When Shen Chi Yan lost his temper, everyone present trembled.
Shen Ke Qin was so scared that she burst into tears.
Seeing this, Song Qi Nian's fingers trembled as she typed on her phone and showed it to Shen Ke Qin.
"Qin Qin, it's okay, you go back first, what happened tonight... please don't tell Grandma."
Shen Ke Qin looked at Song Qi Nian with teary eyes, "Sister-in-law..."
Song Qi Nian gave her a smile, then nodded at Jian Mu Bai.
Jian Mu Bai dragged Shen Ke Qin out of the private room.
Song Qi Nian took a deep breath and walked to Shen Chi Yan.
"I'm sorry, my brother is young and ignorant. Please spare him this time, considering his age."
Seeing Song Qi Nian's meek demeanor, Song Jia Shu was both angry and anxious. "Sister, you don't have to beg him! It's my own incompetence that I couldn't beat him to death. If I fall into his hands today, he can do as he pleases..."
Song Qi Nian rushed over and covered Song Jia Shu's mouth, gesturing nervously, "Jia Shu, don't talk nonsense!"
As if recalling something, Song Qi Nian gestured anxiously, "Aren't you supposed to be in evening study class at this time? Why are you here? And... why did you hit someone?"
Song Jia Shu was a senior in high school, about to take the college entrance examination, yet he had come to a club.
"You don't need to know why I'm here. Tell me honestly, why did you marry Shen Chi Yan? Is it true that he treats you as Lin Qiu Tong's spare blood bank?"
Song Qi Nian's face was even paler than before.
How could Jia Shu know these things!?
Who told him?
To avoid affecting Song Jia Shu's studies, Song Qi Nian and Liu Xiao Han had tacitly agreed not to tell him about the family's matters.
Song Jia Shu only knew that Song Qi Nian had married the person she loved. Now he realized how much suffering and hardship she had endured over the past three years.
Song Qi Nian's expression told Song Jia Shu that everything he had learned tonight was true. He felt heartache for Song Qi Nian and was immensely angry.
"You lied to me back then, didn't you? He doesn't like you at all!"
Song Jia Shu roared, the veins on his neck bulging.
"Jia Shu..."
Song Qi Nian reached out to hold Song Jia Shu's hand, wanting to explain. Song Jia Shu angrily said, "I know everything, don't try to lie to me again!"
"Heh..." Shen Chi Yan sneered.
Song Jia Shu, his eyes red with anger, glared at Shen Chi Yan. "What are you laughing at?"
Shen Chi Yan didn't look at him, but coldly turned to Song Qi Nian. "Tell your good brother, do you think I married you because I like you?"
Song Qi Nian tightly closed her eyes. At this moment, she felt more pain, more discomfort, and more shame and indignation than if she had been slapped in public.
When Song Jia Shu learned that Song Qi Nian was getting married, he asked her why she was getting married so early. Song Qi Nian had said it was because of love.
"Then does Shen Chi Yan love you? After you married him, will he protect you and love you wholeheartedly?"
Song Qi Nian's heart was bitter, but she could only smile and nod, "Yes, he loves me, and he will treat me well."
Lies are lies, and they are bound to be exposed one day.
Song Qi Nian hadn't expected this day to come so soon, nor had she expected it to be so unbearable.
Shen Chi Yan really... didn't leave her even a shred of dignity!
"How could I possibly like a mute who can't even speak?"
Shen Chi Yan's ruthless and indifferent words were like a sharp blade piercing Song Qi Nian's chest, causing her suffocating pain.
She didn't want to cry at this moment, but tears streamed down uncontrollably.
Hearing Shen Chi Yan's words and seeing Song Qi Nian's tears, Song Jia Shu's eyes were about to split. He struggled to hit Shen Chi Yan, but was held tightly by two bodyguards, unable to move.
"Shen Chi Yan, you bastard! If you have the guts, tell them to let me go!"
Song Qi Nian held Song Jia Shu's hand, trying to calm him down. Angering Shen Chi Yan at this moment would benefit neither of them.
Just then, the private room door was pushed open, and Gong Yu Qi, dressed in a golden casual outfit, walked in.
He glanced at the situation in the room and then walked up to Shen Chi Yan with a smile. "Yo, what's going on here?"
Shen Chi Yan frowned. "Why are you here?"
"I came to have fun with people from my film crew. I heard you were here, so I came to see."
Actually, Gong Yu Qi had received a call from Shen Ke Qin. He happened to be having dinner with his film crew nearby today. Hearing Shen Ke Qin crying on the phone, he knew something was wrong and rushed over, leaving everyone else behind.
Gong Yu Qi glanced at Song Qi Nian, saw her silently shedding tears, and then saw a boy who resembled her being held by bodyguards. He smiled and said, "What's the situation? Why does the atmosphere feel so strange? Isn't that your little pampered wife? Did she cheat on you?"
Shen Chi Yan gave Gong Yu Qi a cold glare, his eyes devoid of warmth and filled with intense anger.
Gong Yu Qi coughed lightly. "No, if it's not you, why are you still keeping them? Hey, you guys, take him away."
Seeing that the bodyguards hadn't moved, Gong Yu Qi stood up and kicked one of them. "What? Am I not being listened to?"
"Gong Yu Qi, I advise you not to interfere in my family matters."
Shen Chi Yan was truly enraged, otherwise, he wouldn't have shown such little respect to Gong Yu Qi.
Gong Yu Qi's heart sank. He wondered how this boy had offended Shen Chi Yan.
"Hey, you say that. I just wanted to chat with you and didn't want outsiders present."
"Outsiders?" Shen Chi Yan sneered. "That's not an outsider."
Song Qi Nian knew that all of this was happening because of her. She walked up to Shen Chi Yan and slowly gestured, "What do you want, so that you'll let my brother go?"
Shen Chi Yan, holding a cigarette, looked at Song Qi Nian. His mind flashed back to her laughing and talking with Shen Yu Shu that morning. He coldly hooked his lips. "Take it off!"
Song Qi Nian looked at Shen Chi Yan in disbelief. This man, who had been intimately close to her last night, was now asking her to undress in front of so many people.
"Don't you like seducing men? As long as you strip naked, I'll let your brother go and won't hold him accountable for hitting me."
Gong Yu Qi frowned and looked at Shen Chi Yan sternly. "Chi Yan, that's enough!"
Shen Chi Yan stared at Gong Yu Qi with a half-smile. "Didn't you want to know what my mute little pampered wife looked like before? Wouldn't it be good if I let her strip naked for you to see, so you can see her clearly?"
"You..."
"Shen Chi Yan, you scumbag! If you have the guts, come at me. What kind of man are you, bullying my sister!"
Shen Chi Yan ignored Song Jia Shu's words, his sharp, cold eyes fixed only on Song Qi Nian. "If I remember correctly, your brother's college entrance exam is coming up soon, right?"
Song Qi Nian's face changed drastically. Shen Chi Yan had absolute power in Jinghua City. With just one word from him, Song Jia Shu wouldn't even be able to take the college entrance exam, let alone have a future.
Their father was in prison with an unknown condition, and she couldn't let anything happen to Jia Shu.
She knew Shen Chi Yan just wanted to humiliate her, to strip her of all dignity in front of her family and his friends.
"Sister! Don't listen to him! Don't take it off! I won't take the college entrance exam! Even if I die, I don't want to see you being humiliated by him!"
Hearing Song Jia Shu's words, Song Qi Nian turned to him and gave him a tragic smile. "Jia Shu, be good, close your eyes."