Chapter 20

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Chapter 20: I Am the Man You Can Never Have

Seeing the smile on Fang Yu’s face, Bai Zhan’s heart jolted.

Immediately, he felt a sharp pain in his right hand.

“How is this possible?” Bai Zhan’s expression changed slightly as he concentrated all his strength into his right hand.

But Fang Yu’s grip was as hard as steel; no matter how hard Bai Zhan tried, he couldn’t budge it even a little.

“Have we met somewhere before?” Fang Yu squinted slightly and asked.

At the same time, he exerted a bit more force with his right hand.

Bai Zhan’s face turned from pale to green, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He was gritting his teeth to hold on; otherwise, he would have cried out in pain on the spot.

“Oh, you were the one sneaking around my vegetable garden yesterday,” Fang Yu said.

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhan’s expression changed drastically.

How did Fang Yu know? He had hidden himself so well yesterday, and Fang Yu hadn’t noticed…

No, wait… Could it be that he had sensed him at that time?

Bai Zhan’s forehead was now drenched in sweat, and his expression grew increasingly grim.

Fang Yu’s grip tightened further; at this rate, Bai Zhan’s entire right hand would be crushed.

At this moment, Tang Mingde and Yang Shaorong, who were standing nearby, also noticed something was off; Bai Zhan’s expression was clearly one of pain.

Yang Shaorong’s face looked a bit unpleasant, and he was about to speak.

Just then, Fang Yu released his grip, patted Bai Zhan on the shoulder, and said, “Nice to meet you.”

Bai Zhan let out a sigh of relief; his right hand was nearly numb by now.

“Hehe, not bad, not bad. You two will have plenty of opportunities to communicate in the future. See you next time,” Yang Shaorong said with a forced smile and walked toward the door.

Bai Zhan took a deep look at Fang Yu before leaving.

After the two left, Tang Mingde looked at Fang Yu and asked, “Doctor Fang, do you… know them?”

Fang Yu shook his head and said, “I don’t know them.”

In fact, Fang Yu had already guessed their identities.

Yang Shaorong… Miss Yang… Bai Zhan.

It was obvious that Miss Yang and Yang Shaorong were likely related, probably father and daughter. Bai Zhan had been sent by Miss Yang to investigate Fang Yu in the vegetable garden yesterday.

“Does Yang Shaorong have children?” Fang Yu asked Tang Mingde.

Tang Mingde was taken aback for a moment and replied, “He has two sons and one daughter.”

“What are their names?” Fang Yu asked again.

“…The eldest son is named Yang Yun, who is said to have great martial arts talent and is a disciple of a famous ancient master from Jiangnan. The second daughter is named Yang Yinzhu, a business prodigy who, at a young age, has already taken control of most of the Yang family’s enterprises and is leading the family to rapid development, making it one of the top families in Jiangnan… The most ordinary among the three children is the youngest son, Yang Xu, who is in the same middle school as you and Xiaorou.”

The Miss Yang mentioned by those assassins must be Yang Yinzhu.

“Yang Yinzhu…” Fang Yu silently repeated the name in his heart.

Tang Mingde sighed, “Yang Shaorong is truly fortunate; he himself has no abilities, but his children are all exceptional. Even the most ordinary Yang Xu is said to be a congenital fifth-stage martial artist, with outstanding martial arts talent as well.”

“Sigh, just look at my children…” Tang Mingde sighed and shook his head.

“Dad! Is it really okay to look down on your own children like this?” Tang Xiaorou said, her face flushed with anger as she stomped her foot.

“See, all you do is act spoiled and throw tantrums,” Tang Mingde said helplessly.

“Dad!” Tang Xiaorou angrily stepped forward and punched Tang Mingde’s chest with her small fist.

“Head of the Tang family, I’m here today to ask for your help,” Fang Yu said.

Tang Mingde immediately became serious and said, “Doctor Fang, just speak up. Our Tang family will definitely do our utmost to assist you.”

So, Fang Yu explained the matter of collecting demon beast inner cores.

“No problem, I will send someone to help you search for inner cores throughout all of China and buy them back,” Tang Mingde readily agreed.

…

On the way back, Yang Shaorong sat in the car, looking at Bai Zhan’s purple-red right hand.

“Is this Fang Yu very strong?” Yang Shaorong asked in a deep voice.

Bai Zhan shook his head and said, “This person… is very strange. The aura on him indicates that he has at most the strength of a congenital fifth-stage martial artist, but his strength is unexpectedly great.”

“Do you have confidence in dealing with him?” Yang Shaorong asked.

Bai Zhan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, “In martial arts, relying solely on strength is useless. He probably hasn’t learned orthodox martial arts. Moreover, my realm is far higher than his; in actual combat, I should be able to easily take him down.”

Then, Bai Zhan thought of something and said, “However, the head of the Tang family seems to value him highly. If we take action against him, will it provoke the Tang family…”

“No need to worry about that,” Yang Shaorong waved his hand and said, “Fang Yu disrupted our plans first; it is understandable for us to deal with him. He saved Ji Rubai, which makes him our Yang family’s mortal enemy. Furthermore, Yinzhu has given a death order to eliminate him.”

