Chapter 649: After Hatred Comes Love

The moment the phone connected, Le Xiao chen's voice came through.

Le Xiao chen's voice had lost its former rage and arrogance, leaving only barely concealed fatigue and urgency.

The shock of the Qian Shi Group's downfall.

The anxiety of a city-wide search that came up empty.

Le Xiao chen's sharpness had long been worn away.

At this moment, Le Xiao chen's heart and eyes were filled only with his imprisoned daughter.

On the phone, Le Xiao chen's tone carried a hint of humble pleading:

"Lin Yuan, I won't waste your time—tell me, how exactly can I get my daughter released? As long as I can do it, aside from betraying the New Faction Alliance, I'm willing to discuss anything else with you!"

Lin Yuan's lips curled into a cold arc.

Lin Yuan held the phone, his tone casual… yet carrying an undeniable oppressive pressure:

"It's simple: have the Le Tian Financial Group completely surrender all chips used against the Goddess Group, cease all actions against me, henceforth behave yourself, no longer oppose the Goddess Group, and no longer interfere in any matter concerning me."

Lin Yuan paused, the coldness in his eyes intensifying, he added:

"Your Le Tian Financial clings to the New Faction Alliance, repeatedly opposing me; now that the Qian Shi have fallen, if you're sensible, you'll obediently compromise and maintain contact with the New Faction Alliance's cooperation. Otherwise, I cannot guarantee Le Wei'er's life."

On the other end of the receiver, Le Xiao chen…… fell silent instantly.

A moment later, Le Xiao chen spoke, his tone leaving no room for negotiation: "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

Le Xiao chen's voice carried a hint of hoarseness: "Giving up opposition to the Goddess Group and surrendering the chips is tantamount to cutting off half of Le Tian Financial's life, and even more so, tantamount to betraying the New Faction Alliance."

"Lin Yuan, this is my bottom line; even if I must see the Le Tian Financial Group destroyed, even if I must sacrifice my old life, I will absolutely never betray the New Faction Alliance!"

Le Xiao chen refused to comply with this demand.

Le Tian Financial and the New Faction Alliance share a symbiotic relationship.

If Le Xiao chen betrays the New Faction Alliance, the fate of Le Tian Financial will be dire.

Lin Yuan had long anticipated his response, his face showing no surprise.

Lin Yuan held the phone, his tone growing colder, tinged with impatience: "If that's the case, then there's nothing to discuss. It seems you haven't figured it out yet, nor truly realized what matters most."

Before his words even faded, Lin Yuan was preparing to continue applying pressure……

But beside him…… a faint sound of chains scraping suddenly came.

Le Wei'er, bound in chains in the corner, had been observing covertly from the start.

Le Wei'er took advantage of the moment when Lin Yuan was focused on the phone, his attention slightly divided……

She exerted all her strength, her fingertips digging desperately into the chain's clasp.

Le Wei'er, using the dim light, slowly felt out a way to unlock it.

She had been imprisoned for days, her humiliation and despair…… turning into a reckless, all-or-nothing madness.

Now, this was her only chance.

A moment later, a faint 'click' sounded.

The chain's clasp…… was successfully pried open by her.

Le Wei'er's beautiful eyes…… flashed with a hint of wild joy and resolve.

She hesitated not at all…… and violently broke free of her bonds.

Le Wei'er's delicate frame staggered…… yet she lunged fiercely toward Lin Yuan.

Her hair was somewhat disheveled, her beautiful eyes filled with a ruthless determination to die together!

Le Wei'er rushed behind Lin Yuan, bared her teeth, and sank her snow-white fangs…… fiercely into his neck!

She risked her life, determined to bite through his neck!

She wanted to completely break free of this endless prison and avenge herself.

This, was Le Wei'er's only chance!

Mm……

Lin Yuan, caught off guard, cried out in pain.

At his neck…… came a piercing, heart-wrenching pain.

Le Wei'er's sharp fangs…… sank deep into his neck flesh.

Crimson blood…… seeped out instantly.

The blood slid down Lin Yuan's neck, staining his collar red.

The sudden assault completely shattered Lin Yuan's composure.

Lin Yuan turned his head and saw only Le Wei'er biting his neck.

This woman is truly insane.

