Copycat - Chapter 17

Chapter 17 

◎Fever, Derailed◎

“Tsk.” The woman stretched her stiff neck and casually tossed the knife on the ground, her tone a little irritated.

“That little girl looks so frail, but she’s got a lot of strength. She caused us so much trouble.”

The perfect ATM had turned into a hot potato.

The male robber picked up the knife from the ground and played with the tip for a while. “Let’s go. The one who escaped must have called the police. If we wait any longer, we’ll be the ones on the back foot.”

“After all that effort, you’re just going to give up?”

The woman said, glancing at the rich young lady who was securely bound to a chair with tape covering her mouth. Zhou Ziyan had been drugged. Her face was flushed, her head was lolling, and she had completely lost consciousness.

“I was really intimidated by her.”

“And her friend, too. She just ran off, and she ran so fast she didn’t even look back.” The female robber gritted her teeth in frustration. “It’s a shame all our effort was for nothing.”

After Wen Jiao escaped, Zhou Ziyan continued to confront them with the knife. After a while, the woman realized something was off. The tip of the knife at her neck was trembling and was always a little distance away from her jugular vein. It hadn’t even broken the skin. It was clear that the other person was just bluffing and feigning fierceness. She gave her accomplice a look, and soon the robbers cornered them. Even when they were about to attack, the rich girl with the knife didn’t dare to actually hurt anyone. She had held out for so long just to buy her companion time to escape.

“Let’s go. She’s already transferred all the money from her phone, a full seven-figure sum. This trip wasn’t a loss for us.” The male robber waved to his accomplices, and the van quickly drove over. Before leaving, the female robber looked back at the tied-up girl, noticed her unnaturally flushed face, and frowned slightly. “What did you give her?”

“Just the usual knockout drops.” The female robber walked over with a frown, her hand clamping the girl’s chin to force her to lift her head. The girl’s face was flushed, her eyes were glazed over, and her body was trembling unnaturally and was sensitive to any touch. It was obvious she had been given a powerful aphrodisiac.

“You’re not even human.” The female robber glared at the lead male robber and said, “Let’s get out of here. Throw her phone away and leave her in the cabin. I don’t want her to freeze to death in the snow. I don’t want to be a murderer.”

“You’re one to talk. Your hands aren’t clean either.”

The male robber tossed the sapphire ring into the air, and when it fell, he tightly caught it in his hand. Despite what he said, he still listened to his companion’s suggestion and threw the person into the wooden cabin before leaving. With the wooden walls as a barrier, she wouldn’t freeze to death in the cold wind and snow.

“Zhou Ziyan, wake up.”

Half-asleep, the girl lying on the hotel bed was in a daze and faintly heard a pleasant female voice. She slowly opened her eyes, but her pupils were unfocused and couldn’t see anything clearly. Zhou Ziyan’s eyes were wet and red, and even her speech was heavy with moisture. “Where… am I?”

“You’re in a hotel.” The female voice patiently explained, patting her back soothingly. The girl’s sensitive body trembled. Wen Jiao was stunned for a moment, pursed her lips, and retracted her hand. “You’re safe now,” she said.

“Where is she?” Zhou Ziyan asked. The person lying on the bed had unfocused eyes at this moment and could only see a blurry face. The voice she heard was also intermittent. “Those robbers?” “The police have retrieved the surveillance footage from the area and have already tracked their car. The police in all districts of Province B are closely monitoring their whereabouts. As soon as they dare to stop, they will be arrested immediately.”

“No.” Zhou Ziyan listened for a long time before she realized the person she was talking to didn’t understand what she meant. She was lying flat on the bed and twisted her waist with great effort to turn over. Her face was pressed tightly against the hand of the girl who was talking. Her flushed face was hot. When it touched the cool palm, she practically clung to it desperately.

Wen Jiao’s Adam’s apple bobbed nervously. She hugged the burning person in her arms, suppressing her emotions and trying to keep her tone calm. “Zhou Ziyan, calm down. I’ll take you to the bathroom now. There are already ice cubes and cold water in the bathtub. A cold water bath will help relieve the effects of the drug.”

…

Half an hour ago.

The hospital.

After a series of examinations, Wen Jiao sat in the consultation room, anxiously asking the doctor if there were any other options. The doctor looked at her helplessly. “The patient was fed a combination of knockout drops and a high dose of an aphrodisiac. You can have her take a cold water bath to relieve the effects, but the best way is for her lover to help.” With that, the doctor paused and said tactfully, “She could also take care of it herself.”

Wen Jiao tried to carry Zhou Ziyan into the bathroom, but the other person had lost her basic consciousness and was only reacting to her most primal instincts. Her instincts led her to lie on the comfortable bed. Without the other person’s cooperation, Wen Jiao couldn’t possibly drag an adult weighing 50 kilograms.

Wen Jiao took a deep breath, raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and the girl in her arms, whose face was flushed, took advantage of this moment to suddenly reach out and wrap her arms around Wen Jiao’s neck. Wen Jiao was caught off guard and was pulled into the quilt by her. The hot lips lightly licked her cheek, and a sticky voice reached her ear. “Help me….” The restless hands lifted the hem of Wen Jiao’s sweater, wanting to explore more unknown territory. Wen Jiao bit her lip and held down her moving hands. With her last bit of willpower, she asked her, word by word, “Zhou Ziyan, look at me. Do you see who I am?”

