This realization exploded in her mind like a thunderclap, igniting the monstrous hatred and killing intent suppressed in the deepest depths of her soul!
That Xu family son—obese as a pig, with flesh hanging off his face and eyes that were forever greasy and disgusting!
He was a piece of trash who used his family background to act like a tyrant, a man consumed by lust!
The memory of Gu Huaiyu tricking her into a hotel, nearly pushing her into Xu Tianlin’s clutches, mixed with the image of her brother, Su Zhuo, being framed and imprisoned after severely injuring Xu Tianlin in a fit of rage to save her. It tightened around her heart like poisoned thorns!
So that was it!
Besides the Gu and Bai families, this Xu family was also one of the murderers who pushed the Su family into the abyss and sent her brother to prison!
And they had used such despicable, underhanded methods!
She had previously been trapped in an ivory tower and was caught off guard by the sudden family tragedy. Aside from the Gu and Bai families who were out in the open, she knew very little about the other forces that had kicked them while they were down and participated in the carving up of their assets.
Her parents were gone, and her brother was cut off from the world. This blood-debt hit list was something she had to figure out and fill in herself.
She hadn't expected that the first big fish she would catch by using herself as bait would be this beast, Xu Tianlin!
The car slowly stopped near the side door of the villa.
The trunk was opened, and cold, fresh air rushed in, accompanied by the faint sound of debaucherous music coming from inside the villa.
Su Wan’s keen hearing could even pick up Xu Tianlin’s signature greasy laughter from within.
Killing intent burned beneath Su Wan’s closed eyelids like a physical icy flame.
Xu Tianlin... Very well.
New and old grudges—today, we shall settle them once and for all.
She remained “unconscious,” letting the two men carry her out of the trunk and toward the interior of the villa.
Her body was slammed heavily onto the cold marble floor. Even though she consciously cushioned the impact, the sensation of the collision was still clear.
The hall was a cacophony of noise.
The scents of alcohol, perfume, tobacco, and even a hint of an indescribable, decadent stench rushed at her like a physical force.
Su Wan kept her eyes closed, but her Level 2 Perception outlined the absurd scene in the hall with absolute clarity.
Crystal chandeliers refracted blurred light, illuminating the mess that filled the room.
On expensive leather sofas, men and women in revealing clothes and gaudy makeup either held each other and played or lay slumped in a drunken stupor.
Empty wine bottles, leftover fruit platters, and half-smoked cigars were scattered across the floor.
The air was thick with the nauseatingly sweet smell of alcohol and the scent of unrestrained hormones.
Deafening electronic music made the floor vibrate slightly.
When Su Wan was dropped in the center of the hall like a piece of cargo, the music seemed to be turned down, and the uncomfortable noise fell into an eerie silence for a moment.
Countless gazes focused on her simultaneously.
Curious, greedy, lecherous, and gloating.
“Yo, Brother Tianlin, isn’t... isn’t this the former pearl of our Jiangcheng, the eldest Miss Su?”
A young man with slicked-back hair was the first to break the silence, his tone exaggerated and filled with undisguised mockery.
“Hahaha! It really is her! Su Wan!” Another fat man, his face flushed red from drinking, slapped his thigh and laughed strangely.
“Brother Tianlin, where did you invite our fallen princess from? Don’t tell me... you’re still thinking about that ashtray from before?”
As soon as those words were spoken, the hall erupted in a chorus of laughter and even more vulgar jeers.
“Brother Tianlin, that kid Su Zhuo cracked your skull back then. You were stuck in the hospital for so long and only just got back a few days ago! You’ve been holding this in for so long; today you can finally let it out, right?”
“Tsk tsk, look at this face. Though she’s a bit haggard, her features are still top-tier... No wonder Brother Tianlin was thinking about her.”
“The Su family is in such a state, so why act so noble? It’s your blessing that Brother Tianlin has taken an interest in you!”
“We have to give our eldest Miss Su a proper reception tonight to help Brother Tianlin enjoy himself!”
Foul language poured over her like filthy mud.
Every insult and every lecherous gaze pricked Su Wan’s nerves like needles, deepening the killing intent and coldness in her heart.
Xu Tianlin, who was surrounded by the crowd on the main sofa, was still fat, but his brow now held a few more traces of gloom and ruthlessness.
The faint scar on his temple was the “souvenir” Su Zhuo had left behind.
At this moment, his face flushed red, stimulated by the words of his fair-weather friends, and his eyes erupted with a murderous light mixed with excitement, resentment, and lust.
“Everyone shut the hell up!” Xu Tianlin growled, swaying as he stood up and walked over to Su Wan.
He poked Su Wan’s shoulder disrespectfully with the tip of his shoe, then grinned savagely at the people around him.
“Su Wan? Hmph! It’s her bad luck that she fell into my hands today! That bastard Su Zhuo dared to touch me; today, I’ll make his sister wish she were dead!”
He squatted down, his fat fingers lifting Su Wan’s chin almost roughly. He spat as he spoke to her face, which still retained its clear and beautiful contours even in the dim light:
“Do you hear me, Su Wan?! Your brother is waiting to die in prison, and you... you’re going to have to make amends for me out here!”
“Weren’t you noble? Didn’t you look down on me? Tonight, I’m going to let you know what a real ‘good time’ is!”
“I’m going to take back the shame you and your brother put on me tenfold, a hundredfold! I’ll make you regret ever being born into this world!”
Even more unrestrained laughter and whistles rang out, mixed with filthy shouts like “Brother Tianlin is mighty” and “play her to death.”
Xu Tianlin seemed to enjoy the feeling of being surrounded and cheered.
He stood up and waved to a subordinate who seemed to be a leader, his voice cracking slightly with excitement. “Take her to the ‘Quiet Room’ first!”
“Once I’m done here, I’ll go and attend to her personally!”
“Yes, Young Master,” the subordinate replied respectfully. He directed two men to pick up the unconscious Su Wan again and left the foul-smelling hall.
Su Wan was carried through hallways covered in thick carpets and down several hidden flights of stairs.
The air gradually became cold and damp, filled with a faint smell of mold mixed with disinfectant.
The two subordinates brought her to a room that looked like a storage room or a preparation room.
An expressionless, cold-eyed woman with short hair was already waiting there.
Her movements were swift and efficient, without any hesitation.
“Search her,” the leading man said succinctly.
The woman nodded and stepped forward to begin searching Su Wan.
Her technique was professional and detailed; clearly, this wasn't her first time doing such a thing.
From her hair to the soles of her feet, she didn't miss a single place where items could be hidden.
The pockets of her sportswear were turned out. Keys, a watch, and other items were all taken out.
The woman placed everything on a tray and handed it to the man beside her.
“No phone?” The man frowned as he looked at the items on the tray.
In today’s society, not having a phone on one's person was indeed a very strange thing.
The woman nodded, her tone firm. “Definitely none.”
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