The digital clock had just jumped to 5:30 PM when Shen Ruo immediately picked up her packed bag and quickly stood up, heading towards the office's main door.

"Xiaoruo, let's go sing karaoke tonight." Her good friend Chen Shanshan stepped in front of her early, blocking her path.

"Not today, maybe next time."

"Xiaoruo!" Chen Shanshan put her hands on her hips, glaring at her angrily, "Next time, next time! How many next times have you said without ever following through? Tell me, why are you so busy every day? You rush off the moment work is over, not willing to delay even for a second!"

Shen Ruo glanced at the electronic clock on the wall—it was already 5:31 PM, and there were only 19 minutes left...

Knowing Chen Shanshan was telling the truth, a flash of guilt crossed Shen Ruo's eyes, "Good Shanshan, next time. I really have something to do today, I'll definitely treat you next time."

"No way! Today, you..."

"Really, next time I'll definitely treat you. Bye-bye."

Before she could finish, Shen Ruo interrupted her, swiftly bypassing her and running out the door. Just then, the elevator happened to open, and she caught it in time.

Once in the cab, she stated her destination and said to the driver, "Master, please hurry, I'm in a rush."

"Miss, it's rush hour right now, wanting to go fast might be difficult."

"Master, if you can get there in fifteen minutes, I'll give you an extra hundred. Please hurry, I'm really in a rush."

"Alright, hold tight." For the extra hundred yuan, the cab driver decided to put his more than a decade of exceptional driving experience to work.

The car stopped outside a luxurious villa, and Shen Ruo got out, just in time to see a brand-new black Mercedes slowly approaching.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly lowered her eyes, briskly walking into the villa.

"Miss Shen, you're back." Wu Ma came forward to greet her warmly. Shen Ruo merely nodded hurriedly, and before the person behind her could come in, she quickly ran up to the second floor and entered her own room.

"Sir, how come you're so early today?"

The moment she closed her door, she heard Wu Ma talking to that person.

Leaning against the door with a sense of powerlessness, Shen Ruo closed her eyes. It had been three months, and she was still very afraid of this man. Even feeling the slightest trace of his presence made her tremble in fear.

Opening her eyes again, Shen Ruo's eyes flickered with a hint of pain and deep despair.

"Knock knock!" Someone knocked on the door, causing Shen Ruo to jump in fright.