“You think I’m not worthy? And you are?”


Zhang Wenhao sneered, his eyes cold. “You’re nothing but a worthless loser who can’t even keep your wife in check. Churan is too good for you. If she were with me, I could give her anything she wanted!”


Ye Chen’s expression turned ice-cold. He leaned in slightly and spoke in a chilling tone, “I’ll give you two options. First, kneel down and apologize to Churan in front of everyone and take back everything you said. Second, I’ll make sure your family’s corporation goes bankrupt. You choose.”


Zhang Wenhao burst into laughter, his face filled with disdain.


“Hahaha! Are you joking with me? Who the hell do you think you are, threatening to bankrupt my family’s company?”


He laughed so hard he nearly doubled over, mocking Ye Chen without a shred of respect.


“Are you delusional? Do you know how much my family’s company is worth? You think you can just make it collapse by saying so?”


Ye Chen stared at him as if he were an idiot, then calmly took out his phone and dialed Tang Sihai.


“I want the Zhang Group bankrupt and in debt liquidation within three minutes.”


Three minutes to destroy a corporation worth billions? It sounded like a fantasy!


Zhang Wenhao glared at Ye Chen and sneered, “You must think you’re that super tycoon people talk about online, huh?”


But before he could continue, he smirked coldly and said, “Alright, loser. I’ll give you two options. First, kneel and apologize to me and immediately divorce Churan. Second, I’ll have my men break you, and you’ll watch me and Churan live happily ever after. You have one minute to decide!”


Ye Chen glanced at his phone. “You’ve got one minute left. Are you sure you don’t want to reconsider?”


“Get lost! You have thirty seconds left. If you don’t kneel, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life!”


“Twenty seconds!”


“Ten seconds!”


“Five seconds!”


“Time’s up! Don’t blame me for being ruthless; you brought this on yourself!”


Zhang Wenhao adjusted his collar smugly and signaled his bodyguards to teach Ye Chen a lesson.


But at that moment, Zhang Wenhao’s phone suddenly rang.


Frowning, he saw it was his father and quickly answered.


“Dad, I’m at the banquet. Have you arrived yet?”


On the other end, his father roared, “You idiot! Who the hell did you offend?! What kind of trouble have you caused?! All our shareholders are dumping their stocks! Our company’s shares have dropped by more than 80%!”


His father’s voice grew more frantic.


“The banks just showed up demanding immediate debt repayment! All our partners have terminated contracts and cut payments! Our cash flow is gone! Bankruptcy is the only way out!”


Zhang Wenhao’s face turned as pale as a sheet. Cold sweat dripped from his forehead.


“Our family is finished! Completely finished!”


Before he could respond, he heard police sirens over the phone, followed by the sound of doors being smashed open and officers demanding his father’s cooperation for an investigation.


His body went limp, and his phone slipped from his trembling hands, shattering on the ground.


His knees buckled, and he collapsed in front of Ye Chen.


A cold wind blew by, and his entire body shivered.


His bodyguards hesitated, unsure of what to do after witnessing this.


Zhang Wenhao, terrified beyond belief, stammered, “Who… who the hell are you? You did this, didn’t you?”


The surrounding crowd was stunned.


Zhang Wenhao had just received a call and suddenly knelt before the Xiao family’s live-in son-in-law. What was going on?


Ye Chen leaned in slightly, his eyes icy.


“I gave you a choice, but you chose wrong.”


Zhang Wenhao was utterly terrified, his voice trembling. “I-I was wrong! I apologize! Please, spare me! I swear I have nothing to do with Churan. I never touched her! The Emgrand Group deal had nothing to do with me! Everything I said was a lie! Please, spare me and my family!”


He kowtowed repeatedly, his forehead bruised.


He never imagined that this seemingly useless son-in-law could wield such terrifying power. One phone call, and his family was ruined!


Looking up at Ye Chen’s calm face, it seemed more terrifying than the devil himself.


To destroy his entire family in mere minutes, this man was not someone he could afford to offend.


Ye Chen shook his head and said coldly, “Consider yourself lucky I spared your life. Otherwise, your whole family would be dead by now.”


Zhang Wenhao trembled violently, his face ashen.


Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and leaned in close.


“Let me make this clear. I am that super tycoon everyone is talking about. If you value your life, you’d better keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, you and your father won’t live to see tomorrow.”


After saying this, Ye Chen casually patted Zhang Wenhao’s face and turned to walk into the banquet hall.


Zhang Wenhao slumped on the ground, not daring to retaliate.


Seeing Ye Chen walk away, Zhang Wenhao scrambled to his feet and staggered into the hall.


Spotting Xiao Churan, he crawled over to her and knelt at her feet, begging, “Churan, I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have spread those rumors! The Emgrand Group project had nothing to do with me! Please, forgive me!”


Xiao Churan was startled by his sudden actions and instinctively backed away—right into a warm embrace.


Turning around, she realized it was Ye Chen holding her.


After entering the hall, Ye Chen immediately noticed Xiao Churan.


Today, with her careful makeup and elegant dress, she stood out like a dazzling star.


Seeing Zhang Wenhao rush toward her, Ye Chen had instinctively pulled her into his arms to protect her.


His piercing glare made Zhang Wenhao scramble backward in fear.


Confused, Xiao Churan asked, “What’s wrong with him?”


Still holding her, Ye Chen whispered, “Probably had some kind of breakdown. Ignore him.”


Although they were married, Ye Chen and Xiao Churan had never been this physically close.


Feeling the warmth of his embrace, Xiao Churan’s face turned crimson.


She quickly pulled away and stammered, “Um… the chairman of the Emgrand Group should be here soon. I need to go check…”