Chapter 83 Dealing with Lin Zeyuan

She lay on the edge of the bathtub, letting Li Yanzhou wash her hair.

The man's movements were very gentle, as if he were handling his beloved treasure with utmost care.

Perhaps the hot water was too comforting, and her mind gradually went blank.

My thoughts drifted back to those few days I spent with Lin Zeyuan.

"Laurinda, are you done washing? Come out quickly."

“This villa doesn’t connect to the outside, and the hot water is limited. You take half an hour to shower, which is a waste.”

"Laurinda, you..."

He's really going down.

She forced herself to hate Li Yanzhou, while Lin Zeyuan made her feel utterly inferior on his own.

Because of the habit she developed with Lin Zeyuan, she remembered after washing for about ten minutes, but Li Yanzhou pressed her down, and she heard him say very seriously,

"The doctor said you have a cold constitution and poor blood circulation. Soak your feet for a while longer, there's no rush."

Upon hearing these words, Luo Tingwei felt a pang of sadness welling up inside her.

She didn't refuse and continued soaking in the bathtub, even seeming to relish the moment.

This was one of the few moments that allowed her to relax a little.

The next second, his hand covered her shoulder, the pressure just right, showing great tenderness.

"Close your eyes and rest for a while. Let me give you a massage. You've been working too hard lately."

...

Luo Tingwei eventually fell asleep from the comfort of the bed.

Li Yanzhou dried her off and carried her to the bed.

After looking around one last time to make sure there was nothing that could harm her, she quietly turned on the security camera and left.

The man remained silent and strode out of the villa, followed by his bodyguards.

Night fell quickly.

A black minivan was already waiting there.

The bodyguard opened the door, the man got into the car, and the car started and disappeared into the darkness.

A gloomy and cold dungeon.

Lin Zeyuan lay on his back on the ground, his limbs bound by iron chains, his body covered in blood.

Footsteps approached.

"Master Zhou."

Li Yanzhou walked in and saw Lin Zeyuan looking like a ghost, so he couldn't help but sneer.

"Weren't you so capable? You even dared to scheme against me. How did you end up like this?"

Lin Zeyuan turned his head slightly to the side, looking at him resentfully, but couldn't utter a single word.

"Sorry, I forgot."

The man pretended to recall something, "Look at my memory, I've even forgotten the order I gave myself. Young Master Lin can't speak anymore."

Upon hearing his words, Lin Zeyuan clenched his fist for a moment, but then let it relax weakly.

He thought of four words: "The victor is king, the loser is villain."

Li Yanzhou curled his lips, strode over, and sat down on a sofa not far away. Immediately, a subordinate came forward to light a cigarette for him.

The man slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, then his gaze returned to the man on the ground.

"Don't worry, the score between us will be settled today. Rest assured, for the sake of the Lin family, I will spare your life."

"Let me think, where should I begin?"

Li Yanzhou looked troubled, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he were seriously considering something.

Lin Zeyuan was unable to speak, his expression still one of pain and anger.

He couldn't help but regret his soft heart; he should have aborted Luo Tingwei's illegitimate child much earlier!

In his current state, there's no point in him continuing to live.

If he can't survive, then Li Yanzhou won't have an easy time either.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs," and it's all too late.

"Let's start from five years ago in America. Who gave you the audacity to boast that you saved her? Lin Zeyuan, your impersonation trick was quite clever, but unfortunately, you shouldn't have tried to step on my head. Who do you think saved her back then?"

The man gave a cold laugh, then suddenly stubbed out his cigarette, his voice as cold as ice.

"It's me! Li Yanzhou!"

"Five years ago, the person she liked was me, and the person who saved her was also me!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Zeyuan trembled violently, his eyes widening in disbelief as he stared intently at the man before him.

The next second, he suddenly started laughing maniacally, as if he had gone mad.

Because it has no tongue, it can only squeeze out a few ambiguous sounds from its throat, which sound eerie and unsettling.

The moment Li Yanzhou uttered those words, Lin Zeyuan knew he had lost completely.

We lost five years ago.

He suddenly realized that his entire plan, from the very beginning, had been a joke, a self-deceiving joke.

He had schemed and plotted for so long, but in the end, he still couldn't get her to look at him seriously.

He didn't even get to kiss her.

Five years ago, he was like an insecure mouse. After being rejected, he followed her every move and found that she was always at the bar of the swimming club, sitting there for an entire afternoon.

He thought she was just bored, but he kept seeing her gaze unconsciously drifting towards the edge of the pool.

He noticed that she seemed to be looking at someone.

Her gaze did not linger on anyone other than that person.

Lin Zeyuan followed her gaze, and his feelings of inferiority inexplicably intensified.

With just one glance, he knew that he was no match for the man in front of him.

Until one day, he saw her sneaking around on the edge of the deep pool.

He glanced at the time; it was exactly four o'clock in the afternoon, the time when that person would appear.

It was raining heavily outside, and the swimming pool was unusually deserted today. She was all alone by the deep pool.

At that moment, he really wanted to push her down and then rush over to save her.

Would that make her look at me more?

Just as he hesitated, the sound of someone falling into the water was heard.

Thump.

By the time he realized what was happening, she was already struggling in the water. Just as he hesitated whether he should go forward, a tall figure jumped into the water.

...

It was him.

It was him.

Five years ago, at that moment, he watched helplessly as that man saved her, and felt like an ugly duckling hiding in the shadows.

Five years later, he had his tongue cut out, and was completely defeated by him, stripped of even the right to hate.

How ironic...

How ironic it all is.

The man sitting on the sofa coldly glanced at his crazy and out-of-control appearance, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

After a moment, Li Yanzhou's lips curled slightly, and he said, word by word,

"That's one point."

"The second thing is that on Figi Island, she fell off the yacht. After I rescued her, I went back to get something and found you were already by her side."

"Thirdly, you were exchanging emails with her privately on Coconut Grove Island, and I turned a blind eye and didn't punish you. But I never expected that you would secretly collude with Luo Shengtian..."

"The fourth item..."

Hearing his words, Lin Zeyuan struggled restlessly with his limbs, but the iron chains held him firmly in place, gradually creating bloody marks.

"Lin Zeyuan, you coveted my woman and dared to abduct her so brazenly. I will spare your life for the sake of your Lin family and the unborn child in her womb."

"But from today onwards, you are no longer qualified to be a man."

"Someone come here!"