"Are you a dog?" Lin Yuan said coldly, and the next second he grabbed a handful of her long hair.

On Le Wei'er's exhausted yet stunning face, panic flashed instantly.

On the other end of the phone, Le Xiao chen…… hearing the commotion, immediately let out an urgent hoarse shout, asking what had happened.

Lin Yuan tossed aside the phone, the coldness in his eyes…… instantly replaced by towering fury.

His aura suddenly turned sinister and terrifying.

Lin Yuan endured the searing pain in his neck, then backhandedly raised his palm! @

Lin Yuan dealt a fierce slap…… landing squarely on Le Wei'er's face!

Pa——!

A crisp, loud bang!

The force of that slap was so great it directly sent Le Wei'er staggering, crashing heavily onto the cold concrete floor!

The corner of her mouth…… instantly trickled a hint of sweet-smelling blood.

On her emaciated, weak cheek…… the slap mark grew ever clearer.

The madness in Le Wei'er's beautiful eyes was also replaced by intense pain and dizziness.

Lin Yuan raised his hand to cover his bleeding neck, his eyes full of killing intent and fury.

He coldly stared at Le Wei'er, who had fallen to the ground.

He slowly loosened the hand pressing on his neck, his fingertips stained with scarlet blood.,

Lin Yuan's eyes were sinister, staring at the woman on the ground: "Le Wei'er, it seems these days of detention haven't taught you a lesson? Repeatedly seeking death, do you really think I dare not kill you?"

Le Xiao chen…… on the other end of the phone heard with heart pounding, while urgently shouting: "Don't hurt my daughter……"

But Lin Yuan had already tossed the phone aside, letting the shouting from the receiver echo.

All of Lin Yuan's attention fell upon the reckless Le Wei'er before him.

Le Wei'er was slapped so hard she felt dizzy and her cheek burned with intense pain.

But her hatred and madness deep down did not diminish in the slightest.

Le Wei'er lay prone on the icy concrete floor, out of the corner of her eye she saw…… a discarded iron rod scattered nearby.

It was the tool used in the wine cellar to pry open barrels, of moderate thickness.

At this moment, it had become her sole lifeline.

A flicker of ruthlessness flashed in Le Wei'er's eyes……

She suddenly grabbed a handful of dust from the ground and fiercely threw it at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan stepped back a few paces.

Le Wei'er, taking advantage of Lin Yuan's inattention, in a panic lunged out her hand and seized that iron rod!

Le Wei'er exerted all her remaining strength and smashed the iron rod hard at Lin Yuan's head!

In her beautiful eyes lay a resolve to perish together.

Lin Yuan's expression remained unchanged, the fury in his eyes intensifying.

He faced the iron rod hurtling straight at him, yet he did not dodge or evade.

Lin Yuan, with a backhand…… extended his right hand, precisely and accurately grasping the front end of the iron rod barehanded.

He exerted slight force with his fingertips, the power in his palm like a tiger's vise, firmly locking the iron rod.

Le Wei'er exerted all her strength to strike downward again, but found the iron rod as if nailed down, utterly unmoving.

Clueless about life or death.

Lin Yuan let out a low growl, his tone full of impatience and viciousness.

Lin Yuan wrenched his wrist hard, then twisted!

Only the sound 'Crack!' was heard.

That hard iron rod was actually snapped by him into two pieces! The break was uneven, glimmering with a cold metallic sheen.

Before Le Wei'er could react, Lin Yuan backhanded her with another slap!

This slap carried even greater force than before!

'Pa!'

A sound.

It shook Le Wei'er's eardrums into a buzzing.

This slap directly knocked her down again, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

The slap mark on Le Wei'er's cheek grew ever more red and swollen.

The madness in Le Wei'er's eyes gradually gave way to fear.

But she still clenched her teeth tightly, refusing to show weakness.

Le Wei'er, driven to desperation, had now gone completely mad.

She lay on the ground, taking advantage of the momentum from her fall…… she suddenly rolled over.

Le Wei'er coiled her legs nimbly, employing the ground judo technique she had learned.

She tried to tightly lock Lin Yuan's ankle, immobilizing his figure……

Even if only for a moment.

She also wanted to buy herself a chance to escape.

