Chapter 112: Enduring the Burden of Obligation

“Rest assured, I won’t let you die. Your fate is cursed, dragging you all the way to Aomeng. Even if you suffer immensely today, no one can save you.”

“You’re despicable and vile. Don’t think your dirty deeds go unnoticed! Fu Yanyan… it’s because of you that the Xu family was forced down to this godforsaken place… cough, cough…”

Fu Yanyan chuckled wickedly and continued, “Children should learn to speak less and listen more, or else they’ll be terrified to death by despicable, vile people.”

His gaze suddenly turned cold, colder than a winter lake.

The bodyguards immediately stepped forward, clamping the boy’s mouth shut and cuffing his hands behind his back before forcing him to kneel before Fu Yanyan.

No matter how much he struggled, it only seemed to excite Fu Yanyan more.

His jade-like hand lightly drew the scalpel across the boy’s face; the blade was icy cold. The surrounding silence thickened, amplifying the chilling atmosphere.

Xu Chuyin braced himself for the brutal pain but refused to utter a single word.

Fu Yanyan ripped open the wound on his arm and then raised the scalpel, meticulously picking out the roughly sewn stitches one by one. Nearby, a doctor held a bowl of saline and alcohol, ready to clean the scalpel.

Fu Yanyan wore thin white gloves to maintain sterility and prevent infection.

“Hold on, it might hurt a lot, but it’s for your wound to heal faster.”

With a delicate flick of his hand, the cold and merciless storm brewed in his eyes.

“Cough, cough…”

The boy knelt on the ground, trembling uncontrollably from the pain, convulsing desperately, drenched in sweat. Despite his mouth being muffled, low growls escaped. He seemed on the verge of fainting, yet not a single tear fell. After regaining some strength, he looked utterly drained, his face pale as death. His pupils darted nervously at the bloodstained, jagged stitches the scalpel had just pulled out.

Fu Yanyan dipped the scalpel in pure alcohol and lifted it again.

“Does it hurt? There’s more pain to come. I’ll sew these stitches back in soon.”

He looked down at the miserable boy from above, his hand steady as ever. His voice was faintly gentle yet bone-chilling. He was a beast cloaked in the guise of a refined scoundrel, deceiving and committing evil with ease.

The cold blade reflected the bitterness in his eyes—an endless, self-mocking torment—as drops of alcohol slowly dripped onto the boy’s arm. This torturous method was more cruel than slow slicing.

“Hiss…”

“You little bastard, you like her?”

He roughly tore the cloth from Xu Chuyin’s mouth and disdainfully threw it to the ground.

Then, with the scalpel, he lifted the boy’s trembling head, a sinister smile spreading from his mouth.

Wretch!

Just as vile as his brother!

Anyone coveting A Hua deserves to die!

Xu Chuyin’s breath was faint but resolute, his eyes burning with crimson hatred and conflicted affection.

“Yes, I like her. This is my debt to her. I once hurt her. I’m not afraid of pain; I only fear owing her.”

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