Chen Yang had only been sitting for about a minute when Cao Li's mother couldn't take it anymore. She was almost driven crazy by the oppressive atmosphere. Apart from the groans of the dozen or so people lying on the ground, she could only hear the sound of her own heart pounding.

"I'll tell you where Li'er is, please don't hurt him, okay? We know we were wrong, I'll make Li'er clarify and apologize, please don't hurt him, please let us go, I beg you, I beg you."

Cao Li's mother was about to kowtow to Chen Yang, but Chen Yang stopped her with one hand.

"I don't need your apologies, you don't need to be humble, just tell me where Cao Li is."

“He’s staying at the Four Seasons Hotel in town. He’s been staying there ever since he came back.”

Chen Yang stood up and said, "You don't need to beg me for anything. Your son will be taught a lesson, but I won't cripple him. Also, if what you're saying is false information, you might still have time to escape before I get back."

After Chen Yang finished speaking, he easily pushed the long table blocking the doorway aside with one hand. He got into his car and left the Cao family's house.

The three members of the Cao family sat on the ground, utterly dejected, watching more than a dozen people groaning in front of them. The scene was like hell, and Chen Yang was undoubtedly a devil who had walked out of that hell.

"You wicked woman, why did you tell him where Li'er is? Why!" Cao Li's grandmother suddenly went berserk and started to grab Cao Li's mother by the neck.

Cao Li's mother, whoever had the courage, actually pushed her mother-in-law, whom she usually feared, to the ground.

"Why? Why? Do you think I wanted this? I did this for Li'er's own good. I said it was wrong when Li'er did this, but you still defended her. You've spoiled Li'er since she was little. You're the poisonous woman. You're the one who ruined Li'er!"

Grandma Cao was about to retort, but when she suddenly saw that Cao Li's father also had an indignant expression, she felt powerless. As if she had lost her soul, she sat there dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, Cao Li, in a hotel in town, was playing on his phone and watching TV, but he remained restless.

He told Guo Zifeng about what he had done to curry favor, but unexpectedly, he was scolded by Guo Zifeng. Only then did he realize that Guo Zifeng had just been playing a trick on him, and he panicked.

But he couldn't bring himself to apologize in the family group chat and admit that he had lost his job. So, he blocked Guo Zifeng.

Cao Li was used to throwing his weight around among his relatives. Guo Zifeng asked him to apologize publicly, but he couldn't do it. Besides, if he did, he wouldn't be able to hide the fact that he lost his job anytime soon, and he couldn't bear to lose face like that.

So, fearing that Chen Yang would come looking for him, Cao Li confessed to his family. His grandmother told him to come to town to hide for a while and leave the rest to her.

From childhood to adulthood, Cao Li would always turn to his grandmother whenever he needed something. His grandmother had always been domineering and protective of her own since he could remember, and she also had many relatives in the village, so she could command a large following.

In the past, he could rest assured as long as he entrusted everything to his grandmother, but this time, his heart was constantly in suspense, and he was restless for the past few days in the hotel.

He had a feeling that Chen Yang would come knocking on his door, and that his grandmother might not be able to help him this time.

Cao Li would peek through the curtains whenever he heard the sound of a car, and he was almost never at peace.

He drew back the curtains again today, and this time, he saw the license plate of HZ.

Cao Li's heart leaped into his throat. He desperately tried to convince himself it was just a coincidence, but when he saw Chen Yang get out of the car, all hope vanished, replaced by fear.

"No, I have to leave," he thought frantically.

Suddenly, he saw Chen Yang turn his head this way, his gaze fixed on him.

Cao Li abruptly pulled the curtains shut, his heart pounding.

“He can’t see me. I’m on the fourth floor, and there’s glare from the glass. Besides, why should I be afraid? He’s the only one getting off the bus. There’s nothing to be afraid of.”

Although he said that, he was already covered in sweat.

"No, I can't let him find out I'm here. I have to leave."

Cao Li hurriedly began packing his luggage, leaving behind his clothes and only taking his wallet, phone, and his watch worth tens of thousands of yuan.

Before he could gather all his things, the sound of shattering glass suddenly rang out. Cao Li turned around sharply and saw Chen Yang breaking through the window, just like in the movies.

How is that possible? Wasn't he just downstairs? And this is the fourth floor! Only Spider-Man could climb that fast, right?

Chen Yang didn't give Cao Li any extra time to think. He rushed up and threw a punch. Cao Li's vision went black, and he passed out before he could react.

When Cao Li woke up again, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, and then he woke up with a start and looked around.

He discovered that he was completely naked. He was still in the town's hotel, not moved elsewhere as he had imagined, and then beaten and humiliated.

However, the fact that he was completely naked gave Cao Li a very bad feeling.

On the chair beside the bed, his clothes were neatly folded, and on top of them were his cell phone and a note.

"I've sent the message on the back of the note to the family group. If anyone asks you, tell them the truth. Otherwise, your ** will be sent to the doorsteps of everyone you know. Don't have any other thoughts; you know what will happen."

This was written on the front of the note, while the back contained a short and clear statement explaining that Cao Li spread the rumors out of jealousy. He had never known Li Su'er before, but then had a change of heart and apologized to Li Su'er and Chen Yang.

Furthermore, Chen Yang added a line of smaller print at the end.

"I took your photo with your phone. You can admire your body."

Cao Li opened his phone's photo library with a dark expression and saw the explicit nude photos inside. His hand holding the phone trembled.

He checked the sending history and, sure enough, it had all been sent to Chen Yang. His phone had a fingerprint unlock, and while he was unconscious, it would have been too easy for Chen Yang to unlock it.

Cao Li put on his clothes, sat on the bed and pondered for a long time. Then he took out his phone, typed out the entire passage on the note without missing a single word, and gritted his teeth to send it.

Clicking the send button felt like it drained all his strength. He lay helplessly on the bed, and his phone soon started ringing with notification sounds that continued incessantly.

He knew that his relatives had come to ask him about it.

Cao Li didn't want to pay any attention, but Chen Yang made it clear that he needed to explain things to these people.

He could only pick up his phone again and reply to each message one by one.

Cao Li's heart was bleeding; he had never felt so humiliated in his life.

But he couldn't not do it; if he had to do it, he had to do it well and satisfy Chen Yang.

He didn't even have the thought of revenge; the photos alone made him afraid to retaliate, not to mention that Chen Yang's power was far beyond his reach.

Moreover, looking at the broken window and the shards of glass scattered on the ground, he still couldn't figure out how Chen Yang had managed to break in through the window in such a short time.

This guy is a devil!