But her little trick was utterly useless before Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan's eyes turned cold, his body slightly sidestepping.

Lin Yuan lightly shifted his foot, easily breaking her judo lock.

Lin Yuan, with a backhand kick, lightly struck her back.

Le Wei'er's whole body went limp, the lock technique instantly failing.

Le Wei'er's whole body crashed heavily to the ground again, a sharp pain shooting through her chest, making it hard to breathe.

Le Wei'er struggled again and again, counterattacked again and again……

She repeatedly failed to advance or retreat, completely exhausting Lin Yuan's last patience.

Lin Yuan could bear it no longer; the killing intent in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by a hint of icy ruthlessness.

Since neither soft nor hard methods worked, he had to resort to the harshest means, utterly cutting off all her thoughts so she would dare not resist again.

Lin Yuan bent over, grabbed a handful of Le Wei'er's long hair, and yanked her up roughly.

Lin Yuan's force was brutal, heedless of her struggles and cries.

Le Wei'er desperately twisted her body, shouting and cursing, to no avail.

Lin Yuan's eyes were icy, his strike merciless.

He grabbed a handful of Le Wei'er's clothing and tore it viciously!

Riiip!

With a sound, Le Wei'er's clothing…… was torn.

The sound of the torn clothing…… echoed in the spacious wine cellar.

Immediately afterward, Lin Yuan casually pulled off each piece of clothing and threw them onto the cold ground.

Le Wei'er instantly panicked, fear completely replacing all her hatred and stubbornness……

She desperately tried to cover herself, crying out and begging Lin Yuan to show mercy.

But Lin Yuan's heart was already as hard as stone; he was unmoved.

Moments later, Le Wei'er lay naked and helpless on the ground.

Her snow‑white delicate body trembled.

She was truly beautiful; stripped of her clothes, she now looked absolutely stunning, like a work of art.

But at this moment she was utterly disheveled, tears mixed with humiliation and despair streaming down wildly.

Lin Yuan loosened his grip on her hair and pulled out his phone from his pocket.

Lin Yuan opened the video function, aiming the camera at Le Wei'er, who lay helpless and disheveled on the ground.

Lin Yuan's tone was ice‑cold, without a trace of warmth:

"Since you refuse to behave, don't blame me for being ruthless. I have taken these nude photos and videos; if you dare to struggle again, if Le Xiao chen still refuses to compromise, I will make these public. I will let you, the Le family's miss, be utterly ruined in reputation, and let the Le family become the laughingstock of all Hangcheng."

"No, don't……" Le Wei'er frantically tried to cover her body with both hands.

But Lin Yuan gave her no chance.

As his words fell, Lin Yuan hesitated not at all and pressed the record button.

His phone's lens locked firmly onto Le Wei'er's despairing visage, recording every bit of her humiliation and despair……

In the wine cellar, only Le Wei'er's desperate cries and pleas remained, yet they could not elicit even a shred of pity from Lin Yuan.

One after another, large‑scale photos were taken by Lin Yuan.

Even, there were high‑definition 4K videos……

After the video recording ended, Lin Yuan casually pressed the stop button and slipped his phone back into his pocket.

He looked down at Le Wei'er, who lay prone on the ground.

Le Wei'er remained completely naked, her hands clenched tightly over her body, her shoulders shaking violently.

Her voice was hoarse and broken, the despair in her eyes already overflowing…… mixed with humiliation and unwillingness that seeped into her bones.

"Don't waste your effort." Lin Yuan's tone was ice‑cold, without the slightest ripple, the gloom in his eyes undiminished.

He bent down, picked up the iron chain and hemp rope from the ground, ignoring Le Wei'er's resistance and cries, and bound her tightly once again.

The iron chain remained fastened to her ankle, locked to the wine barrel's iron ring, tighter than before, completely extinguishing any thought of struggle.

"Behave and stay put; when your father Le Xiao chen compromises, then you'll be free of all this." Lin Yuan said coldly.

Having said that, Lin Yuan stood up and pulled up the nude photos he had just taken on his phone.

He casually selected a few of the most humiliating and impactful shots.

Then Lin Yuan opened the chat window with Le Xiao chen.

He added no extra text and directly sent the photos over.

