After Being Betrayed I Married the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 229: Do I Look Like I’m Joking with You?!

Faced with such a taboo topic, Xu Haicong seemed genuinely intrigued. He detailed the events of that night and the feelings involved, revealing everything without a hint of guilt or self-reproach for the deceased. To him, the loss of a human life was as trivial as the death of an ant.

"Right, that girl’s parents even had the nerve to come looking for justice from me afterward," he said. "Ridiculous. Who am I? I’m Xu Haicong. What’s my status in Capital City? Does any random riff-raff think they can take a bite out of me? She was just some cheap woman. Dead is dead. To be blunt, it was a blessing she earned over three lifetimes for me to even touch her. To go and die over it... haha, pathetic!"

Xu Haicong leaned back on the sofa and, with a flick of his wrist, lit a cigarette. It was unclear if he was genuinely fearless or just exaggerating to intimidate Su Xiyan. In any case, he remained completely indifferent, showing not a shred of reverence for the dead. He went on to mention the girl’s parents, adding that because they were affecting his business and reputation, he had secretly sent men to break both their legs.

"Since they loved jumping around so much, I decided to make sure they could never walk again for the rest of their lives!" Xu Haicong took a slow drag from his cigarette, his expression turning ferocious. "Su Xiyan, if you keep being disobedient, your fate will be even worse than that girl’s!"

CLICK!

Shen Fanyun snapped his phone shut. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"The person you’re looking for is me." This was the first thing Shen Fanyun said after Xu Haicong entered the room. "I’m the one who orchestrated this public relations crisis Hong Hai Capital is facing. Su Xiyan knew nothing about it beforehand."

Xu Haicong turned his head, his voice cold. "And who are you?"

"The man who will kill you." Shen Fanyun stood up, walked calmly over to Su Xiyan, picked her up, and sat her down on his lap.

"Oh?" Xu Haicong raised an eyebrow. In all his years of navigating the cutthroat world of Capital City, few people had ever dared to defy him, let alone disrespect him. Who the hell is this guy? How dare he make such an audacious claim?

Yuan Chong quickly leaned in and whispered a few words in Xu Haicong’s ear.

"He’s the one who beat you?" Xu Haicong asked for confirmation.

Yuan Chong nodded silently. "He knew I was from Hong Hai Capital, but he still hit me without holding back. He has absolutely no respect for us. He’s the most arrogant person I have ever met, bar none."

Just the mention of Shen Fanyun’s name made Yuan Chong grind his teeth in fury. He wouldn’t be able to sleep at night until that bastard was torn limb from limb.

"Hmph! Shen, you’re standing before the big boss of Hong Hai Capital! When you see President Xu, you should be kneeling and begging for forgiveness, not threatening him!" Su Ke sneered, punctuating his words by violently stamping the solid wood cane he had leaned on for years. "You are unbelievably arrogant."

As the patriarch of a great family, Su Ke was not a man of low emotional intelligence. His words were clearly designed to sow discord and escalate the conflict between Shen Fanyun and Xu Haicong. It was a classic case of the proverb: when the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman profits. Su Ke might not profit directly, but he would be delighted to see Shen Fanyun taught a lesson.

"Kid, Hong Hai Capital and I have no past grudges or recent conflicts with you, do we?" Xu Haicong said, studying Shen Fanyun’s unfamiliar face. This was clearly their first time meeting. They were complete strangers, so there was no logical reason for such ruthless actions. It was tantamount to pushing Hong Hai Capital off a cliff.

"How could there not be a grudge?" Shen Fanyun shook his head. "This subordinate of yours humiliated my girlfriend. If I don’t end you people, I won’t be able to rest easy."

Xu Haicong was speechless.

Yuan Chong shrank his fat neck into his collar. He knew this massive storm was primarily his fault. If he hadn’t been so obsessed with the idea of sleeping with Su Xiyan, her fierce resistance would never have been provoked.

However, in the next second, Shen Fanyun’s hand shot out.

SLAP!

A stinging pain exploded across Xu Haicong’s face before he could even finish his cigarette. His entire body immediately crumpled and fell to the side. Before Xu Haicong could even react, Shen Fanyun planted his foot on his head.

"Wh-what are you doing?" Yuan Chong was completely stunned by the scene. This guy is utterly lawless! It was bad enough that he hit me, but now he’s hitting the big boss of Hong Hai Capital without a second thought. And after hitting him, he steps on his head!

"You... Ow! Dammit!" Xu Haicong hissed, sucking in a sharp breath. He wasn’t a young man anymore, and that stomp left his entire body aching.

"Let’s not talk about Hong Hai Capital’s public relations crisis or our personal dispute right now," Shen Fanyun said calmly. "I’m more interested in the girl you mentioned earlier."

Shen Fanyun ground his thumb into Xu Haicong’s cheek. After a moment, blood began to seep from the skin. He was showing no mercy.

Yuan Chong’s eyes widened, his hands flailing uselessly. Su Ke also drew a sharp breath. He knew Shen Fanyun was a formidable man, but this level of brutality was beyond anything he could have imagined.

"You violated her, then you laughed and said she deserved to die?" Shen Fanyun’s voice was low and dangerous. "What kind of soulless creature are you? How can you be so cold-blooded and inhuman?"

Shen Fanyun hauled Xu Haicong up by his collar, stared him dead in the eyes, and slapped him again. A spray of blood and three or four teeth flew from Xu Haicong’s mouth.

Su Xiyan clenched her fists, a wave of vindication washing over her. A monster like that deserves to be taught a harsh lesson. Otherwise, more girls will suffer in the future. No, that’s not enough. A beast like him should just be erased from this world forever!

"Do you have any fucking idea who I am?" Xu Haicong shrieked. "Do you know the consequences of offending me? You’re too arrogant! For this, you’ll die without a proper burial!"

Shen Fanyun’s response was simple. For every curse Xu Haicong uttered, he delivered another slap. After four or five slaps, Xu Haicong finally learned to shut his mouth.

"Feeling calmer now?" Shen Fanyun raised an eyebrow.

Xu Haicong remained silent, his mind reeling. He had never imagined his trip to Hangcheng City would turn out like this. Some damn brat had appeared out of nowhere and nearly killed him. Just wait. When I get the chance, I’ll make him pay a horrific price. I’ll carve every last scrap of flesh from his body, piece by piece.

"I know what you’re thinking," Shen Fanyun said, a faint smile playing on his lips that revealed a row of perfectly white teeth. "But you’re not going back to Capital City this time."

Xu Haicong was speechless. What does that mean? Is he going to hold me here by force? What a joke. If I’m really detained, Hong Hai Capital will mobilize every resource it has to rescue me. My disappearance alone would cause a massive uproar in Capital City.

"I’m not detaining you. I’m killing you," Shen Fanyun corrected, pinching Xu Haicong’s cheek. "When you get to the Road to the Underworld, remember to apologize to that innocent girl."

Why is this conversation making less and less sense? What apology? What Road to the Underworld?

"Are... are you joking with me?" Xu Haicong’s lips twitched.

Shen Fanyun countered, "Do I look like I’m joking?"