724: Chapter 724 Returning Home!

Listening to the murmurs all around.

Black Widow stood rooted to the spot, the expression on her face incredibly complex.

Anger, fear, humiliation, despair...

Various emotions flashed across her eyes in turn, finally settling into a deathly gray.

She wanted to scream.

But what could she say?

Call Ye Chen shameless? Call Ye Chen despicable?

But...

Would it be of any use?

She was already his person.

No, not a person.

She was his dog.

A dog held by his leash, one he could strangle at any moment!!!

Black Widow took a deep breath, turned around, and walked out of the banquet hall.

Her retreating figure looked desolate and wretched, a far cry from the arrogance she had displayed upon her arrival.

Hundreds of guests watched her figure disappear through the doorway, their hearts filled with confusion.

Because.

They didn't know...

What exactly happened inside when they couldn't hear?

They would never have guessed.

From this day on, Black Widow of the USA Ability User Bureau was no longer that terrifying female demon everyone feared.

She had become someone else's shadow.

A shadow that would live in darkness forever.

Kim Zhilong cowered under the corner of the table, shivering uncontrollably.

His mind was a blank slate, with only one thought echoing repeatedly...

It's over.

Completely over.

Ye Chen already knew about him leaking the information.

Black Widow had brought twelve genetic Ability User, only to be crippled by Ye Chen in a single move.

The joint operation between the Ability User Bureau and the two major chaebols had been neutralized by a single talisman from Ye Chen.

Even Black Widow herself had retreated...

What was he, Kim Zhilong?

Just a small-time chaebol with some money in South Korea.

In front of Ye Chen, he was worth less than an ant!

Tears streamed down Kim Zhilong's face.

He regretted it.

He truly regretted it.

He shouldn't have listened to that animal who was worse than a pig or dog and continued to provoke this devil.

Now look at him—51% of the Kim family's shares were gone, his reputation was ruined, and his very life was in someone else's hands.

The murmurs in the banquet hall gradually died down.

Everyone withdrew their gaze from the doorway and fixed it squarely on Ye Chen.

Those gazes were filled with awe and reverence.

But Ye Chen ignored those gazes.

He turned around, walked up to the table, lowered his head, and looked at Kim Zhilong, who was cowering under the corner of the table.

Kim Zhilong met those eyes and shuddered violently, as if he had been electrocuted.

"Mr... Mr. Ye..."

His voice trembled, his teeth chattered, and he curled up into a ball, like a mouse that had had its tail stepped on.

Ye Chen looked at him and said indifferently, "Alright, it's time to settle your business."

Tears gushed out of Kim Zhilong's eyes.

"Mr. Ye! I was wrong! I was truly wrong!"

"I shouldn't have been blinded by greed, shouldn't have listened to my animal of a son's instigation, and shouldn't have leaked news of your presence in South Korea to the USA!"

"Please spare me this once! I beg you!"

As he spoke, he kowtowed frantically.

After a few times, his forehead split open, and blood ran down the bridge of his nose, covering his face.

But he didn't dare stop.

Because he knew that his life rested entirely on Ye Chen's whim.

The surrounding guests watched Kim Zhilong's miserable state; some shook their heads, while others sighed.

Aish!

The helmsman of South Korea's number one chaebol, the man who once commanded the business world and was once arrogant and untouchable, was now kneeling on the ground, kowtowing like a pestle, as pathetic as a stray dog.

It was too much of a subversion of their perception!

It was too unbelievable!

Ye Chen looked at Kim Zhilong's appearance, his expression unchanged.

"I said before that your Kim family only had one chance."

Kim Zhilong's body stiffened, and his kowtowing motion stopped in mid-air.

Ye Chen continued.

"I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it."

"But rest assured, I won't kill you."

A glimmer of hope flashed in Kim Zhilong's eyes.

But Ye Chen's next sentence made him fall completely into the abyss.

"I will only make you live, in a way that is worse than death."

Ye Chen turned around and looked at Chairman Lee Seung-heon.

"Chairman Lee."

Chairman Lee Seung-heon quickly stepped forward: "Mr. Ye, please speak."

Ye Chen pointed to Kim Zhilong, who was kneeling on the ground, and said indifferently.

"From today on, all business of the Kim family will be taken over by the Lee family."

"Kim Zhilong and his son Kim Tianyou are never allowed to step out of the Kim family estate."

"Whoever dares to let them out will die in their stead."

As the words fell, the whole scene was dead silent.

Kim Zhilong collapsed on the ground, his eyes hollow, his face ashen.

He knew that Ye Chen was going to imprison his Kim family for life.

No, not just for life.

It was for generations to come.

Chairman Lee Seung-heon took a deep breath and nodded solemnly.

"Rest assured, Mr. Ye, the Lee family will definitely comply."

If it were in the past, they wouldn't have dared to do anything to the Kim family.

After all.

Both sides were chaebol families!

But since Ye Chen had spoken, it was different...

Ye Chen was their confidence!

Ye Chen nodded, turned around, and swept his gaze across the room.

The guests who were swept by his gaze all lowered their heads; no one dared to look him in the eye.

