Demon

Twenty minutes later, Qin Ruoyao returned with an electric saw and some rope.

She tied Lin Li's hands and feet to the bed with the rope.

Then she raised the knife in her hand.

"Here it comes, here it comes. Qin Ruoyao is really going to do it this time," Lei Hui said, both nervous and excited.

Qin Ruoyao's knife came down.

The blade struck Lin Li's calf.

"Ah——"

Lin Li woke up from the pain.

"My leg, my leg——"

An unbearable, sharp pain shot through his calf.

Lin Li's face twisted in agony.

Soon, the physical pain was eclipsed by the terror he felt as he stared at the woman before him.

"Qin Ruoyao, it really is you."

"What do you want?"

In the past, Lin Li had never taken Qin Ruoyao seriously. He had slept with her only as a way to taunt Lin Xuan, treating her as a disposable plaything—someone who didn't matter.

But this time, he could sense something terrifying in her eyes.

Hadn't she been locked up in a mental hospital?

Why was she here?

Qin Ruoyao looked at Lin Li, and a sudden smile spread across her face.

"Lin Li, do you have any idea how badly you ruined my life? I could have been with Lin Xuan. I could have become the wife of the chairman of Tiantang Group."

"But because of you, Lin Xuan and I broke up. I also offended Boss Su. For the past two years, even though I didn't go insane, I was locked up in a mental hospital, suffering day and night."

"I've been in so much pain, and you—Lin Li—the one who caused all this, you've been living in glory."

Qin Ruoyao's face twisted into a cold, sinister smile. "Lin Li, I'm going to take my revenge."

"I'm going to keep you by my side and torment you every single day."

Lin Li's body trembled uncontrollably.

"No."

"Qin Ruoyao, you can't do this to me!"

Qin Ruoyao laughed. "Lin Li, I'm going to cripple your legs, so you'll never run away. And I'm going to make you mute, so you'll never be able to call for help."

With that said.

Qin Ruoyao didn't give Lin Li another chance to speak. She shoved a rag into his mouth.

Then she picked up the knife again.

With a heavy strike, she tried to cut off his foot.

"Mmph—mmph—"

Lin Li's neck, hands, and forehead bulged with veins from the excruciating pain.

His entire body was drenched in sweat.

But bone isn't so easy to cut through.

After several failed strikes,

Qin Ruoyao picked up the electric saw and used it to saw off both of Lin Li's feet.

"Ah——"

Lin Li passed out from the agony.

"Trying to pass out? Stay awake!"

Qin Ruoyao slapped him across the face.

Lin Li didn't wake up.

"Slap—slap—slap—" She kept hitting him hard.

Within a minute, she had slapped him awake.

Lin Li stared at Qin Ruoyao in terror.

The pain in his face and legs sent cold sweat streaming down his face.

Qin Ruoyao let out a gloomy chuckle. "Lin Li, savor every bit of this pain."

Worried he might die, she sprinkled medicinal powder on the stumps of his wounds.

A sharp, stinging sensation shot through his legs.

"Ah——"

He screamed again.

Qin Ruoyao pulled the rag out of his mouth.

“Qin Ruoyao, I beg you, I beg you to kill me.” Lin Li understood that falling into Qin Ruoyao’s hands meant a fate worse than death.

He wanted to die.

He couldn’t bear these tortures any longer.

“Qin Ruoyao, kill me.”

Lin Li pleaded again.

“Kill you?” Qin Ruoyao sneered. “Lin Li, how could I possibly kill you? Killing you would be letting you off easy. I want to keep you by my side, to torment you over and over again—only then will I feel at ease.”

“Hahaha.”

Qin Ruoyao poured boiling water into Lin Li’s mouth.

Lin Li’s throat felt like it was being scorched.

“Ahhh—”

Lin Li wanted to speak, but couldn’t make a sound. He wanted to scream louder, but no voice came out.

“Lin Li.”

Qin Ruoyao’s lips curled into a devilish smile.

“From now on, you can only stay by my side. You want to scream, but you simply can’t. Let alone expect anyone to come and save you.”

“Hahaha.”

Qin Ruoyao laughed loudly.

Lei Hui and Butler Wang watched as Qin Ruoyao cut off Lin Li’s feet and fed him the potion, utterly stunned into silence the entire time.

“Gulp.”

Butler Wang swallowed hard.

“President Lei, this woman… she’s too cruel, too cruel.”

Lei Hui nodded in agreement.

Indeed, she was ruthless enough.

He finally understood why the boss had released Lin Li and let Qin Ruoyao deal with him.

Qin Ruoyao’s methods were the true torture for Lin Li.

Lei Hui felt a chill run down his spine.

From now on, he absolutely must not offend the boss—the boss’s methods were far too terrifying.

If the boss used those methods on him…

He couldn’t even bear to think about it.

He had to remain utterly loyal to the boss, never daring to entertain a single thought of betrayal!

Lin Xuan watched as Qin Ruoyao dealt with Lin Li. Though Lin Li was in agony, and Lin Xuan was pleased to see him in such pain,

he somehow felt it was growing a bit dull.

Perhaps it was because he had avenged himself and was truly starting to let go of the Lin family and Lin Li.

Whatever the case, these people weren’t worth his attention anymore.

Lin Xuan stood up from his chair.

Lei Hui asked in confusion, “Young Master Lin, where are you going?”

Lin Xuan replied, “I’m going back to Night Garden.”

Lei Hui frowned. “Aren’t you going to keep watching the surveillance footage?”

Lin Xuan answered, “No. If you two want to watch later, just ask my people for the footage.”

“Understood, boss.” Lei Hui nodded.

Lin Xuan left.

Lei Hui and Butler Wang continued watching with great interest.

From that day on, whenever they had free time, Lei Hui and Butler Wang would ask Lin Xuan’s subordinates for the surveillance videos of Qin Ruoyao and Lin Li.

Their greatest daily amusement became watching Qin Ruoyao torment Lin Li.

There was no denying it—Qin Ruoyao had countless ways to torture him.

She would kick and beat Lin Li at will.

Qin Ruoyao had also learned to smoke, and she would press burning cigarette butts onto Lin Li’s skin.

In short, under Qin Ruoyao’s hand, Lin Li lived in agonizing misery. He couldn’t escape, and he couldn’t die.

Every second of every minute was sheer torment for Lin Li.

Lin Li began to regret it.

He regretted ever opposing Lin Xuan in the first place.

This Qin Ruoyao was surely sent by Lin Xuan to deal with him.

Lin Xuan was a demon.

Going against him—

Lin Li had simply overestimated himself.

Lin Li lay on the ground, watching Qin Ruoyao smile like a demon after brutally beating him.

Lin Li closed his eyes.

Mom.

If only you hadn’t been Lin Chang’s mistress back then.

Then he would never have been brought into this world, and he wouldn’t have endured so much suffering.

His life was nothing but a joke…