Bai Wuji roared, "You still have the nerve to ask me what I'm here for?"
"Don't you have any idea what you've done?"
"You teamed up with Lin Xiaotian to scheme against me before. I know all about it now. Lin Xiaotian told me everything when he was gloating."
"You tell me, why am I here?"
Chu Xionghui was completely bewildered, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Then he suddenly realized, "Mr. Bai, are you saying Lin Xiaotian and I cooperated?"
"How is that possible? Lin Xiaotian probably wishes he could find me all over the world right now. The company lost such a valuable treasure, it must have caused a huge loss. Under such circumstances, it's good enough that he hasn't killed me. How could we possibly cooperate?"
"And even if we did cooperate on something, it doesn't seem to have much to do with you, Mr. Bai, does it? You just wanted to collect that painting?"
Hearing this, Bai Wuji walked over and slapped Chu Xionghui hard across the face.
His eyes were filled with fury.
"Keep pretending. Do you think I don't know the reason behind all this?"
"And do you think I'm interested in antiques?"
"I can't believe you don't understand why I bought that ancient painting, and you're still babbling nonsense. Do you believe I'll have all your teeth pulled out one by one right now?"
Bai Wuji's anger had long been burning fiercely.
Especially after learning that Lin Xiaotian had schemed against him, he had been holding back a surge of resentment.
This was originally a favor to be given to the Liu family, to help him accomplish something, and to foster deeper cooperation between their families.
Instead, his good intentions backfired. Young Master Liu had just been released from the hospital.
If he couldn't bring the culprit to him and appease Young Master Liu, he would suffer even more.
Not only would the cooperation fail, but all previous cooperative relationships would be canceled. The Liu family was a behemoth he couldn't afford to offend.
Chu Xionghui was full of confusion, "Mr. Bai, why are you hitting me?"
He still hadn't figured out what was going on. There must be some misunderstanding.
As he spoke, he shouted without hesitation,
"Mr. Bai, if you want to deal with Lin Xiaotian, I can help you. After all, I detest Lin Xiaotian to the extreme."
"The main reason is that guy has taken over the business that rightfully belongs to me, and my mother can't do anything about him. Now our entire family wishes we could cut him into a thousand pieces."
"You definitely won't lose out by cooperating with us, and..."
Before he could finish, Bai Wuji's face turned red with anger.
His eyes were filled with boundless rage.
"It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. I've explained things so clearly, and you're still pretending in front of me, wanting me to cooperate with you?"
"Are you waiting for us to cooperate, and then you'll stab me in the back again?"
"I've already been fooled once. Do you think I'm an idiot to let you trick me again?"
Chu Xionghui had no idea what was happening; his mind was filled with frustration.
Just as he was about to say something else, Bai Wuji spoke.
"Bring everything over. Today, I'm going to torture him severely in this private room and make him keep pretending!"
"After I pull out his teeth, I'll see if his mouth is harder or his bones are harder."
"Get to it!"
He was ready to vent all his anger without any reservations.
Young Master Liu had already been dealt with in such a manner. Lin Xiaotian and the Liu family were definitely at each other's throats. Now it was equivalent to him taking a side.
Even without thinking, he knew which side to choose.
Before Chu Xionghui could react, he was pinned to the ground by over a dozen bodyguards.
One of them stepped forward, pried open his mouth, took out a pair of pliers, and began to pull his teeth.
The intense pain made Chu Xionghui cry out miserably.
He had no chance to speak, and those people forcefully pulled out all his teeth, one by one.
The heart-wrenching pain made him kneel on the ground and weep.
"Mr. Bai, even if you want to deal with me, at least give me a reason! Why are you bullying me like this?"
"Even if I'm no longer of much use to the Chu family, I'm still Chu Nianxue's biological father. If you need my help or want me to do anything, I can agree to anything."
"You don't need to torture me like this."
"I can't afford to offend your company, let alone the people behind you. Whatever you want me to do, I'll obediently listen. You don't need to torture me first as a warning."
Bai Wuji was almost bursting with anger, "Well said, Chu Xionghui. I really underestimated you before."
"I thought you were a spineless coward."
"But today, you've truly opened my eyes. Your usual pretense is incredibly convincing!"
His eyes were now filled with malice.
Especially when he thought of being humiliated by Lin Xiaotian in public.
He felt as if his heart was about to explode.
Anger had begun to erode his reason.
"Since you still want to pretend in front of me, I'll see if your bones are as hard as your mouth."
"Give me the tools!"
The bodyguard behind him immediately handed over a hammer.
Someone immediately grabbed Chu Xionghui's hand and placed it on the coffee table.
Bai Wuji, with a ferocious expression, raised the hammer and smashed it down hard on Chu Xionghui's finger.
The heart-wrenching pain made Chu Xionghui let out a piercing scream.
One of his fingers was already mangled and bloody. At this moment, he had no idea what was happening, only pain and pleading.
"Mr. Bai, please spare me. I really don't know what I did wrong?"
"I just sold you the painting, and we established a cooperative relationship. Why are you treating me like this?"
"Even if you want me dead, at least give me a reason?"
Bai Wuji was truly enraged, but his purpose for coming here today was to thoroughly torment Chu Xionghui and simultaneously send the scene of his suffering to Chu Nianxue.
He wanted to make Chu Nianxue feel distressed and then extort money for his release.
After all, he had been swindled out of two hundred million, and he couldn't just let it go. And after this, it would definitely appease the Liu family.