After sending, Lin Yuan put his phone away, the corner of his mouth curling into a cold calculation.

He was certain that, no matter how stubborn Le Xiao chen was or how much he valued the New Faction Alliance, he would never stand by and watch his daughter be ruined, nor would he allow these photos to be made public.

In the days that followed, Lin Yuan continued to guard the wine cellar.

He oversaw the collapsing, increasingly listless Le Wei'er.

And he quietly awaited Le Xiao chen's response.

Le Wei'er had completely lost her former stubbornness and frenzy, spending all day curled up in a cold corner, wrapped in a tattered garment.

Le Wei'er's gaze was empty; she neither cried nor raged, only occasionally glancing at Lin Yuan would a flicker of hatred and humiliation appear in her eyes.

But she no longer dared to resist in the slightest; only a bone‑deep despair remained, devouring her day and night.

Lin Yuan checked his phone every day, hoping for an urgent call from Le Xiao chen, a humble plea, or even a response of compromise.

In his view, once Le Xiao chen received the photos, he would surely break down instantly.

Even if he still refused to betray the New Faction Alliance, he would proactively contact Lin Yuan to renegotiate, making concessions for Le Wei'er's sake.

But the days passed, one after another, for three consecutive days.

Lin Yuan's phone remained utterly silent.

There was not a single call or message from Le Xiao chen.

Le Xiao chen seemed to have vanished completely, eerily silent.

He neither called to question nor begged for compromise, not even making the slightest move.

It was as if he had never received those nude photos capable of ruining the Le family's reputation, as if he had never had a captive daughter.

Lin Yuan's brows gradually furrowed; could it be that he had miscalculated?

Le Xiao chen had always regarded Le Wei'er as the apple of his eye……

Now his daughter is in dire straits, and these humiliating photos have been taken of her—how could he remain so calm?

Doubts lingered in his heart, yet Lin Yuan still kept watch each day in the wine cellar.

Merely, Lin Yuan's grip on Le Wei'er had loosened a bit, but he never let down his guard.

That day.

Lin Yuan, taking advantage of a break while out gathering information, deliberately bought a freshly roasted chicken.

Wrapped in oiled paper, the chicken exuded a rich aroma as he carried it back to the wine cellar.

He pushed open the iron door; in the dim light, Le Wei'er remained curled up in the cold corner.

Her figure grew increasingly frail, the tattered clothes wrapped around her making her look especially disheveled.

Le Wei'er's gaze remained empty; only when she smelled the aroma of roasted chicken did a faint glimmer flash in the depths of her eyes.

The days of lethargy and hunger had already worn away her last shred of pride.

Lin Yuan walked up to her, slowly squatted down, and tore open the oil paper.

The rich meat aroma instantly filled the entire wine cellar. He

Without a word, he reached out, tore off a piece of tender chicken, and brought it to Le Wei'er's lips.

Lin Yuan's tone remained icy, yet it lacked some of its former harshness: "Eat."

Le Wei'er lifted her eyes slightly, glanced at Lin Yuan, and the hatred in her eyes faded a bit.

In her beautiful eyes, a hint of humility that was hard to conceal appeared.

Le Wei'er hesitated not at all, opened her mouth slightly, and ate the piece of chicken.

The days of hunger… made her wolf down her food.

But hindered by the shackles on her body, Le Wei'er's movements remained clumsy, and oil soon smeared the corners of her mouth.

Lin Yuan silently fed her, his actions not gentle, yet he no longer gave her a hard time.

After a moment, Le Wei'er swallowed the chicken in her mouth.

Her throat twitched slightly, her voice hoarse and dry, with a hint of timid pleading: "I… I'm thirsty."

Upon hearing that, Lin Yuan's eyes showed no ripple.

He rose, picked up the prepared mineral water from beside him, unscrewed the cap, and squatted down again slowly.

Lin Yuan brought the bottle to Le Wei'er's lips, intending to give her a drink.

But just as he leaned forward and his attention wandered slightly…

Le Wei'er suddenly lifted her head, leaned in slightly, and the depths of her formerly empty, despairing eyes instantly filled with tenderness and an attempt to please…

Le Wei'er, those gorgeous red lips… moved straight toward him…%

She… actually… lightly pressed her lips to Lin Yuan's…