Chapter 120: Just in Case

Hong Yu was truly furious. He turned around, wanting to leave immediately.

But Lin Shuyu couldn’t just stand by and watch him go. She quickly grabbed Hong Yu’s arm and turned to look at Chen Yingying.

“Yingying, don’t go too far—he’s at least your brother-in-law,” Lin Shuyu said angrily.

“If you keep playing around like this, I’ll have to call my uncle!” she warned.

“Shuyu, are you calling me?” Unexpectedly, Chen Jianfei’s voice rang out.

Lin Shuyu frowned immediately. “Uncle, did you hear what was just said?”

Chen Jianfei nodded. “Of course I heard. And I think Yingying was right. Hong Yu is an outsider; it’s really inappropriate for him to spend the night here.”

“Before, I could forgive the excuse of no money, but now Xiao Qi has already given him a thousand yuan. From any standpoint, he can’t keep staying here.”

Wang Qi immediately smiled. “Uncle, I think Hong Yu doesn’t want to stay here anyway. Maybe he just thinks the money I gave him is too little.”

“You heard it too—on the phone, that ‘Liang Zhanpeng’ called Hong Yu ‘Young Master.’ Such a grand young master should at least be staying in the presidential suite!”

“But I don’t have that kind of money on me. Hong Yu, do you want to add me on WeChat? I’ll transfer some money to you.”

Hong Yu truly wanted to slap Wang Qi across the face. Chen Jianfei, seeing Hong Yu’s angry expression, sneered coldly. “Hong Yu, if I hadn’t brought this up, I might have almost forgotten.”

“Sending you out to live elsewhere earlier—I actually felt a little guilty about it. But now that I think about this, I’m not just unremorseful; I feel this must be done.”

Lin Shuyu hurriedly said, “Uncle, what are you saying? If you kick Hong Yu out, I won’t stay here either.”

Chen Jianfei snapped angrily, “Shuyu, do you know what you’re saying?”

“Do you even realize how serious Hong Yu’s mistake is today?”

“He had someone impersonate Liang Zhanpeng. If this spreads, not only will our Chen family be implicated, but the Lin family of Fengzhou will be dragged into it too. Do you want to watch both families be targeted and framed?”

Lin Shuyu hesitated. “Uncle, how can you be so sure that wasn’t really Liang Zhanpeng just now?”

“Hong Yu knows Liang Jiajie from the Liang family. It wouldn’t be strange for him to know Liang Zhanpeng too, right?”

“What? Hong Yu knows Liang Jiajie?” Chen Jianfei was shocked. Chen Yingying quickly ran over to him and recounted the events of the day.

Of course, Wang Qi also added his own exaggerated version, sharing his and Chen Yingying’s wild speculations.

At this moment, Chen Jianfei was both shocked and furious.

If it was just an impersonation of Liang Zhanpeng, he thought he could sever ties with Hong Yu and avoid trouble. But now that Hong Yu was entangled so deeply with the Liang family, even becoming their reserve scapegoat, it sent a chill through his entire body, making his limbs numb.

Who knew what the Liang family’s real intentions were?

For a giant like the Liang family, how could their scapegoat be just one measly Hong Yu? It was quite possible that both the Lin and Chen families had already been secretly sold out by Hong Yu.

Chen Jianfei shouted angrily, “Hong Yu, you bastard! Why did you do this?”

Hong Yu sneered. “I don’t need to ask your permission to do things! And I have a clear conscience. If you want to believe those two idiots, go ahead!”

Seeing Hong Yu so brazen, Chen Jianfei really wanted to strike him.

After a while, Chen Jianfei suppressed his fury and looked at Lin Shuyu. “Shuyu, after you’ve finished paying respects to your grandfather, you must return immediately to Fengzhou, and you have to divorce Hong Yu.”

Lin Shuyu exclaimed, “Uncle, what are you saying? I would rather die than divorce Hong Yu!”

Chen Jianfei snapped, “If you don’t divorce him, do you want to doom both the Lin and Chen families? Hong Yu’s involvement with the Liang family will drag both our families down!”

“The sooner you cut ties with Hong Yu, the sooner we’ll be free. This isn’t a request; this is something you must agree to.”

Hong Yu growled, “Chen Jianfei, who do you think you are? At best, you’re just an uncle. My marriage to Shuyu isn’t something you can meddle in!”

“All right, all right!” Chen Jianfei roared. “Fine! I’ll call my sister and brother-in-law now. They have the authority to intervene, right?”

After saying that, Chen Jianfei turned and went back inside. Chen Yingying sneered, “Get lost! Why are you still hanging around here?”

“My grandfather doesn’t need an outsider like you to celebrate his birthday. I suggest you go back to Fengzhou soon. Don’t cause trouble for us here in Huaizhou.”

Wang Qi chuckled. “Hong Yu, are you still staying here because you don’t have bus fare? Come on, I’ve already asked you for your WeChat. I can transfer some money to you.”

“Is a thousand yuan enough, or should I just send you ten million directly?”

Hong Yu ignored these two fools and looked at Lin Shuyu. “Shuyu, you should stay here tonight. I have somewhere else to rest.”

Lin Shuyu shook her head. “No, we leave together. You have no relatives or friends here in Huaizhou. What if something happens to you?”

Hong Yu smiled. “Don’t worry. Since I came to Huaizhou, I don’t know how many people have wanted to host me.”

“Hahaha!” Wang Qi laughed loudly. “Amazing! Lying without even blushing or blinking. No wonder you thought to have someone impersonate Liang Zhanpeng!”

Chen Yingying sneered, “Someone like Hong Yu—believe even one-tenth of what he says and you’re dead meat. Hey, aren’t you going to get lost already?”

“Dragging your feet—still think you have a chance?”

Lin Shuyu urged anxiously, “Hong Yu, don’t listen to them…”

Hong Yu interrupted, “Shuyu, you really don’t need to worry about me. We’ll meet tomorrow.”

Gently pulling his hand away from Lin Shuyu, just as he was about to turn and leave, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Hong Yu turned to Wang Qi. “Aren’t you leaving yet?”

Wang Qi sneered, “Whether I leave or not is none of your damn business! This isn’t your home!”

Chen Yingying laughed. “Wang Qi is a distinguished guest of my family. I invited him to stay over tonight. Does he need your permission for that?”

Hong Yu furrowed his brows, then suddenly smiled.

“Hey! What are you trying to do?”

Wang Qi was terrified as Hong Yu’s smile turned into a charge toward him, causing him to stumble backward.

But how could his speed possibly match Hong Yu’s?

“Bang—”

Hong Yu delivered a vicious kick straight to Wang Qi’s groin.

Though it looked brutal, Hong Yu had held back most of his strength.

“Ah!”

Wang Qi’s scream echoed through the neighborhood. Tears and snot streamed down his face as he curled up like a shrimp, collapsing onto the ground and writhing in pain.

Chen Yingying’s eyes widened. “Hong Yu… are you crazy? You’re… you’re dead meat now!!”

Lin Shuyu was stunned, while Hong Yu smiled softly, gently touched her face, and without saying another word, walked away.