An expert at courting death

"Second Brother."

"How are you feeling?"

Qin Xiao walked over to Qin Yue's hospital bed and sat down. She was still rather pale, but fortunately, her unborn child was unharmed.

Qin Yue smiled. "I'm fine now, thanks to the young master of the Mu Family coming to save me."

"What's going on with Gu Siyan and that woman?"

Qin Yue frowned. "That woman is Gu Siyan's first love, Ran Zhizhi. Gu Siyan wanted to force me to give her my kidney."

"That bastard! Didn't you tell him you were pregnant?"

"I did, but he didn't believe me. In his eyes, only Ran Zhizhi is ever right. If the young master hadn't arrived in time, they probably would have killed me."

Qin Xiao furiously slammed his fist onto the bed. "Just sending them to prison would be letting them off easy."

"Second Brother, I'm fine now. I want to see them get what they deserve with my own eyes. Let's go take a look."

"Sure. I'll give Gu Siyan another beating for you when we get there."

Yan Wen was asking Xiao Qi about the situation. Wasn't Gu Siyan already fired? He's unemployed now. Where did he get the money to bribe a doctor?

Xiao Qi replied, Gu Siyan earned a million a month at the Mu Group. He worked there for two years. After his expenses, he still has over five million in savings.

But that doesn't add up. He barely spent any money during his three years with Qin Yue. How could he have only five million left?

Did you forget about Ran Zhizhi? The nearly twenty million Gu Siyan spent over the past two years all went to her. He bought designer bags and clothes by the pile, along with the villa she lives in now. Even the money she has came from him.

Yan Wen could barely hide the disgust on his face. Now that's an ungrateful bastard. Would my dad have even noticed him if Qin Yue hadn't helped him behind the scenes? Drag that thankless scumbag out and give him death by a thousand cuts! Favoring his mistress and destroying his wife—slice him to pieces and throw him into boiling oil!

Yan Wen looked at the frail-looking Ran Zhizhi. The woman too! Give her the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, then throw her in a pig cage!

Xiao Qi continued, Gu Siyan spent three million bribing that doctor for Ran Zhizhi this time. She isn't actually sick at all. Her medical report was forged.

Who forged it? Did they bribe someone else too?

No. As it happens, they both bribed the same doctor. Ran Zhizhi paid him a million.

Ran Zhizhi has that much money? Then why does she still depend on Gu Siyan?

Gu Siyan enjoys feeling that Ran Zhizhi depends on him, and she enjoys having him spend money on her. In fact, Gu Siyan isn't her only man. She has more money than he does.

Yan Wen was almost lost in all the twists. What's going through Ran Zhizhi's head? If she already has a boyfriend who's richer than Gu Siyan, why is she still doing this?

She and that man aren't boyfriend and girlfriend. It's just a mutually beneficial arrangement. She keeps him company, and he pays her. That's all.

That man probably has nothing to do with this, then. We'll leave him out of it.

Qin Yue walked over with Qin Xiao supporting her, and both heard Yan Wen's thoughts. Holy crap! Gu Siyan actually planned to dump Qin Yue's body in the sea if she died on the operating table. He didn't even want to pay a cent for her funeral.

Qin Xiao charged forward and kicked Gu Siyan in the stomach, then drove his fists into his face over and over. Ran Zhizhi tried to stop him, but in his fury, Qin Xiao slapped her aside.

"Gu Siyan, you have a death wish! Eldest Brother and I have never even had the heart to say a harsh word to Little Sister, and you dared to hurt her!"

Only after Qin Xiao had gotten in a good beating did Yan Wen make a show of stepping forward to pull him away. "All right, all right. Any more and he'll die. He can't go to prison if he's dead."

At that, Qin Xiao finally stopped, though he made sure to get in one last kick.

"You must be the young master of the Mu Family, right? Thank you. If you ever need help with anything, just say the word. I, Qin Xiao, will make it happen!"

"I appreciate the offer." Yan Wen patted Qin Xiao's shoulder, then chatted with Xiao Qi. The Qin Family's second young master looks pretty easy to fool. Any juicy gossip about him?

No, but Qin Xiao lost three million to a phone scam three months ago. Qin Yu eventually recovered the money, though, and the scammers were arrested.

Three million! He should've given it to me instead. What a waste. For three million, I'd even kowtow to him.

Qin Yue almost burst out laughing. She quickly pressed a fist to her lips, but she couldn't suppress the smile tugging at their corners.

Mu Xingfeng and Xie Yunshu exchanged a glance, both thinking they had better increase their son's allowance again. He was ready to kowtow to someone for a mere three million.

The smile froze on Qin Xiao's face, and he wished the ground would swallow him whole. He, the Qin Family's second young master, had actually been scammed out of three million. If word got out, he might as well leave the planet.

Yan Wen rolled his neck. All right, they can handle the rest themselves. All this gossip has worn me out. Time to go home and sleep.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with the three Qin siblings, Yan Wen left, humming a little tune in high spirits.

The Mu Family also said their goodbyes and left.

The Qin Family heard Yan Wen's final thoughts as well. I hope they handle this properly this time. I still don't know how Gu Siyan managed to get out after being taken to the police station last time. And Ran Zhizhi still won't leave him even after he beat her until she miscarried. Those two had better stay together forever. Lock them together for life.

Qin Yu coldly surveyed Gu Siyan, who lay on the floor with no indication of whether he was dead or alive, and Ran Zhizhi, who was sprawled beside him sobbing uncontrollably. Then he made a call.

With the video Yan Wen had given them earlier and the evidence of this latest bribery, Gu Siyan would spend the rest of his life in prison. As for Ran Zhizhi, she would naturally join him. Since they loved each other so much, the Qin Family would grant their wish and let them stay together for the rest of their lives.

That call was about far more than simply sending Gu Siyan to prison. The complexities of prison life couldn't be explained in a sentence or two, and neither he nor Ran Zhizhi would enjoy a single peaceful day there.

If they hoped to buy their way out, that was even more impossible. The Qin Family was one of Weicheng's four great families, with no shortage of money or connections. Who would offend them for the little money Gu Siyan had?

Qin Xiao asked Qin Yue, "How should we deal with those two? You decide."

Qin Yue sneered. "I remember there's an island out at sea north of the city, with a prison on it. It holds the most heinous criminals. I think it would suit them perfectly."

Ran Zhizhi had heard of that prison. Not only did it hold the most heinous criminals, but its guards were ruthless too. If she was locked up there, forget surviving a lifetime—even making it through a year would be a problem.

At the thought, Ran Zhizhi dropped to her knees in terror and repeatedly kowtowed to Qin Yue, begging her to let her go and spare her life.

Qin Yue ignored her tearful pleas and continued, "Also, doesn't Gu Siyan like bribing people to do things for him? Then let him keep using his money to make a nice life for himself in prison."

That evening, when Yan Wen asked Xiao Qi about it again, he learned that Gu Siyan and Ran Zhizhi had been sent to the prison on the isolated island out at sea north of the city. The Qin Family had instructed the warden to take good care of them, but not to give them any chance to die.

Yan Wen clicked his tongue. Yikes, that's terrifying. I told you Gu Siyan was an expert at courting death. Anyone who's tired of living can ask him how to get themselves killed faster and more miserably.