Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 338: Qin Mingchen Repeatedly Dunked in the Water Tank

"Then go ahead, do it now." Su Yijia, with a playful expression, gestured for him to proceed.

A year ago, she might have been a bit afraid, but now, she knew that within a week, the documents would be finalized. Many people had already returned in advance, and those in the Discipline Inspection Office were more concerned with protecting themselves than picking new battles. Especially when it came to a tough case like this--unless they were crazy.

However, upon hearing Qin Mingchen’s threat, Su Xinyue cast a subtle and unreadable glance at Su Yijia. As soon as she noticed Su Yijia’s awareness, she quickly averted her gaze.

Qin Mingchen looked at this woman, whom he once played like a fool, and now, she had overturned his entire family, standing high above him, mocking him. This thought made his blood boil.

"You... you think I won’t do it? I’ll go right now!" He yelled angrily and charged towards the door. But as he passed by Qin Kaize, his neck was suddenly grabbed.

Terrified, he shuddered and immediately let out a scream that resembled a pig being slaughtered. "Ahhh! What are you doing? What are you going to do to me? If you dare touch me, I’ll go to the police and have you arrested!" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Qin Kaize chuckled coldly, dragging him like a dead dog towards the water tank in the courtyard. Then, he shoved his head directly into the water.

"Mmmph..." Qin Mingchen struggled desperately, flailing his limbs, but he couldn’t break free.

"Brother Kaize, don’t do this! Let Mingchen go! No matter what, he’s still your half-brother. You can’t treat him like this!" Su Xinyue pleaded desperately from the side.

But as soon as she finished speaking, she saw Su Yijia cross her arms over her chest and look at her with a sneering expression. This made her freeze in fear before she could even react.

"Don’t you want him to get hurt? Half-brother or not, you sure know how to press the right buttons to provoke him. You’re quite the expert at ’mediating,’ aren’t you?" Su Yijia’s eyes narrowed as the amusement faded, replaced by a cold, violent intent.

Su Xinyue shook her head repeatedly and backed away. "No, how could you think that of me?"

"Then get over there and stop him; it’s your man who’s being dunked in the water tank," Su Yijia said, grabbing Su Xinyue by the hair and tossing her towards Qin Kaize.

Although she controlled her strength, the distance was too short, and Su Xinyue almost crashed into Qin Kaize. But just as she was about to collide, she was kicked away.

"Ugh!" Su Xinyue groaned in pain, collapsing to the ground like a turtle. Qin Kaize didn’t even spare her a glance, instead looking at Su Yijia with a pout, as if he were both aggrieved and accusing her.

Su Yijia sheepishly rubbed her nose. "Sorry, I used a bit too much force."

The thought of Su Xinyue falling into Qin Kaize’s arms disgusted her so much that she couldn’t help herself.

"You hit women?" Su Xinyue gasped, shocked beyond belief. No matter how much Qin Kaize disliked her, a man of his status hitting a woman was unimaginable!

"I didn’t hit you; you bumped into my foot," Qin Kaize replied with a straight face, lying through his teeth. After all, he couldn’t exactly say he was defending his honor.

He then turned back to Qin Mingchen, who was finally catching his breath, and dunked his head into the water tank again.

Su Xinyue lowered her head, a flash of resentment passing through her eyes. Go ahead, keep dunking! That worthless Qin Mingchen wouldn’t survive much more of this. She wanted to see how Su Yijia would cope once she lost Qin Kaize and Xia Weiguo’s support.

Qin Kaize dunked Qin Mingchen three more times, always stopping just before he would have drowned, before tossing his limp body onto Su Xinyue.

Su Xinyue recoiled in disgust and backed away, letting Qin Mingchen fall to the ground.

"I’ll call the police on you! I’ll have you arrested!" Qin Mingchen weakly and spitefully muttered, but neither Su Yijia nor Qin Kaize paid him any mind.

To them, Qin Mingchen was only getting what he deserved. When Qin Kaize was bedridden, how had they fed him porridge? They had deliberately choked him, treating him like a clown for their amusement. This simple water dunking was already letting him off easy.

"Pack up your things and get out," Su Yijia ordered, kicking Su Xinyue.

Su Xinyue was reluctant to leave the house but knew she had no choice. In both legal and practical terms, she couldn’t win this fight. Even though she had powerful backers, they were still in the shadows.

Why wouldn’t that useless Qin Mingchen just hurry up and die?

Her heart twisted with hatred. If she had taken care of that idiot earlier, she would have had those two men behind her to help with the house.

Getting up, Su Xinyue dejectedly headed upstairs to pack her things. Qin Mingchen couldn’t believe she had given up so easily and struggled to his feet, his cries of pain now replaced with anger.

"Don’t pack! Don’t leave! This is my house!" he yelled, grabbing the hem of her dress.

"You stay if you want; I’m not risking my life for a house," Su Xinyue snapped, yanking her dress out of his grip, not caring if it tore.

"We’re married now, so that’s all in the past," Qin Mingchen grumbled. Usually, once a couple was married, no one would pursue old grievances. Su Yijia had married Qin Kaize, and Su Xinyue had married him. Even Qin Kaize had retired from the military. What was the point of dragging this out any longer?

But even as he argued, he knew deep down that he had no choice. So, reluctantly, he followed her upstairs.

As Qin Mingchen caught up, Su Xinyue sneered, "You pathetic fool. It’s all your fault I’m in this mess."

Furious, Qin Mingchen slapped her, though he was too weak to hit hard after what Qin Kaize had put him through. Su Xinyue, humiliated in front of Su Yijia and Qin Kaize, felt her last shred of dignity slip away. But they were standing on the stairs, and she knew that if she pushed Qin Mingchen, she could kill him. Then Su Yijia would be only too happy to send her to prison.