"You're playing me!"
Wang Dongdong was furious, his fists clenched tightly.
"What, you want to fight?"
Chen Fan's gaze was like a blade, like a sharp sword, yet a faint smile played on his lips.
Wang Dongdong felt a prickling sensation on his scalp and instinctively took two steps back.
He secretly compared his build to Chen Fan's, concluding he was no match.
But to leave dejectedly like this, he was extremely unwilling.
If he didn't get the money, those loan shark thugs wouldn't let him off!
Wang Dongdong's mind raced, and he suddenly saw Li Xiuying lying on the hospital bed. An idea flashed through his mind.
He coughed twice and said to Su Yingxue, "People should know how to repay kindness."
"For the two days you've been hospitalized, I've been looking after your mother. The nursing fee is three hundred yuan a day, so that's six hundred for two days."
"Since we're all friends, I'll take a loss and charge you five hundred."
Wang Dongdong said, extending his hand for the money.
However, the more he spoke of it, the more irate Su Yingxue became!
Setting aside whether Wang Dongdong had actually looked after her mother these past two days, even if he had, the patient had been lost. How dare he come asking for labor fees?
If she had a worse temper, not breaking his legs would be considered merciful.
This man, for money, had completely lost all shame.
"You're a scoundrel!"
Su Yingxue pointed at Wang Dongdong, so angry she could barely speak.
"Hey, how am I a scoundrel?"
Wang Dongdong put on a defiant expression, looking at Su Yingxue with a half-smile.
Seeing this, Chen Fan's face darkened once more.
The temperature in the room plummeted along with Chen Fan's mood.
"I'll give you three seconds to get lost!"
"After three seconds, you'll face the consequences."
Chen Fan began counting without waiting for Wang Dongdong's reply.
"Three"
"Two"
...
"You, what do you want?"
Wang Dongdong shivered, feeling as if he were being stared at by a primordial beast. His hair stood on end.
His eyes were filled with fear!
"One"
Chen Fan raised his hand.
"You, you brat, you just wait!"
Wang Dongdong, terrified as Chen Fan was about to make a move, spat out a threat and fled the ward as if his life depended on it!
Chen Fan retracted his icy gaze, turned to Su Yingxue, and a smile appeared on his face, "I didn't make things difficult for you, did I?"
"No!"
Su Yingxue shook her head, her apology deepening.
"Brother Chen, you should go back. I've troubled you enough these past two days."
"It's nothing, not a trouble," Chen Fan replied.
"Don't worry, I can take care of my mother. If anything happens, I'll call you right away," Su Yingxue said, looking at him pleadingly.
"Alright."
Chen Fan nodded and silently withdrew from the ward.
He knew that Su Yingxue asked him to leave not because she disliked him, but because that was her nature – to trouble others as little as possible!
Back at Villa Number One.
Chen Fan took a hot shower, changed into clean clothes, and then sat quietly on the sofa, lost in thought.
After much hardship, he had finally found the little girl from fifteen years ago who had promised to be with him for life.
It was hateful that due to Mr. Su's misplaced affections, he had not only failed to fulfill their promise.
He had also loved the wrong person and married the wrong person.
Even more infuriating was that this person was Su Yingxue's sister?
He didn't know how to explain it to Su Yingxue, nor did he know if Su Yingxue would distance herself from him upon learning his identity.
Thinking of this, Chen Fan felt a suffocating pressure in his chest.
He had never felt such fear, not even when facing an army of millions attacking from abroad.
He hated old Mr. Su, hated Su Yingxia, and even more, hated himself!
As he was feeling vexed, Jiang Tiansheng's call came through.
"Mr. Long, Miss Haisewei and Princess Meihui are blocking Shengshi Group just to see you!" Jiang Tiansheng's extremely anxious voice came from the other end of the line.
"These two annoying idiots!" Chen Fan's expression changed, and he said testily, "Figure out a way to send them away yourself, and don't bother me with every trivial matter!"
"Yes, yes, Mr. Long."
Jiang Tiansheng, with a wry face, hurriedly hung up the phone.
In Hangjiang, besides Mr. Long, there was probably no one else who dared to call Haisewei and Meihui idiots.
Chen Fan didn't care what Jiang Tiansheng thought. His mind was occupied with Su Yingxue's matters, and he had no time to pay attention to others at the moment!
However, he also understood that the commotion caused by Jiang Shaolong's wedding was unlikely to subside anytime soon.
But what of it?
Meanwhile, Jiang Shaolong, exhausted like a dead dog, returned to his garden villa.
According to his father's instructions, for the past two days, he had been visiting the influential figures in Hangjiang's political and business circles.
First, to apologize in person, and second, to return the valuable gifts they had given for the wedding!
To prevent these magnates from harboring grudges against the Jiang family, the Jiang family had gone to great lengths, even returning double the amount for the gifts from some top business magnates.
Most of the magnates who felt the sincerity of the Jiang family outwardly agreed to let the matter drop and stated they would no longer trouble the Jiang family.
This undoubtedly made the Jiang family heave a sigh of relief.
There were only two groups of people they were powerless against.
One was Li Xiangbei, the president of Wangyi, and the other was the Three Young Masters of the Capital.
These two groups were the most problematic.
Li Xiangbei had gifted tens of millions to curry favor with Mr. Long, becoming a huge laughingstock, and was likely to seek revenge later.
And people like him were not short of money. Causing him to lose face was not something money could solve.
As for the Three Young Masters of the Capital, they represented the three major wealthy families of the Capital, and the Jiang family didn't even have the right to look up to them.
Jiang Shaolong had visited the Three Young Masters of the Capital multiple times with lavish gifts, but he was always turned away.
After enduring humiliation outside, he vented his frustrations at home, beating Su Yingxia severely!
Su Yingxia, treated as a scapegoat, dared not speak out in anger and could only hide under the covers and weep secretly!
Jiang Shaolong was feeling agitated. He shot a cold glance at Su Yingxia, who was busy with housework, and then dialed his father's number.
"Dad, I've basically dealt with the big figures in Hangjiang, but only the Three Young Masters of the Capital refuse to see me."
Father Jiang let out a cold snort and said, "They've already hit people, what more do they want? Do they really think our Jiang family is weak and easily bullied!"
"You don't need to worry about these three. I have already arrived in the Capital and will visit Old Mr. Chen tomorrow as the Su family's in-laws."
Hearing this, Jiang Shaolong immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Old Mr. Chen was willing to intervene, he wasn't afraid that the Three Young Masters of the Capital would dare to disrespect them.
The night passed without incident!
The next day, Jiang Shaolong stayed at home, waiting for news from his father.
By noon, the call he had been eagerly anticipating finally rang.