"Plead? That’s not how you do it."
Chen Hongwei grabbed Lin Zhiyi’s hand forcefully in return.
Lin Zhiyi jolted in shock, and her cup smashed onto the floor. Yet, even then, Chen Hongwei didn’t let go, but instead forcefully pulled her into his embrace.
"Mr. Chen, please let go of me. I genuinely came to discuss this issue with you."
Chen Hongwei revealed a sleazy, sinister smile, "Zhiyi, I’m also sincere. Come, I’ll tell you how to beg me, and I will surely agree."
While speaking, his other hand took the opportunity to wrap around Lin Zhiyi.
Lin Zhiyi raised her hand to block him, preventing him from advancing further.
Luckily, Chen Hongwei was more bark than bite, his body weakened by indulgence, not as strong as she had imagined.
She pushed Chen Hongwei away and said angrily, "Mr. Chen, please have some self-respect!"
"Zhiyi, I haven’t treated you poorly over these years. Why don’t you show some gratitude toward this senior? All these millions’ worth of assets have been spent on you."
Chen Hongwei suddenly stood up and lunged at Lin Zhiyi, grabbing her coat.
To avoid being captured, Lin Zhiyi smoothly slipped out of her coat.
Chen Hongwei threw the coat on the floor and resumed his pursuit, eventually managing to forcefully embrace her as she tried to dodge.
During the struggle, the sleeve of Lin Zhiyi’s shirt tore off.
Chen Hongwei looked at her fair skin, took a deep breath, and said, "Zhiyi, you smell really good, let me kiss you."
"Let go of me! I didn’t come here for this!"
Lin Zhiyi struggled fiercely, landing a heavy knee strike in Chen Hongwei’s groin.
Clearly, Chen Hongwei wasn’t as trained as Gong Chen and couldn’t react in time, his face turning bright red with pain as he forcefully pushed Lin Zhiyi away.
"You bitch!" he cursed.
Lin Zhiyi hit a table and fell onto the floor.
In terror, she picked up the shards of the teacup from the floor and pointed them at Chen Hongwei.
"Don’t come any closer! Otherwise, don’t blame me for not being nice!"
With his face red and his hand clutching his groin, Chen Hongwei gritted his teeth and said, "Not being nice to me? What can you possibly do to me? Don’t forget your life is in my hands! If I pursue Xue Man’s Studio’s liabilities, they’d be more than willing to send you to my bed. You think you can defy me?"
Lin Zhiyi gasped, her face turning pale as she said, "You... The sapphire incident was your doing! At the meeting, other than me, only your people could directly access the sapphire. You switched the sapphire to frame me!"
As she spoke, she kept moving backward until she was cornered.
Seeing this, Chen Hongwei moved his leg and coldly watched Lin Zhiyi’s helpless and embarrassed state.
Such an extremely beautiful face.
Even with her hair all disheveled, it added a layer of broken charm that made him want to crush her into his body.
Seeing that she couldn’t escape, Chen Hongwei no longer held back.
"So what if I did? But can you prove it? Say that I stole my own gem? Who would believe that?"
"So, Zhiyi, just be obedient, and I will treat you well. Then I won’t pursue your liability."
"Otherwise... I will make sure you have nowhere to stand in the Jing City jewel industry."
Lin Zhiyi looked at the man in front of her, her eyes filling with tears, and shakily said, "Just for something , you would do something so vile? Aren’t you afraid of becoming a laughingstock to the Chen Family?"
"Hahaha... Who dares to laugh at the Chen Family now?" Chen Hongwei laughed wildly.
Lin Zhiyi looked down, the mist in her eyes suddenly disappearing as she drove the shards of the teacup directly into Chen Hongwei’s shin.
Chen Hongwei’s laughter turned into a scream.
Seizing the moment, Lin Zhiyi shoved him aside and ran toward the door.
Chen Hongwei, infuriated, slammed the table, "Lin Zhiyi! You can’t escape. This restaurant is filled with my people! Once I catch you, I’ll make your life a living hell!"
Lin Zhiyi didn’t look back and ran toward the restaurant’s main door, clutching her purse tightly.
Her life depended on it.
But as she was close to reaching the door, several bodyguards came in, their eyes scanning the surroundings.
Just as Lin Zhiyi thought of hiding, she was spotted by the bodyguards and had to speed up, running towards the other end of the corridor.
Suddenly, a hand covered her mouth and pulled her into an adjacent private room.
Her back hit a solid chest.
The scent of woody tobacco enveloped her, the hot breath by her ear making her body tense up.