It wasn't an apple that hit Newton.

"You didn't do anything?"

“Agnes hid in the men’s room by herself that day. Smith came to find me because I had been looking for the restroom for too long…” Li Cheng recounted the whole story, even shamelessly recounting how he had given away math problems.

After listening, Lavoisier said thoughtfully, "So you are the victim?"

“If you don’t believe me, we can confront her directly, or ask Smith for confirmation. I believe that the servants in his house that day should be able to testify that Agnes was present.”

Li Cheng shrugged.

“No need for that, Agnes is in my room.” Lavoisier pointed behind him. “We’ll go confront her now.”

In fact, she already believed it to a large extent. After all, there were many loopholes in Agnes's own lies, and compared to Li Cheng's version, it was too easy to find problems. She was just a little too caught up in the moment to notice the issues.

Li Cheng was stunned by the answer. He first marveled at Lavoisier's cunning, then was shocked that the brat dared to stay instead of running away. Wasn't he afraid of retaliation from Li Cheng?

Seeing that he didn't speak, Lavoisier frowned: "You dare not?"

“How could I not dare?” Li Cheng gritted his teeth and said, “I’m so happy that she dared to stay after slandering me—heh, I have to give this brat a good beating.”

So Li Cheng got up and, in just a few steps, arrived at Lavoisier's room.

When they opened the door, they found Agnes had already spread out the bedding that Lavoisier hadn't used yet, and was lying comfortably on it, showing no sign of restraint, just like she was at home.

However, upon seeing the two, Agnes still dutifully feigned a hint of fear: "Sister Lavoisier?"

Stop pretending.

Li Cheng's lips twitched, and he interrupted, "You little brat, coming here to spout nonsense, do you really think we're all fools?"

Agnes stopped abruptly, pouting, "Tch, boring. I thought we could at least have a little argument."

Her attitude said it all. Although he had expected it, Lavoisier still felt remorse for his gullibility and a little guilty towards Li Cheng—not too guilty, after all, Li Cheng himself had a serious criminal record and was too suspicious.

"You can go out now, leave the rest to me."

At this moment, Li Cheng stretched out his arm, signaling her to go out first. Since it had been discussed beforehand, Lavoisier didn't ask any questions and silently left the room, closing the door behind him.

bang-

At this moment, Agnes felt a sense of foreboding: "What...what do you want to do?"

"What do I want to do?" Li Cheng raised one eyebrow. "Before I explain what I'm going to do, I have to say you're quite courageous. After slandering me, you actually dared not run away."

"Why would I run away? You made me do that stupid math problem, so it's fair that I let your girlfriend misunderstand you!" Agnes retorted sharply. "It's an eye for an eye, and I'm very reasonable!"

"Sounds very fair?"

Li Cheng touched his chin, seemingly lost in thought.

"Hmph, good to know." Agnes breathed a sigh of relief, her arrogance returning. "Considering that I got my revenge this time, as long as you get my father to stop making me do that Olympiad problem, I won't pursue this matter any further."

"hehe."

Seeing this, Li Cheng sneered, "You're so smug, have you forgotten something? Although it sounds fair, I haven't settled the score with you for pretending to apologize at the banquet that day, when you actually planned to force me to drink strong liquor."

"Hey?"

Agnes's expression suddenly froze... To be honest, she had almost forgotten about it herself, thinking that Li Cheng hadn't noticed anything unusual about the drink. She hadn't expected that he was just too lazy to pay attention to her, but now that he had brought it up, she was speechless.

"You want to be fair, right?"

Li Cheng had already started to loosen his wrists, simultaneously sealing off Agnes's escape route: "So it's fair that I'm going to beat you up next, isn't it?"

"That...that doesn't count!"

Agnes blushed and started to act spoiled, saying, "It's just a glass of wine, you're not drunk!"

It would have been better if he hadn't brought it up, because it only made Li Cheng angrier—"Not drunk? If it weren't for that drink of yours, would I have gotten drunk later?"

He swiftly grabbed the unruly child in front of him, and with no way to avoid the confined space, he easily lifted Agnes, who was trying to escape, onto his lap, and positioned himself to deliver a slap.

"What exactly do you want?" she asked, puzzled.

“I told you, I’m going to beat you up, otherwise I won’t be able to vent my anger,” Li Cheng replied.

Agnes had initially thought it was just a threat, and that Li Cheng, the small-time businessman who had previously asked her father for a favor, wouldn't dare do anything to her. Now, seeing that it seemed like he was serious, she stared in shock, her eyes widening as she exclaimed:

"You want to hit me? Even my dad has never hit me!"

Chapter 246 I'm Not Some Demon

Agnes's words were so classic that Li Cheng almost burst out laughing, but he managed to stop himself in time.

"It's obvious you've never been beaten up before,"

Li Cheng controlled Agnes, preventing her from breaking free, and said, "Otherwise, you wouldn't have caused such a mess, and even dared not run home after insulting my innocence—but don't worry, you'll learn your lesson after today."

Smith clearly doted on his daughter. Agnes probably never suffered any real punishment growing up. Even during so-called confinement, she was always well-fed, well-cared for, and pampered in her room.

