The Cold-hearted CEO's Unwanted Bride
Chapter 284: Concentrated Sulfuric Acid?

Chapter 284: Chapter 284: Concentrated Sulfuric Acid?

Bo Yunshen clutched his phone, his free hand buried in his pocket and clenched tightly. His mind was somewhat in disarray. Concentrated sulfuric acid?

Qin Yan really had terrible luck!

Now, that alluring face of hers might not be salvageable.

Bo Yunshen’s eyelashes fluttered as the elevator door opened, and he quickened his step. He got into his car with a cool laugh.

He wasn’t worried about Qin Yan; after all, with such a big incident involving her, he naturally wanted to be the first to go and see the spectacle!

The intricate spiderweb cracks on the windshield seemed irrelevant as Bo Yunshen drove unimpeded towards the police station...

The distance wasn’t far, and just as Bo Yunshen parked, his phone rang.

Qin Yan was still at the police station, and he was about to hang up when his gaze paused momentarily on the jagged and broken screen.

Bo Yunshen didn’t have the habit of saving phone numbers, but he recognized this string of digits.

It was Lin Man’s.

The motion of ending the call halted, and he shifted his fingertip and quickly answered.

"Manman? What’s wrong?"

Lin Man’s voice carried terror and a sob:

"Yunshen, Yunshen... The reporters are here, they’re all crowding at my room door..."

"Yunshen, I’m so scared, the reporters are so agitated... they’re banging on the door, I’m frightened..."

Bo Yunshen paused. He had just turned off the car when he reached to restart the engine and said in a low voice,

"Manman, don’t panic, I’m on my way over!"

"Don’t open the door for anyone before I arrive."

Lin Man’s voice trembled, "Okay."

"Yunshen, I’m scared, can you stay on the line with me...?"

Lin Man had always been fragile; without hesitation, Bo Yunshen nodded and responded, "Mhm."

He turned the car around, and before driving off, Bo Yunshen glanced back at the police station.

His eyes swirled with a trace of complexity.

Qin Yan was always so resourceful; he believed she wouldn’t let herself get hurt, especially since she was already at the police station, so there probably wasn’t much of a problem.

But Manman was different.

Manman really needed him.

The Ritz-Carlton wasn’t far from the police station. On the elevator, Bo Yunshen checked the online updates.

The previous night, the event of Bo Yunshen bringing Lin Man to Hai Wan Xiang Xie made headlines, and when reporters dug it up, it was he who had received the paternity test result at that time.

He and Qin Yinyin were father and daughter!

The reporters who got wind rushed to the hotel, hammering on Lin Man’s door, asking the same few questions over and over.

Essentially, whether, after receiving the paternity result, inviting Lin Man to Hai Wan Xiang Xie at night meant he intended to start a family with Lin Man?

Bo Yunshen strode forward and snatched a microphone away, his expression darkening while the reporters involuntarily took a step back.

Bo Yunshen preemptively declared, "I have no intention of starting a family with Manman. We are just ordinary friends!"

Even if there were such intentions, they couldn’t be admitted!

"This matter is my personal affair; please do not harass my friends!"

No sooner had Bo Yunshen finished speaking than the elevator doors opened, and a group of bodyguards in black suits courteously ushered the reporters out.

Only after hearing Bo Yunshen’s voice did Lin Man open the door of her room, and upon seeing him, she took a step forward and threw herself into Bo Yunshen’s embrace.

Bo Yunshen’s body stiffened for a moment, then he reached out his hand, wrapped his arms around Lin Man, and gently patted her back.

Noticing Bo Yunshen’s tenderness, Lin Man’s eyes filled with mist, "Yunshen, I was really scared just now..."

"I know you might be very busy at this time, but I can’t control myself, sorry, I’ve caused you trouble again..."

Bo Yunshen sighed, having spent more time with Qin Yan, he found himself a bit unaccustomed to women’s tears.

"Manman, it’s okay, I’m not that busy!"

"Why don’t you go back to the hotel and rest? Just bear with it today and try not to go out!"

Bo Yunshen pulled her out of his embrace, looking into Lin Man’s eyes, "I’ve left two bodyguards at the door for you, don’t be afraid!"

"I have an urgent matter to deal with now, I can’t stay here with you!"

Lin Man nodded.

Her character had always been gentle, unlike Qin Yan, who was as sturdy as a piece of iron.

Bo Yunshen gave Lin Man a faint smile, then turned and left the hotel.

...

At the police station.

Qin Yan sat on a stool in front of the office desk, giving her statement to a policewoman.

"Why did that person throw sulphuric acid at you? Do you have a grudge against each other?"

Qin Yan shook her head, speaking softly, "I don’t know him. When he attacked me, he was yelling that I was a ’slut’ and a ’whore’..."

The policewoman raised her head upon hearing this.

Over the years, she had interrogated many criminals in the police station, but Qin Yan was the first one to answer questions as if nothing had happened after going through such an ordeal.

Considering Qin Yan’s mood, the policewoman got to the bottom of the events and didn’t press her for what happened afterward.

"Wait here, we’ve informed your husband, and he’ll be here soon to pick you up!"

Qin Yan nodded, the policewoman handed her a cup of water and then turned on the only television in the office.

She casually flipped to a channel playing entertainment news, speaking softly, "Relax, this is a channel all you girls like. Watch some TV, and after your husband arrives, you’ll just need to sign and you can leave!"

Qin Yan nodded, her eyelashes fluttering, "Thank you, officer."

The policewoman had other things to attend to; after hesitating for a moment, she turned and went back into her office.

Qin Yan moved her fingers slightly, a burning pain on her arm.

She licked the corner of her mouth, hid her arm behind her back, and, looking as usual, turned her gaze to the television.

The entertainment news finished playing, and the next story began.

The TV screen changed, and the host spoke in fluent Mandarin, "According to our station’s reporters, the marriage between Bo Group President Bo Yunshen and his company’s Marketing Director Qin Yan is nearing its end... each with their own affairs..."

"Just ten minutes ago, Mr. Bo, for the sake of his new love, was the first to rush to the hotel to help disperse the reporters... In gratitude, the beauty gave him a sweet embrace..."

"Sparks flew between the two... It’s reported that last night, the two even returned to Hai Wan Xiang Xie together..."

Qin Yan, looking at the two people closely embracing on the television screen, felt a wave of coldness envelop her body.

She lifted her wrist to look at the time, the police station should have notified Bo Yunshen immediately.

The Bo Group was not far from the police station; even if he had walked there and back, he should have arrived by now.

That heartbreaking feeling spread over her again, nearly overtaking all of Qin Yan’s senses.

[I plan to slam the results on your face and see if you’ll feel so ashamed that you’ll leave the Bo Family on your own?]

[It’s just that I seem to have overestimated Director Qin’s thick skin!]

Bo Yunshen’s words echoed in her head once more, and a layer of tears began to fill Qin Yan’s eyes.