“Are you sure you want me to help you?”

The next second, the hot, wet lips wrapped around her earlobe, biting it lightly like a kitten. The feverish face rubbed against her shoulder and neck, and the jade Buddha pendant hanging from her neck was held in her mouth. Her almond eyes blinked, looking especially innocent, hazy, and seductive. Wen Jiao’s Adam’s apple bobbed twice in suppressed emotion. “I’ll ask you one more time. Are you sure…” Before she could finish her sentence, Zhou Ziyan wrapped her legs around her waist, pulling her center of gravity forward. The hot, wet voice came from her ear. “Wen Jiao… help me…”

Wen Jiao: “…”

…

The next day.

The girl lying in bed opened her hazy eyes. The midday sun streamed through the hotel’s floor-to-ceiling windows and onto her face. She lifted the quilt and found that she was already wearing a clean set of pajamas she had never seen before. The long-sleeved shirt and pants covered her from head to toe. Zhou Ziyan was stunned, and the fragmented memories in her mind suddenly pieced together.

Last night… Wen Jiao had helped her with her hand. She remembered they had gotten the hotel’s sheets wet. At some point, Wen Jiao had carried her into the bathroom to soak. The hotel staff had come to change the sheets once, and then they were in the bathroom…

Zhou Ziyan’s face immediately turned red. She quickly got up and walked to the bathroom from last night with trembling legs. The bathroom had already been cleaned, but she could still faintly sense the air of lust. Last night, she and Wen Jiao…

Zhou Ziyan stared at the hickeys on her neck, her face flushed. In the heat of the moment, she couldn’t help but kiss Wen Jiao. The other person seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then a torrent of passionate kisses followed, as if to mark her entire body as her possession.

“Miss Zhou, are you awake?”

The hotel door was knocked on, and the voice of the staff member came through. Zhou Ziyan quickly closed the bathroom door, put on her slippers, walked to the door, and opened it. “I-I’m awake.” The hickeys on her neck were too obvious. She couldn’t help but shrink her neck, her face flushed. The female staff member smiled at her kindly, her eyes politely avoiding her neck.

“These are the clothes Miss Wen sent for you.”

“Thank you.” Zhou Ziyan reached out to take them. The female staff member was about to turn and leave when Zhou Ziyan called out to her. Zhou Ziyan hesitated for a moment and asked, “Excuse me, where is Wen Jiao…?” The female staff member said, “The robbers have been caught, a total of 13 people. Miss Wen is currently at the police station to make a statement. You should see her tonight if nothing unexpected happens.”

“Okay, thank you.” Zhou Ziyan bowed deeply. The female staff member was stunned for a moment and returned the bow with a smile. The smile on her face was a little more genuine. “You’re welcome, Miss Zhou. Please get some rest.”

Closing the door, Zhou Ziyan hugged the new clothes and fell onto the bed, burying her face in the new clothes and taking a deep breath. She then reached for the backup phone on the bedside table and clicked on the new messages with the red dot.

9:44 AM [Wen Jiao]: Are you up?

10:44 AM [Wen Jiao]: The doctor said to take cold water baths for two consecutive days. I’m at the police station and can’t be back this morning. The ice cubes are in the refrigerator. I’ve already prepared them. If you’re too weak to fill the bathtub, you can call the hotel staff to help you.

1 minute ago [Wen Jiao]: Still not awake?

Zhou Ziyan lay on the bed like a dead salted fish, having lost all means of living and all her strength. She was almost drowned in shame. How could she have… been so shameless last night!

Even though the heat in her body had already subsided, she had still been clinging to Wen Jiao, demanding she kiss her or she wouldn’t get in the bath. In the end, Wen Jiao had to coax and trick her into the bathtub to take a cold water bath. Staring at the messages from Wen Jiao on her phone, this was the first time Zhou Ziyan didn’t reply immediately. Because she really didn’t know what to say. If she could, she would want to escape Earth right now and settle on Mars, Jupiter, or any other planet. Preferably a place where there were no humans and no one knew her, so she could start a new life.

Zhou Ziyan threw her phone on the bed, turned on the faucet above the bathtub, and adjusted it to the coldest setting. Then she took all the frozen ice cubes from the refrigerator and poured them in. The water in the bathtub rose to her knees. She turned off the faucet, and with a cold expression, she jumped in without hesitation.

After the passion, her unsatisfied body was instantly frozen into a puritanical nun. Zhou Ziyan lay in the mixture of water and ice cubes, her eyes closed. The ringing of the backup phone on the bed kept sounding, but she was oblivious, lost in the fantasy that nothing had happened.

…

The police station.

Wen Jiao sat in the car sent by Ren Jinggen. She hung up the phone that hadn’t been answered and sighed. The driver immediately turned around. “Miss Wen, what’s wrong?”

“…Nothing.” Wen Jiao shook her head.

She stared at the chat box that had not been replied to. Her hand unconsciously lightly caressed her neck. Separated by a thin layer of black cashmere, her fingertips accurately located a slightly sore spot. Last night, Zhou Ziyan had been hurt and bit her fiercely. There were still faint tooth marks there. Thinking of this, Wen Jiao’s eyes darkened, and she helplessly held her forehead. Her life went off the rails for the first time at the age of 20.