AMTWPICL Chapter 36

Cheng Bin did not expect Tan Yue to make the decision to go in person. After all, Tan Yue was busy with year-end matters, and he couldn’t spare any time with so many things on his plate. Although his decision seemed like a light remark, Cheng Bing couldn’t even imagine how complicated it was to change the itinerary.

However, he also knew that when Tan Yue made a decision, it would not change. So he respectfully said, “Alright, sir, I’ll go make the arrangements now.”

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Since Song Linchu’s luggage was all at his uncle’s house, and his ID was also there, Xiao Chen used his own ID to open a room for him at the hotel.

Song Linchu first charged his phone and took a hot bath. When he came out, his phone had already been turned on. During the time he had it turned off, there were a bunch of missed calls, most of them from his uncle.

At the time of the incident, his uncle was not present, and Song Linchu guessed that he had been kept away by his cousin.

In this family, only his uncle cared about him a little bit.

Song Linchu hesitated for a moment, but still sent him a message saying he went to a friend’s house and that everything was fine. His uncle immediately called back, but Song Linchu did not answer. He just wanted to let his uncle know he was safe, but he really didn’t want to have anything to do with them anymore, and he didn’t want to hear their apologies.

Since family ties could not be maintained, it was better to just cut them off.

Song Linchu had been thinking about this matter while taking a shower, and had already come up with a solution.

He would never give away the house in his hometown. The land use certificate was with him, so if they dared to forcibly demolish or occupy it, he would just go through legal procedures and even take them to court if necessary.

In any case, it would be them, not him, who would be living in the village in the future. And even if others mock about taking family to court, it wouldn’t affect him.

As for his parents’ graves, he planned to move them directly and buy two plots in the city for them. Otherwise, if his cousin in law ever had that idea, or encountered any problems in their business dealings, he, who was thousands of miles away, could not be blamed, but the blame would be placed on his mother buried in the ancestral grave.

Ten out of ten people in his hometown were superstitious. Even if they didn’t believe in such nonsense at first, they would believe it after hearing it so many times.

In the future, anyone whose child fails the college entrance exam, or whose marriage and career are not going well, or even anyone who encounters an accident, they can blame it on his mother.

Song Linchu didn’t want his mother to bear any groundless accusations , so he decided to move out and put an end to everything.

Moreover, this way, it would be more convenient for him to pay his respects at his mother’s grave in the future. He wouldn’t have to travel far back to his hometown, nor worry that his mother’s grave would be moved to some mountain valley by those people in his hometown who believe in feng shui.

Of course, he needed to borrow the money to buy the cemetery plot from Tan Yue.

After all, after the end of their marriage, the other party had to pay him a large sum of money. As long as he spoke up, Tan Yue would definitely advance the money to him.

Having figured all of this out, Song Linchu felt relieved. He decided to consult about purchasing the cemetery plot the next day. If possible, he would settle the matter before the Chinese New Year, so that he wouldn’t have to make another trip back after the holiday.

As for the birthday banquet, whoever wanted to attend could do so.

The next day, Song Linchu planned to first go to his uncle’s house to pick up his luggage. His identity card and other belongings, including his laptop, were inside. So, he reluctantly had to go and get them.

He called Xiao Chen and asked him to accompany him on this trip.

Otherwise, if he were to go alone, who knows how these people would make trouble for him.

Song Linchu no longer had any trust in them.

Xiao Chen readily agreed, asking him to wait for a while in the hotel as he would come to pick him up soon.

Song Linchu left the room and sat in the hotel lobby waiting for Xiao Chen. Half an hour later, Xiao Chen sent him a message saying he had arrived. Song Linchu put on his scarf and gloves and walked outside, where he saw the familiar Maybach car parked at the hotel entrance.

The doorman went to open the car door, and Song Linchu was puzzled when he saw the back door open, and then a pair of long legs emerged from the car.

Then, he saw someone whom he never expected to appear here get out of the car.

“Gege!” Song Linchu ran up to the man with surprise and amazement, “Why did you come here?”

Tan Yue looked at the young man’s bright eyes. His hand hanging at his side involuntarily clenched for a moment, as he controlled the urge to reach out and ruffle his hair.

He said, “To deal with some family matters.”

Family matters…

Song Linchu’s heart was touched by these words, and a joyful feeling overflowed, filling his whole heart.

He couldn’t keep the smile off his face.

Overjoyed, he couldn’t help but ask, “Don’t you have a lot of work stuff going on? Won’t this delay your work?”

Tan Yue said, “Should I leave then?”

