The back row of the Rolls-Royce was spacious.
However, Bai Zhi felt like she was being squeezed to the point of suffocation.
To her left was the spoiled little princess named Lu Xuan.
To her right was the seemingly docile, pink-haired, white-dressed loli named Song Zhiyi.
The two little girls, one on each side, firmly sandwiched her in the middle.
Two pairs of eyes, filled with scrutiny, ill-will, and curiosity, were like two high-precision scanners, sweeping over her again and again, from the top of her head to the tips of her toes.
"Hey, bad woman."
Lu Xuan was the first to attack, her small body pressing closer to Bai Zhi as she asked impolitely.
"What kind of enchanting potion did you give my brother?"
"Why did he bring you home?"
"Exactly, and you even cursed Brother Lu Cheng."
Song Zhiyi echoed, her words also tinged with hostility.
"Are you plotting something against Brother Lu Cheng?"
Bai Zhi sat stiffly on the leather seat, not daring to move.
She felt like she wasn't sitting in a luxury car, but in a prisoner's cart being escorted to the execution ground.
Driving in the front was the expressionless Ruzuki Rin, and in the passenger seat sat the big villain, Lu Cheng.
In the back, there were also two watchful little jailers.
This lineup was simply an inescapable net.
"I... I didn't..."
Bai Zhi's throat felt dry. She tried to defend herself, but found that any words seemed so pale and powerless.
Say she was here to go undercover?
Say she was here to fleece him?
Then she might be thrown directly from this speeding car on the spot.
She could only close her mouth and choose silence, while constantly cheering herself on in her heart.
I am a professional! What's this small scene!
As long as the mindset doesn't slip, there are always more solutions than problems!
Once I have the help of the "Luck Radar" and snatch all his opportunities, making him a true pauper, let's see how he can still be so arrogant!
Thinking of the generous rewards, a glimmer of fighting spirit rekindled in Bai Zhi's heart.
Lu Cheng, sitting in the front row, took in the expressions of the three girls in the back through the rearview mirror.
He watched Bai Zhi, who was clearly scared to death but still trying to act calm, her eyes shifting between terror and greed, and the smile at the corner of his mouth grew richer.
This newly captured lamb was even more interesting than he had imagined.
The motorcade drove steadily, finally slowing to a stop in front of the manor gates.
When the enormous metal gates silently slid open to both sides, Bai Zhi's eyes instantly widened.
She stared blankly at the scene inside through the car window, her brain once again coming to a halt.
This... this is a manor?
She... had only seen it from afar outside; this was her first time seeing the interior.
Is this really not a royal palace of some country, or some 5A-rated scenic area?
Endless lawns, well-arranged pavilions and towers, and even a shimmering, enormous artificial lake in the distance.
The air seemed to carry a fresh scent, unfamiliar to her.
This had completely exceeded her understanding of the concept of "rich people."
After the car stopped, Bai Zhi mechanically followed Lu Cheng out of the car.
The moment her feet touched the ground of the manor.
Buzz!
An invisible yet mountain-heavy pressure, from all directions, fiercely squeezed towards her!
Bai Zhi's face instantly turned ashen!
She felt as if she had been instantly teleported from a plain to a plateau ten thousand meters high!
The air became thin, her chest felt tight, she was dizzy, her legs were weak, and she could barely stand steady.
[Warning! Body functions are being forcibly suppressed, vital signs are abnormal! Please leave this area immediately!]
In her mind, the system's cold warning sound, like the final death knell, rang frantically!
Just as Bai Zhi's vision went black and she was about to fall.
A strong hand timely supported her arm.
"It seems you're not quite used to the air here."
Lu Cheng's gentle voice sounded in her ear.
"It's okay, I was prepared."
Bai Zhi forced her eyes open and saw Lu Cheng take out a pure white jade pendant, intricately carved with patterns, from his pocket.
The pendant glowed with a warm luster in the sunlight.
Lu Cheng held the pendant and, with a natural motion, brought it close to her neck.
"Don't..."
Bai Zhi instinctively wanted to resist. She knew this was definitely not a good thing!
However, she couldn't even utter a complete sentence, and the feeling of powerlessness in her body prevented her from making any effective resistance.
The next second, the cool jade touched her skin.
A warm and comfortable energy instantly flowed from the pendant, spreading throughout her body.
