Chapter 155 Torture Shang Yun Shen, is that still enough to show some toughness?
Shang Wu remained silent.
Seeing her so tense, Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes: "What, you're not willing to save me?"
"I……"
Shang Wu paused for a moment, then looked at him: "Why should I save him?"
After she finished speaking, Ruan Yuzhi stared at her in astonishment.
Shang Yun Shen was also surprised: "A Wu? At least save Mom."
Shang Wu chuckled: "Whose mother? Yours or mine? Let Mrs. Shang say for herself, is she my mother?"
Ruan Yuzhi remained expressionless and silent.
Clearly, her silence was a denial.
"She keeps saying she's cut ties with me and that her life or death is none of my business, so why should I save her?"
"Didn't she ignore me back then?"
Shang Wu asked the question slowly and deliberately, with a nonchalant and indifferent smile on her face.
Hearing this, Shang Yun Shen frowned: "But, no matter what, she is still..."
"Alright, I've made my choice. Are you satisfied?" Shang Wu interrupted him and looked at Lu Zheng.
"Now, hand over Lu Rang. I don't have time to deal with you."
She took out her phone and waved it.
"It's seven o'clock, there are only five hours left. If you don't sign the contract soon, your Yu family will really have to lose money."
Shang Wu raised an eyebrow, waiting patiently for Lu Zheng to speak.
She wasn't afraid of Lu Zheng's move at all.
If Lu Zheng wanted to take action, given how much he hated Ruan Yuzhi the moment he saw her, he would have done so long ago.
It's not even appropriate to use this to threaten or manipulate her now.
Lu Zheng said calmly, "Don't rush, anyone can talk."
He glanced at Qianjue.
"Let's get started."
Shang Wu's breathing became slightly labored.
Ruan Yuzhi finally reacted, raising her head and coldly staring at Lu Zheng.
"You dare? Don't forget you promised Xiaoyun you would never lay a hand on me!"
When did I ever say I was going to lay a hand on you?
Lu Zheng sat at the doorway, far away from them, and lit a cigar.
He put it to his lips but didn't suck; instead, he gestured with his chin toward Shang Yun Shen beside her.
"I am very happy to see that you and your daughter have become so estranged, and that you have lost such an excellent daughter."
"But Shang Wu, it seems like you and your brother have a pretty good relationship, right?"
Qianjue had already walked up to Shang Yunshen and taken out a pair of pliers that she had prepared beforehand.
Shang Yunshen's expression changed.
"What are you going to do to me? Let me tell you, I'm already prepared. As long as my mother and sister are safe, you can do whatever you want to me!"
"No way!" Ruan Yuzhi lost her composure and immediately scolded, "Shang Wu, what are you waiting for! Agree to all of Lu Zheng's conditions!"
Shang Wu paused, looking at her sweating with worry, and felt a tightness in his chest.
She was targeted by Lu Zheng, had no home to return to, nowhere to live, and all her assets were frozen, yet Ruan Yuzhi didn't seem to worry or hesitate for even a second.
From beginning to end, she was the only one who was soft-hearted.
Shang Wu was disheartened.
She gave Ruan Yuzhi a cold glance.
"Go ahead and do it, I don't care about the merchants."
Ruan Yuzhi's face turned pale instantly.
Shang Yun Shen didn't react much; instead, he breathed a sigh of relief and straightened his back with an open and honest demeanor.
"Don't hurt my sister and my mother. If you have a problem, come at me."
Shang Wu's eyes flickered.
Shang Yunshen looked at her and smiled gently: "Don't feel pressured. Since I got out of prison, I've been very grateful to you. There's nothing I can do to repay you, so I'm going all out this time. Do whatever you want."
Qianjue scoffed: "Don't talk big. Do you know how I'm going to deal with you?"
He shook the pliers in his hand.
"I'm going to use this thing to pull your nails off, piece by piece, all of them."
Shang Yun Shen was stunned for a moment, then his eyes hardened.
"Whatever, I'll play along to the end."
