Chapter 1

"That little brat Nie Yan isn't home?" a low, hoarse voice reached Nie Yan's ears.

Nie Yan frowned in disgust. It was his maternal uncle! One of the people he disliked the most. In his previous life, Nie Yan's parents had borrowed at least five or six hundred thousand yuan from relatives and friends, and his uncle had been the most stingy, lending them only a little over fifty thousand. Later, when Nie Yan's father's business became successful, they demanded repayment with gratitude, forcibly taking nearly 20% of the company's shares, turning Nie Yan's father's company into a family business. They took the money but did nothing, misappropriating funds from the company. Fortunately, Nie Yan's father had always been strict, which prevented the situation from worsening. Later, when the company entered *Faith* and suffered a disastrous defeat, a financial crisis emerged. Originally, his father only needed to sell about 30% of the shares to prevent the company from being acquired, but they betrayed him, siding with Cao Xu, which led to his father losing control of the company. After that, he remained depressed and eventually had to withdraw from the company's management.

Reborn, Nie Yan's hatred for Cao Xu, though still there, had weakened a lot. This world was a jungle. Without the power to protect oneself, even if Cao Xu didn't come, other sharks would come to swallow his father's company. What angered Nie Yan the most was the betrayal of these relatives and friends!

Being betrayed by those closest to him was more heartbreaking for his father than anything else.

Bang, bang, bang. The people outside changed from knocking to slamming, and the tight, heavy sound of the slamming revealed the anger in their hearts.

Nie Yan walked over and opened the door, and five familiar faces came into view.

"Oh, Uncle, Aunt, Aunt, Second Aunt, you're all here. Uncle Lin, you too?" Nie Yan's gaze swept over his uncle, aunt, aunt, and second aunt, his eyes contemptuous. When his gaze landed on a middle-aged man, there was a hint of respect. Nie Yan could roughly guess what these people were here for. Many relatives and friends had lent Nie Yan's family a lot of money, and they must be here to collect debts. It wasn't surprising that the first four came to collect debts, but Nie Yan was puzzled that Uncle Lin would come.

Lin Ya was Nie Yan's father's comrade-in-arms, one of the few who had stuck by them when Nie Yan's family was down on their luck. He wasn't among those who had betrayed Nie Yan's father. In Nie Yan's memory, Uncle Lin was a man who didn't talk much but was very emotional. He had taken a bullet for his father during his military service, and the wound was still there, leaving him with a third-degree disability. Nie Yan's family owed his family a lifetime of gratitude.

Then he realized, Lin Uncle had lent a whole one hundred and sixty thousand yuan to Nie Yan's father, and now his family was basically bare.

Nie Yan found it hard to imagine what kind of promises his father had given to his uncle and the others to get them to lend him money. They were gambling, too. If Nie Yan's father succeeded, they would get a lot of rewards, but if Nie Yan's father failed, they would lose everything.

Lin Ya avoided eye contact, looking at Nie Yan with a hint of apology, "Little Yan, they dragged me here."

Nie Yan was quite astute. With Uncle Lin's family situation, lending one hundred and sixty thousand yuan to Nie Yan's father must have made things difficult for him. He couldn't resist the persuasion of his uncle and the others, so he came. Nie Yan didn't blame him.

Seeing that Nie Yan was home, his uncle and the others were obviously relieved.

Nie Yan looked at their expressions with a playful smile, "Uncle, Aunt, Aunt, Second Aunt, you're not afraid I'd run away, are you?"

"Who knows? We lent your parents so much money. If you all ran away, where would we go to get the money?" His aunt said in a sharp and mean tone. Her voice was naturally unpleasant, and now it was even more grating.

They crowded into Nie Yan's house.

"If I wanted to run, I would have run a long time ago," Nie Yan sneered.

"Why are you talking like that? Let your parents talk to us on the phone," Uncle Luo Ming said, acting like his age gave him authority.

"My parents are busy right now, they don't have time. If there's nothing else, go back," Nie Yan turned to look at Lin Ya and said, "Uncle Lin, I will pay back the money my family owes as soon as possible. I know your family is having a hard time right now. I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble."

Lin Ya quickly waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's not a big deal. Even if I don't have money, I can borrow some from Old Liu. We are brothers for life with your father, even if your father can't pay back the money, we won't ask you, a child, to pay it back."

Hearing Lin Ya's sincere words, Nie Yan was really touched. Sometimes, real blood ties were not as close as outsiders.

His uncle and the others were a stark contrast to Uncle Lin.

"My family will definitely pay back the money. It hasn't been that long since my parents left. Isn't it too urgent to demand repayment?" Nie Yan looked coldly at his uncle and the others.

"When did it become your turn to talk here? Call your parents," his uncle slapped towards Nie Yan's forehead. His uncle had a bad temper and often hit and scolded Nie Yan. Nie Yan was afraid of him when he was young, but now he had no fear of his uncle.

With a smack, Nie Yan reached out and grabbed his uncle's arm, staring coldly into his eyes and said, "I said my parents are busy, you are not welcome here, you should leave."

"Boy, when did it become your turn to talk?" his uncle still wanted to rely on his status to beat and scold Nie Yan, but found that Nie Yan's hand was like an iron hoop, firmly gripping his hand, no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free. He was shocked, when did Nie Yan's strength become so great?

He then realized that Nie Yan was much taller and stronger than before, already close to one meter seventy-five, no longer the thin and weak child he used to be.

He found that Nie Yan's strength was getting heavier and heavier, causing him to sweat profusely from the pain. His face was flushed, but he was unwilling to lose face.

"Husband, what's wrong? Nie Yan, let go quickly, he's your uncle, you have no manners!" his aunt finally saw what was happening and screamed.

"How much interest did my parents promise you?" Nie Yan ignored her, his eyes sweeping over his second aunt, aunt, and aunt, and released his uncle's hand.

Luo Ming finally took a breath and kept rubbing his arm.

"Ten percent interest per month!" his aunt was like she was injected with chicken blood, her face almost distorted.

Ten percent interest per month, that was to say, 10% had to be repaid every month, and it was compounded interest, which was no different from usury.

These relatives, when it came to money, all revealed their ugly faces.

"Old Liu and I didn't want any interest..." Lin Ya explained to Nie Yan, unintentionally seeing Luo Ming's arm, as if he had seen something incredible. The place on Luo Ming's arm that Nie Yan had grabbed was actually covered in bluish-purple. He knew something about Luo Ming's strength. Although he wasn't a martial artist, he was considered diligent in exercising and was considered strong among ordinary people. Nie Yan, a child, had actually grabbed Luo Ming so that he couldn't move, how much strength did that require!

"Uncle Lin, the money will be repaid soon, don't worry. As for Uncle, Aunt, Aunt, Second Aunt, not a single cent will be missing, even if my parents can't pay it back, I will," Nie Yan looked at these snobbish relatives, his tone gradually turning cold.

He would not let his father, like in his previous life, let his uncle and the others get shares in the company. He would make these snobbish people live in regret forever, let them be poor and destitute, so that these people would not have the strength to bite him back.

Towards these people, Nie Yan's heart was much colder than in his previous life.