Chapter 24 With a loud bang, the most solemn and inviolable meeting room of the Shen family slowly opened in front of Shen Zheng
With a loud "bang", the Shen family's most solemn and inviolable meeting room slowly opened in front of Shen Zheng.
Chen Zheng glanced at the elder who bowed and opened the door for her, smiling kindly, and strode in.
The meeting room is very spacious, with a high ceiling, bright lights hanging high, and a floor paved with shiny black marble.
The walls around were hung with portraits of successive family heads. The people in the paintings were dressed in gorgeous clothes, with stern and majestic faces. They were placed from the door to the innermost part, in chronological order, and they were all men.
Chen Zheng looked up at the portraits, then slowly walked towards the position in the center that symbolized the position of the head of the Shen family. Each step was steady and powerful.
She thought that in the future there would be more and more women who would be like them, or even more dazzling than them.
She straightened her back, put her hands on the handles, and sat firmly on the chair. It was the seat she had dreamed of for more than 20 years. In fact, she had never seen its true appearance before, and this was her first time seeing it.
I thought she would be excited, but in fact, nothing happened. Her heart beat quietly and steadily, from the moment she sat down to the moment she scanned the layout of the conference room. Everything seemed natural and reasonable as always.
This is what she deserves. If she were a man, her useless brothers would have been ruined by her ten years ago.
When she was young, while her brothers were playing with cats and dogs and being pampered, she was studying hard, trying to get some family resources by virtue of her excellence.
When she was older, her brothers were enjoying the compliments of countless people at the banquet, and she was bending over to toast with a smile on her face, trying to accumulate more strength. So why should she be excited? These were the results of her hard work for more than 20 years.
She was even glad that she was a woman, with more stable emotions, richer feelings, and a lover who could accompany her throughout her life.
All the feudal society's dress and rules were changed for her.
This one is so ugly, I changed it.
This is old-fashioned and has been changed.
This, Zizi doesn’t like, so I changed it.
Shen Zhengming, who had hurried over after receiving the news, saw Chen Zheng sitting lazily in the seat that originally belonged to him, with his legs crossed and his left hand on his chin, and he directed people in a deep voice to renovate the meeting room.
He blew his nose and glared for a long time, and when he saw that Chen Zheng didn't even look at him, he took a deep breath, thought about it, and finally endured it, and sat down below her.
Shen Zhengming knocked heavily on the floor with his cane. Seeing Chen Zheng looking at him indifferently, he coughed lightly and said in a dignified manner:
"In a few days, you will be the head of the Shen family. Although according to the rules of our Shen family, women have never been allowed to hold power, you have always been very smart and are the best of the younger generation of our Shen family. You have made great contributions to our Shen family. Therefore, I and the entire elders' council have jointly decided to appoint you as the next head of the Shen family."
Looking at Shen Zhengming's disgusting posture, Chen Zheng sneered when she heard it, without even looking at him, playing with the pen on the table boredly, not giving him any face at all.
She's really flattering herself. What? The appointment was made by the unanimous decision of the Council of Elders? It's obvious that they had no other choice but her, okay?
Besides, there were only a few elders left in the Shen family. She had eliminated a lot of them, leaving only a few old men with crutches who were powerless to fight back. He was the only one who relied on his blood relationship to boss her around.
They must be begging her to take over. If she continues like this, the Shen family will soon collapse.
She thought so and said it directly without any hesitation.
Shen Zhengming looked a little embarrassed. He picked up his cane and knocked the floor heavily a few times. He seemed to remember the purpose of his visit. He held his breath and said loudly, "Since you are already the head of the Shen family, you should take responsibility for the entire Shen family. I will discuss with the elders in the next few days to choose a husband for you. You can get married in a while and have a few boys with the surname Shen to carry on the Shen family's lineage."
"You're already thirty years old, and you still don't have a boy."
"Bang", Chen Zheng threw the pen in her hand to the ground, and the sharp sound instantly interrupted Shen Zhengming's words.