“No, no, no,” Song Linchu quickly grabbed Tan Yue’s sleeve, fearing that this awkward older man would really run away. He said with a smile, “Where does work have any importance compared to me?”

“…” This face was really big.

But Tan Yue didn’t refute.

Song Linchu took it as his agreement and shook the hand that was holding Tan Yue’s sleeve, saying, “I need to go to Uncle’s house now to get my luggage. Gege, will you accompany me and help me out?”

Tan Yue was a tough person to deal with in life. He rarely gave in, but he just couldn’t resist the youth’s charm. He said softly, “Okay.”

The two men got back in the car, and Xiao Chen, knowing the address of Song Linchu’s uncle’s house, started the car and drove in that direction.

Song Linchu noticed that there was no one in the car other than Xiao Chen, who was driving. Even Cheng Bin, who often followed Tan Yue, wasn’t there. Song Linchu couldn’t help but worry and asked, “Gege, did you come alone? Didn’t Secretary Cheng come with you?”

“They’re in the car behind us,” Tan Yue replied.

“Ah,” Song Linchu breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s good.”

After all, Tan Yue was a terminally ill patient, and Song Linchu didn’t know the extent to which his condition was under control. It would be reassuring to have someone with him in case of a sudden illness, especially since he had come all the way from Haikou by himself.

Tan Yue picked up a bag that had been placed on the seat and took out a white box with a fruit logo on it, handing it to Song Linchu.

“What’s this?” Song Linchu took it with confusion, looking at the fruit logo on it and hesitating. “A phone?”

“Mmm,” Tan Yue nodded.

Song Linchu blinked, realizing that Tan Yue must have seen his phone’s battery was not holding up well the day before, so he bought him a brand new phone, and it was definitely the latest model.

It was ….very domineering.

“It’s okay. My phone is still working fine. I just need to change the battery,” Song Linchu handed the box back to him.

He was already embarrassed by the old man’s gift, and now he felt bad for receiving a phone from him, especially since he had just received a villa a few days ago. He knew he couldn’t repay Tan Yue’s kindness.

Tan Yue glanced at him and said calmly, “You’re my husband. Your phone needs to match your status, so as not to reveal our true situation.”

Song Linchu: “…”

It made sense, and he couldn’t argue.

The broke Song Linchu silently changed his SIM card.

The car soon stopped at the entrance of his uncle’s residential complex. Song Linchu and Tan Yue got out of the car, and Cheng Bin and Brother Yong, who had been guarding Tan Yue’s hospital room previously, got out of the other car with them. Brother Yong was a well-built man who walked with a commanding presence, and Song Linchu suspected that he was a retired special forces soldier or something of the sort. He looked like he could fight well.

Including the driver and Xiao Chen, there were six people in total.

Song Linchu felt that they didn’t look like they were there to pick up luggage; they looked more like they were going to create a scene.

After thinking about it, Tan Yue instructed Xiao Chen and the other driver to stay downstairs, and had Cheng Bin go up with Brother Yong.

When they arrived at his uncle’s house, Cheng Bin rang the doorbell, and soon, the door was opened Gu Yuan.

Song Linchu didn’t know if they had been scammed out of millions or if it was true, but Gu Yuan looked tired and haggard, with two huge dark circles under her eyes. It looked like she had suffered a great deal of hardship.

Their house did not have a security door, so Gu Yuan immediately pulled her face when she saw Song Linchu standing at the door.

“What are you doing here, disaster star! I’m giving you face, don’t you dare…”

Before she finished speaking, Brother Yong took a step forward and interrupted her in a commanding tone, “Madam, please show some respect.”

At over 1.9 meters tall, he looked very imposing and Gu Yuan had to raise her head to see him. Although she was tough, she was just a woman and on seeing such a tall and big man, her arrogance faded by half.

“What do you want?” she asked cautiously.

Brother Yong replied, “We’re here to fetch Mr. Song’s luggage.”

“I don’t know anything about any luggage. Please leave immediately, or I’ll call the police!” Gu Yuan retorted.

Cheng Bin said coldly, “Occupying private property is a criminal offense. Are you sure you don’t know, madam?”

Gu Yuan paused.

Just then, his uncle heard the commotion and walked over. When he saw Song Linchu, he was momentarily surprised, then a smile appeared on his face. “Oh, it’s Linchu. Don’t block the doorway. Come in if you have something to say.”

“Dad!” Gu Yuan protested unhappily, but Song Jinnian glared at her fiercely and she had to step aside.

