Too Late to Regret, She’s Now With the Big Boss - Chapter 64

“How rare! A young master like Little Li, raised with the adoration of his parents, would actually envy and resent our Third Master?”

As Bai Lang uttered these mocking words, he suddenly lashed out with a kick toward Li Kai. He had long held a grudge against him!

To think, someone like Li Kai, cherished by his mother and burdened with his father’s high expectations from childhood had been forced to mature beyond his years. He was never allowed to show any unbecoming side; even as a child, he was expected to act like a sensible adult. While pitiable in its own right, it was still far better than the fate shared by Bai Lang and Third Master Lu, who had been abandoned, humiliated, and scorned by their own families since youth.

Crawling closer to Third Master Lu, Li Kai wiped the blood trickling from the corner of his mouth and pleaded, “Third Master, I know I was wrong! I only beg you to spare my life.”

At this moment, he no longer had any desire to compete or contend with Third Master Lu. All he wished for was a merciful gesture… to be allowed to live.

From a young age, Li Kai had known that Third Master Lu was fiercer than anyone, ruthless in his methods and relentless in his patience. Once he set his sights on someone, he left no room for survival. No matter how others in their circle viewed or cursed him behind his back, Third Master Lu paid them no mind.

Li Kai had assumed Third Master Lu had grown accustomed to such insults. But as he knelt before him, begging for mercy, he noticed the slight curl at the corner of Third Master Lu’s lips. Only then did he realize that even someone as formidable as Third Master Lu still cared about others acknowledging his prowess.

And so, Li Kai was willing to humble himself before Third Master Lu, all for the sake of the girl who secretly admired him.

“Tell me, what brought about this sudden enlightenment? If you can amuse me, I might just let you go.” Lu Jingchen’s voice was low and magnetic, laced with temptation.

“Because I gave my all to Wen Xinyue, and she cast me aside without a second thought…”

Seeing the interest on Third Master Lu’s face, Li Kai poured out the entire story in detail, how he had willingly sought revenge for Wen Xinyue, and how she had repaid his devotion with heartless ingratitude.

“If Wen Xinyue abandoned you, shouldn’t you be heartbroken and wishing for death? Why cling to life instead?” Lu Jingchen asked with a touch of malice.

“Watching my grandfather and father, who had such high hopes for me, give up on me, and realizing the one I loved was only using me, in that moment, I truly didn’t want to live anymore! But… just as I reached the depths of despair, Wen Xinyue’s cousin, Wen Xinrou, stepped forward. She said she would marry me and confessed that she had been secretly in love with me for a long time. At that instant, I desperately wanted to beg Third Master Lu for a chance to spend the rest of my life treating her well.” Li Kai spoke with complete honesty.

“And how do you wish for me to spare you? My greatest pleasure in life is seeing lovers united. Speak freely.”

After saying this, Third Master Lu cast a meaningful glance at Li Kai, who stared back in disbelief.

Casually, Third Master Lu turned to Bai Lang and asked, “Bai Lang, do you know which one he’s talking about?”

“Yes, it’s the one who invited Madam for milk tea today. She probably intended to plead on his behalf,” Bai Lang replied respectfully.

“Little Li, are you even a man? If you want to beg for mercy, come to me directly. Why trouble my wife?” Lu Jingchen frowned, his deep voice tinged with displeasure.

“Third Master Lu, it’s all my fault. I beg you, spare her.” As he spoke, Li Kai kowtowed several more times, his forehead striking the ground with audible thuds.

“How do you want our master to spare her?” Bai Lang, noticing his master’s dark expression, quickly interjected.

“Vent your anger on me. Do whatever you want, just don’t take it out on her,” Li Kai pleaded, genuinely frightened by Lu Jingchen’s sudden change in demeanor.

Third Master Lu was widely known as the Living King of Hell. The most terrifying thing about him was his ability to thwart any scheme at will, yet he would deliberately stand back, allowing his opponents to believe they had the upper hand, only to reveal that they had offended him and that he intended to destroy their family’s legacy.

This cat-and-mouse cruelty had led to Li Kai being disowned by his father, the head of the Li family. Recalling Third Master Lu’s ruthlessness, Li Kai shuddered with cold dread. He finally saw the truth clearly: it was fine to admire or envy Third Master Lu, but one must never provoke those he cared about. Unfortunately, he had realized this too late!

“Li Kai, I truly intended to let you off earlier. After all, there’s no deep-seated grudge between us. You’ve sincerely acknowledged your mistakes, and I considered your pitiful obsession with a woman as the reason for your offense against me. Since you admitted your fault, I’m not an unreasonable man. I was prepared to spare you but you should never have allowed anyone to harass my wife.”

Lu Jingchen spoke at length, his voice icy and bloodthirsty, like the bitter cold of midwinter freezing water solid.

Bai Lang, seeing that his master was about to unleash his fury on Li Kai, grew worried that Madam might have promised something to the Wen family girl, leading to an irreparable misunderstanding. He quickly reminded him, “Master, judging by Young Master Li’s account, he hasn’t developed feelings for the Wen girl yet. It’s likely the girl sought out Madam on her own. Should we check the surveillance footage?”

“Mm,” Lu Jingchen replied indifferently.

Soon, Bailang pulled up the surveillance footage from his office. The first scene showed Ye Qianqian inviting two girls around her age to sit down. Neither of them took a seat, one remained standing, while the other, like Li Kai, immediately knelt.

Lu Jingchen felt an inexplicable sense of amusement, and his simmering rage was gently soothed by Ye Qianqian’s every smile and expression.

As for Li Kai, when he saw the girl who had secretly admired him for years kneeling before a stunning beauty, his heart raced wildly. A surge of boundless worry, mixed with a touch of emotion, welled up in his chest.

With Wen Xinrou’s words, that emotion transformed into an unfamiliar feeling, an indescribable joy.

Lu Jingchen watched as his wife laughed boldly and triumphantly, patting her chest while assuring the two girls that, as the wife of the esteemed and formidable Third Master Lu, she could protect those who had once helped her. Not only could she ensure their safety, but she could also safeguard their families from harm.

Ye Qianqian’s audacious demeanor made Lu Jingchen’s heart soften beyond words. Smiling, he instructed, “Bai Lang, go invite Madam and the others over.”

“Yes, Master. One moment,” Bai Lang replied before turning to leave.

“Li Kai, it’s your fiancée who asked for your legs to be broken. Don’t blame me for being merciless,” Lu Jingchen said cheerfully.

“I don’t blame you, Third Master,” Li Kai replied earnestly from his kneeling position. Nor would he blame Wen Xinrou, given Third Master Lu’s unpredictable nature. He could tell that, initially, Third Master Lu had genuinely intended to let him off. But the moment he learned that Wen Xinrou had disturbed Third Master’s wife, he truly wanted to kill Li Kai.

Having his legs broken probably meant Wen Xinrou wouldn’t face further punishment, right? After all, Third Master’s wife had promised Xinrou to help her seek out the Wicked Kou Miracle Doctor. If Song Yuntao’s legs, shattered in a car accident, could be healed, then his broken legs should be treatable too!

At this moment, Li Kai finally understood why Third Master Lu had gone back on his word and changed his orders so capriciously.

Because the way he looked at his wife was even more obsessive than when he had gazed at Wen Xinyue in the past.

It truly proved the saying: there is no limit to madness, only greater depths of it.