48: The mother-in-law's screams, belated regret

"Ah—!"

Facing Qin Lang, who lunged at her like a wild beast, Shangguan Yan was rooted to the spot, her Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering as a distorted scream escaped her throat.

But that scream failed to stop Qin Lang in the slightest.

He came to a halt just a few centimeters away from Shangguan Yan's nose.

In those crimson eyes, a raging fire of lust burned—an instinctive reaction under the influence of the drug, yet more chilling than any sober killing intent.

Their breaths intertwined.

The scorching heat from Qin Lang's body transferred through the thin fabric, making Shangguan Yan tremble all over.

"Qin Lang... You, don't do anything reckless!"

Shangguan Yan's voice carried a sob; she was truly terrified.

She knew better than anyone how potent the drug she had administered was.

It was specifically developed to deal with high-level Martial Artists, powerful enough to turn even a Saint into a beast!

Now, Qin Lang was clearly on the brink of losing control, while she was unable to move, left entirely at his mercy!

She had truly shot herself in the foot!

"Reckless?"

Qin Lang let out a low laugh, which sounded like a devil's mockery in Shangguan Yan's ears.

He reached out, his rough fingertips slowly sliding down Shangguan Yan's slender neck.

Everywhere they passed, a layer of fine goosebumps broke out.

"Isn't this what you expected, Auntie?"

"You drugged the water just to see me like this, didn't you?"

His fingers finally stopped at the edge of her silk camisole strap, giving it a gentle hook.

The thin shoulder strap instantly slid down, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin.

"Ah! No!"

Overcome with shame and indignation, tears welled up and spilled from Shangguan Yan's eyes.

"Qin Lang! I beg you! Let me go!"

"I'm your elder!"

"Elder?"

Qin Lang acted as if he had heard the world's greatest joke, the red light in his eyes intensifying.

He suddenly leaned in, his lips almost touching Shangguan Yan's earlobe.

"When you drugged me, did you think about being an elder?"

"When you wanted to ruin me, did you think about Muyue?"

He opened his mouth and bit down hard on that rounded earlobe!

"Hiss—!"

Shangguan Yan cried out in pain, her entire body shaking.

That sensation, both painful and shameful, nearly drove her to a breakdown.

She wanted to struggle, to run away, but her body felt as if it were filled with lead, remaining completely motionless.

This feeling of total powerlessness and loss of control completely shattered all her psychological defenses.

"I was wrong! I was really wrong!"

Shangguan Yan wept like a pear blossom in the rain, losing every bit of the dignity she usually held as a noble madam.

"I won't ever dare to do it again!"

"I won't interfere with you and Muyue anymore! Please, let me go this once!"

Qin Lang did not stop his movements because of her pleading.

While enduring the medicinal power within him that threatened to burn him to ashes, he precisely controlled his actions.

He was like a tightrope walker.

He had to project the madness of losing control while maintaining his ultimate bottom line.

This was a psychological game.

He wanted this woman to remember today's fear, so that she would never dare to harbor ill intentions toward him again for the rest of her life!

His palm roamed over Shangguan Yan's waist; every touch elicited a suppressed scream from her.

"Auntie, you've maintained yourself quite well..."

He whispered in her ear with a highly seductive tone.

"Tell me, if I were to take you right now and then send the video to Muyue..."

"What do you think she would think?"

These words became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Shangguan Yan's pupils suddenly contracted, the color drained from her face, and her eyes were filled with despair.

If that happened... her entire life would be over!

"No... don't..."

She pleaded incoherently, her tears ruining her exquisite makeup and making her look utterly disheveled.

"As long as you let me go... I'll give you whatever you want!"

"Money! Resources! Even... even the entire Su Family's assets!"

Looking at the woman before him who had been tortured to the point of mental collapse, Qin Lang knew the timing was right.

He suddenly let go and took a step back.

That frantic sense of pressure vanished instantly.

Shangguan Yan was stunned, not yet realizing what had happened.

She saw Qin Lang panting heavily, and a trace of clarity had actually returned to those crimson eyes.

He hadn't completely lost control at all!

Everything just now had been an act!

Qin Lang took out his phone, opened the video he had just recorded, and turned the volume to the maximum.

In the video, Shangguan Yan's voice admitting to the drugging and her repeated screams for mercy echoed clearly in the room.

"Did you hear that clearly?"

Qin Lang shook the phone, his voice as cold as a blade.

"I will keep this evidence safe."

"If you ever dare to pull any more schemes against me and Muyue, or if you ever dare to mention a marriage alliance again..."

"This video will appear in every corner of the internet!"

Shangguan Yan stared blankly at the phone as if looking at a time bomb.

Shame, regret, fear... various emotions intertwined, making her almost unable to breathe.

"Also."

Qin Lang's expression became extremely unsightly; the forcibly suppressed medicinal power was frantically surging back.

Veins bulged on his forehead, and sweat poured down like rain.

"Remember today's lesson."

"If you dare to drug me again, I won't let you off so easily!"

Leaving behind this warning, Qin Lang could no longer hold on.

He had to leave here immediately and find a place to resolve the medicinal power in his body!

Otherwise, he really would turn into a beast!

He picked up Xiao Bai, who was still sleeping soundly on the bed, and stumbled out of the room.

With his departure, the mysterious force imprisoning Shangguan Yan also dissipated.

*Thud!*

Shangguan Yan's legs gave way, and she slumped powerlessly onto the carpet.

Her clothes were a mess, her hair disheveled, and tear stains still lingered on her face.

She looked at the empty doorway, recalling everything that had just happened, feeling as if she had just had a nightmare.

That scorching breath, those rough movements, that gaze that almost swallowed her whole... even though Qin Lang was gone, that sense of fear remained like a maggot in her bones, impossible to shake off.

"Wooo wooo..."

She buried her face in her hands and finally couldn't help but burst into loud sobs.

She truly regretted it now.

Not only had she failed to break them up, but she had also handed her own weakness over to the other party.

She had even almost... lost herself in the process.

This time, she had truly lost the bait along with the fish!