Before Shen Zhengming could utter an angry rebuke, he saw Chen Zheng clapping his hands, and the tightly closed door opened. Several sturdy bodyguards ran towards Chen Zheng with sullen faces.
Chen Zheng nodded in the direction of Shen Zhengming, and the bodyguards rushed forward and surrounded Shen Zhengming. Against the backdrop of several strong bodies, the surrounded old man looked particularly thin.
It seemed as if they would kill him without hesitation as long as Chen Zheng gave the order.
"Rebellious girl! Do you want to murder your own father?" Shen Zhengming was furious. He stiffened his neck and yelled at Chen Zheng without caring about his situation.
Chen Zheng rubbed her ears carelessly, raised the corners of her lips and smiled at Shen Zhengming, and said casually:
"It's not murder. I think it would be more painful for a man like my father, who loves power so much, to see himself defenseless and unable to fight back, than to kill you."
"You said you were going to choose a husband for me, but I'm afraid you have other intentions. You want to do something with the candidate, or you want me to have an accident during childbirth so that you can regain the power of the Shen family."
"Rebellious girl, is this how you think of your father? You are my biological daughter. Even if I don't like you, I will never harm your life." Shen Zhengming patted his chest heavily with a red face. Tears of doubt appeared in his turbid eyes.
"Okay, father, stop pretending. I won't fall for it. Don't I know you? As the saying goes, a dog will always eat shit. Don't I know your character? If there is a chance for you to regain power, I'm afraid you will agree without hesitation even if it costs the lives of all your descendants."
Under Shen Zheng's sarcastic words, Shen Zhengming, who was exposed, turned pale and blue in the face, his chest rose and fell violently, and his throat made a cracking sound like air leaking out. It seemed that he was about to faint from Shen Zheng's anger.
Chen Zheng narrowed her eyes and waved to the bodyguard, who respectfully stepped back a few steps, leaving a spot for Shen Zhengming to breathe fresh air.
Chen Zheng slowly stood up and walked towards Shen Zhengming at a leisurely pace, her long black hair fluttering in the wind.
She stood in front of Shen Zhengming, looking down at his painful breathing, reaching out to gently straighten Shen Zhengming's messy collar, and whispered:
"Father, don't you realize your situation? Do you need your daughter to remind you?"
She raised her voice, and suddenly increased the strength in her hands, strangling Shen Zhengming's neck fiercely.
"I'm in a good mood, so I give you face. You are the former head of the Shen family. If I'm not in a good mood, you are nothing."
Maybe she was in a good mood recently and gave him a few good looks, so that he couldn't see the situation clearly and learned to take advantage of her.
There are not many people in this world who can be so arrogant in front of her, which makes her feel a little curious and wants to teach them a lesson personally.
"What should you call me now?"
Chen Zheng bent down and looked straight at Shen Zhengming, whose face was red from holding back. She smiled gently and warmly. From a distance, it really felt like a daughter gently adjusting her father's collar. If you ignore her fingertips that were so hard that they turned white.
Chen Zheng slowly continued to tighten Shen Zhengming's collar, watching his heavy breathing with interest.
"Chen...Shen family...head." The two sides were in a stalemate for a long time, so long that Shen Zhengming's face turned from red to purple. He could no longer hold on. He finally lowered his posture and called Chen Zheng.
Chen Zheng curled her eyes in satisfaction, then loosened her grip, not caring about Shen Zhengming's heavy and rapid cough, and gently straightened Shen Zhengming's collar.
After finishing, she straightened her back, sat beside Shen Zhengming as if chatting, tidied the hair scattered on her face, and said softly with a smile:
"Father, I think I am a very kind and merciful person. I have never locked you up in a small dark room to starve for days, nor have I severely whipped you with dozens of whips. This kind of corporal punishment was almost commonplace when I was young, but I have never used it on you. I have done this, and you should be satisfied."
"After all, do you remember how my grandfather, your father, died? He starved to death in the house. When he died, rats and cockroaches were crawling all over his body. His father, my great-grandfather, also died in such an unclear way."
