Money Over Love
Copyright© 2026 by RomanticDoaist
Chapter 21: Is it real money burning?
“What the hell? What’s going on?”
Ma Lao San and his associates could no longer laugh, exchanging uneasy glances instead. Has Liu Fang gone mad? Getting this scared by a deadbeat so early in the morning? Zhang Qiang’s eyelids twitched violently, his gaze locked on the transfer agreement in Lin Fan’s hand. For some unknown reason, a sense of unease and tension began to creep into everyone’s hearts, along with the faint, ominous premonition of impending disaster.
“What are you doing here? You’re not welcome. Get out right now!”
Lin Fan was momentarily stunned, his jaw clenching silently. You teamed up with the Su Family to pressure me last night, and now you want me to plead your case? Do you have no shame? You’ve completely thrown away your pride!
A flare of anger rose in his chest. Lin Fan took several steps forward and gestured dismissively toward the door. “If you don’t get out now, I’ll throw you out myself!”
“Lin Fan, I already apologized to your mother! What more do you want?” Liu Fang cried, turning her head. Her face was a mess of snot and tears as she screamed at him. “Can’t you just forgive me? Please, ask the person from last night to spare me and let me off the hook!”
After she had rushed to the hospital the previous night, her aunt had already been admitted to the intensive care unit for emergency treatment and was still in critical condition. Her uncle’s family was furious, and other relatives and friends were screaming for her blood. Even her own parents cursed her relentlessly when they arrived. Terrified, she was beaten until she was wailing in the hospital corridor, nearly losing her life. She barely made it to dawn before rushing to the memorial hall as if her pants were on fire, hoping to move Lin Fan with her weeping repentance.
“Ah ... I’m so sorry, so sorry! Please, be the bigger person! Ask your uncle to spare me and my aunt!” From the corner of her eye, she spotted Yuan Youwei beside Lin Fan, and her whole body trembled. She scrambled forward on her knees and prostrated herself at Yuan Youwei’s feet.
“Weren’t you the one saying last night that you’d raise the rent however you liked?” Yuan Youwei’s red lips curled into a half-smile as she retorted. “And didn’t you also tell me to wait, that you’d be back to settle the score?”
“No, no, no! I was out of my mind! I was insane! I was just joking, please, I beg you, don’t take it seriously!” Liu Fang’s face went deathly pale. She desperately clung to Yuan Youwei’s pant leg, wailing and begging for mercy.
“A pity. I much preferred your unruly demeanor last night,” Yuan Youwei said, shaking her head. Then, she viciously kicked Liu Fang away, sending her screaming and tumbling out the door!
From outside, Liu Fang’s heart-wrenching sobs could be heard.
Yuan Youwei’s smile vanished as she spoke coldly, “Rest assured, even if your aunt dies, she’ll have to spit out every benefit she ever pocketed. As for you, if you deserve to go to prison, you will. The Yuan family will not show a single shred of mercy!”
BOOM!
The Yuan family? So it really is the Yuan family, the top powerhouse in Haicheng! Never mind Yuandao Properties. The entire Yuandao Group belongs to them!
“No, don’t! Ah ... Ahhh!”
Outside, Liu Fang lay collapsed on the ground, crying hysterically, her face a mask of utter despair.
Inside, the legs of Ma Lao San and the others turned to jelly, and they almost collapsed onto the floor in shock. Zhang Qiang’s forehead was slick with cold sweat, his mouth hanging wide open in horror.
What did I just do? I openly harassed a girl from the Yuan family!
“Miss Yuan, it was all a misunderstanding, a complete misunderstanding!” Zhang Qiang swallowed hard, forcing a smile that was uglier than a grimace.
“Your courage is admirable, but you picked the wrong target,” Yuan Youwei said, her lips curving as a chill flickered in her eyes.
“No, no, no, I deserve to die! This mouth of mine needs a good beating!”
SLAP!
Zhang Qiang’s body shuddered as he felt a desperate urge to piss his pants. Gritting his teeth, he raised his hand and began slapping himself again and again. In just a few moments, his mouth and nose were bleeding, and he was a pathetic sight. But when he saw Yuan Youwei just watching with a faint smile, his scalp tingled. He could only force a pained expression and continue slapping himself.
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