Chapter 609: 609, a special reward for you (in the third watch of the night)

The man remained silent, his gaze drifting past her to land on someone behind her, his eyes filled with respect.

"Master Jiu."

Mo Lingling’s expression stiffened. Master Jiu?

She slowly turned around, and against the light, that face which caused her jealousy aggressively invaded her field of vision.

Mo Lingling’s face showed panic, her complexion pale as if she had seen a ghost by daylight, "Ye Ye, Ye Jiuliang, how could you be here?"

"Was it you who had people kidnap me?"

Ye Jiuliang’s red lips curved slightly, "Seems like you still have some brains."

Looking into her unfathomable dark eyes, Mo Lingling couldn’t help but remember the sharp dagger, and a sense of fear suddenly overwhelmed her.

She caught a glimpse of the person standing next to Ye Jiuliang, a flash of astonishment in her eyes.

Frequently following gossip news, she naturally knew the identity of this excessively handsome man.

The president of MK Group, Li Mochan.

Thinking of his relationship with Ye Jiuliang, Mo Lingling’s complexion changed, and her jealousy deepened.

"Ye Jiuliang, what exactly do you want to do? Even Chu Chen didn’t hurt me, what more do you want?" Out of fear that Ye Jiuliang would harm her, Mo Lingling invoked Chu Chen’s name.

"Heh."

Ye Jiuliang scoffed coldly, "Chu Chen might have spared you, but I never said I would let you off."

Mo Lingling’s legs turned to jelly, and she turned to flee.

As she turned around, two tall and strong men blocked her path.

"Grab her." A cold voice rose from behind her, sounding like a devil’s whisper from hell.

Before Mo Lingling could react, someone suddenly grabbed her collar and hoisted her up.

Kicking in the air, Mo Lingling let out a piercing scream.

"Help, somebody help..."

The man let go, and Mo Lingling fell to the ground.

Ye Jiuliang looked down at her from her superior position, a cool and disdainful smile on her lips.

"Cry out, and I’ll have them hit you even harder later."

At those words, Mo Lingling was frightened into silence.

She used the wall to pull herself up, looking at Ye Jiuliang with timid eyes, "Ye Jiuliang, you can’t lay a hand on me, no matter what you say, my grandfather has shown you kindness, you can’t harm me."

Before her words were finished, Ye Jiuliang suddenly lashed out, clenching Mo Lingling’s throat.

The leather of the black gloves was chilling to the touch, raising goosebumps all over Mo Lingling’s skin.

Ye Jiuliang’s red lips parted lightly, and a cold voice spilled from them, "The master’s tombstone was destroyed, and his burial mound ruined. The master has died, yet you still disturbed his peace. What right do you have to talk to me about the master?"

With that said, she raised her hand and swung it across.

"Slap—"

Not holding back the force, Mo Lingling felt a buzzing by her ear and blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

Dazed by the slap, before she could react, that cold voice spoke up again.

"That slap was on behalf of the master. Now, this slap is for the burnt-down island."

With those words, another slap followed, and instantly, both sides of her face matched.

"Slap—"

Mo Lingling cried in pain, her cheeks swollen on both sides, making her speech somewhat slurred, "Ye Jiuliang, you...""

Impatient with her voice, Ye Jiuliang cut in, "Because of you, we’ve reached a breaking point with Chu Chen. This slap is on behalf of Anuo."

The gloved hand rose again and fell heavily.

"Slap—"

"This slap is for Aqian."

"Slap—"

"This slap’s for myself."

Ye Jiuliang shook off her hand, her eyes laced with icy sharpness, "And this last slap, there’s no reason. I just find you annoying, a special gift from me."

After she finished speaking, another slap came down, and Mo Lingling felt her head spinning, too weak even to cry out.

Ye Jiuliang released her hand, and Mo Lingling’s body went limp, falling to the ground.

"Don’t be upset," Li Mochan said as he reached out to embrace her, soothing her in a low voice.

Ye Jiuliang let out a breath and took off her gloves, tossing them into a nearby trash can.

She said coldly, "Leave her alive, beat her up, then throw her in the hospital."

Better to have her lying down somewhere than hopping around and having to be watched secretly.

"Yes."

After leaving the alley and getting back in the car, Ye Jiuliang’s lips were tightly pursed; she didn’t seem to be in a good mood.

Suddenly, a box of desserts appeared before her, "Desserts, do you want some?"

Ye Jiuliang was slightly surprised and took it with her hand, "Where did these come from?"

"Just brought them from home," Li Mochan leaned in close, reaching over to help her with the seatbelt.

Ye Jiuliang curved her lips, feeling much better. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

...

M Country

Late at night, a subtle fragrance wafted through the air.

A cool breeze carrying the faint scent of grass and trees flowed in from the outside window.

Jiang Yisheng was nestled on the sofa, playing games on a console.

"Knock, knock—"

"Asheng, I’m coming in."

The door was ajar, and Veya pushed it open and entered.

Jiang Yisheng paused the game and looked up at the person coming in, "Mom."

Veya glanced at the console on the table, a hint of surprise in her eyes, "Since when did you start liking video games?"

She remembered he never liked gaming since he was young, so she wondered why he would buy a console now.

"Just to kill some time," Jiang Yisheng said with a light smile.

Veya sat down beside him, asking softly, "Have you encountered any troubles lately?"

Knowing she must have seen the Weibo posts, Jiang Yisheng didn’t hide it from her, "It’s nothing, just a small problem that’s already been dealt with."

Veya reached out to touch his head, "Asheng, if you’re tired, take a rest for a while, do what you like."

Jiang Yisheng felt a warmth in his heart and a warm smile appeared on his lips, "I knew Mom was the best."

"You know I’m good, so hurry up and find a girlfriend," Veya said with a laugh.

"Hey wow," Jiang Yisheng snuggled against Veya, hugging her arm and shaking it, "Mom, I’m still young, that kind of thing will happen when it’s meant to."

Veya smiled helplessly and pinched his face, "Don’t keep dismissing me with the word ’fate’."

"Mom, it’s getting late, you should head back to your room, lest Dad starts looking for you," Jiang Yisheng tried to change the subject to avoid her nagging.

"Alright, alright, you just don’t want me to nag you, okay, I won’t say it anymore, will that do?" Veya stood up, torn between laughter and tears, "You should also rest early, and don’t stay up too late playing games."

"I know," Jiang Yisheng got up to see her out.

**

In the early morning, the sky showed a whiteness of dawn, the mist not yet cleared.

Getting off the plane, Ye Jiuliang was bleary-eyed, she probably would have bumped into a wall if not for Li Mochan’s support.

Once out of the airport, a cold wind blew against their faces, which finally woke her up. The drowsiness was completely frozen away.

"I’m going back to catch up on sleep. I’ll come by when I have time," Ji Mingqian hailed a taxi, waved at the two of them, and then got into the car.

After putting the luggage in the trunk, Li Mochan opened the car door, "Get in."

Ye Jiuliang bent over and sat in the car, the heater was on, and with her coat, it actually felt hot.

She took off her coat and buckled up.

Seeing her fastened with the seatbelt, Li Mochan then started the car and drove away.