Chapter 1027: Is This Bracelet Tasty

Deng Xue stood stark naked, unsure whether to advance or retreat, overwhelmed with embarrassment.

She couldn’t believe that after shedding her clothes and presenting herself, she was still humiliated, making her feel ashamed.

Deng Xue glanced at her brother, Deng Wu, then gritted her teeth and continued towards Xu Shaochen.

“I told you I find it dirty. Dare you try the water?”

Xu Shaochen spoke again, his gaze indifferent as if looking at a dead person.

Deng Xue froze, not daring to take another step forward, fearing she might die in the water.

“Mr. Xu, my sister didn’t know that the girl was connected to you. Otherwise, she wouldn’t dare offend, even if given 100 chances.”

“Ignorance is no excuse. I hope Mr. Xu can show mercy and spare her life. This is a small token, an apology to your adopted daughter.”

Deng Wu took a deep breath, stepped forward, and handed over a small bag.

Xu Shaochen took the bag, opened it to find a box, and inside lay a beautiful jade bracelet.

“A good thing, fairly expensive, I assume.”

Xu Shaochen asked as he looked at Deng Wu.

Deng Wu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “It’s acceptable if Mr. Xu likes it.”

“Is it tasty?” Xu Shaochen asked.

Deng Wu was stunned and didn’t react for quite a while.

Xu Shaochen continued, “I’m asking if this bracelet is tasty?”

Deng Wu forced a smile and said, “Mr. Xu, shall I taste it first and then tell you?”

He knew Xu Shaochen was making things difficult, but he had to endure it.

“Sure.”

Xu Shaochen smiled and tossed the jade bracelet to the ground, smashing the million-worth jewel into pieces.

Deng Wu took a deep breath, squatted down, picked up the broken bracelet, piece by piece, and forced it down his throat.

At last, he ate the whole bracelet; his face turned pale as paper, and blood oozed from his lips.

He felt his stomach churning but forced a smile at Xu Shaochen, saying, “It’s a bit hard, but since Mr. Xu gave it, I feel it’s delicious… pfft—”

“Cough cough cough… cough cough cough…”

Before he could finish, he spewed a mouthful of blood and coughed continuously, bringing out more blood.

“Splash—”

With a sound of water, Xu Shaochen stood up from the hot spring.

“Smack!”

He lifted his hand and slapped Deng Xue’s face hard, then pinched her jaw coldly, saying, “Tomorrow morning, put up a banner and kneel at the door to apologize to Xiaoxiao.”

“Until Xiaoxiao forgives, you kneel there forever.”

“Also, I don’t want to see those thugs able to walk in their lifetime, understand?”

Deng Xue nodded like a pecking chicken and said tearfully, “Understood, understood, Mr. Xu, I was wrong. I’ll never do it again. I was truly wrong, sob sob sob…”

She had always relied on her brother to flaunt and bully others at school, but today, she realized there are always stronger people.

She thought her brother was the most powerful, yet in front of this young man, he had to humble himself and beg.

“This is the first and last time. If it happens again, you can buy the coffin in advance.”

Xu Shaochen lightly patted Deng Xue’s face and spoke coldly.

“Scram.”

“Thank you, Mr. Xu… cough cough… I will definitely discipline my sister… cough cough… thank you for your forbearance… cough cough…”

Deng Wu apologized continuously; each word accompanied by a cough, his mouth full of blood.

It was clear the bracelet fragments had injured his insides.

Deng Xue quickly dressed and left with Deng Wu, fearing he might be in life-threatening danger without timely medical attention.

After they left, the hotel staff cleaned up the bloodstains, restoring everything to new.

“Mr. Xu, I’m really sorry. I didn’t think that bastard would dare deceive me.”

Ye Pengfei said to Xu Shaochen with an apologetic look, gritting his teeth in anger at Deng Wu.

He nearly enraged Xu Shaochen because of it.

“It doesn’t matter. It’s unrelated to you. But Deng Wu is something.”

Xu Shaochen waved his hand, unconcerned.

“He and his sister are orphans. He built himself up from nothing, doting too much on his sister, leading to offending you.”

After finishing, Ye Pengfei tentatively asked, “Young Master Xu, when did you have an adopted daughter?”

“Don’t think dirty. It’s truly a daughter. I’m on good terms with her mom, so I got a daughter for free.”

Xu Shaochen knew Ye Pengfei misunderstood. The term ‘adopted daughter’ often led to suggestive thoughts when combined with ‘godfather’.

Ye Pengfei let out a dry laugh. He had misunderstood, planning on introducing more adopted daughters to Xu Shaochen.

After soaking for over half an hour, Xu Shaochen left, as Huo Xiao was waiting at home.

……………

Xu Shaochen arrived at Huo Ying’s house.

Opening the door, he smelled the aroma of food.

“Yingjie is back?”

Xu Shaochen paused, then entered to find Huo Xiao wearing an apron while cooking.

“How about it? I’ll let you taste my cooking. You’re in for a treat. Even my mom rarely gets to taste my dishes.”

Hearing the door open, Huo Xiao turned and spoke to Xu Shaochen.

“I’m afraid you’ll poison me so your mom can find a stepdad.”

Xu Shaochen said, picking a rib and tossing it into his mouth. The taste was quite good.

Thinking about it, Huo Ying’s cooking was great, so Huo Xiao’s couldn’t be bad. Suddenly, he noticed her attire, feeling parched.

“I say, Huo Xiao, are you trying to seduce me?”

Huo Xiao wore ultra-short denim shorts and a tiny, thin camisole, making it impossible for Xu Shaochen not to imagine.

“Ahhh!”

Huo Xiao froze, then threw down the spatula and screamed, her face turning red as she ran into her room.

When she started cooking, she didn’t expect Xu Shaochen to return so quickly, hence her rather close-fitting attire.

If not for Xu Shaochen’s reminder, she wouldn’t have thought about how she was dressed.

Locked in her room, she looked at the scanty fabric, blushing so hard she felt it could drip blood, overwhelmed with shame.

“Alright, come out and continue cooking. With your figure, there’s not much to look at on top.”

Xu Shaochen knocked on the door.

“Get lost! Go to hell!”

In the room, Huo Xiao, initially shamed beyond measure, instantly became angry when she heard that.