Chapter 42: Make her kneel, and humiliate her in public?!

The following day, 8:00 PM.

Lu Tian took a chauffeured car directly from Beijing Capital International Airport to the venue designated for her class reunion.

"Oh? Madam, isn't this the 'Carefree City' that President Fei built specifically for you?"

Back then, as the Fei Group began to flourish, Lu Zhi started constantly hovering, demanding projects and collaborations, causing the most chaos. However, he was nothing but a good-for-nothing, capable enough in the entertainment industry, but utterly clueless when it came to real business. For the sake of both groups' futures, Lu Tian personally stepped in to refuse him. Believing she was acting out of spite, Lu Zhi actually led people to ambush her in the company parking lot, threw a sack over his own sister's head, and beat her...

"Back in the day, Madam, you suffered multiple fractures, a brain hemorrhage, and fell into a deep coma from which you wouldn't wake up. The Master was so anxious; a man who never showed his emotions, yet his eyes were wet every single day. Later, someone told him that the location of Carefree City was auspicious and that if he placed your photographs there, it would surely turn misfortune into luck."

Thus, her photos were visible almost everywhere in Carefree City.

Fei Jing had even said, "You are physically frail and lack good fortune; I am turning Carefree City into a private restaurant to gather more vitality for you, so you can be healthy for the rest of your life."

"Sigh! Madam, I just don't get it. The Master clearly loves you, so why..." The driver trailed off, leaving the rest unsaid.

The car door opened automatically.

Lu Tian stepped out, her smile as faint as a lotus. "A person who is trash—what is there to love? If you want to end a relationship completely, you either endure, or you act ruthlessly, or you walk away. Which one do you think I would choose?"

In those melodramatic romance novels, the heroine is always heartbroken, leaving in a way that looks like she has suddenly found clarity. But in reality? That’s just tucking tail and running, making room for the mistress!

"Madam, I've followed you for so long, I know you. You will definitely make the Master walk away," the driver said, hitting the nail on the head.

Lu Tian’s smile brightened slightly. "That is why I hired you. Work hard, and I’ll give you a raise and a promotion at the end of the year."

Entering Carefree City, business was as booming as ever. Yet, she felt that something was not quite right. She looked around, but before she could take a closer look, the class monitor—who was always overly enthusiastic—wrapped an arm around her shoulders and laughed. "Hi, Student Representative Lu, even if you, as a housewife, love President Fei so much, you shouldn't be so obsessed with him that you'd skip every single class reunion, right?"

That was because Fei Jing had forbidden her to go. He said there were too many people, a mix of men and women, and it wasn't appropriate.

"Didn't I come this time? Though, I recall the monitor sent me messages telling me not to come?" Lu Tian, with a hint of disdain, plucked one of the monitor’s fingers and tossed his hand off her.

Stung by such a dismissive retort, the old monitor lost his composure. He laughed it off. "Misunderstanding, a total misunderstanding! You rich people, you can even argue on the trending topics. Impressive!"

"That’s just because Brother-in-law loves Sister too much."

Lu Youyou was wearing a sexy, form-fitting mermaid dress, a soft, pale pink that suited a girl of her age. Her waist swayed slowly, and she was followed by several Carefree City executives.

She came to a stop in front of Lu Tian, her voice sugary sweet. "Sister, Brother-in-law said I’m young and need more experience, so from today on, this Carefree City belongs to me~"

"Oh my, isn't this girl the fairy in the portraits all over this room! Hey, Lu Tian, your husband wouldn't happen to have three wives and four concubines, leaving you, the legal wife, to just turn a blind eye, would he?" The monitor was taking his revenge for the earlier slight.

It was only at this moment that Lu Tian realized. Carefree City was indeed different. Not a single painting here belonged to her. Even the executives, even the lowly waiters, had all been replaced.

"How about it, Lu Tian? I remember you saying in an interview before that family and love were the things you could never give up. But now, these things seem to belong to me!" Lu Youyou leaned into her ear, whispering with biting sarcasm.

