Chapter 29 Killed to Make Buns

Having witnessed the cat being caught by the bodyguards, Zheng Yaozong whistled contentedly as he got into the car.

Lu Zhenyu's hands, gripping her knees, bulged with veins, her eyes bloodshot, and she glared fiercely, gritting her teeth.

"What, not satisfied with the bag? Want to make a mink coat instead?" Zheng Yaozong casually crossed his legs. "Then we'll have to skin that adulterer alive too."

"You're a beast."

Zheng Yaozong was actually pleased to be scolded. He casually lit a cigarette and deliberately blew smoke at Lu Zhenyu, making her cough repeatedly.

"Isn't that all thanks to you? If you had just stayed in Los Angeles, would it have died?"

That's what a beast is like.

They imprisoned her, oppressed her, destroyed everything she cherished, yet spared her life.

But Lu Zhenyu also knew that Zheng Yaozong was right; it was she who brought disaster to those little lives.

She tried to fantasize about warmth and happiness that she didn't deserve, and the punishment was that all the good things were fleeting and she couldn't hold onto them.

The price of forcing a numb heart to beat again is being tormented a hundredfold by the pain of the past.

Zheng Yaozong was also demonstrating to Lu Zhenyu through his actions that until he died and the Zheng family collapsed, she was only fit to live in the darkest of nights.

A person, suffering, barely clinging to life.

As the Rolls-Royce drove away from the villa, the tabby cat was violently grabbed and slammed onto the marble floor by a burly bodyguard!

The supple body stiffened instantly, convulsed, and then stopped breathing.

One of them drew a short knife from his waist, squatted down, and prepared to skin the person. The doorbell rang at that moment, stopping the sharp knife tip from stabbing down.

Since the cat was already dead, the two bodyguards, not wanting to attract attention, sheathed their knives and climbed over the wall to leave.

The man who delivered the Chinese medicine rang the doorbell several times but no one answered. As instructed beforehand, he put the medicine in the drop box next to him.

Meanwhile, the landline rang twice in the dimly lit villa before falling silent again.

Shen Jingsi made five phone calls to Jinyun Bay, but no one answered, and he felt inexplicably uneasy.

Chen's mother held Duan Xi'er's hand as the two women returned from picking flowers.

"Xiao Si, come over here and help us arrange the flowers."

Shen Jingsi picked up his phone and walked over, grabbing his coat from the sofa without even looking up. "I don't have the time for that. I have work to do at the company. I'm leaving."

"Stop right there!" Mother Shen called out to him, her face clearly darkening.

Shen Jingsi sighed and turned around with a cold face, "Mom, you've kept me trapped all afternoon."

"A-Si," Duan Xi'er said in a deep voice, "how dare you speak to Mother Shen like that."

Don't be fooled by how useless those two words were in front of the other ladies at the mall that day; when it comes to Shen Jingsi, they're worth three of them.

He was getting impatient, and his emotions were on full display. "So, what exactly do you two want?"

There were some things that couldn't be said in front of Duan Xi'er, so Chen's mother found an excuse to send her upstairs to get something.

Once the person had walked away, she couldn't bear it any longer and walked over with a completely dark expression.

"What? Are you very busy?"

"If I'm not busy, who will manage such a large corporation?"

Mother Chen said seriously, "Then why did someone tell me that you haven't been to work for several days?"

Shen Jingsi's face darkened instantly. He looked at his mother, whose expression was unreadable, and then smiled. "You're spying on me?"

"You think I want this?"

Shen Jingsi's rascally side kicked in again. He moved close to Shen's mother, a provocative, mocking smile playing on his lips.

"Then tell me, what were their reactions? Has anyone told you that I've been having an affair with a married girl these past two days, treating her like royalty every day, and having passionate lovemaking with her every night?"

That's just how Shen Jingsi is. No matter who it is, if you touch his sore spot and unleash his rebellious nature, he can turn the world upside down.

Mother Shen's face suddenly froze, and her breathing stopped for a few seconds.

"You! You're a complete bastard!"

Shen Jingsi treated him like his own mother was praising him, and even raised an eyebrow smugly.

"Yes, you're only finding out now that you've given birth to a bastard? Didn't I tell you twenty years ago?"

What did he say back then? Yes, he said, "Old Shen, Old Chen, let me tell you, I like Lu Zhenyu, and I'm going to marry her in the future."

The incident terrified the couple who were having dinner; one nearly had a heart attack, and the other spent several days in bed recovering.

The mother, her hand trembling with anger, pointed at her laughing son, stammering "you" for a long time, but couldn't utter a single word.

Finally, he simply flung his sleeves and declared fiercely, "From now on, you are not allowed to see Zhenzhen alone again!"

"Fine, then you can saw off my hands and feet first."

