Bab 28: A Punch for a Slap

Cheng Wenquian was on edge and was sweating buckets as she stared directly at Fang Tao's eyes which feared nothing. The coldness in his eyes was comparable to that of the polar region. She was so pitiful under his hands, like an ant ready to be squished by a giant.

When she noticed his arms rising, Cheng Wenquian's eyes widened. [ This brat! Is he really going to punch me?! ]

Her heart convulsed as she began thinking of what will happen afterward. [ My face! My face cannot be damaged! It's my investment! Without it, I'll be nothing. I'll lose her title as Mrs. Cheng in an instant if his punch lands in my face! ]

With this realization, Cheng Wenquian exerted more effort into breaking free. "Stop struggling or I will hit you twice"

Cheng Wenquian cowered in terror. [ No! He can't do this! I'm a Cheng! I'm Cheng Wenquian! ]

"You---I'm Cheng Wenquian! Let go of me! I will sue you for this! I will sue you!" she shouted making Fang harden his grip on her.

"Even your husband would cower with the sight of my fist" he confidently said. After all, his fist had already damaged a lot of faces and ruined a lot of dreams.

Noticing the man's fixed resolve, she looked at Hou Wei Yan and cried for mercy. [ She's the boss! I won't believe she isn't! ]

"Doctor Hou! Doctor Hou! I'm so sorry! I'm begging---"

Fang stopped her with his grip once more. He stared intently at her, anger evident in his eyes. She was not worthy of his time and attention. He wouldn't even bat an eye at her cruelty to others. The moment she directed her violence at his lady boss was the moment she became prey to him.

"Did you think your sorry was enough? You deserve a punch for that slap! You dared slap her and not receive the consequences!? What kind of a human are you?" he said, his mouth now blabbering on and on, the complete opposite of the Fang who's fully in control of his emotions.

Yes, this is the side of him that only resurface when he loses control. A rare sight only a few had dared witness.

"Grovel" he said as he swung his fist towards her direction.

"No!!!" she screamed as she shut her eyes closed.

[ My future! My future is ruined! ]

After Cheng Ying's death, she was sure the inheritance would be hers. Mr. Cheng was so in love with her beauty that she was confident he would give the world for her. But alas! She had walked into unknown territory! She felt so unfortunate to suffer this, to suffer this tragedy!

A loud bang was heard which startled the people outside, except Fang Tao's men who can already guess what was happening inside and predict what was going to happen next.

"Coward" he said as he pulled back his hands from the wall.

Cheng Wenquian looked at her side and saw his fist's mark on the wall. Gracious! It was half an inch close to her face. She looked at the man and saw him still glaring at her.

"Don't let me see your face ever again" he said which sent the poor tortured Mrs. Cheng to faint in fright. Soon after, something wet had spread on the floor.

Fang looked at her guards in anger. [ Great! Now I have to deal with her mess! ]

"Get your boss out of here and make sure her piss is cleaned up! I want it spotless!" he shouted as his anger was still there. If it wasn't for their organization's principle not to hurt a woman directly unless they pose a great threat, he would have already killed her with his punch.

He took a glance at Hou Wei Yan and saw her sighing. When the guards finally left while carrying Cheng Wenquian, he approached Hou Wei Yan, his eyes bearing tiny anger for her actions. "Why did you allow her to slap you? We're trying our best to protect you and yet you allowed yourself to get hurt?"

Hou Wei Yan observed him carefully before touching her face. "I'm sorry. Receiving a slap had been quite normal to me after so many fights that I fought. I had lived in America for 8 years independently so having someone to protect me in such a way all of a sudden is still so foreign to me"

"Next time, don't allow anyone to slap you. A single scratch made in your body can send your husband on a rampage" he said. Right now, he can roughly guess his boss's state.

Ji Li Zhao had his fist clenching the whole time. Huang Xun who was on his side can clearly feel the whole room burning in his anger. Even the employees that can see through his office clearly saw the huge frown on his face.

