The security guards stood as if paralyzed, not moving an inch.
Shen Jiayue urged them impatiently, "Didn't you hear Young Master Wang? Throw this bastard out! What are you all staring at? Get to it! Better yet, smash his mouth in and teach him a lesson for his insolence!"
Then, she also saw Lin Tang stroll toward the bridge, black card in hand, and swipe it over the gate's sensor.
"Pfft!" Shen Jiayue burst out laughing. "Where did he get a forged card like that? Putting on such an act... Wait, what?!"
She was dumbfounded.
Wang Shouzhen shot to his feet, his jaw nearly hitting the floor.
There was a BEEP.
The gate... opened!
And without the slightest delay.
What... what the hell is going on? Why does Lin Tang have the key to the gate? He's actually crossing the bridge, heading toward Villa No. 1... Could he be the mysterious owner of Villa No. 1?
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Grandfather clearly said he's just from the countryside. Grandfather wouldn't lie to me..." Shen Jiayue clutched her head and shrieked.
Wang Shouzhen swallowed hard, then suddenly grabbed her by the collar and snarled, "Shen Jiayue, you'd fucking better tell me the truth. Do you know him? Who the hell is he?"
"He... He's my sister's husband."
"What?"
Wang Shouzhen was furious. Was he actually trying to steal a woman from the owner of Villa No. 1?
"You fucking bitch! How dare you set me up!" He kicked Shen Jiayue hard, then got on top of her and began slapping her face.
Shen Jiayue wailed, swearing up and down that Lin Tang was really just a country bumpkin.
"Then where did he get the key?"
"That... that... he must have found it, or maybe he stole it! Yes, yes, that must be it!" Shen Jiayue grew increasingly convinced. As she watched Lin Tang's departing figure, it was as if she were staring at a dead man.
This bastard is so audacious, all for a bit of vanity. He's doomed once the real owner of Villa No. 1 shows up!
"Sis, what's going on here?" Shen Youling asked, stunned to return and find Shen Jiayue with her hair and clothes in complete disarray.
Until he knew Lin Tang's true identity, Wang Shouzhen was in no mood for a date. "I have something to do," he said. "I'm leaving first."
"Huh?"
Shen Youling had been wracking her brain for an excuse to leave, so Wang Shouzhen's announcement was a welcome surprise. She immediately nodded. "Sis, let's go too!"
Shen Jiayue quickly straightened her clothes and nodded. She didn't dare ask her sister about Lin Tang's identity in front of Wang Shouzhen, lest she provoke him into hitting someone again.
「At the parking lot.」
A powerful off-road vehicle stopped a short distance away.
"Oh, isn't that Miss Wei? Hello, hello! I'm Wang Shouzhen of the Wang Family." Wang Shouzhen hurried over to greet her, his tone both respectful and eager to please.
Shen Jiayue had also seen Wei Zichu the day before and knew she was Wei Shanhe's granddaughter. She immediately shrank back, not daring to breathe a word.
"Hmph." Wei Zichu gave them a cold glance and started to walk away. Suddenly, she paused and turned her head to stare at Shen Youling.
"Are you Shen Youling, the 'Number One Beauty of Jiangbei'?"
"Uh—" Shen Youling looked at her cute face, not quite understanding her intent. She shook her head and said, "That's just nonsense other people spread. I'm not worthy of such a title."
"Is that so..." Wei Zichu suddenly patted her on the shoulder. "I think you are very beautiful. No wonder..."
She gave an enigmatic smile before quickly walking away, leaving Shen Youling utterly confused.
"Sis, who is she?" she asked softly.
Seeing Wei Zichu heading straight for Villa No. 1, Shen Jiayue was also dumbstruck. Could she be the real owner of Villa No. 1? Does she know that the man who stole her key is Youling's husband? That damned scourge, is he going to drag us down with him again?
While she was panicking, she heard Shen Youling's question and answered, but deliberately hid the fact that Lin Tang was at Villa No. 1. She feared her foolish sister would run over to find him. That would be like walking straight into the line of fire, wouldn't it?