“As for the Tang family, Tang Mingde is a smart man. I don’t believe he would turn against us for such a minor character.” Yang Shaorong adjusted his glasses and continued, “Besides, even if the Tang family really turns against us for Fang Yu, we are not afraid. The Yang family’s strength is already not inferior to any family in Jiangnan. The Tang family… will eventually be trampled underfoot by us.”

With that, Bai Zhan had no more worries.

“Head, I will complete the task you and the young lady assigned to me as soon as possible,” Bai Zhan said.

…

Fang Yu stayed at the Tang family for dinner, and Tang Mingde prepared a large table of dishes, making Fang Yu very happy.

“By the way, don’t you have an older brother?” Fang Yu remembered Tang Feng, whom he had met in the northwest, and asked Tang Xiaorou beside him.

“My brother is studying at university in Nandu. He only comes home during holidays and usually stays at school,” Tang Xiaorou replied.

Fang Yu nodded and continued to eat heartily.

Tang Xiaorou hardly ate, instead quietly observing Fang Yu.

Usually, Fang Yu appeared lazy and indifferent, but during dinner, he was quite serious and even commented on each dish.

“What kind of person are you, really?” Tang Xiaorou stared at Fang Yu, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

After dinner, Fang Yu glanced at the resting old man Tang upstairs.

After the acupuncture treatment last time, Old Man Tang’s health had noticeably improved; he coughed less and no longer experienced inexplicable pain while sleeping.

“Yesterday, Xiaorou brought back the medicinal materials you gave. Father took a dose of the medicinal soup and slept particularly well last night. We… really don’t know how to thank you,” Tang Mingde said gratefully.

“Help me collect more demon beast inner cores, and I’ll find a way to thank you in return,” Fang Yu said.

When Fang Yu left the Tang family, Tang Xiaorou followed behind.

“Do you want me to have the driver take you home?” Tang Xiaorou asked.

“No need, I’m full and just want to take a walk,” Fang Yu replied.

“Oh,” Tang Xiaorou responded, silently following behind Fang Yu.

After walking a few steps, Fang Yu turned around and asked, “Why are you following me?”

“I, I just want to take a walk too,” Tang Xiaorou said, a bit flustered.

Fang Yu ignored her and continued walking forward.

After another two minutes, Tang Xiaorou mustered her courage and asked, “Fang Yu, I want to know why you… are different from others?”

Fang Yu stopped, turned around, and walked up to Tang Xiaorou.

“You still seem very curious about me. What did I say before?”

Curiosity is the initial stage of love.

Fang Yu’s words were clear in Tang Xiaorou’s mind.

“I, I just…” Tang Xiaorou’s face flushed, wanting to explain.

“That’s right; at your age, it’s indeed easy to develop feelings for others,” Fang Yu said, looking directly at Tang Xiaorou.

“What do you mean ‘little kid’? I’m about the same age as you!” Tang Xiaorou retorted, looking up.

Fang Yu shook his head, then sighed and turned to leave. “Stop being curious; I’m a man you can never have.”

“You… what did you say! Who wants you! I just wanted to ask…” Tang Xiaorou was both shy and angry, stomping her feet.

Fang Yu had already walked far away.

“What’s with the attitude? I will find out your secrets sooner or later!” Tang Xiaorou looked in the direction Fang Yu had left, her beautiful eyes shining.

…

At home, Wang Yan was preparing dinner, bringing out the dishes from the kitchen.

Yu Yueyue walked in from outside, just as it was six-thirty in the afternoon.

After Jiang Yue apologized to Yu Yueyue, she didn’t show up for the afternoon rehearsal.

This relieved Yu Yueyue, as she had been worried that Jiang Yue would retaliate against her for what happened in the morning.

“Yueyue, go upstairs and call Brother Fang Yu down for dinner,” Wang Yan said.

To thank Fang Yu, Wang Yan had specially bought chicken and fish at the market today and made several extra dishes.

Fang Yu had lent her one hundred thousand yuan, which was a huge favor.

Tomorrow, she would wire sixty thousand yuan back home to pay for her elderly father’s surgery, and the extra money would be used to buy him nutritional supplements. The remaining forty thousand yuan would be saved for Yu Yueyue’s tuition.

Yu Yueyue ran upstairs but found that Fang Yu was not at home.

“He might be busy today. It’s okay; we can wait for him to come back and eat together,” Wang Yan said.

So, Wang Yan and Yu Yueyue started watching TV.

About ten minutes later, a sound of footsteps came from outside the yard.

“Right here, I’ll take you in,” a man said.

Upon hearing this voice, Wang Yan’s expression changed instantly as she was still watching TV.

She immediately stood up, locked the door, and pulled Yu Yueyue into a room, locking it again.

At this moment, a group of people had already arrived at the door.

“The door is locked. Yu Chengye, are you messing with us?!” a young man with a cigarette twisted the doorknob and then slapped the bald head of the man beside him.

“Brothers, how could I dare to mess with you? At this time, Wang Yan is definitely at home,” Yu Chengye stammered.

“Bin Ge, the lights are still on inside, and there are many dishes on the table that haven’t been touched,” one of the thugs said, tiptoeing to see the situation inside.

“Oh? So someone is hiding at home?” Guang Bin took a deep drag from his cigarette and then threw the butt away, saying, “Break the door down!”

The four younger brothers behind him immediately stepped forward and forcefully slammed into the door.