Chapter 8: Escape
Tan Zhao was still dodging the belt with all his might, but soon, he discovered that he couldn"t dodge it at all. When he heard Shi Bin"s mockery, he couldn"t help but say, "Don"t be so smug. If you have the guts, take a few whips! If you don"t shout after three whips, I"ll call you Daddy!"
Shi Bin fell silent.
Even Tan Zhao couldn"t dodge or resist, so how could he dodge? Besides, Yuan Shu was really ruthless. He could imagine the pain just by watching.
Seeing that there was no hope of resistance, Tan Zhao hurriedly begged for mercy.
"Alright, alright! I was wrong! If you continue, I"ll be hospitalized!"
"d.a.m.n it! It hurts! Yuan Shu! Sister Yuan! Stop hitting me!"
"Sister-in-law, I"ll call you Sister-in-law, okay? Stop hitting me!"
"d.a.m.n it! Are you done? If you hit me again, I"ll…"
"What are you going to do? Report it to your parents?" Yuan Shu filled the second half of his sentence, her tone filled with disdain.
Tan Zhao fell silent. He had just mocked Shi Bin at the police station for calling his parents when he couldn"t win in a fight. Now, he was being mocked for it. Besides, if he really did that, wouldn"t he be laughed at? How could he hold his head up in the future if he was beaten so badly by a woman that he had to call his parents?
Seeing that Yuan Shu had no intention of stopping, Tan Zhao begged for mercy again. "I was wrong. I"ll apologize! I"ll apologize to you, okay?"
He was really afraid that Yuan Shu would beat him to death in the Shi family"s home.
Between his pride and his life, he knew which was more important.
Shi Bin looked at Tan Zhao, who had already curled up into a ball while apologizing, then at Yuan Shu, who was holding a belt. The corners of his mouth twitched.
So even someone like Tan Zhao would admit defeat at times.
Yuan Shu finally stopped and looked at Tan Zhao with a smile. "Then what should Young Master Tan do?"
Tan Zhao gritted his teeth and straightened up. He rubbed his aching b.u.t.t as he said unwillingly, "I"m sorry."
Yuan Shu narrowed her eyes and slowly raised her head as she asked, "Is this your att.i.tude when you apologize?" As she spoke, she raised her hand that was holding the belt again.
"No, no. I just haven"t apologized to anyone before, so I don"t know how to." Tan Zhao trembled in fear when he saw her posture and hurriedly explained, "Why don"t you give me a hint on how I should apologize?"
As Yuan Shu looked at Tan Zhao"s careful expression, she couldn"t help but laugh and say, "Think about what you said at the police station today."
Tan Zhao was enlightened and immediately bowed to Yuan Shu. "I"m sorry, Madam. I shouldn"t have offended you. I shouldn"t have badmouthed you, nor should I have offended you. I didn"t mean to, but I blurted it out. Those words aren"t my true thoughts. Please forgive me."
"Is this… okay?" Without Yuan Shu"s response, Tan Zhao didn"t dare to straighten his back. He could only raise his head slightly and carefully observe Yuan Shu"s expression.
Yuan Shu didn"t respond to him. She only tilted her head and looked at Shi Bin. "What about him?"
Shi Bin and Tan Zhao were both stunned. Tan Zhao stammered, "I have to apologize to him too?"
"You hit him."
"But he hit me too!" Tan Zhao was indignant, but when he looked up, he saw Yuan Shu grabbing her belt again.
"Alright, alright, alright! I"ll apologize. I"ll be polite. I"m a good young man now. I"ve changed my ways." Tan Zhao reluctantly turned around to face Shi Bin and squeezed out an awkward but polite smile. "Fourth Master, I"m sorry. I shouldn"t have fought with you or badmouthed your brother. It won"t happen again."
Shi Bin"s expression was still dark, but he felt gratified for getting revenge.
"Can I leave now?" Tan Zhao asked carefully.
He could finally tell that although Yuan Shu seemed gentle and virtuous in public, she was actually ruthless!
Her reputation for being unruly and willful was an underestimation. She was fierce and unreasonable! Just based on the way Yuan Shu beat him up today, it wouldn"t be strange if she killed someone in the future!
"You can leave." Yuan Shu didn"t even look at him. She straightened the belt in her hand.
Yuan Shu"s hands were very beautiful. They were slender and fair. Just by looking at Yuan Shu"s hands, one could tell that she was a beautiful person.
However, Tan Zhao had no time to admire Yuan Shu"s hands now. After receiving Yuan Shu"s permission, he ran away without looking back. He limped as he held onto the stairs, as if there was a monster chasing after him.
Downstairs, Chu Mei and Li Yue exchanged looks of dismay.
The villa"s soundproofing was very good, but Yuan Shu didn"t close the door when she was teaching Tan Zhao a lesson. The sound of her beating Tan Zhao up and Tan Zhao"s wails and pleas for mercy were heard clearly by the people downstairs.
Chu Mei"s face turned pale and she instinctively shielded her abdomen. She had a feeling that Yuan Shu was making an example of Tan Zhao and that she would teach her a lesson after dealing with Tan Zhao.
Just as she was thinking about it, Tan Zhao"s limping figure appeared in front of her.