Ye Chen didn't say anything more and walked out of the banquet hall.

He walked two steps, then suddenly stopped and looked back at Lee Yoon-hee.

"Pack your things and return to the Dragon Kingdom with me early tomorrow morning."

Lee Yoon-hee's face flushed slightly, and she nodded gently: "Yes, Master."

Ye Chen withdrew his gaze and walked out of the banquet hall without looking back.

Chairman Lee Seung-heon watched his figure disappear outside the main gate and let out a long sigh.

Then.

He turned around, looked at the mess on the floor and the guests who were silent as cicadas in winter, and gave a bitter smile.

This coming-of-age ceremony tonight would probably be unforgettable for the rest of his life.

And that young man named Ye Chen was destined to become a name in South Korea's high society that could never be bypassed.

...

Early the next morning, the two had already packed up.

Because of what happened last night, they had opened another room.

As for those corpses, they were naturally cleaned up by the Lee family.

Ye Chen helped Bing Lan drag her suitcase toward the door.

When they reached the door, Bing Lan suddenly stopped and looked back at Ye Chen.

"What do you plan to do about that Lee Yoon-hee?"

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment: "What else can I do? Naturally, take her back to the Dragon Kingdom, join the Ancient Tomb Sect, and cultivate."

"Is it that simple?"

"What else?"

Bing Lan looked at him, and a meaningful look flashed in her cold, clear eyes: "Are you sure you're just taking her as an apprentice?"

Ye Chen rolled his eyes.

"What else could it be?"

"She's only eighteen, and I'm twenty-five or twenty-six; I'm a person with a bottom line, at least."

Bing Lan didn't say anything more and turned to walk out of the room.

But that attitude...

Hmm.

Clearly didn't believe it.

Ye Chen was speechless.

But he couldn't help it, given that he and her best friend Jin Meiting had...

The two took the elevator to the lobby on the first floor, got into the car arranged by the Lee family, drove through all green lights, and arrived at the airport.

As soon as they stepped into the airport, they were led by the Lee family into the VIP lounge.

Ye Chen saw two people inside at a glance.

Chairman Lee Seung-heon was wearing a dark formal suit, his hair combed meticulously, and he was leaning on a mahogany cane.

Lee Yoon-hee stood beside him, wearing a light pink dress, her long hair draped over her shoulders, holding a white suitcase.

The young girl's face had a faint blush, and when she saw Ye Chen walk in, her almond-shaped eyes lit up instantly.

"Master!"

She hurried up to meet him, stood in front of Ye Chen, and bowed slightly.

Ye Chen nodded: "Did you bring everything?"

"Everything is packed." Lee Yoon-hee nodded obediently.

Chairman Lee Seung-heon walked over with his cane, looked at his granddaughter, and his eyes turned slightly red.

This old man who had dominated the business world for decades was now, like any elder seeing off their descendants, filled with words stuck in his throat that he just couldn't say.

Lee Yoon-hee looked at her grandfather's appearance, and her eyes also turned red.

"Grandfather..."

She stepped forward, wanting to say something.

But Chairman Lee Seung-heon reached out first and patted his granddaughter's shoulder: "When you go to the Dragon Kingdom, be obedient and don't cause trouble for Mr. Ye."

"Mm."

"Cultivate well and don't be lazy."

"Mm."

"Add clothes when you're cold, eat when you're hungry, and don't ruin your health for the sake of cultivation."

"Mm."

"And..."

Chairman Lee Seung-heon let go of his granddaughter, reached into his bosom, took out a mahogany box, and handed it to Lee Yoon-hee.

"This was left to you by your grandmother, for me to give to you on your eighteenth birthday."

"There were too many people last night, and I didn't have time to give it to you."

Lee Yoon-hee took the box and opened it.

Inside lay a crystal-clear jade bracelet, emerald green throughout, without a single impurity.

Tears gushed out of Lee Yoon-hee's eyes.

This was left to her by her grandmother.

Her grandmother passed away when she was very young, and her memory of her grandmother was only a vague shadow.

But every time her grandfather mentioned her grandmother, his eyes were always filled with tenderness and longing.

"Grandmother said this bracelet was given to her by her mother when she got married."

"She said, when you grow up, pass it on to your daughter."

"Generation after generation, pass it on."

Lee Yoon-hee put the jade bracelet on her wrist; the bracelet was too big and dangled loosely on her slender wrist.

She raised her hand, gently held the jade bracelet, and tears slid down her cheeks.

"Grandfather, I will come back."

Chairman Lee Seung-heon nodded, wiped away his tears, and turned to look at Ye Chen.

Then.

He bowed deeply.

"Mr. Ye, I entrust Yoon-hee to you."

Ye Chen looked at him and nodded: "Rest assured."

Chairman Lee Seung-heon straightened up and looked at Miss Bing Lan, bowing again: "Miss Bing Lan, I will handle the Kim family's affairs in the future, so you don't need to worry."

Miss Bing Lan nodded slightly: "Thank you, Chairman Lee."

Soon.

The plane took off and headed toward the Dragon Kingdom...