Shen Shiyu wiped the corners of her eyes with a look of helplessness. "It's so great that you could help me find her. Thank you so much."
"Hey, it's no big deal. I just happened to run into her."
The middle - aged man's vanity was instantly inflated. "But... You said you're the eldest miss of the Shen family. Since I've found your younger sister, will there be any rewards?"
She had planned to play the act for a while longer, but upon hearing his words, her expression immediately darkened, and she lost the mood.
"Reward? Ah~ There will be, there will be."
"Hehe, thank you, Miss Shen. You're really a kind person."
Shen Shiyu sneered. "Before that, could you tell me where my sister is living now? Be more specific."
"On the left side of the 16th floor of Longjing Apartment." The middle - aged man beamed from ear to ear.
"Shut his stinking mouth."
With that, she tossed her long hair and turned away.
"Ah? What?" The man looked at her back, utterly confused.
The bodyguard stepped forward and started punching and kicking him.
"Miss! Miss, you can't beat people!"
The scream came from behind, which made Shen Shiyu curl her lips in disgust.
"How dare this greasy man from the bottom of society ask me for a reward? Trash should stay in the trash heap. He has no self - awareness at all."
Ding - dong.
Shen Ximan had just finished taking a shower. Her wet hair was still dripping. She murmured to herself in confusion, "Did Xiao Qi forget something?"
Ding - dong, ding - dong.
The doorbell was rung four or five times in quick succession, as if the person outside was in a great hurry.
She opened the door and stood there, stunned.
"Yo~ Isn't this my dear little sister?"
Shen Shiyu sneered and even sized her up from head to toe.
Shen Ximan's face turned pale. She grabbed the doorknob and tried to close the door.
"Hey, I haven't finished speaking yet." She quickly blocked the door.
"What do you want to say?"
"Can't we just catch up like good sisters?"
She curled her lips disdainfully. "Right. With a sister like you who causes trouble everywhere, I'm afraid you never really wanted to catch up."
"No wonder you've been hiding here. We've searched every corner of Yancheng, but couldn't find you. Who gave you this good advice?"
Shen Ximan wanted to know the answer to this question even more than she did. So far, only A Kun and Xue Xiaoqi knew the inside story, and they would never betray her.
Could it be...
The man who came for the demolition that day?
Seeing the rich expressions on her face, Shen Shiyu felt extremely proud. She came here specifically to see her at a loss.
"I don't want to see you. We have nothing to talk about."
Shen Ximan just wanted some peace.
She put one foot in the door crack and refused to budge.
"Mom and Dad have been looking for you everywhere. You disappeared for half a month without a word. Isn't that really uneducated?" Shen Shiyu finally got a chance to humiliate her. How could she let it go so easily?
"Educated? Shen Yuliang has never even held me since I was born. He never fulfilled his responsibilities as a father. Is this what you call being educated? You and Yang Wan abused me, not to mention that you locked An Ruo in the basement when she was so young!"
Shen Ximan's eyes were bloodshot, and her lips turned purple with anger. "She was just a four - or five - year - old child! Is this the so - called education you're talking about? Well, sorry, I really didn't inherit it."
"Who... Who locked her up!"
Shen Shiyu looked around nervously. After making sure there was no one around, she let out a sigh of relief. "I think you have paranoid delusions. Our family has been living well. You're always talking nonsense."
"What abuse? You made it all up!"
"Heh, right, I made it up."
Shen Ximan tightened her grip on the doorknob and pulled the door hard. The force made the bone in Shen Shiyu's foot that was blocking the door crack creak.
"Aaaaah!" She burst into tears from the pain. It felt as if all the blood in her body had rushed backwards, and her face turned deathly pale.
"Miss, how could you be so careless and put your foot in the door crack?"
Shen Ximan deliberately imitated her tone to retort.
"Don't worry~ There are surveillance cameras everywhere in this apartment, and only the residents have the right to view them. You can't extort me."
"I hope you'll get out of here quickly. Don't be ungrateful."
Shen Shiyu was in so much pain that she could hardly stand. Her head was spinning.
"You... You let go of me quickly... Otherwise... Otherwise..."
She was out of breath, seemingly in extreme pain.
"Otherwise what? Call your Bosi Ming to help you?"
Shen Ximan leaned against the door and held the doorknob tightly, sneering. "I see. No wonder you're so well - informed and came here. It turns out that Bosi Ming's men found out some information and sent you here.
"Why didn't he come himself? Did he die on the way?"
She trembled, "Let go of me!"
"Beg me." She tilted her chin and looked down at her.
This irresistible sense of oppression made her seem like a completely different person.
If it weren't for the prominent scar on her face, Shen Shiyu would really doubt that she had misidentified the person. She was still muttering to herself.
What on earth had this woman been through? Why had her personality changed so much? She seemed to be fearless.
"Heh, beg you? In your dreams!"
"Oh, really?" Shen Ximan pulled the doorknob a bit more. "Then it'll take a long time for this foot to recover."
"Aaah! It hurts! It hurts!" Shen Shiyu's face was distorted. She couldn't even stand and sat on the ground, crying and begging for mercy. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Waaah."
"I can't hear you. What did you say?"
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said those things you didn't like just now!"
She had a gentle smile on her face, but the words she uttered were as venomous as a snake. "I told you to beg me, not to talk nonsense."
Shen Shiyu bit her lower lip and clenched her fists in humiliation.
"...Please let me go."
"OK." Shen Ximan let go of the doorknob and pointed at the surveillance camera above her. "Remember what you said today. If you dare to make any small moves behind my back, the surveillance footage will be posted on the Internet."
Just as she was about to close the door and go in, she turned back and added, "By the way, your foot is probably fractured. It takes a hundred days to recover from bone injuries. It won't get better soon. Good luck."
With a bang, the door was closed mercilessly.
Shen Shiyu wailed loudly but shed few tears. "I won't let you get away with this!"
Then she called Bosi Ming and whined pitifully, "Waaah, where are you? That bitch hurt me!"
"I'm still dealing with a car crash at the overpass. Are you out of your mind? I told you to bring Shen Ximan back. How did you end up hurting yourself?" He was so angry that his head felt twice as big.
"Just tell me if you're coming to pick me up or not! I'm in so much pain. My foot is swollen like a hoof. I can hardly feel it."
She choked and started throwing a tantrum, sounding as pitiful as possible.