Chapter 176

Old Mrs. Xiao’s true motives were suddenly exposed by Ye Chen, and she was instantly flustered.

She had assumed that with a little trickery, she could have Xiao Churan’s family of four firmly in her grasp, especially that loser Ye Chen, who she thought would be even easier; as long as Xiao Hailong and Xiao Weiwei apologized to him and treated him like a human being, he would surely be moved to tears of gratitude.

However, she had not expected that Ye Chen was the only one who remained sober while everyone else was drunk.

Seeing that her motives had been seen through, Old Mrs. Xiao stammered, "We are all one family, we should pull in the same direction. It would be a laughingstock if one family ran two companies, wouldn't it?"

Ye Chen sneered, "The great Hong Kong tycoon Li Jiacheng doesn't even have his son in the same company as him, so what is the problem with that? I think you have ulterior motives. Your display of affection is fake; wanting to trick Churan back into the Xiao Group to help you survive this desperate situation is the truth!"

"You... you..." Old Mrs. Xiao was so angry she couldn't speak. Xiao Changqian, standing to the side, immediately scolded, "Ye Chen, watch your tongue. In this family, you are nothing but an outsider!"

Ye Chen ignored him and turned to his wife, Xiao Churan, saying, "Churan, you must keep your eyes open. Some people just want to use you, and once they are done, they will kick you aside immediately. Have you forgotten how they treated you after you helped the Dihao Group secure that sixty-million contract? They claimed they would promote you to director, but what actually happened? At the banquet, they publicly announced that they were promoting Xiao Hailong to director instead. Do you really want to experience something like that a second time?"

Xiao Churan’s expression instantly became incomparably stern.

At this moment, she truly understood everything.

Thanks to her husband Ye Chen’s reminder, otherwise, she would have very likely fallen for their trap again.

At this time, seeing the plan collapse, Xiao Hailong pointed at Ye Chen and cursed in a rage, "Ye Chen, you stinking loser, is there any place for you to speak here? You dare to meddle in our family affairs, are you tired of living?"

Ye Chen looked at him coldly and questioned, "What? Can't keep up the act anymore? Let me tell you, Xiao Hailong, from now on, you had better be respectful when you see me, otherwise I will call Hong Wu right now and have him issue a gangland kill order against you, so you won't be able to stay in Jin Ling!"

"Screw your mother!" Xiao Hailong roared in fury, "Are you bluffing me? Don't think I don't know what you are. Aren't you just someone who knows a couple of tricks for swindling people? Once they see through your ruse, you won't even know how you died."

Ye Chen sneered, "At least they haven't seen through my ruse yet, and at least they still respectfully call me Master Ye!"

After finishing, Ye Chen said with disdain, "Do you want to keep acting tough? Fine, I'll call Hong Wu right now!"

Immediately after, Ye Chen took out his phone, dialed Hong Wu, and conveniently turned on the speakerphone.

Xiao Hailong’s face turned deathly pale in an instant, and beads of sweat the size of beans poured down.

This guy was actually going to call Master Hong Wu?!

If Master Hong Wu really issued a gangland kill order against him, wouldn't he be finished?!

At the thought of this, he immediately cowered and blurted out, "Ye Chen, Ye Chen, I was just joking with you. Don't take it seriously. You are my brother-in-law, we are family."

Ye Chen laughed, "I am not family with you."

As he was speaking, the call connected.

Hong Wu asked respectfully, "Master Ye, what are your orders?"

Ye Chen glanced at the trembling Xiao Hailong and said indifferently, "Hong Wu, if I asked you to issue a gangland kill order, how many subordinates could you command?"

Hong Wu immediately replied, "Reporting to Master Ye, Hong Wu has over ten thousand followers in Jin Ling. Most nightclubs, bars, KTVs, and construction sites have my people. As long as you tell me who to issue the kill order against, I guarantee the number of people searching the streets for him and wanting his life would be uncountable!"

Xiao Hailong was so terrified he was nearly stunned. He knelt before Ye Chen with a thud and cried, "Ye Chen, my good brother-in-law, I was really just joking with you. Just treat me like a fart and let me go..."

Ye Chen asked coldly, "What? Not acting tough anymore?"

"Not acting, not acting, I will never act tough again..." Xiao Hailong was scared to death at this point; how could he dare to act tough in front of Ye Chen?

In Jin Ling, if anyone had a gangland kill order issued against them by Master Hong Wu, wouldn't the entire underworld swarm in, fighting to be the one to hack him to death?

After all, this would be a great opportunity to serve Master Hong Wu and curry favor with him!

Ye Chen held the phone and said coldly, "Since you aren't acting tough anymore, let me see your sincerity. Otherwise, I can only interpret this as a temporary surrender, and if I let you go, you will just go back to acting tough with me tomorrow."

Xiao Hailong’s heart skipped a beat. Realizing that Ye Chen might not let him off so easily, he didn't say another word and immediately slammed his head against the smooth, hard floor of the hospital, knocking it three times.

"Ye Chen, I was wrong! I apologize to you! Please forgive me, don't let Master Hong Wu hunt me down!"

By this point, Xiao Hailong was already in tears, and he regretted it to his core.

Was there something wrong with his brain? Why did he have to force himself to act tough in front of Ye Chen? Wasn't he just asking for death? It was uncertain when Master Hong Wu would realize Ye Chen was a fraud and hack him to death, but if Ye Chen really had Master Hong Wu kill him, he probably wouldn't live to see tomorrow morning...

Seeing his son being humiliated by Ye Chen to the point of kneeling and kowtowing, Xiao Changqian said angrily, "Ye Chen! Don't go too far!"

Ye Chen asked curiously, "You say I'm going too far?"

After saying this, he immediately said to Hong Wu, "Hong Wu, add one more person to the gangland kill order. This time, I want you to hunt down a father and son!"

Hong Wu immediately blurted out, "Master Ye, please rest assured. As long as you give the order, even if it's the King of Heaven, I will hack him without hesitation! Tell me, what are the names of this father and son!"

Xiao Changqian let out a cry of pain, trembling all over in fear.

Damn it...

This kid Ye Chen is too ruthless...

He only said one sentence about going too far, and now he wants to hunt him down too?!

His old bones... how could he handle this...

Old Mrs. Xiao had already realized that the water had been spilled and could not be gathered back. Fearing that her son and grandson would be harmed, she hurriedly said, "Ye Chen, let them both go. Just pretend we never came today..."

Ye Chen shook his head, "That won't do. You've already come, how can I pretend you never did?"

Old Mrs. Xiao asked with a trembling voice, "Then what will it take for you to stop?"

Ye Chen said indifferently, "In front of Churan and my parents-in-law, state the true purpose of your visit this time. If you are sincere enough, I will spare them and let it be as if you never came; if you are not sincere enough, then I'm sorry, this gangland kill order, I, Ye Chen, will definitely issue it!"