Chapter 009: Punishing Scumbags Still Requires Feng Aotian
"Speak! Who were you messaging?"
Bai Ruoting stared at the message window, his expression darkening.
After all these years of painstakingly maintaining his gentle persona, he'd been exposed by that irritating Ye Zhen.
This girl must be out of her mind!
Ye Zhen forced a smile. "Who I'm messaging is none of your business, is it?"
"None of my business? Hmph, Ye Zhen! Do you really think having the Ye family backing you means you can do whatever you want?"
Bai Ruoting's gaze darkened.
He waved his hand, signaling his bodyguards to drag the person away and throw them into a room for later.
Soon enough, he'd employ certain methods to make Ye Zhen spill the truth.
With her petite frame, Ye Zhen was no match for two burly bodyguards standing at 1.9 meters tall. She offered no resistance, allowing them to carry her away.
She appeared calm on the surface, but inside, she was screaming in terror.
Quick, contact the system!
[Host, rest assured. This system has detected that you are currently safe and will remain so for the next 24 hours…]
Ye Zhen erupted in fury: "I'm being carried away by strangers! How is that not dangerous?!"
Seriously, it's supposed to be a system, yet it's so unreliable!
Couldn't it at least give her some life-saving superpower? Like punching a cow to death or something.
[Host, rest assured. Should you face genuine life-threatening danger, this system will do everything in its power to protect your safety!]
Hearing this, Ye Zhen's anger subsided slightly.
But only barely.
Two burly men hauled her into a room resembling a hotel suite, quickly locking the door behind them.
Ye Zhen sighed, glancing at the room's sole window.
The window was locked too—there was no way out.
Her phone had been confiscated, so clearly she couldn't call for help either.
"No danger within 24 hours? I'm starving right now—I risk starving to death! Plus, I kinda need to pee… What if I wet myself?"
[Host, rest assured. This cute AI can provide you with sunflower seeds, drinks, instant noodles…]
"So, what if I wet myself?"
[Living beings don't die from holding their pee.]
Alright.
Ye Zhen finally understood—this system probably wanted to see her suffer a social death.
But she wouldn't let it have its way!
As the soul of a man… she had her dignity!
"Ugh."
But the urge to pee was making her feel like she was about to explode.
Her legs trembled uncontrollably, her toes digging so hard into her shoes they threatened to tear through the soles.
An hour passed.
An hour and a half passed.
"Aaaah, damn it, waaah…"
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Watching the entire incident unfold through the surveillance footage, Ye Fuli couldn't help but cover her face with her hands.
She never imagined things would turn out this way.
Mainly, she hadn't expected Ye Zhen to not kick her while she was down, but instead try to text her, warning her of the impending danger?
"That little runt is like a completely different person."
To be honest, she found the current Ye Zhen somewhat unsettling.
She seemed to have been waiting for Ye Zhen to make a fatal mistake, so she could carry out her revenge plan with a clear conscience.
But Ye Zhen kept disappointing her…
Ye Fuli took a deep breath and slowly reached for her waist.
After her rebirth, she'd spent a fortune commissioning a custom dagger, which she carried at all times to handle unexpected situations.
Surrounded by villains, she had no choice but to be vigilant!
"Alright, it's about time. This farce needs to come to an end."
Ye Fuli gripped the dagger and stepped into the darkness.
She made her way with practiced ease to Bai Ruoting's door, raised her hand, and knocked.
"Who is it?"
Bai Ruoting's impatient voice echoed from inside.
Fresh from his shower, his body fragrant with cologne, he was about to indulge in tonight's dessert when his mood was unexpectedly disrupted.
"Room service."
Ye Fuli slightly altered her tone as she responded.
Her dagger was poised and ready.
Bai Ruoting, oblivious to any danger, opened the door without hesitation.
Before he could even see who was at the door, excruciating pain shot through his thigh!
He looked down in horror, staring in disbelief at the dagger embedded deep in his thigh.
Ye Fuli smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Bai, my apologies. My hand slipped."
"You bitch…!"
Before Bai Ruoting could recover from the shock of being stabbed in the thigh, Ye Fuli, wearing that innocent expression, mercilessly pulled the dagger out.
Blood gushed out instantly!
Bai Ruoting let out a piercing scream and collapsed to his knees.
Ye Fuli raised her leg and slammed her high-heeled foot down hard on his head.
The physical agony paled in comparison to the torment of his soul…
As a carefree playboy who had sailed through life unscathed until his eighteenth year, Bai Ruoting never imagined he would one day be trampled underfoot by his prey.
Taking advantage of his helplessness, Ye Fuli picked up the tie from the floor and bound his hands behind his back.
Next, she removed one of her stockings and stuffed it into his mouth.
The entire sequence flowed seamlessly, taking less than half a minute.
She disliked negotiating with such men. Grabbing his phone, she unlocked it with his fingerprint and sent a message to his subordinates.
…
Three minutes later.
Ye Zhen, looking utterly defeated, was brought in.
Their eyes met. Ye Fuli pushed her glasses up and offered a meaningful smile.
Ye Zhen snorted, saying nothing.
Her dignity was already in tatters; there was no way her mood could improve.
A few more minutes passed.
The banquet hall's large screen went completely black.
Immediately after, in crystal-clear HD, it displayed Bai Ruoting's ugly face before the woman, along with his various insane remarks:
"Put on a good show. I want to get that chick in black stockings."
"Yeah, and that chick in the photo—get her too. Make the act believable. Put some effort into it. If you slip up, I won't pay."
"You should consider yourself lucky that I, Bai Ruoting, have taken a fancy to you. How dare you try to hide?"
"Kneel down and kowtow to me!"
…
The entire venue was stunned.
No one could have imagined that the refined, gentlemanly young master was, at his core, such scum, such a piece of trash!
Although the Bai family acted swiftly, immediately cutting off the broadcast, the few seconds that had already aired caused an extremely damaging impact.
Within the wealthy circles, especially among the young ladies who had admired Bai Ruoting, it felt like a nuclear bomb had been dropped…
Mr. Bai, who had been half-heartedly discussing the marriage alliance with the Ye family moments before, now wished the ground would swallow him whole.
"Um, Mrs. Ye, this is a rumor! With today's advanced technology, there's even face-swapping software, you know… you understand, right?"
His desperate attempts at explanation were downright comical.
Madam Ye gave a cold laugh. "Mr. Bai, whether I believe it or not isn't the point. It's about my daughter. I think we'll call it a day here. I'll be heading back now."
As she stepped out of the conference room, Mrs. Ye's expression darkened.
She didn't care what kind of person Bai Ruoting truly was. What mattered to her was the interests of the Bai family.
Now, the Bai family's reputation was utterly ruined. Who could possibly hate the Bai family so much that they deliberately chose today to expose all these dirty secrets?
For the sake of long-term considerations, Bai Ruoting would absolutely no longer be her first choice.
It was time to find another marriage partner for Ye Zhen.
"Where is Zhenzhen? Go fetch her immediately."
Mrs. Ye immediately contacted her team of assistants.
"Tell her that starting today, if she dares to get involved with Bai Ruoting again, I'll break her legs."