Song Linchu only wanted to fetch his luggage and intended to let Tan Yue and the others wait for him outside. However, Tan Yue took his hand and led him into the house.

As they had to go celebrate their uncle’s birthday, none of the family members went to the office.

Song Linfeng was originally feeding his young daughter, but upon seeing them enter, he stood up involuntarily.

At the entrance, they didn’t feel much, but upon walking into the brightly lit living room, the others could feel the extent of Tang Yue’s oppressive presence.

Song Linfeng’s daughter was scared and started crying.

“Mom,” Song Linfeng handed the bottle to Song Linchu’s aunt, “you take Nannan and Xiaotao back to the room first.”

His aunt quickly took her grandchildren back to the room.

Brother Yong asked for Song Linchu’s room and didn’t let him do it himself, going to the room to help him pack.

“Linchu, what do you mean?” Song Linfeng asked.

“Mr. Song,” Cheng Bin spoke up, “we heard that the fake-order platform your company collaborated with ran away five days ago. However, your wife said it was yesterday and wanted to use it as an excuse to forcefully occupy Mr. Song’s house. We don’t mean anything else, we just want to hear your explanation.”

Song Linfeng’s face turned pale.

Indeed, the platform’s boss had absconded with the money a week ago. The idea of using the “disaster star” thing as a scapegoat was just a scheme concocted by Gu Yuan.

They had wanted to build a villa in their hometown for a long time, but no matter how they spoke to Song Linchu, he refused to sell the land to them.

They had no choice but to come up with this idea.

Gu Yuan wanted to forcefully occupy the house, but Song Linfeng still held onto the bond of brotherhood and intended to secretly give Song Linchu 20,000 yuan as payment for the land.

This plan was foolproof, even if Song Linchu didn’t compromise at that time, he would definitely compromise later. After all, no matter how stubborn he was, he was only one person, without parents or siblings.

In places where the more people you have with you, the better, this kind of person is easily bullied.

Who knew… he didn’t know how Song Linchu had managed to hook up with these people, especially the cold and stern man standing next to him in his position.

He started to regret agreeing to Gu Yuan’s terrible idea, and awkwardly said, “We’re just joking with him, just joking.”

“Your joke jinxed Linchu,” Tang Yue said coldly, “he missed out on the lottery yesterday, losing out on millions. You should compensate him with your house.”

Song Linfeng: “…”

Song Linfeng’s expression twisted, and he said, “You sure know how to joke.”

Tang Yue’s voice was cold, “Do I look like I’m joking?”

“…”

Song Linfeng couldn’t play dumb anymore and his expression changed.

“Sir, this is a family matter, you don’t need to get involved as an outsider,” he said.

Tanyue didn’t respond to him, but looked at Song Linchu.

“Tell them who I am to you,” Tan Yue said.

Song Linchu took his arm and looked at Song Linfeng, smiling. “My husband, we just got our marriage certificate on New Year’s Day.”

This statement not only stunned Song Linfeng but also the uncle and Gu Yuan who was next to them.

Especially Gu Yuan, who had always looked down on Song Linchu and thought of him as a poor relative from the countryside.

In the past few years, they had made a fortune selling goods on Taobao, earning tens of thousands of yuan per day, making them the richest in their town. They looked down on Song Linchu, who they considered a poor person whose future was bleak.

However, what happened was that Song Linchu brought back a man who looked like he belong to the nouveau riche class, claiming he was his husband. How could this not shock her?

She said in an excited tone, “How is that possible! Don’t you mind Song Linchu’s poor background?”

Tan Yue didn’t even look at her and said, “I only mind people who lack education.”

Gu Yuan: “…”

The uncle took some time to digest this fact and couldn’t help but say, “Isn’t Linchu still in school? When did he get married? He didn’t even say anything, we didn’t know.”

Tan Yue’s voice was indifferent, “Unimportant people don’t need to be notified.”

The uncle: “…”

Song Linchu’s mood was originally quite heavy, but now he was amused by Tan Yue’s sarcastic remarks.

It had to be said that Tan Yue’s sharp tongue was really good at infuriating people.

Just then, Brother Yong came out of the room, made an OK gesture, indicating that Song Linchu’s things were packed and intact.

Tan Yue said calmly, “Let’s go.”

Wait, are they just leaving like this?

He hadn’t seen enough, he wanted to see more. But Tang Yue obviously had no intention of lingering. He held Song Linchu’s hand and led him out of the Song family.l house.

“What’s wrong?” Tang Yue asked when they were back in the car and saw someone looking dissatisfied.

“It’s nothing,” Song Linchu replied.

