Chapter 14: Revenge Does Not Wait Until Morning
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Ye Fan took out his phone and, in front of Zhang Yan and Lin Xiaoqing, dialed a number.
“Yunzhou New Media? I’ve got a major scoop for you. If you’re interested, come to Building Three, No. 15, Southeast Residential District, Yunzhou.”
Lin Xiaoqing, who was present, heard that Ye Fan intended to expose her affair with Zhao Yue to the media. Her face filled with terror.
“Ye Fan, don’t expose me! I’ll sign the divorce agreement. I’ll sign it right now!”
When Zhang Yan heard Lin Xiaoqing agree to sign the divorce agreement, she shouted, “Xiaoqing, do you realize that once you sign, you’ll leave the marriage with nothing? You’ll also have to return everything Ye Fan has ever given our family!”
Lin Xiaoqing’s face was ashen with despair.
“I know. But if I don’t sign, I’ll be ruined. By then, my family will cast me out.”
After saying this, Lin Xiaoqing looked at Ye Fan and repeatedly knocked her head against the floor, pleading bitterly, “Ye Fan, I’ll sign. Please, let me sign!”
Looking at Lin Xiaoqing kneeling before him, Ye Fan raised an eyebrow.
“Weren’t you unwilling to sign just a moment ago? Why are you begging me now?”
Lin Xiaoqing nodded repeatedly. “Ye Fan, I was wrong just now. That’s why I refused to sign. I’ll kowtow to you—please, let me sign!”
Ye Fan looked at Lin Xiaoqing, who continued to beg and knock her head against the floor, then said to Zhang Yan, “Mother-in-law, you saw that, didn’t you? I’m not forcing her to sign. She’s the one begging me to let her sign. And since I’m such a loving husband, I can hardly refuse.”
Zhang Yan, already livid with rage, nearly coughed up blood from sheer fury.
After Lin Xiaoqing signed and affixed her fingerprint to the agreement, Ye Fan turned to leave with her mother, Zhang Yan.
“Lin Xiaoqing, didn’t you read the contents when you signed? Do you know what leaving the marriage with nothing means?
“It means getting out of my house without a single thing.
“So leave behind every piece of clothing and footwear you’re wearing, along with all your jewelry.”
Lin Xiaoqing was as meek as a dog and did not dare utter a word of protest. She removed all her jewelry and clothes, then left with her mother, Zhang Yan.
Ye Fan photographed the divorce agreement bearing Lin Xiaoqing’s signature and sent it to Wang Jiu. He then called him.
“Wang Jiu, find a reputable lawyer. According to the materials I sent you, have the lawyer recover every last thing—nothing is to be left behind.”
After Wang Jiu acknowledged the order, Ye Fan continued, “And what have you found out about the incident that befell the Ye family?”
“Sir, we’re still investigating. We have no leads for the moment.”
“Keep investigating. Spare no expense and pursue every possible lead. Report to me immediately the moment you find anything.”
Ye Fan hung up, placed Lin Xiaoqing’s jewelry in a drawer, then threw all her clothes into a brazier and set them ablaze.
“Lin Xiaoqing, Lin family—you repaid kindness with treachery and turned against the one who helped you. Do you think this is over?
“It isn’t.
“You toyed with me, so I’ll let you taste what it feels like to be toyed with.”
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A short while later, reporters from Yunzhou New Media arrived.
Ye Fan warmly received them and revealed the entire story: Lin Xiaoqing of the Lin family had taken the Ye family’s assets and signed a divorce agreement with him.
After the reporters left, Ye Fan checked the online media and saw that the news had already spread.
Only then did he return to the floor-to-ceiling window. Looking out over Yunzhou, he raised an eyebrow, his lips trembling slightly.
“Everyone who harmed the Ye family—I’ll make you pay in blood. I’ll make you wish you were dead.”
At the same time, Zhao Yue of the Zhao family in Yunzhou saw the news online that Lin Xiaoqing had taken the Ye family’s assets and divorced Ye Fan.
Looking at the eight wounds on his body, Zhao Yue recalled the moment Lin Xiaoqing had stabbed him. He ground his teeth and said, “Lin Xiaoqing, just wait. Once I meet the Dragon Doctor tomorrow and have my injuries healed, I’ll kill you.”
