A boorish voice rang out from the side.
The speaker was Zheng Yan’s uncle.
“A favor?
Uncle, when my dad died in the rubble of the demolished house back then, there must have been some compensation money, right?”
“And there was compensation for the house itself too, wasn’t there?”
“The moment I walked in, I noticed your whole house has been renovated.
I was wondering where your family got the money.
Now it seems you took my dad’s death settlement and our family’s compensation money, didn’t you?”
“You took all that money and you still treat my mother like this?
Have you no conscience?”
Zheng Yan’s eyes were bloodshot as he fought the urge to lash out.
“Yan, let it go, let it go.
It’s fine as long as you’re okay.
You just got out of prison, so please don’t cause any trouble.”
“From now on, the two of us can just live our lives peacefully.”
Mrs.
Zheng tugged on Zheng Yan’s arm, her face filled with pleading.
“Mom, don’t worry.
I’ll never leave you again.”
Seeing his mother’s old, weary face, Zheng Yan’s heart ached.
He took her arm, ready to leave.
“Trying to leave?
You little bastard, we’ve housed your mother for three years.
You think you can just take her away without paying?”
“If you want to go, fine.
Give us two hundred thousand, or you’re not walking out that door!”
His aunt blocked the door, glaring as she spoke.
“Sun Tian, you should have some decency.
Even though I lived here, I worked every month beading to earn money.
Wasn’t giving you two thousand a month enough?” Mrs.
Zheng said, her eyes welling with tears.
“Tch, what good is that little bit of money?” the aunt said with disdain.
“Little bastard, either leave your mom here to work for us, or cough up two hundred thousand!”
The uncle sneered at Zheng Yan.
‘Even though Zheng Yan’s mother is old, if she stays here beading, she can still make two thousand a month.’
‘And it costs them almost nothing—just a corner in the yard and scraps not even a dog would eat.’
‘For such a small price, they get two thousand a month.
Of course they don’t want to see Zheng Yan take her away.’
“You…
you people…”
Mrs.
Zheng pointed at the pair, her body trembling with anger.
She couldn’t believe her own family could be so heartless.
“Get out of my way!”
Zheng Yan’s eyes were filled with a cold light.
“Huh?
You little brat, who the hell are you telling to get lost?”
The uncle frowned and reached out to grab Zheng Yan by the collar.
Zheng Yan’s fist tightened, and he lashed out with a kick.
BAM!
The uncle was sent sprawling to the ground.
“This is outrageous!
Absolutely outrageous!
You little animal, you dare to hit me?”
The uncle’s face instantly turned red with rage.
He scrambled to his feet and charged at Zheng Yan.
“How dare you hit someone?
You’re not going anywhere!
You just wait!”
The aunt shouted as she reached out to scratch Zheng Yan.
“Yan…”
Mrs.
Zheng panicked.
“Mom, it’s okay.”
Zheng Yan gave a slight smile.
He looked at his aunt and uncle, and with a flick of his fingers, four silver needles shot into their legs.
The pair trembled, and the next second, they fell to their knees.
“Heaven is always watching.
Retribution isn’t a matter of if, but when.”
After giving the two a cold glance, Zheng Yan turned and walked away.
“My legs!
Why won’t my legs move?”
“You little animal, what did you do?”
Behind them, the agonized wails of his aunt and uncle echoed continuously.
Once outside, Mrs.
Zheng looked at Zheng Yan with a worried expression.
“Yan…
your uncle and aunt?”
“Mom!
Don’t worry, it’s nothing.
They’ve done too many bad things, and now they’re getting what they deserve.”
“But you—how did you hurt your leg?
Let me take a look!”
Zheng Yan noticed his mother was limping.
He quickly helped her to the side to sit down and used a special massage technique on her leg a few times.
“My leg?”
With a few soft CRACKS, Mrs.
Zheng’s eyes widened in disbelief.
She had been to the hospital for her leg before.
The doctor had said she needed surgery and a hospital stay, and even then, it wouldn’t be a permanent fix.
How could she possibly afford that?
But now, Zheng Yan had healed it in just a few moments?
“Mom, an old-timer in prison taught me some medical skills.”
“Let’s go find a place to live first.”
With that, Zheng Yan took his mother’s hand, and they began to search for a new home.
“Okay!
Okay!
Okay!”
Mrs.
Zheng looked at her son, tears of joy streaming from her smiling eyes.
Her husband had been beaten to death, and her son was wrongly imprisoned.
No one knew how she had managed to get through these years.
Thankfully, it was all in the past now.
Her son was out of prison and had even learned medical skills.
‘The future is finally looking hopeful!’
「Half an hour later」
Zheng Yan brought his mother to a real estate agency.
After looking for a while, they selected a clean-looking two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment.
The agent glanced at them, reluctantly took out her phone to make a call, and then said to Zheng Yan, “This apartment belongs to our boss.
