Chapter 24: 24. Become a street rat everyone shouts at

At this moment, in a private hospital room, Su Mengqing, who had been so furious she coughed up blood and fainted, slowly opened her eyes.

“Mengqing!”

“Director Su, you’re finally awake! You scared us to death!” Zhang Meili and Yang Tingting, who were at her bedside, cried out in joyous relief.

“The post… That’s right! The post Lin Fan made on the National Medicine Forum! Hurry, find a way to delete it!” A flicker of confusion crossed Su Mengqing’s brow before her expression hardened. She remembered everything Lin Fan had done at the wake last night.

“Don’t worry, Mengqing.” Zhang Meili took her hand with a smile and cast an approving glance at Yang Tingting. “Tingting already contacted the forum administrators. She spent a little money and got it handled.”

“You’re too kind, Mrs. Zhang,” Yang Tingting said, her face glowing with pride. “It’s my job to help ease Director Su’s burdens. It was the least I could do.”

She then added, “Director Su, we also got the formula. We don’t have to worry about Lin Fan threatening us anymore!”

“Yes… we finally got it…” A bitter taste filled Su Mengqing’s mouth.

They had indeed successfully retrieved the formula during last night’s commotion. But in the process, she had allowed that dog Lin Fan to leak the Injury Ointment Prescription!

Fortunately, it was late at night, so the leak probably didn’t spread too far. As long as we’re willing to spend the money, we can slowly bring the situation under control!

Su Mengqing let out a quiet sigh of relief, her heart finally feeling a little lighter.

Just then, Yang Tingting spoke up hesitantly, “Director Su, Mrs. Zhang… there’s something I’m not sure I should tell you.”

“Spit it out!” Su Mengqing took a deep breath, steeling herself for more bad news. “I’m Su Mengqing. What is there that I can’t handle?”

Zhang Meili also turned to glare at Yang Tingting.

“…This morning, Haicheng’s number one powerhouse, the Yuan family, put out a notice in the headlines. They’re holding a funeral for someone,” Yang Tingting said, watching their reactions cautiously.

“What? Could it be Mr. Yuan Sr.? He hasn’t been seen in public for half a year,” Su Mengqing said, her pupils contracting.

Even Zhang Meili’s jaw dropped in shock.

Yuan Tianguang was the Chairman of the Haicheng Chamber of Commerce and one of the founders of the medical procurement conference. If he were to suddenly pass away, it could greatly affect the scheduled start of the conference!

“No, no, no, not Mr. Yuan Sr. It’s… Lin Fan’s mother, Lin Suxin!” Yang Tingting said nervously, her voice dropping. “I don’t know why the Yuan family would hold a funeral for an outsider, but the memorial portrait in the news was definitely Lin Suxin. There’s no mistake!”

BOOM.

At that revelation, Zhang Meili’s face changed. Su Mengqing’s body trembled as she violently gripped the bedsheets.

So it’s true. My worst suspicion has become a reality. Those two women at the wake last night were from the Yuan family! And they must be from the direct family line. Otherwise, they would never have had the authority to convince the Yuan family to hold a funeral for Lin Fan’s mother!

“Hmph! That dog must have stepped in shit to get this lucky, managing to latch onto such powerful backers!” Zhang Meili cursed, fuming.

“I doubt Lin Fan will actually become part of the Yuan family,” Yang Tingting said indignantly. “Perhaps Lin Suxin did them a great favor once, maybe she saved one of their own?”

“Heh, I really underestimated Lin Fan. What skill, what methods!” Su Mengqing laughed, a vein throbbing on her pale neck. She felt just as bitter.

She had initially thought that after Lin Fan packed his bags and left, he would end up miserable. Then, he would have to bow to reality, crying and begging for her to take him back! But now it seemed that not only was the dog not down on his luck, he had soared to the heavens in a single step!

Thinking back to everything she had said when Lin Fan left the Su family, her breathing grew heavy, and her face burned with humiliation.

Seeing Su Mengqing’s intense anger, Zhang Meili and Yang Tingting exchanged a look. “Mengqing, don’t waste your anger on trash like him,” Zhang Meili began, her tone dismissive. “He’s just a good-for-nothing freeloader who has always relied on women.

“He used to rely on his mother, Lin Suxin, to survive, looking like some half-dead ghost. Then he had to rely on you!

