Chapter 156: Who the Hell Wants to Harm Me?

Brother Huang lowered his handgun with trembling hands and said with a deadpan expression, "It's true! We always contacted each other via WeChat, and never used any other communication method. Don't you trust me?"

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This wasn't even a matter of trust anymore; it was beyond the point of trust! Brother Huang was completely untrustworthy, yet given the circumstances, he probably wasn't lying.

The surrounding people watched, bewildered. Why had this guy put his gun away?

"Brother Huang, you aren't planning to just laugh this off and gloss over it, are you? Look around you, we all saw it with our own eyes."

"Our Brother Huang is not a man to break his word. Since he lost the match, he's surely going to end his own life with a single shot."

"When it comes to loyalty, our Brother Huang is unmatched in the entire South City. So, we should go prepare for Brother Huang's funeral arrangements and leave him to handle it himself. If Brother Huang can't bring himself to do it, we can always do it for him."

Ye Fei was once again shocked. Even if these people weren't going to help, they didn't have to kick a man while he was down!

Still, in this kind of setting, it was all about scheming against one another; where could one possibly find genuine affection? Let them tear each other apart—he had seen enough of this kind of drama anyway.

Ye Fei picked up his phone and swaggered out.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard of the Xue residence, Chen Yu was calmly sitting at the dining table eating breakfast, but Xue Bengui insisted on waiting for Ye Fei to come out of his room so they could eat together.

This put Chen Yu in a difficult spot. That scoundrel had disappeared last night, so how could he possibly come out of the room now? She hurriedly sent a message to Ye Fei.

Seeing Chen Yu sitting there restlessly, Xue Bengui asked with a concerned tone, "As for young people nowadays, staying out all night is quite common, but that sort of thing doesn't happen in the Xue family. The children of our Xue family have always abided by family rules. Miss Chen, could your younger brother be staying out all night?"

Chen Yu froze. This old uncle always had a way of making people squirm with anxiety. She gave an awkward smile and said, "Apologized, but perhaps when he was treating the illness yesterday, my brother's constitution was weak and he couldn't handle it, so he overslept a bit. Shall we eat first?"

Xue Bengui almost choked on his breath. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Where is the logic in letting guests wait while we eat by ourselves? I must trouble Miss Chen to go call him."

Stubborn people were unwelcome everywhere. With a personality like Xue Bengui's, how had he not been beaten to death in the business world? Chen Yu began to praise her second uncle in her heart for being so reasonable, unlike this aggressive fellow who pushed people into a corner.

"What? Could it be that your brother isn't in his room?" Xue Bengui was dead set on seeing Ye Fei walk out of the room. He had indeed heard some unspeakable noises coming from his daughter's room last night, and there were no outsiders in this house—except for Ye Fei!

Chen Yu embarrassedly touched the tip of her nose, bit the bullet, stood up, and sighed, "I'll go get him."

As Chen Yu walked step by step toward the nearby room, Xue Bengui's gaze gradually grew sharp, his eyes quietly tracking her figure.

She stopped at the doorway of the room and closed her eyes as if in prayer.

However, the door was pushed open from the inside.

"Elder sister, I have a headache. The feng shui of this room is really terrible."

Chen Yu widened her eyes. How in the world did this kid come out from inside?

Ye Fei sat at the dining table with a look of utter dejection. He let out a soft sigh and took the initiative to say to Xue Bengui, "How about this? Shall I help you readjust the feng shui here? The feng shui of this room is somewhat worrying."

Xue Bengui, who had just taken a sip of soybean milk, almost spat the entire mouthful right onto Ye Fei's face. He managed to swallow it down with difficulty and said, "No need."

"I can help you adjust your fortune in wealth. Would you like to try?"

When it came to wealth, very few businessmen remained unmoved. The goal of their entire lifetime was to have all the wealth in heaven and earth concentrated upon themselves.

Xue Bengui asked casually, as if by chance, "You understand wealth?"

Ye Fei nodded vigorously, patted his chest, and said, "You can doubt my gender, but never doubt my mastery of the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams. If you ask me, the Xue family's wealth can only be sustained through your branch; the wealth of the remaining family members is inevitably worrying."

How much of this kid's lies were true? And how much of it could actually be trusted?

Ye Fei radiated a quality that made it impossible to trust him, and Xue Bengui felt compelled to be on guard. He let out a soft sigh and asked again, "For how many generations can you sustain our family's wealth? I offer a major reward."

The mindset of wealthy people was that their descendants would be wealthy for generations, hoping that they and their family would forever stand at the pinnacle of humanity. Compared to such people, Ye Fei preferred to just be himself—even if he wasn't particularly outstanding, he still wanted to remain true to himself.

"I can't guarantee it down to your remote ancestors, but I can guarantee that at least up to Xiaoning's son's generation, your family will still be at the top of South China Province." With that, Ye Fei swallowed a steamed bun in one big bite.

After devouring his food wolfishly, Ye Fei finally remembered his own business, especially since the person opposite him was still observing his table manners.

"Ye Fei, lying invites divine retribution. You're as poor as a church mouse, what do you have to guarantee our family's wealth?" The head of the Xue family spoke up. The Xue family had become a leader in South China Province precisely through his branch, and he would not allow anyone to slander his family's fortune.

Ye Fei put down his bowl and chopsticks, and said softly, "By not caring about money, of course. Old man, to be frank with you, I can contribute to your family's fortune, but let me clearly tell you that your family's fortune has already reached the end of its rope by Xiaoning's generation. Do you know what's going on with the illnesses of Xiaoning and her brother?"

While the Xue family was at the height of its prosperity, it also had its weaknesses. Because Xue Bengui was overly protective of his children, it inevitably provoked malice from the outside world.

"The two of them were poisoned. Mr. Xue, the children you tried by every means to protect will likewise become targets of the outside world."

After hearing these words, Xue Bengui remained silent for a long time.

After a while, he stared straight into Ye Fei's eyes and said word by word, "Who? Who wants to harm my precious children? Who the hell wants to harm them?"

"The Liu family, a uniquely powerful family in South China Province." Ye Fei smiled faintly, and the scheme in his heart was instantly revealed.

"You mean that fellow Liu Xiaonan? I knew it, that guy has always been eyeing my daughter, but who would have thought he'd actually go through with it?" Xue Bengui's face flushed red with anger as he slammed his palm onto the table.

Ye Fei smiled faintly, stepped forward proactively, and said, "Boss Xue, Liu Xiaonan is not the one calling the shots in the Liu family. Besides, harming a prestigious and noble family is punishable by death within the family circles. Even if you gave Liu Xiaonan a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare do such a thing."

"Are you saying the one who harmed my darlings is Liu Beiliang?"

"Precisely!"