The baby slapped me, and I said, "Sit on my lap and slap me."

Su Qingyao reluctantly let go, turning back to look at Wen Yu every few steps.

Wen Yu stood there, a gentle smile on his face.

I mouthed to her over and over again: Come back quickly, I'm coming right away.

Watching Su Qingyao being properly settled into the car, the car smoothly drove away, its taillights disappearing completely at the street corner.

The last trace of warmth that Wen Yu had retained on his face because of her vanished completely.

The gentleness he had shown towards Su Qingyao just moments before vanished without a trace, leaving only unfathomable darkness and murderous intent in his eyes.

Jiang Shubai stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and his voice became more subdued.

"With Zhaoyue by one's side, there is nothing safer than this."

He narrowed his eyes, glancing at the figures still writhing in pain on the ground, his tone filled with undisguised disgust and coldness.

"What do you want to do with these scumbags?"

Wen Yu didn't speak, but slowly turned around.

His gaze swept over the several figures writhing in pain in the corner, finally settling on Li Chen, whose face was covered in blood and who had already lost consciousness.

He remained silent for a few seconds.

Then he took out his phone, unlocked it, tapped the screen twice, and dialed a number that didn't have a saved name.

The call was connected.

He only said two words, "Come here."

Then I hung up.

A few minutes later, several black minivans drove in silently.

The car doors opened in unison, and a group of well-trained men in black suits quickly got out.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a cold face and sharp eyes, named Qin Yue.

Qin Yue strode up to Wen Yu, bowed slightly, and said in a steady voice, "Young Master."

Wen Yu slightly raised his chin, pointing to the ground, "Five, the one that was most seriously injured."

His gaze fell coolly on Li Chen.

"Clean things up, don't leave any evidence."

"clear."

Qin Yue responded and then glanced behind him.

The men in black immediately sprang into action without a sound.

Working in pairs, they quickly and professionally lifted the person from the ground and carried them into the vehicle, while others began cleaning up the bloodstains and signs of a struggle.

His movements were swift and efficient, clearly indicating that this wasn't his first time handling such a situation.

Qin Yue took a document out of his briefcase and respectfully handed it to Wen Yu with both hands.

"Young Master, all negative posts about Miss Su on the forum have been cleared and keyword blocking has been set up. The information you requested is all here. Please take a look."

Wen Yu took the document and quickly flipped through it.

The document details Li Chen and his accomplices' family backgrounds, social connections, past misdeeds, and even their recent online activities and statements.

The further down he looked, the colder the look in his eyes became, and the more dangerous his aura grew.

He saw that Li Chen harbored resentment because he was rejected, and anonymously stirred up trouble and fabricated rumors on the forum.

They secretly contacted people who coveted or disliked Su Qingyao to help stir things up.

Wen Yu's knuckles squeezed the edge of the document so tightly that it deformed slightly.

If you can't get what you want, you want to destroy it.

That's really... disgustingly despicable.

He raised his eyes and looked again at Li Chen, who was being carried onto a stretcher and whose face was unrecognizable. A slow smile appeared on his lips.

"Qin Yue".

"Since they enjoy hiding behind keyboards and using rumors as weapons so much..."

His voice was steady, yet every word was chilling.

"Then let them immerse themselves in this game."

"Let them swallow back their lies a thousand times over."

He paused, then said coldly, word by word:

"I want them to be utterly disgraced, hated by everyone, like rats in the street, in this city, in this school, in the circles they live in... and finally, to get completely out of my sight."

Qin Yue lowered his head, expressionless, and said, "Yes."

Wen Yu's gaze finally landed on Li Chen, as if he were pronouncing a death sentence.

"As for this Li Chen... don't his parents own a small company, and what they value most is reputation and money?"

"Find a way to get him addicted to gambling, so much so that his family can't pay it off even if they sell everything they own, and then..."

His voice was softer, yet more cruel.

"Help him when he's desperate, do something that will get him in, and take good care of him once he's inside."

"No need to kill him."

"Don't let him live too comfortably."

"Let him taste the bitterness of being unable to live and unable to die."

Qin Yue's expression remained completely unchanged.

"Yes, young master, I will arrange everything flawlessly."

Wen Yu took one last look at the corner that had been cleaned up without leaving a trace.

He turned around, opened the car door, and got into the waiting black minivan.

The car was silent. Wen Yu lowered his head and spread out his hands.

My fingertips were still trembling slightly, uncontrollably.

The sticky feeling of striking flesh and bone still lingered in my palm, along with the lingering metallic stench.

That's not fear.

It was a lingering fear.

It is the lingering physiological tremor after the violent outburst of anger, when the nerves are still in a state of high excitement.

It was so close, so very close...

His treasures, once again within his reach, were touched by filthy claws and hurled with vicious words...

A sense of overwhelming panic welled up inside me.

The heart-wrenching despair of not being able to protect her three years ago is like a poison etched into my bones, causing excruciating pain every time it flares up.

He absolutely will not allow it.

It's impossible to experience that a second time.

He was too arrogant, thinking that staying by her side would protect her from all the storms of life.

But they forgot that this world is full of darkness and filth, and there are always blind ants who try to tarnish his moonlight.

Wen Yu slowly closed his fingers, clenching his fist as if to crush the remaining trembling and sense of loss of control.

When I opened my eyes again, they were now a deep, calm pool.

"Qin Yue," he said.

Qin Yue, who was in the driver's seat, immediately looked at him through the rearview mirror. "Young Master."

"Starting today."

Wen Yu's tone was calm, yet it carried an absolute command that left no room for doubt.

"Restore all the personnel who were secretly protecting Miss Su before, no, double them."

"I want to make sure that not even a single malicious breeze can get within ten meters of her."

He turned his head, and his gaze met Qin Yue's in the rearview mirror.

"I don't want to see something like this happen again."

"Not even a little bit."

Qin Yue's eyes were sharp as an eagle's, and he did not hesitate for a moment.

"Understood, young master. Rest assured, from this moment on, no one will be allowed to touch a single hair on Miss Su's head."

Wen Yu nodded, closed his eyes again, and leaned back in the leather seat.

Silence fell over the carriage once again.

Only he himself knew what turbulent undercurrents lay beneath his calm exterior.

His baby only needs to see sunlight.

And all that tries to approach her shadow, filth, and danger...

He will clean it all himself, bit by bit.