Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

It's the same room as before.

"Snapped!"

Another blue-and-white porcelain teacup shattered on the ground, breaking into countless fragments that splashed everywhere along with the tea, leaving the floor a complete mess...

Liu Shiyuan stared at his phone screen with a livid face and said, "This is utterly despicable. They actually used this trick to break my plan."

It turns out that the Deng family's public sending of wreaths to him was followed by a statement of gratitude and public announcements on various media platforms...

The incident caused an uproar on major media platforms, with netizens leaving comments and unanimously agreeing that the deceased should be respected and condemning Liu Shiyuan for his narrow-mindedness in using the dead to humiliate them, saying he would eventually face retribution.

Furthermore, an anonymous source revealed that Liu Shiyuan, in order to deal with the Deng family and to complete his own scheme, even used his own son and grandson as scapegoats...

Liu Shiyuan's identity has now been exposed online, and a chorus of condemnations and sighs is echoing across the internet...

Liu Shiyuan has shot himself in the foot, and to make matters worse, he's suffering in silence.

As the saying goes, cleverness can backfire.

He originally intended to humiliate the deceased Deng Zhi by sending wreaths and elegiac couplets, but Deng Zhi was no match for him; he was not as lucky as Deng Zhi, dying at the age of fifty, while Deng Zhi was almost eighty and still living a fulfilling life.

He even wanted to provoke Old Master Deng, hoping to anger him to death, since it was Old Master Deng and Xiao Huai'an who joined forces to drag him down from his high position...

Let him lose everything and become a laughingstock in the upper echelons of Beijing society…

The middle-aged man bent down carefully to pick up the broken pieces from the ground, then threw them into the trash can before looking at Liu Shiyuan and saying, "Sir, don't be angry. Getting angry will only hurt your health."

"The fact that the Deng family reacted so quickly and in such a public way was beyond our expectations, but it also shows that our approach hit the Deng family's sore spot, so their counterattack was swift and fierce."

"But it is undeniable that our open and covert struggles with the Deng and Xiao families have now officially come to the forefront."

"Actually, there's no need to care about these things online. Let people say what they want, share what they want, or not share it. Before long, as new trending topics keep appearing, they will be forgotten by netizens."

Liu Shiyuan nodded: "I want the Deng family to watch helplessly as their projects and overseas businesses vanish into nothing."

"But the Deng family chose to retaliate against me in this way at this moment. This reaction is not like that of the Deng family. Deng Ying is not capable of this. Someone must be giving Deng Ying advice."

Middle-aged man: "Sir, do you mean this was Xiao Zhan's idea? He's helping Deng Ying devise a plan to deal with us?"

Liu Shiyuan nodded.

Middle-aged man: "So, what's our next step?"

Liu Shiyuan thought for a moment and said, "War of words, especially online shouting and cursing, is not my style. The best way to fight back is to make the Deng family hold their noses and keep quiet, to make them suffer in silence, and preferably to make them suffer internal injuries."

The middle-aged man understood Liu Shiyuan's meaning and said, "A night has passed; there should be news from Iraq and Syria. Also, what's the situation back home?"

Why hasn't Mako Ishida made a move?

Liu Shiyuan: "Go and call Ishida Mako here."

Middle-aged man: "Yes, sir."

The middle-aged man left the room to go next door to find Mako Ishida.

Liu Shiyuan took out a small packet of white powder and poured it into a blue-and-white porcelain teacup. Then he poured in boiling tea. The white powder instantly dissolved in the tea, becoming colorless, transparent, and odorless, with only a faint tea aroma…

"Knock knock knock".

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Liu Shiyuan: "Come in."

A middle-aged man walked in, followed by Ishida Mako, who had exquisite makeup, beautiful clothes, and a sexy appearance.

Middle-aged man: "Sir, Miss Mako has arrived."

Liu Shiyuan pointed to the sofa and said, "Miss Zhenzi, please have a seat."

