-Heh, I busted my ass raising you, and you screwed me over, you little bastard. Don't you owe me something for the emotional distress?
-That blow you gave me with a stick back then left a scar on my head. It's still there.
Yu Nian: But I really don't have that much money.
-I don't give a damn. I know where your university is, too. Looks like you're pretty famous online these days. If I were to tell them a thing or two...
-Think it over.
Yu Nian could just imagine how smug that disgusting face behind the screen looked right now.
He steadied himself, pretended to bargain and agonize over it for a while, then finally agreed to the demand, promising to scrape together five million within three days.
After putting on that performance, Yu Nian set down his phone, feeling drained.
Qin Yuheng held him tight, trying to offer him some comfort. "You did very well."
Yu Nian felt considerably better. He leaned into his lover's arms and murmured, "Thank goodness you're here."
Qin Yuheng lowered his head and kissed him. "Get some rest. This will all be resolved soon."
Qin Yuheng had people keeping a constant eye on Wu Dexin's movements. They discovered that he had indeed contacted someone shortly after leaving prison, but the other party had covered their tracks well, and they couldn't identify them yet.
Once Wu Dexin received the money, he took it straight back to gambling.
In the past, Wu Dexin would never have dared to gamble such large sums, but with millions suddenly to his name, he naturally threw caution to the wind.
He also befriended a fellow gambler at the casino.
The man told him about a place he knew where the money came fast and the returns were high,