Chapter 14 The Blackmailer
I woke again to the sound of Shen Zhiye’s phone.
“Young Master Shen, you wouldn’t want even more dirt on your future wife in the news, would you?
“I’m right near your house. As long as you meet my terms, I’ll keep my mouth shut forever.”
In my drowsy state, I recognized Zhao Weiye’s nauseating voice.
I snapped fully awake just in time to hear Shen Zhiye’s restrained reply.
“Fine.”
By the time I got up, Shen Zhiye had already hurried downstairs.
Whatever it was, it must be serious.
But how had Zhao Weiye gotten involved with Shen Zhiye?
While I puzzled over it, my phone lit up with today’s trending headlines.
【Future Madam Shen Caught in Scandal with Country Bumpkin!】
【Gu Family’s Real Daughter Degenerately Entangled with Lowlife!】
The attached photos were the ones I’d secretly taken years ago as evidence when Zhao Weiye tried to assault me. I’d deleted them long ago—how had they ended up in his hands, and how was he using them to threaten Shen Zhiye?
I threw on some clothes and rushed after him.
Shen Zhiye stood with his back to me, his tall frame radiating chilling fury.
Zhao Weiye had his hands in his pockets, tone arrogant.
“Eight hundred thousand is pocket change to you, Young Master Shen. Otherwise, next time I leak something even juicier!”
Anger burned in my chest. I trembled all over.
“Fine! I have nothing to hide! Let’s see what else you’ve got! But you—you just handed your own criminal evidence to the media. Enjoy prison!”
Shen Zhiye frowned when he saw me approach.
He pulled my jacket closed, voice still gentle.
“Don’t worry. I’ve got this.”
Then he pulled out a check and handed it over under Zhao Weiye’s greedy gaze.
“Eight hundred thousand.”
“Young Master Shen is certainly straightforward—”
At the same moment, Shen Zhiye signaled. Several black-clad bodyguards rushed forward.
As they closed in around Zhao Weiye, his smile slowly froze.
“Don’t do anything that’ll get someone killed…”
I anxiously grabbed Shen Zhiye’s arm, but he just pinched my cheek in exasperation.
“What are you thinking? I’m a law-abiding citizen!”
The next second, he pulled a voice recorder from his pocket and handed it to a bodyguard.
“Learned it from you. Take him to the police station!”