Gao Yanqing could tell that Gu Yuyao was on the verge of an emotional breakdown. And he knew exactly how ruthless Deng Shigao was. If Gu Yuyao went, she’d be in danger! If something happened to her, wouldn’t his secret mission be ruined?
“I’m not going!” Gu Yuyao snapped, her voice trembling with suppressed fury. “For someone like him, why should I give up half the hospital’s shares to save him? Even 100,000 yuan is too much!”
Of course, that was just anger speaking. She couldn’t really bring herself to ignore Ye Cang completely. After all, there were still lingering feelings… not to mention, she still cared about Ye Cang’s mother.
If something happened to Ye Cang, no one would be left to care for his mother. She might starve to death alone—that wasn’t an exaggeration.
Sigh… If only Deng Shigao would just pay back the money he owed…
After some thought, Gu Yuyao decided she’d go to Deng Shigao after all. She could save Ye Cang and bring up the debt issue at the same time.
At the very least, she had to check out the situation first. See what kind of mess her ex-husband had gotten himself into this time.
Inside Dark Night Club.
Surrounded by a sea of men, Ye Cang and Pan Min looked utterly outnumbered and alone. Deng Shigao grinned wider and wider.
He had already heard the news that Gu Family Hospital was deep in the red.
He planned to fan the flames—use Gu Yuyao’s husband to get 50% of the hospital’s shares.
That way, the Gu Family would be completely under his thumb.
“Gu Yuyao… oh, Gu Yuyao… you can blame no one but your husband for stirring up trouble. He dared scam me—me!”
“He even wanted me to be his underling, said I couldn’t afford to offend him…”
Deng Shigao sneered. Just thinking about Ye Cang’s words made him want to laugh.
If you really were someone I couldn’t afford to offend, would the Gu Family still be barely clinging to life?
Wouldn’t you have soared into the sky long ago?
Wouldn’t the rest of us who tore the Gu Family apart already be paying the price?
“What are you laughing at?” Deng Shigao’s smile faltered when he saw that Ye Cang was still laughing.
Not only was Ye Cang completely unafraid, but that woman beside him in her business attire looked just as calm—as if the hundreds of thugs around them were decorations.
“I’m laughing because… do you really think you dare to lay a hand on us?” Ye Cang smiled while slowly picking up a sealed liquor bottle.
“What a joke, you—”
CRASH!
Before Deng Shigao could finish, Ye Cang smashed the bottle straight over his head.
CRACK!
Blood immediately gushed from the wound.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Ye Cang followed up with several more bottles, smashing Deng Shigao’s face into a pulp. Blood poured everywhere.
Everyone was stunned!
Even in this dire situation, he still dared to smash someone’s head in with a bottle?
Was he insane?
Or was he just a reckless lunatic who wanted to take someone down with him?
“Aaagh—!” The searing pain jolted Deng Shigao into a frenzy. He screamed hysterically, “What are you all standing there for? Kill him!”
Pan Min’s aura surged. As Qin Junfei’s personal assistant, her combat skills were excellent. She wasn’t invincible, but taking on a hundred thugs? Doable.
But then Ye Cang’s eyes turned cold. “I dare any of you to try.”
He stomped the ground hard with one foot.
A terrifying aura exploded from him, sending shockwaves through the entire room. It was as if the epicenter of an earthquake had struck.
CRACK! CRACK!
Cracks spread across the floor, and the entire Dark Night Club trembled, as if it might collapse at any moment.
This was the power of Ye Cang’s cultivation in the Human Emperor Scripture!
At this point, his strength had likely surpassed that of a martial arts grandmaster.
THUD!
THUD!
THUD!
One by one, all of Deng Shigao’s proud thugs collapsed to the ground.
Their eyes rolled back, and they passed out completely.
The scene was utterly shocking.
“W-What…” Deng Shigao was so scared his eyes nearly popped out.
What kind of power was this?!
He couldn’t even imagine what would’ve happened if that stomp had landed on him directly.
