Chapter 409: Just Accept It

"I am sorry, old sister. This is indeed his fault. I will certainly give him a good lesson when I return." Xing Lan bowed her head repeatedly.

"What do you call a lesson? Giving him a beating? Making him kneel in the ancestral hall to repent? And then having him go back to doing whatever he was doing before?" Zhou Laotaijun said in a deep voice, "Then your Zhao Family shall accept this punishment."

"Old sister, I have struggled for a lifetime to build up this family business. Must I just hand it over to benefit others?" Xing Lan was unconvinced. She looked at Chen Yu with resentment: "Do you think he is really just a doctor?"

"The companies and industries under his name are countless. Although he cannot compare to the few great families, he is still a figure of wealthy status."

"So what do you want to say? Do you want to say that Chen Yu is wealthy but unkind?" The old lady Zhou paused her Dragon Head Staff again: "Tianyun's medicine is now sold abroad, while the medicine in the country is sold for a few or a dozen yuan."

"Not long ago, Chen Yu even used medicine costing a few yuan to cure a child who could not be cured even after spending three hundred thousand. You are telling me he is wealthy but unkind? Who is the one who is truly wealthy but unkind?"

Xing Lan's face turned pale. She dared not continue speaking, because she realized that the old lady was truly angry.

"Do you know? When punishing your Zhao Family this time, those people asked for my opinion because they knew my relationship with you. I only answered with one word: punish." The old lady said sternly, "Without punishment, it is not enough to make your Zhao Family learn a lesson."

"Yes, old sister, I will definitely be careful in the future." Xing Lan looked at Zhou Laotaijun with some terror. She never expected that the old lady, who had such a good relationship with her, would be so furious this time.

"That is enough, you may go back. You did not come here to reminisce anyway. Take care of yourself in the future." Zhou Laotaijun waved her hand, issuing an order to leave: "As for the decision of the big shots above, you just follow it."

"Yes, old lady, I will certainly execute it according to the meaning from above, and I will definitely not cause you any more trouble." Xing Lan braced herself, bowed, and retreated.

"Thank you, Zhou Laotaijun." Chen Yu bowed slightly to express his gratitude.

"You do not need to be polite. As I just said, having lived to such an old age, one must always have a scale in their heart. Besides, these matters were not your fault to begin with. The actions of the Zhao Family over these years have indeed been excessive; it is time to give them a knock," Zhou Laotaijun smiled.

Zhao Family. After returning home, Xing Lan's face was livid, and the cane she was leaning on was trembling slightly.

"Grandma, how did things go? Did that old lady agree to step in? That brat Chen Yu must have learned his lesson this time, right? Hmph, let's see if he still dares to go against our Zhao Family in the future."

Seeing Xing Lan return, Zhao Zhong ran out, overjoyed. He wanted to get some good news from the old lady.

"Kneel." Xing Lan, full of rage, unleashed it all on this grandson she usually doted on the most.

Zhao Zhong was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a thud. His voice even changed: "Grandma, what happened?"

"Zhao Zhong, do you know what a huge disaster you have brought upon the Zhao Family? Today I went to see the old lady, and coincidentally, Chen Yu was also there," Xing Lan said through gritted teeth.

"He... he... how could he be there?" Zhao Zhong asked with a blank expression.

"How could he be there? He is the savior of the old lady's only great-grandson. The Huang Family is a family of loyal martyrs, with only that one drop of bloodline from Huang Shaoming remaining. Do you think things would go well today?" Xing Lan said angrily.

"How is this possible? How could Chen Yu have such good luck? How is he everywhere?" Zhao Zhong was almost dumbfounded. Without the old lady continuing, even without using his brain, he could figure out the direction of this matter.

"Heh, that is right. At the same age, he can start from scratch and build up such a huge family business. He can, by his own strength, force the Yu Clan to change its head, with the support of the other two great families."

"You are my most beloved grandson. I have pinned all the hopes of the Zhao Group on you, but you, this thing that fails at everything and ruins everything, have you ever done one thing that makes people worry less?"

Xing Lan became angrier as she spoke: "And this time, the matter caused several of Chen Yu's production lines to stop. Those lines were producing life-saving medicine for soldiers on the border. This time, the Zhao Family will not be able to get past this hurdle."

