âYang Xia, please forgive us! How could we possibly count so much money?â Aunt Wansi begged. She knew that Yang Xia was holding them accountable for what she did years ago.
âI want you to count them. I donât want to repeat it for the third time.â Yang Xia laughed icily.
Shocked, tears rolled down her auntâs face as she squatted and counted the notes.
âNot a penny more, and not a penny less. If you got the amount right, theyâre all yours. If not, keep on counting until you get it right!â Yang Xia laughed cheerfully as she walked to the side, receiving a glass of water from her servants.
A young man wearing a mask was standing in a corner as he witnessed everything.
He couldnât help frowning.
He muttered to himself, âHow did she become like this?â
To punish someone this way, how psychopathic has she become?
He was none other than Chen Hao.
He had followed Yang Xia here to figure out why the Long Family came to the Lu Family.
And after all, Yang Xia saved his life a year ago.
Chen Hao wanted to see if she had any unfulfilled desire so that he could help her to make it come true. He wanted to repay her help that she gave back then.
He never expected to see her using the money she owned to take revenge on other people.
âSeems like sheâs no more unfulfilled desires anymoreâshe got everything she wants right now! But, Iâm afraid the Long Family doesnât have much time leftâI will settle everything with them soon!â
After looking at her again for one last time, Chen Hao shook his head as he was about to leave.
âAt that time, our entire family placed our hopes in you! It was my father who prepared enough money for you to come live here at Long Jiang. But look at what youâve done to us when we were in trouble?
You chased us out like we were filthy vermins, and you didnât even let us in the house! You think I am being cruel to you now? Since you like money that much, I think I am doing you a favor here by sending all this money to you!â Yang Xiaâs voice rang.
Her uncleâs family started begging her.
Chen Hao then understood that Yang Xia had her share of humiliation and ordeals in the past.
âLet them count those money! You guys, keep a good look at them!â Yang Xia threw a glass on the floor and left angrily.
Then, she went to the river to calm herself down.
Chen Hao shifted and hid behind a tree.
When she was about to leave, a few caucasians wearing sunglasses suddenly walked toward her.
âHello, Miss Yang,â one of them bowed and said.
âWhat?â Yang Xia was in a bad mood, hence she was quite cold toward them.
âSince they treated you badly, we can help you to finish them off!â they offered.
âWho wants to finish them off? They are none of your business! Who are you guys? Is there anything you want from me?â Yang Xia frowned.
âOur master respects and admires you. Hence, he sent us here to ask you to join him for lunch.â
âThanks, but no thanks. I donât have the mood to do so!â With that, Yang Xia prepared to leave to look for her bodyguard.
âPlease donât put us in a difficult position, Miss Yang. My master will punish us severely if you donât come with us.â However, the men blocked her way.
âSeems like if I donât comply, you guys will force me to leave with you!â Yang Xiaâs brows knitted together.
âWe didnât want to come to that, so I hope you come with us willingly!â They approached her.
âWait, do you know who I am? Iâm a member of the Long Family. This is my turf. I warn you not to do anything to me!â Yang Xia took a few steps back and dialed a number on her phone.
âMiss Yang, since you are unwilling to cooperate with us, donât blame us for this! After bringing you there, you might be able to work things out with our master. Quick, bring her away!â The leader of the group signaled.
Right away, a few men came to grab Yang Xia by her elbow.
Yang Xia struggled to break away from them and took a few steps back.
Suddenly, she took out a thin and long dagger from her clothes.
âStay away from me! My men are all here! I know you guys have been following me!â She waved the dagger in her hand nervously.
âMiss Yang, trust us. Our master is willing to work together with you. You wonât regret it!â The leader of the group walked toward her, smirking.
âThrow the dagger at them!â Just as Yang Xia was getting more anxious, a low voice rang in Yang Xiaâs ears.
The voice seemed to have some magical power as Yang Xia followed the instructions subconsciously and threw the dagger at the leader of the group.
âTsk-tsk, Miss Yang, this is very unladylike of youââ
Looking at the dagger, the man shook his head and snorted.
Suddenly, the dagger sped up and disappeared into a streak of light.
It then went through the manâs abdomen, causing him to be pinned to a tree behind him.
âArgh!â
His body temperature fell as blood gushed out from him.
He then clutched his wound and sat on the ground.
The group of men lost their cool at that instant.
âLetâs leave now!â the leader shouted frantically and was brought away by his men.
With adrenaline pumping down her spine, Yang Xia panted and stood up.
She was shocked to see the dagger deep in the tree.
âW-Who are you? Thank you for saving my life!â Yang Xia said respectfully.
Chen Hao changed his voice when he instructed her just now, hence she didnât know who it was.
After that, Yang Xia searched around but she could not find anyone around her.
âWho could it be?â Yang Xia was confused.
The voice just now seemed to ring only in her mind as it couldnât be heard by anyone else.
She was especially surprised to find that the knife which she threw had such great force. Hence, she firmly believed that the mysterious person saved her life.
Who was he? If he was someone from the Long Family, he wouldnât have avoided me.
âMiss, Iâve finally found you! Master Long called to ask you about the collaboration with the Lu Family just now.â A bodyguard ran to her.
âAlright, letâs go back now!â Yang Xia nodded regretfully.
Time passed very quickly. In the evening, many vehicles were parked in front of the Lu Familyâs mansion.
Lu Zongyuan, Meng Kang, Zhang Tie, and their men were waiting in front of the gate respectfully.
âHey! What is happening here? What is Father doing?â A servant who was hurrying was stopped by a girl.
âThe Master is waiting for someone. As for who it is, I have no idea either, Young Lady Lu.â
âThatâs weird. I wonder what Father is hiding from us. Heâs been mysterious lately.â
The girl was none other than Lu Han.
When she wanted to go closer to find out what was going on, a team of bodyguards walked outside.
This was normal for Lu Han, so she didnât say anything about that.
However, her eyes widened when she saw the man who walked out with the bodyguards of the Lu Family.
âC-Chen Hao?â