Chapter 23

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

The atmosphere was thick with tension. The two groups were ready to fight at any moment.

Meng Ying was about to make a move when Zhang Wei stepped forward. “Sis, let me do it. You don’t have to waste your energy on such a nobody.”

Meng Ying glanced at him and raised her eyebrows. “Can you do it?”

“I most certainly can.” Zhang Wei walked over to Cheng Ping like the wind and swung his fist at his face.

Cheng Ping cried from the pain and said, “What are you all standing there for? Go!”

A group of people rushed forward.

Chaos ensued.

Zhang Wei and Zhou Yang had brought quite a number of people with them.

The two groups started fighting chaotically.

“Don’t kill anyone.” Meng Ying reminded them.

She had just started the rebuilding work. If someone died here, the property prices that she had jacked up would go down the drain.

When Ah Da rushed over, Meng Ying was chatting with a construction worker at the side.

She got to know how hard they had to work and planned to pay them more when they were done.

“Madam, why are you…” Ah Da looked at the chaos and was speechless.

Why was she so good at causing trouble?

Meng Ying quickly looked outside when she saw him coming. She heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that he was alone.

If that beautiful husband of hers came, she would probably be taught a lesson today.

“You can either go help or stay here and watch. Don’t make so much noise!”

“…” Ah Da had never seen such a troublesome and bold woman.

If they had been late last time, she would have killed Shan Wu.

There was even a gang fight today.

She was really a real pain in the neck.

Ten minutes later, Cheng Ping was beaten to the ground by Zhang Wei.

Zhou Yang was also panting heavily. He pointed at the group of people who still wanted to cause trouble. “Do you believe that I will send you to the funeral home if you move another finger?”

They were all wastrels.

Their temper, personality, and the things they enjoyed were similar. It was only a matter of who was better.

“Sis, it’s settled.” Zhang Wei stepped on Cheng Ping’s waist and showed off his prey to Meng Ying.

Meng Ying walked over and patted his shoulder. She praised him generously, “Well done!”

“Zhang Wei, Zhou Yang, let go of me if you have the guts. I’ll go back and get my father!” Cheng Ping’s mouth was full of mud as he cursed. “You guys are good-for-nothings! You are actually obeying a woman’s words… Ah!”

Zhang Wei stepped on him and said, “Shut the f*ck up. Aren’t you too old to call for daddy? Call me daddy and I’ll let you go.”

“Zhang Wei, I’ll remember this!” Cheng Ping was so angry that he pounded the ground.

“Do you think I’m afraid of you?” Zhang Wei spat at him.

Meng Ying squatted down and picked up a wooden stick from the ground. She looked up at Cheng Ping. “Tsk, tsk, tsk. How did you land in such a state? Look, your face is bruised and swollen. You look pitiful.”

“Stupid b*tch!”

Bam—

Meng Ying slapped his face with a wooden stick.

The wooden stick had to be used properly and skillfully. Otherwise, it would be a heavy blow, and the sound would not be crisp.

It was as painful as a whip hitting his face.

Cheng Ping was in so much pain that tears were falling from his eyes. “I will tell my daddy about this. He will beat you to death!”

Meng Ying frowned and asked Zhang Wei, “Is he crazy?”

“He is his father’s only son. He relies on the fact that he has a lot of money in his family and likes to stir up trouble. Whenever he meets someone stronger than him, he will go back and complain.” Zhang Wei scoffed at this and looked down on him.

Meng Ying thought for a while and stood up. “Let him go.”

Zhang Wei stepped on Cheng Ping again before moving away.

“If you want to go back and complain to your father, then hurry up. I’ll wait for him at Lan Yun Clubhouse.” Meng Ying carried the wooden stick on her shoulder and looked at Cheng Ping, who struggled to get up.

Cheng Ping stared at Meng Ying hatefully and pointed at her. “Just you wait!”

With that, he stormed off with his men without his car.

…

At Lan Yun Clubhouse.

Meng Ying sat on the sofa while Zhang Wei and Zhou Yang stood behind her like bodyguards.

