The ones feeling the brunt of the impact were Wei and Dan. The two of them were absolutely terrified of Tiandi, but the man they were so afraid of was far more afraid of Lin Yi than they were of him! It sent Weiâs blood racing seeing that the last thing Tiandi was concerned about was his pride. All he wanted was to please Tang Yin!
Wei could only imagine how itâd be if Lin Yi and Tang Yin never broke up, if they were still together. He could use his brother-in-lawâs powerful name if he needed it! Why did he break up with his sis?
What part of Tang Yin didnât he like, anyway? She was pretty with a good temperament, she was one in a million! Was Lin Yi blind?
But Wei understood at the same time that if Lin Yi really was this ridiculously powerful, he wouldnât have a shortage of women. His sisterâs advantage in life wasnât really that much of an advantage anymore.
Mrs. Tang was agitated as well, full of regret. How nice would it be if Lin Yi had never broken up with Tang Yin. Sheâd have a big shot for a son-in-law! No one in their right mind would dare piss her family off! A big boss like Zou Tiandi was slapping his own face right now at the mention of Lin Yiâs name, just how exciting was that!
âHmph. My son-in-lawâs made it clear that if you cause my nephew any more trouble heâll teach you a lesson!â Mrs. Tang said with a hand on her hip. The words just slipped out.
Tang Yin stared at her mother, speechless. Son-in-law? None of that was happening anymore!
But she didnât correct her. They couldnât let Tiandi know this, after all.
And so she let her mother continue making bold claims.
âOf course, of course!â Tiandi said quickly. âAunty, I apologize. I didnât know who you were. Iâll keep myself in check, Iâll never cause trouble again!â
âWhat about the 150,000 we gave you last time?â Mrs. Tang harrumphed, absolutely excited and full of a sense of accomplishment. Tiandi was quite advanced in age, probably older than she was, and here he was, calling her aunty and making her his elder! Mrs. Tang had never experienced treatment like this before. It was thrilling!
Tang Yin saw immediately that her mother was about to screw things over. She was only going to make Tiandi suspicious! If theyâd known that it was Tiandi, they wouldnât have given him the 150,000 in the first place, but they did.
At the thought, Tang Yin spoke up, âMom, Lin Yi said that Wei owes him the 150,000. We should just give it to him.â
Tang Yin had to lie to avoid getting exposed. They still had their own skins to save.
Mrs. Tang did not like how her daughter was throwing this 150,000 away. They couldâve just used Lin Yiâs name to get it back!
âRight, right, the 150,000! Iâll give it back right away! Please wait a minute!â Tiandi didnât have the luxury to be suspecting anybody. Plus, Tang Yinâs remarks only convinced Tiandi more that he was in the situation he thought he was in, since those were things that Lin Yi would say himself, judging from what he knew of his personality. Minor things like this shouldnât really concern him that much, and as long as they didnât cross his bottom line it was usually okay.
Tang Yin said that Lin Yi didnât want the 150,000, but now that Mrs. Tang mentioned it, there was no way Tiandi was brave enough to refrain from paying back. Pissing off Lin Yiâs mother-in-law might result in some very bad things happening if she went home to badmouth him in front of Lin Yi. That badmouthing might very well get him killed! Itâd be pretty regretful if he lost his life over something so trivial.
So he didnât care if Tang Yin wanted the money or not. He decided to just give it to Mrs. Tang, hopefully making it so that she wouldnât say anything to Lin Yi, or even mention some good things about him. It might very well get Lin Yi to stop paying any attention to him! The thought made Tiandi stumble up the stairs to retrieve the money.
Tang Yin glared at her mother, but she didnât care. As long as they got money who cared if they used Lin Yiâs name a little?
Wei and Dan were still in shock. Just how powerful was Lin Yi for a man like Tiandi to stumble around like this? To them, Tiandi was an existence far, far above them. He had money and power, was established in both the criminal and normal worlds, with his eldest son Zou Ruoguang acting as the gang leader in the northern district. This was someone with extreme authority in Songshan!
But Lin Yi wasnât even here in person! His sister was the one here, and just her presence alone was enough to make him shit himself! Would he be kneeling and slamming his head onto the floor if Lin Yi was here?
But Wei and Dan didnât voice their questions, afraid that theyâd mess things up. They chose to save the questions for later.
A while later, Tiandi ran down the stairs, tripping from his frantic rush and tumbling down, landing on his butt with a painful thump. He ignored the pain and moved to give Mrs. Tang an envelope. âAunty, for you.â
âI thought I said we didnât want it?â Tang Yin only voiced that without adding anything else. Now that Tiandi charged down to pay them the money, she didnât really want to insist anymore. It wouldnât do any good, either, now that the money had entered her motherâs hands. It was as good as gone.
Mrs. Tang stared at the envelope with happy eyes. She sat down on the couch and started counting.
Tang Yin stared in speechlessness. Was her mother really counting the money when Tiandi had that terrified expression on his face? Heâd obviously pay the full amount! Why was she counting the money in front of him! It looked like sheâd never seen money before. How embarrassing could she get?
Tang Yin stomped her feet in frustration, but she kept her mouth shut.
Tiandi, on the other hand, noticed Tang Yinâs expression. He didnât think much of Mrs. Tangâs reaction to the money, since he was pretty familiar with Tang Yinâs family. They were poor, living in the slums. It wasnât a surprise that Mrs. Tang would be so fixated on money.
Tang Yinâs feet stomping wasnât much to him either. Now that Tang Yin was together with Lin Yi, she had plenty of money. Chances were, she didnât really care about this amount of money anymore.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âEh? How come thereâs an extra 50,000?â Mrs. Tang counted the money to learn that there was actually a surplus instead of a deficit, much to her surprise.
âAunty, itâs the interest! The moneyâs been here for so long, so itâs just the interest!â Tiandi said quickly, still hoping that Mrs. Tang would say something nice about him to Lin Yi. From what he could see, Mrs. Tangâs weakness was simple. It was her greed.
The extra 50,000 was so that he could get on Mrs. Tangâs good side. He was sure that she wouldnât blame him if he gave her that money. Sheâd probbaly even praise him!
As expected, Mrs. Tangâs smile only grew wider. âGood, good. Youâre quite smart, arenât you!â
Mrs. Tang excitedly put the money back into the envelope before turning to Tang Yin. âLetâs go, Yin? We should let Mr. Zou rest!â
âWait, Mister Zou. Letâs have it in writing, that you promise you wonât cause my brother and his girlfriend any more trouble!â Tang Yin said, suddenly remembering what she had to do. Having this on paper was important in the case that Tiandi went back on his word.
âAlright, itâs no problem!â Tiandi said, agreeing to Tang Yinâs request instantly, thinking that heâd be insane to still cause the Tangs any trouble. He still had things to live for, he didnât want to commit suicide!