Chen Zao also saw Qin Sheng glaring fiercely at Rong Liya, feeling inexplicably angry. The other party wasn't holding a grudge against him, yet this brat still dared to bear a grudge! Wasn't that just asking for trouble?
With a dark expression, Chen Zao squatted in front of Qin Sheng and patted his swollen cheek with his injured right hand, mocking him: "As long as you know you're human. To be honest, I'm also human, so I won't be as generous as Sister Rong. You almost got beaten up and still expect to be let off."
Chen Zao's words provoked Rong Liya greatly; she clenched her fists, wanting to punch him from behind. She had never seen someone with such a sharp tongue!
After being mocked by Chen Zao, Qin Sheng finally couldn't hold back anymore. With his swollen eyes partially open, he asked Chen Zao, "Do you know who I am?"
"I don't know," Chen Zao replied nonchalantly. "Please don't tell me who you are; I'm afraid I'll be scared."
Rong Liya pleaded with Chen Zao in a distressed tone: "Please stop causing trouble! If you keep this up, you'll bring disaster upon yourself! You can't afford to mess with him!"
Chen Zao turned to look at Rong Liya and asked, "Are you sure I can't afford to mess with him?"
Rong Liya was going crazy, thinking that this was obvious!
How could someone selling Roujiamo possibly provoke the son of the East Sea Ship King, Qin Chaosheng—Qin Sheng!
Seeing Rong Liya siding with him, Qin Sheng revealed a sinister smile and coldly said, "Brat, today I, Qin Sheng, have fallen into your hands..."
"Smack!!!"
Before Qin Sheng could finish his sentence, Chen Zao swiftly slapped him hard across the face!
Qin Sheng felt stars in his eyes from the slap; it felt like his teeth were about to loosen!
His already fractured nose hurt even more from the impact, and he suddenly felt an overwhelming urge to die!
"Ahhhh~~~"
Snot, tears, and blood flowed together as Qin Sheng curled up against the wall, starting to wail loudly again.
Chen Zao grabbed Qin Sheng's head, lifting his battered face and coldly asked, "Who are you calling a grandson?"
This time, Qin Sheng was truly defeated. His face and body were in pain everywhere, tears streaming down his cheeks as he dared not meet Chen Zao's beast-like eyes.
"Smack!!!"
Holding Qin Sheng's head, Chen Zao slapped him hard across the face again, retorting, "I'm asking you a question! Who are you calling a grandson?"
Qin Sheng spat out blood from his left and right sides, nearly at the end of his rope, weakly murmuring, "I am the grandson..."
"That's more like it!"
Chen Zao finally released Qin Sheng.
Dazed from the blows to his head and with sharp pain in his ribs, Qin Sheng couldn't hold himself up any longer and fell sideways.
Seeing Qin Sheng beaten like this, Rong Liya was terrified.
She understood very well that someone like Qin Sheng, who had status and influence, would not just seek revenge on Chen Zao alone; she, as a witness, would also be implicated.
Her career was over; her life might even be ruined!
Should she... call the police?
Rong Liya had just gotten up from the sand when Chen Zao immediately looked over and asked her, "What are you doing?"
Rong Liya hurriedly replied, "I want to... go to the bathroom."
"Hold it in for now."
Chen Zao said this calmly, without any hint of threat, but Rong Liya was so frightened that her legs went weak and she sat back down on the sand.
Chen Zao then turned to Qin Sheng and said, "Grandson, have you had enough of being beaten? Do you want me to give you a few more hits?"
Qin Sheng didn't dare to neglect Chen Zao's question and quickly shook his head, replying, "I don't want that anymore."
"From now on, when you see pretty girls, will you still act recklessly?"
"No... I won't act recklessly anymore."
"I don't believe you."
Seeing Chen Zao looking at his lower body, Qin Sheng was startled and quickly covered himself with his hands, pleading, "Grandpa, please spare me! I really won't do it again! Please don't hit me anymore!"
Qin Sheng was genuinely scared of being beaten by Chen Zao. It was one thing for Chen Zao to hit him elsewhere; he could eventually recover from that.
But if Chen Zao were to hit him down there and render him unable to have children, then even if he killed Chen Zao a thousand times over, it wouldn't make up for the damage done to him!
Seeing that Qin Sheng was truly frightened, Chen Zao lost interest in hitting him again and huffed, "If you don't want me to hit you, then you better accumulate some good karma."
Qin Sheng hurriedly responded, "I'll accumulate good karma! I'll accumulate good karma!"
"What kind of virtue have you accumulated?"
"You!"
"I see you want to support Sister Rong. You must be a wealthy person, right?"
"I am rich! How much do you want? I'll consider it as a good deed and give it to you!"
"Why would you give me anything? I'm not a Bodhisattva, ha ha." Chen Zao laughed.
"Then... I'll go donate to a temple!"
"Donate to a temple? That's nice, but I would prefer if you donated to the Children's Charity Relief Foundation."
Qin Sheng was confused by Chen Zao's words, thinking there was something more behind them, and was too scared to respond carelessly for fear of getting beaten again.
Rong Liya was also a bit bewildered.
Earlier, Director Li had apologized to their crew and mentioned that Chen Zao was an orphan who grew up in an orphanage.
The orphanage had been negligent in its care, and since he had been kicked in the head by a donkey at some point, his mental state was somewhat unstable, and his personality was overly rough. They hoped the adults would be magnanimous and not hold it against him, just a wild child from an orphanage.
It was unclear whether Director Li's claim about Chen Zao being kicked in the head by a donkey was true or just a fabricated excuse for sympathy, but there was no doubt about Chen Zao's background as an orphan.
Now, hearing Chen Zao suggest that Qin Sheng donate to the Children's Charity Relief Foundation made Rong Liya wonder if this had something to do with Chen Zao's background. Was he good or evil?
Regardless of good or evil, one thing Rong Liya could be sure of was that this guy definitely had some mental issues! He might have really been kicked in the head by a donkey!
Chen Zao held up his phone and looked at it before pointing to the time displayed. "It's currently midnight on September 9th. I’m giving you one month to raise 540,008 and donate it to the National Children's Charity Fund. If you want to keep Sister Rong, you should be able to come up with this amount, right?"
"I can come up with it, I can!"
"I'm not asking you to pay this 540,008 for nothing. If this video gets out, even if you aren't caught, the money you'll need to spend to settle this matter will definitely exceed this amount. Instead of giving your money to those corrupt officials, why not do some good and donate it to the Charity Association? Do you think I'm being reasonable?"
"Yes, yes! I will definitely donate!"
"Good. Remember, it's 540,008—not a cent more or less. I have a strong sense of time. If the Charity Association hasn't received this donation by midnight on January 1st, then I'm sorry, Mr. Qin, but I will definitely upload this video online and ruin your reputation!"
When Rong Liya heard this, her scalp felt like it was doused in boiling pepper water; she was furious!
If this video got out, she would be in big trouble!
She didn't want to be in such big trouble!
Chen Zao seemed quite considerate as he turned to Rong Liya and said, "Don't worry, Sister Rong. When I record the video, I'll blur your face."
What the hell!
Rong Liya was about to break down!
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