"Almost all the previous patriarchs of the Shen family died this way. Killing brothers and fathers has always been the tradition of our Shen family. You did this to your own father, so you are afraid when it comes to you. You have cultivated your heir with great care and effort for so many years. Even if he is a waste, he is still filial to you."
"So you think you have broken the curse, right?" Chen Zheng chuckled, shook his head regretfully, and sighed.
"It's a pity that you bet on the wrong horse and found the wrong person. Now it is me who has succeeded to the throne, not your precious eldest son."
Seeing Chen Zheng calling him "you" repeatedly, but not showing any respect in her words, Shen Zhengming's temper, which had just calmed down, became uncomfortable again.
She was obviously doing this on purpose, using honorifics to disgust him.
I did it on purpose, what can you do to me? Chen Zheng seemed to understand what Shen Zhengming was thinking, and raised her eyebrows provocatively, appearing wanton and ostentatious.
"Oh, by the way, father. I have one more thing to tell you before I come here. I already have someone I like, so you don't need to worry about it."
Shen Zhengming opened his eyes wide and was yet to speak when he saw Chen Zheng lower her voice, with a hint of tenderness in her eyes.
"She is a woman, extremely intelligent, noble and proud, with a dazzling light all over her body. She is the most dazzling existence in the crowd. I have decided to stay with her for the rest of my life."
Shen Zhengming was stunned when he heard this. Before he could express his opinion, Qin Ying rushed in with a serious face and leaned over to whisper in Shen Zheng's ear:
“Boss Shen, Miss Xia was kidnapped by Shen Tingyu.”
“Ah, it’s so unlucky to run into Shen Tingyu while running along this path.”
Xia Yu was wearing a single piece of clothing that was covered with wrinkles, as if someone had deliberately rubbed them, but without understanding the normal distribution of the texture, which seemed particularly unreasonable.
There was some black dust on her fair cheeks, like a dirty little black cat. Even if she fell into a mud pit, she still raised her head proudly, her two big eyes were bright and clear, and she ran on tiptoe on the road.
Xia Yu pretended to escape from the basement and ran out of the gate of Chen Zheng's villa. He followed the route accurately planned by the system, walked on the gravel path, passed through the rockery and the park, and headed towards his destination.
The villa where Chen Zheng lives is located in a famous wealthy area, surrounded by mountains and rivers. There are more than a dozen mountains of different sizes and countless precious trees. If you really want to tour it all on foot, it may take several days to complete the tour.
Shen Tingyu lowered his eyes and leaned against a van without a license plate, slowly exhaling layers of smoke rings.
The smoke almost obscured all the emotions on his face. He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it with the sole of his shoe.
Under Shen Zheng's vigorous suppression these days, he was hiding from place to place like a stray dog, fearing that he would be caught by Chen Zheng like his clansmen when he woke up.
There were fewer and fewer people around him, and even the last bit of power his father left him was almost gone, with only a few sparse people left.
Shen Tingyu snatched the telescope from his subordinate and squinted his eyes to observe in one direction for a long time.
The hill where he was hiding was located behind Chen Zheng's villa. With the help of a telescope, he could barely observe Chen Zheng's daily comings and goings.
No one expected that when everyone in the Shen family was frightened and willing to surrender, he would dare to run under Chen Zheng's nose.
Although the overall situation has been decided and Chen Zheng will inherit the position of the head of the Shen family in a few days, he is still a little dazed, with countless thoughts roaring in his mind.
Obviously, nothing is like this. He is the eldest grandson of the Shen family and is born to inherit the Shen family.
He should have unbridled power, women who submit to him, and several offspring who inherit his appearance and abilities...
This was his life.
And all of this was ruined by Chen Zheng. How could a woman, especially a married woman, be qualified to inherit the Shen family?
If Chen Zheng died, everything in the Shen family would still be his. He might as well go all out and kill her.
"Young Master, someone is coming."
The cat was looking at the surrounding movements in the grass and his subordinates reported to Shen Tingyu in a low voice.
A fierce look flashed across Shen Tingyu's eyes. He had been waiting in this place for some time. This place was remote, and they were cautious, so no one had ever discovered them.
