Yin Xiong felt it necessary to make the trip, as there was a chance that someone had indeed taken a liking to his daughter's beauty...
Upon closer inspection, his daughter did have good features, but he had been a bit too harsh earlier, and her face had swelled up as a result.
Half an hour later...
The car from the Si family parked in front of an abandoned warehouse in the outskirts.
Mrs. Yin was a little scared and tightly gripped her husband's clothes. "Why does this place look so desolate? Is this where we're meeting? I have a bad feeling about this..."
"What do you know?" Yin Xiong glanced at her, pushing her hand away. "Don't wrinkle my clothes. We're going to meet Young Master Si soon!"
"A-Xiong, let's just go back..."
"Women like you lack vision!" Yin Xiong looked around the place. "Sometimes men just want to try something different! What do you understand?"
Yin Qing couldn't wait and had already gotten out of the car.
Earlier on the road, she had deliberately applied a youthful makeup.
Confidently, she believed that her enchanting appearance would surely captivate Young Master Si. Before entering the warehouse, she even deliberately unfastened one of her shoulder straps, revealing a glimpse of allure.
Yin Xiong glared at his wife, as if saying, "Our daughter is more capable than you!"
After entering the warehouse, they discovered it was eerily empty. Si Yechen sat on a single chair, with Qingmu standing next to him. Other than that, the place was completely vacant.
The light streaming in through the high windows was ominous.
"Young Master Si, please save me..." Yin Qing immediately knelt before Si Yechen, crying in a pitiful and touching manner. "I made a mistake accidentally and brought trouble to my family... As long as you save me, I'm willing to agree to any conditions!"
"Oh?" A cold smile curved Si Yechen's lips. "Any conditions?"
Yin Qing thought that Si Yechen was genuinely interested in her, and she quickly nodded. "Yes, of course. Whatever you want me to do, I will do it without hesitation."
Yin Xiong, who stood beside them, bowed respectfully, appearing fearful and obedient. "I, Yin Xiong, have failed to teach my daughter properly. I dare to ask Young Master Si to discipline her on my behalf..."
If Si Yechen intended to conduct business here, it would be perfect. After the matter was settled, not only would he be able to protect his wealth, but he could also help his daughter rise like a phoenix...
Killing two birds with one stone!
Si Yechen raised his hand, and Qingmu drew out a shining knife, throwing it in front of Yin Qing.
With a jarring sound, the Yin family of three froze upon seeing the gleaming knife, bewildered and unsure of what was happening...
Could it be that Si Yechen wanted to play a thrilling game???
"Whichever hand injured her, that's the hand you'll use to repay the debt," Si Yechen's eyes glinted with cold light.
Finally understanding, the family of three realized that the "she" Si Yechen referred to was Qing Yan!!!
"Si Yechen is standing up for Qing Yan?!"
"Si, Si young master..." Yin Xiong trembled in fear, "Miss Qing Yan is your person..."
Si Yechen spoke calmly, "My fiancee."
Yin Xiong felt like he had been struck by lightning, unable to utter a word.
Madam Yin's face turned pale in terror. Qing Yan was Si Yechen's fiancee? This was disastrous for the Yin family, more than just bankruptcy!
"You harmed her last time, and now you're causing trouble for her again..." The coldness in Si Yechen's eyes seemed to come from hell. "Do you think she's easy to bully, with no one to rely on?"
Upon hearing this, Yin Xiong fiercely slapped Yin Qing twice, "You disobedient girl! What did you do to Miss Qing Yan last time? If you don't want me to kill you!"
Madam Yin was too frightened to defend her daughter, watching as her husband slapped their daughter seven or eight times.
"Dad, Dad, I'll talk, I'll talk, please stop hitting me..." Yin Qing cried, her makeup ruined, "On Uncle's death anniversary, Qing Yan... she... stood up for Pan Pan. I... I was wrong, I truly realize my mistake..."
"You foolish girl!" Yin Xiong slapped her two more times.
Yin Qing finally realized why so many bodyguards resigned and refused to work that day—it was because of Si Yechen...
It's over, what should we do!!
Offending Si Yechen had far more serious consequences than offending Li Yihan!
"Mr. Yin." Si Yechen's voice was cool and calm, his eyes gleaming with icy coldness. "You've hurt my fiancee twice. Is it too much to ask for your daughter's hand?"
Yin Xiong, on the verge of tears, said, "Not too much, not too much. You disobedient girl, what are you still standing there for? Why don't you make a move? Do you want me to help you?"
"Ah Xiong?" Madam Yin couldn't bear it, truly couldn't bear it. "Young Master Si, I beg you. Ah Qing is still young. We can leave the city as a family and never come back..."
"You want to leave after hurting Miss Qing Yan? That's wishful thinking!" Qingmu's voice turned cold. "You have 30 seconds."
Yin Qing desperately shed tears, shaking her head, looking at the knife on the ground, afraid to move.
The timer started.
With a determined heart, Yin Xiong picked up the knife and slowly approached his daughter, "You shouldn't have, you really shouldn't have touched Young Master Si!"
"Ah Xiong..."
"Dad, please don't..."
With one strike, Yin Qing's right wrist spewed blood, exposing the tendons and bones...
"Ah—"
A heart-wrenching scream echoed through the warehouse.
Lady Yin hurriedly rushed over and embraced her injured daughter, weeping with aching heart.
Yin Xiong wiped the blood off the knife onto his own body, respectfully and timidly handing the knife forward. "Young Master Si, it's clean now. Will this be acceptable? Can we let this matter pass?"
"If you ask Lord Chen like this, anyone who doesn't know would think it was Lord Chen who threatened you and made you harm your own daughter."
Upon hearing Qingmu's words, Yin Xiong bowed even lower. "No, no, no. It was our daughter's own carelessness that caused the cut. None of this has anything to do with Lord Chen."
"Twenty-two of them last night, bullying my fiancee alone." Si Yechen's voice was filled with displeasure. "Bring them in."
The twenty-two ruffians from last night had already been beaten to a pulp, with barely any breath left in them.
Seeing her hired men in such a sorry state, Yin Qing trembled in fear. The intense pain from her wounds almost made her black out.
"How many of our men do we have?" Si Yechen softly asked Qingmu behind him.
Qingmu respectfully answered, "A total of twenty-two, Lord Chen."
"Whether you can leave here alive or not will depend on your own luck." Si Yechen stood up and left, with Qingmu giving them a cold glance before following Si Yechen's footsteps.
Only then did Yin Xiong realize that Si Yechen intended to use their own methods against them.
Last night, their daughter allowed those twenty-two ruffians to bully Qing Yan. So today, Si Yechen had his twenty-two subordinates deal with them.
But their family of three lived a sheltered life and were completely powerless. How could they be a match for Si Yechen's men?!
And now, with those twenty-two ruffians on the ground, gasping for their last breath... How could they possibly resist?
The doors of the warehouse opened, allowing in a flood of bright light.
Si Yechen and Qingmu walked out, while the twenty-two subordinates walked in...
"Young Master Si, I beg you, spare us..." Yin Xiong had just knelt down when the doors of the warehouse mercilessly closed...
Not long after, the warehouse echoed with heart-wrenching screams...