Chapter 119: I'm Not a Devil!
"Between protecting you and protecting the Jinling Jin Family... I will only protect the Family! Do you understand?!"
Recalling those harsh words from his father in the car, Jin Shiming still felt a chill down his spine and despair in his heart.
During his student days, Jin Shiming had caused the deaths of several female classmates and even a young teacher. He didn't care at all, because his father, Jin Haining, would clean up his messes with money and influence.
With a father who was the richest man in Jinling, what was it to cause the deaths of a few women? They were just numbers.
If he hadn't had such a background, it would have been impossible for the Luo Family to agree to the marriage alliance years ago. Even Luo Yuhe's strong objections were useless against the weight of his family's gold.
However... Jin Shiming never expected that Luo Yuhe would bring back an infant from her mission. Cuckolding him! Making him the laughingstock of Jinling's high society!
Over the past five or six years, Jin Shiming's personality had become increasingly twisted. He had grown even more extreme, taking out his humiliation on the fallen woman.
However... no matter how crazy or twisted he was, he knew one thing for certain.
The man standing before him, Shen Anyu... absolutely, absolutely could not be offended!
He could only bury his resentment and anger deep in his heart, letting it fester like a sore.
At this moment, Jin Haining maintained his bowing posture, his back aching. His expression was extremely solemn.
Luo Yuhe was actually the woman of Shen Anyu, the Young Master of the [Yanxia Shen Family]. And she even had a daughter? A daughter Shen Anyu claimed as his own?
This was troublesome! Extremely troublesome!
It was likely that this time, the [Jinling Jin Family] would have to pay a heavy price to reconcile. A pound of flesh might not be enough.
As soon as he thought of this, Jin Haining wished he could kick his good-for-nothing son, Jin Shiming, to death right here in the hallway. For bringing such a calamity to their door.
For a strongman like Jin Haining, as long as he had money and power, there were plenty of women and plenty of sons he could make.
But if the [Jinling Jin Family] fell... then everything would be over! The legacy would turn to dust.
Let alone being the richest man in Jinling... even if he were the richest man in Yanxia, he couldn't afford to offend the Yanxia Shen Family!
In fact, it was rumored in elite circles that the Yanxia Shen Family was the shadow behind the richest man in Yanxia!
Although Jin Haining also had connections in the Imperial Capital, they were still inferior to the colossal influence of the Shen Family.
A cold glint flashed in Jin Haining's eyes. If necessary... this good-for-nothing son could also be sacrificed. As long as Young Master Shen's anger could be appeased.
"Young Master Shen..." Jin Haining spoke, his voice humble.
"My son, Jin Shiming, has always been spoiled by me and his mother. He is lawless and reckless. He has offended you, Young Master Shen."
"This is my Jin Family's fault. And my Jin Family will definitely compensate Young Master Shen. Whatever you ask."
The dignified richest man in Jinling apologizing in such a humble manner... Luo Yuhe found it incredible.
For the past five or six years, Luo Yuhe had felt that the Jinling Jin Family was like heaven. Unchallengeable. A mountain pressing down on her chest.
Even the Jinling Luo Family, with whom she shared blood ties, could only expel her and ignore her under the pressure of the Jin Family.
Even high-ranking officials of the Jinling Special Operations Team had acted in a disheartening way due to Jin Haining's influence, turning a blind eye to her suffering.
In the vast Jinling, there was no place for her to stand!
With Luo Yuhe's abilities, even if she had indirectly contracted the potent poison from her older sister, Luo Xuemei, losing all her cultivation and becoming sickly... she could still have lived a life of comfort.
But when the Jinling Jin Family spoke, Luo Yuhe was directly cast into an abyss, unable to recover!
But now…
Looking at the humble Jin Haining, sweating in his expensive suit... and at Jin Shiming, who was clenching his fists on his crutches and enduring the humiliation...
A sudden sense of satisfaction welled up in Luo Yuhe's heart.
Her beautiful eyes turned to Shen Anyu beside her. They were filled with deep gratitude and admiration.
At the same time, there was curiosity.
Who exactly was this handsome man beside her?
Why did he favor their mother and daughter so much? Was it pity? Or something else?
Could it really be that he found Luoxiao pitiful and pleasing to the eye?
Facing Jin Haining, the richest man in Jinling who was apologizing humbly, Shen Anyu's expression remained calm.
He said with a cold voice:
"Jin Shiming made my daughter, Luoxiao, and Luoxiao's mother, Yuhe, suffer for five or six years."
"Can your Jin Family afford to compensate them for lost time? For pain?"
