Immediately after Xianyu personally admitted to betraying me, Yu Fei, who had seemed furious moments before, completely deflated.
As for Cheng Minglang and Han Jinlun, one was wide-eyed with shock, the other with disbelief.
Seeing my silence, Xianyu broke it by speaking again, "Xiang Ge, whether you hit me or curse me, don't stay silent! I, I... I didn't mean to harm you!"
Waving my hand, I said coldly, "Yu Xian, don't you find your words ridiculous?"
"It's like we're a couple, having confirmed our relationship and met each other's parents, but you, without my knowledge, turned around and fell into someone else's arms!"
"When I found out and asked for an explanation, you told me..."
"'I'm sorry! You're great, but we're not compatible, and I didn't mean to hurt you!'"
My words left Xianyu speechless.
Pausing, I continued, "Now, let's not talk about irrelevant things."
"I ask, you answer."
"Once I get the answers I want, you... can leave!"
Xianyu remained silent, nodding slightly.
Seeing this, I immediately asked, "When did you first get in touch with Yu Shuang?"
"It was right after Yu Fei incurred over a million in debt," Xianyu replied decisively. "One day, I suddenly received a call from a woman claiming to be Yu Shuang."
"On the phone, she told me that Yu Fei owed her establishment over a million, and he was being held there, unable to leave, and asked me to come discuss the repayment."
"Because Yu Fei had owed money and been detained at casinos before, I didn't take it seriously at the time and went directly to the address she provided."
"But when I arrived, I learned that the usurious loan Yu Fei owed had already compounded for five or six periods!"
"If I delayed repayment by even a day, the interest would continue to compound by hundreds of thousands."
"At that moment, Yu Shuang said that if I couldn't pay the entire amount at once, Yu Fei definitely wouldn't be allowed to leave."
"Honestly, after such a major incident, my first thought was to call you! But..."
"I had no way of being sure if you would lend me such a large sum of money all at once."
"As I was picking up my phone, hesitating whether to call you, Yu Shuang suddenly told me that if I could do one thing for her, she would directly waive Yu Fei's debt!"
"Although I knew there were no free lunches, and doing one thing could clear a debt of over a million, I had no choice!"
"If it dragged on like this, the usurious loan would only keep accumulating."
"So, I, I... I agreed."
Hearing this, I quickly asked, "Did Yu Shuang ask you to reveal the situation to me to test my reaction?"
"That's right!"
Nodding, Xianyu quickly responded, "She said she knew I was working with you."
"Now that something happened to me, it was a perfect opportunity to test the reaction of you, the leader."
Then, I continued, "Did she also tell you that the reason she approached me was to poach me to her establishment?"
"And besides that, as a card sharp, you wouldn't just take money for nothing to help your brother pay off his usurious loan!"
"Finally, you would likely bring me along to the place where your brother incurred his debt, to gamble and settle the debt?"
Upon hearing this, Xianyu replied, "That's right! Yu Shuang's exact words were that she admired me greatly and wanted me to work for her at her establishment."
"She also said that no matter what choice you made, as long as I brought you to her establishment, she would consider Yu Fei's debt repaid."
As soon as Xianyu finished speaking, I chuckled.
The rest of the story didn't need to be asked.
Because if I continued to press, I would only witness the ugliest and most selfish side of human nature!
Truly worthy of being a meticulous queen bee, after arriving in Wenzhou with Yun Jin, she was not only planning her new establishment but also plotting against me.
I had to admit, her move against Xianyu was precise.
Initially, she tempted Xianyu from the perspective of a boss to bring me into the game. Once I was in and took the bait, the real killing blow came.
Xianyu, believing everything was settled and not knowing who Yu Shuang truly was, would have subconsciously treated her approach as a private recruitment.
But when I fought my way out of the establishment and Yu Shuang couldn't find me, and started questioning Xianyu, he would likely have realized that her approach had ulterior motives.
If it reached that point, Xianyu would no longer have the right to refuse her.
Subsequently, the change in his identity and the ruthless betrayal would follow.
Just like the tactic used to control Qin Lei, it seemed to be based on familial affection, but in reality, it preyed on human selfishness.
One trick, and you can conquer the world!
In the face of blood ties, very few people can abandon family.
...
After laughing, I said coldly without looking up, "You saved me on the gambling boat back then, and now I'm letting you go!"
"From now on... we're even."
Before Xianyu could speak, Yu Fei, who had been silent for a while, suddenly jumped out again and said, "You think we're even just like that? You must be dreaming!?"
"You were cornered on Ying Baolin's gambling boat. How much risk did my brother take to save you?"
"Want to be even? Fine! Give me a million!"
Hearing this, Cheng Minglang instantly flew into a rage, grabbed Yu Fei by the collar, and roared, "You brat, you're a purebred ungrateful wretch!"
"Wrong!"
Han Jinlun, standing nearby, also spoke angrily, "This bastard is a mongrel raised by money!"
"Even now, you still have the nerve to ask for money! Where do you get the audacity?"
Xianyu, knowing he was in the wrong, remained silent and did not reach out to stop Cheng Minglang, keeping his head down.
But Yu Fei chuckled sinisterly, "Heh heh! I can tell you clearly, today... the million-dollar severance pay I'm asking for my brother, you'll pay it whether you want to or not!!!"
"You're so impressive!"
I looked at Yu Fei coldly and said in a deep voice, "Forgive my ignorance, but I'd really like to see how you intend to get a million dollars out of my pocket!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Fei flicked the flesh on his face and said with a ferocious grin, "Don't worry!"
"You'll know the answer soon!"