, and the enraged Zhou Chao easily lifted him out of the water and threw him to the ground.

The floor tiles in the bathroom were cold and hard, and Xiang Ran made a dull thud when he landed on his face. Fortunately, he supported the ground with his arms in a panic, and his head was not hit.

He lay on the ground for a long while before struggling to turn around. In the cold bathroom, Zhou Chao stared at him condescendingly, his face clouded with haze, and one hand unhurriedly pulled out the belt around his waist.

Xiang Ran's eyes widened, his pupils constricted suddenly, and the leather belt raised high by Zhou Chao, who was full of hostility, was reflected in his enlarged eyes.

No matter how stubborn he was, he was terrified at the moment, almost instinctively struggling to crawl to the bathroom door, shaking his head and exclaiming: "No!"

Zhou Chao turned a deaf ear to this faint begging for mercy, or he could not hear any sound now, only those glaring traces in his eyes, his mind was full of thoughts of destruction, he was engrossed in this idea like a demon, anyone Nothing can shake him at this moment.

The dense lashes, wrapped in strong wind, fell on the snow-white skin like a storm, leaving shocking whip marks in an instant.

Severe pain swept over the sky and covered the sky, and every time it passed through the skin like a fire, the sharp pain made him dizzy one after another.At first, Xiang Ran struggled to dodge, begged for mercy miserably, and cried out in dismay, but facing the indifferent Zhou Chao, his last hope disappeared, and then he gritted his teeth and resisted without saying a word.

His slack eyes stared at the floating dust in the air, the pain extended the time infinitely, and the seconds seemed like a year, and his memory returned to the carefree days half a year ago - every morning when they went to the set together; The heart-pounding kiss; the sweet cake and the shiny silver ring... the consciousness fell into the boundless darkness with this happiness.

It would be nice if time stayed there forever.These were the last words left in his mind before his consciousness disappeared.

The belt in Zhou Chao's hand accurately swept over the original marks on his body one by one, until all the marks were covered by whip marks and disappeared, replaced by countless red and swollen criss-crossing whip marks.

The belt slipped from the hand, and the metal buckle made a crisp sound when it touched the ground, especially harsh in the empty bathroom.

Zhou Chao slumped on the ground weakly, bent down and hugged him into his arms, his hands and feet were as gentle as holding a piece of fragile porcelain.Xiang Ran's eyes were closed and he remained motionless, tears were streaked across his face, dripping with sweat, his lips were bitten by sharp teeth, and there were little drops of dark red blood.

Zhou Chao stretched out his fingers tremblingly to brush the sweat-soaked hair on his temples, stared at the pillow in his arms for a long time, his face was peaceful as if he had fallen asleep, and after a while, he carefully kissed his cold lips, Mumbling over and over again: "I'm sorry...I'm sorry..."

Mr. Chen, who returned home, was a little restless. He had been with Zhou Chao the longest, and he had been doing things for him almost since he took over Xingyue.After so many years of ups and downs, I have never seen him so angry like today.Suddenly, the phone rang suddenly, interrupting his cranky thoughts.He glanced at the phone screen, his heart skipped a beat, and he picked it up nervously.

"Xiao Chen, I called Xiang Ran, you need a strict and safe doctor, and you need it now!" Zhou Chao's voice on the phone seemed extremely flustered.

Xiao Chen didn't dare to ask more questions, but kept saying yes.After hanging up the phone, Xiao Chen wondered, did you call?How can this be so bad that I dare not go to the hospital.

When he arrived in a hurry with the doctor, he was still shocked.Xiang Ran, who was embraced by Zhou Chao, could hardly see a piece of intact skin all over his body. There were criss-crossing scars all over his body. Some places had broken the skin and bled, and the rest were swollen and bruised. It was shocking.Xiang Ran had been tortured by the high fever until his face was flushed red, and he was unconscious. He curled up in Zhou Chao's arms and shivered, sobbing intermittently from between his teeth.

The doctor has also seen big wind and waves, taking temperature, checking, questioning, without changing his face from beginning to end, and quickly administering medicine and needles.

The process of applying the medicine was extremely difficult, and Xiang Ran was in a trance, but the pain caused by the stimulation of the medicine still made him struggle and flee instinctively, his face was dripping with sweat, and he kept screaming for pain.Zhou Chao was full of remorse, as if a small hammer was hammering his heart in his heart.Considering the wounds all over Xiang Ran's body, he didn't dare to restrain him forcefully, he hugged him gently with his hands and feet, and pressed against his ear to comfort him gently.

By the time the tossing was over, it was already midnight.The doctor let out a sigh of relief, raised his hand to wipe off the sweat from his forehead, gave some precautions, turned around and said goodbye and left.

