"What? Xia Zhi is burdened with a debt of 280 million? She's been set up!"
When Chen Nan revealed that Chen Xia Zhi had been tricked by Luo Tian You, Chen Shan gasped.
This news was like a bolt from the blue for their entire family.
"280 million? How can we ever repay that?" Jia Cui stared blankly.
She couldn't take the news and fainted.
Chen Nan quickly caught his mother and pinched her philtrum to revive her.
Even after waking, her eyes were dull and lifeless.
The debt of 300,000 to Zhang Hu had already made it hard for them to breathe, let alone suddenly be burdened with a debt of 280 million.
"She's a fool, a lunatic!" Chen Han Lu lost control, her hair disheveled as she screamed, "Just for a mere three thousand yuan, she became the legal representative for someone's company? Doesn't she know what that means? Now look, she's ruined herself!"
"The situation has come to this, what's the point of talking about it?" Chen Nan sighed, not wanting to argue with his younger sister.
"Why can't I talk about it?" Chen Han Lu grew more indignant, "If I'm not mistaken, it's all because of you. She used that money to buy you a phone."
"Chen Nan, I hate you!"
"You clearly know Chen Xia Zhi's feelings for you, but why didn't you reject her?"
"If you had rejected her, would she have ended up in this situation for a phone?"
Chen Nan's eyes turned red as he roared at Chen Han Lu, "How could I refuse? How was I supposed to refuse?"
He revealed a pained and helpless expression, "You know, I used to have two sisters, but because I rejected one, I lost her!"
"Now, do you want me to lose another sister?"
"And!"
"Although Xia Zhi likes me, she knows her boundaries, what she should and shouldn't do. She won't be dissatisfied and angry over things she can't have like you. You'll never be as good as her in this regard!"
"Oh, and one more thing."
"Everyone in the world has the right to blame Xia Zhi, but you don't. She was the kind person who supported you for the past three years!"
"You have no idea, she secretly went out to work after graduating from junior high school and didn't continue her high school education. She did this just to support your schooling."
"She has no regrets, not even before she was arrested. What right do you have to blame her?"
The emotions suppressed in his heart for years were unleashed by Chen Nan in an instant.
Chen Shan and his wife stood like statues.
They knew Xia Zhi worked as a part-time cleaner and earned some pocket money.
But they had no idea she had dropped out of school three years ago!
Three years!
She had kept it from her family for a whole three years!
She must have had a difficult time, right?
"Even if I don't have the right to blame her, what right do you have to blame me?"
"Our family is in this state all because of you!" Chen Han Lu cried and ran into the night.
"Yes, it's all because of me. What right do I have to blame her?"
Chen Nan's heart was in agony.
Although venting his suppressed emotions felt good, Chen Han Lu was right.
It was all because of him.
And, he had made his little sister cry again!
"How can we live like this..." Jia Cui sat on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
They were already retired, and with Chen Nan's clinic starting to do well, earning 300,000 yuan to pay off debts was not difficult.
Just as their lives were looking up and there was hope.
The colossal debt of 280 million instantly plunged the Chen family into an abyss.
Chen Nan gently comforted her, "Mom, don't worry. I met the boss of Tian You Media before. He's a reasonable person. He said he'll pay the taxes tomorrow."
"Are you telling the truth?" Jia Cui excitedly grabbed Chen Nan's arm.
Chen Nan said, "Mom, it's definitely true! The boss behind Tian You Media is from the Luo family. They are a reputable noble family. How could they do something like bullying the weak? What would happen to their reputation if word got out?"
Jia Cui sighed, her eyes full of worry, "Isn't the Zhao family also a prominent family in Jizhou? Didn't they still act like bullies and try to drive us to extinction?"
Clearly, she had no faith in so-called noble families.
Chen Shan said from the side, "You can't generalize all noble families. Let's not talk about others. Take Mr. Jiang, the richest man. Isn't he truly from a noble family? What's his character like?"
Jia Cui worriedly said, "I hope the Luo family will pay those funds!"
"Alright, let's go home!"
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It was late at night.
Chen Nan tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
Even when he sat in meditation to cultivate, he couldn't calm his mind.
Once ripples appeared in the sea of his mind, they were difficult to quell.
If Wu Shan were here, he would definitely say: Your thoughts are not clear.
This is a major taboo in cultivation!
"Han Lu is right. It's all because of me."
"If Zhao Yuan hadn't wronged me, our family's fate wouldn't have changed."
"And now, Liu Feng has paid the price, and prison awaits him."
"Shen Fei was also crippled and driven out of Jizhou, receiving his just punishment."
"Besides those two, there's also Pang Zhen. If he hadn't twisted the facts and abused his power to sentence me for disturbing public order, I wouldn't have been imprisoned for three years!"
"And that ungrateful scumbag Feng Xin Yue. If she hadn't turned on me, our family wouldn't be in this situation."
Chen Nan's face was filled with ferocity.
He always believed that when the snow mountain collapsed, no snowflake was innocent.
These people were all sinners who had participated in harming their family.
He would make them all suffer severe punishment!
Thinking of this.
His mind became clear.
His thoughts also became unblocked.
The next day.
After breakfast, Chen Nan went to the clinic because He Shan Shan had messaged him that twenty patients were already waiting in line.
Although his plan for today was to confront Pang Zhen, who had abused his power and wronged him, the priority was to treat the twenty patients first.
Fortunately, they were all minor ailments, and he finished treating them in just over half an hour.
At the same time, he received a message from Sun Si Hai: "Master Chen, Pang Zhen's family went to San Xian Mountain to play today. My people are following them."
"Sister Shan Shan, I have something else to attend to. Please keep an eye on the clinic for me." Chen Nan informed He Shan Shan and then drove straight to San Xian Mountain.
Finally, he saw Pang Zhen fishing by a lake below San Xian Mountain, dressed in branded casual wear.
Meanwhile, Pang Lina and her mother were having a barbecue picnic. The family of three looked very happy.
Chen Nan gave a playful smile, "Can I have a skewer of grilled meat?"