"Stop!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Lifan immediately ordered everyone to halt.
"So you're willing to repay the debt, not trying to be a deadbeat? That's a relief. Otherwise, I was planning to use your daughter as collateral!"
"Hurry up and pay the money!" Wu Lifan said.
Su Zhen cried, "Xia Quan, what on earth have you done? Why do you owe so much money?"
"Su Zhen, I'm sorry..." Xia Quan sighed deeply.
At that time, he had been deceived by Zhang Jiuhua and owed more than just this one hundred million to the Wu family. His chat logs revealed promises of exorbitant interest rates to many, but most people found it unreliable and only requested normal interest. Wu Lifan, however, was different. Their Wu family was stronger than him, unafraid of him reneging. Even if he promised double the interest, they would still accept.
He said bitterly, "Young Master Wu, I was previously in the hands of villains and forced to do certain things. Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed to borrow money at such high interest rates!"
"Can you give me a chance to repay the loan with the maximum legal interest of twenty percent?" The rules in Great Xia stipulated a maximum interest rate of twenty percent; anything higher was not legally supported.
But Wu Lifan was clearly not buying it.
"Are you kidding me? Do you think my money is easy to borrow? If you had told me twenty percent earlier, I would have only asked for that much. But you promised so much, and I won't accept it!" Wu Lifan leered at Azhu, "How about this? Your daughter is stunning! Let her be my concubine, and I'll waive the remaining interest?"
Being openly referred to as a concubine, Xia Quan and Su Zhen were both furious but dared not express it.
Xia Quan stepped forward, "Young Master Wu, our total assets are only a little over two hundred million. Compared to you, we're not really wealthy. Please show us mercy and give us a way to live!"
*Slap!*
Wu Lifan slapped Xia Quan across the face.
"Who the hell do you think you are to deserve my mercy? I'll show you my mother!"
"It seems you refuse the toast and prefer the forfeit! Go! Take Azhu away first! When you've gathered the two hundred million, I'll return Azhu to you!" Wu Lifan commanded, and several of his subordinates moved to restrain Azhu.
"You beast, don't touch my daughter!" Xia Quan was agitated, and he and Su Zhen rushed to protect Azhu. However, they were quickly restrained by Wu Lifan's subordinates.
"Scoundrels, don't you touch me!"
"Wu Lifan, don't even dream about it. I will never be your woman! Believe it or not, I'll fight you to the death!" Azhu struggled and yelled.
Wu Lifan leered at Azhu, "Azhu, do you know why I've been pursuing you without forcing you? Because I really like your rebellious nature, the way you don't put anyone in your eyes. Other women fawn over me, but you're different!"
"I like this feeling. The more you resist, the more excited I get. Only then will I feel a strong sense of satisfaction when I conquer you!"
"Today, I'm going to let you, a flower grown in a greenhouse, experience my destruction!"
"Take her away!"
"Wait!" Zheng Qingshu quickly called out.
He said to Xia Quan and Azhu, "Xia Quan, Azhu, have you forgotten that Teacher Chen is still here?"
"Teacher Chen can help you! Quickly beg Teacher Chen to intervene!" Zheng Qingshu said excitedly, "Uncle Xia, why don't you let Azhu be Teacher Chen's girlfriend? Teacher Chen will save Azhu! And Teacher Chen is definitely a hundred times stronger than these people! Azhu being Teacher Chen's girlfriend would not be a disadvantage!"
Thinking of Chen Jie's power, how could Xia Quan, as a father, not wish for his daughter to have such a boyfriend? Any normal person would likely have this desire. If his daughter had such a boyfriend, not only would she live happily, but she would also be protected. What was there not to like? It was far better than being with a spoiled second-generation rich kid like Wu Lifan!
He immediately shouted, "Teacher Chen, I am willing to betroth my daughter to you! Please save Azhu! If you save her, she will be your woman!"
"Dad, this won't do!" Azhu cried out. She knew that Li Ziling and Chen Jie had secretly established a relationship. If she were to insert herself, how could she remain good friends with Li Ziling in the future? More importantly, she had not witnessed the scene of Teacher Chen dealing with Empress Su Xin. She had always thought that Zheng Qingshu and Xia Quan were colluding to trick her, that the real situation was simply that the two of them had been infatuated with another woman and, not wanting to admit it, had fabricated such a spectacular story.
"You don't need to worry, I will intervene." Chen Jie said lightly, "Azhu, come over here."
He actually didn't want to get involved. After all, Xia Quan had made a promise to someone else. It would be best if they could reach an agreement. However, since Azhu was Li Ziling's friend, he couldn't ignore it.
"Teacher Chen..." Azhu walked towards Chen Jie with disbelief.
"Little girl, do you think we're not here?" Two subordinates moved to restrain Azhu.
But Chen Jie waved his hand, and the two men were sent flying as if by a strong gust of wind. Seeing this, Azhu was greatly astonished. She wondered if Zheng Qingshu had been telling her the truth and if Teacher Chen was indeed a capable person. She no longer hesitated and immediately ran to Chen Jie's side.
"Kid, do you know who I am? Dare to fight me for a woman, you're tired of living, aren't you?" Wu Lifan's face darkened. He sensed Chen Jie's unusual nature but did not take him seriously.
Chen Jie said calmly, "Xia Quan only borrowed one hundred million from you. Two hundred million? This is not in accordance with the rules. Let's proceed according to Xia Quan's proposal."
"What did you say?" Wu Lifan's face was grim, "Who the hell do you think you are? Do things just happen because you say so? I'll give you another chance. Bring Azhu to me personally and kowtow to apologize, otherwise, even if you're not an ordinary person, I'll make sure you can't even eat your fill!"
"You'll make me unable to eat my fill? Very well, I've never met anyone who could make me unable to eat my fill! Today, I'll get to see." Chen Jie said.
"You..." Wu Lifan pointed at Chen Jie's nose and said, "Listen carefully, I'm the nephew of Brother Long from the provincial capital! In my eyes, you're nothing! Now, you'll obediently let my subordinates beat you. If you dare to resist even slightly, I'll have you flayed alive! Attack!"
Wu Lifan gave the order, and several subordinates sinisterly approached Chen Jie. At the same time, they swung their palms towards Chen Jie.
*Slap, slap, slap...*
However, in the next second, Chen Jie flicked his hand and slapped out. He directly struck their faces in a circular motion. Following this, they clutched their faces and collapsed in unison.