Ah Da stood further away. He was confused by Meng Ying’s fearless attitude.

‘Did the Ninth Master marry the wrong woman?’

This woman was not a fool. She was clearly a troublemaker.

He wondered how she had subdued the two behind her.

Rumors had it that the two spoiled brats from the Zhang and the Zhou family had never obeyed anyone.

The door was kicked open.

A middle-aged man who looked like he was nine months pregnant walked in, followed by a few burly thugs. Cheng Ping, whose face was bruised and swollen, had already cleaned himself up. He covered his face and pointed at Meng Ying. “Dad, it’s this woman!”

“She was the one who got someone to beat me up.”

Cheng Xiangyao sized up Meng Ying. He was familiar with the two boys behind her, but he had never seen this young woman before.

“You’re the one who hit my son?”

“Yes.” Meng Ying admitted readily.

Cheng Xiangyao stood in front of her. “Who gave you the guts?”

“I’m bold enough on my own. I don’t need anyone to give me that.”

“How arrogant!” Cheng Xiangyao had never seen such an arrogant young man, much less a woman.

“Do you know why I asked you here?” Meng Ying suddenly asked.

Cheng Xiangyao narrowed his eyes.

Meng Ying smiled. “The Lan Yun Clubhouse is within nobody’s jurisdiction in Yu City. I heard that there were people who couldn’t manage to get out of here a few years ago, but the case was left unsettled.”

Her words shocked Cheng Xiangyao, Cheng Ping, and Ah Da.

What did she mean?

Ah Da was completely surprised.

She was already so arrogant in Yu City. Wouldn’t she cause a storm of blood if she went to Tianjing City?

“Hahaha, whose family are you from? How dare you speak such arrogant words?” Cheng Xiangyao had lived for more than forty years, but this was the first time he had heard someone speak so arrogantly.

Meng Ying stood up unhurriedly and paced slowly. “Five years ago, when Xiangyao Real Estate was developing Leaping Dragon Bay, there was a beautiful lady who went to work as a temporary worker in order to support her younger brother…”

“She was working well until one fine day, your son, Cheng Ping, took a fancy to her when he went to the construction site for inspection.”

“His monstrous nature flared up and he did beastly things to her in the newly built villa…”

“The lady then jumped down from the third floor and died.”

Cheng Ping’s face turned pale as he trembled.

However, Cheng Xiangyao’s expression did not change.

“After so many years, Young Master Cheng is still Young Master Cheng. He had no remorse at all and is still a playboy. As the saying goes, failing to educate the child is the fault of the father. Boss Cheng is successful in his business, but this son of yours is a failure.”

“The Leaping Dragon Bay was tainted by that case of death, and things had gone wrong from then on. I think that lady might have been seeking revenge.” Meng Ying had a faint smile on her face, bright and charming.

Cheng Xiangyao’s eyes twitched. He knew that this woman was up to no good.

“Nonsense.”

“Otherwise, how did your Leaping Dragon Bay become a ghost villa?”

Cheng Xiangyao’s face took on a ghastly expression. He was the one who had gotten someone to settle the matter after the incident.

Later on, more and more incidents happened. Either a worker broke his leg, or a piece of the building collapsed. The security guard on duty even said that he saw a white figure dancing in the villa at night.

After a few attempts, no one dared to come to work anymore. That was why the building was abandoned.

He had asked a master of fortune telling to take a look, and he confirmed that the place was haunted.

In the end, he gave up.

After so many years, no one had dared to mention what happened back then. However, this woman actually brought up the past again.

“What do you want?” asked Cheng Xiangyao.

“Pay me back what you owe me, be it money or a life. What do you think you should do?” Meng Ying raised her eyebrows and looked straight into Cheng Xiangyao’s eyes that were filled with rage. “Boss Cheng, surely you can understand such simple logic.”

Cheng Xiangyao sneered. “Why? Are you trying to take my life?”

“Not me. It’s what the victim wants.” Meng Ying glanced at Ah Da.