Zheng Qiang ignored Xu Li and walked up to Chen Yang, offering a bitter smile. "Yang, sorry you had to see that."

"Let the past be the past," Chen Yang said, patting his shoulder.

Zheng Qiang nodded heavily, feeling as if he had returned to twenty years ago.

Meanwhile, Wang Qu, who was being stomped on by Yang Hu, strained to say, "I... I don't have that much money."

"That's easy. Just make a call and have someone bring it over," Yang Hu said, baring his teeth in a smile.

Wang Qu was taken aback, but then the corners of his mouth curled into a venomous smile.

He considered himself a local tyrant, and having recently started working for a new boss, he was now being told to call for money? Ha, are they suicidal?

Soon, a young man in his twenties wearing tight clothes and carrying a clutch bag pushed violently through the onlookers, practically radiating anger as he squeezed his way in.

The young man scanned the scene before his eyes landed on Zheng Qiang. "Are you looking for a death wish? How dare you hit my sister?"

Xu Li walked up to the young man, her brother Xu Ben, and pointed venomously at Zheng Qiang. "Brother, I want him dead!"

"You can kill me! But have your brother here pay back the money first!" Zheng Qiang's eyes were bloodshot with rage. "Three hundred one day, five hundred the next... After all this time, it's got to be tens of thousands, right? Pay it back first!"

"What? You bastard! My sister stooped to marry you, and you have the gall to bring this up?" Xu Ben's face flushed with anger as he glared.

Zheng Qiang sneered. "Stooped? My ass! All day, she does nothing but fool around with other men. You call that stooping?!"

Xu Li and Xu Ben were both rendered speechless.

"She has no shame, but I do!" Zheng Qiang slapped his own cheek, speaking through gritted teeth.

Being called shameless by her own husband in front of such a large crowd, Xu Li, despite her usual domineering and unreasonable nature, couldn't keep face. Her expression shifted wildly before she said defensively, "How can you blame me? If anyone's to blame, it's you for being so useless! I've had enough of you!"

"So that's your excuse for cheating?" Zheng Qiang scoffed. "Perfect. I've had enough of you, too. Let's get a divorce!"

The two siblings, Xu Li and Xu Ben, reacted almost simultaneously.

"You wouldn't dare!" Xu Li shrieked.

"Don't you believe I'll beat you?!" Xu Ben threatened.

They were like leeches clinging to Zheng Qiang. Without him, who would give them money? How could they continue living such carefree lives, without a worry in the world?

"You should take a good look in the mirror. For my sister to marry you, your ancestors must have done something truly amazing!" Xu Ben said arrogantly, scratching his head and staring down at his large leather shoes.

"My ancestors doing something amazing?" Zheng Qiang laughed in fury, gesturing to the crowd. "Go on, ask our neighbors what kind of person this tramp is!"

The more decent people in the crowd instinctively nodded.

At this, Xu Ben was at a loss for words, his face flushing bright red.

Xu Li angrily surveyed the crowd. "Why are you nodding your damn heads? Scram!"

She didn't believe she was wrong. Besides, after all this time, what was so different about today? And all because of an outsider, Zheng Qiang was willing to drop all pretense with her?

"Look, let's forget about you hitting my sister today," Xu Ben said, his attitude softening considerably as he tried to play peacemaker. "I hope you two can live happily from now on and stop causing scenes. You're just giving the neighbors a show."

Although annoyed, Xu Li bit her lip and said nothing more.

If they really got a divorce, who would support her?

But Zheng Qiang just sneered. "Are you deaf? I said divorce! And pay back the money!"

Xu Ben and Xu Li were stunned into silence.

Chen Yang smiled silently.

This was the Zheng Qiang he knew. As a man, how could he just cower and suffer in silence? That's not being a man at all.

"You piece of trash, don't mistake kindness for weakness!" Xu Ben shouted angrily. "You're a good-for-nothing, so I give you a little respect and you think you can get cocky?"

"Useless trash," Xu Li sneered.

Chen Yang shook his head with a light chuckle and snapped his fingers at Yang Hu.

Yang Hu understood.

It's just a matter of money...

He walked over to Zheng Qiang and handed him a bank card with a smile. "Here's two million. Use it to buy a house for now. The Boss is building a new shelter in Lingjin City, and you'll be in charge of it when it's done."

"This..." Zheng Qiang was stunned. He knew Chen Yang was wealthy, but how could he just accept it for nothing? Before he could finish, Chen Yang waved his hand. "Take it for emergencies. You can pay me back later."

Finally, Zheng Qiang nodded. "Thank you, Yang!"

Xu Ben's eyes, practically gleaming, were fixed greedily on the bank card in Zheng Qiang's hand. He tugged on Xu Li's sleeve. "Sis, who are these guys?"

Xu Li was also dumbfounded. Two million...

How much money was that? And they just gave it away like that?

"Are they putting on an act? Him? Where would he get that kind of money?" Xu Li ignored her brother and reached for the bank card in Zheng Qiang's hand, her tone softening unconsciously.

Zheng Qiang took a step back and pocketed the card, retorting, "Yang has funded over a hundred shelters across the country, providing food and board for everyone in them!"

Xu Li was dumbstruck. She exchanged a look with Xu Ben, and both saw utter shock and disbelief in the other's eyes.

Just how much money would that take?

"Qiangzi, I was wrong earlier," Xu Li said, sidling up to Zheng Qiang. Her tone and attitude were a complete reversal from before. "You hit me, so we're even. I promise I'll be a good wife from now on."

She might not have been worldly, but she wasn't stupid. If her good-for-nothing husband had stumbled upon a wealthy friend, why would she continue to make trouble?

Zheng Qiang glanced at her, let out a cold, disdainful laugh, and took another step back.

But Xu Li stuck to him like glue. "Now that you have money, you're going to abandon me? Are you even human?"

"Get lost!"

Xu Li grabbed onto Zheng Qiang, pleading desperately. "Qiangzi, I really know I was wrong! Please, forgive me just this once! I swear to God I'll be a good wife to you from now on!"

Zheng Qiang was unmoved, his eyes filled with nothing but loathing!

You weren't there for my sunset, so you don't deserve my sunrise. You didn't stand by me when I was down and out, so what makes you think you're worthy now that I'm back on my feet? You're nothing.

Standing to the side, Xu Ben grew frantic. "Zheng Qiang, if you dare dump my sister today, I swear I'll kill you!"

BANG!

Yang Hu threw a punch, sending Xu Ben flying backward, crashing to the ground and coughing up blood.

At the sight, Xu Li was scared witless.

"Qiangzi, we'll get going now," Chen Yang said, patting Zheng Qiang's shoulder. "I'll have Yang Hu send someone to take care of all this for you."

He had just turned to leave when a seven-seater van screeched to a halt at the intersection. Seven or eight men armed with clubs jumped out, looking fierce and intimidating.

"Boss, you're finally here!" Wang Qu wailed from the ground, pointing at Chen Yang and Yang Hu. "It was them!"

The leader, a balding, middle-aged man, blocked Chen Yang's path and pointed a vicious finger at him. "So, you're the one who beat my man and told me to bring you money?"

The man sneered, "You've got some nerve, pal. Trying to extort me in my own territory? One price: one million. Pay the million, and then maybe we can discuss the rest."

"Discuss?" Yang Hu stepped forward, drew a pistol, and pressed it to the man's forehead with a wicked grin. "Go on. Tell me how you'd like to discuss this."

The street fell into a stunned, absolute silence.

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