Chen Zheng had bodyguards everywhere he went in and out, and they were so numerous and powerful that he could never find a chance to attack.
He only has one chance, and he must not let these ants ruin it.
Shen Tingyu silently made a motion of wiping his neck, and pretended to get up and get into the van, but he couldn't let the blood stain his clothes.
The girl was seen following the mountain path, accurately finding their territory and running towards here.
Xia Yu! Shen Tingyu's pupils suddenly contracted, and he seemed to have thought of something and suddenly burst into laughter.
God really helped him. He originally thought that if he couldn't find an opportunity, he would attack her, but he didn't expect that she would come to him.
This time, she couldn't escape.
Chen Tingyu made a few gestures to his men, who took out their weapons, crouched and moved back and forth in the bushes, blocking all possible routes of escape.
Xia Yu saw the dilapidated van and the extinguished fire next to it from afar. She sneered, what a miserable scene.
That's what she thought, and she said it out loud.
"Oh, isn't this the eldest grandson of the Shen family? How come he has fallen to this state after not seeing him for a few days?" Xia Yu stood not far from the van, with his head raised high, eyebrows slightly raised, and glanced at Shen Tingyu.
That mocking and ridiculing attitude particularly attracted hatred.
After suffering a series of setbacks in recent days, Shen Tingyu seemed to have grown a lot. He looked at Xia Yu coldly without saying a word or getting angry.
He looked up and down at Xia Yu with a cold gaze, and then smiled coldly.
"You can't get away this time."
That sinister look gave Xia Yu goosebumps. There was something wrong with this Shen Tingyu.
Xia Yu, unarmed, seemed to be rushing to his death without any preparation, just like running into a wolf's den. In fact, in Xia Yu's mind, there was a detailed map, marking the enemies ambushing around, including the weapons in their hands.
The system, which was so worried about this, even planned the best escape route. Xia Yu's muscles were tense, and he looked at Shen Tingyu vigilantly. His ears moved slightly, listening to the movements of the surrounding bushes, ready to retreat at any time.
Almost at the same time when Shen Tingyu blurted out that sentence, Xia Yu and the people who were ambushing around moved at the same time. She pushed off the ground with both feet at the same time, and rushed to the path behind her like an arrow, easily avoiding the people around who pounced on her. Her body shuttled between several hands, turning left and right, so agile that it seemed as if she could predict it.
"Host, host, pay special attention to that man. He has a silencer in his hand." Tongzi stared at the battle situation in front of him with a nervous face. A red dot flashed rapidly in Xia Yu's mind. The system even magnified his entire body and analyzed his movements through various tiny details.
Having already reached the middle of the mountain, Xia Yu wiped the sweat that was about to drip into his eyes. Faster, faster.
She had inquired before she came to provoke Shen Tingyu. The security in this area was extremely strong. According to the time calculation, as long as she successfully went down the mountain, she would run into the patrolling security.
The man who was the focus of attention got Shen Tingyu's approval, quickly took out his weapon, and shot Xia Yu directly from a distance.
"Host!"
With a light "bang" sound, the bullet, with a burning force, penetrated directly into Xia Yu's left shoulder.
Perhaps because he was afraid of the long night and many dreams, or perhaps because he felt that there was something mysterious about Xia Yu, the person who fired the gun this time did not slowly take out the gun like the old man did before, and gestured several times, giving Xia Yu time to dodge.
Xia Yu groaned as a piercing pain suddenly exploded from her shoulder, instantly drowning her consciousness like a surging tide.
Blood spurted out and her body staggered forward a few steps uncontrollably. She bit her lower lip hard and the taste of rust instantly filled her mouth. She rolled sideways and continued to run outside.
"Tongzi, block out the pain perception."
Xia Yu's right hand was tightly covering the wound that was bleeding. Blood kept flowing out from between her fingers, staining her clothes red.
Countless black spots filled her vision, and she ran out regardless as if she felt no pain.
As the blood continued to flow out, her face became paler and paler, but her eyes were still shining like an eternal torch in the cold night.
