Sweet Temptation! The Beauty in President Pei's Palm is Too Alluring

Pei Yanzhou raised his hand and made a downward gesture.

The bodyguard immediately loosened the ropes.

"ah--!"

Jiang Chu plunged straight into the water tank, the icy water instantly engulfing her. She struggled desperately, but with her hands and feet bound, she could only thrash about helplessly.

Ten seconds later, she was pulled up.

"Cough cough... ugh..." She choked on her water and coughed violently.

Before I could recover, I was pushed down again.

After being pulled up like this more than ten times, Jiang Chu no longer had the strength to struggle. Each time she was pulled up, she gasped for breath like a dying fish, tears streaming down her face.

Pei Yanzhou sat in his chair, quietly watching everything unfold.

His expression was terrifyingly calm. Only those who knew him well knew the rage suppressed beneath that calm.

Finally, he raised his hand to signal to stop.

The bodyguard dragged Jiang Chu out of the water tank and threw her on the ground. She was soaking wet and limp, like a puddle of mud. The bodyguard then brought a blanket to wrap her up, and after her body temperature returned to normal, he dragged her to the heater to dry her off.

Then, they were dragged to the water tank again.

Repeat.

Jiang Chu was on the verge of a mental breakdown. When she was dragged out of the water for the fifth time, she finally broke down, crying, "Please...let me go. My family is rich, my father can give you a lot of money, please..."

Pei Yanzhou then reacted.

He stood up, walked up to Jiang Chu, and looked down at her.

Jiang Chu was blindfolded and couldn't see anything, only sensing someone approaching. She trembled all over: "Please... let me go..."

Pei Yanzhou chuckled softly.

"Your father?"

"Your father is kneeling outside. Would you like to see him?"

Jiang Chu froze; she recognized the voice.

"President Pei..." Her voice trembled even more violently, "Save me, save me. I was just out of my mind for a moment, it was my fault."

Pei Yanzhou didn't speak, he just raised his hand.

The bodyguard immediately stepped forward and removed the blindfold from Jiang Chu's eyes.

The sudden light blinded Jiang Chu. Once her eyes adjusted, she could see her surroundings clearly—a dilapidated factory, cold water tanks, and Pei Yanzhou standing before her, expressionless.

She shrank back in fright, but with her hands and feet bound, she could only wriggle on the ground like a worm.

"President Pei, President Pei..." she stammered, tears and snot streaming down her face, looking utterly disheveled. "I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. Please let me go, I'll do anything you want."

Pei Yanzhou leaned slightly forward, his elbows resting on his knees, the cigar between his fingers flickering. He looked at her as if admiring an interesting toy.

Do you think you still have the right to negotiate with me?

Jiang Chu's mind was in chaos, and her survival instinct made her grab at any possible lifeline.

Suddenly, something occurred to her, as if she had grasped at the last glimmer of hope. She hurriedly said, "President Pei... I... I really like you! I liked you from the first moment I saw you! I'm just so jealous of Shu Hua... I... I can stay by your side! I'm willing to do anything for you! I..."

Pei Yanzhou raised an eyebrow, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.

"Oh?" He slowly squatted down, meeting Jiang Chu's gaze. "You like me?"

Jiang Chu thought there was a chance, and nodded repeatedly, ignoring his disheveled appearance, forcing a fawning smile: "Yes! I really like you. I liked you from the first time I saw you. I'd do anything to stay by your side!"

Pei Yanzhou smiled.

Yet it was so cold it chilled one to the bone.

"Then," he slowly began, "would you die for me?"

Jiang Chu's smile froze instantly, her eyes widening in terror: "What...what did you say?"

Pei Yanzhou didn't repeat himself. He took a dark blue handkerchief from the bodyguard and pinched Jiang Chu's chin through the handkerchief.

The force was great, and Jiang Chu groaned in pain.

"If I could," Pei Yanzhou looked at her, his voice icy, "I really want to throw you right now into the sea."

He paused, his tone softening further: "Anyway, don't you really like swimming? And you're a pretty good swimmer, aren't you?"

Jiang Chu shook her head frantically, tears streaming down her face: "No...no...President Pei...please..."

"However," Pei Yanzhou's tone shifted, releasing his grip on her chin and casually tossing the handkerchief on the ground, "I won't let you off so easily. Let you die? That would be too easy on you."

He stood up, looking down at her with icy, chilling eyes: "I'm going to let you experience what it's like to be submerged, slowly suffocating, and struggling in despair."

Jiang Chu collapsed to the ground, trembling uncontrollably, only able to plead instinctively: "I was wrong... Mr. Pei, I really know I was wrong... Please... please let me go. Don't do this to me, I'm scared..."

"You actually ask for favors now?" Pei Yanzhou asked, as if he'd heard something amusing. "When my wife was in the water and begged you to save her... didn't you pretend you didn't hear or see?"

He said this in a very calm voice.

But only he knew that when he said those words, his heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly by an invisible hand, and the pain was almost suffocating.

He still doesn't dare to watch the surveillance footage a second time. When he watched it the first time, he almost smashed his computer.

How scared must he have been back then?

How desperately she must have wanted someone to come and save her.

But no.

He himself failed to protect her.

"I apologize to her! I apologize to Shu Hua... no, I apologize to Mrs. Pei!" Jiang Chu cried out incoherently, as if grasping at the last straw, "I'll kowtow to her and admit my mistake! I'll make it up to her! Please give me a chance..."

"Your apology," Pei Yanzhou interrupted her, "should be reserved for the courtroom."

He straightened his cuffs: "However, Jiang Chu, you won't have any more chances. You'd better pray that your father, who is also in dire straits, can find you a brave and capable lawyer."

No law firm in the entire country dares to take on a case that goes against the legal department of the Pei Group.

This is tantamount to courting death. The other party will just wait quietly, lose everything, and then... spend the rest of their time in prison.

After saying that, he didn't look at Jiang Chu again and turned to walk out.

Jiang Chu collapsed to the ground, watching his retreating figure in despair.

Outside the factory, the night wind was biting.

On the empty, muddy ground, kneeling was a middle-aged man in a wrinkled suit, his face covered in snot and tears—Jiang Chu's father, Jiang Jianjun.

Just hours before, Vice President Jiang had been clinking glasses and exuding confidence at a dinner party, but now he was kneeling, his hair disheveled and trembling. When he saw Pei Yanzhou come out, he immediately crawled over to him on his knees.