Chapter 113

Chapter 113: Chapter 112: "Qi Ruxue, I’ve heard that you and Ye Tianchen have a good relationship," Qin Heng sat in the ultra-luxurious limousine, looking at Qi Ruxue beside him with an indifferent face, and sneered proudly. "I wonder how he’ll react when he hears about our engagement?"

Qi Ruxue looked at Qin Heng with disgust. She was heartbroken and sad. She had originally been at the Ye family’s place, intending to avoid the engagement with Qin Heng, but it was easy for the Qi family to find her. After Qi Changsheng found Qi Ruxue, he only said one thing to her, if she did not return to the Qi family, they would disown her, the Qi family would no longer accommodate her. Moreover, if she stayed with the Ye family, causing the alliance between the Qi and Qin families to break down, the people of the Ye family might also be implicated and retaliated against.

In her time spent with Ye Tianchen’s mother and sister, Qi Ruxue had truly been happy. They treated her like family, and chatting and shopping with them gave her an indescribable sense of relaxation, free from any constraint. This was the life Qi Ruxue had always wanted.

Therefore, Qi Ruxue knew that her father meant what he said and would do what he said; if she really didn’t go back, Ye Tianchen’s mother and sister could be in danger. The Qi family’s power surpassed the Ye family’s, who could not contend with them, and this fact left her with no choice but to agree.

In the end, Qi Ruxue chose to return to protect Ye Tianchen’s mother and sister and, as part of the Qi family, she couldn’t be too selfish. The Qin family was always overbearing, and Qin Heng and his father were the scum of the scum. If she firmly refused to get engaged to the Qin family, they would certainly seek revenge on the Qi family as well.

Qi Ruxue was not just a vase of a woman; she had a smart brain. She wanted to fight for her happiness and would seize even the slightest chance. She had made up her mind that, if it really came to it, she would marry into the Qin family, but she would never let that scum, Qin Heng, touch her, even if it meant her death!

"Shameless!" The only words Qi Ruxue had for Qin Heng were these two, spat from the bottom of her heart as she looked down on him.

"Ha, shameless? I will show you what true shamelessness is. You were engaged to Ye Tianchen, and no matter what, you were his fiancée. If I slept with you, I wonder if he would feel cuckolded? And if I recorded our passionate moments and sent them express to him, I wonder if he would enjoy watching them?" Qin Heng said with a sinister smile, his face twisted in malice.

"Madman, you’re mad!" Qi Ruxue was so angry that she wanted to slap Qin Heng several times.

"I’m mad? I think you two don’t know how to live. No one in Capital City dares oppose me, Qin Heng. You, engaged to me, dare to look down on me? That little bastard Ye Tianchen even dared to hit me? Today’s mess is all thanks to him!"

Qin Heng pointed at his face, now completely mangled and distorted. Every bone had been broken under Ye Tianchen’s foot; fortunately, the brain matter hadn’t been crushed out, otherwise, he would be dead. His face was wrapped in gauze, with only his eyes exposed, making him look like a mummy, which made Qi Ruxue feel nauseous.

"What exactly do you want?"

"What do I want? I want revenge on Ye Tianchen; I want to kill him. I want him to know that I, Qin Heng, am not to be trifled with. I want him to know that his woman is being taken by me, Qin Heng. I want him to feel what being cuckolded is like..."

Slap!

A loud slap rang out as Qi Ruxue fiercely struck Qin Heng’s face. Not wanting to waste words on such an uncultured, ill-mannered, and indecent person who could hardly be called a man, all she gave him was a slap.

"Good, good, well done, well done. Ye Tianchen dared to slap me, and you dare to slap me too. You dog couple, I will make you both realize how formidable I, Qin Heng, am!" Qin Heng laughed maniacally in rage, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at Qi Ruxue and bellowed.

Qi Ruxue couldn’t bother with him and turned her head away, looking out the window, her heart heavy. Was she really going to marry into the Qin family? Wasn’t there any chance for her to fight for her happiness?

At this moment, Qi Ruxue couldn’t help but think of Ye Tianchen. Although he was annoying, he was much better than the madman Qin Heng. Recalling the days she spent in the Ye family villa, even though she often bickered with Ye Tianchen, it was mostly her playing pranks on him. Ye Tianchen threatened revenge but never took any real action, except for sticking a note on her when they went to the U.S. Remembering Ye Tianchen’s bluster with no real action, she thought he was actually quite a gentleman.

Qin Heng had completely lost his mind. His fragile self-esteem, shattered by Ye Tianchen, drove him to further madness, turning him thoroughly into a lunatic who couldn’t accept the fact that someone dared to hit the young master of the Qin family.

Qin Heng had always been domineering in Capital City. Even though the Qin family was not one of the top three foremost families in China, no one dared to mess with Qin Heng. His past rape crimes in Capital City resulted in just a few years in prison before he was released, continuing his unrestrained life as Young Master Sun of the Qin family. Who would dare to do anything to him?