The thugs around her attacked her rapidly. Xia Yu dragged her weak body and dodged the oncoming punches weakly.
However, her two hands were no match for four punches, so she dodged the stick in front of her by leaning sideways. As the system's alarm suddenly sounded, a club hit her head heavily. Xia Yu staggered, her legs went limp, and she fell to the ground.
The world before her eyes was spinning, and all the scenes were distorted into a blur of light and shadow. She opened her mouth, raised her eyes and took a last look at the road outside the mountain, then her eyes went dark and she fainted.
…
When she opened her eyes again, Xia Yu's head was still buzzing. She blinked in a trance, and her memory stayed on the extremely fast gunshot.
She moved a few times subconsciously, but found that she couldn't move at all. Her limbs were tied tightly by ropes, digging into her flesh, and the cold cement floor pressed against her cheeks. The pungent smell of rust and damp musty smells hit her nose, and she paused for a moment and looked around.
There were a few flickering light bulbs hanging on the steel frame above my head, and there were overturned shelves all around. Large pieces of white ash on the walls had fallen off, revealing the mottled red bricks inside. It looked like an abandoned warehouse.
She looked at the balcony that had been demolished in a mess and had almost no protective measures. It seemed to be protruding out of thin air. It was on the second floor.
"Host, are you okay?" Seeing that Xia Yu had finally woken up, Little Blue Ball flew to Xia Yu anxiously, his mouth filled with tears.
"Tongzi is so useless. He watched the host being caught by them and put into the car, and then driven all the way to this abandoned warehouse, but he could do nothing. He could only use some energy to help stop the bleeding on the host's shoulder." The little blue ball curled his lips. Several dark clouds gathered above his head and a light rain was pouring down.
"What should I do? Tongzi can't untie the ropes on the host, and can't figure out a way to escape unscathed. Tongzi can only contact the big villain, but the big villain won't arrive that fast. Wuwuwuwu X﹏X"
"The damn male protagonist won't do anything bad to the host, will he? Tongzi, I don't want anything to happen to the host, the host is so good. Woohoo X﹏X"
Obviously, the little system, which was doing a mission for the first time, had no experience in dealing with such a scenario and cried loudly while holding little Xia Yu's hand.
Seeing that the situation was beyond her control, Xiao Xiayu's cold and gloomy eyes were tinged with warmth. She rescued the little blue ball from the dark cloud, rubbed its round body with her hands, and comforted it crisply:
"Okay, stop crying. It's okay. Since he didn't do anything to me when I passed out, but tied me up here, it means he won't hurt me for the time being. My life is not in danger for the time being."
I'm afraid Shen Tingyu wants to use me to threaten Shen Zheng. Thinking of Shen Tingyu's disgusting purpose, Xia Yu's eyelids trembled, and his thin eyebrows drooped coldly, with a sharp edge. Even his eyes, which had always been full of life, were covered with a thin layer of haze, and the alternation of light and dark made it impossible to see the emotions in his eyes.
"Ms. Xia, you finally woke up." A pair of leather shoes appeared in Xia Yu's sight.
Shen Tingyu watched with interest as Xia Yu struggled and squirmed on the ground.
The wound on the shoulder broke again due to the excessive movement, and bright red blood rolled to the ground. The white clothes were turbid and dirty, and the original color was almost unrecognizable.
Xia Yu straightened his back, turned over and sat on the ground, looking up at Shen Tingyu.
Shen Tingyu frowned, took a deep breath, and tried to suppress the murderous intent that surged from his heart. Even though he looked down at Xia Yu from a high position, he still didn't feel the slightest bit of joy in his heart. It was as if he and Xia Yu had swapped identities.
Seeing that even in the deepest danger, Xia Yu still held her head high and was full of pride, Chen Tingyu kicked the wooden chair beside him. With a crackling sound, the already loose chair fell to pieces under the flying dust.
This arrogant attitude is so disgusting that it makes people want to smash all her pride and crush it into the mud.
