Chapter 59: You're Finished

"Hong Yu, what the hell do you think you’re doing!"

Lin Shufeng was so startled that she stumbled back several steps. Zhao Minghui, who had been standing beside her, hurriedly moved in front of her, trying to block Hong Yu's path.

Hong Yu roared, "If you don’t want to die, get the hell out of my way!"

Zhao Minghui’s anger flared. "You’re the one who’s courting death! If you dare so much as touch a hair on my wife’s head, I’ll see your whole family dead!"

Seeing the scene, Lin Shufeng’s mother shouted more anxiously than anyone, "Hong Yu, are you out of your mind? Do you even know who saved the Lin family? You’d better get your facts straight!"

"If it weren’t for Xiao Hui convincing the Zhao family to help us, do you think we’d be sitting here in this hall so comfortably? And you, you idiot, kicked the young master of the Zhang family—now you’re probably rotting in jail somewhere!"

That’s right!

Her outburst brought the Lin family to their senses.

Now, anyone could get into trouble—anyone but Zhao Minghui! If he got hurt by Hong Yu, the Zhao family would never let them off so easily. If Hong Yu ended up dead, that was one thing, but if he dragged the Lin family down with him, that was a disaster.

Lin Jia Rong immediately ran to Zhao Minghui's side. "Xiao Hui, don’t be afraid! If he dares touch you, I’d rather die fighting him!"

At this point, the entire Lin family had rallied around Zhao Minghui. If Hong Yu dared take another step, they would all move to restrain him first.

"What’s going on here?" At that moment, Chen Lan entered the Lin household. Seeing the situation, she was at a loss.

"Third Aunt, you’re just in time! You should really do something about your son-in-law," Lin Shuqing snapped. "He just hit my father, now he wants to hit Hui—this is anarchy! How did you ever end up with such a live-in son-in-law?"

"Is this true?" Chen Lan was shaken. She walked over to Lin Shuyu and asked, "Xiao Yu, is it true what they’re saying? Did Hong Yu really try to hit someone?"

Lin Shuyu ignored Chen Lan, instead anxiously pleading, "Hong Yu, don’t be rash—come back here. We can talk this through."

Hong Yu’s eyes were fixed on the diamond necklace in Lin Shufeng’s hand. "Damn it! If you want me to back off, return the diamond necklace to me."

"Return it? You must be joking!" Though Lin Shufeng had been startled earlier, now that her family stood around her, she was emboldened. "Is this diamond necklace yours? You have the nerve to ask for it back?"

"Oh, I see. Don’t tell me you got this diamond necklace by selling your wife?"

Her words stunned the Lin family for a moment, then her second aunt burst out laughing. "Hahaha, Hong Yu, you really live up to the name of good-for-nothing!"

"To think you’d trade your own wife for a diamond necklace. Only a bastard like you could do something so shameless. If my son-in-law ever did such a thing, I’d send him to the grave with a single slap."

Chen Lan’s expression darkened immediately at these words.

She grabbed Lin Shuyu, gritting her teeth as she demanded, "Xiao Yu, are you out of your mind? Tell me this isn’t true!"

"Mom, don’t listen to their nonsense. This necklace... this necklace..." Lin Shuyu’s voice trembled, but she couldn’t finish.

Lin Shufeng cut her off with a laugh. "You can’t explain, can you? I knew there was some dirty secret behind this. Just look at it—it’s an expensive necklace. What kind of man would spend that kind of money unless he was after you? Only a loser like Hong Yu would tolerate this. I’ve never seen a man so blinded by greed."

Hong Yu’s eyes blazed. "Watch your mouth! I gave that diamond necklace to Xiao Yu. What other man? I am that man!"

His words left the Lin family dumbfounded for a moment, then they erupted into hysterical laughter.

"Hahaha, I can’t take it—I’m laughing myself sick!"

"Hong Yu, a loser like you, claiming you bought that diamond necklace? With your finances, you probably couldn’t afford a glass necklace!"

"Damn, this is the first time I’ve seen a man so shameless—selling his wife for money and still acting tough. Why won’t someone just put him out of his misery?"

"Who’d have thought? Xiao Yu, with her education and good looks, ended up being sold by a loser. She’s brought shame on the whole Lin family!"

"We should just kick them out of the family before they embarrass us any further."

"Xiao Yu, is this really what happened?" Chen Lan pressed, her glare so fierce she looked ready to kill Hong Yu.

"Mom, don’t believe them! That diamond necklace really was bought for me by Hong Yu at tonight’s auction," Lin Shuyu said desperately.

Lin Shufeng sneered. "Are you really going to lie to yourself, Lin Shuyu? That necklace was auctioned at Christie’s, right? Even I couldn’t get an invitation, so how did you? As for Hong Yu—he wouldn’t set foot in a place like that in a hundred lifetimes!"

Lin Jiahao chimed in, "Xiaofeng’s right. Christie’s is no ordinary place. I barely qualify to attend. Hong Yu couldn’t even get in, let alone buy you that necklace."

The old master, slumped in his wheelchair, began coughing violently. Gasping for breath, he fixed Lin Shuyu with a look of utter disappointment. "A disgrace! Our family is disgraced. Lin Shuyu, you’d better confess the truth, or don’t blame me for casting you out of the family for good!"

Lin Shuyu was on the verge of tears, and Hong Yu stepped forward. "Lin Shufeng, so you think you’re tough because you have the numbers?"

Lin Shufeng laughed. "Of course I’m tough—we have the numbers! Besides, aren’t you an orphan? No family to back you up—how pitiful."

Hearing this, Lin Shuyu immediately rushed to Hong Yu’s side and took his hand. "Don’t listen to them, Hong Yu. I’m your family. I’ll always stand by your side."

Chen Lan saw this and knew that Lin Shuyu’s words would only anger the family further. She hurried over.

Lin Shuyu had only just been allowed back into the Lin family; the old master had almost disowned her again moments ago. Now, if she kept siding with Hong Yu and didn’t cut ties with this loser, she’d never be accepted by the family again.

"Xiao Yu, are you mad? Has Hong Yu brainwashed you? Get over here—forget him!" Chen Lan scolded, reaching out to grab Lin Shuyu’s hand.

But Lin Shuyu shook her off forcefully.

"Mom! Don’t try to control me. Hong Yu is my husband. Whether he’s right or wrong, I will always stand by him!"

Chen Lan was so furious she could only point at them in rage. "You... you’re hopeless!"

"Hong Yu, why must you be so reckless! I told you not to come, but you insisted. Now look at this mess—how are you going to fix it?"

Hong Yu fixed his cold gaze on Lin Shufeng. "Fix it? As long as that woman gives back the diamond necklace, I might let her off..."

"Haha, you think I need your mercy?" Lin Shufeng laughed and lifted the diamond necklace before her eyes.

"What a beautiful necklace... Only someone like me can wear it."

As she raised the necklace to put it on, Hong Yu moved to stop her.

But the Lin family was watching him closely. The moment he moved, they shouted at him.

"Hey! You bastard, stand still!"

"Hong Yu, move one more time and we’ll kill you!"

"Stay where you are! What, you think you can take on a dozen of us by yourself?"

"Hmph, if it’s not yours, don’t even dream about it. Just stand there and watch."

With a sneer, Lin Shufeng quickly fastened the diamond necklace around her neck.

The moment the necklace was in place, Hong Yu lowered his head and spat out six chilling words.

"Lin Shufeng, you are finished."