Chapter 83 - What Right Do You Have to Forbid Me?

This astonished Shen Yan.

Just how much had Ye Yaoyao falsified in her personal records...?

Feng Yuqi's heart skipped. He knew he had said too much, but he could only force himself to continue. "Yes... it seemed Miss Ye went to see Yu Wanqing."

Shen Yan did not answer. He merely turned, his gaze deep and shadowed as it settled on Feng Yuqi.

Under that look, Feng Yuqi's heart began to pound. He had no idea whether Brother Yan believed him or not.

"I understand."

Only after a long while did Shen Yan finally look at him directly and speak. "If there is any news of her in the future, tell me at once."

"Yuqi, remember who your real master is."

"Yes." Feng Yuqi lowered his head.

...

The moment he turned away, Feng Yuqi told Ye Yaoyao about Shen Yan threatening him.

Ye Yaoyao patted his shoulder and soothed him lazily. "That's just the kind of person he is. Just play it by ear. If necessary, you can sell me out a little too."

It did not matter.

So what if Shen Yan found out about the things she had done?

None of it touched his interests.

People in this circle always kept themselves aloof when it had nothing to do with them.

"No. I won't betray you, Boss."

Feng Yuqi truly envied Ye Yaoyao. She could do whatever she wanted.

"Boss, what's the plan for tonight?" he asked eagerly.

"Feeling itchy lately?"

"Very."

"Come on then. I'll take you to beat up a few brats and scratch that itch."

The ones Ye Yaoyao targeted were those who had gossiped behind Ye Qian's back.

When a person is fragile, words can wound with terrifying force.

That was exactly what Ye Yaoyao had come to deal with.

Of course, physical pain was only the beginning. She also stripped those people of their resources.

Feng Yuqi brought over the title deeds to their fixed assets. One of the men who had been taught a lesson crawled forward unwillingly, reaching for his trouser leg.

"No, you can't! This is robbery! You've already beaten us—how can you still take our things?"

Ye Yaoyao lifted her foot, the sharp heel driving down viciously. At once, a scream like a pig being slaughtered rang out, yet her face did not change.

"Robbery? If we didn't come here to rob, did we come to perform charity?"

She hauled him up. Beneath the dim light, the only thing visible was the pair of eyes behind her mask, like a female revenant come to claim a life. "Fine. I'll give you a choice. Your life, or your money. Pick one."

With that, Ye Yaoyao flung him back to the floor.

The man trembled violently with fear. "I'll choose—spare me... spare me!"

"Coward. Why weren't you such a coward when you were pulling dirty tricks behind people's backs? Why weren't you afraid when you were wagging that filthy tongue?"

Ye Yaoyao gave a contemptuous smile. "From now on, keep your hands, your feet, and your mouth in check. You know what happens otherwise."

Throwing down those words, she strode away in grand fashion.

Working swiftly with Feng Yuqi, Ye Yaoyao dealt with two or three households a night.

In less than a week, every one of those wretches who deserved it had been handled.

On the underworld side of things, no one dared speak ill of the Ye family anymore.

That was exactly the result Ye Yaoyao wanted.

Feng Yuqi was someone she trusted. With the way they had carried this out, she was confident not a single trace had been left behind.

After the final job, she received a message from Shen Yan.

"I have something to show you."

"It had better be something real."

Ye Yaoyao rolled her eyes and waved a hand at Feng Yuqi. "You've worked hard this week. Go back and get some proper rest."

With that, she turned to hail a cab and head for the address Shen Yan had sent her, but Feng Yuqi called out to stop her.

"Boss."

He looked at her with obvious reluctance. "When will there be another activity like this?"

"Not sure."

Ye Yaoyao knew Feng Yuqi was interested in this kind of physical contest, but work that skirted the edge like this was illegal. "I'll call you."

"Yuqi, people rarely get to spend their whole lives doing only what they love. Even the things you love most can become tiresome if you do them too much."

She straightened and tried to counsel him. "You don't need to reject what you have now. I know you think being an assistant is boring, but try clearing away that resistance first, then do it again. It may feel different."

After saying that, Ye Yaoyao got into the taxi.

She set her phone on the tea table, folded her arms, and leaned back in her seat with languid ease, looking at Shen Yan. "What was it you wanted to show me?"

Today she was dressed in leather, high heels on her feet, softly curled hair falling over her shoulders. She looked indolent and seductive.

It was clearly the same face, and yet the feeling she gave now was like that of an entirely different person.

As he looked at her, Shen Yan fell into a momentary trance.

At that, Ye Yaoyao let out a scornful laugh. "What? So dazzled by my beauty you can't look away?"

"Yes," Shen Yan admitted openly.

Ye Yaoyao froze for a moment. Then she saw him hand over his phone.

On the screen was footage of her and Feng Yuqi after they had finished dealing with someone, taking off their masks in the parking lot.

She removed her mask and casually lifted a hand to shake out her hair. Under the camera, her whole face looked vivid and radiant.

The footage was so clear it could even show the pores on her skin.

Before taking action, Ye Yaoyao had already hacked every camera in the entire building.

This one had clearly been installed afterward.

Realizing something, she lifted her eyes and smiled coldly. "You were following me?"

"I was just curious."

"Curious about what?" Ye Yaoyao asked calmly in return.

Shen Yan fell silent. He knew she was angry.

But he had also been worried, afraid that this woman would keep acting so recklessly in the future.

Ye Yaoyao was indeed highly skilled, but she and Feng Yuqi had charged straight into someone else's stronghold alone. Was she not afraid the other side would overwhelm them by force of numbers and tie them up?

Fortunately, nothing had happened.

"Shen Yan, my affairs are none of your concern. And I ask you—don't be curious about me again."

Ye Yaoyao reached to take the phone, but Shen Yan reacted faster and snatched it away first. "For the Ye family... you've thrown caution to the wind like this, as if even your own life means nothing?"

His voice trembled faintly. She had done all this because of Ye Shen?

Just because Ye Shen had brought her home to meet his family, and because Liu Ruyan had publicly defended her?

So for the Ye family, she would give everything without hesitation?

"That's right. For the Ye family, there is nothing I can't give up."

Ye Yaoyao stood, bracing her hands on the table as she leaned forward, closing in on Shen Yan. "They've treated me so well. Shouldn't I repay them?"

"Shen Yan, not everyone in this world is like you—only knowing how to take, never how to give."

Ye Yaoyao felt that even from Shen Yan's perspective, what she had done should have seemed perfectly natural.

This "boyfriend" of hers, Ye Shen, had brought her to meet his family. She had won their approval, their recognition, their protection.

And what had the Shen family done?

What had Shen Yan done?

The more she thought about it, the more shameless his questions seemed.

Shen Yan's hand fell weakly to his side. Complex emotions flickered in his eyes, and he nodded. "You're right. But so what?"

"Ye Yaoyao, I won't allow you to do such dangerous things again!"

There was always the chance of the unexpected.

"You won't allow it? Shen Yan, what right do you have to control me?"