Pan Min was equally dumbfounded.
When Ye Cang kicked that guard earlier, she knew he was skilled—but she never imagined he could handle this many people.
This was way beyond her expectations!
His strength might even surpass hers.
She herself couldn’t possibly knock out a hundred men with one move…
A man with martial prowess like this, and knowledge in medicine as well—how could Gu Yuyao possibly agree to divorce him?
Shouldn’t she have clung to him like a lifeline?
It made no sense!
That woman must have lost her mind.
She didn’t treasure such a good man?
Then plenty of women would gladly fight for him!
Gu Yuyao would regret it for the rest of her life!
When she cried herself blind, she’d realize just how insane her decision was.
Serves her right!
“Achoo!” On the way to Dark Night Club, Gu Yuyao suddenly sneezed.
“Please… don’t kill me… I was wrong…” Deng Shigao was so terrified as Ye Cang walked toward him that he immediately dropped to his knees.
“I said you could never afford to offend me. Was I wrong?”
Deng Shigao froze. With this kind of strength, Ye Cang truly was someone he could never afford to offend.
“No! No, you were right! You’re someone I can never provoke!” THUMP THUMP THUMP!
He started slamming his head into the ground repeatedly. His forehead split open, blood poured down his face, but he didn’t dare stop.
“The Ice Ganoderma seed?” Ye Cang asked.
“It’s here! It’s here! I’ll get it for you right now!”
Soon, Deng Shigao brought out the Ice Ganoderma seed.
It was well-preserved, and Ye Cang’s eyes lit up with excitement.
“Oh right—also repay the debt you owe the Gu Family. My little brother can’t be a deadbeat.”
As if suddenly remembering, Ye Cang gave the order.
This was the last favor he would do for Gu Zhenghong.
Gu Family Hospital carried his mother’s blood, sweat, and tears. He couldn’t let it collapse like this.
“Yes, yes…” Deng Shigao replied, though a flash of pain crossed his eyes.
Paying the money was one thing—but giving up the Ice Ganoderma seed?
That was a rare herb specifically requested by a very powerful figure…
As for the “little brother” remark, he didn’t even process it.
He had no idea that in the future, he would fight and bleed for that title.
After leaving the Dark Night Club, Pan Min looked at Ye Cang like he was a monster.
“What? Fallen for me already?” Ye Cang teased with a grin.
“No! Of course not!” Pan Min quickly looked away. “I just didn’t expect you to be this strong. I thought you’d use the Qin Family’s name to get what you wanted…”
In the capital, she’d seen plenty of spoiled young masters relying on family background.
She thought Ye Cang was one of them too—but clearly, he wasn’t.
Ye Cang chuckled, “I’ll use the Qin Family name eventually, but not now. The thing my mother said to me most often was, ‘A true gentleman hides his power.’ Relying on your background is false strength—relying on your own power, that’s true strength.”
“A true gentleman hides his power… real strength is relying on yourself…” Pan Min’s eyes widened, repeating his words softly. “So that’s why Miss Qin left the capital alone and went to another province…”
A cool breeze stirred the air, rippling through the still waters. Pan Min felt as if something inside her had suddenly clicked.
At the same time, Gu Yuyao had arrived at Dark Night Club.
She took a deep breath as she stood before the tall, slightly eerie building, then stepped inside.
But what she saw next completely stunned her—
The entire club was a mess. Over a hundred people lay unconscious on the floor, eyes rolled back. Deng Shigao himself sat slumped, his face bloody and broken.
“What…”
Gu Yuyao was dumbfounded. She quickly called out, “Boss Deng…?”
Deng Shigao turned his dull eyes toward her. The moment he saw her, he trembled like a mouse seeing a cat.
He dropped to his knees.
“Miss Gu, CEO Gu, Madam Gu! I’ve already repaid the debt—why are you here?! Please, I beg you, let me go! I know I was wrong! I’ll never do it again!”
“What?” Gu Yuyao’s beautiful eyes widened in disbelief. She thought she was hearing things.