Chapter 749: You Are My Idol

"How about you marry me?" Chen Yu said this on a whim. It was meant as a joke, but after saying it, he felt it was inappropriate, so he quickly changed his tune: "I'm just kidding, don't be angry."

"Brother Chen, do you know? When I was seriously injured in the hospital and unconscious, the first person I saw when I opened my eyes was you." Unexpectedly, Tang Xue on the other end was silent for a moment: "That was the most fragile moment of my life."

"But you gave me a glimmer of light, gave me hope, and allowed me to stand up again. Brother Chen, actually, in my heart, you have already become the most important person to me, I..." Speaking to this point, Tang Xue was incomparably shy; she did not continue and hung up the phone directly.

Until long after the other party hung up, Chen Yu was completely bewildered. He really wanted to slap himself twice—why did he have to be so glib and tease Tang Xue? Now it was done, he had provoked her again; what was he supposed to do?

Just as Chen Yu was filled with regret, Huang Shaoyu's call came through: "Brother Chen, something has happened to the Yu Family."

"The Yu Family? What happened to Yu Sichen?" Chen Yu's tone suddenly sank.

"Where are you? Let's meet and talk. It feels like the Yu Family is about to collapse." Huang Shaoyu's tone was also very heavy.

Upon meeting Huang Shaoyu, he took Chen Yu and rushed toward the Yu Family: "Brother Chen, the old man of the Yu Family did my family's matriarch a favor, so we have to show our faces this time. I've troubled you again."

"Since it concerns Yu Sichen, I definitely have to go see. What exactly is the situation?" Chen Yu asked.

"A girl as good as Yu Sichen was forced to this point," Huang Shaoyu sighed and said: "The Yu Family and the Liu Family were going to arrange a marriage. Yesterday, Liu Jingye wanted to ask Yu Sichen out for a walk."

"Originally she didn't agree, but the old man in her family feigned illness to force her, so she went. But that scum Liu Jingye colluded with Yu Jiuzhen to humiliate her, and even used a whip dipped in salt water to lash her, beating her until she was covered in wounds."

"Liu Jingye, Yu Jiuzhen?" Chen Yu's fist cracked, his murderous intent already apparent: "And then?"

"Later she was sent back to the Yu Family. Regarding her being beaten, the Yu Family didn't care or ask at all. Her parents even said some very harsh things. I don't know the specific situation, but the general meaning was that they couldn't afford to offend the Liu Family. After all, the Yu Family is destitute, and they were counting on the Liu Family's betrothal gifts to make a comeback."

A trace of anger appeared on Huang Shaoyu's face: "Later, I don't know what happened, but Yu Sichen disappeared, and her parents... also disappeared."

"Also disappeared?" Chen Yu was shocked, and an ominous premonition welled up in his heart. He said urgently: "Speak clearly, did they disappear, or did something happen to them?"

"To be precise, they turned into two human-shaped wooden puppets. Now the entire Yu Family is in a panic, and the old man of the Yu Family's heart condition was genuinely triggered by the fright," Huang Shaoyu sighed and said.

"The dark power suppressed in her chest has finally erupted after all," Chen Yu muttered.

"Brother Chen, what are you saying?" Huang Shaoyu looked at Chen Yu, puzzled, not quite understanding the meaning of Chen Yu's words.

"You wouldn't understand. Take me to the Yu Family to see first," Chen Yu sighed slightly.

In fact, Chen Yu had always been paying attention to the half-figure wooden carving that Yu Sichen always wore. Although he couldn't figure out what that half-figure wooden carving represented, from the first time he met Yu Sichen, he knew that a wicked power was hidden inside that wooden carving.

Now Yu Sichen must have been forced into a dead end and completely erupted. Chen Yu had to quickly figure out what exactly had happened to her.

Arriving at the Yu Family, Yu Luozhong was crying. At his age, his life's experiences were quite dramatic. First, the Yu Clan had an incident and was kicked out of the ranks of the aristocratic families. Originally, he had hoped to sell his granddaughter and rely on her to return to the peak.

But now it seemed that was unattainable. Once the fate of a person or a family is set, no matter how hard you try, you cannot change it. That was the current state of Yu Luozhong.

"Shaoyu, you finally came, Shaoyu. Thank you to the matriarch for still thinking of me. Our Yu Clan is in decline, and those who were once close to us have distanced themselves over these years. The great kindness of the matriarch is something I will never forget in this lifetime." Seeing Huang Shaoyu, Yu Luozhong stepped forward to shake his hand, almost weeping with old tears.

Indeed, ever since the Yu Family fell, it had almost fallen apart, and the aristocratic families that were usually on good terms basically stopped associating with them.

In fact, not to mention outsiders, even their own relatives in the Yu Family didn't interact much. Now, seeing Huang Shaoyu come over, one could imagine how moved Yu Luozhong felt.

"Yu Lao, my great-grandmother has always been thinking of the Yu Family. It's just that it's inconvenient for her to come herself, so she let me come to express her condolences. Moreover, I have invited Mr. Chen here; he will definitely have a way," Huang Shaoyu also said politely.

"Mr. Chen? Is this Mr. Chen? I beg Mr. Chen to help. My son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter have gone missing." Yu Luozhong quickly turned to Chen Yu. He knew that since Huang Shaoyu brought him, he must be someone with exceptional ability.

"I am Chen Yu," Chen Yu said indifferently.

"Chen, Chen Yu?" The expression on Yu Luozhong's face suddenly stiffened: "Are you that Chen Yu?"

"That's right, it's me," Chen Yu said coldly: "Regarding Si Chen's matter, I had mentioned to your daughter-in-law before not to force her too much, but she didn't take my words to heart at all. For the consequences today, everyone in your Yu Family is to blame."

"Shaoyu, why did you bring him here? If it weren't for him, Si Chen wouldn't have fallen out with us." Yu Luozhong's expression was somewhat angry, and he pointed at Chen Yu and roared: "Get out!"

The polite smile on Huang Shaoyu's face instantly vanished. He said with a dark face: "Old man Yu, try saying what you just said one more time?"

"Shaoyu, this... what's wrong?" Yu Luozhong's face changed; he didn't know why Huang Shaoyu had suddenly flared up.

"Mr. Chen is my savior and also an honored guest of my Huang Clan. Even my grandmother treats Mr. Chen with courtesy. What kind of thing are you to dare tell my Brother Chen to get out?" Huang Shaoyu said viciously: "Let me tell you, if your granddaughter really ends up with my Brother Chen, it would be your Yu Family's good fortune."

"You Yu Family are also ungrateful. Such a high-level expert is standing right in front of you, and you are actually blind and don't recognize him? Brother Chen alone is worth ten aristocratic families."

The expression on Yu Luozhong's face was awkward. Faced with Huang Shaoyu's blunt words, he could only plaster a smile on his face to apologize, but his hatred for Chen Yu grew even deeper.

"If it weren't for the gravity of the matter, I wouldn't have stepped through your Yu Family's gate at all," Chen Yu said coldly: "Now take me to see the scene immediately. Whether you need me to act or not depends on your word."