Second Take On Romance - The A-List Actor Wants Me-Chapter 281 : The Celebration At A Nightclub (3)

The questionable three men slipped out of the nightclub’s backdoor, leading to a dark, deserted alley at the backside.

The night was still, broken only by the distant hum of traffic and the unsettling sound of rats scurrying through a nearby trash can, their claws scratching at the metal.

The man who was carrying Shen Jingwei on his back whistled after he lowered the latter onto the ground and leaned him against the moldy brick wall.

"He’s such a beauty," he commented. "And he smells good too."

His unsolicited comments earned him a slap on the head by one of his comrades.

"What are you, a faggot?"

He then turned to look at Jin Zhuo.

"So what do you want us to do to him?"

Jin Zhuo smirked.

"Not much. Just beat him up, break some of his ribs, and then slash up his face."

The first man pulled a grimace at the instruction.

"What? Why must we slash up his face? What a pity, such a handsome guy..."

Jin Zhuo rolled with his eyes and gave the man a rough shove on the chest.

"His face is his most precious asset as an actor. If I don’t ruin his face, he will come back again and again."

"Well, we agreed to do the job, so..."

The second man flipped open his pocket knife.

He then beckoned his brothers over.

"Hold him still for me. Where do you want me to slash him?"

Jin Zhuo squatted close to Shen Jingwei.

"I think we can start with the cheek..."

"WAIT A MOMENT!"

The backdoor was slammed open and Lang Yuxuan, pale as a ghost, poured out of the nightclub.

Jin Zhuo stared at him in disbelief.

"Hey, Lang Yuxuan, what are you still doing here? Didn’t I tell you to get lost?"

Lang Yuxuan’s pupils shook as he watched Shen Jingwei being pinned against the wall, his head lolling lifelessly to the side.

"This is madness."

Lang Yuxuan pushed at the thugs who were restraining Shen Jingwei and put himself between Shen Jingwei and Jin Zhuo.

"Jin Zhuo, it is not yet too late," he said with a trembling voice. "Let’s stop this. Return Shen Jingwei to his table. Let’s not do this."

Jin Zhuo scoffed.

"Dude, are you out of your mind?"

He roughly shoved Lang Yuxuan, causing the latter to fall next to Shen Jingwei’s body.

"We agreed to dispose of Shen Jingwei so you can take his place as Yan Renzhong’s lover and I can take your place as Yan Renzhong’s mentee. Why are you changing your mind, you wuss?"

Lang Yuxuan gritted his teeth.

"True, I was once like you, but I don’t want to do that anymore. They love each other, what is the point of me butting into their relationship? Senior Yan will never look at me the way he looks at Shen Jingwei. It’s pointless!"

A burst of angry laughter escaped Jin Zhuo’s throat.

"So you decide to stay Yan Renzhong’s mentee and I get nothing out of it, is that so? You know what?"

Jin Zhuo turned to the man behind him and wrenched the pocket knife out of his hand.

"Give it to me!"

"Oi, careful there, asshole..."

Jin Zhuo brandished the pocket knife in his hand and approached Lang Yuxuan and Shen Jingwei in a menacing way.

"Since you not only refuse to cooperate but also insist on disrupting my plan, why don’t I just slash you up together?"

Lang Yuxuan widened his eyes from fear.

He threw his arms around Shen Jingwei and screamed, "AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

The blade slashed through the air, aiming at Lang Yuxuan’s arm, but suddenly Shen Jingwei’s leg shot upward, landing a swift kick at Jin Zhuo’s wrist. Overwhelmed by the stabbing pain at his wrist, Jin Zhuo immediately dropped the blade.

"Arghhhh!!" He cried out while holding his aching wrist.

Jin Zhuo and his hired hitmen gaped at Shen Jingwei, who was already on his feet, shielding Lang Yuxuan behind him.

"You okay?" He asked the trembling young man behind him.

"Y-yes."

"If you can stand, go back to the nightclub and call for help."

Shen Jingwei cracked his knuckles while shooting their opponents a menacing glare.

"I will hold on for as long as I can."

"Fuck," Jin Zhuo murmured. He tried to step away, but Shen Jingwei’s cold voice stopped him.

"I know it’s you, Jin Zhuo."

"..."

"To think that we were once brothers who worked at the coffee shop together. I surely misjudged your character."

Shen Jingwei right hand tapped blindly behind him before he touched Lang Yuxuan’s head.

"Can’t you move?" He hissed.

"I have, I have already called for help," Lang Yuxuan replied weakly.

In fact, in his panic, he called a lot of people at once. Including the police.

Jin Zhuo sucked in a sharp breath and snapped at Lang Yuxuan.

"Lang Yuxuan, are you insane? I thought you were trying to stop me!"

Lang Yuxuan staggered to his feet and leaned against the wall.

"If you had listened to me, we would have dispersed already. Unfortunately, you chose to be a villain, so here we are."

Shen Jingwei nudged at Lang Yuxuan.

"If you have already called for help, maybe step aside. I don’t want you to get hurt."

Lang Yuxuan let out a derisive scoff.

"What do you take me as, a weakling? After all, I have been training at a kickboxing gym for months. Let me show you what I can do."

"..."

That was what he said, but wasn’t he the one who threw himself at Shen Jingwei, ready to take the blade?

Shen Jingwei shook his head in disbelief.

Both men took their stance, ready to fight their opponents.

"You punks greatly overestimate yourselves!" A burly man hollered before he aimed a punch at Shen Jingwei’s head.

The fist lunged forward, but it never reached its target. With a swift, powerful motion, he was ripped from the ground and slammed into a nearby pile of trash bags, a sickening thud echoing through the alley.

The man who had just appeared exuded a chilling aura, his storm-colored eyes glinting with a murderous intent that sent a shiver down the onlookers’ spine.

"Am I late for the party?" He snarled.

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