Chapter 104: Chapter 104 Sudden Bad News

"Teacher Tang, let's go!"After stating his terms, Ye Fan didn't want to stay any longer. He was afraid that the bloody scene to come would frighten his daughter, Ye Ling'er, and Tang Shishi.

He could tell that Lei Hong was no fool. To protect the Wan Hong Commerce Association, he would mercilessly kill Brother Da Fei.

Tang Shishi's face turned pale as she said, "Brother Da Fei isn't really going to die, is he?"

"Sweat, Teacher Tang, listen to you! I was just scaring him. Let's not worry about it and hurry on out!" Ye Fan said with a light laugh.

Brother Da Fei was bound to die, and it was a necessity. Ye Ling'er was his Achilles' heel; from the moment Brother Da Fei said he wanted to kill Ye Ling'er, Ye Fan had already labeled him a dead man.

His wife and daughter were his bottom line—whoever touched them, died!

Tang Shishi's face was a mix of clouds and sunshine, but she didn't want to stay there either. So, she followed Ye Fan and left the shores of Yanming Lake.

After Ye Fan left, Lei Hong's hand was already clutching the broken half of the Dragon Head Cleaver. He looked to Brother Da Fei and said, "Ah Fei, you can go in peace. I will take care of your family!"

"Brother Hong, I don't want to die. Can you give me a chance?" Brother Da Fei pleaded with a face full of terror.

Lei Hong sighed. Brother Da Fei had been with him for eight years and had taken bullets for him twice. If it weren't for Ye Fan, he would never have killed Brother Da Fei.

Lei Hong understood a principle: cutting off someone's finances was like killing their parents. Moreover, Brother Da Fei had explicitly targeted the daughter of a Martial Arts Grandmaster. Wasn't that asking for death?

Stepping forward to cover Brother Da Fei's eyes, Lei Hong's expression turned cold. "Ah Fei, it's not that others don't give you a chance, it's that you don't give yourself one. Rest in peace!"

After saying that, with a determined expression, Lei Hong's Dragon Head Broken Saber suddenly sliced through Brother Da Fei's throat. Brother Da Fei let out a muffled groan, his eyes went dark, and he collapsed to the ground. He twitched slightly and then stopped breathing.

...

After leaving Yanming Lake, Tang Shishi's pale face had regained some color.

"Teacher Tang, why were those people giving you a hard time? They even said you owed them a million!" Ye Fan asked.

Ye Fan had saved her, and Tang Shishi did not hide the truth. "My mother has a severe illness. We borrowed money at high interest from them before. They said to borrow a hundred thousand and to pay back a hundred and twenty thousand after a year. Unexpectedly, they compounded the interest. After I gave them the hundred and twenty thousand, they tore up the IOU and claimed I now owed them a million in interest!"

"My mother is still seriously ill, and we don't even have the money for her treatment. Where would I get a million to pay them back? They forced me to sell myself. If I hadn't met you, I might have..."

At this point, Tang Shishi couldn't continue, her tears falling like a breach in the Yellow River.

"These scoundrels!" Ye Fan exclaimed angrily after hearing her story.

He knew that high-interest loans could ruin families and lead to death, but he didn't expect Brother Da Fei and his group to commit such evils. Not only did they crazily hike up the interest rates, but they also forced Tang Shishi to sell herself. This was truly despicable.

Tang Shishi looked at Ye Fan again and said, "Ling'er's dad, I really can't thank you enough for tonight!"

"Teacher Tang, you haven't been working long, right? You seem to be a year or two younger than me. If you don't mind, just call me Big Brother Ye!" Ye Fan said with a smile.

He had always had a good impression of Tang Shishi. During the time Ye Ling'er was targeted by the Jiang Family and couldn't go to school, Tang Shishi had made many calls to him, but he had been busy and missed them.

On the way back just now, Ye Ling'er told him that she had missed classes and fallen behind, and Tang Shishi had specially helped her catch up on the curriculum. Sёarᴄh the Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Tang Shishi's pretty face blushed: "Alright then, Ling'er's da... no, Big Brother Ye!"