Seeing that Wei Zichu completely ignored him, Wang Shouzhen didn't dare voice any complaints. He started the car dejectedly and drove off. Shen Youling gave Shen Jiayue a ride, following behind him.
Just then, Shen Jiayue's phone rang. It was her father, Shen Xin, calling to say that Chairman Wei had just sent someone to deliver an invitation to the Shen Family.
"Did you hear that, Youling? I asked Shouzhen to help us get an invitation, and he managed to get it this fast! It just goes to show how influential he is." Shen Jiayue became excited all over again.
Shen Youling, however, was not enthusiastic. They weren't in the same circle. Forcing their way in would just be self-humiliation.
Suddenly, the road ahead was blocked by a group of men, forcing them to slam on their brakes.
"This area is under our control! No one enters or leaves without permission!"
"Everyone, get out of the car!"
These men were swaggering and imperious.
Wang Shouzhen, already seething with anger, swore loudly, "Whose fucking lackeys are you? Are you blind? You dare to stop my car!"
"Oh?" Hearing this, the men sneered disdainfully. One of them grabbed him by the hair and forcefully dragged him out of the car.
"You dare to lay hands on me? Fuck yo—AHH!!" Wang Shouzhen tried to resist but was savagely beaten, crying out in pain.
"Well now, this chick is a real looker!"
"Quick, take her to the Young Master to have a look!"
Shen Youling and Shen Jiayue were terrified as they were forcibly brought before Mo Zhongyuan.
Mo Zhongyuan's eyes lit up. "I didn't expect to find such a stunner in a small place like Jiangbei. Excellent, excellent!" He ordered his men to detain Shen Youling. Once he'd dealt with Lin Tang, he would use her to blow off some steam!
"Young Master, what about this one?" one of the men asked, pointing at Shen Jiayue.
Mo Zhongyuan glanced at her and said with indifference, "She's just a bonus. Whichever of you is interested can have her later."
Shen Jiayue was left speechless. She felt utterly humiliated but dared not speak a word in anger.
Shen Youling's face was pale, her heart filled with despair. She never could have imagined that simply leaving the house would lead to such a disaster.
"AHH! You bastards! You dare to hit me, Wang Shouzhen?! You're all dead!" Wang Shouzhen was still shouting furiously.
"Shut up!"
"Keep yelling and we'll chop you up and feed you to the dogs!"
"You..." Wang Shouzhen's face was a mask of humiliation. Sensing the murderous aura coming from them, he finally felt a pang of fear and quietly crushed a specially made button, sending out a distress signal.
Mo Zhongyuan glanced at him contemptuously, uninterested in dealing with such a small-time troublemaker.
"Haven't you locked onto that bastard's exact location yet?" he demanded, his patience wearing thin.
His subordinate's fingers flew across the keyboard. "We've got him, Young Master! He's in that villa right up ahead! We just pulled the surveillance footage. Miss Wei is there, too. They've met up!"
"They spent the night in a hotel room, and now they're at it again? That bitch Wei Zichu!" Mo Zhongyuan burned with rage and gave the order, "Surround the place! Encircle them from the front and back! Kill them all!"
Several of his underlings stayed behind to guard Shen Youling, Shen Jiayue, and Wang Shouzhen. The rest followed Mo Zhongyuan, a formidable procession, as they rushed toward Villa No. 1. The security guards, seeing such a massive show of force, were scared stiff and didn't dare try to intervene, simply watching as the men stormed the property.
CRASH!
The front door was blasted open, shattering windows and splintering floorboards.
Lin Tang and Wei Zichu, who had been laughing and chatting inside, heard the commotion and came out together.
"What the hell? This is my new house! I haven't even had a chance to live in it yet, and you dare to smash it up?" Lin Tang was furious.
Wei Zichu was also livid. "Mo Zhongyuan, is that you? What the hell are you doing here, acting like a maniac?"