"Miss Xia, if you kneel on the ground and kowtow a few times, maybe I will show mercy and let you go." Shen Tingyu folded his arms across his chest, glanced at Xia Yu with contempt, and did not hide the malice in his eyes.
In his imagination, Xia Yu might be afraid, might give in, or might be angry, but Xia Yu curved her eyes and laughed happily. As Shen Tingyu's face became more and more ugly, Xia Yu's laughter became more and more open.
"Chen Tingyu, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid of Chen Zheng?"
If it were you from before, you would probably just want to tear me into pieces instead of tying me here intact.
Shen Tingyu, you are scared.
Shen Tingyu seemed to understand the mockery in Xia Yu's eyes, and anger suddenly rose to his heart. His face turned red in an instant, and veins popped out on his forehead. He stepped in front of Xia Yu, grabbed her collar and pulled her up, raising his fist high, obviously extremely angry.
"Xia Yu, don't think I dare not touch you."
Before he could move, the roar of countless engines and the sound of hurried and messy footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.
Chen Tingyu was stunned for a moment, then laughed mockingly, "I didn't expect that Chen Zheng, who is usually cold and indifferent, cares about you so much. She just disappeared for a while, and before I could send a message to threaten her, she came to my door on her own."
"What a touching mother-daughter relationship."
Shen Tingyu took out a sharp dagger, put it on Xia Yu's neck, and dragged Xia Yu directly to the unprotected balcony on the second floor, exposing Xia Yu to everyone.
Outside the warehouse, dozens of police cars and black cars surrounded the entire warehouse. Countless policemen and bodyguards got out of the cars. The dense footsteps made Shen Tingyu's pupils shrink. He subconsciously exerted force with his left hand, and a blood mark slowly appeared on Xia Yu's neck.
"Chen Zheng, let them go, I just want to see you, let them go!"
Shen Tingyu's eyes were red, and he shouted at Shen Zheng who was standing in the front at the top of his voice.
The bright red blood flowed down from the shoulders, almost dyeing half of Xia Yu's body red. Chen Zheng's heart suddenly shrank, as if it was tightly grasped by an invisible big hand. The fingertips hidden in the sleeves tightened rapidly, turning white due to the force.
"Back off, back off immediately." Chen Zheng turned around and yelled at everyone without even thinking.
Qin Ying opened her mouth and was about to remind Chen Zheng that the other party had a gun, but she stopped talking when she saw Shen Zheng's horrified expression.
Everyone looked at each other and retreated silently, leaving Chen Zheng alone, completely exposed to the public.
Chen Zheng even raised her hands upwards to indicate that she did not carry any weapons, and she walked slowly towards the warehouse door.
“Stop!” Shen Tingyu’s body was shaking uncontrollably, sweat kept rolling down his forehead and across his twisted cheeks, he yelled at Shen Zheng.
Chen Zheng paused, and obediently stopped where she was.
"Chen Tingyu, what do you want?" Chen Zheng raised her head, put her trembling hands behind her back, and tried to make her voice as steady as possible.
Calm down, calm down, this is a negotiation, she can't reveal any flaws, if she makes a mistake, Yuyu will...
Chen Zheng's breathing stopped uncontrollably for a moment, dense beads of sweat covered her forehead, and her eyes turned red instantly.
It seemed like this was the first time that Chen Tingyu saw Chen Zheng like this. After being stunned for a few seconds, he laughed wildly, laughing so hard that even tears came out of his eyes.
"Chen Zheng, you are actually scared. You are actually scared. The arrogant and domineering Chen Zheng is actually scared. Hahahaha!"
Xia Yu's originally calm face was torn into pieces, and her narrow eyelashes trembled. She pursed her lips, and shook her head slightly at Chen Zheng with the sharp dagger in her hand.
They looked at each other in silence.
Chen Zheng, you shouldn't be like this. You should show your usual negotiating spirit, straighten your back, lean back slightly, and glance at Chen Tingyu nonchalantly. This is you.
She knew, she knew all the procedures, and even when she rushed over, she had already mechanically simulated it countless times in her mind.