At this moment, he had already lifted up the child's beige skirt, exposing her two fair and perky buttocks to the cool air.

"Are you really going to hit me?!"

Agnes showed a hint of panic.

"Otherwise, would I be bored and just mess around with you?"

Li Cheng paused for a moment, then changed his words, saying, "However, I'm a magnanimous person and can't be bothered to argue with a little girl like you. So I'll give you one last chance—if you obediently apologize and admit your mistake, and behave well, I'll let you go, and I might even take you home. We'll pretend we never met, how about that?"

"Ha, I told you you wouldn't dare!"

Unexpectedly, Agnes thought Li Cheng was scared, and her expression instantly changed from unease to arrogance. She even stopped struggling and said, "Come on then! I won't apologize."

Li Cheng: ?

Where did you get this overwhelming confidence? Was it from your dad?

"Yes, that's tough enough, I like it."

He whistled and then waved his arms.

Some rough, large hands resembled a roller coaster full of passengers, slowly rising high into the air, briefly gathering power at the highest point, and then rapidly rushing down towards the target point, accompanied by screams from passengers that seemed to pierce the sky.

"ah------!"

Although she was very stubborn, perhaps because this brat had never been beaten since she was a child, as soon as Li Cheng's big slap landed, Agnes screamed "Ah!", both from the pain and from panic and fear.

"You, you, you, you... you actually dared to hit me!"

Agnes's cheeks flushed crimson, whether from anger or embarrassment. She tried to hide her panic and helplessness by shouting, "I won't let you get away with this! I'll make you pay!"

"You seem quite energetic."

Seeing this, Li Cheng glanced at where his hand had landed and noticed that with just that one slap, a bright red handprint had been left on that delicate skin. Considering that this brat was Smith's daughter after all, he asked, "So, are you going to apologize?"

"Don't even think about it!"

Agnes shouted fiercely, "My dad is the mayor now! Just you wait and see, the military police will arrest you and throw you in jail!"

"Hehe, I'm actually quite looking forward to it. It's been a long time since I've had prison food."

Li Cheng found the incredibly uninformed brat somewhat amusing and began to continue his unfinished spanking with a playful attitude, wanting to see how long Agnes could keep up her stubbornness—he simply didn't believe that this little devil could really withstand such a childish skill as spanking.

Snapped!

"You'll be going to jail, you bastard!"

*Papapa!*

"Pervert! You big pervert! I'm going to tell everyone this, that you raped me!!!"

Papapapapapapapappapa......!

"Waaaaah, it hurts so much! I know I was wrong, please let me go..."

At first, she dared to talk back, but later all she could do was cry and beg for mercy.

Clearly, this was a stubborn brat, but as an experienced spanker, Li Cheng knew exactly how to make Agnes beg for mercy in pain without leaving any obvious handprints.

As for begging for mercy?

To be honest, it was a bit late. At first, Li Cheng would have stopped, but seeing that he had already hit him so hard, he decided to give this brat an unforgettable lesson.

A moment later...

Agnes was casually tossed onto the bed, her skirt lifted high, revealing her bright red buttocks. But she didn't bother to cover herself; she just lay on the bed, sobbing and wiping away tears.

Li Cheng sat on the edge of the bed, shaking his slightly sore and numb arms, revealing a comfortable expression.

Really relieved!

That drunken blunder remained a deep wound in his heart, and as a result, his previously high level of affection for Veronica plummeted back to rock bottom. Meanwhile, Agnes, the main culprit, was enjoying a carefree and happy life at home.

If he hadn't been too lazy to argue with this little girl, he wouldn't have just taken the time to give her an Olympiad math problem book and called it a day.

But to everyone's surprise, this brat actually dared to come here and cause trouble, causing Lavoisier to mistake him for a criminal. What's worse, after causing trouble, this guy didn't even run away, but stayed here to watch the show with a very reasonable attitude.

This stir-fried shredded pork really made Li Cheng feel at ease.

crunch--

Just then, hearing the commotion inside subside, Lavoisier, a mix of worry and curiosity, pushed open the door to check what was happening, only to witness a scene that could easily be mistaken for a crime scene. With a slightly ambiguous expression, she quickly closed the door without uttering a word.

What can I say? I can only say it's too cruel.

If she hadn't known the whole story, she probably would have called the military police immediately.

After Li Cheng saw Lavoisier come in, glance at her, and leave, he also turned to look at Agnes, who was still crying beside him. Feeling something was amiss, he called out to her:

"Hey, stop crying."

"Waaaaah!!!"

The sobbing didn't stop; in fact, it seemed to be getting worse, as if Agnes was using this clever trick to indirectly vent her inner dissatisfaction.

"I told you not to cry!"

Li Cheng could only glare at him and say, "If you keep making noise, I'll beat you up again."

The sobbing stopped abruptly. Agnes, wiping away her tears, pleaded, "No! I can't take it anymore! I'll really die if you do it again!"

"Don't worry, I'm a very reasonable person too."

Li Cheng gently comforted you, "You haven't done anything wrong, so why would I beat you up? As for the mistakes you made before, a beating will wipe the slate clean, isn't that fair?"

"Then...can I go home now?"

Agnes asked quietly.