The Cold-hearted CEO's Unwanted Bride
Chapter 217: Did you really mortgage Yun Ci’s house?

Chapter 217: Chapter 217: Did you really mortgage Yun Ci’s house?

Outside the study, the atmosphere was tense as drawn swords and ready bows.

Qin Yinyin’s explanation had made some of the less obvious details come to light.

Marks of fingers and scratches were evident on Qin Yinyin’s face, clearly inflicted by a woman!

Qin Yan glanced at Shen Ruyun’s sharp nails, her heart growing colder inch by inch.

"Slandering with blood?"

She licked the corner of her lips, "Yinyin is only three years old, tell me, how could she slander with blood?!"

"Sister-in-law, everything was fine, how could you stoop to kidnapping?!"

"Short on cash? The money from mortgaging Yunshen’s mansion isn’t enough to pay off your gambling debts, so that’s why you targeted Yinyin?"

Shen Ruyun’s pupils shrank.

Stricken with too much panic, even her breath hitched for a moment.

"Qin Yan, you..."

Mrs. Bo’s body trembled.

She scanned Shen Ruyun with disbelief, suddenly found strength in her body, grabbed Shen Ruyun with one hand, and her voice suddenly turned cold.

"Shen Ruyun! Did you really mortgage Yun Ci’s mansion?"

"I... No, I didn’t..."

"Didn’t?" Qin Yan sneered, "Sister-in-law may not know yet, but it’s been too long since you’ve redeemed Yunshen’s house. One of the Xiang Lan Manor properties was directly sent by your creditors to the charity auction organized by Bo Group!"

"I could pull up the detailed paperwork with just one phone call!"

"You’re talking nonsense, that property in Xiang Lan Manor, I redeemed it three days ago!"

Shen Ruyun’s voice turned shrill, she spoke too quickly, and as soon as she finished, she realized she had misspoken, subconsciously covering her mouth.

But it was already too late.

Qin Yan’s mouth curled slightly, "Bo Group’s stocks are in turmoil, where did you get the money to redeem the house? Isn’t it just robbing Peter to pay Paul, sister-in-law, did you mortgage Yunshen’s house out again?"

"I’ve long advised you to tread lightly when gambling, to be careful not to lose the only traces Yunshen has left in this world utterly and completely!"

Mrs. Bo heard this, couldn’t utter a single word, rolled her eyes, her body went limp, and she fell to the ground!

"Mom!"

"Ah Ru!"

The living room turned chaotic because of Mrs. Bo’s fainting, not a single wisp of the dry hot air outside stirred, yet Shen Ruyun felt as if she were in an ice cellar.

"Qin Yan, you bitch, you tricked me!"

Qin Yan lifted her eyelids, her gaze calm and undisturbed, "Sister-in-law, Yunshen could never come up with such a cruel scheme of kidnapping."

"The root cause of all this, I’m afraid, can’t be separated from you, can it? Without a house to mortgage for money, unable to pay off your gambling debts, a cornered dog will leap over a wall, so, did you come up with such a vicious plot?"

As soon as Qin Yan finished speaking, Bo Yuanshan’s brow twitched twice, and he swung the whip in his hand, lashing it onto Shen Ruyun.

"Snap!"

Bo Yuanshan’s whip, filled with indescribable rage, held back no force.

Shen Ruyun screamed, feeling the place where the whip struck her burn intensely, as if the pain reached deep into her bones.

"Beast!"

Cold sweat trailed down Shen Ruyun’s temples, her face a sheet of pale agony.

Because of Mrs. Bo’s sudden fainting, Bo Yuanshan’s already livid face instantly darkened even further.

His sudden movement frightened Fang Weiwei and Jiang Xue, who were standing aside, causing them to exclaim in alarm.

"There was only one Qin Yan, holding Qin Yinyin, her gaze cold and detached."

The sound of Bo Yuanshan cracking his whip cut through the living room, reaching Bo Yunshen’s ears.

The tall man’s frame paused for a moment as he incredulously turned his head to look.

Because Bo Yuanshan had gone out, the study’s door was wide open, the scene outside was chaotic, and Shen Ruyun, who was forced to stand up with a whip, turned pale with fright. As she retreated, she fell to the ground.

The Chanel-style dress on her body was torn by Bo Yuanshan’s whip, the fabric splitting instantly, revealing the skin beneath, which quickly turned a visible red.

It was particularly ferocious.

Bo Yunshen licked the corner of his lips, the furrows between his brows deep as mountains.

He had sustained serious injuries, and after returning, he was severely whipped by the old man; Bo Yunshen was in such pain that his consciousness briefly blurred.

Despite focusing his attention, he still hadn’t heard all of Qin Yan’s words!

Even so, Bo Yunshen was very surprised.

Over the years, Shen Ruyun had had a moderately prosperous life in the Bo Family, though not exactly getting whatever she wanted like wind and rain, she was the most successful among his three sisters-in-law!

Especially his mother, who, because of his third brother’s reasons, would do anything Shen Ruyun asked!

In just a few words, Qin Yan had convinced Bo Yuanshan to take drastic action against Shen Ruyun!

Bo Yunshen blinked, realizing he had underestimated Qin Yan’s influence over Bo Yuanshan!

Bo Yunshen took several deep breaths.

Qin Yan was truly beyond his expectations; over the years, the old man’s temper had been weird, but he never hit women!

The fact that Qin Yan had made Bo Yuanshan break his rule again and again was indeed impressive to Bo Yunshen.

It also partially demonstrated that her, Qin Yan’s, methods had become much more fierce than they were three years ago!

Even the old man, who had a clear sense of right and wrong, was somehow bewitched by her, Qin Yan, with a "love potion"!

Thinking about it, Bo Yunshen’s already pale face turned ashen.

His previously muddled consciousness snapped to attention, instantly alert.

Outside, Fang Weiwei and Jiang Xue were helping Mrs. Bo to sit down on the sofa.

As the three of them suddenly left, the living room felt much emptier, and Shen Ruyun’s figure was laid bare in the open air, with nowhere to hide.

Although Bo Yuanshan was older, he wielded the whip with incredible agility.

After two lashes, Shen Ruyun couldn’t even cry out.

Cold sweat poured down her face, ruining the makeup Shen Ruyun had painstakingly applied.

Shen Ruyun rolled on the ground, reaching out and grabbing Bo Yuanshan’s trouser leg, her voice hoarse after screaming, damaging her throat.

"Dad! Dad, stop it!"

"Please listen to my explanation first!"

Shen Ruyun’s face was smeared with tears and snot, a sorry sight.

"Dad, it’s my fault for gambling, and my wrong for mortgaging Yun Ci’s property!"

"But I was misled, deceived by others and led astray!"

"Dad, although I mortgaged Yun Ci’s house, I didn’t transfer it, and I’ve redeemed quite a bit of it already, and soon I’ll be able to redeem it all!!"

Shen Ruyun’s words were disjointed, her enunciation at times heavy, at times light, clearly because of the severity of the two lashes from Bo Yuanshan!

As soon as she said this, darkness flashed before Bo Yuanshan’s eyes.

Shen Ruyun’s hands suddenly moved up, tightly wrapping around Bo Yuanshan’s thigh, her voice breaking into a cry.

The kind of sobbing that held back pain revealed just how much Shen Ruyun was suffering at that moment.

Qin Yan pressed down her eyelashes, subconsciously covering Qin Yinyin’s eyes from the moment Bo Yuanshan started to strike.

Her resentment eased slightly.