But she couldn't do it. She had lived in the Shen family, a place full of intrigues, and had experienced countless assassinations, kidnappings, and shootings. She had obviously gotten used to it.
She could suppress her emotions and control her expression, but she couldn't control her most primitive instinct, like breathing. She had never realized so deeply that she loved her.
She loved her. Xia Yu's trembling eyelashes drooped, covering up the moisture in her eyes. She knew, she had always known it.
Chen Tingyu was just trying to save her life, so when he saw that he couldn't kill Chen Zheng, he tied up Xia Yu. He didn't expect that his aunt actually cared about this stepdaughter who had only been with him for a short time.
It's really ironic that she can kill them, her relatives who share the same blood with her, but is nervous about her, an outsider with no blood relationship.
Shen Tingyu lowered the dagger that was on Xia Yu's neck a little, and hot blood flowed out from Xia Yu's neck.
"What do you want?" Chen Zheng took a deep breath, took a cautious step forward, looked up at the violent Shen Tingyu, and softened her serious and cold expression as much as possible. She softened her voice and discussed with him carefully.
"I want the Shen family. I want you to respectfully offer everything in the Shen family to me, kneel on the ground and call me the head of the family, and then get out of the Shen family and be removed from the family forever."
Chen Zheng, on one side is the person you love the most, and on the other side is the power you have been lurking for decades to obtain, what will you choose?
As soon as this question came into his mind, Chen Zheng already had the answer.
With the means and abilities she has acquired over the past thirty years, she can still make a comeback even if she has nothing. It will just take another few decades, but she can afford it.
As for kneeling, she had knelt in front of those old men and was beaten to the ground when she was young. She has always been flexible and this little humiliation is nothing. She can bend down.
She can afford everything except Xia Yu. There is only one person she can't afford to gamble with, and she can't gamble with him.
"good."
Chen Zheng curved her eyes, smiled tenderly at Xia Yu, and then bent her knees slightly.
Just as Shen Tingyu laughed wildly and the hand on her neck trembled uncontrollably, a fierce look flashed across Xia Yu's eyes, and she slammed her left shoulder into Shen Tingyu's shoulder, and the dagger fell.
The people around her who were on guard were waving sticks at her fiercely, and not far away, a black gun was aimed at her head.
Xia Yu raised the corners of her lips provocatively and smiled disdainfully. While Shen Tingyu was still in a daze, she pinched Shen Tingyu's neck tightly with both hands, took a step forward, pulled Shen Tingyu together, and jumped down from the second floor.
At dusk, the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the sky orange and yellow.
Xia Yu was wearing a simple single garment, which was stained with blood and dust. Her messy hair was flying freely in the wind. She was like a phoenix spreading its wings, dancing with its fiery red feathers, and quietly fell into the mortal world. A golden-red halo spread from the sky, illuminating the entire sky.
Her eyes were like two burning flames, the pure red color surging in her eyes, as if to set the world on fire. Deep in her pupils was a blazing light that was almost crazy, as if in the next moment, these eyes would burn out because of the extreme heat.
Chen Zheng, I don't want you to make a choice between the Shen family that you and I have fought for for decades.
Those were your twenty years too, I can’t bear to let go.
Little Phoenix's pride made her never allow others to be implicated because of herself, and she would never allow Chen Zheng, who was like a star in her eyes and omnipotent, to bow down to her.
Chen Zheng should stand out in the center of the crowd, making plans and directing the country.
Chen Zheng's love is gentle and delicate, like the sound of flowing water, moist and silent, mixed with a bit of domineering. She did not hide her love for Xia Yu, and was easily seen through by everyone.
Xia Yu, perhaps because it was her first love, was shy and a little shy. Perhaps because she was proud, or perhaps because she was still a little cautious, she would not easily express her love.
But her love is also warm and brilliant, like the fireworks blooming in the world in March, which explode with a bang, outlining a fiery red feather in the sky, and scattering down.
"Tongzi, if I can escape successfully, my mission will be completely accomplished."
