C10 Crazy

Fong Yanmei's wrist throbbed painfully under Ye Tian's firm grip, her face contorted in agony as she cried out incessantly.

"Let go, or I'll call for help!"

"You'll regret this!"

Tsk! Facing imminent defeat, yet still daring to make threats?

A flicker of coldness passed through Ye Tian's eyes, and his grip involuntarily tightened, causing a "crack" as Fong Yanmei's wrist was dislocated.

Despite this, he did not release her.

"Apologize."

The words fell icily from Ye Tian's lips, his gaze on Fong Yanmei as if she were already a goner, as though a single word of defiance would cost her dearly.

Completely cowed, Fong Yanmei's face twisted as she continued to wail.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have offended Su Qingcheng. Please, I truly apologize."

"Please, just this once, let me go!"

"Hmph!"

With a disdainful snort, Ye Tian effortlessly twisted her wrist back into place and strode toward Su Qingcheng.

"Qingcheng, are you okay? Did she give you any trouble?"

"I'm fine."

Reassured by Ye Tian's swift action, Su Qingcheng's lips curled into a faint smile. "Let's just get the house sorted out and head back. I don't want to stay here any longer."

"Sure, no problem. I'll have someone take care of it right away."

Before Ye Tian could finish, a wail cut through the air, drawing everyone's attention.

Fong Yanmei, upon spotting the sales center's general manager, Ye Cheng, had thrown herself at his feet, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Manager Ye, that man there! He's the one who hit me! Everyone saw it!"

"Please, have the security guards throw him out!"

Fong Yanmei clung close to Ye Cheng as she spoke.

Previously, she had used her looks to cozy up to the manager, her demeanor brazen and domineering as if she owned the place.

Now, with Ye Tian backing Su Qingcheng, she reverted to her old ways, embellishing her story to Ye Cheng with added drama.

A smug satisfaction gleamed in Fong Yanmei's eyes as she plotted her next move.

Let's see how you'll get out of this one!

With a sharp snap, Ye Cheng delivered a stinging slap across Fong Yanmei's face. He then sidestepped her look of utter shock and scurried over to Ye Tian, his face breaking into an obsequious grin.

"Mr. Ye, my apologies for the inconvenience my subordinate caused you."

"Rest assured, I'll handle her shortly!"

"Allow me to assist with the property paperwork as well!"

Ye Tian gave Ye Cheng a brief, indifferent look.

"I hope so."

With that, he walked away with Su Qingcheng.

You might think Ye Tian had simply stopped the car earlier, but that wasn't the case. The seaside villa had been allocated to him under the Ye family's name, and he needed to notify them now that he intended to use it. Ye Tian didn't want Su Qingcheng to discover he'd been ousted; he still needed the Ye family as a shield. Ye Cheng was nothing more than a pawn in his game.

"Wait!"

Fong Yanmei was on the verge of a breakdown, stepping in front of Ye Tian, her anger directed at both men.

"How much did he pay you?"

"I gave myself to you, and I'm still worth less than that dirty money?"

Ye Cheng's face darkened ominously. What was this madwoman ranting about? Was she trying to make a spectacle of herself?

"I'm warning you, watch your words, or you'll face consequences," he growled, barely containing his rage. If Ye Tian weren't there, he might have already thrown a punch.

"I'll face consequences? Ha..." Fong Yanmei sneered, pointing at Ye Tian and shouting, "He just hurt me! Aren't you going to do something about it?"

"Everybody saw it."

"Fine," Ye Cheng said, taking a deep breath and speaking deliberately, "Tell me, where exactly is your injury?"

"Right here! Are you blind?"

The crowd's gaze shifted to Fong Yanmei, their expressions suggesting they thought she might be delusional.

"Excuse me, but where is the injury?" asked a bystander timidly.

"What?! It's not...!"

Fong Yanmei's voice trailed off as she stared at her wrist in disbelief. It was unblemished, showing no sign of injury.

"No, there definitely is something!"

"You must have used some kind of witchcraft! My wrist is still aching!"

Ye Tian watched Fong Yanmei's outburst with a cold smirk, as if she were nothing more than a performing clown.

Truth be told, even if Ye Tian had laid a hand on her, he wouldn't have left a single trace.

Otherwise, what would have been the point of his decades of medical training?

In that moment, everyone looked at Fong Yanmei with contempt, speculating about her motives with the worst assumptions.

"Could this woman be trying to scam us? Makes sense! She's the owner of the seaside villa! If she pulls it off, she'd be set for life."

"Exactly, and to think we were just helping her bully that mother! It's possible she was setting us up all along!"

"Wow, what a malicious woman."

Then, Ye Cheng's statement utterly shattered Fong Yanmei's last hope.

"You're no longer welcome here, and I doubt any other HR department would want you after this."

She had, after all, crossed the Ye family.

"Ah! Insane! All of you are insane!"

"I'm the victim here, it's me!"

Repeating these words over and over, Fong Yanmei ran out in a deranged state, seemingly losing her mind.

Calm returned to the scene as if the commotion had never occurred.

"Mr. Ye, I sincerely apologize for the earlier incident. Please accept this small token of my regret."

Ye Tian gave a cursory glance at the bank card Ye Cheng offered and shook his head slightly.

"No need. I'd just prefer not to see that woman again."

"Qingcheng, let's go."

Perhaps motherhood had softened her, for a flicker of guilt crossed Su Qingcheng's eyes.

"Ye Tian, did we go too far?"

"She brought it upon herself," Ye Tian paused before adding, "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything from now on."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for the heroic rescue. You've earned 100,000 Dragon Coins and 3 points of personal charisma."

Such a minor adversary, and such an average reward...

Wait a second!

A realization dawned on Ye Tian, and he paused mid-stride, a look of astonishment in his eyes.

Wasn't it said that only by pampering a child can you earn Happy Points from a cute baby?

Then why does protecting Su Qingcheng also work?