Chapter 1302 - 1329: Vacation Island 4

Chapter 1302: Chapter 1329: Vacation Island 4

Mei Yanfang was so angry she was hopping mad. "Chu Nianyang, don’t try to scare me. You think I was scared into growing up? I’m telling you."

"If you don’t hand out some of that stuff, I’ll accuse your man of stealing supplies. The benefits on the island have been so awful this month."

"I bet it’s because your man has skimmed off half the goods to nourish your body!"

"Oh, really?"

That voice, low and magnetic, belonging to Li Yama with his ice‑cold, powerful presence, suddenly rang out. Everyone present felt a chill sweep over them, and their heads turned mechanically to look...

The man strode over in big steps, with a few crew members following behind him. One of them, Zhang Zheng, was Mei Yanfang’s man; he was trembling all over, completely at a loss.

"Tingyan."

Nianyang turned around and saw Li Tingyan coming over with people in tow, clearly having rushed over straight from work.

When Mei Yanfang saw Li Tingyan, more than half of her bluster instantly deflated. Li Tingyan took Nianyang’s hand in a calming grip, then turned a cold gaze on Mei Yanfang.

"Mei Saozi, right? Everything you just said—care to repeat it one more time?"

Mei Yanfang didn’t dare repeat it, but the words were already out; she couldn’t take them back now. Doing that would make her lose even more face.

So she stiffened her neck and said, "I was just raising my doubts, that’s all. The men in our family compound work themselves to death every day, but the allowance they bring back is tiny, and the supplies keep getting less and less. Yet your wife here is living in such comfort and abundance. It’s really unfair."

Li Tingyan looked at Zhang Zheng, his tongue pressing lightly against his cheek. "Zhang Zheng, is that how you feel too?"

Hearing his name, Zhang Zheng shook his head like a rattle‑drum. "No, no, I wouldn’t dare."

"Zhang Zheng!"

Mei Yanfang shouted, almost wishing she could beat this useless man to death on the spot. She was the strong‑armed type; the other Saozis in the compound were all bullied by their men at home.

Only she could order her man around like a servant.

Zhang Zheng was afraid of his wife, but he feared his leader, Li Tingyan, even more. Faced with Mei Yanfang’s fury, he just hunched his head and stayed silent.

Li Tingyan looked at the yard that had been turned completely upside down, rage boiling over.

"You don’t dare? Then how come your wife dared to barge into my home, rummaging through my wife’s things in broad daylight? And she’s even accusing me, all righteous and loud, of skimming off your supplies. Is that how you usually talk to your wife at home?"

Zhang Zheng shook with fear. "I didn’t. Master Li, the company rules say we can’t disclose work matters to outsiders. How would I dare tell my wife any of that? And as for your character, we all know what kind of man you are. You would never dock our pay or benefits."

Li Tingyan’s expression didn’t change. "Yet somehow I just heard all this coming out of your wife’s mouth. I have every reason to suspect you’ve been spreading rumors that smear the company. Your wife committed the offense, but as her husband, you bear full responsibility."

"What’s that supposed to mean, what are you planning to do to my man? Sure, you’re his leader, but you’re clearly doing shady things you don’t want seen, and I’m not allowed to talk about it?"

"Oh, I get it. I hit the nail on the head and you’ve got no evidence to clear yourself. You’re scared the higher‑ups will find out and strip you of your post, so now you’re planning to take it out on my man, huh?"

"A person like you doesn’t deserve to be my man’s superior at all..."

"Enough. Shut your mouth!"

Zhang Zheng finally snapped. He charged over, shaking with rage, and slapped Mei Yanfang across the face. It was probably the only time in all these years he’d ever stood up to his wife. The moment his hand connected, it felt like some switch had been flipped inside him—he actually felt a burst of savage satisfaction.

Mei Yanfang was sent flying by the slap and crashed to the ground, her face stinging and going numb.

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