She’ll be here soon.
You can wait.”
For an agent, the commission on a rental was only a few hundred yuan, so naturally, she wasn’t very enthusiastic.
Zheng Yan wasn’t in a hurry either.
He found a place to sit, poured a glass of water for his mother, and waited patiently.
Soon, a stunningly beautiful woman with a captivating figure walked in, dressed in a black business suit.
“Hello, President Bai.”
Seeing her, everyone in the agency called out in unison.
The woman known as President Bai nodded calmly and asked the agent beside her, “Xiaoli, who wants to rent my old apartment?”
“President Bai, it’s these two.”
Xiaoli said, pointing at Zheng Yan and his mother.
Bai Zhi turned her head, froze for a moment, and then her eyes widened in fury.
“It’s you?”
“You scumbag!
You degenerate!
There’s no way I’m renting my apartment to you!
Get out!”
Bai Zhi’s face was flushed with anger.
Before, she had actually been a little intimidated by Zheng Yan’s confident assertion and had even gone to the hospital for a CT scan.
The result: perfectly healthy.
‘What Insect Gu?’
‘It was complete nonsense!’
“Scumbag?
Degenerate?
Miss, have you mistaken him for someone else?
My son just got out of prison…”
Mrs.
Zheng said hurriedly, afraid Zheng Yan had gotten into some kind of trouble.
“Just got out of prison?
No wonder!”
“He’s no good to begin with!
So it’s only natural he’d do something so disgusting!”
Bai Zhi stared at Zheng Yan with disgust.
“Aha!
I knew you looked shifty, like you were no good.
So you just got out of prison?”
“Everyone, check your belongings to see if anything’s missing!
Don’t let him leave until we’re sure!”
Xiaoli glared at Zheng Yan warily.
“No…
My son was framed…
He’s a good person…”
Seeing her son being so misunderstood, Mrs.
Zheng was on the verge of tears.
“Framed?
Isn’t that what every single person who gets thrown in prison says?”
“Our President Bai said he’s a scumbag and a degenerate, so he must be a scumbag and a degenerate!”
Xiaoli sneered contemptuously.
Mrs.
Zheng wanted to say more, but Zheng Yan took her arm and shook his head.
“Mom, you don’t need to say anything.
My innocence speaks for itself.”
“Don’t worry.
Soon enough, she’ll be begging me.”
Zheng Yan looked at Bai Zhi coldly.
With his Celestial Eye open, he could clearly see that the Insect Gu in Bai Zhi’s stomach had reached its limit and was about to burst out.
“Beg me?
As if you’re worthy.
Get out of my company immediately, or I’m calling the police.”
Bai Zhi stared at Zheng Yan coldly.
“Did you hear that?
Our President Bai is letting you off easy.
Now scram!”
Xiaoli sneered.
“Yan, let’s just go…”
Mrs.
Zheng’s eyes filled with tears, and she sighed sorrowfully in her heart.
‘Once you’ve been to prison, your life is stained.
From now on, people will look down on you wherever you go, and it’ll be hard to find a job.’
‘The days ahead are going to be difficult.’
“Three.”
Zheng Yan shook his head and said softly.
“What are you muttering about?”
Xiaoli frowned and snapped.
“Two.”
Zheng Yan continued.
He could have just turned and left, but he didn’t want his mother to worry anymore, nor was he willing to let her suffer any more grievances.
He had to show his mother that he was no longer the person he used to be!
Now, he could make his mother hold her head high and be proud of him!
Instead of her having to bow her head, hunched over in humble subservience.
“Stop playing games!
Someone get him out of here!”
Bai Zhi’s brows knitted together.
“Yes!”
“Coming!”
Several male agents immediately stood up from their chairs and moved toward Zheng Yan.
“One.”
Zheng Yan said, his voice unhurried.
THUD!
A dull thud suddenly echoed through the room.
Everyone quickly turned to look, freezing in shock.
Bai Zhi had collapsed to the floor, her face deathly pale.
She was trembling, and cold sweat dripped from her forehead like rain.
“President Bai!
President Bai!
What’s wrong?”
Xiaoli rushed forward, trying to help Bai Zhi up.
COUGH, COUGH!
Just then, Bai Zhi let out a series of dry coughs and suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood.
Seeing Bai Zhi looking like she could die at any moment, Xiaoli panicked and didn’t dare to touch her.
Bai Zhi endured the tearing pain in her stomach and looked at Zheng Yan.
The pain was just like when she had fainted on the street earlier.
‘But when I went to the hospital for a check-up, didn’t they say there was nothing wrong?’
‘So what is this now?’
At this moment, she had no choice but to believe what Zheng Yan had said about the Insect Gu.
Because she felt that if this continued, she was going to die.
“Save…
me…”
Bai Zhi looked at Zheng Yan with a pleading expression.
“Beg me.”