Chapter 181 The IOUs
"I'll deal with you two lovebirds later!"
Guo Yipeng glared fiercely at Guo Yang and Yu Qiaoyun.
Yu Qiaoyun was about to say something when she saw Guo Yipeng bowing and scraping before Wei Linlin, acting like a lackey, nodding and bowing. She was utterly bewildered.
They rubbed their eyes, doubting if they had seen correctly, but it was the truth!
Guo Yang swallowed hard, about to ask, when Guo Yipeng spoke in a gentle tone, "Miss Wei, did they offend you? Don't worry, I will definitely make them give you an explanation!"
Miss Wei?
Did that mean this young girl was Wei Changgeng's daughter?
Guo Yang and Yu Qiaoyun's faces changed drastically upon hearing this. They looked at Wei Linlin as if they had seen a ghost.
"What do you think?" Wei Linlin asked coyly, hands on her hips.
"Hurry up and kneel before Miss Wei!" Guo Yipeng's expression flickered, and he immediately turned to Guo Yang and Yu Qiaoyun, roaring in exasperation.
Guo Yang and Yu Qiaoyun finally understood why Wei Linlin dared to say those things. This was someone their Guo family could not afford to offend.
Without another word, they quickly knelt before Wei Linlin.
"Didn't you two say you were going to make me look bad? Why are you kneeling before us now?" Wei Linlin asked with a playful smile.
Guo Yang and Yu Qiaoyun spoke submissively, trembling, "We, your humble couple, did not know your identity, which is why we offended you, Miss Wei. Had we known your identity, we wouldn't have dared to offend you even with a hundred times our courage."
"Miss Wei, they have knelt down and admitted their mistake. What do you think..." Guo Yipeng said softly.
Wei Linlin let out a cold snort, "You think you can just get away with it? The Guo family went back on their word. They promised to give the Thousand-Year Snow Spirit Fruit to my friend, and then suddenly reneged. I wanted to get justice for my friend, and they even dared to hit me, call me a little slut, and threatened to wipe out my entire Wei family..."
Yu Qiaoyun almost fainted upon hearing this.
When had she ever said such things? Wei Linlin was the one shouting threats earlier!
Guo Yipeng's face instantly darkened upon hearing this. They dared to threaten to wipe out the Wei family?
"You actually said such cruel words! I think you are becoming more and more arrogant!"
Guo Yipeng cursed, "Slap yourselves! You two each take a hundred slaps. Not one less."
Yu Qiaoyun's face was filled with tears, and she desperately shook her head, "I really didn't say that, that was..."
She glanced at Wei Linlin but dared not speak the truth, feeling extremely aggrieved.
"Still trying to argue? Slap yourselves immediately, or I'll have others do it!" Guo Yipeng shouted.
Guo Yang and Yu Qiaoyun could only swallow their anger. They raised their hands to slap themselves.
Wei Linlin suddenly waved her hand, "Wait."
"Do you have any other instructions?" Guo Yipeng asked softly.
"You can supervise the slaps. Now, have the Guo family quickly bring out the Thousand-Year Snow Spirit Fruit, and give my friend fifty to sixty billion as spiritual compensation. Then this matter will be considered settled," Wei Linlin said dismissively.
Fifty to sixty billion?
Guo Yang almost collapsed onto the ground. Although the Guo family had considerable assets, producing fifty to sixty billion would mean their complete ruin.
"Grand Aunt, although our Guo family's commercial valuation exceeds ten billion, selling everything wouldn't even fetch five billion," Guo Yang said with a pained expression.
"So the Guo family is poor, no wonder they're trying to welch on the deal," Wei Linlin pouted, displeased.
Guo Yang's face was incredibly unsightly. Although his Guo family had declined in the feng shui world, they were still business magnates. This was the first time he had ever been called poor.
Guo Yipeng said with difficulty, "Miss Wei, the Wei family truly doesn't have that much money. How about this, give us whatever money the Guo family has in its accounts, what do you say?"
"I can't let you off so easily. How about this, give us as much as you can, and write an IOU for the rest," Wei Linlin said after thinking.
"This..."
Guo Yang's heart ached.
Did this mean his Guo family would have to work for Chen Xuan for the next few years?
Guo Yipeng looked into the distance. Money could be earned again, but if he offended Wei Linlin, the Guo family would be finished.
He roared at Guo Yang, "Hurry up and do it!"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
Although Guo Yang was heartbroken, he dared not object. He immediately sent someone to fetch the funds in their accounts and the Thousand-Year Snow Spirit Fruit.
Afterward, Guo Yang wrote the IOU and handed it to Wei Linlin.
Wei Linlin took it, looked it over, nodded with satisfaction, and handed it to Chen Xuan.
To contend with the Su family of Kyoto, Chen Xuan ultimately needed to enter the vast land of the provincial capital to seek great development. He needed a foundation, and he did not refuse. He glanced at the IOU, valued at 2.5 billion, and then put it in his pocket.
"Chen Xuan, don't be polite. This is what you deserve," Wei Linlin said with a smile.
Guo Yipeng took a deep look at Chen Xuan.
This young man had actually won the favor of the Wei family's young lady. This was tens of billions, given away so easily. It seemed their relationship was not ordinary.
Then, the Guo family delivered a check worth 500 million and the Thousand-Year Snow Spirit Fruit.
Chen Xuan didn't even look at them, casually stuffing the check into his pocket.
He then grabbed the jade box containing the Thousand-Year Snow Spirit Fruit. With lightning speed, he opened the box, confirmed it was correct, and inside was indeed the Thousand-Year Snow Spirit Fruit!
His face instantly lit up with immense joy. The six spirit medicines were finally complete!
"Chen Xuan, let's go! I'll tell you there's a lot of fun to be had in the provincial capital. I'll take you around," Wei Linlin said, linking arms with Chen Xuan and preparing to leave the villa.
At this moment, Wei Linlin suddenly remembered something and warned the Guo family, "Remember not to try and renege. I have your IOUs. If you dare to default, don't blame me for being impolite!"
"We wouldn't dare, we wouldn't dare..." Guo Yang nodded repeatedly.
"That's more like it."
With that, Wei Linlin pulled Chen Xuan and walked out of the Guo family villa.
"Uncle, that Thousand-Year Snow Spirit Fruit is worth over a hundred million, and more importantly, it's priceless. Now we've also thrown in five hundred million in cash and twenty-five billion in debt. From now on, our Guo family will have to work for others," Guo Yang said with a mournful face.
Guo Yipeng's gaze turned cold, "Hmph, be content. If I'm not mistaken, that young man just now should be Chen Xuan from Jiangzhou. He's the live-in son-in-law of the Su family."
"Oh? It's him? That gigolo live-in son-in-law of the Su family?" Guo Yang's eyes widened.
The video of Su Yunxi accepting the media interview went viral, and Chen Xuan's reputation as a gigolo had spread. Guo Yang had heard of it.
"You know nothing. This young man has surpassed the Four Great Talents of Yanhuang and possesses extremely high martial arts talent. His future growth is limitless. If you had offended him, the Guo family would surely be finished!"
Guo Yipeng said with a solemn expression, "Since he is the son-in-law of the Su family, he will eventually return to the provincial capital. At that time, I fear this live-in son-in-law of the Su family will stir up trouble, transform into a dragon, and soar ninety thousand miles!"
Most people didn't know this information, but he followed Wei Changgeng and naturally knew these hidden tidbits.
Guo Yang was stunned. It was rare for Guo Yipeng to have such high praise for someone.
A thought sparked in his mind.
Perhaps, for the Guo family, this was an opportunity instead.