Yundian Club.
"Young Master Xu, take care! We hope to see you again soon..."
The club manager personally escorted Xu Yiming to the entrance. He watched him get into the car before turning back inside.
By then, Xu Yiming was a little drunk. He immediately told the driver, "Old Liu, take me home!"
"Of course, Young Master!"
Xu Yiming's driver replied and started the car...
Before long, the car entered an upscale villa community and soon stopped in front of a detached villa.
The driver got out and hurried to open the door for Xu Yiming, intending to help him inside. But Xu Yiming waved him off. "All right, Old Liu, you can go. I'll get inside on my own."
"Sure. Then... take care, Young Master."
The driver replied, but still watched Xu Yiming enter the villa before leaving...
When Xu Yiming entered, he saw his father, Xu Shengchuan, chatting and laughing with an elderly man dressed in a white robe in the living room.
He jolted, and most of the alcohol in his system promptly wore off. He hurried over respectfully and said, "Dad, I'm back..."
Xu Shengchuan glanced at Xu Yiming. Seeing his drunken state and smelling the strong odor of alcohol coming off him, he frowned and scolded him coldly. "All you do is go out drinking and partying every day! Wasn't getting into a drunk-driving accident and killing someone enough of a lesson?"
After his father's scolding, Xu Yiming couldn't help muttering, "You assigned Old Liu to drive me, didn't you? I haven't driven myself again."
"Besides, I only killed one person. We can just pay them off and settle it..."
Hearing that, Xu Shengchuan's eyes widened. He was furious. "You still have the nerve to say that? All you do is cause trouble for me! If we can't settle what happened last time and get the other party's Letter of Understanding, you'll really end up in prison!"
Xu Shengchuan took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, then asked coldly, "And you said you'd found someone to handle it. How's that going? Have you gotten the other party's Letter of Understanding?"
Xu Yiming replied quietly, "Dad, well... I haven't gotten it yet. But I'm sure it'll happen soon. I had Jiang Long take care of it."
"With Jiang Long's methods, that little girl won't be able to hold out much longer."
"Jiang Long?"
Xu Shengchuan frowned again and glanced at Xu Yiming. "Didn't I tell you before to stay away from Jiang Long and his people?"
"Why did you still have him handle this?"
Xu Yiming replied sheepishly, "That little brat was being unreasonable. I sent someone over with money, but she refused to take the offer and stubbornly wouldn't sign the Letter of Understanding."
"So I had no choice but to send Jiang Long."
After a pause, Xu Yiming added, "Dad, what's wrong with asking Jiang Long for help? He's one of the men you brought up yourself. Sure, you've cut ties with him and he's gone independent, but at the end of the day, he's still one of our people!"
Bang—
"You little bastard!"
Xu Shengchuan slammed his hand on the table and glared at Xu Yiming, seething with anger. "Can't you use your brain for once? I may have helped Jiang Long get where he is, but why do you think I cut ties with him?"
"Times have changed. We've already gone legitimate, and we're now business owners. We shouldn't get involved with those people or their business if we can avoid it!"
"We need to cut ties with anyone who does dirty work. Do you think it's still twenty or thirty years ago?"
Seeing how furious Xu Shengchuan was, Xu Yiming shrank back and didn't dare say another word. But clearly, he didn't care what his father had said.
Xu Shengchuan could tell from his expression that his son hadn't taken a word of it to heart. His anger flared again, and he wanted nothing more than to grab a stick and beat him senseless.
But remembering they had a guest, he forced down his rage and glared fiercely at Xu Yiming. "Just you wait. I'll deal with you later!"
Then Xu Shengchuan turned to the elderly man sitting across from him and apologized. "Old Lin, I'm terribly sorry. My good-for-nothing son has made a fool of himself in front of you..."
But the elderly man didn't respond. He only stared at Xu Yiming with a deeply furrowed brow.
Xu Shengchuan soon noticed the strange expression on the other man's face. He followed his suspicious gaze toward his son, then called out again, "Old Lin? Old Lin..."
"Huh?"
The elderly man finally came to and looked away from Xu Yiming.
Xu Shengchuan couldn't help asking, "Old Lin, what's the matter? Why were you staring at my son?"
The elderly man looked at Xu Shengchuan and hesitated briefly before speaking. "Boss Xu, there's something I'm not sure whether I should say."
Seeing how serious he looked, Xu Shengchuan was taken aback. He quickly replied, "Old Lin, you can say whatever's on your mind!"
The elderly man nodded slightly, then glanced at Xu Yiming again. "Boss Xu, has your son... recently offended someone he shouldn't have?"
"Hm? Old Lin, what do you mean? What's wrong with my son?"
Xu Shengchuan was taken aback again and looked at the other man in confusion.
Xu Yiming also looked at the elderly man, full of suspicion...
The elderly man let out a soft breath and looked at father and son. Then he said slowly, "Boss Xu, if I'm not mistaken, someone seems to have placed a Curse Seal inside your son's body."
"I can't tell exactly what kind of Curse Seal it is; my skills aren't good enough. But I can sense that it may put your son's life in danger!"
"W-what!?"
Xu Shengchuan was shocked!
Xu Yiming, on the other hand, didn't seem to believe the old man. He curled his lip and thought, Where did Dad meet this old man? Probably another Jianghu swindler.
A Curse Seal, really... Who does he think he's fooling? Does he think I'm stupid enough to believe the nonsense of some doddering old man? Tch—
Xu Yiming scoffed.
He didn't believe in anything "supernatural." As far as he was concerned, it was all a con pulled by Jianghu charlatans.
But his father, Xu Shengchuan, hurriedly asked, "Old Lin, is there a way to break the Curse Seal inside my son?"
After a pause, he added hastily, "Old Lin, if you can break the Curse Seal inside my son and save his life, I'm willing to offer you ten million as a reward!"
Hearing that, Xu Yiming couldn't hold back and called out, "Dad..."
But before he could say anything else, Xu Shengchuan snapped, "Shut up!"
"I warned you ages ago to keep a low profile when you're out and stop looking for trouble every day. And now? You've offended someone you shouldn't have. If Old Lin hadn't happened to be here today, you wouldn't even know how you died!"
Seeing his father's furious expression, Xu Yiming didn't dare say anything more.
But he still thought his father was making a fuss over nothing.
Dad's really getting senile. He actually believes this old man and wants to give him ten million! That's enough to buy me a top-of-the-line sports car!
Xu Yiming muttered to himself.
After hearing Xu Shengchuan's offer, the elderly man hesitated, then said, "All right. For the sake of our friendship, Boss Xu, I'll give it a try!"
"Good, good! Then I'll be counting on you, Old Lin! Whether you succeed or not, I'll give you ten million with both hands!"
Xu Shengchuan replied hastily.
The elderly man nodded slightly, then looked at Xu Yiming. "Stand still. Leave the rest to me."
Xu Yiming still didn't believe him, but under his father's pressure, he obediently stood there and didn't dare cause trouble. He merely curled his lip and thought, Let's see what tricks this doddering old man can pull. Hmph!