"Ye Xingchen, you're quite an interesting person." Seeing that Ye Xingchen had already left, Shui Xin smiled faintly, straightened her clothes, and then left the club.
Inside that same detached villa, Liang Chenghu was sipping a glass of wine in a secluded room.
Xia Hongyuan knelt before him, trembling.
The guy was covered in bruises and whip marks, and his face was also injured. It was clear that he had just been severely beaten.
He knelt on the ground, his body trembling, not daring to utter a sound.
Because he knew perfectly well just how ruthless his second uncle could be.
He had only insulted his woman a few times, and he was beaten like this. He didn't dare to explain, because if he did, he would be lashed with a whip.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Liang Chenghu put down his wine glass and walked up to Xia Hongyuan.
Xia Hongyuan was almost in tears. "I want to say something, but can I? The moment I open my mouth, you lash out with a whip, without giving me a chance to explain."
"Uncle..." Xia Hongyuan finally burst into tears.
“Speak your mind, don’t cry. I hate it when people cry.” Liang Chenghu raised an eyebrow. “I’ll give you a chance to explain. If your explanation satisfies me, I’ll let you go and apologize to you.”
“Uncle, you don’t know that woman…” Xia Hongyuan stopped abruptly at this point.
Although he is a spoiled rich kid, it doesn't mean he's stupid.
The reason his uncle beat him up and then gave him a chance to explain was not because he really wanted him to explain, but because he wanted to give him a chance to admit his mistake.
If he were foolish enough to continue fabricating a narrative about draining water, it would only make him angrier.
Under the other party's sharp gaze, Xia Hongyuan compromised. He swallowed and said softly, "Uncle, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have caused trouble at the Celebrity Club, and I shouldn't have humiliated Ms. Shui in public. It's all my fault. It's right for you to beat me up, Uncle."
Hearing this, Liang Chenghu's expression softened slightly. He said calmly, "If you had been aware of this earlier, you wouldn't have gotten this beating."
"Yes, it's all my fault, and it's right for my uncle to beat me up." Xia Hongyuan nodded repeatedly.
"Get up," Liang Chenghu waved his hand.
Xia Hongyuan then carefully stood up.
Because he had been beaten so badly, he was trembling all over even when he stood up, and he was very cautious when facing Xia Hongyuan.
"How can I help you become the heir of the Xia family if you act like this?" Liang Chenghu looked at his timid appearance with exasperation: "You and your cousin are both qualified to inherit the Xia Group."
"But if you were half as smart as your cousin, I, as your uncle, could help you without breaking a sweat. But you, you're utterly hopeless." Liang Chenghu grew angrier as he spoke: "If it weren't for the fact that your mother is my sister, would I care whether you live or die?"
"Uncle..." Xia Hongyuan almost cried: "Please don't give up on me. I promise I will work hard in the future and I will never let you down."
"What good is a guarantee? Look at your cousin Xia Chenggong. He's even younger than you, and he's already working at the Xia Group not long after graduating from university. He's already capable of handling things on his own."
"And you?" Liang Chenghu said with exasperation, "What a waste of your good looks, you just eat, drink and have fun all day long and do nothing of substance."
"I know I was wrong, Uncle. Don't worry, I'll change, I will definitely change." Xia Hongyuan nodded his head like a chick pecking at rice. He was extremely obedient now, afraid of doing anything to anger Liang Chenghu again.
"Alright, you can go now." Liang Chenghu felt a surge of frustration. He was truly heartbroken by his nephew, and he knew that the guy was hopeless.
"Okay, thank you, Uncle. Don't worry, Uncle, I will definitely change." Xia Hongyuan was overjoyed; he had finally passed this hurdle.
Just then, Shui Xin walked down from above with alluring steps.
"You're here?" Seeing her, Liang Chenghu's annoyance vanished. He reached out and pulled her into his arms.
"Hey, look at you...you're so annoying." Shui Xin gave him a playful glare, annoyed that he was so impatient when there were other people around.
"Xia Hongyuan." Liang Chenghu called out to him again.
“Uncle, I’m here.” Xia Hongyuan’s body stiffened, as if he had been stared at. He turned around with a bitter look on his face.
“Look closely, this is your aunt. Although I haven’t married her yet, she is my woman.” Liang Chenghu said seriously, “I don’t want anything like what happened today to happen again. Otherwise, I’ll make you wish you were dead.”
"I understand, I know, Uncle. Don't worry, I swear this will never happen again." Xia Hongyuan nodded repeatedly.
He knelt down with a thud and kowtowed repeatedly to Shui Xin: "Aunt, what happened today was my fault. I apologize to you. I'm sorry. I deserve to die."
As he spoke, the guy lightly slapped himself in the face. Although the slap wasn't hard, at least his attitude was there.
"Hey, Hongyuan, what are you doing? Get up quickly." Shuixin quickly helped him up and said with a smile, "What's done is done. We're all family, and I won't blame you."
"Thank you, Auntie. I will definitely visit you another day and apologize to you in front of everyone," Xia Hongyuan said gratefully.
"No need, go back quickly. Look at all your injuries, your uncle really went too far!" Shui Xin said, glaring fiercely at Liang Chenghu. "You're just a child, you don't know any better. Why did you hit him so hard?"
Judging from her expression and tone, she was extremely distressed, as if her junior had been severely punished.
Liang Chenghu smiled but said nothing.
"Auntie, I'll be going now. You and Uncle can chat." Xia Hongyuan didn't want to stay here a moment longer, so he turned around and left in a hurry.
Shui Xin turned around and sat back in Liang Chenghu's lap, then sighed: "I've tried it for you. This Ye Xingchen is up to no good."
"Oh, really? This guy doesn't seem friendly." Liang Chenghu pinched her prominent breast hard, gritting his teeth as he said, "This little brat, I knew he was no pushover the first time I met him."
"But back then I never imagined that I would one day run into this kid. Heh, he's here with ill intentions? But this is Jinling, my territory, Liang Chenghu's territory. I want to see what new tricks he can come up with."
"What deep-seated hatred do you have for him that makes him target you so relentlessly?" Shui Xin asked, puzzled.
“He’s just a dog. Once he bites you, he’ll bite you and never let go.” Liang Chenghu sneered, then suddenly pounced on Shui Xin and pinned her down.
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