Chen Yang loathed people who stood on a moral high ground, lecturing others without distinguishing right from wrong. Typically, such people were either of poor character or harbored malevolent intentions.

Chen Yang could see that this old geezer had no intention of agreeing to his relationship with Zhou Yufei from the start. The sole reason for calling him back was to shame him into giving up on his own accord. Such a scheme was vicious to the core.

The scene erupted into an uproar.

This was the Zhou Family estate. To speak to Zhou Jingyuan in such a manner was outrageous insubordination, a complete disregard for one's own life.

Zhou Jingyuan's face visibly darkened. "Chen Yang," he said in a low, grim voice, "I'm giving you a chance to walk away with your dignity intact. Don't be ungrateful!"

"What? You still want to shamelessly cling to the Zhou Family?" Seeing Chen Yang stand his ground, Zhou Yingqiang sneered. "For trash like you, don't you have any idea of your own worth?"

"Take a good look at Mr. Sun Hao! Compared to him, calling you trash is a compliment! You should be sneaking away with your tail between your legs, yet you still have the nerve to strut around here?"

Zhou Yingqiang patted his own cheek. "A man ought to have some shame!"

"You have only yourself to blame for being so useless! If you could also bring a promotion opportunity to our Songquan, of course no one would stop you from being with Yufei!"

Seemingly venting all the shame he had endured, Zhou Yingqiang grew increasingly carried away. "Scram already! If you work hard in your next life, maybe you'll have a chance to cling to the lofty branches of the Zhou Family!"

"I just have one question. Did you seek Yufei's consent?" Chen Yang wasn't in a hurry, speaking in a slow, measured tone.

"Haha!" Zhou Yingqiang scoffed. "She has no choice! As a child of the Zhou Family, she must be prepared to make sacrifices for the greater good of the Zhou and Sun families! Besides, marrying Mr. Sun is an honor she doesn't deserve!"

"So, if the Zhou Family's rise required you to die right now, would you be willing?" Chen Yang asked with a grin.

Zhou Yingqiang blurted out without thinking, "Of course not! Why should I be the one to die?"

The moment the words left his mouth, his expression changed, and he glared fiercely at Chen Yang.

"Have a shred of decency, will you? You're not willing yourself, so why should Yufei be expected to embrace the idea of self-sacrifice?"

Zhou Yingqiang: "..."

"Or is it that since Yufei isn't your daughter, her life or death doesn't mean a damn thing to you?"

"Bullshit!" Zhou Yingqiang erupted.

"Looks to me like you're the one full of shit. Are those even words a human should say?" Chen Yang retorted with a laugh.

"I don't have time to waste on trash like you!" Zhou Yingqiang said coldly. "Anyway, no matter what, Yufei must leave with Mr. Sun today!"

"Is that so?" Chen Yang walked over to Zhou Yufei, wrapped an arm around her, and challenged with a grin, "Go on. Just you try it."

Zhou Yingqiang: "..."

The crowd was stunned speechless.

This guy... he's so arrogant!

Had he forgotten this was Qingqiu Dao, the estate of the Zhou Family? Did he really think he could stand against the entire Zhou Family and the great tycoon Sun Family all by himself? It was utterly ludicrous.

The moment Chen Yang wrapped an arm around her, Zhou Yufei was shocked, but a strange sense of security also welled up in her heart. It was as if his embrace, though not particularly broad, could surely keep her safe. The feeling was faint, yet so real.

Sun Jing remained calm, continuing to sip his tea unhurriedly as if the unfolding scene had nothing to do with him.

Wang Qingze, who had been standing quietly to the side, glanced at Chen Yang. After a long hesitation, he finally spoke. "Grandfather, we should just respect Yufei's wishes. Everyone has witnessed Chen Yang's strength. His future achievements will be limitless!"

He knew that if things continued to escalate, the entire Zhou Family would suffer greatly, perhaps even face ruin. As the Zhou Family's son-in-law, it was only right for him to offer a word of caution.

Zhou Jingyuan shot him a sideways glance. Though he said nothing, his cold, sinister eyes said it all.

"You shut up! Who gave you the right to speak here?" Zhou Yingqiang bellowed.

Wang Qingze was seething. He curled his lip into a sneer, mocking them inwardly. It's like trying to help a mad dog. Ungrateful bastards. Fine, keep digging your own graves. I can't wait to see how you die, you bunch of self-righteous dogs!

「Elsewhere」

After hearing the lab results from his subordinate, Wu Hui, Sun Hao's face was so dark it looked like it could drip ink. "How is it still not mine?" he said coldly. "Didn't you say you tested it?"

"We did test it, but…" Wu Hui trembled, breaking out in a cold sweat. How could he dare say the rest?

Sun Hao's expression shifted wildly. Damn it! Does this mean I'm firing blanks? He finally roared, "If I'm deficient, then so are they!"

"They must have pulled some trick behind my back!" Sun Hao said, refusing to accept it. "Tell them to run the test again! I refuse to believe it!"

"Right away, Young Master!" Wu Hui nodded repeatedly, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

Taking a deep breath, Sun Hao finally looked up at Chen Yang, his voice sinister. "What's with all the damn noise? Do you realize you're annoying me?"

The anger he had been bottling up was unleashed directly on Chen Yang.

Just a piece of trash, what's he kicking up a fuss for?

As Sun Hao spoke, Zhou Yingqiang and many members of the Zhou Family began to smirk. Now there would be a good show to watch.

Sun Hao's arrogant and ruthless methods were notorious in Qingqiu Dao. Now that he had intervened, the matter was as good as over. And Chen Yang would probably die.

Chen Yang gave him a slight glance.

"What are you looking at? Is a piece of trash like you worthy of looking at me?" Sun Hao lit a cigarette and crossed his legs, draping his arms over the back of the sofa. He gestured with his fingers. "Go. Get rid of this trash for me. Just looking at him makes me sick."

GASPS. In an instant, many in the crowd sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.

To demand a man's life so casually... this Mr. Sun Hao was truly as domineering and ruthless as the rumors said!

Wu Hui immediately gestured to the two middle-aged men behind him. "Go, kill him!"

The two men moved at once. They were Sun Hao's personal bodyguards, both Sixth-Order Fist Masters. Over the years, they had killed countless people for Sun Hao and had never met their match. They believed today would be no exception.

THUMP. THUMP. THUMP.

The surrounding crowd instinctively scrambled backward, their hearts filled with dread at the sight of the infamous "Ghost Gate Twin Evils." It was said they were genuine devils who could kill without drawing blood.

SWOOSH!

With expressionless faces, they flanked Chen Yang, rushing him with the speed of lightning.

A moment later, two dull thuds echoed.

THUD! THUD!

But the gruesome scene everyone had imagined—Chen Yang dying a miserable death—did not happen. He was still standing in the same spot, holding Zhou Yufei.

Instead, the two middle-aged men flew backward even faster than they had charged in, spraying a trail of blood before crashing into a flowerbed seven or eight meters away.

Everyone's eyes went wide, their gazes locked on the scene as if they had just seen a ghost.

Before they had time to recover, Chen Yang, holding Zhou Yufei's hand, began walking toward Sun Hao.

Sun Hao leaped up from the sofa, his voice filled with horror. "You... what do you want to do?"

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