Yu Yao’s complexion grew even uglier. He glared at Shi Jun in pure rage, stammering, “You…”
Shi Jun looked back at him with a beaming smile, his eyes brimming with smugness and provocation. The sight of it made Yu Yao’s blood boil with unmitigated fury.
Sheng Baiye took a deep breath, turned to Yu Yao, and said flatly, “Yu Yao, I understand your emotions. However, that does not give you an excuse to harm Shi Jun. Whatever issues exist between you two should be resolved by other means.”
Yu Yao stiffened his neck, refusing to back down. “How did I harm him? He just slapped me, you all saw it!”
Sheng Baiye offered a faint smile. “Yu Yao, you are an adult and should know how to control your emotions. Resorting to violence is no way to solve a problem.”
Right then, Shi Jun suddenly chimed in, “Hmph! He even threatened me just now. He said he wanted me to leave, and that he was going to sell me off to some old bachelor in the remote mountains!”
Hearing this, Sheng Baiye’s gaze turned icy cold. He snapped his attention back to Yu Yao, his tone dropping to a freezing register. “You threatened Shi Jun?”
Yu Yao’s face went pale, and he scrambled to explain himself. “No, President Sheng, I didn’t threaten him. I was only—”
Sheng Baiye didn’t let him finish. Cutting him off abruptly, his gaze pierced through Yu Yao like a freezing blade, slicing into his every word. His voice was low and powerful, completely devoid of warmth. “Regardless of the circumstances, you laid hands on my person and dared to threaten him. I will make you pay the price. Let’s see if your company can withstand the weight of my suppression.”
The muscles in Yu Yao’s face contorted, a flash of utter disbelief crossing his eyes. He had clearly not anticipated that Sheng Baiye would resort to such heavy-handed measures against him without a shred of hesitation, all for the sake of Shi Jun. He gritted his teeth fiercely, his gaze dripping with venomous hatred toward Shi Jun.
As for Shi Jun, his smile grew increasingly provocative and smug, as if he were thoroughly relishing the thrill of this farce.
He leaned gently into Sheng Baiye’s solid chest, acting as though he had found the safest sanctuary in the world. His voice was incredibly soft. “Hubby, you are so good to me.”
Sheng Baiye lightly patted Shi Jun’s back, reassuring him tenderly, “Don’t worry, I will protect you.”
Witnessing this entire sequence, 007 was utterly stupefied. Its virtual expression betrayed absolute disbelief, as if it had encountered a glitching scenario it couldn’t possibly compute.
[Host, what a textbook white lotus you are.]
“What the hell do you know?!”
007 simply could not believe that the Lord God would discard his bottom line like this for Shi Jun, showing such… shameless favoritism.
Sheng Baiye’s gaze swept back over to Yu Yao, the sheer frost in his eyes enough to strike terror into anyone’s heart. “You may leave now. There is no need for you to participate in tonight’s gathering any longer. Remember, you are never to step foot inside this banquet hall ever again. My patience has its limits.”
Yu Yao stared fixedly at Sheng Baiye and Shi Jun, his fists clenching so hard that his knuckles creaked and turned stark white. His eyes were entirely bloodshot, looking as though he might explode into a violent rage at any second.
Ultimately, however, he uttered nothing. He turned on his heel and stormed away.
Sheng Baiye turned his head to look at Shi Jun beside him, his features softening with genuine tenderness and concern. His eyes were filled with an absolute desire to spoil and shield Shi Jun, as if announcing to the entire world that Shi Jun was his precious treasure, and no one would ever be permitted to harm him.
Watching this display from the sidelines, Shi Yue gritted his teeth so hard they clicked. His heart burned with consuming jealousy, a flash of profound agony flitting across his eyes. He had always loved Sheng Baiye in silence. Yet, unfortunately, Sheng Baiye had never given him a second glance, and he would never be able to claim a single corner of Sheng Baiye’s heart.
An uncontrollable wave of fury surged within him. Why on earth did Shi Jun, whose family standing is inferior to mine, get to marry the man I love? The thought drove him absolutely mad with envy.
He wanted to destroy Shi Jun. He wanted to shatter that unique tenderness Sheng Baiye held for him.
Looking at the two of them displaying their affection right now, he found the sight utterly blinding.
Sheng Baiye caught a sudden, burning gaze. Lifting his eyes, he met Shi Yue’s venomous, sinister expression. His eyes flickered subtly, instantly reading exactly what was running through Shi Yue’s mind.
Sheng Baiye withdrew his smile, speaking in a measured tone, “Shi Yue, do not forget who it was that saved your family and pulled you out of your crisis.”
His words acted like a blockbuster bomb, violently shocking Shi Yue back to reality. His family’s corporation had only managed to escape ruin because of Sheng Baiye’s timely intervention.
However, Sheng Baiye had also set a strict condition back then: Shi Jun had to marry him. Otherwise, he would have divested his capital immediately.
Although the Shi Group had continued to expand rapidly over the past few years, it still paled significantly in comparison to Apex International.