Tang Shishi had just finished speaking when an urgent phone call came through.

"Shishi, where are you? Mom has had a cerebral hemorrhage, and the doctors say if she doesn't have surgery right away, she might not make it!"

Tang Shishi instantly turned ashen as if struck by lightning, with a pale face she said, "What? Mom had a cerebral hemorrhage?"

"Yes, hurry over!" The voice was very urgent.

When Tang Shishi finished the phone call, Ye Fan asked, "What happened?"

"My mom had a brain hemorrhage; I'm afraid she might not make it!" Tang Shishi's tears brimmed over.

Ling'er couldn't bear to see this and turned to Ye Fan, "Daddy, Teacher Tang is so pitiful, shall we help her?"

"Hmm!"

Ye Fan nodded and said to Tang Shishi, "Teacher Tang, I know medical skills; maybe I can be of help!"

"Big Brother Ye, you know medical skills? That's wonderful!" Tang Shishi was overjoyed upon hearing this.

Ye Fan gravely said, "With brain hemorrhages, the sooner they're treated, the better. There's no time to waste; let's hurry!"

"Yes, yes!" Tang Shishi nodded frantically, as if clutching at a lifeline.

A few minutes later, a taxi screeched to a halt in front of The Fifth People's Hospital of Central Plains City.

"Big brother, how's mom?"

After getting out of the taxi, Tang Shishi rushed to the emergency room with the utmost speed.

At that moment, three figures stood in front of the emergency room: Tang Shishi's older brother Tang Feipeng, her sister-in-law Yang Fen, and her suitor Kong Haodong.

When asked by Tang Shishi, her older brother Tang Feipeng said with a grim face, "Shishi, you should prepare yourself. Mom might not make it through this time. Unless..."

"Unless what?" Tang Shishi asked anxiously.

Sister-in-law Yang Fen snorted, "Unless you agree to date Young Master Kong. We've discussed the Kong family's background with you before. If you agree to date Young Master Kong, he will leverage his connections to invite the number one Divine Doctor of Central Plains, Tang Renjie. As long as Divine Doctor Tang arrives, mom's life can be saved!"

"What? You want me to date Kong Haodong?" Tang Shishi went pale upon hearing this.

The next moment, Kong Haodong stepped forward, chuckling, "Shishi, my dad knows the number one Divine Doctor Tang Renjie of Central Plains. As long as you nod in agreement to date me, I'll call my dad right now to bring Divine Doctor Tang!"

"Date you? Dream on!" Tang Shishi said, clearly unwilling.

She knew that the Kong family was a family of scholars, and Kong Haodong's father held a high-ranking, influential position in the provincial education department, with extensive connections. She did not doubt that they could invite the divine doctor Tang Renjie.

To most people, dating Kong Haodong would be an honor, but she knew too well the kind of person he was.

Kong Haodong, like her a graduate of Normal University, had, during his college years, dated many beautiful girls by flaunting his father's high-ranking position. Among these women, countless had abortions for Kong Haodong, and whenever there was trouble, his father would step in to suppress the matters.

Tang Shishi understood that Kong Haodong was a typical scumbag. He was merely coveting her beauty. If she dated him, once Kong Haodong had his fill, he would inevitably kick her to the curb. Tang Shishi was naturally unwilling to be ruined by him.

Upon hearing her refusal, Kong Haodong taunted, "Shishi, I genuinely like you! Just agree to date me, and I will immediately have my father contact Divine Doctor Tang. Your mother is critically ill; can you really just watch her suffer and die?"

"I..." Tang Shishi felt lost and helpless.

Indeed, it hadn't been easy for her mother to raise her. How could she just watch her mother suffer and die?

But, to save her mother, must she really let herself be defiled by scum like Kong Haodong?

"Stop being so self-righteous here. Even if Tang Renjie doesn't come, as long as I, Ye Fan, am here, her mother won't be in the slightest danger!"

Just as Tang Shishi stood there, pale and feeling powerless, Ye Fan, carrying little Ling'er, slowly approached.