Ye Shuying completed her task and, as per Lu Cheng's instructions, came to Lu Family Manor to report.
This was her first time stepping foot in Lu Cheng's private residence.
Lu Cheng was casually leaning on the living room sofa, his gaze calm as he watched her arrive.
Although Shuying felt a bit uneasy, on the surface, she maintained her usual composure and respect.
She walked up to Lu Cheng, bowed slightly, and with a hint of confusion in her tone, tentatively asked:
"Mr. Lu, the matter with Madam Jin has been handled as you instructed."
"It's just... I don't quite understand. Isn't Qin Yu your junior brother? Why would you..."
Before she could finish, Lu Cheng's cold, emotionless voice cut her off directly.
"Junior brother?"
Lu Cheng's lips curled into a mocking arc, his eyes sharp as knives, as if he had already seen through everything.
"Ye Shuying, do you think it's still necessary to keep up the act in front of me?"
He paused, his tone suddenly turning bone-chillingly cold, filled with suffocating pressure!
"Getting rid of him, eliminating future troubles, isn't that good?"
"For your Dragon King, it's also a great thing, isn't it?"
When Ye Shuying heard Lu Cheng's words, she felt as if struck by lightning!
Her face instantly turned ashen white!
He... he knew?!
How did he know?
Impossible!
She had made sure everything was seamless!
She even tricked her best friend!
But on the surface, she still clung to a sliver of hope, trying to argue.
Her voice trembled slightly from guilt.
"Mr. Lu, I don't understand what you're talking about?"
"Dragon King... who is that? I don't know him at all..."
"Heh."
Lu Cheng let out a disdainful sneer.
He picked up a tablet from nearby, swiped a few times, and then turned the screen towards Ye Shuying.
On the screen, several perfectly clear photos were displayed!
There were scenes of her secret meeting with Xiao Zhan!
There were images of her, Hu Sha, and Tie Bi, kneeling on one knee to welcome the Dragon King upon his release from prison 14 days ago... Irrefutable evidence!
Lu Cheng looked at Ye Shuying's ashen face, his tone cold and disappointed.
"Being an undercover agent, gathering intelligence, betraying your employer... I can understand all of that, after all, everyone serves their own master."
"But... you absolutely should not have used Qingcheng's trust and sisterly affection! You should not have dragged her into your dirty schemes and calculations!"
His voice suddenly rose, carrying undisguised anger and killing intent!
"She truly considered you her best friend! She genuinely wanted to help you out of your predicament!"
"Yet you turned around and used her kindness and innocence, treating her as a pawn and a stepping stone to get close to me and plot against me?"
"Truly, the most venomous heart belongs to a woman..."
Lu Cheng paused, his tone returning to its previous coldness and calm.
"You must be very curious why I would scheme against Qin Yu, right?"
"No, no, no... you're wrong."
He shook his head, his smile becoming even more cruel.
"Let me tell you a version of the story I just witnessed firsthand—"
"Ye Shuying! You were instructed by the Dragon King Xiao Zhan to deliberately scheme and send my innocent and kind junior brother into the clutches of that old hag, Madam Jin!"
"You wanted to kill with a borrowed knife! You wanted us, brothers, to turn against each other! You wanted the Dragon King Xiao Zhan to reap the benefits! Killing three birds with one stone!"
"No! It's not like that! I didn't! It was clearly all you..." Ye Shuying's face was pale as she tried to argue.
Lu Cheng coldly interrupted her, "What is it? Do you think you can still leave? And who would believe you?"
When Ye Shuying heard this 'frame-up' that twisted black and white and called a deer a horse, she finally understood!
From the very beginning, from the moment they stepped into the Magic City, all their actions had not escaped the eyes of this devil before her.
They had long since fallen into the trap meticulously woven by this devil, Lu Cheng!
Lu Cheng looked at her expression of fear and despair, his tone cold, with a hint of disappointment.
"You can save those words to explain to your Dragon Hall brothers when the time comes."
He casually waved his hand at the black-clad bodyguards who had been waiting for a long time.
"Please escort Assistant Ye to the room prepared for her and let her rest well."
