When Su Yan returned, she received a message from Wang Chi, asking to meet her at their usual spot.
She had only come back to change her clothes.
It was perfect timing; she would let Ye Zhan see exactly how the woman he pined for so desperately pleasured another man.
Su Yan took Ye Zhan to the Diamond Club.
The Diamond Club was a property of the Ye family, managed by Ye Zhilan.
For the sake of security, she chose this place.
"Su Yan, I’m warning you! If you dare lay a finger on Yueyue, I won't let you off!"
Ye Zhan was nothing but a paper tiger, all bluster and no bite.
His ferocity was merely talk.
Had he not been born into such a privileged position, Su Yan doubted she would have even looked at him twice.
"What could I possibly do to her? I only heard news that she was here, which is why I brought you along."
Ye Zhan knew Su Yan wasn't that kindhearted, but now was not the time to argue.
Ye Zhilan had reserved a private suite at the Diamond Club for Su Yan; all Su Yan had to do was say the word, and no one would dare disturb them.
Furthermore, she was here with Ye Zhan today.
Su Yan pushed the door open and entered the suite.
The room was pitch black, and the light from the hallway spilled onto the sofa.
A figure sat there, wearing a hat and a face mask, their face obscured.
Su Yan reached out to turn on the lights, asking, "Where is Jiang Jinyue?"
The lights clicked on, but before she could turn around, a handkerchief was pressed over her nose and mouth.
As she slipped into unconsciousness, Su Yan’s only thought was that that bastard Wang Chi actually dared to make a move on her!
Su Yan woke up shivering from the cold.
The first thing she did was check her surroundings.
Above her was the familiar glow of the ambient lighting.
It was still the private suite at the Diamond Club.
Yet, the physical discomfort and the fact that she was stark naked made it painfully clear what had happened.
She grabbed her torn clothes from the sofa and used them to cover herself before standing up.
After taking two steps, she tripped.
Only then did she notice another person—a man—behind the sofa.
Like her, he was stark naked.
Su Yan stared for several moments before recognizing the man on the floor as Wang Chi.
Suddenly, the main lights in the room clicked on.
The suite door was pushed open.
Two staff members walked in, still chatting.
Before Su Yan could react, the staff were shocked by the scene before them.
"Get out!" Su Yan roared.
"I'm sorry! I’m so sorry!"
The staff apologized profusely, quickly retreating and pulling the door shut.
Su Yan’s roar had also jolted Wang Chi awake.
"What the hell is going on? Where is Jiang Jinyue?"
Su Yan lowered her eyes, glaring at him.
Wang Chi sat up from the floor, squinting at Su Yan with his swollen eyes.
"Jiang Jinyue? Ha! You have the nerve to bring up Jiang Jinyue? Su Yan, are you using me as a tool? If anything happens to me, don't think you’re going to walk away unscathed."
Wang Chi was never a good person to begin with; now, with his face covered in bruises, his threats sounded even more sinister.
"I thought the young mistress of the Ye family was supposed to be reserved. Turns out you’re even looser than the girls in the clubs. No wonder you couldn’t even wait for your wedding to finish before getting it on in a hotel room, tsk, tsk..."
Wang Chi’s mouth was filled with filth.
He had spent years frequenting bars and clubs and had neglected his health. His pale, bloated flesh, marked with bruises, made Su Yan feel nauseous.
The thought that she had just engaged in such acts with him left her feeling sick to her stomach.
Before she could speak, the door was pushed open again.
This time, it was Ye Zhilan.
She walked straight over and slapped Su Yan across the face!
"You idiot! You’ve brought nothing but disgrace to the Ye family."
The force of the blow nearly knocked Su Yan off her feet.
Three years ago, the two of them had sat in this very place plotting how to destroy Jiang Jinyue.
Wang Chi was someone Ye Zhilan had found and introduced to Su Yan.
Three years later, they were in the same place, but now she was the one at the center of the scandal.
Ye Zhilan had Wang Chi escorted away and ordered the club staff to keep today's events under wraps.
Su Yan changed her clothes and moved to another room.
By now, she had pieced together the sequence of events.
She had been framed by Jiang Jinyue!
But on her own, Jiang Jinyue could at best have seen through the plan and protected herself. She could not have lured her to the Diamond Club and sneaked Wang Chi in without anyone noticing.
Thinking back, the person she saw in the room wearing a hat and mask was not Wang Chi—his build was different.
Su Yan instinctively thought of Lu Chenhuai, the man who had taken that bottle blow for Jiang Jinyue.
If Ye Zhan was royalty, then Lu Chenhuai was the crown prince.
She had only married into the Ye family by pulling strings because she coveted their background.
If Jiang Jinyue and Lu Chenhuai had truly hooked up…
No, she could not let them be together!
"What? Are you thinking of getting revenge on me?"
Seeing the sinister expression on Su Yan’s face, Ye Zhilan sneered, "Don’t forget how you got into the Ye family. I can make you the young mistress of this family, and I can just as easily make you an outcast!"
Su Yan clenched the hands at her sides, but her face revealed a humble smile. "Of course I remember your kindness, sister. I will never forget it!"
Seeing Su Yan acting so submissive, the anger in Ye Zhilan’s chest subsided slightly.
"You’d best know your place!"
Ye Zhilan shot Su Yan a glance and sat on the sofa.
"What is going on with you and Wang Chi? Committing adultery on Ye family property? Do you really take my brother for a fool who will let you trample all over his dignity?"
"I came here with Ye Zhan," Su Yan explained. "Wang Chi asked to meet me, claiming he had slept with Jiang Jinyue and had photos to prove it. That’s why I came. Ye Zhan wanted to invest money in Jiang Jinyue’s company, and I wanted to make him lose interest in her, so I brought him along."
Ye Zhilan had not known that Su Yan had come with Ye Zhan.
"Then where is Ye Zhan?"
"I don’t know. When I entered the suite and turned on the lights, someone grabbed me from behind, and I lost consciousness." Su Yan paused. "Jiang Jinyue must have gotten hold of the recordings of our past conversations. She’s taking her revenge on us."
Ye Zhilan certainly knew that Su Yan had been set up.
Wang Chi had been intended for Jiang Jinyue, but in the end, it was Su Jing who had been found in the room with her.
Now, she had turned the tables, using the same tactics, only with Su Yan as the victim, and in her own club no less.
If this got out, Su Yan’s reputation would be ruined, and their family would become the laughingstock of Longcheng. Being punished by their parents would be the least of her worries.
No one else but Jiang Jinyue would—or could—do this.
"Go home for now. Don’t go out for the next few days. Wait for the heat to die down."
Ye Zhilan stood up from the sofa.
Seeing her about to leave, Su Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "Sister, you previously promised to let me into Xinyue Technology. When can I start working?"
Ye Zhilan scoffed, "You still have the nerve to think about going out?"