“Now he’s run off to sponge off the Yuan family. How despicable! He’s a complete, worthless coward!”

As she was cursing, Zhang Meili sneered and pulled out her phone. “Mengqing, your cousin Zhang Qiang told me this morning he planned to help you vent your anger. He was going to take some guys to go find trouble with Lin Fan!”

Just then, her phone buzzed. The caller ID showed “Zhang Qiang”!

“See? Your cousin is so capable. He must be calling with good news!” Zhang Meili was grinning from ear to ear. She immediately put the call on speakerphone, hoping it would cheer Su Mengqing up.

“Auntie, I’ve lost a fortune! You have to save me! I need to borrow over ten million!” Zhang Qiang’s wailing voice burst from the speaker.

Lend over ten million?! Zhang Meili was dumbfounded, and Yang Tingting’s eyes went wide. Su Mengqing’s expression soured, her fists clenching in anger. This Zhang Qiang had taken advantage of the Su family countless times before. Now he was pushing his luck, asking for tens of millions right off the bat?

Before any of the three could respond, the shrill cursing of Zhang Qiang’s wife, Xu Juan, erupted from the phone. “Zhang Meili! Is the Su family out of its fucking mind, dumping your stocks first thing in the morning?! You’ve completely ruined our family! We’re going to end up in jail because of you!”

“Zhang Qiang! Xu Juan! Do you two have a death wish? How dare you speak to me in that tone!” Zhang Meili roared into the phone, livid. “How is your family being ruined our Su family’s problem? And you want to borrow over ten million? In your dreams!”

“Zhang Meili! You old bitch! And I even called you Auntie! I only went to mess with Lin Fan because of your family’s stupid problems, and now you’re just going to abandon me? You’re animals! All of you are animals! The Su family is just a pack of heartless, ungrateful bastards! A pack of—”

CLICK!

Zhang Qiang’s sobs had turned to hysterical screaming. Zhang Meili couldn’t take it anymore and hung up.

“That ungrateful wolf! He’s just like that dog Lin Fan!” Zhang Meili was red-faced, her entire body trembling with rage.

Su Mengqing’s expression was grim, a flicker of suspicion in her eyes.

“Mrs. Zhang, Director Su, please don’t be angry. Some people just never learn gratitude!” A hint of schadenfreude flashed in Yang Tingting’s eyes as she spoke in a soft, consoling tone. “They aren’t like me. I’m completely loyal to the Su family, and I would never betray anyone’s trust…”

Before she could finish, her phone began to ring off the hook. The caller ID was “Liu Fang,” whom she hadn’t been able to reach all night.

Under the watchful eyes of the other two, Yang Tingting also put the call on speaker. “Hello, Liu Fang? How is your second aunt? Don’t worry, I’ll visit her on behalf of Director Su when I have a moment.”

“Yang Tingting! And that damn Su family! I, Liu Fang, am not finished with you! You used me as your pawn, and now my second aunt is in critical condition—she’s still in the emergency room! If you don’t go beg Lin Fan, if you don’t go beg that Miss Yuan to let me go, I swear, even if I have to die, I’ll take you down with me first!”

CLICK!

Yang Tingting’s face went white as she scrambled to hang up the phone. She looked up and met the gazes of Su Mengqing and Zhang Meili. The three of them stared at each other, their faces a mask of mutual embarrassment and awkwardness.

“…Mom, Tingting, are you two hiding something from me?” After a moment, Su Mengqing broke the silence, her lips barely moving.

She grabbed her phone from the nightstand. The family chat group icon on the screen showed “99+” unread messages.

“Su family, give us our money back! You frantically dumped your stocks, and it was our hard-earned money you threw away!”

“My family’s life savings are gone! Wiped out! The Su family had better give us an explanation!”

“Su Mengqing! Stop playing dead! If you don’t come out and reimburse us, we’re no longer family. We’re enemies!”

“That’s right! Su Mengqing, you keep playing deaf and dumb, and see if we don’t start hanging protest banners outside your company!”

As she opened the chat, a barrage of furious, grief-stricken voice messages exploded from the phone.

BOOM.

Her vision swam with black spots and dancing stars, as if she’d been clubbed over the head. The color drained from Su Mengqing’s face. She froze, then began to tremble uncontrollably.

Something has happened. Something terrible has happened!

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