Too Late to Regret, She’s Now With the Big Boss - Chapter 79

Ye Qingyan’s fist flew furiously toward Madam Ye’s nose. Her voice was low and icy as she hissed, “If I kill you, Father will value me just like he used to.”

Though Madam Ye had lived in luxury for decades, Ye Qingyan had also been raised in privilege since childhood.

Compared to Ye Qingyan’s fists, Madam Ye had the upper hand by yanking her hair.

With her left hand gripping Ye Qingyan’s long locks and her right hand slapping her face repeatedly, Madam Ye quickly gained the advantage.

“You shameless wretch! Let me make this clear… don’t even think about causing trouble today. Stay put right here.”

Though Ye Qingyan’s heart raced with panic at Madam Ye’s words, she retorted arrogantly, “You think you can imprison me?”

Madam Ye snorted coldly. “Of course it’s not just me. You won’t step out of this room until the banquet is over.”

“You old hag! I’m the young mistress of the Song family, Brother Yuntao’s companion. Call him right now and-”

“Someone! Bring me this wretch’s phone and tie her up.”

“Yes, Madam.” Two burly servants immediately bound Ye Qingyan to a chair.

“Mom, I was just joking with you earlier. Please let me go, okay?” Not daring to resist any longer, Ye Qingyan’s eyes reddened with tears in an instant.

“I don’t have time for your nonsense. Stay here tonight and don’t you dare bully my Qianqian. Gag her.”

With that vicious command, Madam Ye turned and left the room.

“Mom… Mmm… Mmm…” Ye Qingyan struggled and screamed, but the servants quickly silenced her.

She never imagined that the woman she had called “Mom” for twenty-three years, the one who had always doted on her, even after her biological daughter returned could turn so heartless in the blink of an eye.

In that moment, Ye Qingyan seethed with hatred for Ye Qianqian. How could someone she had always dominated not only manage to turn the tables but also reduce her to such a miserable state?

She hated her birth mother, Xie Yun, even more. Why hadn’t she secured her position as Madam Ye? Instead, she indulged in pleasure and refused to pave the way for her daughter.

No matter how much Ye Qingyan raged, she couldn’t dampen the lively atmosphere in the Ye family banquet hall.

“Excuse me, may I have this glass of baijiu?” A guest noticed a young attendant holding a tray and stepped forward to ask.

“Sir, this was specially prepared by the host for Third Master Lu. If you’d like a drink, I’ll bring you one shortly,” Xiao Feng replied, keeping his head lowered.

He had gone to great lengths to infiltrate the Ye residence, not to serve drinks, but to ruin Ye Qianqian’s face. He wanted to vent Qingyan’s anger and settle his own score.

Wasn’t Third Master Lu supposed to be untouchable?

Little did he know how much Xiao Feng had suffered to return to Rongcheng, nearly beaten to death in the process.

In Rongcheng, even small restaurants refused to hire him as a dishwasher, all because he had been cast out by Third Master Lu.

As a beggar, he couldn’t scrounge enough money and was inexplicably beaten whenever he ran into someone he knew.

Forced to beg in other cities, he even resorted to snatching wallets, painstakingly saving enough for plastic surgery.

Meanwhile, Ye Qianqian was blissfully enjoying Lu Jingchen’s attentive care, savoring delicacies, until a stream of bullet comments flashing before her eyes sent a chill down her spine.

[Madam Ye has truly lost it. The female lead didn’t even plan to confront the female antagonist today, yet she locked her up.]

[The one who really wants to ruin the female antagonist today is Xiao Feng. After being driven out of Rongcheng by the big boss, he went to extreme lengths to alter his appearance and sneak into the Ye family.]

[Xiao Feng, dressed as a waiter, held a tray with what appeared to be white wine but was actually sulfuric acid.]

[Be careful, female antagonist! Xiao Feng is approaching from your left. You’re about to get disfigured!]

[Why worry? With the big boss around, would the female antagonist really get hurt?]

[True, the big boss won’t let the female antagonist get hurt, but he might get hurt himself!]

[That face of his is just too perfect, it would be such a shame if it got ruined. Even if he blocks the acid with his back or arm, it’s still a pity.]

Ye Qianqian thought to herself that she didn’t want to see the big shot harmed either, not a single part of him.

Urgently, she said, “Husband, I need to go to the restroom.”

“Darling, I’ll go with you.” Lu Jingchen couldn’t bear to let Ye Qianqian out of his sight.

“Husband, look at that waiter’s tray, the white wine looks different from the others. Could it be sulfuric acid?” Ye Qianqian whispered.

Seeing that Lu Jingchen was still holding her hand tightly and unwilling to let go even when she made an excuse to go to the restroom, she had no choice but to alert him.

“Ding Fan, go apprehend that suspicious person immediately. Use whatever’s in his tray and splash it on his face,” Lu Jingchen commanded in a low voice.

He always trusted his wife’s judgment. He’d rather make a mistake himself than let any harm come to her.

After all, he didn’t care about his reputation. If he was wrong, so be it, at most, people would whisper behind his back, calling him moody and unpredictable.

“Yes, sir.” Ding Fan swiftly and precisely rushed toward Xiao Feng. He carried out Lu Jingchen’s orders without question, never doubting their correctness.

With one hand, he picked up the wine glass from the tray, and with the other, he grabbed Xiao Feng firmly by the back of his neck.

“I’m a receptionist for the Ye family! How dare you lay hands on me? Ah!” Xiao Feng roared in fury.

“Is that sulfuric acid?”

“Oh my god! How did a criminal get into the Ye family’s event?”

“Who was he trying to splash acid on?”

Xiao Feng’s face was severely corroded by the acid, to the point of being unrecognizable. The banquet hall descended into chaos.

“Third Master Lu, please forgive me! I truly had no idea how this person slipped in,” Mr. Ye pleaded, kneeling on the ground in tears.

He had gone to great lengths to invite Third Master Lu, only to have someone exploit a loophole. He had no idea who was trying to sabotage him.

“Father-in-law, please rise. I don’t blame you,” Lu Jingchen said gently. For now, he wasn’t sure whether the target was him or Ye Qianqian.

He was immensely grateful that he had listened to his wife, which made him treat Ye Zhiqiang with a bit more courtesy.

“Son-in-law, what… what should we do with this person?” Mr. Ye stammered excitedly.

“Leave him to Ding Fan. Regardless of who he intended to harm, it’s bad for the Ye family’s reputation,” Lu Jingchen replied in a deep voice.

“Yes, yes! I don’t know who he was targeting either. We’ll leave him to Third Master Lu’s discretion,” Ye’s eldest brother chimed in, sweating profusely.

“Ding Fan, take him away. Father-in-law, we’ll be leaving now.” With that, Lu Jingchen picked up Ye Qianqian and strode out.

“Third Master Lu truly lives up to his nickname as the ‘Living King of Hell.’ I never would’ve guessed that glass contained sulfuric acid.”

“Ugh! You have no idea how close I came to drinking that sulfuric acid myself!”

“Really?”

“Absolutely true! But that guy said it was specially prepared for Third Master Lu by Mr. Ye?”

“No way! Was he trying to harm Third Master Lu?”

“Plenty of people want to harm Third Master Lu, but who could actually succeed?”

“Third Master Lu is really lucky. If he had been disfigured, we would all be in trouble.”

“It’s not just luck for Third Master Lu, he has real skill. Who would have thought that glass of sulfuric acid was different?”

“Indeed. Third Master Lu didn’t build the Lu Corporation into what it is today by relying on luck.”