Chapter 37: 37. Crawl on your knees for me!

“Holy shit, he’s come back from the dead! He’s back!”

“Jeez… you all woke up Mr. Yuan Sr. with your racket!”

Seeing the dead man revive, the scene instantly erupted into chaos. Some screamed, others stood stunned, while the rest exchanged uncertain, incredulous glances.

“Grandpa, you, you aren’t dead?!” Yuan Tao’s eyes widened. He jolted violently and rushed over.

“…Miss, did you already know Mr. Yuan Sr. was fine?” Mrs. Xue stared at Yuan Youwei in astonishment, unable to help but ask in a low voice.

Not only did Yuan Youwei show no surprise, but she was actually smiling even more brightly. This was proof enough that she had anticipated Mr. Yuan Sr.’s “resurrection.”

No, that’s not right. She must have known since last night that Lin Fan had revived him! Thinking back, Yuan Youwei hadn’t shown much grief upon her return.

Mrs. Xue’s heart skipped a beat as she turned to gaze deeply at Lin Fan. What incredible trust! Lin Fan probably means more to Yuan Youwei than I, her personal bodyguard, do!

“Let’s talk later. Today is a great day for the Yuan family,” Yuan Youwei responded in a low voice. She could no longer suppress the smile playing on her delicate lips.

“Hoho, what a lively crowd. It’s been a long time since the Yuan family estate was this boisterous.”

Mr. Yuan Sr. leaned on the coffin, catching his breath for a moment. Then, he grabbed some pastries from the offering plate on the table and began to devour them. He couldn’t help it. To feign death, the old man hadn’t eaten a single grain of rice or drunk a drop of water since last night. He was so starved his vision was blurry.

Yuan Youwei and the other two rushed into the memorial hall, excitedly gathering around the old man. The rest of the Yuan family was both shocked and delighted as they stood up and followed.

Only Yuan Ruohai and Seventh Uncle remained frozen in place, their faces pale and their bodies beginning to tremble.

Could it be… that when Yuan Youwei stubbornly took the nearly cold body of her grandfather to Lin Fan for help last night… she actually succeeded?

BOOM!

As the realization dawned on them, a chill shot down the spines of Yuan Ruohai and his cohorts, and their blood ran cold.

This was obviously a setup. That damn Yuan Youwei! She conspired with her grandfather to dig this enormous trap!

They turned stiffly to look at Chen Heihu, whose expression had changed drastically. They all pressed their lips into a thin line, remaining silent.

This time, they had lost. They had lost completely, utterly defeated. Their plan, carefully crafted for half a year, had been overturned in a single night by this newcomer, Lin Fan, who had simply stumbled into the middle of it all!

“Little Tiger, you’re too kind, bringing so many people to visit an old man like me.”

Surrounded by Yuan Youwei and the others, Mr. Yuan Sr. strolled into the side hall with his hands behind his back, a wide smile on his face.

“Heh, you’re too kind, President Yuan. We just came… to pay our respects to Mrs. Lin Suxin,” Chen Heihu’s expression shifted several times before he reluctantly ground out the words.

“Yes, yes! We saw the obituary released by the Yuan family and came specifically to see Mrs. Lin Suxin off!”

“Hey, you! Quick, go buy some memorial offerings—get the highest quality ones!”

The other underworld bosses exchanged glances and hurriedly offered their own strained explanations. Every one of their smiles looked more painful than tears. At this point, their guts were twisted with regret. They had thought they were following Chen Heihu to get a piece of the Yuan family’s fortune. Who knew they were all collectively jumping into a goddamn pit!

“Well, well, if it isn’t Mr. Wang Sr. and Mr. Huang Sr. You were stirred to come out as well?” Beaming, Mr. Yuan Sr. turned to scan the embarrassed faces of Mr. Wang Sr. and the others.

“Brother, don’t misunderstand. We, we were actually here to… pay our respects to Divine Doctor Lin!”