The next morning, just as Ye Fan arrived at the entrance of Dragon Spring Residence in Yunzhou, he ran into Zhao Yue, who had come with the Zhao family to meet the Dragon Lord.
Zhao Yue blocked Ye Fan’s path, his face filled with mockery.
“Ye Fan, I thought you were supposed to be so capable. So what if you caught your wife cheating? In the end, she still took the family assets and divorced you, leaving you with nothing!”
Before Ye Fan could answer, Zhao Yue continued arrogantly, “Ye Fan, do you know why I’m here today?
“I’ve come to meet the Dragon Lord, the peerless physician and martial artist of Dragon Gate. He’ll heal my injuries, and then he’ll make you wish you were dead!
“You think you can fight me? You’re not worthy!
“And there’s one more thing you should know: your wife is a real slut. In my hands, she was nothing more than a cheap dog!
“Having her right in front of you was exhilarating!”
Smack!
Before Zhao Yue could recover, Ye Fan slapped him across the face.
“Did you enjoy that?”
Smack!
Ye Fan struck him again, drawing blood from his mouth.
“Was that exhilarating?”
Clutching his battered face, Zhao Yue was so furious that his complexion turned deathly pale and his entire body trembled.
“Ye Fan, you’re already standing at death’s door, yet you still dare hit me! Just wait. Once I go in and meet the Dragon Lord of Dragon Gate, the first thing I’ll do is have you killed!”
With that, Zhao Yue entered Dragon Spring Residence.
Just then, Wang Jiu arrived and walked up to Ye Fan.
“Sir, this is the half-face mask you requested.”
Ye Fan took the mask, put it on, and followed Wang Jiu into Dragon Spring Residence. They went straight to the entrance of the first VIP suite on the second floor.
Zhao Yue, who had been waiting outside, hurried toward Wang Jiu and greeted him respectfully.
“Ninth Master, may I ask when the Dragon Lord will arrive?”
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Wang Jiu looked at Zhao Yue sternly.
“Are your eyes failing you? He is the renowned Dragon Lord!”
Before Zhao Yue could react, Ye Fan, wearing the mask, had already entered the VIP suite and taken a seat on the sofa.
Wang Jiu looked at Zhao Yue’s bewildered expression.
“What are you standing there for? Do you expect the Dragon Lord to wait inside for you?”
At his words, Zhao Yue’s face filled with terror. He shook his head repeatedly, then hurried into the VIP suite. Reaching the masked Dragon Lord seated on the sofa, he bent at the waist and bowed respectfully.
“Zhao Yue of the Zhao family of Yunzhou pays his respects to the Dragon Lord!”
Ye Fan, wearing the mask, spoke in a resonant voice.
“If you have come to pay your respects, why aren’t you kneeling?”
Hearing the tone of the masked Dragon Lord, Zhao Yue nodded repeatedly and hastily knelt before Ye Fan.
“Zhao Yue pays his respects to the Dragon Lord!”
When Zhao Yue tried to rise after speaking, Ye Fan said, “Did I tell you to stand?”
At his words, Zhao Yue, who had just straightened his back, was drenched in cold sweat and trembling all over. He hurriedly dropped back to his knees.
Ye Fan looked down at him.
“Speak. Why have you come to see me?”
Zhao Yue nodded repeatedly.
“Dragon Lord, I have come to beg you to treat my injuries.”
“Treat your injuries?”
The masked Ye Fan sounded surprised.
“Where are you hurt?”
Zhao Yue nodded, struggling to speak.
“Dragon Lord, it’s… that place.”
“What place? If you keep speaking in riddles, get out!”
Ye Fan’s voice was severe.
Terrified and sweating profusely, Zhao Yue nodded again and again.
“Please calm your anger, Dragon Lord. I’ll tell you plainly. My means of continuing the family line was kicked apart. I beg you to treat me!”
Ye Fan looked at Zhao Yue’s embarrassed, utterly humiliated expression.
“I can treat your injury.”
Still kneeling, Zhao Yue became intensely excited upon hearing that the masked Dragon Lord could heal him.
“Please heal me, Dragon Lord! I’ve prepared a hundred million in payment, and I’m willing to fulfill any request you make!”
“Any request?”
After Ye Fan spoke, Zhao Yue nodded repeatedly.
“Is it true that your family has a beautiful wife renowned throughout Yunzhou?”