When Hou Wei Yan promised not to allow such a thing again, Ji Li Zhao turned to his assistant. "The footage...send it to Mr. Cheng along some of Cheng Wenquian's past deeds. Let that old man know the true color of his wife"

Huang Xun nodded his head and was about to leave when Ji Li Zhao spoke up again. "Also, send him a cage. That woman is a beast who deserves to be locked up. She hurt my woman, I can see no reason to have pity on her"

"As you wish, President" he said and immediately left. He contacted one of the zoos and asked them to send a cage to the Cheng Household as ordered by his boss.

It would surely be a sight to behold and he agrees to this than seeing his boss strangling Cheng Wenquian. In his defense, this was more humane than letting blood stain Ji Li Zhao's hands once more.

.....

A loud slap had resonated across the Cheng Household. Mr. Cheng Feng was so furious right now that the whole house became a mess. Some furniture was already on the floor along with some pieces of broken porcelains. Cheng Wenquian was also on the floor, groveling in tears with a huge red mark on her face.

"You witch! I was blind to let you in my house! You ruined me! And you ruined my daughter!" he yelled as he threw another slap on her face.

He was fuming in anger at the thought of his poor daughter. He had given her little attention because of this slut Cheng Wenquian. She wasn't satisfied with all he had given her, she wanted everything and even planned on murdering his only heiress!

[ She's a monster! ]

Wenquian cried at her swollen face and miserable state. The poise she had earlier was gone. "Honey"

Anger surged in Cheng Feng as he heard her endearment. "Don't call me that! Do you know what you have put me in! My company is in fear of bankruptcy because of your mindless fight!"

Her body became stoned when she heard this. [ Cheng Feng is going bankrupt because of her fight? It was just a brawl with a tiny doctor! ]

"She was just a doctor, how---"

Another slap was thrown in her face when she said this. "You stupid woman! You went there without knowing her identity!? I've never seen someone as bold as you!"

He then went close to her and collared her. "She's Hou Guanyu's daughter! Xing Mei Yi's princess! The big fish of the capital everyone's dying to meet! And you threw a slap on her face!"

At the mention of Xing Mei Yi, Cheng Wenquian cannot stop but tremble. [ Bloody hell! She's the daughter of Xing Mei Yi? ]

"Impossible! Her daughter is abroad!" she refuted.

This, however, made Cheng Feng angrier. "Big shots like her never tell their whereabouts unlike you who make a show!"

Cheng Wenquian felt her world crumble. There were a lot of Hou(s) in China so it never really occurred to her that the Doctor Hou she was talking to was the daughter of Master Hou. All she knew was Hou Chungsa! No one told her his other daughter was back!

[ Before littering around your dirt you should really know whose backyard you're under ] she remembered everything that the doctor said and felt like a complete fool.

At this moment, a huge cage had arrived in the Mansion. Cheng Feng looked at it and then glared at Cheng Wenquian. "Get this woman in this cage. Unless I say she's free, no one is allowed to let her out"

Cheng Wenquian's face displayed horror along with the servants. [ Cage me?! I'm not an animal! How can he do this?! ]

[ How dare he do this! ]

Soon anger boiled in her as she saw Cheng Feng going up the stairs and his men approaching her. She stood up with all her makeup smudged on her face. "Cheng Feng! Don't go too far! I have your secrets!"

Cheng Feng looked at the woman he was deeply infatuated with earlier and laughed. What a fool he is for allowing a dangerous beauty in his household. What a grave mistake he did!

"Go on, blurt it all out and see if someone cares" he said and completely left Cheng Wenquian who tried her very best to run away. But before she can even make it to five steps, she was instantly pinned down.

"Let go of me! Let go!" she yelled only to be dragged inside the cage. At this moment, she felt that Fang Tao's fist would have been better. That way, she could use it and make Cheng Feng pity her.

But alas, Fang Tao knew his master would do his job as a husband really well.