Chapter 257: Chapter 257 Very Cruel _1
His subordinate immediately picked up the half-empty bottle of sulfuric acid and poured it directly onto the man’s face and body. The sizzling sound of flesh being burned was terrifying, making that man scream in pain, but his mouth was gagged.
Hearing the horrible screaming, Ye Lu could not bear to watch the scene. She shrank back into Third Young Master Jun’s arms and tightly gripped his clothes.
Although she didn’t sympathize with the man, she felt that Third Young Master Jun methods were extremely cruel.
He was the kind of devil that would leave an unforgettable mark on a person for their entire life.
Offending him, betraying him, will end up in terrible outcomes!
Ye Lu shivered. Even though he was holding her gently at that moment, she could not suppress the fear for him that seeped from the depths of her heart.
...
Shang Jingchen had a busy day too, spent the whole day discussing business collaborations with the Gu Company.
Unexpectedly, at the crucial moment, an abrupt phone call came in.
The caller said that the city had been suppressing the development of the land they had been planning to open, and said that there was still an ongoing review that they cannot start construction. Otherwise, it would be deemed an illegal building.
The high-level executives of both the Gu Clan and the Shang Family all changed their look out of shock – this seemed like an act of making things difficult right when they were just about to start.
Everyone was furious.
Shang Jingchen sent someone to inquire and found out that it was the newly appointed president of the commerce association, Du Fengyi, who had filed a complaint, hence the hold-up.
Shang Jingchen was furious. Du Fengyi had no feud with them, why was he meddling?
He suddenly remembered Third Young Master Jun whom he had crossed paths with at the election, and was taken aback. Could it be Third Young Master Jun?
Shang Jingchen was even more puzzled. Third Young Master Jun and he didn’t have much of a rivalry to speak of!
"Mrs.Gu, don’t worry. Our Shang Family has many friends in the political circle too. I will get them to make some calls. Without a valid reason, they wouldn’t dare to block us for too long."
Mrs.Gu seemed to be in a stupor, not knowing what she was thinking. Shang Jingchen called out to her, then she regained her awareness.
"I’m sorry, I was thinking about my son."
Shang Jingchen said, "I heard Brother Gu is sick and has been hospitalized. It’s almost off work, let me send you to the hospital."
He felt gleeful about Gu Yan’s illness. He resented Gu Yan for the incident at the dance party. Does an invalid like him also want to steal his wife?
Shang Jingchen’s car merged into the heavy traffic of those getting off work when he received a call from a mole planted in Yaxing company, reporting that Ye Lu had returned to work, but she was carried into the office.
"Carried? Was she hurt?" Shang Jingchen couldn’t help but ask anxiously. Recalling her painful appearance at the stair corner, his heart tightened, and he was filled with worry.
"It is said that she has a fracture."
Shang Jingchen was shocked. As expected, she was hurt. He should not have left her unattended; if something happened to her, he would be filled with regrets now.
Shang Jingchen felt conflicted. He hated her for pushing Yuan Jiayin down the stairs, but he couldn’t stop worrying about her injuries.
He finally understood the true meaning of having intertwined love and hate.
"I’ll go see her." In the end, his worry for her got the better of him.
"But..." the spy hesitated, "She has already left work and was carried home by the man who carried her in this morning. And this man claimed to be... uh..."
Shang Jingchen frowned. Wasn’t the man supposed to be her bodyguard? Then who was this man who dared to carry his wife about?
"What did he claim to be? Say it quickly--"
"He said... he said... he is President Ye’s... adulterer!"
Shang Jingchen almost thought there was something wrong with his ears. He took a sharp intake of breath. Adulterer? Did his subordinate realize what nonsense he was uttering? Claiming that Ye Lu’s adulterer was sending her to work — how could that possibly be the case!
