Chapter 51: Punishment Cannot Be Avoided

"Don't!"

Just as Ye Feng was about to make a move, Susan suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his wrist.

"Don't soil your hands over scum like this!" Susan pleaded anxiously.

"You've only just been released from prison. If you get a murder charge on your record now, your life will be ruined."

Ye Feng froze for a moment, looking at Susan. He suddenly recalled that on the day he was released, when Jin Lvyi came seeking revenge, her second-in-command seemed to have given her the exact same advice.

*—It's not worth it for trash like this!*

"I've always believed that you were framed!" Susan continued.

"Don't kill him! Don't ruin your life!"

In the eyes of the pure and kind-hearted Susan, Ye Feng had always been the hero of her heart.

This was the exact reason why Ye Feng always remained restrained in front of Susan.

He didn't want to shatter the image he held in her heart.

He didn't want to disappoint her.

"Alright!"

Since Susan had spoken, Ye Feng naturally agreed.

"However... capital punishment may be avoided, but living punishment is inescapable!"

"I must confiscate his instrument of crime!"

"Lest he prey upon other women in the future!"

What?!

Hearing this, Susan didn't react for a moment.

She assumed he was talking about some equipment or tools at the scene, and felt it was entirely unnecessary.

"Susan, your parents are here..."

Ye Feng pointed outward, diverting Susan's attention.

The moment Susan turned her head, Ye Feng moved with lightning speed.

First, he crippled Young Master Xie's lower body, and then he nailed his limbs firmly to the ground.

Accompanied by a series of miserable screams, Susan was startled and shuddered all over.

Those agonizing cries sounded as if they came from the deepest depths of the underworld, chilling one to the bone.

"Don't look back!"

The scene unfolding behind her was not suitable for children.

Ye Feng scooped Susan into his arms and leaped straight out through the window.

After landing steadily on the ground, Susan still lingered in a state of lingering fear.

"What did you do to him?" Susan asked anxiously and uneasily.

"Just taught him a lesson so he'll remember it. Let's go!"

Ye Feng led Susan away from the abandoned factory.

Separated only by a single road, the opposite side was a bustling, prosperous street.

Who could have imagined the darkness and burgeoning sins hidden in this desolate place?

Ye Feng accompanied Susan as they walked down the street for a while. She was still shaken, seemingly unable to snap out of the fright she had just experienced.

However, seeing that the ominous aura above Susan's head had vanished—clearly indicating she had safely weathered this disaster—Ye Feng finally allowed himself to relax.

"Shanshan!"

Before long, Susan's parents arrived hurriedly.

"Shanshan, are you alright?"

"Who on earth was so audacious as to kidnap you? I will never let them go!"

The family of three was finally reunited.

Although it was Ye Feng who had rescued Susan, Susan's mother still harbored deep hostility and prejudice toward him.

"Was it you stirring up trouble outside again, and when your enemies couldn't find you, they abducted my precious daughter instead?"

"I've told you before, stay away from my daughter!"

Too lazy to explain anything to them, Ye Feng put Susan into the car and turned to leave.

"Mom, you're going too far!" Recovering from her panic, Susan turned to complain to her mother. "If it weren't for Ye Feng today, I would have lost my purity! And yet you said those things to him just now."

"Hmph, isn't it all because of him in the first place?" Mother Su remained unconvincing. "Don't expect me to thank him just because he saved you."

"Mom, do you even know who kidnapped me?" Susan originally didn't want to mention that person again.

But seeing her parents misunderstand Ye Feng, she felt she had no choice.

"Who?"

"Young Master Xie!"

"What?!" Hearing this, Father Su almost rear-ended the car in front of them. "He... why would he kidnap you?"

Susan briefly explained the reason why Young Master Xie held a grudge against her.

Only then did her parents fall silent, shocked that the usually polite young master could commit such beastly acts.

However, Mother Su still argued stubbornly, "If that's the case, that surnamed Ye brat is even more inseparable from this mess."

"You see, out of all the positions he could have arranged for you, why did he have to make you replace Young Master Xie? Isn't that making an enemy out of thin air for no reason?"

"Mom!" Hearing her mother's warped logic, Susan was so angry she was rendered speechless.

At that moment, Father Su, who was driving, chimed in to persuade her, "Your mother means well. Listen to your elders, or you'll suffer later."

"Besides, that surnamed Ye boy only managed to latch onto the Zhao family's coattails; he's nothing on his own. You should see less of him and not learn his bad habits."

Susan couldn't help but retort, "He didn't latch onto the Zhao family's coattails. Dad, you might not believe me if I told you, but even Uncle Su Jiuchuan from our main branch treats Ye Feng with absolute reverence."

At these words, her parents burst out laughing, naturally dismissing the whole thing as a joke.

What kind of person was Su Jiuchuan?

He was the number two figure of real power in their Su main branch, and stood a very high chance of competing for the position of head of the family in the future.

Would Su Jiuchuan treat an ex-con just released from prison with absolute reverence?

What kind of international joke was that?

Just at that moment, Father Su's cell phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number.

After answering and hearing the voice on the other end, Father Su was startled and quickly pulled the car over to the side of the road.

"Little Su, my brother, it's me, Su Jiuchuan." Su Jiuchuan had taken the initiative to call Susan's father.

Flattered and caught off guard, Father Su asked, "Cousin Su, is there something you need?"

"Nothing much, just that we haven't been in touch for a long time, so I thought I'd call and check in," Su Jiuchuan said with a smile. "Am I interrupting anything?"

"No, no, no..." Father Su shook his head hastily, completely baffled.

What did he mean by "haven't been in touch for a long time"? The two cousins had never been in touch at all!

Su Jiuchuan's phone number was entirely foreign to Father Su.

"Little Su, let me ask, do you have any free time recently? I'd like to invite your family out for a meal," Su Jiuchuan extended the invitation.

"Sure, anytime is fine, I'm completely free. Um... okay..." Father Su accepted the invitation, but after hanging up, he remained utterly bewildered.

Why would Su Jiuchuan of the main Su branch suddenly invite his branch family out for a meal?

It was truly the first time in history!

Only Susan understood the situation clearly; Uncle Su must have invited her family out for a meal solely for Ye Feng's sake.

"It must be because our daughter was promoted to department manager at the Zhao family's headquarters," Mother Su analyzed. "If the Su family and the Zhao family have any business dealings in the future, our daughter might be able to act as a go-between, which is why Su Jiuchuan is inviting us out to butter us up and build a good relationship!"