Murong Xue was so frightened by that look that she took a half step back and bit her lip in resentment.

She glared at Shen Chumo, thinking, "You vixen, all you have is a pretty face."

Her fiancé and her brother have both sided with her, and now even Lin Yuan has taken a liking to Shen Chumo.

Murong Xue was so jealous she was practically going crazy.

Lin Yuan walked up to Shen Chumo and reached out to touch her face: "I'm very curious, how did you manage to cause the Murong family such a huge setback?"

Shen Chumo turned her head away: "It's none of your business."

"Interesting." Lin Yuan, instead of being angry, laughed. "I love taming wild, unruly kittens."

Shen Chumo sneered inwardly. Originally, she planned to deal with the Jiang family, the Murong family, and the Wang family before settling scores with Lin Yuan. Now that Lin Yuan had delivered himself to her doorstep, she could change her plans.

Lin Yuan's influence abroad is strong and involved in the gray industry. In recent years, he has also begun to expand into China, but his main base has always been in the United States.

Shen Chumo lowered her eyes to look at the dark red bloodstains that had congealed in the cracks of the deck, and the wounds that had been chafed by the iron chains in her previous life seemed to start burning again.

She took a deep breath, suddenly took half a step forward, and raised the corners of her mouth to reveal a timid smile: "Since Mr. Lin appreciates me, I am naturally willing to obey, but I beg you to let Rong Jingtian go."

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow, clearly not expecting her attitude to change so quickly: "Oh? Miss Shen, have you come to your senses?"

Shen Chumo raised her head, tears glistening in her eyes: "I...I just didn't want to implicate innocent people."

Murong Xue immediately screamed: "She's acting! This woman is very cunning, Mr. Lin, don't be fooled by her!"

Lin Yuan, however, looked at Shen Chumo with interest: "Interesting, but..." He suddenly grabbed her chin, "Why should I believe you?"

Shen Chumo suppressed her nausea and said softly, "I can testify."

She slowly raised her hand and took Lin Yuan's wrist. "Take me away, I'll be very good."

This action caused a flicker of surprise in Lin Yuan's eyes, which quickly turned into a satisfied smile: "Alright, I'll give you that chance."

"Mr. Lin!" Murong Xue shouted hysterically, "You promised me!"

Lin Yuan glanced at her coldly: "I'm taking her away. As for Young Master Rong..." He smiled meaningfully, "He's yours to deal with."

Before being taken onto another speedboat, Shen Chumo took one last look at Rong Jingtian, who was being held down on the ground.

His face was covered in blood, and his eyes were filled with terror and confusion.

"Shen Chumo! You can't leave me!" Rong Jingtian cried out, struggling.

Shen Chumo looked at him with pity. Although she hated Murong Xue, she felt that this scumbag deserved to suffer some torment after falling into the hands of his ex-girlfriend.

The speedboat cut through the night and left the dock. Shen Chumo stood at the stern, watching the firelight on the shore grow farther and farther away.

Lin Yuan stood behind her, his fingers lightly stroking her long hair: "Don't worry, you'll forget all about it soon."

Shen Chumo had her back to him, a cold smile playing on her lips.

In her mind, she instructed Tuanzi to send a message to Qin Ze and the others, telling them she was safe and not to worry about her. She also sent them her upcoming plans.

Qin Ze and the others weren't stupid. This way, even if she wasn't in the country, she could still deal with these disgusting companies.

Twenty minutes after Shen Chumo left, Ji Linchuan led the police to the dock. Ji Linchuan kicked open the cabin door, and a blinding white light instantly illuminated the blood-stained deck.

Rong Jingtian was chained to a rusty iron hook, his back a bloody mess. Murong Xue's leather whip was still dripping blood, the spiked tip of the whip tearing deep, bone-revealing wounds on his legs.

Murong Xue was fiercely whipping Rong Jingtian with a barbed whip, her eyes bloodshot.

Her beautiful face was twisted like a demon's: "It's all your fault for betraying me...it's all your fault for lying..."

Ji Linchuan's temples throbbed. When did Murong Xue become so cruel?

A police officer standing nearby held up his badge: "Murong Xue, you are suspected of kidnapping and intentional assault. You are now formally arrested."

His gaze swept over the stark white bone worn into Rong Jingtian's ankle by the chains, and his Adam's apple bobbed as he turned to his men, "Call an ambulance immediately!"

"Wait, there's one more person. Murong Xue, where did you take Shen Chumo?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Xue suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, her fingers, stained with scarlet nail polish, pointing towards the sea.

"Shen Chumo, I threw you into the sea, you've been eaten by sharks long ago. Go find him in the sea if you dare."

Ji Linchuan's eyes instantly turned chillingly cold. He grabbed Murong Xue's wrist with such force that he almost crushed her bones: "Say that again?"

Rong Jingtian leaned against the medical staff and coughed twice.

"Shen Chumo was taken away by a man."

"who is it?"

Rong Jingtian shook his head. "I don't know. That man took her onto the speedboat and headed in that direction."

Ji Linchuan's pupils suddenly contracted. He abruptly released Murong Xue and strode towards Rong Jingtian. Medical staff were urgently treating his wounds. Rong Jingtian's face was deathly pale, and his lips were blue from blood loss, but his eyes were unusually clear.

"Explain yourself." Ji Linchuan's voice was low and dangerous. "What kind of man? Which way did the speedboat go?"

Rong Jingtian raised his hand with difficulty, pointing to the southeast sea: "That speedboat... it's been modified, extremely fast... The man is wearing gold-rimmed glasses and has a dragon tattoo on his body. Murong Xue recognizes him; she must know who he is."

Murong Xue, pinned to the ground by the police, burst into maniacal laughter upon hearing this.

"You think I'd tell you? Haha, no way! I'm going to make sure Shen Chumo dies out there and never comes back!"

Meanwhile, Shen Chumo was taken aboard a luxury cruise ship.

Lin Yuan personally unlocked her handcuffs: "Welcome to my kingdom, little wildcat."

Shen Chumo's lips twitched. What cheesy lines.

Inside the top-floor suite of the luxury cruise ship, Shen Chumo stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, her fingertips gently tracing the cool glass.

Outside the window was an endless, dark sea, occasionally dotted with silvery waves reflecting the moonlight. For three days now, ever since she was brought aboard the "Emerald," she felt like a bird trapped in a gilded cage.

"Miss Shen, your host requests that you change your clothes and prepare for the dinner party." A respectful knock came from the door.

Shen Chumo snapped out of her reverie. The so-called "kingdom" that Lin Yuan spoke of was even more luxurious and decadent than she remembered—casinos, underground boxing rings, and even private auction houses. This cruise ship was practically a mobile crime paradise.

She changed into the white dress Lin Yuan had prepared for her; the satin-like fabric cascaded down her waistline, creating soft ripples at her ankles.

The neckline design perfectly reveals her delicate collarbone, and the shoulder straps are adorned with tiny pearls that shimmer with her movements, like stars falling from the night sky.

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