Li Dameng covered his burning face, feeling a chill run down his spine, but he still pretended to be innocent.
With a long face, he said, "President Fang, what you're saying is even more confusing to me. I really don't understand what you mean!"
"Damn it, what a good actor!"
Optimus Prime punched him in the stomach.
Li Dameng immediately clutched his stomach in pain, bending at a ninety-degree angle.
Ye Tianyu remained silent, arms crossed, a mocking smile playing on his lips, watching Li Dameng's performance.
Fang Xueqing sneered when she saw that he was still trying to play the fool.
Li Dameng, since you want to play dumb, fine, I'll just tell you the truth.
"Two hours ago, on my way to see you, I was intercepted by Yin Mu and Lin Hao, and I was almost harmed by them."
"We're discussing renewing our cooperation, but you and I know how Yin Mu and Lin Hao knew I was coming to see you."
"ah……"
"So, Mr. Fang was intercepted by Young Master Yin and Young Master Lin on the way!"
Li Dameng looked flustered and gestured with his hands.
"So, Mr. Fang suspects that I betrayed you, is that right?"
"Isn't that right?" Fang Xueqing said coldly.
"I'm innocent!"
Li Dameng cried out his innocence: "How could Young Master Yin and Young Master Lin intercept you halfway? I really don't know! I swear to God, I didn't betray you!"
"You bastard, haven't you finished your act?"
Ye Tianyu spoke up, looking at Qingtianhu: "Don't waste time, cripple him if he doesn't confess!"
Upon hearing this, Optimus Prime immediately became ruthless and taciturn, grabbing his chest with one hand and slamming the other down on his chest.
"ah……"
Li Dameng immediately let out a shrill scream, his face as white as paper.
Optimus Prime didn't give up. He stretched out his five fingers and pinched down on his throat.
He said menacingly, "Tell me, did you collude with Yin Mu and Lin Hao to frame President Fang?"
As he spoke, he tightened his grip, as if he were about to strangle him.
"Well……"
Li Dameng's face turned a deep, liver-colored hue from the pain.
"I...I'll talk..."
Faced with death, he finally chickened out.
Optimus Prime loosened his grip.
"Cough cough!"
Li Dameng coughed a few times and said, trembling.
"I...I was forced into it too. Yin Mu and Lin Hao came to my door and threatened me."
"They want me to lure Mr. Fang here under the pretense of renegotiating the cooperation."
"Then they ambushed and intercepted Mr. Fang on the way!"
After saying that, he looked at Fang Xueqing with a face full of fear: "I had no choice but to agree to their demands and trick you into coming here!"
"Please, Mr. Fang, spare my life!"
In short, he finally confessed that he had been pretending all along, hoping to get away with it.
But in front of Fang Xueqing and Ye Tianyu, no matter how good his acting was, it was just a waste of his expressions.
"I can spare your dog's life!"
Fang Xueqing looked at him with an icy expression.
"Where are Yin Mu and Lin Hao?"
Tell me, and I'll let you go!
"Well……"
Li Dameng hesitated, looking utterly hopeless.
"Tell me, where are they?"
With a fierce shout, Optimus Prime spread his five fingers, as if to strangle him again.
Li Dameng was so frightened that he immediately stammered.
"The four major families all live in the villa that the Shangguan family bought in Jiangnan. Yin Mu and Lin Hao should be there right now."
Fang Xueqing raised her eyebrows slightly, thinking to herself, "So the Shangguan family has already bought a villa in Jiangnan. No wonder there has been no news from the four major families for more than a month!"
Ye Tianyu asked calmly, "Where is the Shangguan family's villa?"
"It's...it's in Building 10, Block A, Qingya Villa!"
Li Dameng stammered out the address of the Shangguan family's villa.
"Qingya Villa!"
Fang Xueqing muttered to herself, knowing that Qingya Villa was a newly developed affluent area in the suburbs of Jiangnan.
She glanced at Li Dameng and said coldly.
"Fine, I'll spare your life since you confessed."
"But while the death penalty may be spared, punishment will not be absolved!"
"I'll cripple one of your legs so you'll remember this: never be someone's lackey again!"
After saying that, he tossed his head at Ye Tianyu, and the two turned and walked outside.
Optimus Prime showed no mercy, kicking Li Dameng to the ground, grabbing his right leg, and kneeling down.
"Snap!"
The sound of bones breaking.
Li Dameng let out a bloodcurdling scream, as his right leg was crippled.
Optimus Prime didn't even glance at him before turning and strode away.
Outside, the three got into the car. Fang Xueqing drove herself, turned on the navigation, and headed straight for Qingya Villa...
At this moment, in Building 10 of Area A of Qingya Villa, all four major families were gathered in the living room.
Yin Liehuo, Chen Yibiao (head of the Chen family), and Yuwen Shan (head of the Yuwen family) are currently denouncing Shangguan Wenhai (head of the Shangguan family).
"Patriarch Shangguan, your daughter is actually betraying you and helping Fang Xueqing deal with Yin Mu and Lin Hao. This is outrageous!"
"Patriarch Shangguan, how are you going to explain this to us?"
“That’s right, Fang Xueqing is our common enemy. Miss Shangguan’s help to her is tantamount to going against us, and we must get an explanation!”
Amidst the condemnation from the three major families.
Shangguan Wenhai's face darkened, and he remained silent.
Shangguan Yanran stood aside with a disdainful look on her face, as if she didn't take the condemnation from the three major families seriously.
Yin Mu and Lin Hao glared at her fiercely, their eyes blazing with fury.
Clearly, Fang Xueqing was still furious that the two men had stopped them from causing trouble halfway through the journey.
Chen Shaochong's face showed a hint of schadenfreude.
Shangguan Yanran's elopement led to him being humiliated by Ye Tianyu several times outside.
Now that she's back, her act of saving Fang Xueqing has angered the other three major families, who are now condemning her.
He felt very pleased, believing that this incident would allow him to take the opportunity to blackmail Shangguan Yanran into fulfilling the engagement ceremony that had not been completed last time.
After a long silence, Shangguan Wenhai raised his head, looked at Shangguan Yanran, and his face was full of anger.
"Look at the mess you've made! How am I supposed to explain this to the Yin, Chen, and Yuwen families now?"
Upon seeing her father rebuke her, Shangguan Yanran said indignantly.
What did I do wrong?
"Although Fang Xueqing is our enemy, is it human for Yin Mu and Lin Hao to want to harm her?"
"I stopped their beastly behavior to prevent the four major families from becoming a laughing stock. Was I wrong to do that?"
These words immediately enraged Chen Yibiao.
"Smack!"
He slammed his hand on the sofa: "Patriarch Shangguan, look at this! Your daughter is the future daughter-in-law of my Chen family. How can my Chen family face the Yin family and the Yuwen family if she helps outsiders like this?"
"Hey! Uncle Chen, speak properly!"
Shangguan Yanran raised her eyebrows: "I never said I wanted to be your daughter-in-law!"
"What?"
Chen Yibiao instantly flew into a rage: "Shangguan Yanran, you and my son are already engaged. What else could you be but my Chen family's future daughter-in-law?"
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Shaochong immediately chimed in, "Dad, she won't admit she's my fiancée because she's fallen in love with our arch-enemy, Ye Tianyu..."
His tone was filled with jealousy and resentment...
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