Tang Yue looked at him.

Under Tang Yue’s seemingly all-seeing gaze, Song Linchu hesitated but eventually couldn’t hold back and expressed his thoughts.

“I thought I would see a scene where a domineering president angrily confront his despicable relatives for love, making them cry and kneel, apologizing and begging for his lover’s forgiveness.”

But it was just brushed off lightly like this.

He wasn’t satisfied with this.

Sigh.

Song Linchu felt like he was being carried away. Originally, before Tang Yue arrived, his only goal was to safely retrieve his luggage.

“…” Tang Yue was silent for a second before saying, “Oral battles have no meaning when dealing with them.”

Song Linchu blinked. “Then what’s meaningful?”

“You’ll soon find out,” Tang Yue paused and said coldly, “when they are crying and apologizing.”

The Song family.

After Song Linchu and Tang Yue left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang Yue’s oppressive presence was too strong, making them feel suffocated.

“Song Linchu couldn’t possibly have such a powerful husband,” Gu Yuan still didn’t believe it. “He must have hired someone to act.”

“Forget about whether it’s true or not, let’s just let this matter pass for now,” Song Lianfeng forced a smile.

He wasn’t stupid. Regardless of whether it was true or not, as long as that man had made up his mind to help Song Linchu, dealing with them would be as simple as squishing an ant.

“Do not offend people if you can avoid it,” is what they say.

“As for the land in our hometown, let’s take it slowly. There are always more solutions than difficulties,” he added.

Gu Yuan curled her lips but didn’t argue.

“Go get ready. We’re going to the hotel to celebrate Dad’s birthday. Dad, go change your clothes,” Song Linfeng said.

Song Linchu’s uncle, Song Jinnian, was a good-tempered man, much like Song Linchu.

However, this time, he snorted heavily and said with furyd “What’s there to celebrate? It’s all over. Look at what you two unfilial children have done. How am I supposed to explain to Linchu’s father in the future?”

Gu Yuan had just been choked by Tan Yue, and she had pent-up anger inside her. When she heard Song Jinnian bringing this up, she erupted.

“Why blame us for what we did? Why don’t you blame yourself for bringing him to our door? We have repeatedly warned you not to associate with those poor relatives from your hometown, but you never listen! It’s because of these poor relatives that we were cheated of millions of yuan!”

“You!” Song Jinnian was so angry that he could not speak.

Just then, Song Linfeng’s phone rang.

He looked at the caller ID, it was from the company’s operation department. Impatiently, he answered, “What’s the matter?”

“Mr. Song,” the operator’s voice was panicked, “Something terrible happened. Our Taobao link has been blocked.”

“What?!” exclaimed Song Linfeng.

Last time, the owner of the fake order platform ran away, and the members of the group collectively requested refunds. If they didn’t get their refunds, they could report that the seller had sent empty packages, which was a fake order.

To save the store, they reluctantly refunded the members and even compensated them for their commission.

Despite the loss of millions of yuan, they managed to keep their store open.

“It’s suspected of fraudulent billing, but I don’t know the specifics. Please come and take a look,” the operator said.

The news was a bolt from the blue for Song Linfeng. He had no intention of celebrating Song Jinnian’s birthday anymore, and rushed back to the company with Gu Yuan. However, the evidence of their fabricated orders had somehow fallen into the hands of the website.

Despite their repeated attempts to refute the reports, they were ultimately unsuccessful. Instead, all of their stores were shut down, and they were notified that they would be held legally responsible for their actions.

It seemed that misfortunes never come singly. As they were grappling with this issue, two strangers suddenly arrived at their company, claiming to be from the tax bureau. They said that someone had reported them for tax evasion and that they were under investigation.

As a small company with only about twenty employees, they had always thought that tax evasion was something only larger companies would get caught doing, and had thus never considered that they would be subject to such scrutiny. But now…

Gu Yuan was on the verge of a breakdown, collapsing on the ground and sobbing uncontrollably. “It must be Song Linchu’s husband who did this. It must be him!” she wailed, pushing Song Linfeng. “Call Song Linchu and tell him that your father lent him 30,000 yuan when he was in dire straits. Remind him that he shouldn’t forget the virtue of gratitude!”

Song Linfeng knew that Song Linchu was their only hope at the moment. With trembling hands, he took out his phone and dialed Song Linchu’s number. However, instead of the expected ringing tone, there was only a cold voice on the other end of the line: “The user you are trying to reach is currently unavailable. Please try again later…”

He tried calling again, but the same message played repeatedly.

He had been blacklisted…