As Mako Ishida walked over, her long, white, and straight legs, accentuated by her tight-fitting short skirt, were very eye-catching.

Mako Ishida sat on the sofa at an angle, crossing her long legs, looking dignified, elegant and poised.

Liu Shiyuan's cloudy eyes swept over those long legs, and a certain desire in his eyes seemed to intensify slightly...

At this moment, Mako Ishida asked, "Mr. Yanagi, what brings you here?"

Liu Shiyuan raised his teacup and said, "Thank you for your help, Miss Zhenzi. I'll toast you with tea instead of wine."

Mako Ishida looked at the pale green tea in front of her, hesitating whether to drink it or not. There is an unwritten rule in their line of work: if something is out of their sight for even a second, they will not eat or drink it.

After all, the tea had already been poured before I arrived.

At this moment, Liu Shiyuan, holding his teacup, said with a dark expression, "Miss Zhenzi, what do you mean?"

Seeing that Liu Shiyuan was unhappy, Ishida Mako thought to herself, "The old man is so old, he probably doesn't have any other thoughts about me."

Little did she know that this was just wishful thinking on her part; when someone cares about you, they won't tell you on their own initiative.

Ishida Mako picked up her teacup and gently touched it with Liu Shiyuan's teacup, saying, "Mr. Liu, you're too kind. It's all what I should do. I hope you'll keep your word and release my family. They're all innocent."

After speaking, Mako Ishida took a small sip of tea and then put down the teacup, as she was still not completely at ease.

Liu Shiyuan watched as Ishida Mako only took a small sip of tea. How could such a small amount of tea be acceptable?

Then, with a displeased expression, she said, "Miss Mako, what do you mean? I offered you tea, and you only gave it a perfunctory sip. Are you clearly disrespecting me, or do you think I poisoned the tea?"

Upon hearing Liu Shiyuan's words, Ishida Mako quickly said, "Mr. Liu, you misunderstand. I just drank water before I came, so I'm not thirsty."

Liu Shiyuan immediately flew into a rage and cursed, "You idiot! Don't you know any manners? I offered you tea because I respect you."

"Hmph, don't push your luck."

Seeing that Liu Shiyuan was truly angry, and remembering that her family was in the hands of the Sakura Society and their fates were unknown, Ishida Mako quickly picked up her teacup and drank it all in one gulp, saying, "Mr. Liu, I'm sorry, I didn't think things through earlier."

Liu Shiyuan snorted coldly: "Hmph, that's right. If your Ishida family wants to develop and make big money in the future, then follow me. With the Sakura Society protecting your family, you can rest assured. I never mistreat my own people."

Mako Ishida: "Mr. Yanagi, you see I've been following your instructions all along. Could you please ask Sakura Society to release my family first? My parents are old and have chronic illnesses; they can't withstand any more torment or fright."

Liu Shiyuan said disdainfully, "Once I've seized all of the Deng family's assets, I'll immediately release your family."

As Liu Shiyuan spoke, he brazenly took out a box of small blue pills, scooped out two pills, and swallowed them in one gulp right in front of Ishida Mako.

When Mako Ishida saw the small blue pill, she was immediately startled; she knew all too well what kind of medicine it was.

Not long ago,

Liu Chuanren used it to torture himself madly...

suddenly,

Mako Ishida's expression changed drastically as a warm current rapidly spread from her lower abdomen throughout her body. Her body grew increasingly hot, her eyes became glazed, and the desire and urge within her intensified, becoming almost irresistible...

Um!"

Mako Ishida couldn't help but let out a soft groan. She then clutched her lower abdomen with both hands, abruptly stood up, and tried to leave before her last shred of consciousness vanished, returning to her room.

But leaving now is easier said than done.

At this moment, Mako Ishida couldn't stand up straight; she swayed and collapsed onto the sofa.

In her hazy state,

Seeing Liu Shiyuan, his face flushed and leering, press down on him...

Poor Mako Ishida was powerless to resist and fell into the abyss once again...