"Grandma, what should we do then? No, we absolutely cannot let Chen Yu succeed. Our Zhao Family's money was also earned through hard work; we cannot let that brat benefit." Even now, Zhao Zhong was still thinking about how to protect the Zhao Family's assets.

"Shut up. Starting today, your status as the heir to the Zhao Group is stripped. You are not allowed to participate in any decision-making of the Zhao Group. If you cause trouble again, you will be expelled from the Zhao Family," Xing Lan said angrily.

"No, Grandma! I promise I will never provoke Chen Yu again. Please give me another chance, I beg you!" Zhao Zhong was scared out of his wits. He stumbled on the ground, desperately acting pitiful and begging for mercy, but the old lady Xing remained unmoved.

"Get out! Do not act pitiful in front of me again. Our Zhao Family does not have someone as fragile as you." The old lady kicked him aside and turned to leave.

It took a full week for this public opinion storm to completely subside.

After the reversal appeared, the stock price of Tianyun Pharmaceutical soared like a rocket, and some of its proprietary Chinese medicine products sold out.

It was just that the public influence caused by Wu De in this matter was very bad. The authorities also carried out a vigorous Net Purification Campaign, and some media accounts with incorrect values, as well as content with incorrect guidance, were rectified.

Wu De was suspected of extortion and affected the public online environment, so he was heavily sentenced to several years. The Zhao Group was issued a sky-high fine for unfair competition.

Moreover, in secret, some industries were sealed off to make way for the Tianyun Group. From then on, the Zhao Group slumped and was removed from the Four Great Families.

"Chen Yu, come and take a look at my new item. Not bad, right?" In a clubhouse, Xia Tian, Huang Yiqiang, and Chen Yu gathered together again.

Now they were truly drinking buddies, gathering from time to time. Huang Yiqiang and Xia Tian liked to tinker with antiques. As soon as he entered the door, he took a piece of Blood Jade from his neck and handed it to Chen Yu.

"Where have you been these past few days?" Chen Yu did not take the item. He looked at Xia Tian and saw a trace of crimson aura flash across his face.

Chen Yu could not figure out what that crimson aura was for a moment, but one thing was certain: the thing on Xia Tian was definitely not a good thing. That fierce and baleful aura could not be wrong.

"Went to Myanmar to look at jade and brought back a pile of raw stones. What is wrong?" Xia Tian looked at Chen Yu in surprise.

"You have provoked something bad." Chen Yu frowned and said, "And looking at your appearance, something big might happen in the next few days. Be careful."

"Brother, you must not scare me." Xia Tian could not help but shudder. Chen Yu's words made him feel a chill.

"Xia Tian, Chen Yu would not joke with you like this. You must take it seriously." Huang Yiqiang's expression was serious.

"Chen Yu, what should I do?" Xia Tian's hands began to tremble.

"Do not worry. Tell me everything you encountered in those few days, one by one. I will see if there is anything suspicious." Chen Yu thought for a moment and said, "Has any particularly strange person dealt with you?"

"No, I have been with Qiang Ge all the time. The two of us have almost never been separated," Xia Tian said.

"That is not right. One day you went to an auction, and I did not go. Did you encounter something that day?" Huang Yiqiang asked.

"Right, and this item of mine was also obtained at the auction." Xia Tian hurriedly pulled the jade from his neck and handed it to Chen Yu.

"Let me see." Chen Yu took the jade, his expression somewhat serious.

This was a piece of Blood Jade, naturally formed. The blood color and the jade were intertwined, looking very beautiful.

But under the gaze of Chen Yu's Double Pupils, a wisp of fresh blood overflowed from this Blood Jade, and an extremely thick smell of blood came from the jade.

"How much money did you spend to buy this thing?" Chen Yu glanced at Xia Tian.

"Actually, it was not bought. An old monk said I had a predestined relationship with this jade and gave it to me," Xia Tian thought for a moment and said.

"Gave it to you?" Chen Yu did not know whether to laugh or cry: "You dare to accept these things? You are really something."

"What is wrong, Chen Yu? Tell me quickly, you are really worrying me to death," Xia Tian said anxiously.

"This is an Underworld Artifact, unearthed from some tomb. Generally, this thing is something held in the mouth of a dead person. Look at the red on this jade, it looks like patches of clouds. This is not natural, but blood splashed on it when the person died."