Ruan Yuzhi's voice trembled: "No! Lu Zheng, don't hurt my son!"
"Then let Shang Wu sign the contract, and you too, you kneel down!"
Lu Zheng stared coldly at Ruan Yuzhi.
Ruan Yuzhi looked up and stared intently at Shang Wu.
"You saw it, your brother would do anything for you, and what about you! Just to see Lu Rang, you're going to stand by and watch your brother be tortured?"
Shang Wu twitched her lips.
Ruan Yuzhi will never see her plight.
"Stop pushing me."
Shang Wu raised an eyebrow: "Lu Zheng told you to kneel down. If you don't kneel, it's no use me signing the contract. Come on, whether you can keep your son's hand or not depends on you."
Lu Zheng burst out laughing.
"I love watching mothers and daughters kill each other."
Shang Wu watched Ruan Yuzhi quietly, his eyes filled with indifference.
Ruan Yuzhi gritted her teeth, a painful struggle appearing in her eyes.
Qianjue frowned, grabbed Shang Yunshen's hand, and pretended to pull out his fingernails with pliers.
Just a second before the cold pincers touched Shang Yun Shen, Ruan Yuzhi finally couldn't take it anymore and screamed.
"etc!"
Shang Wu's eyes narrowed, and she froze.
Ruan Yuzhi's face was pale, and she murmured, "Xiaoyun told you not to make things difficult for the merchants..."
Shang Wu found it ridiculous.
Ruan Yuzhi looked like this, something she had never seen before when Lu Zheng threatened her.
Ruan Yuzhi did not hesitate for even a second regarding her situation.
Shang Wu clenched the contract in her hand, and seeing that Qian Jue was still holding down Shang Yun Shen, she closed her eyes.
"Stop fooling around, can't you see? Madam Shang will never kneel before you. Don't waste your time. Lu made me disappear. I'll sign the contract and release Shang Yun Shen, right now."
After Shang Wu finished speaking, she signed the contract and threw it at him.
Release them.
Lu Zheng smiled and waved for Qian Jue to release the two.
Shang Yun Shen was filled with worry, and as soon as he was untied, he rushed over to help Shang Wu.
"We're leaving, the contract's signed, what will you do then?"
Shang Wu pushed his hand away.
“You went to jail because of me. Now that you’re out, live a good life. I don’t want to drag you down with me. Take your mother and leave here. You don’t need to worry about the rest.”
At that time, Zhou Yanci sent someone to pretend to molest her, but Shang Yunshen rushed out without hesitation, which led to him falling into the trap and going to jail.
Now, Shang Yun Shen is willing to suffer for her sake.
She can't possibly be indifferent to those who genuinely protect her.
She couldn't just stand by and watch Shang Yun suffer like this.
Moreover, since we already have news of Lu Rang, it doesn't matter whether we sign a contract or not.
Shang Yun Shen was still somewhat taken aback: "Then, can you and Lu Rang still meet?"
"Yes, you can."
Shang Wu subconsciously pressed the phone in her pocket.
During the standoff, her phone beeped with a distinctive notification sound.
Shang Yunshen breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and then went over to help Ruan Yuzhi.
From beginning to end, Shang Wu didn't even glance at Ruan Yuzhi. He turned around and left without looking back.
She got into the car and took out her phone.
The notification sound she just heard was something she had specially set up for Lu Rang.
Receiving the notification meant that Lu Rang had woken up and had retrieved his phone.
There's no need for her to linger here any longer.
Shang Wu opened the message.
Wait three days.
Three days?
As Shang Wu was deep in thought, someone suddenly knocked on the car window next to him.
She came to her senses and saw Shang Yun Shen standing outside.
Shang Wu rolled down the car window and said before the other person could speak, "I don't want to say anything more, you can go."
Shang Yun Shen glanced at the car behind him.
Ruan Yuzhi was sitting in the car, staring straight ahead, looking very unhappy.