“That’s right. Although we didn’t know Mrs. Lin personally, since the Yuan family is handling the funeral arrangements, we, as members of the Haicheng Business Community, felt we had to come and pay our respects.”

Hearing this, Mr. Wang Sr. and Mr. Huang Sr. both flinched and gave awkward, dry laughs. The other business tycoons from Haicheng also put on forced smiles, no longer displaying any of their earlier prowess.

There was nothing they could do. The Yuan family was the number one powerhouse in Haicheng, and its Family Head, Yuan Tianguang himself, was the stabilizing pillar of the Haicheng Business Community! They only dared to come and test the waters because they thought he was dead and gone. But now, not only was Old Man Yuan alive, he had also climbed out of his own coffin to voice his support for Lin Fan.

Who the hell would dare to give Lin Fan trouble now? Ganging up to suppress this kid would be tantamount to declaring open war on the Yuan family!

Their hearts tightened. Mr. Wang Sr. and the others glared at Su Mengqing and Yang Tingting, wishing they could march over and slap them. If you two hadn’t goaded us into this, would we be in such a passive position?

“So, Director Su, are you also here to pay respects to Mrs. Lin?” Mr. Yuan Sr. was clearly satisfied with everyone’s reaction. He chuckled and nodded, then turned his gaze to the trembling figures of Su Mengqing and Yang Tingting.

“I… I… I’m sorry, President Yuan! I was wrong! I never should have come here to cause trouble!”

THUD!

Under the old man’s half-smiling gaze and the strange looks from the crowd, Su Mengqing finally broke down. She collapsed to her knees and began kowtowing repeatedly! Yang Tingting was so scared she burst into tears, kneeling and trembling on the ground, too terrified to even lift her head.

“If apologies were enough, what would be the point of punishment?”

The next moment, Lin Fan, who had been silent for so long, stepped forward to stand expressionlessly before the two women.

“Lin Fan! You… don’t you push your luck!” Tears streaming down her face, Su Mengqing hysterically raised her reddened eyes.

At this moment, she was drowning in regret. She wanted nothing more than to slap herself hard across the face! She had thought that by causing a scene, she could ruin Lin Fan’s reputation completely. Instead, she had only witnessed his meteoric rise! Worse, she had now offended the Yuan family and all the other business magnates. From this day forward, the Su Family was well and truly finished!

“Didn’t you say my mother was just some lowly clinic physician, unworthy of your presence?” Lin Fan was so furious he began to laugh, slowly sweeping his gaze over the hall full of Haicheng’s elite. Wherever his eyes landed, people flushed red with embarrassment and averted their gazes, choosing to swallow their pride in silence.

“Lin Fan, can’t you show some compassion? You’ve already ruined Director Su! What more do you want?” Yang Tingting cried, her voice trembling as she, too, became hysterical.

“I told you. The two of you are not worthy of paying respects to my mother!” Lin Fan’s face was ashen as he pointed toward the door. “Get out! Both of you will crawl out of here on your knees, and you will keep crawling until you reach the road outside the main gate!”

His gut-wrenching roar exploded in Su Mengqing and Yang Tingting’s ears like a clap of thunder.

Humiliation, indignation, grief… Su Mengqing bit her pale lip so hard it nearly bled, her body shaking ever more violently.

One second, two seconds, three… after a full ten seconds had passed, not a single one of the powerful figures in the hall had spoken up for her. They had all clearly given their tacit approval to Lin Fan’s outrageous demand!

Su Mengqing fell into complete despair. She closed her eyes, letting the tears stream down her face. Just like that, with Yang Tingting behind her, she got on her hands and knees and began to crawl toward the door.

“Wait! You can’t leave! Before Mr. Chen Biao died, he wrote a word on the ground in his own blood! It was the character ’Su’ from your Su Family’s name!”

Just then, the stunned Brother Zhilong suddenly slapped his forehead. His eyes wide, he shouted at the backs of the two departing women.

At his words, the room fell dead silent for an instant. Then, all hell broke loose.

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