BUZZ!
That single sentence struck Zhu Kewen's ears like a clap of earth-shattering thunder.
The woman, who had been leaning against the wall, suddenly collapsed to her knees. She trembled, her dry lips cracking and bleeding, completely devoid of her previous arrogance.
Chen Yang stood before her, tilted his head slightly, and gazed at the snowstorm raging outside the distant window.
After taking several deep breaths, Zhu Kewen spoke again. "My son's funeral is tomorrow. As a grieving mother, it's inevitable that I might do so irrational, or even outrageous, things."
"This is understandable. You should try to understand , too."
"So?"
Outside, the snowstorm howled like a thousand blades, raging relentlessly.
Chen Yang narrowed his eyes and said grimly, "What a sanctimonious excuse. So, you can just ignore your own son's transgressions and inflict further harm on the victims who have already suffered imnse trauma?"
"And for what purpose? Just so your son, who was no better than a beast, can rest in peace?"
Zhu Kewen was speechless.
"You're blowing things out of proportion! Their reputations might be damaged, but given their lowly status, who will even rember them? Once I give them a large sum of money, it could save them hundreds of years of struggle."
"From that perspective, isn't this a good thing for them?"
Chen Yang laughed. This sense of superiority, this idea that others are as worthless as weeds to be used and discarded, is truly ingrained to the bone.
"How about this, then? I'll find a few n to rape you. Afterward, I'll announce to the world that you seduced them first and then tried to extort them. Tell , would you be willing?" Chen Yang said coldly.
Zhu Kewen almost blurted out, "Is that sothing a human being would say? Do you know who I am? Anyone in my position would..."
She stopped mid-sentence. Her expression twisted, and her face flushed a deep crimson.
"Unwilling now that it's about you?"
Chen Yang sneered, "If that's the case, on what grounds do you demand it of others? Huh?!"
His expression shifted in a heartbeat. The abrupt change sent a bone-chilling cold through everyone present, as if the very air had begun to freeze.
"You—you're being unreasonable," Zhu Kewen rebuked, panicked.
"So now you want to talk about reason?"
Chen Yang shook his head. So things, once embedded in the marrow, were impossible to change. He then ordered Yang Hu, "Drag her out and bury her."
Zhu Kewen was speechless.
Everyone else was speechless.
Who could have imagined that this sudden turmoil would take such a world-shaking turn all because of one young man's intervention?
That was the Luo Family's daughter-in-law!
Who on earth was this guy?
Her face deathly pale, Zhu Kewen scrambled up from the ground like a madwoman. She pointed at Chen Yang like a shrew, her expression twisted with resentnt and venom. "You! What right do you have to pass judgnt on my right to live?"
"And on what grounds do you order my death?"
That last sentence was squeezed out, word by word, from between her clenched teeth.
Perhaps it was because she couldn't accept it. What was her status? And what was the status of those wretched girls? This man was really going to kill her for a few creatures as insignificant as insects? Since ancient tis, the class system has always existed. The idea that all people are born equal is just a deceitful lie. The only reality is cruelty and the law of the jungle.
"I refuse to accept this!" Zhu Kewen roared with icy rage, supported by her attendants. "I'll rember what you've done today. Sooner or later, you will pay the price."
In her mind, all commoners were ants. To offend her was to walk the path to death.
"What's this? Are you planning to rise from the grave to get your revenge?" Chen Yang took a step forward, a corner of his mouth curling up into a sinister smile.
Zhu Kewen's heart lurched.
Rise from the grave? Did he really an to kill her today, not just make empty threats?
"You... You're insane!"
Zhu Kewen was stunned for a long mont, her lips trembling. Finally, she managed to force out the words. Then, she turned to leave.
"Did I say you could go?"
CLANG.
Yang Hu drew the paratrooper knife at his waist. Grinning, he closed in step by step.
The chilling gleam of the blade flashed like lightning.
SCHLICK!
Zhu Kewen staggered, her hands clutching desperately at her throat. Her eyes, rapidly losing focus, were filled with utter disbelief and a profound fear of death.
Finally, she collapsed onto the ground.
Chen Yang turned and walked back into the hospital room.
Inside, Sun Xiaoli and the other two girls had tidied themselves up a bit. They no longer looked as hopeless and disheveled as before.
"Big Brother, we've been talking... we can't think of any way to repay you, so we can only offer to buy you a al."
Despite their earlier interaction, Sun Xiaoli was still very reserved. She fidgeted with the hem of her clothes, her head lowered as she spoke shyly.
"Okay."
Chen Yang couldn't bring himself to refuse. He then pointed to the books on the table. "Are you all studying sales?"
"Mhm."
Sun Xiaoli nodded, fresh tears escaping her eyes as she said softly, "It was because that man said he could help us find a suitable internship that we... we went with him."
At her words, the other two girls trembled uncontrollably.
Chen Yang had no idea how to comfort them, so he changed the subject. "I have a good friend of mine, an amazing woman, who runs a sales company. I could introduce you, if you'd like?"
His tone was gentle, afraid he might startle them.
Sun Xiaoli exchanged a look with her two companions, then glanced at Sun Dejiang. Only after he nodded did she agree. "We would appreciate that, Big Brother."
"Don't ntion it."
The friend Chen Yang ntioned was, of course, Zhou Yufei. With Zhou Yufei's character, she would never treat them poorly.
Finally, Chen Yang got to the point. "Luo Chen's funeral is tomorrow. I want to take you all with ."
The room fell silent in an instant.
They knew their Big Brother's intention wasn't to mourn, but to demand justice from the Luo Family and to witness firsthand that beast's wretched descent into hell.
After a long pause, they all nodded, including Sun Dejiang. This was mainly out of their trust in Chen Yang.
"Alright. I'll see you all tomorrow, then."
Chen Yang smiled. As he turned to leave, he suddenly added, "This world has darkness, but it also has far more light. Even when the sky goes dark, there is the Bright Moon. And if the Bright Moon is hidden, there are still streetlights!"
...
User Comments
0 comments from readers