After Being Betrayed I Married the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 206, You’re Not Sorry, You’re Scared!

Chapter 206: Chapter 206, You’re Not Sorry, You’re Scared!

In her entire life, her grandfather had never once laid a hand on her. That single slap felt like it had torn her very soul from her body. She covered her face, shrinking back in a daze, not even daring to breathe freely. She couldn’t understand how such a wonderful arrangement had turned into this utter mess.

"Reckless and willful."

"By the time you truly understand fear, it will be too late."

Weren’t those words, spoken to Chen Su, just as much a warning to himself? For the first time in the thirty to fifty years he had built his life on cautious stability, Old Master Chen felt his hair stand on end, seized by a deep, shuddering unease. He had thought he could live out his later years in peace. He had imagined watching his outstanding descendants manage the Chen Family, striving for it to one day become a true century-old dynasty.

And now? Heh. Old Master Chen let out a self-deprecating laugh. He dismissed all the relatives present and sat alone in the living room, lost in silent thought. No one knew what was going through his mind at that moment.

「The next day.」

Shen Fanyun came early to visit Yu Lan. She was recovering well; Yu Lan’s complexion and health were visibly improving, and her appetite had returned.

"Once I’m better, Auntie will personally cook a huge feast for you," Yu Lan said with heartfelt anticipation.

Shen Fanyun nodded. "Mm."

"Time flies. Over a decade has passed, and both you and Zhao Jian have grown up."

"Are you married?" Yu Lan suddenly asked.

This was truly hitting a sore spot. Shen Fanyun just shrugged, and Yu Lan nodded in understanding. "You need to hurry it up. You’re both over thirty now."

Shen Fanyun and Zhao Jian exchanged a helpless glance. Do all these elders have a pact or something? Could they not go three sentences without mentioning marriage and children?

A set of footsteps interrupted their lighthearted chat.

Old Master Chen, with Chen Su in tow, had returned to the hospital. The old man, who hadn’t slept all night, had a puffy, sallow face, entirely lacking the vitality and spirit he’d had the day before. The dark circles under his eyes were impossible to miss.

"Well, look what the cat dragged in," Zhao Jian remarked sarcastically.

Old Master Chen didn’t have the energy to spare him a glance. He walked directly to Shen Fanyun, his demeanor like that of a small child who had done something wrong. He stood there with his head hung low, utterly silent. Chen Su stood behind him.

"Is there something I can help you with?" Shen Fanyun asked with a smile, handing the porcelain bowl to Zhao Jian. He looked at Old Master Chen, who had finally lost yesterday’s arrogance.

"What happened... it was my Chen Family’s fault."

"I’m begging you, please give my Chen Family a way out. I am so sorry for our offense yesterday and for the harm we caused the Zhao Family. I offer my most sincere apologies."

In his entire life, Old Master Chen had always prided himself on his unyielding backbone, viewing himself as a man of integrity and principle. Having the word ’beg’ escape his own lips felt incredibly awkward and deeply humiliating.

Shen Fanyun clapped his hands and said lightly, his words hitting the nail on the head, "You’re not sorry. You’re scared. If you had any other path to take, Old Master Chen, you wouldn’t have come running to me first thing in the morning."

At this remark, the old man’s face turned shades of green and white. Sensing the imminent crisis, he didn’t say another word and fell to his knees with a heavy thud. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

This scene made Chen Su’s pupils shrink to pinpricks. Her grandfather... actually knelt? He knelt before this young, unnervingly bizarre man... This...

Her breathing grew ragged, unable to accept this reality. But in the next second, Old Master Chen’s stern voice exploded by her ear, "What are you gawking at? Kneel down!"

Do I have to kneel too? Chen Su was dazed and utterly unwilling. Especially when she saw Shen Fanyun’s despicable, gloating face, she just couldn’t bring herself to do it. Why should I?

Chen Su folded her arms, fidgeting stubbornly, refusing to cooperate with her grandfather. She even shot a fierce glare at Shen Fanyun.

As the saying goes, the ignorant know no fear. It was a perfect description for someone like her.

The Chen Family is on the brink of collapse, yet this so-called noble young lady is still putting on airs in front of me?

"Zhao Jian," Shen Fanyun called out.

Zhao Jian nodded. "Brother Yun."

"Show our guests out."

Hearing this, Old Master Chen grew frantic. He shot to his feet and whipped his hand across Chen Su’s face with a resounding slap. Caught off guard, Chen Su covered her cheek in stunned disbelief.

"Kneel!" Old Master Chen roared. Seeing she still wouldn’t move, he lifted his leg and kicked the back of her knees.

Chen Su stumbled, her legs giving way, and finally collapsed with a thud, kneeling before Shen Fanyun.

"Looks like your day has come," Zhao Jian sneered. His words were like fuel on a fire, a needle piercing Chen Su’s heart.

"You’re just a useless piece of trash! Without his help, what are you?" Chen Su retorted, glaring venomously at Zhao Jian. "I could crush you as easily as an ant."

Zhao Jian just shrugged, his response leaving her speechless. "And without your grandfather protecting you, what are you? Still want to put on airs?"

Zhao Jian took a deep breath and slowly crouched down in front of Chen Su. He first gave her a brilliant smile. Then, a sharp SMACK echoed as he struck her hard across the face.

"Now, your grandfather can’t protect you!"

Chen Su was speechless.

"Are you trying to die? You worthless trash, hit me again if you dare!" Chen Su’s pupils turned blood-red in an instant, as if she wanted to devour Zhao Jian whole.

Is she actually asking for it?

SMACK!

She got what she wished for. Zhao Jian slapped her again, the force of the blow snapping her head to the side. He clearly had no intention of holding back.

"I hit you. So what?" Zhao Jian crouched before her, looking down on her imperiously.

SMACK!

Another one landed.

SMACK!

And another. The heavy slaps landed one after another on her face. Chen Su, who had always been obsessed with her image, couldn’t accept the fate of being disfigured.

She suddenly shrieked at Old Master Chen, "Grandfather! Are you just going to stand there and watch me get hit? Grandfather, am I still your real granddaughter? Grandfather!"

Chen Su roared herself hoarse. In her world, her grandfather would willingly shield her even if the sky itself was falling. But now was different. The old man acted as if he hadn’t heard a thing. He respectfully pulled out a bank draft and offered it to Shen Fanyun.

"Here is the twenty-million bank draft, untouched, to be returned to the Zhao Family."

"Regarding the harm we’ve caused the Zhao Family, I once again express my most sincere apologies. We are truly sorry!"

Old Master Chen was as humble as an ant, bowing his head and begging for the Zhao Family’s forgiveness. Of course, his greater hope was that Shen Fanyun would be satisfied and show them some leniency. If this continued, the Chen Family would collapse in a single morning. He couldn’t just stand by and watch his family’s foundation, built over decades, be destroyed in an instant.

"My Chen Family has wronged you. We are sorry!"