Ten minutes earlier, Shan Gong had hacked into Yao Zhen's iPad, casting the videos on it to his own phone before handing it over to Mu Qi.
The moment Mu Qi saw the content, the air around him turned frigid.
Shan Gong had grown accustomed to Mu Qi's gentle demeanor when facing Yun Shu Nian, and the sudden shift to a chilling aura made him deeply uncomfortable.
Observing Yun Shu Nian, who was engrossed in watching through the peephole of the lounge, completely oblivious, Shan Gong tiptoed to her side and tapped her shoulder.
"Hmm?" Just as Zuo Nan was about to break down, Yun Shu Nian was so focused, unwilling to miss a single moment of this satisfying scene.
Hearing Yun Shu Nian's voice, Shan Gong nervously glanced at Mu Qi. Relieved that Mu Qi hadn't noticed his actions, he tapped Yun Shu Nian's shoulder again.
"What do you want!" Yun Shu Nian, annoyed by the incessant tapping, exclaimed.
Yun Shu Nian's voice was louder this time, and Shan Gong instinctively looked at Mu Qi again. However, this time his luck ran out, and he met Mu Qi's phoenix eyes directly.
Shan Gong recoiled violently, cold sweat trickling down his forehead and into his collar.
Seeing that Mu Qi's gaze didn't follow him, Shan Gong breathed another sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, Yun Shu Nian, completely unaware of the situation, seemed to have noticed something amusing. Her cherry lips curved upwards, as if she had stumbled upon something entertaining.
Through Yun Shu Nian's eyes, one could see that Zuo Nan's facial expression in the lounge was now completely out of control. His eyes were dark, as if they had sunk into a bottomless abyss.
"This isn't me at all, this has nothing to do with me," Zuo Nan struggled, trying to throw Yao Zhen's iPad away.
However, Zuo Nan, so severely injured, was no match for Yao Zhen. Just as Zuo Nan was about to crash the iPad on the table again, Yao Zhen suddenly pulled it away.
Watching Zuo Nan, who had lost all pretense of dignity and had fallen to the floor trying to snatch the iPad from her hands, Yao Zhen's eyes were cold, a slight sense of satisfaction spreading through her.
When Zuo Nan threatened her with her indecent photos, had he ever considered that her mental state was no better than his current one?
Bad seeds sow bad fruits.
Zuo Nan's current predicament was entirely his own doing.
Yao Zhen stood a short distance away, holding her iPad steadily in her hand.
Unexpectedly, Zuo Nan suddenly went mad, lunging at the table, grabbing a fruit knife, and then lunging at Yao Zhen.
"Ah!" Yao Zhen screamed.
Elder Master Yao and Yun Shu Nian, separated by a wall, felt their hearts contract with Yao Zhen's scream.
"You little brat, how dare you hurt my granddaughter?" Elder Master Yao grabbed Zuo Nan by the back of his collar and lifted him up.
Meanwhile, Yun Shu Nian in the hallway, while rushing to rescue Yao Zhen, bumped into Mu Qi's embrace.
Mu Qi grabbed Yun Shu Nian. She tried to pry his hand off so she could rescue Yao Zhen, but Mu Qi didn't let go.
"Mu Qi!" Yun Shu Nian, in her desperation, rarely shouted Mu Qi's name.
Mu Qi's body stiffened, as if all his blood had reversed, and the dark things he had suppressed began to surge uncontrollably.
Yun Shu Nian, unaware of the situation and growing more anxious, turned back to observe through the peephole.
Zuo Nan, having been completely lifted off the ground, was entirely absorbed into his black shirt.
Zuo Nan struggled a few times but couldn't break free from Elder Master Yao's grip, so he stopped, his face ashen.
Yao Zhen froze, overwhelmed by shock. When she regained her senses, she violently smashed the iPad in her hand in front of Zuo Nan.
The iPad shattered into pieces before Zuo Nan's eyes. Zuo Nan stared blankly at the fragments, as if he too had been shattered.
"Are you so black-hearted and brain-dead? What if you got my iPad? Everyone in the mansion can see your dark past clearly."
"You are not only Zuo family's illegitimate son, but also a shameless gigolo with no bottom line!"
Yao Zhen pointed at Zuo Nan's nose, venting all her anger and fear.
"Well said, my granddaughter. Speak your mind. Don't worry, Grandpa will hold this little brat tight so he can't hurt you!"
Elder Master Yao said, applying more force. Two more veins bulged on his wrinkled hand.
Elder Master Yao's voice brought Yao Zhen back to attention, calming her emotions considerably.
"Grandpa, let's throw him out," Yao Zhen said, holding her forehead, her voice noticeably lower.
Elder Master Yao immediately agreed.
Yao Zhen made a phone call, and soon two men in black appeared and took Zuo Nan away.
However, in order to throw Zuo Nan out, they had to pass through the corridor, and passing through the corridor meant they would inevitably encounter Yun Shu Nian.
"You... you!"
In the corridor, Zuo Nan was being held by the two black-clad bodyguards, his eyes fixed on Yun Shu Nian with a complex expression. There was shock, fear, unwillingness, and hatred.
However, Yun Shu Nian merely raised an eyebrow in disdain.
After Zuo Nan left, Yun Shu Nian lazily stretched, turned around, and saw the gloomy Mu Qi.
Yun Shu Nian's stretching motion stopped. She cautiously reached out to pinch Mu Qi's sleeve.
Mu Qi gazed at Yun Shu Nian but remained motionless.
Yun Shu Nian felt uneasy until her right index finger and thumb successfully grasped Mu Qi's sleeve, and her heart finally settled a little.
"Mu Qi, what's wrong?" Yun Shu Nian's voice was small, and she tugged at Mu Qi's sleeve in a coaxing manner.
Mu Qi suppressed his softening heart and continued to gaze at Yun Shu Nian in silence.
Yun Shu Nian's scalp tingled under his gaze.
Just as Yun Shu Nian leaned in, intending to use a kiss as a tactic, Mu Qi suddenly spoke.