There is a calming ingredient in the medicine, and Xiang Ran has already fallen asleep in a daze.Zhou Chao held his hand all the time, stared at him intently and affectionately, and after a while, murmured softly: "I really like him."

Xiao Chen's heart skipped a beat.He has witnessed that Xiang Ran has been tormented by Zhou Chao from a cheerful and gentle gentleman to his current fate. He can't stand Zhou Chao's look of dying and living. He forced him to do it. He was also responsible for the injury, but now he is acting affectionate.At this moment, he was filled with righteous indignation, and his tone was a little blunt: "Mr. Zhou, I..."

"I know what you're going to say!" Zhou Chao interrupted him suddenly, looking at him firmly: "I'm sorry for him, this is the last time, and I won't hit him again. Don't worry."

Xiao Chen stopped talking and sighed silently.He knew there was no point in staying here, so he whispered: "The doctor said there is still some medicine missing, I'll go get it."

The moment before the door was completely closed, he glanced at Zhou Chao who was staring at Xiang Ran affectionately, and shook his head helplessly.

77

There were still six days before the one-week deadline. On this day, Zhou Yi sent someone to adjust the hotel surveillance and the surveillance near the hotel, but it turned out that the surveillance at this level was broken, and the clues that could best reveal the whole truth were cut off.

Surveillance in the hotel lobby and its surroundings showed the presence of Rong Xia and Xiao Xiao, but this did not prove that they were the masterminds of all this.

What is even more unbelievable is that the room was indeed checked in by Xiang Ran, and the surveillance camera in the lobby showed that there was indeed a young man with a hat and mask checking in at that time.Seeing that scene, Yan Yan immediately pointed out that someone was pretending to be Xiang Ran.However, now that Yan Yan and Xiang Ran have become well-known stars, hats and masks are indispensable when going out, which instead leaves opportunities for some people with ulterior motives.However, this is just a conjecture, and there is no real evidence to prove that the man in the picture is not Xiang Ran.

Checking Yan Yan's mobile phone, he found that a text message with the hotel address was indeed sent to Xiang Ran in the sent mailbox.According to Yan Yan's recollection, there is no picture of her mobile phone leaving her in her memory, and she checked the background monitoring of the press conference, and found no useful picture of Rong Xia or Xiao Xiao stealing her mobile phone.Even so, Yan Yan can still be sure that this text message was sent by Rong Xia and Xiao Xiao.Because during the whole process of the press conference, Rong Xia's eyes always glanced at him seemingly unintentionally, and Xiao Xiao could find clues when he walked around him from time to time, but the schedule was tight at that time, and he had no time to delve into it, so why didn't he think of the two of them? He even started behind his back.

The investigation stopped here.Obviously, the people who carefully planned all this have made sufficient preparations, and all the steps are seamless, and there is no way to start.

When everyone was at a loss, Yan Yan suddenly asked: "Before Xiao Xiao became Rong Xia's assistant, who was his assistant?"

Xu Zhi was surprised and said: "I met that kid before, his name is Cheng Xiaomo. Now he's still hanging out with Rong Xia. What's wrong?"

There was a trace of resentment on Yan Yan's face, and he looked at Zhou Yi with an aggrieved tone: "Rong Xia is quite famous, and he has two assistants to serve him. I don't have any!"

Zhou Yi pretended to be angry and pushed his forehead with his fingers, "It's not enough for me, a big director, to serve you, who else do you want?"

Yan Yan puffed up her cheeks, and then said with relief: "One person has one person's comfort, two people have two people's troubles, I don't want to worry about it."

Zhou Yi frowned. There was something in these words. He thought for a moment and immediately understood. He turned his head and met his smiling eyes.

Xu Zhi coughed twice, dissatisfied: "What charades are you two playing?"

Zhou Yi lifted his neck and said with a smile: "Quickly check the relationship between Rong Xia, Xiao Xiao and Cheng Xiaomo, the more detailed the better."

Xu Zhi's efficiency is as reassuring as his title of gold medal manager.In just one day, the results of the investigation were presented in front of Zhou Yi.

As Yan Yan guessed, after Xiao Xiao became Rong Xia's assistant, Cheng Xiaomo's status plummeted. He used to be able to occasionally participate in decision-making, but now he is completely reduced to a little assistant serving tea and water.And Xiao Xiao relied on his closeness with Rong Xia, and with his domineering temperament, he often bossed Cheng Xiaomo around.In such an unbalanced relationship between the three of them, it would be easy to make them turn against each other with a little effort to stir up the muddy water.

There are still five days left in a week.

This afternoon, Xiao Xiao and Cheng Xiaomo went to a large shopping mall to buy a drink that Rong Xia especially wanted to drink.

Xiao Xiao didn't want to run errands, but Cheng Xiaomo insisted