Shen Ye drove to the Zhong family residence.
Just as he stepped out of the car, a figure darted out from a corner. Seeing who it was, Shen Ye teased, "Mu Qingyi, are you part cat? Still playing hide-and-seek out here in the middle of the night?"
Mu Qingyi wrinkled her delicate nose and pouted, "I told you to call me 'wife,' not my full name." Then, her expression turned sorrowful. "I don't have your number, and I don't know where you live, so I had no choice but to wait for you here."
Shen Ye smiled, asking, "Why are you waiting for me?"
Mu Qingyi immediately beamed with excitement, giggling, "To watch you make a laughingstock of the Zhong family and the Chen family, of course! I want to see them perish with my own eyes!"
Though she was smiling, the hatred in her eyes was crystal clear to Shen Ye. He didn't expose her, but asked with a smile, "Do you have such faith that I can wipe them out?"
Mu Qingyi nodded vigorously and said with complete sincerity, "Of course I believe in you, because you are my man, Mu Qingyi's man!"
Shen Ye laughed heartily and said, "Since you want to watch, let's go!"
Mu Qingyi linked her arm through Shen Ye's, looked around, and asked, "Where is Daodao? Didn't she come?"
Shen Ye replied with a smile, "She was tired and is sleeping at the hotel."
Mu Qingyi’s beautiful eyes widened in surprise as she stared at Shen Ye, exclaiming, "Shen Ye, don't tell me you slept with Daodao today!"
Shen Ye: "..."
Mu Qingyi clutched his arm, pouting with a look of grievance. "Shen Ye, you are my man. You belong to me. You can't sleep with other women..."
Shen Ye coughed lightly and feigned annoyance. "Are you going to watch the show or not?"
Mu Qingyi pouted, shook her fist at Shen Ye, and followed him into the Zhong family estate.
The Zhong family had been in a state of panic, unable to find Shen Ye anywhere. Seeing him appear suddenly, the group burst into tears. Zhong Jian rushed forward, kowtowing with his hands clasped, begging for mercy: "Young Master Shen, I’m sorry. It was our fault. We shouldn't have treated you that way. Please, I beg you to forgive us."
"As long as you can forgive us, Young Master Shen, we will do anything you ask."
"Young Master Shen, I’m kneeling and kowtowing to you—please spare us, I beg you!"
Zhong Jian wept as he kowtowed until his forehead hit the floor with a thud. Shi Xiumei wailed loudly, crawling to grab Shen Ye’s leg and sobbing, "Young Master Shen, we were blind. We shouldn't have treated you like that. Please, just let us go as if we were nothing but a fart!"
Zhong Xue also knelt before Shen Ye, crying uncontrollably. "Shen Ye, I’m sorry. It was my fault. Please give me another chance."
"I actually still love you deeply; I was just confused for a moment, which is why I did those things. Please forgive me."
"Nothing ever happened between Chen Feiyu and me. We never slept together; I am still pure."
"Shen Ye, I love you. Please, believe me. I haven't been unfaithful to you; I have saved my purity for you..."
Zhong Xue’s words made Shen Ye feel sick. This woman had no idea how many times she had been intimate with Chen Feiyu. The fact that she had the gall to call herself pure was the most disgusting thing he had ever heard.
Shen Ye remained silent, looking at the group with cold, mocking eyes. His silence only deepened the Zhong family's terror, and they continued to cry and beg.
Mu Qingyi wore a radiant smile, filled with a sense of vengeance and relief; her hatred was finally being purged. Zhong Jian, seemingly finding a new avenue, crawled toward Mu Qingyi and wailed for help: "Qingyi, please, for the sake of our family ties, help us beg Young Master Shen."
"Qingyi, I beg you, help us, or we really will die."
Shi Xiumei and Zhong Xue also hurriedly pleaded with Mu Qingyi, sobbing, "Qingyi, save your cousin, please. I am kowtowing to you."
"Cousin, save me, I beg you. I will agree to any condition you set..."
"Enough!" Mu Qingyi shouted, her face full of fury. "Did you ever dream there would be a day you’d be kneeling and begging me?"
"When you colluded with the Zhong family to bankrupt my family and drove my father to his death, did you ever think this day would come?"
"You deserve this! This is retribution! Your whole family deserves to die!"
"I came here today just to see you make fools of yourselves! I want to watch with my own eyes how you die!"
"You want me to plead for you? In your dreams! Never!"
Mu Qingyi was overwrought, her eyes red, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
Zhong Xue and the others fell into complete despair, collapsing onto the ground and sobbing in agony. Zhong Xue was filled with regret; this man had originally belonged to her, but she had handed him over to Mu Qingyi. It was her own self-righteous, petty cleverness that had doomed the entire Zhong family. She had always been jealous of Mu Qingyi’s beauty and had constantly tried to suppress and mock her. Now, she had lost everything to Mu Qingyi.
"Young Master Shen, I was wrong. As long as you spare the Chen family, I will do anything you ask."
"Even if I have to be your beast of burden, I won't complain!"
Chen Feiyu rushed over, crawling to Shen Ye’s feet and wailing loudly. "Young Master Shen, I was blind. Please, give me a chance. I will never dare to go against you again."
"I was deceived by Zhong Xue. I didn't know she was your woman, otherwise, even if I had a hundred guts, I wouldn't have dared!"
Chen Feiyu clutched Shen Ye’s leg, crying so hard that snot and tears ran down his face. His grief was genuine; he was terrified to the point of death.
Chen Li, the head of the Chen family, also arrived, kneeling before Shen Ye and crying, "Young Master Shen, please spare us. We will do anything for you..."
The fear in Chen Li’s heart was beyond words. He had pulled every connection he had today, but no one dared to unfreeze the Chen family’s financial accounts. His closest friends had all cut ties with him, fearing that they might be caught in the crossfire.
Shen Ye remained silent, showing no pity, his gaze fixed on them like he was looking at dead men. They deserved it; they had brought this upon themselves.
Only when the group had kowtowed until they were bleeding did Shen Ye speak coldly: "I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it. Then, you can only die."
"You desecrated my Medicine King Valley, publicly tore up the marriage contract, and proved yourselves faithless. If you don't die, who will?"
Shi Xiumei’s eyes rolled back, and she fainted from sheer terror.
Zhong Xue crawled to Shen Ye and sobbed, "Shen Ye, it’s my fault. Please give me a way to live. I’m willing to be your dog, I beg you..."
"Bitch, you aren't worthy of being my dog!"
Shen Ye kicked Zhong Xue aside and stepped on her face, saying ruthlessly, "This is the price for going against me, Shen Ye!"
"Zhong family, Chen family—kill them all!"