"Remember, protect her twenty-four hours a day, never leaving her side."
He deliberately emphasized his words, his eyes full of the playful mockery of a cat toying with a mouse.
Those silent, tower-like bodyguards were all top-tier experts trained by the Lu family.
After being enhanced with genetic agents, their strength was at least at the mid-stage Dark Energy level or above, even stronger than Ye Shuying!
They stepped forward expressionlessly, making a gesture to the ashen-faced Ye Shuying to follow.
Ye Shuying knew she had truly fallen into a trap.
This was Lu Family Manor, heavily guarded.
To escape? It was simply a fool's dream!
...After dealing with Ye Shuying.
Lu Cheng did not immediately rush to Madam Jin's den of sin.
Instead... unhurriedly, he first took a comfortable hot bath and changed into clean clothes.
Then, he leisurely enjoyed a late-night snack meticulously prepared by a top chef.
He even watched a few newly released short dramas with great interest.
It wasn't until he estimated that the time was right.
Qin Yu should have been tortured both physically and mentally by that old hag, Madam Jin, and was at his weakest, most in need of salvation.
Only then did he slowly drive himself to Madam Jin's villa.
When Lu Cheng 'just happened' to arrive, slapped Madam Jin to death, and rescued the poor junior brother from Madam Jin's... enormous body... Qin Yu was no longer the vibrant, arrogant person he had been before.
He was covered in wounds from whips, candles, and needles, especially in certain areas... His eyes were unfocused, his spirit listless, and he looked as if all his essence had been drained.
Clearly, those few hours of special experience had caused him indelible and extremely severe physical and psychological trauma.
Lu Cheng looked at his miserable state, feeling no pity in his heart, but rather a slight urge to laugh.
But on his face, he immediately put on a complex expression filled with immense anger, towering killing intent, and deep self-reproach!
"Junior Brother Qin Yu, Junior Brother, how are you?"
"You've suffered, it's all my fault for being so blind! For trusting that vicious woman, Ye Shuying!"
As he spoke, he angrily punched the nearby wall, letting out a dull thud!
Lu Cheng supported the "weak and frail" Qin Yu, gritting his teeth as he said:
"I never would have thought! Ye Shuying, she was actually a spy planted by the Dragon King beside me!"
"She deliberately tricked you into coming here today, letting you fall into the clutches of this old hag! All of this was orchestrated by the Dragon King Xiao Zhan from behind the scenes!"
"They simply wanted to use such despicable and vile methods to sow discord between our deep brotherly affection! Or... they wanted to use this old hag, Madam Jin, to completely destroy you!"
He paused, a hint of lingering fear and relief flashed in his eyes, and his tone became somewhat self-reproachful.
"The blind date I arranged for you, those young ladies, waited for you for several hours, but you never showed up..."
"It was only when they sent me a message that I realized something was wrong!"
"As a result... that Ye Shuying had already run off to who knows where!"
Qin Yu, after enduring such inhuman torment and immense fear, was already dazed and weak-willed.
Now, being rescued from hell by his savior, Lu Cheng, and hearing his righteous words.
His heart, which had been filled with despair and fear, was instantly enveloped by a warm current!
All the previous estrangements, dissatisfactions, and even hostility vanished into thin air at this moment!
The schemes in this Magic City were too deep; he wanted to go back to the countryside!
He was now filled with nothing but overwhelming gratitude towards Lu Cheng!
He tightly grasped Lu Cheng's arm, his voice trembling slightly from excitement and weakness, his eyes filled with bloodshot and... the flames of vengeance!
"Brother-in-law... boo hoo hoo, thank you for saving me..."
"Dragon King! I, Qin Yu, swear, if this revenge is not taken, I will not be human!!"
Lu Cheng looked at his suddenly enlightened appearance, nodding in satisfaction.
Hmm, teachable indeed.
He then patted Qin Yu's shoulder, saying firmly:
"Junior Brother Qin Yu, rest assured!"
"This revenge is not only yours, but also mine, Lu Cheng's!"
"The Dragon King Xiao Zhan plotted against my junior brother, and I, Lu Cheng... will never let him go!"