His voice reached Jin Shiming's ears like a death sentence.
Jin Shiming's face turned pale. He recalled the scene where Shen Anyu had directly stomped on his legs under the bridge. The sound of cracking bone.
If Shen Anyu didn't forgive him... then it was over. Everything was over!
And Jin Haining's face also became heavy. He raised his head, saying bitterly:
"Young Master Shen... all of this is the fault of my wicked son, Jin Shiming."
"You name a price. And my Jin Family will do its best to satisfy it. To appease your anger!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Anyu looked at Luo Yuhe beside him with gentle eyes.
He asked:
"Luoxiao's Mother... how do you think the Jin Family should apologize?"
"Luoxiao's Mother?"
Hearing this address, Luo Yuhe's expression immediately became strange. She was somewhat bewildered for a moment.
She was still an unmarried woman (technically). And she had become "Luoxiao's Mother" in his words?
Looking at Shen Anyu, who was holding Luo Xiaoxiao with such a familiar and affectionate expression... Luo Yuhe felt dazed.
It felt as if they had truly become a family of three. A complete unit.
[Ding! Detected Destiny Value +1 from Destined Heroine Luo Yuhe! Plundering +3,000 Destiny Points!]
Shen Anyu felt amused in his heart.
For a single mother with a child like this—especially one who had suffered—starting with the child and playing the role of a good father was the easiest way to conquer her.
Because in a single mother's heart, the child is more important than anything else. Including herself.
Of course, he also had to avoid becoming a "cuckold" or a "simp" father. But since he knew Luoxiao wasn't actually her daughter, and the father was a deadbeat War God he planned to kill... it wasn't an issue.
At this moment, Jin Haining gave Jin Shiming a meaningful, sharp look.
Jin Shiming bit his lip until it bled. He was extremely unwilling and felt utterly humiliated.
But with a thud, he dropped his crutches. He knelt directly before Luo Yuhe, ignoring the pain in his broken legs.
He kowtowed repeatedly, his forehead hitting the floor.
"Ms. Luo! I was wrong to you! I made a mistake!"
"Please forgive me! My Jin Family is willing to pay any price! I only ask for your forgiveness…"
Jin Shiming's teeth were almost ground to dust.
Damn it! He had been cuckolded years ago, humiliated for years... and now he still had to kneel and kowtow to apologize and beg for forgiveness from the woman who shamed him?
Was this retribution?
Jin Haining also stepped forward. He said sincerely to Luo Yuhe:
"Ms. Luo. This wicked son of mine deserves to die a thousand times."
"No matter what punishment Ms. Luo proposes... my Jin Family is willing to accept it!"
Hearing this, Jin Shiming trembled all over. He kowtowed even more frantically, filled with terror.
He knew that his father, Jin Haining, was serious. He was expendable.
Luo Yuhe looked at Jin Shiming, who was kneeling and begging. And at Jin Haining, the tycoon, who was bowing.
Her expression was complex.
Over the past five or six years... how could she not have felt hatred?
She hated the man who defiled her older sister Luo Xuemei's innocence. She hated the Luo Family who drove them out. And she hated the father and son, Jin Haining and Jin Shiming, who tormented her.
However, Luo Yuhe had never imagined that there would truly be a day for revenge. A day where they knelt.
Looking at the handsome man beside her, with his gentle smile... Luo Yuhe's beautiful eyes softened.
She whispered:
"Shen... Luoxiao's Dad... you handle it."
"I... I'll listen to you."
She knew that all of this was because of Shen Anyu. She couldn't overstep her bounds. She trusted his judgment.
[Ding! Detected Destiny Value +3 from Destined Heroine Luo Yuhe! Plundering +9,000 Destiny Points!]
Hearing the address "Luoxiao's Dad," Shen Anyu was overjoyed.
His gaze towards the father and son, Jin Haining and Jin Shiming, seemed to soften a bit.
"How about this... I'm not a devil. I'm very magnanimous."
Upon hearing Shen Anyu's words, Jin Haining and Jin Shiming both breathed a sigh of relief. They felt relieved. A weight lifted from their shoulders. They both smiled tentatively.
Immediately after, Shen Anyu's next words made them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
The smiles on their faces froze into masks of horror.
"First. Sixty percent of the Jin Family's assets will be transferred to Luo Yuhe. Immediately."
"Second. Jin Shiming... I remember he has more than ten murder cases and rape cases on his record. Cases which were suppressed by the Jin Family's power."
"That's not good. We need to abide by the law in a civilized society."
"Let's hand him over to the authorities... and have him shot."
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