The last group of "guests" were brought into the dilapidated factory building together.
Du Feng, Xia Lian, and their two children—Du Changlin and Du Xixi.
Du Changlin clearly hadn't grasped the situation yet.
His pleasure - seeking had been interrupted, and he still hadn't recognized the reality. When he was pushed in, he was still swearing arrogantly and impatiently.
"Damn it! Who the hell dares to touch me? Do you know who my dad is? Believe it or not, I'll make you unable to stay in Haicheng..."
Before he could finish his words, a black - suited burly man beside him punched him hard in the abdomen.
"Ugh..."
Caught off - guard, Du Changlin felt his stomach churn. He bent over and retched violently, instantly losing all his arrogance.
After he finished vomiting and looked up, he found that his whole family was there. He immediately became even more panicked.
Du Xixi was terrified, her face ashen. She tightly grabbed Xia Lian's arm and hid behind her.
Du Feng was an old hand in the business world.
From the moment their car was forced to stop and they were brought here, he had been constantly thinking about who was behind this.
Over the years, he had offended quite a few people in business, but he couldn't think of anyone who would dare to take action against him.
Especially after Meng Ruozhao got involved with the Yan family, the Du family had also risen in status. Those people would have to think twice before touching him.
Could it be that the news of Meng Ruozhao's separation from Yan Qiubai had become public? Or was it the Yan family who did this?
Before he could figure it out, he saw three other people being brought in separately.
He was a bit confused. Was it for money?
Before he could ask, he heard Du Changlin's tactless remarks, and then watched helplessly as his son was beaten until he looked deathly pale.
Xia Lian screamed and tried to rescue her son, but she was also controlled and couldn't move at all.
Du Feng's eyes darkened as he quickly weighed the situation in his mind.
The black - suited men around were definitely not ordinary thugs. That well - trained and cold - blooded aura indicated that they had truly seen blood.
Now the fate of his whole family was completely in the hands of others. One wrong move, and they might not be able to leave this place alive.
He could only try his best to calm himself down, observing everything around him and looking for a possible way to escape.
The black - suited burly men stood around expressionlessly, like iron statues.
The light in the factory building was dim. Only a few rays of sunlight slanted in through the broken windows, illuminating the floating dust in the air.
Xia Lian was still struggling to get closer to her son, but her strength was insignificant in front of the strong black - suited men.
Du Xixi clung tightly to her mother, her eyes full of fear, and tears welling up in her eyes.
Du Changlin curled up on the ground, covering his stomach. All his previous arrogance was gone, replaced only by pain and panic.
Just then, a deep and cold voice came from the shadows of the factory building.
"Du Feng, are you scared?"
Du Feng suddenly looked up in the direction of the voice and saw a figure slowly walking out of the shadows.
At first glance, he didn't recognize Pei Jiangmu. He just thought the man looked familiar.
But in his memory, he hadn't offended such a remarkable and powerful figure.
Soon, someone cleared up his confusion.
Qi Yu stepped forward. His voice was not loud, but it clearly echoed throughout the factory building.
"Mr. Du, this is Pei Jiangmu, the young master of the Pei Group."
Pei... the Pei Group?!
That colossal entity that dominated the top and could easily decide the fate of countless enterprises?
The Pei Group that he could only look up to and never even get close to?
Du Feng was struck like lightning, and his face instantly turned as pale as paper.
How could he have offended someone from the Pei family?!
All along, he had indeed wanted to cling to this powerful family, but he had never had the chance, let alone offended them.
"Young Master Pei, is there some misunderstanding here?"
He had already put on a flattering and panicked expression, trying to explain.
"I've never done anything against the Pei Group, and I've never even met you before."
Pei Jiangmu looked at him playfully and reminded him.
"Really? Mr. Du has a really bad memory. Three months ago, at the Du family's old mansion, you and your wife said I was a good - for - nothing gigolo."
As soon as he said this, Du Xixi was the first to react.
"It's you. You're the part - time student at Meng Ruozhao's shop..."
As she said this, she suddenly stopped.
A mere part - time employee at Meng Ruozhao's shop was actually the young master of the Pei Group.
Sure enough, that dead woman really had good luck.
No wonder she was willing to give up the engagement with the Yan family. It turned out she had climbed onto a higher branch.
Du Xixi was so jealous that she almost gritted her teeth.
Du Feng also remembered, and his face turned paler and paler.
It seemed that this Young Master Pei had come for Meng Ruozhao.
Could it be that he had been found out for sending people to smash up the shop? Or had Meng Ruozhao told him something?
Eager to clear himself, he gritted his teeth and didn't hesitate to pour dirt on his own daughter.
"Young Master Pei, we were just blind before, but we were also worried about Ruozhao."
"She's my daughter, and I know her best. Did she say something that made you bring us here?"
"You mustn't be deceived by her. She's not worth you standing up for her."
"She... she's a great liar! She was promiscuous in France. She lived with an old man and even had an illegitimate child!"
"After returning to China, she was also on bad terms with Yan Qiubai of the Yan family. Now... now she's trying to deceive you!"
"Young Master Pei, you're of noble status. You mustn't be fooled by her. She's just a promiscuous and vicious..."
"Bang!!"
A loud noise interrupted his filthy words!
Pei Jiangmu suddenly kicked over the chair in front of him.
The solid - wood chair instantly broke into pieces!
He stood there. The previously dead - cold aura around him had now turned into a substantial and violent killing intent.
In his dark eyes, a scarlet storm that could destroy the world was surging.
He walked towards Du Feng step by step, and each step seemed to land on Du Feng's heart.
"You, say that again?"
His voice was low and hoarse, as if it came from the call of hell. Every word was tinged with the smell of blood.
Du Feng was so frightened by his terrifying gaze that he kept backing away and couldn't say a single word.
Du Xixi and Xia Lian were so scared that they hugged each other and trembled.
Pei Jiangmu walked up to Du Feng, and his scarlet eyes locked onto him tightly.
"What kind of person she is is not for you, a worm, to judge."
"All you need to know is..."
His voice was like ice shards, hitting Du Feng's soul, which was terrified to the extreme, word by word.
"You, and your Du Group, will pay a price for every slander you utter."
"I'll make you wish you were dead."
He looked at Du Feng's instantly desperate and defeated face.
As if admiring a beautiful painting, the corner of his mouth slowly curled up into an extremely cruel but also eerily charming arc.
"After all, this is what you happily went to France to beg for."