"Lan Li, what’s going on here?" He Teng had previously saved Lan Li. When He Teng was hospitalized, Lan’s mother had personally visited him at the hospital. So, Gu’s grandmother and mother didn’t recognize He Teng, but Lan’s mother did. Seeing him completely different from the reserved and honest man she remembered, Lan’s mother was taken aback.
He Teng glanced at the three elders of the Gu family and finally focused his gaze on Gu En, who was standing next to them. He strode towards Gu En and, under the astonished gazes of the crowd, raised his hand and slapped her fiercely across her face. "This slap is for her to give back to you for yesterday!" he said.
He didn’t stop there, instead, he grasped Gu En’s throat and tightened his grip, as if he mean to choke her to death right there.
At this moment, Gu En was no longer a fragile woman in He Teng’s eyes, but a murderer who viciously plotted to kill He Zhilan!
Hence, He Teng wielded all the ruthless severity he normally reserved for criminals. His eyes were stormy, darker than the ominous sky just before a thunderstorm.
"Ah! Grandma! Mom! Help!" Gu En was caught off guard. After being slapped by He Teng and before she could regain her senses, her throat was already securely held by him. Her screams echoed in the room.
"Call the security!" Gu’s mother immediately shouted at the maid and rushed forward.
Lan Li froze in fear until Gu’s mother shouted. Then he rushed forward and punched He Teng in the stomach, hoping that pain would make him loosen his grip. But, to his dismay, He Teng didn’t even flinch, his grip on Gu En’s neck remained unshaken.
"You have the audacity to murder someone in the Gu residence!" Gu’s grandmother said, both worried and frightened, "Though He Zhilan sneaked into the study and eavesdropped our conversation yesterday and deserved a punishment, Gu En had just spanked her. Gu En is our family’s daughter, it’s not your place to discipline her!"
Seeing Gu En about to suffocate from the choke, Lan Li gritted his teeth and went for He Teng even harder, finally managing to force He Teng to let go and engage in a fight.
"He Teng! Are you crazy? This is the Gu residence! Do you want to turn from a soldier to a murderer by killing Gu En? Do you think, the skills the army provided to you is to kill defenseless women like Gu En? He Teng, don’t make me, Lan Li, look down on you! The He Teng I know wouldn’t be this irrational and hit a woman!" Lan Li rebuked He Teng in a low voice.
"So, the state gave power to you, the Gu Family, to bully a defenseless civilian?" He Teng growled back, pointing straight at Gu En, "In my eyes, what innocent person is she, Gu En? She’s just a murderer! A murderer who tried to kill my wife!"
With a savage pull, He Teng broke free from Lan Li’s grip. His bloodshot eyes made him look like a extremely dangerous lion. "My wife endured the life-and-death struggle in the hospital for five hours. Now she is suffering in the hospital bed like a paper doll. Why should a murderer like you enjoy the harmony and joy in the Gu residence? Gu En, let me tell you, the payback for murder is death. I don’t care if you are the Gu family’s princess or the empress dowager. Even if it costs my life or my future, I, He Teng, will ensure that you face the punishment of the law!"