“You… what nonsense are you spouting? I came to confront you! Why are you targeting my Liu Family?” Liu Ruyan’s delicate face was flushed with anger, her beautiful eyes glaring fiercely at Lu Chen.
“Oh? And when did I ever target the Liu Family?” Lu Chen smiled faintly. “What is Miss Liu talking about? I don’t understand.”
“You’re pretending to be clueless!” Liu Ruyan snorted coldly. “Lu Chen, just to get me, you’ve really racked your brains! You know I don’t like you, so you secretly go after my Liu Family, leaving us restrained everywhere, hoping to force me into submission. You are shameless and despicable!”
The more she spoke, the angrier she became. Her chest heaved violently, her body trembling with agitation. She pointed at Lu Chen’s nose and scolded, “I warn you, withdraw all those projects immediately and compensate the Liu Family, or you’re dead!”
“Pa pa pa—” Lu Chen clapped his fair, slender fingers together, chuckling. “As expected of the Liu Family’s young lady, always declaring people dead. You nearly scared me to death.”
“You…” Liu Ruyan was choked speechless, grinding her teeth so hard she wanted to tear his hateful face apart. But remembering her father’s instructions and her grandfather’s warning, she suppressed her impulse. Taking a deep breath, she forced herself to calm down and said coldly, “Lu Chen, in fact, we could be good friends… Forget it, this place isn’t suitable. Let’s go upstairs and talk.”
Her true purpose in coming here was still to negotiate, hoping to persuade him to let the Liu Family go. If Lu Chen was willing to compromise, she could consider starting from friendship.
“Friends?” Lu Chen sneered. “I only crave your body, and yet you want to be friends with me? Don’t you think that’s asking for too much?”
“You…” Liu Ruyan’s face flushed crimson with fury. She wished she could kick this bastard across the hall. Forcing herself to breathe deeply twice, she suppressed her rage and said, “Lu Chen, if you don’t want more people knowing about your despicable deeds, then let me go to your office, and we’ll talk properly.”
Just as her words fell, before Lu Chen could respond, a loud voice echoed from the lobby entrance. “Wife, you can’t go to his office!”
A tall man with a reasonably handsome face rushed in. His clothes were plain—a simple shirt and black trousers. Dust clung to his pant legs, and he carried the faint smell of dish soap, as if he had just finished housework and hurried over.
He quickly ran to Liu Ruyan’s side and shouted anxiously, “Wife, you absolutely can’t be alone with him! Don’t you know how shameless he is? What if he tries something on you?!”
Liu Ruyan frowned and instinctively stepped back a couple of paces. The disgust in her eyes toward this man was even stronger than what she had shown Lu Chen. With a look of disdain, she snapped, “Ye Chen, shouldn’t you be at home mopping the floor and washing dishes? Who told you to come here?!” This chapter is updated first at novelping.com.
“I… I… I heard you came here, so I was worried about you…” Ye Chen lowered his head, nervous and uneasy.
“Pa!” Without hesitation, Liu Ruyan slapped him across the face. The crisp sound rang painfully through the wide lobby.
She glared at him harshly. “What a useless piece of trash! Embarrassing yourself at home isn’t enough, you even come out here to shame me too!”
“I…” Ye Chen covered his cheek, his face reddening, words stuck in his throat.
“Wife… I only did this for you. What if he takes advantage of you? What about me then? I’m your husband, aren’t you putting a green hat on me?” Ye Chen said bitterly.
Liu Ruyan froze for a second, then burst out laughing from rage.
“Pa pa pa pa!” Four more slaps landed in succession. She scoffed coldly, “Me, putting a green hat on you?” Her eyes swept up and down this pathetic man, brimming with disgust, before she sneered, “Don’t joke. With your appearance, you’re worthy of being my husband? At best, you’re just a dog the Liu Family keeps!”
At those words, Ye Chen’s body trembled, his eyes reddening as his fists clenched so tightly they cracked. He seemed on the verge of exploding.
But he endured. The three-year term was almost over—he couldn’t ruin everything now. Grinding his teeth, he forced down his fury, took a deep breath, and squeezed out a stiff smile. “Yes… I overstepped. Wife, don’t be angry.”
The onlookers were astonished, staring at him as though they had discovered some strange new species.
Lu Chen clicked his tongue in admiration. The Dragon King truly lived up to his title—this level of patience was beyond ordinary men. Even the Ninja Turtles would have to bow down!
But… Lu Chen’s eyes narrowed as he studied Ye Chen. Though he appeared submissive, the killing intent flickering in his eyes didn’t escape notice. Lu Chen was certain—once the three-year term ended, Ye Chen would retaliate far more ferociously than in the original plotline.
Of course, with Lu Chen’s current strength, even when that time came, he could still crush Ye Chen until he doubted his own existence.
After venting with several slaps, Liu Ruyan felt her frustration ease. “Trash, get lost!” she snapped coldly. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
“Wife, then I’ll leave first. I’ll wait for you at home.” Ye Chen’s face twitched as he gave her one last look filled with humiliation, then turned to leave the lobby.
“Wait.” Lu Chen suddenly called out.
Ye Chen’s body stiffened instantly. Turning back, his eyes were icy as he asked coldly, “What do you want?”
Lu Chen didn’t even look at him, instead glancing at the head of security. “Who was on duty at the gate today? Do they still want to work here? How could they let just any stray dog in?!”
As his chilling aura spread, the temperature around them seemed to drop.
The head of security shivered and stammered, “Young Master Lu, that man said he was Miss Liu’s husband. We couldn’t stop him…”
“Then go slap him until his face looks like a pig’s head,” Lu Chen said coldly.
“Yes, you’ll see for yourself!” the head of security answered, then immediately rushed forward, grabbing Ye Chen’s collar and raining blows across his face.
Caught off guard, Ye Chen was beaten to the ground.
“Lu… Lu Chen, what right do you have to hit me? I’m Liu Ruyan’s husband! Do you believe I won’t call the police and have you arrested?!” Ye Chen roared furiously from the floor.
But the only answer he received was another pair of heavy slaps.
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