He lowered his voice: "Mom wasn't being too cruel to you. It seems that the grudge between her and Lu Zheng is too deep to be resolved, so she cut off ties with you to prevent Lu Zheng from using this to threaten us."
Shang Wu listened quietly, only offering a faint smile.
“Brother, I saw clearly the hesitation she showed when you were being threatened.”
“Lu Zheng has already figured it out. If you are in danger, your mother is very likely to kneel down. I can hardly guarantee that he won’t do it again next time.”
"Please arrange more bodyguards around her, really, otherwise Madam Shang might really kneel down one day, and that would be unbearable for her."
After saying that, Shang Wu closed the car window and left under Shang Yunshen's astonished gaze.
Shang Yun Shen stood there, feeling very uncomfortable.
He turned around, looked at the woman in the car, frowned, and walked over.
"Mom, why are you so heartless?"
Ruan Yuzhi looked at him coldly and shouted angrily, "Because she chose the wrong person! She wants to marry Lu Zheng's son, so don't blame me for really disowning her and never forgiving her!"
Shang Yun Shen opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
He sighed helplessly.
"Mom, tell me, what's going on between you and Lu Zheng? Didn't you come to Lincheng at the age of twenty to start a business with Dad from scratch? Why did you meet Lu Zheng?"
Ruan Yuzhi's eyes darkened, and she raised her hand to slap Shang Yunshen.
Shang Yun Shen's head was turned to the side by her blow.
Like Shang Wu, he had very fair skin, just like Ruan Yuzhi.
The slap made his face turn bright red.
"If you ask again, you'll leave the Shang family just like Shang Wu did. From now on, whether I live or die is none of your business! Go home!"
Shang Yun took a deep breath, paused slightly, silently gripped the steering wheel, and stepped on the gas to drive her away from here.
After the car drove away, Shang Wu started the car and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the car window.
Shang Wu glanced at Qian Jue.
"how?"
Qianjue's eyes were full of suspicion: "Once you sign the contract, you'll have no leverage left. The master won't return your assets unless you bring your mother to apologize. Are you really just going to give up and leave like this?"
Shang Wu sneered: "We'll talk about who has the leverage in three days."
She stepped on the gas and left the dock.
It was late at night.
Since Shang Wu had nowhere to go for the first time, he decided to stay at a hotel.
But she had a persistent low-grade fever and was too weak; if this continued, something bad would happen.
I have to go to the hospital.
Shang Wu read the text message Lu Rang sent several times, thought about it, and decided to wait three days to see how things went.
Lu Rang did not have a mental breakdown and was still trying to find a way to get out and meet her.
She cannot collapse at a time like this.
She also needed to figure out what exactly was the grudge between Ruan Yuzhi and Lu Zheng.
Why did Lu Zheng say that if Lu Rang knew about this, he might not be indifferent?
Shang Wu drove directly to the hospital, had a check-up, and then went to get her medication.
"Hello, the total cost for the examination, medication, and the supplements I just gave you is 2,300 yuan."
Shang Wu took out her phone.
Besides the money frozen in her bank card, she also had tens of thousands of yuan in her mobile payment account.
Shang Wu unlocked his phone to pay.
The next second, the nurse shook her head: "Deduction failed, your account shows an error."
Shang Wu was taken aback.
"Abnormal? Does that mean the money can't be used?"
"Yes, your account is suspected of violating regulations and cannot make payments," the nurse explained.
Shang Wuxin sank. The dizziness caused by the low-grade fever became more severe, and she could only stand up by holding onto the nurses' station.
This is another of Lu Zheng's tactics.
She has money but can't spend it all.
Shang Wu found Shang Yun Shen and A Ying's phone numbers, but hesitated, unsure of who to call.
Just then, a cold laugh rang out from behind.
"Who is this? Is she the young lady of the Shang family who was kicked out of her home and had her engagement broken off? She can't even afford to buy medicine?"
Shang Wu was taken aback and turned around.
A woman wearing a mask walked over from a distance, accompanied by several wealthy young ladies.
Shang Wu recognized her at a glance.
It's Su Tingting.
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