Little did he know, when he encountered Ye Tianchen, who brazenly brought people to the Ye family to teach Ye Tianchen a lesson and humiliate him, he didn’t expect to be blocked by Ye Tianchen in Beifeng Pavilion, getting beaten up so badly that he was searching for his teeth on the ground, his face disfigured. It was an unbearable humiliation for Qin Heng and even his father, Qin Taoyuan, was slapped by Ye Tianchen, a shame the Qin family could not endure.

If it wasn’t for the strict order from the old master Qin Yi, forbidding any rash actions against Ye Tianchen, Qin Heng, with his arrogant and overbearing nature, would have long hired an assassin to kill Ye Tianchen’s entire family. Although he dared not lay a hand on them, this method of revenge had occurred to Qin Heng, whose mind had become extremely perverted.

"Tonight, I will definitely make you wish you were dead, and I’ll make sure Ye Tianchen hears your screams," Qin Heng said, looking at Qi Ruxue with a hideous smile.

"I won’t let you succeed, not even in death!" Qi Ruxue said defiantly.

Soon, the car seating Qin Heng and Qi Ruxue arrived at the gates of the Qin family estate. More than ten black sedans followed behind, all carrying the Qin family’s bodyguards. Since Ye Tianchen had beaten up Qin Heng, the number of elite bodyguards by his side had increased; without them, he felt even less secure.

As Qi Ruxue was engaged to Qin Heng, many from the Qi family had also arrived, including the Qi family’s old master Qi Ruhai, Qi Ruxue’s father Qi Changsheng, and her brother Qi Yangguang. They had all arrived early and were happily conversing with the dignitaries who had come to the Qin family this time. They had all forgotten, forgotten about the weeping, the sorrowful Qi Ruxue, elated only by the thought of the Qi family advancing one more step in stature.

"Hello everyone, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend the engagement ceremony of Young Master Sun Qin Heng of the Qin family and Miss Sun Qi Ruxue of the Qi family. On behalf of the Qin family, I wish everyone all the best and may all your wishes come true!"

Although the words of the MC were somewhat clichéd, they were still very practical. Honestly, most of the people who came to attend the engagement ceremony of Qi Ruxue and Qin Heng weren’t there to watch the ceremony itself. To be blunt, there were essentially two reasons: first, not attending would seem disrespectful to the Qin family and attendance was obligatory; second, most guests were influential figures both domestically and internationally, and attending would allow them to network and build valuable connections.

"Next, we would like to invite the old master of the Qin family, Qin Yi, to say a few words. Let’s welcome him!"

After a round of enthusiastic applause, Qin Yi stepped onto the podium and spoke into the microphone: "Thank you all for attending my grandson Qin Heng’s engagement ceremony, and thank you for your support of my Qin family. Please forgive us for any shortcomings in our hospitality!"

Qin Yi kept his speech brief. As the patriarch of the Qin family, he held a pivotal position domestically, and to be frank, the people had come because of his face value. Based on his son Qin Taoyuan and grandson Qin Heng alone, even a grand palanquin wouldn’t have been sufficient to bring these guests.

"I hereby announce, the engagement ceremony of Mr. Qin Heng and Miss Qi Ruxue is now beginning!" the MC declared loudly.

All the guests sat down and watched as Qin Heng and Qi Ruxue took the stage. Qi Ruxue was wearing a beautiful wedding dress. She didn’t wear heavy makeup, but it didn’t hide her beautiful and moving charm, causing many to marvel and also many to secretly lament. Such a beautiful and outstanding woman was about to be engaged to a scoundrel like Qin Heng—truly Heaven is blind.

There were even many people wondering: wouldn’t it have been better if Qi Ruxue were engaged to Ye Tianchen? It certainly would be better than marrying a scoundrel like Qin Heng!

"Now I shall, as usual, ask: Mr. Qin Heng, do you take Miss Qi Ruxue to be your wife?" the MC asked with a smile.

"I do!" Qin Heng said, looking at Qi Ruxue with a sneer.

"And Miss Qi Ruxue, do you take Mr. Qin Heng to be your husband?" the MC continued to ask with a smile.

"I do not!" Qi Ruxue said coldly.

The MC was suddenly petrified, clearly embarrassed, while the gathered guests were all astir. This was supposed to be an engagement ceremony; such questions weren’t typical, but the MC posed them seemingly to convey to everyone that the matter between Qin Heng and Qi Ruxue was settled. Little did he expect Qi Ruxue to respond with those three words.

"Ah, haha, the young couple must be having a squabble, definitely just a lovers’ quarrel. As the saying goes, ’A tiff at the head of the bed ends at the foot’, it’s inevitable for married couples to bicker. Just wait till they enter the bridal chamber and they will reconcile!" the MC quickly tried to smooth over the situation.

Qi Ruxue turned her head to the side, looking at the guests below. In her eyes lay a kind of anticipation, because she had heard that Ye Tianchen had returned. She didn’t know why, but at this moment, Qi Ruxue really wanted to see that terrible villain, really wanted to, desperately wanted to, as if he were her only lifeline.

"Hmph, stop looking below! Do you think Ye Tianchen dares to come? Even if he does, I guarantee he won’t leave my Qin family alive and will die a horrible death!" Qin Heng hissed viciously to Qi Ruxue. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)