Chapter 246: Punishment
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Su Tang did not understand these complicated feelings. She only asked Shi Man, “Have you really fallen for Brother Yi Zheng?”
The man who was eavesdropping outside the door gasped. His heart hanging at its highest point. He was like a sinner waiting to be sentenced. Shi Man’s words could determine his death.
Of course, Shi Mu was also very concerned about this question. He was afraid that his innocent and cute sister would be tricked by Yi Zheng again and waste a few years on him.
The girls of the Shi family should be arrogant from birth, not follow behind men every day and wonder if the other party really liked them.
He did not want Shi Man to repeat the same mistake and live like how she did in the past. His sister who no longer pined after Yi Zheng was dazzling. No love should destroy a girl’s most beautiful and passionate youth.
Shi Man thought about it carefully for a moment and suddenly did not understand what true love was and what heartache was. However, she knew that every time she was alone with Yi Zheng, her heart did not beat as fast as how it was described in the book.
Other than the fact that she was indeed tempted by the ambiguous atmosphere just now, she probably did not have any feelings for Yi Zheng.
…..
She frowned slightly and answered seriously after careful consideration, “1 don’t like him. 1 don’t have the urge to possess him.”
Shi Mu heaved a long sigh of relief and looked relaxed. “That’s good. In the future, I’ll find a man to whom you can entrust your life. Yi Zheng isn’t your first choice. You don’t have to worry about the engagement. Anyway, he won’t force you to register your marriage.”
Shi Man felt that what she had just said should be her true thoughts, but for some reason, when she said that she did not have the urge to have him, a part of her heart remained empty. The emptiness made her feel so uncomfortable that she wanted to escape and hide.
This was the first time she had thoughts of escaping. She was shocked and hurriedly shook her head to shake off this unrealistic thought. She picked up a grape and stuffed it into her mouth. The cool juice flowed down her esophagus and into her stomach, soothing the restlessness in her heart.
Outside the door, Yi Zheng quietly listened to the conversation inside. He suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly, and a trace of hurt flashed across his deep eyes. Then, he stood up silently and looked at the girl inside through the ward door for the last time. Then, he turned around and left. He never returned to the hospital again.
Su Tang had recovered well these few days. After the doctor’s checkup, he said that she could be discharged, but her right hand still needed to be carefully nourished.
She had been depressed about this for a long time. Not being able to use her right hand for a long time naturally meant that she could not continue to draw costume designs or take notes for Shi Man in class.
Shi Man had advised her to relax, but gave up toward the end.
However, Su Tang stubbornly treated it as her duty to take notes for Shi Man. During this period of time, Shi Man could not come to school for class. If she could not take notes, she would not be able to help at all.
Shi Man couldn’t persuade her, so she could only let her be. However, when she returned at night, she bought a massager for her to help rehabilitate her wrist so that Su Tang’s insistence wouldn’t affect the recovery of her arm.
Shen Xian also bought a lot of supplements for Su Tang. Over the past few days, she had been referring to Su Tang as her daughter in front of outsiders. Many people knew that Su Tang had soared and become a phoenix. Even in school, many people began to be polite to her.
Shi Man was very satisfied with these people’s understanding. At least this way, no one would bully Su Tang when she was not around.
Shi Jing’s family was quickly brought to G City by Sean and the others and locked in an abandoned factory in the old factory area.
After Shi Man finished her work, she sent the chauffeur away at night and drove to her destination alone. After getting out of the car nearby and parking it, she carefully observed the nearby surveillance cameras. She put on her black hat and entered the factory at night.
On a chair in the middle of the empty factory, a middle-aged couple with half-white hair were tied up.
They had heard about Shi Jing, but they did not know that Shi Jing’s real target was actually Shi Man. They still wanted to take the initiative to find the Shi family for help and ask them to help unblock their connections to release their daughter.
Unexpectedly, before they could contact the Shi family, they were drugged by a group of people. When they woke up, they were in a buzzing truck. Both of them were tied up and had rags stuffed in their mouths. They had not eaten a meal for a few days and did not even have the strength to shout for help.
The reason why Sean brought Shi Man to see this couple today was to avoid the Shi family’s eyes and ears. Otherwise, if these two people appeared too early, it would only arouse the Shi family’s suspicion. If they followed the clues and found out about their boss, there would be a lot to account for.
Shi Man was very satisfied with their cautiousness. She put on her gloves and let them retreat before walking to the couple alone.
She reached out to remove the rag from the man’s mouth and said coldly, “Do you want to die in front of your wife, or watch her die first?”