Reborn and fleeing for his life, he unexpectedly knocks on the door of the prince of Beijing's

"What are you yelling about!"

Seeing Li Chuan lose his composure, Li Gang stood up and slapped Li Chuan across the face, his expression stern.

"Do you even have a say at this table? We say yes or no, you have no right to say no, so shut up!"

"Are you going to make decisions for me about this kind of thing too?" Li Chuan disagreed.

"If I don't stand up for you, what can you accomplish? Your mother saying you're hopeless is already being lenient." Li Gang's tone was extremely domineering. "If you weren't my son, what would you be? Who would even look at you!"

"I built this empire from scratch, how could I have given birth to such a good-for-nothing son like you? I really want to take you for a paternity test to see if you're really my child!"

Li Gang's words were extremely serious.

Li Chuan's handsome face flushed red instantly, and veins bulged on his neck.

Even though Wen Shengsheng wasn't familiar with him, she felt that he was quite pitiful at this moment.

However, Li Gang had no intention of giving up and continued to exert his strong influence.

"Whether you agree to this matter today or not is not important. As long as Miss Wen from the Xi family agrees, it's settled!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately turned their attention to Wen Shengsheng.

Among them, Xi Yu's gaze was the coldest.

Wen Shengsheng was tense all over, feeling as if she were under a spotlight and being pierced by a thousand arrows.

She swallowed, put down her chopsticks, and was just about to refuse.

Xi Yu spoke first.

"Her opinion doesn't matter, we just say yes." His tone was indifferent, as if he were talking about something unimportant. "However, since it's their first meeting, it's unrealistic to expect them to be together right away. Why don't they get to know each other first and let feelings develop over time?"

There was a moment of silence in the restaurant.

Xi Maokun nodded solemnly.

"Yes, that's true. We can't push too hard, or it might backfire."

Li Gang immediately smiled and said, "Okay, since the old man has spoken, our family is more than happy to do so. Let them get to know each other first, and we'll talk about dating next month."

Wen Shengsheng stared wide-eyed at the absurd scene before her.

They couldn't get a word in edgewise about what happened between her and Li Chuan.

Anger surged through her heart instantly, and she could no longer hold back. Suppressing her anger, she shouted, "Brother Yu, you're riding high, engaged to the one you love. Don't you ever consider our feelings? Are you trying to force a cow to drink water?"

"This is the best arrangement, Sheng Sheng. I think I made myself clear to you during the day." A sharp glint flashed in Xi Yu's eyes, carrying a hint of threat. "It's settled then. Let's eat."

“Sheng Sheng, be more confident. You were once the most beautiful girl at Peking University. I heard from Brother Yu that your suitors made countless phone calls to the Xi family back then. Your wife was annoyed.” Li Wanqiu laughed.

"You're so beautiful. After spending a few days with Young Master Li, he'll realize how wonderful you are."

Xu Hui looked slightly embarrassed and lowered her eyes to take a sip of water.

Wen Shengsheng was so angry that she was trembling all over.

The young couple kept talking back and forth, effectively pinning her to the spot.

She scanned the crowd and said, word by word, "Like Li Chuan, I disagree!"

"This is a matter between the two of us; you have no right to decide this!"

Wen Shengsheng was used to keeping quiet in the Xi family, and as soon as she said this, the entire restaurant fell silent.

"Wen Shengsheng, don't go looking for trouble!"

Xi Yu's tone was icy cold. Before Xi Maokun could speak, he stood up, grabbed Wen Shengsheng, and dragged her into the Xi residence.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Only Xi Maokun showed a hint of satisfaction.

At first, Wen Shengsheng didn't understand what he was going to do.

It wasn't until she saw the eerie and terrifying ancestral hall hidden in the night that she realized what Xi Yu was about to do!

The ancestral hall of the Xi family enshrines the ancestors of generations.

Those members of the Xi family who made mistakes were also brought in to be punished, and the punishment was extremely cruel: whipping.

Xi Yu brought her here, and his purpose was self-evident.

"Xi Yu, are you crazy? I don't have the surname Xi, what right do you have to take me in?" Wen Shengsheng struggled fiercely, but Xi Yu grabbed her hard, and she couldn't break free at all.

"Who said I took you in? You're just an adopted daughter, you have no right to go in at all." Xi Yu threw Wen Shengsheng at the entrance of the ancestral hall. "Your status only deserves to kneel at the entrance."

Even if he misunderstood her in her past life and thought she had drugged him and slept with him, she never came to the ancestral hall.

Why is it that in this life, she is treated this way simply for rejecting someone she doesn't like?

My heart felt as if it had been ripped open by a knife in an instant, and tears fell uncontrollably.

"Why are you doing this to me? What did I do wrong?" Wen Shengsheng was heartbroken and slapped Xi Yu hard.

Xi Yu seemed oblivious to the pain, letting her slap him until her strength waned, at which point he grabbed her chin.

“You misspoke just now. Although you don’t have the surname Xi, you were the one who wanted to come into the Xi family with me back then. You voluntarily agreed to become the Xi family’s adopted daughter, so now you have to follow the Xi family’s arrangements.”

“I just told you during the day to be a good boy and listen to me at night, why are you so stubborn and insist on suffering like this?”

Xi Yu gripped Wen Shengsheng's chin tightly, his cold eyes hidden in the shadows. Wen Shengsheng couldn't see his expression, but she felt that he was exceptionally cold.

He was like a complete stranger to her, cold and heartless!

Wen Shengsheng bit her lip tightly to keep herself from crying out loud.

She stared intently at Xi Yu.

He hissed, "Yes, it's all my fault for being stubborn and foolish. If I had known you were this kind of person, I shouldn't have saved you back then. I should have let you die on that snowy night!"

Xi Yu's hand trembled slightly, and after a moment, he released Wen Shengsheng.

He flicked away Wen Shengsheng's tears as if they were trash.

"You've already done it, it's too late to say anything now. You'll kneel here until you agree to date Li Chuan!"

After speaking, Xi Yu waved to the two bodyguards behind him.

"You two stay here and watch her. Call me when she gives in."

Then, without looking back, he walked into the night.

Two menacing-looking bodyguards stood behind Wen Shengsheng, looking down at her with disdain.

Looking at that heartless back, Wen Shengsheng collapsed to her knees on the cold ground, utterly powerless.

She tried her best to control her trembling body, as if that would prevent others from seeing her pain, but the uncontrollable sobs still echoed slowly in the dark night.

At first, she thought she could bear it, but the discomfort in her knees increased as time went on, as if a million needles were pricking her.

Every now and then, the pain would deepen, turning from a slight stinging sensation into an unbearable dull ache.

Wen Shengsheng didn't eat much for dinner to begin with, and after enduring it for an unknown amount of time, she felt her lower body go numb and finally couldn't take it anymore and fainted.

Just as she was about to faint, she heard someone call out to her with concern.

“Sheng Sheng”.