That suffocating pressure receded like a tide.
She could breathe smoothly again, the dizziness disappeared, replaced by an unprecedented feeling of complete relaxation and comfort.
Bai Zhi gasped for air, looking at Lu Cheng, still shaken.
This pendant is definitely... not simple!
What good thing could this villain give her? There must be a problem!
And where she couldn't see, in Lu Cheng's mind, the system's prompt sounded with the joy of a harvest.
[Ding! Special item "Lamb Collar" has been successfully bound!]
[All rewards and emotional value obtained by target "Bai Zhi" through the system will be forcibly returned to you a hundredfold!]
"So weak, she'll fall with a gust of wind."
Lu Xuan leaned over and poked Bai Zhi's arm impolitely, her small face full of disdain.
"Brother, are you sure she can play with us? It feels like she'll break if we're not careful."
"Brother Lu Cheng, we'll help you keep a close eye on her."
Song Zhiyi also said obediently.
"We won't let her run around the house."
Lu Cheng smiled, ignoring the two little ones' "loyalty declarations." He supported the still-weak-legged Bai Zhi and walked towards the villa.
"From now on, this will be your home, and also your... workplace."
"I hope you can adapt quickly."
Lu Cheng arranged an extremely luxurious guest room for Bai Zhi.
When Bai Zhi walked into the room, she was once again shocked by the sight before her.
This so-called "guest room" was larger than all the places she had lived in before combined.
A large bed so soft it swallowed you, a whole wall of floor-to-ceiling windows, a walk-in closet larger than her bedroom, filled with brand new luxury brand women's clothing in various styles.
Even the bathroom had a massage bathtub comparable to a small swimming pool.
However, this luxury made Bai Zhi feel a chill.
"How many Sons of Luck has this guy fleeced?"
"How long will it take me to correct him!"
That night, Lu Cheng held a so-called "welcome dinner" for her in the manor.
In the dining room, which was comparable to a state banquet hall, Bai Zhi saw the villain's "harem group" for the first time.
Mu Wanrou, gentle as water, with a maternal glow.
Xia Qinghe, pure and charming, her eyes filled with love.
Luo Qingyan, with a cool temperament, like a fairy under the moon.
And Lu Ying, the exquisite silver-haired witch like a doll... Many beauties, each one a peerless beauty, each one capable of driving countless men crazy.
However, at this moment, they were all seated around Lu Cheng, gazing at the sole man with a look mixed with admiration, dependence, worship, and awe.
She even felt that the atmosphere was harmoniously eerie.
What kind of harem was this?
She became even more firm in her inner conviction.
These women must all be controlled by Lu Cheng using some evil means!
They are all innocent victims!
I, Bai Zhi, will transform into an emissary of justice, lurking in this den of evil, not only to fleece him bald, but also to rescue these poor girls from his clutches!
Late at night.
Bai Zhi lay on the impossibly soft bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
She decided she couldn't just sit there and wait.
She would use her "professional" stealth skills to explore this den of evil and see if she could find any evidence of Lu Cheng's crimes.
She quietly slipped out of the room, and to her surprise, the energy barrier had disappeared.
Like a nimble cat, she moved through the empty and silent manor.
However, she was disappointed.
Apart from being ridiculously large and ridiculously luxurious, there was no "evidence" she had imagined in this manor.
No gloomy basement, no terrifying laboratory, and certainly no cages holding resistors.
She only saw a constant-temperature outdoor swimming pool, the water of which glowed faintly under the moonlight and had a strange fragrance.
She saw a gym more professional than a professional gym, a private cinema with an IMAX screen, an entertainment room filled with various out-of-print figures and game consoles... This place was like a paradise built for pleasure.
And this, truly made Bai Zhi feel fear.
A villainous demon, disguised his lair as a paradise.
Finally, Bai Zhi, having found nothing, could only return to her room dejectedly.
She lay on the bed, clenching her fists, feeling the warm jade pendant on her neck... In her eyes, her fighting spirit grew even stronger.
"Lu Cheng, you just wait!"
"Do you think these sugar-coated bullets can corrupt me? Impossible!"
"One day, I will completely expose your true face!"
"I will make these girls, who have been deceived by you, see your true face, and then lead them to overthrow your demonic rule!"