"Yes host, then you can choose whether to stay in this world or return to your original world."
Xia Yu smiled brightly at Chen Zheng who was running towards her with red eyes.
Chen Zheng, if I hadn't died, we could be together forever.
That was the greatest confession of Little Phoenix.
Chen Zheng, I love you.
"Host!"
"Xia Yu!"
The heart-wrenching screams echoed in Xia Yu's mind. Xia Yu grabbed the frightened Shen Tingyu with both hands, and according to the planned posture, he cushioned Shen Tingyu under his body, smashed him to the ground, and then rolled over.
"Tongzi, help me calculate the survival rate of jumping from the second floor." There was another blood mark on his neck. Xia Yu lowered his eyes and looked quietly at the balcony, which he would miss if he took a step forward.
"Host, this place is three or four meters high. If you jump down, you might break your hands and feet. Let's think of other ways." Xiao Lantuan anxiously pulled Xiao Xiayu's hand and advised loudly.
"Okay." The only response was a firm syllable.
There was silence for a while, and the little blue ball said softly: "If there is no protection, the probability of escaping unscathed is no more than 50%. If the falling posture is not right, there is a high probability that the legs will be injured, and in serious cases, the spine will be injured. Host..."
Xia Yu narrowed his eyes and interrupted the system in a cold voice: "What if Chen Tingyu is dragged as a scapegoat?"
"90%. Host, Tongzi still feels that..."
"That's enough. Wish me good luck, Tongzi."
"Doctor! Doctor! Where is the doctor! Come and help me. Doctor!"
Chen Zheng knelt on the ground, yelling outward with all his strength. His hands trembled and stopped in the air a few feet away from Xia Yu, never daring to let go.
Xia Yu lay in a pool of blood with a pale face, his entire body stained with bright red and sticky.
Her eyelashes trembled, and she raised her eyes with great effort to look at Chen Zheng, who was shaking all over, and smiled faintly.
"It's okay, Chen Zheng, it doesn't hurt."
Xia Yu was indeed not lying. She had blocked her perception of pain after being shot. Now she really couldn't feel any pain at all, but just felt a little cold.
She frowned and shuddered. Perhaps after experiencing a series of extremely dangerous things, she was finally out of danger. The anger that Xia Yu had been holding in her throat dissipated instantly. She opened her mouth and yawned loudly. Her drooping almond eyes became heavier and heavier, almost closing.
"How can it not hurt? There is so much blood." Chen Zheng moved forward with the stretcher. Hearing Xia Yu's words of comfort, she could no longer stop her tears and they fell silently.
"Those all belong to Chen Tingyu." Xia Yu replied without even thinking.
Although she was shielded from the senses of her injuries, she felt that she was not seriously injured. After all, she had tightly pinned Shen Tingyu down.
"Chen Zheng, I'm so sleepy, I'm going to take a nap first. Don't cry, it won't look good if you cry." After a few loud yawns, Xia Yu couldn't hold on any longer. In the last second before she fell asleep, she whispered to Chen Zheng.
"Okay, I won't cry. Baby, take a nap first, and everything will be fine when you wake up." Chen Zheng bit her lips tightly, suppressing the sobs in her throat.
A pair of hands wiped away the tears that kept falling, and tried to raise the corners of his mouth to reveal a smile, but that smile was uglier than crying.
When Xia Yu woke up again, he didn't know how much time had passed.
She blinked in a trance, and what came into view was the white ceiling. The sunlight shone through the fine screens, casting mottled light and shadows on the hospital bed.
Before Xia Yu could move, her eyes widened. Her entire body was wrapped in thick gauze, especially her legs, which were bandaged like dumplings and hung high up.
"Ahhh, Tongzi! Tongzi! Tongzi! Is my leg broken?" Xia Yu glanced at him calmly, then slowly closed his eyes and lay peacefully on the bed.
In the sea of consciousness, little Xia Yu suddenly jumped up and grabbed the small blue ball that was constantly sprinkling white paper scraps above her mind.
Little Blue Ball said sternly, "Host, you will lie on it from now on."
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