Chapter 37

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

“What can you do to me?” Cheng Xiangyao raised his chin and pretended to be calm. “Unless you kill me. However, you and the Meng family will not be able to live well in the future.”

Meng Ying narrowed her eyes. “Are you threatening me?”

“I’m just reminding you that you still have a family.” Cheng Xiangyao did not panic at all.

“Heh.” Meng Ying sneered. “Cheng Xiangyao, do you know what you did wrong? Firstly, Xingyun Lodge is mine. You shouldn’t have allowed your son to cause trouble in my territory.”

“Secondly, your son has done so many harmful things. As the saying goes, failing to educate the child is the fault of the father. It’s only right for a murderer to pay for his sins with his life. He deserves to be beaten by the victim.”

“Thirdly, you shouldn’t be greedy for things that belong to the Meng family, and you shouldn’t have used me to threaten my father.”

“If someone like you were in my world, you would have been killed by me long ago.” Meng Ying stared at him. “Because I’m in this world right now, I have all the time to play with you slowly. Let’s see if you can afford to play.”

Meng Ying’s words were not harsh but gentle.

However, her soft words were like a cold, venomous snake that stuck its tongue around his neck, ready to bite him at any moment.

Cheng Xiangyao felt suffocated by the smile on her face and her words.

It was as if someone had pressed him into the water and he couldn’t breathe.

Meng Ying smiled and took a few steps back. “Ah Da, let’s go.”

…

Back at home, Meng Ying quickly drank the medicine.

She even took a photo of the empty bowl and sent it to Mu Yuansheng. “Hubby, I drank the medicine obediently.”

Mu Yuansheng did not reply.

Meng Ying then took a selfie and sent it to Mu Yuansheng.

Still nothing.

Meng Ying was bored. She took her laptop and started typing away.

Auntie Lian poured her a glass of milk and glanced at her computer. She couldn’t understand what was on the screen.

“Madam, have some milk.”

“Do you have Coke?” Meng Ying said, “I want to drink Coke.”

Auntie Lian advised, “Coke is not healthy for you. Furthermore, you are not in good health. You should drink it less. Drink more milk instead.”

Meng Ying pouted and looked at Auntie Lian. “Auntie Lian, I want to drink Coke…”

Auntie Lian couldn’t bear to see her acting like a spoiled child. ‘She is still a child, so be it if she drank some.’

In the end, Auntie Lian went to pour her a small cup of Coke. “This is the only cup you can drink.”

“Thank you, Auntie Lian.” Meng Ying immediately smiled.

Auntie Lian shook her head helplessly and said, “I’ll go get some food.”

“Okay.”

Meng Ying drank the Coke and was in a good mood.

She touched the touch screen and continued tapping on the keyboard.

Finally, she sent Zhang Wei an email.

After she was done, she put down her laptop and ran to the kitchen to watch Auntie Lian cook.

After dinner, Zhang Wei called her.

“Sister Yingying, when do you want me to do that?” Zhang Wei asked excitedly.

“There’s no hurry. You can keep it for now. Let it out when Shan Wu is ready.” Meng Ying looked at the bowl of medicine in front of her and was really not in the mood.

She wondered when her man would return.

She really missed his lips.

“Alright. Sis, I’m ready. As long as you give the order, the Cheng family will be doomed.”

” I’ll have to trouble you to keep an eye on Xingyun Lodge as well.”

“Don’t worry, Zhou Yang and I will keep a close eye on it,” Zhang Wei promised. “No one will dare to cause trouble again. We will also promote it properly, making Xingyun Lodge the most popular villa in recent years.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“You’re welcome! Sis, I told my dad that when Xingyun Lodge opens, you have to leave two units for me. Zhou Yang also wants two. And those friends… Forget it, we shall not care about them. When the time comes, they won’t be able to get one even if they want to.”

“Alright.”

Since he had already requested, Meng Ying would naturally give them face.

She hung up the phone and finished the bowl of black medicine in one go.

…

The next day.

A video went viral online.

A patient ran out of the hospital covering his head. He looked behind him in horror and shouted loudly, “Go away, go away… I shouldn’t have forced you to death. I was wrong… please leave…”

The patient ran to the entrance of the hospital and knelt on the ground while kowtowing nonstop. “Let me go, please… I’m not human, I’m a beast…”

The video caused a heated discussion online.

The most popular comment said, “The crown prince of Xiangyao Real Estate took advantage of his family’s wealth and power and often go to the construction site to flirt with innocent girls. When the girls refused, he tried to force them and left them no choice but to jump off the building. In his eyes, human lives are not worth mentioning. Whenever something happens, he will settle it with money. I guess the dead girls are asking for his life now.”

The next popular comment said, “I heard that there are many cases of forced demolition by Xiangyao Real Estate. If anyone doesn’t agree to the demolition, they will hire someone to beat them up. There have also been human lives involved. However, nobody can beat them because their family is big and powerful. Anyway, Xiangyao Real Estate’s houses are built on dead people’s bones.”

Half an hour after the video was released, evidence of Xiangyao Real Estate’s shady dealings was revealed on the Internet. There was even evidence of them working together with the local government to kill innocent citizens. Moreover, there was also a problem with the quality of property under Xiangyao Real Estate. Most importantly, Xiangyao Real Estate had been found to have evaded a tremendous amount of tax.

The afternoon the video was released, the employees of the Industry and Commerce Bureau, the tax bureau, and the prosecutor’s office arrived at Xiangyao Real Estate.

The news caught up and soon, the relevant departments’ inspectors brought the CEO of Xiangyao Real Estate, Cheng Xiangyao, into the car.

Xiangyao Real Estate’s stock price fell drastically.

Meng Ying looked at the stock price of Xiangyao Real Estate and called Lan Chen. “Pretty Lan, do you want to earn money?”

“Xiangyao Real Estate, was it you?” Lan Chen asked directly.

Meng Ying smiled. “He provoked me.”

Lan Chen sat in the office of Lan Yun Clubhouse and monitored the stock market. After hearing Meng Ying’s words, he said, “Can you afford taking over such a huge real estate company?”

“No, that’s why I’ll let you do it.”

“I thought you’d ask your husband for help.”

“My husband’s temperament doesn’t allow him to be a tool.”

“…”

The next day, Meng Ying woke up and saw Lan Chen’s message.

“Xiangyao Real Estate is already in danger. I have already gotten someone to take over this mess. The investigation regarding Cheng Xiangyao will not be slow. I believe that in a few days, there will be news of him going to jail. However, I have to remind you that even if Cheng Xiangyao falls, someone will still stand up for him.”

Meng Ying watched the news and saw that the prosecutor’s office had taken away another batch of executives of Xiangyao Real Estate. One of the media even said that Xiangyao Real Estate might have to undergo a huge change.

Meng Ying didn’t care who took over Xiangyao Real Estate, nor did she care who wanted to take revenge on her. It was fine as long as she had peace now.

“Madam, Mr. Shan Wu wants to see you.”

“Let him in.”

Shan Wu knelt in front of Meng Ying the moment he entered. With teary eyes, he said, “Miss Meng, thank you!”

Meng Ying frowned. “You’re a man. Why are you kneeling? Get up.”