Even if he only had one hand left, he could still crawl there.

Mother Shen was so angry that her lips turned purple, and her chest heaved violently. "If you dare to see her again, I'll hang you with a rope!"

Shen Jingsi chuckled, "If you're willing to die, I'm also willing to give Old Shen a young and beautiful second wife."

"you!!"

"Alright, alright." Shen Jingsi pressed his mother's hand down, quite helplessly.

"I won't be your lover for long. Once I break them up, your long-awaited daughter-in-law will come to you."

After saying that, he slung his coat over his shoulder, put his hands in his pockets, and hummed a little tune as he slowly walked away.

Enraged, Mother Chen plopped back onto the sofa, her face deathly pale. "How could I have given birth to such a scoundrel like you!"

"It's alright, we can still create another Shen Laowu with Lao Shen now." The voice lingered, and the man strode away with the air of someone who had just won a battle.

On the second floor corner, Duan Xi'er, holding a vase, watched the man's departing figure, her ten fingers gripping the vase already showing white bones.

The living room was empty except for Mrs. Chen, who was leaning on the sofa with her elbows on her hands and sighing. When she heard footsteps coming downstairs, she looked up and her eyes showed embarrassment.

"Xiao Xi, did you hear what I just said?"

The vase was placed on the coffee table, and Duan Xi'er sat down on the other side with a bitter smile. "Aunt Chen, is it true that A-Si still can't let go of Sister Zhenzhen?"

Mother Shen sighed heavily. The answer was obvious to everyone, but how could she, as a mother, say it out loud?

Duan Xi'er sat obediently, her fingers digging tightly into her palms as she rested her legs on her lap.

After a long pause, she said, "If that's really the case, I'm willing to grant their wish."

Chen's mother suddenly looked up and saw that the person's expression was extremely serious, so she quickly sat down and took her hand.

"What nonsense are you talking about, child? You are the daughter-in-law that our Shen family has long since chosen. Even if the King of Heaven himself came, he couldn't change that."

Duan Xi'er pursed her lips and lowered her head, "But A-Si doesn't acknowledge it. He's always loved Sister Zhenzhen..."

"He'll do anything if he just loves you?" Mother Shen's face was ashen, and she was equally determined. "Don't worry, Xiao Xi, I assure you, Xiao Si's wife can only be you for the rest of his life."

Duan Xi'er looked up, tears welling in her eyes, "But Sister Zhenzhen..."

When Lu Zhenyu was mentioned, Chen's mother paused for a few seconds before slowly turning around.

She let out a long sigh, as if making a decision, "She is now the daughter-in-law of the Zheng family, and can only be the daughter-in-law of the Zheng family. Before your lifelong marriage with Xiao Si is settled, we can only ask that child to make do for now."

In fact, Chen Jie was also tormented by her own conscience when making this decision.

Even if my daughter isn't my own flesh and blood, I've raised her with my own hands for over twenty years, so she's still my daughter.

What a fine child! Back then, she sacrificed herself because of the Shen family's misfortune. Now that the Shen family is doing well, it is her duty as a mother to personally bring her back.

But she had no choice; she couldn't disregard the Shen family's future.

She can't do anything about that bastard son, but can she really do nothing about Lu Zhenyu?

Zhenzhen, you should endure this for a while while you're at the Zheng family's place.

Ultimately, it's Mom who's sorry. We'll wait until Xiao Si and Xiao Xi's marriage is settled.

I'll pay you back little by little, what I owe you.

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Shen Jingsi drove back to Jinyun Bay alone and made a phone call to Siwei.

The man on the other end of the phone looked utterly dejected. "What are you doing, disturbing my sleep?"

"Are you an idiot? What time is it and you're still sleeping?"

Normally, upon hearing this, the Commandant would jump out of bed.

Today is not an option; he has been completely drained by Shen Jingsi.

"You have no conscience! Who dragged me up a mountain this morning? A crappy mountain with ten thousand steps, just for a broken glass ring, and you're trying to kill your brother?!"

This time, Shen Jingsi genuinely smiled, his tone softening considerably, "It's your blessing to sacrifice a little effort for your future siblings."

"What, so you two will take care of me in my old age and see me off when I die?"

"Are you trying to steal my mom from my dad?"

"Go to hell! Bring Little Pearl back tonight, or I'll blow you to bits."

After hanging up the phone, a smile lingered on Shen Jingsi's lips as he walked through the gate of the residential complex to the villa.

Open the central armrest box, pinch out the simply packaged jewelry box, open the lid, inside lies a jade green peace buckle, along with a small gold-woven peace pouch.

He didn't touch it with his hands, but gave it a kiss from a distance, then carefully put it in his pocket, got out of the car and walked towards the villa.