Zhou Yi was beaten until she was completely dazed.

The onlookers were stunned into silence by He Shiyuan’s behavior. So it turned out this legitimate wife had also stolen someone else’s man and done improper things herself, and now when being criticized, she couldn’t even defend herself?

My, this man had something going for him – even in his current undressed and pathetic state, one could tell he was tall and handsome.

“Sigh, it’s other people’s family business, let’s not get involved.”

“But this isn’t right either – you can’t beat someone half to death.”

“Right, right, we almost got confused there. The ex-wife has the right to beat her but miss, what you did isn’t exactly proper either, is it?”

He Shiyuan glared at them. “Whether what I did was right or wrong has nothing to do with you! If you want to watch, then watch, but don’t meddle in others’ affairs!”

This woman was so aggressive that the onlookers were quite taken aback by her harsh words.

While He Shiyuan was beating Zhou Yi, Yuan Han finally found his pants and quickly put them on. He went to pull He Shiyuan back:

“Have you gone mad? Beating Xiao Yi like this—”

He Shiyuan would return to Hong Kong after beating her, but he would still have to face the Zhou family’s wrath. Zhou Yi catching him in the act was already his fault, and now he had let He Shiyuan beat Zhou Yi until her face looked like a pig’s head. The Zhou family would surely kill him afterward! He Shiyuan’s accusations against Zhou Yi also made Yuan Han tremble with fear.

Those things, how could He Shiyuan possibly know? She must have been randomly cursing at Zhou Yi, right?

Zhou Yi shouldn’t know either.

He had handled everything cleanly back then, and Ye Xiaoqiong had disappeared after the divorce.

Even if Ye Xiaoqiong showed up now, there would be no evidence…

Yuan Han steadied himself and stood in front of Zhou Yi. “I was just seduced by you. I wronged Xiao Yi, I was wrong, but you can’t hurt her now. Don’t force me to hit a woman—”

Slap!

Before Yuan Han could finish speaking, He Shiyuan turned and slapped him as well.

“I was planning to deal with you later, but you’re jumping out now? Didn’t you hear what I said earlier? You’re just a gigolo I hired, what right do you have to interfere in my business?”

Yuan Han had long known how arrogant and domineering He Shiyuan was.

But when He Shiyuan had seduced him, that dominance was like spicy seasoning, very attractive.

Now He Shiyuan had turned on him without mercy, even hitting him!

Yuan Han clenched his fist, ready to strike. This nasty woman – except for when Zhou Yi caught them just now, no woman had ever hit him before!

He was the only son of the Yuan family, doted on by his mother and two sisters.

Handsome since childhood, and even girls were gentle with him.

He Shiyuan’s belittling infuriated Yuan Han. Now that she dared to hit him, Yuan Han didn’t care if she was a woman or not. Just as he raised his fist to strike, two men in suits ran in, calling out “Miss.”

He Shiyuan shouted: “Hold this man down for me!”

The two bodyguard-like men pinned Yuan Han to the ground.

He Shiyuan kept slapping him until her hand got tired, then switched to kicking him.

Her high heels were pointed, causing Yuan Han intense pain, yet he couldn’t move. The onlookers were bewildered – when a woman hits a woman, they should intervene and help. The same goes for when a man hits a woman, as women are the vulnerable group. But what about when a woman hits a man – should they step in or not?

“He Shiyuan, have you gone crazy? Do you still want to invest in Pengcheng? You hit Xiao Yi, and now you’re hitting me—”

He Shiyuan jabbed him with her heel again. “What, are you threatening me with your father-in-law’s connections? Hah! After today, even if your wife is foolish enough to forgive you, your in-laws aren’t stupid – they won’t let you off… Yuan Han, you lied to me saying you could help me get the land approved and took my facilitation fee. I haven’t even settled that account with you yet.”

The onlookers now completely lost their desire to help.

Catching someone in bed was just an affair.

But talk of land approval and facilitation fees – that sounded rather suspicious.

Yuan Han broke out in a cold sweat.

“Don’t make things up, I never took your money. What land approval? I’m just a minor clerk.”

“Section Chief Yuan, you’re playing weak now? I’m not someone who gets involved with just anyone. If you hadn’t claimed to be related to certain leaders and the son-in-law of certain officials, boasting about your connections and influence, would I have slept with you?”

He Shiyuan’s words terrified Yuan Han.

These things – he could do them, but they couldn’t be spoken about openly!

He had done it all behind the Zhou family’s back.

The land hadn’t been approved, and he had spent quite a bit of the 50,000 Hong Kong dollars He Shiyuan had given him as a facilitation fee.

Yuan Han shouted to Zhou Yi: “Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi save me! She’s framing me! She’s trying to drag down the Zhou family. If I’m ruined, what will people think of your father… You can yell and hit me all you want, but let’s get past this first. Xiao Yi, say something!”

Zhou Yi shuddered.

After all, she was a daughter of the Zhou family. Growing up in that environment, she wasn’t completely lacking in political sensitivity.

Had this dog Yuan Han taken this woman’s facilitation fee, promising to approve land for her?

Zhou Yi struggled to her feet and pushed all the onlookers out.

“Leave, get out! This is our family matter, we’ll handle it ourselves!”

This couldn’t go on – these people couldn’t hear anymore. If this got bigger, it would be impossible to cover up. As Zhou Yi desperately pushed people out, some onlookers remarked sarcastically:

“Comrade, if we all leave, what if you get beaten to death?”

“Yeah, and there’s this matter of taking bribes – shouldn’t this be reported to the police station… Which unit is this Section Chief Yuan from?”

Zhou Yi was practically ready to kneel before these people.

“Get out! Get out first! If I’m beaten to death, it’s no one’s fault. This is a family matter, there’s no bribe-taking. Why are you all meddling in others’ business!”

With her face black and blue, Zhou Yi drove everyone out and slammed the door shut.

He Shiyuan looked at her with a half-smile, making Zhou Yi tremble uncontrollably.

The earlier humiliation and beating had destroyed Zhou Yi as a person.

She was barely holding on now because she realized He Shiyuan wasn’t just trying to humiliate her.

Had Yuan Han taken facilitation fees using the Zhou family’s name?

That was bribery.

That was a matter of life and death.

Even if Zhou Yi was foolish, she knew her father and Second Uncle were the pillars of the Zhou family, her backing as Young Miss Zhou. Once these elders were affected, her good days would truly be over!

Zhou Yi closed the door, trembling with fear:

“Yuan Han, did you take the money?”

Yuan Han naturally denied it, but Zhou Yi wasn’t so easily fooled now. He Shiyuan’s fearlessness suggested this matter was most likely true. Just like when she received those photos – someone had taken nude photos, proving Yuan Han and He Shiyuan’s affair was real.

Joan’s warning had been right – she should have investigated He Shiyuan’s identity and understood her motives, rather than rushing to make a scene.

If this got out, could it be a plot?

A plot by others to scheme against the Zhou family.

Maybe the nude photos were deliberately sent to her to provoke her into returning home to catch them in the act… Zhou Yi broke out in a cold sweat, her limbs stiff.

…

Bang – the room door was shut.

Among the spectators, someone told the staff they needed to call the police.

This wasn’t just an affair anymore – it involved bribery!

Zhou Cheng and Xia Xiaolan also stepped forward. Ye Xiaoqiong asked Zhou Cheng:

“Aren’t you going to stop them? If they report this and it gets big, won’t it affect the Zhou family one way or another?”