But why?

Lu Tian gripped the sides of her dress tightly. She thought to herself that she had already completely lost hope and given up on Fei Jing. But after her dream-like life was suddenly shattered, the sense of helplessness from being unable to quickly adapt to a new life was suffocating!

"This is just a small beginning. Lu Tian, the suffering you made Ah Hao's family endure, I will certainly return it twofold!"

"Ah Hao?" Who was that?

Seeing her blank expression, the anger that had never extinguished in Lu Youyou’s heart exploded in an instant. Completely out of control, she viciously slapped Lu Tian across the head.

Caught entirely off guard, Lu Tian’s heels wobbled. The side effects of the long-term cancer medication she had been taking left her without the strength to regain her balance. With a thud, her dress tore at the back, and she fell to the floor.

"What is all this commotion?" Fei Jing, arriving late, strode over. The onlookers automatically cleared a path for him.

The monitor hurried over to curry favor. "Well, President Fei, your wife was just..."

"Brother-in-law~ Sister just tried to hit my stomach. I was so scared that I accidentally pushed her down," Lu Youyou sobbed, acting like a fragile bird. She leaned against his arm, their proximity neither too close nor too far, yet undeniably intimate.

The old monitor knew how much Fei Jing cared for Lu Tian, so he subconsciously spoke up for her. "Young lady, you were clearly the one provoking our Student Representative Lu, and you even hit her!"

"I believe Youyou. Lu Tian, get up and apologize." Fei Jing’s tone was cold and unyielding.

The monitor was stunned, but he quickly changed his tune. "Lu Tian, we’re classmates, I’ve lied to help you as much as I can. Don't you see the President has spoken? Why are you just standing there?" As he spoke, he reached out to grab Lu Tian’s hair to drag her off the ground.

But once she stood up, without the floor to hide it, her torn dress would be on full display. She looked at the expressionless Fei Jing, not begging, but arguing her case. "There are security cameras all over the lobby, Fei Jing. Right or wrong, are you really going to rely solely on Lu Youyou’s word?"

"And what if I am?" He put one hand in his pocket, bent down slowly, and spoke with chilling indifference. "Wife, if you resign and go home, the privileges of Mrs. Fei will still be yours. I can protect you, or I can give all of this to someone else—for instance, the real eldest daughter of the Lu family!"

The last sentence pierced through Lu Tian, making her heart, liver, spleen, and lungs twitch in pain. How could a person, a man, be so vicious and heartless to the wife he had sworn to cherish for a lifetime?

Seeing she refused to apologize, Fei Jing lost his patience. He waved his hand. "Someone, take Lu Tian outside and make her kneel. When she comes to her senses and is willing to apologize, bring her to the top-floor VIP room."

"Brother-in-law, that’s your wife. Are you sure you want to do this?" Lu Youyou feigned kindness. She added deliberately, "Your classmates and Sister’s are watching, she’s so embarrassed!"

"She is too spoiled, which has made her forget that times have changed. Lu Tian, think it over. You know my feelings for you will not change." Before the words were finished, he turned and led the way into the elevator.

An hour later.

Fei Jing stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the VIP room, watching Lu Tian, who had struggled at first but was now kneeling silently outside the entrance of Carefree City. Passersby were taking photos of her and mocking her. Rain began to fall outside.

"Brother-in-law, your head teacher suddenly felt unwell and won't be coming today." Lu Youyou handed him a glass of red wine.

Fei Jing took one sip and then poured it into the trash can. "The tannins are too low. Tian-tian would never make such a low-level mistake."

"I..."

Lu Youyou caught a glimpse of Fei Jing’s palms, which were covered in fresh, bloody nail marks. While he was hurting Lu Tian, was he self-harming?

After a moment of distraction, she saw the man beside her sprint out of the room like a madman.

She looked out the window.

Lu Tian...