Lu Zizheng struck while the iron was hot. "Mom, don't worry. That bastard Lin Tang might not have any other skills, but his dical expertise is extraordinary. Nothing serious is going to happen."
"...Okay, let's do that!" Dong Mingfeng gritted her teeth and made her final decision.
Seeing this, Shen Xin and Shen Jiayue ran over to ask about the specific plan. Dong Mingfeng and Lu Zizheng exchanged a look but remained vague, refusing to elaborate. They simply said the plan had to be kept secret for now, claiming it wouldn't work if revealed too early.
Shen Jiayue and Shen Xin were left bewildered.
「A few days passed in the blink of an eye.」
Lin Tang still lay motionless, like soone in a vegetative state. Fortunately, he wasn't an ordinary person. Otherwise, he would have starved to death just toughing it out without hospitalization or an IV drip.
anwhile, Shen Youling still had no idea that sothing had happened to Lin Tang. She felt her recent bottleneck loosening; she was probably about to break through to the mid-stage of the Qi Refinent Realm!
To break through so quickly... I guess I really am a genius... she thought.
「In the office.」
She had just finished a eting and returned to her desk. As she was reviewing and signing docunts, her secretary hurried in. "President, I have sothing to report," he said respectfully.
"Go ahead," Shen Youling replied without looking up.
The secretary cautiously continued, "Your mother, Mrs. Dong, is downstairs again, shouting that she must see you!"
"Hmm?" Shen Youling's pen paused, the tip nearly snapping off. She looked up at her secretary. "Haven't I told you repeatedly to ignore them and call security directly? What's the matter with you?"
The secretary, filled with trepidation, quickly explained that Dong Mingfeng had brought a banner today with ugly words cursing Shen Youling for being unfilial. When security guards approached, she pulled out a knife, held it to herself, and threatened to commit suicide right there. "She also claid that your father has fallen gravely ill and they can't afford to hospitalize him. He's now lying in an alley near a hospital, like a beggar waiting to die..."
SLAP!
Shen Youling slamd her hand on the table, and a crack instantly spiderwebbed across its surface. The act was a testant not only to her newfound strength but also to her imnse fury.
She figured Shen Xin was faking his illness, acting as pitiful as a beggar just to sway public opinion in their favor.
Trying to force my hand with this? Do you still think I'm as weak and easy to bully as I was before? Shen Youling murmured.
She decided to see Dong Mingfeng and the others one last ti, just to expose their pathetic act. With that, she imdiately proceeded to the first floor, flanked by a large contingent of security guards. From afar, she could see Dong Mingfeng and Lu Zizheng struggling to hold up a banner emblazoned with ugly words accusing her of being unfilial.
Lu Zizheng? He once tried to assault in front of Lin Tang's tombstone. I haven't even settled that score with him, and now he dares to cause more trouble? Shen Youling's eyes narrowed.
Just as she was about to order security to break the fat bastard's leg, Dong Mingfeng saw her. A look of ecstasy flashed across her face before she instantly put on a heartbroken expression and began to wail, "Youling, please, you have to save your dad! No matter what wrongs he's done, he's still your father! He'll really die if you don't save him! You're so successful now; you can't be an unfilial daughter!"
When Shen Youling remained unconvinced, Dong Mingfeng swore an oath, declaring that lightning should strike her dead if she was lying.
Seeing how adamant she was, Shen Youling forcefully suppressed her impatience. "Fine. I'll go have a look. But if you're lying to again, don't bla for being rciless."
"...Y-yes, of course."
"Uh, this way, Youling, please!"
As her indifferent gaze swept over them, both Dong Mingfeng and Lu Zizheng felt their hearts jolt. They felt more certain than ever that she was completely different from the person she used to be.
Shen Youling snapped her fingers, and a chauffeur imdiately pulled up in her luxury car. Dong Mingfeng and Lu Zizheng's eyes widened. They had never even sat in a car like this, not even at the height of their wealth. Flattered, they were about to dust themselves off and get in when the secretary stopped them, directing them to a plain comrcial vehicle behind it.
The two were left speechless. I'll endure this!
Soon, the convoy of cars arrived near the hospital. Shen Jiayue was already there, anxiously standing guard over Shen Xin, who lay on the ground as still as a corpse. The sight of such a large entourage nearly sent her fleeing in terror, abandoning her father. But when she realized Shen Youling had arrived, she let out a huge sigh of relief and rushed over. "Youling, Youling, look at Dad! He was fine yesterday, but he suddenly collapsed today..."
Shen Youling just gave her a cool glance, which was enough to stop her mid-sentence.
Then, Shen Youling walked over to Shen Xin, planning to release a burst of True Qi and jab him in a sensitive spot to expose his act. However, as she casually extended her senses, she discovered that his breathing was as faint as a thread and his heartbeat was dangerously weak.
How can this be? Shen Youling's expression stiffened. Shen Xin was an ordinary person. He had never practiced martial arts, much less a skill like the Turtle Breathing Technique. It should be impossible for him to fake his condition so convincingly. So... is he really dying?
She quickly knelt and pressed her hand against him, checking his pulse and breath. "Quick! Get my dad to the ergency room and handle the paperwork!"
"Yes!"
The bodyguards clumsily lifted Shen Xin and hurried him toward the hospital.
A mont later, outside the ergency room, Shen Youling paced back and forth. She questioned Dong Mingfeng and the others in detail about what had happened recently. They all said that other than constantly being hungry and not knowing where their next al would co from, nothing unusual had occurred.
"But your dad often went out by himself," Dong Mingfeng added. "He wouldn't be hungry when he ca back. If I asked him if he'd secretly eaten sothing, he'd refuse to say a word."
Shen Jiayue said, "Do you think he ate sothing he shouldn't have?"
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