"Uncle Jian, hello."
Entering the teahouse, Chen Nan greeted Jian Jianhua.
To his surprise, he noticed a trace of blood-red aura around Jian Jianhua's eyebrows.
It was even stronger than Jian Ning's.
This puzzled him greatly.
It was clear that Jian Ning's luck hadn't changed.
Instead, the entire Jian family was facing a great calamity, otherwise, both father and daughter wouldn't have a premonition of disaster!
But why had the family's fortune changed so drastically overnight?
"Sit down!"
Jian Jianhua invited Chen Nan to sit, but his tone was icy cold.
Jian Jianhua asked indifferently, "I heard you pursued my Ning'er?"
Chen Nan was extremely embarrassed.
He had indeed confessed to Jian Ning, but it was a mistake made in his youthful arrogance.
Before he could speak, Jian Jianhua continued, "This world is not short of useless, arrogant toad-like creatures like you, whose dream is to marry a wealthy heiress and change their destiny."
"But do you think the wealthy elite are something that commoners like you can touch?"
"Do you have the destiny for it?"
Hearing this, Chen Nan couldn't help but frown. This old man was clearly not here with good intentions!
Never mind.
Considering his impending misfortune, why bother arguing with someone who was about to die?
"I heard about what happened yesterday. You impersonated Ning'er's boyfriend and took advantage of her. Am I wrong about that?" Jian Jianhua's eyes were cold, hiding no inner anger.
Chen Nan grinned shamelessly, "But it was your daughter who asked me to pretend to be her boyfriend. You can't blame me, right?"
"Chen Nan, don't get the advantage and then act like a victim!" Jian Jianhua was furious. "Let me tell you, what happened yesterday was Ning'er's foolishness. Otherwise, she would never have let an ant like you take advantage of her."
"I also heard she gave you ten jade pendants worth fifty thousand each?"
Chen Nan crossed his legs. "Yes."
Jian Jianhua said in a low voice, "Are you with her for more wealth?"
Chen Nan asked, "Would you believe me if I said we were innocent?"
*Slap!*
Jian Jianhua produced a cheque for one hundred thousand yuan and, suppressing his anger, said, "Leave my daughter, and this hundred thousand yuan is yours!"
Chen Nan's smile vanished. "Uncle Jian, Jian Ning and I are not what you think..."
Veins bulged on Jian Jianhua's forehead, and he produced another cheque. "Another hundred thousand!"
Chen Nan said seriously, "Uncle Jian, speaking frankly, if I don't take your money, will you die with regret?"
Jian Jianhua's fury ignited. He asked in a low voice, "Are you cursing me to die?"
Chen Nan replied, "No, no. Your junior just wants to know your thoughts."
"Not only will I die with regret, but I won't let you go even as a ghost! Why should the daughter I painstakingly raised fall into the hands of trash like you?" Jian Jianhua did not hide his disgust for insignificant people like Chen Nan.
"Alright, two hundred thousand, and I guarantee you won't see me for the rest of your life. If I do, I'll give you two million!"
Someone was offering him money, why refuse it?
As for whether they would have another chance to meet...
Heh heh!
The blood-red aura around Jian Jianhua was enough to tell that he wouldn't live for more than three days.
"I hope you keep your word. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless and disregarding our classmate relationship!"
Jian Jianhua rose in anger and left.
After drinking a bowl of tea, Chen Nan left the teahouse with the two hundred thousand yuan cheque.
Although he had gained two hundred thousand yuan for nothing.
This money was ill-gotten wealth to him.
Ill-gotten wealth should not be kept!
This money needed to be spent wisely.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be at peace.
"Oh my, Chen Nan? When did you get out?"
With an exaggerated voice, a young man wearing sunglasses and with a heavily made-up girl in a mini-skirt on his arm approached.
"Yuan Kang?" Chen Nan frowned. He hadn't expected to meet a high school classmate here.
However, their relationship wasn't good.
Yuan Kang, relying on being a second-generation rich kid, caused trouble daily and bullied his classmates, leading Chen Nan to fight him twice.
Yuan Kang had a mocking smile on his face. "Not bad, after three years, you still remember me."
He paused and then smiled at the girl beside him, "Hong Hong, this is the high school classmate Chen Nan I told you about. Don't be fooled by his shabby clothes, our Brother Nan is a kind-hearted person who helps others.
"It's just that our Brother Nan has bad luck. After graduating from high school, he tried to do the right thing but offended some powerful people."
"He was eventually sentenced for disturbing public order, unjustly imprisoned. Oh right, you were sentenced to three years, weren't you?"
Chen Nan looked at him in surprise. "I thought you were at least human, how are you worse than a stray dog? Why do you bite people as soon as you see them?"
"What, after three years, you've stopped doing anything human-like?"
Yuan Kang was furious. "Who the hell are you calling worse than a stray dog?"
Chen Nan conceded, "Alright, alright, you're slightly better than a stray dog, is that acceptable?"
"This is..." Yuan Kang shivered, then realized Chen Nan was humiliating him. He immediately became enraged. "Dare to compare me to a stray dog? Believe it or not, I'll slap you right now?"
"Come on, come on, what can you do besides boast?" Chen Nan said dismissively. "Slap me? Heh, have you forgotten the scene where I had you pinned against the wall and at my mercy?"
"You..."
Yuan Kang was speechless, recalling the scene in the second year of high school when Chen Nan had him cornered in the washroom and beaten him.
Chen Nan said mockingly, "No, no, besides boasting, you also know how to drink water like a dog, right? And you're exceptionally skilled at it, reaching the peak of perfection!"
"Are you fucking poisoned or something?" Yuan Kang's face was filled with anger.
But Hong Hong, beside him, looked shy.
She was puzzled why Chen Nan knew about this.
Chen Nan sighed lightly. "Actually, I can't blame you for speaking so rudely. Who told you your mouth was infected with syphilis?"
"Hey, what do you mean, you ex-convict?" the girl named Hong Hong said angrily. "Are you saying I'm sick? Believe it or not, I'll have someone arrest you and sentence you for another three to five years!"
Yuan Kang's face darkened. "Chen Nan, what kind of skill is it to slander a girl?"
"Whether it's slander or not, you'll know after a hospital check-up," Chen Nan said dismissively and turned to walk into the antique market.
To him, Yuan Kang was just a small piece of trash, and he didn't want to bother with him.
At this moment, a middle-aged woman in her forties, with dark skin and a messy ponytail, walked towards them.
She held a scroll of painting in her hands, her expression somewhat haggard. "Sir, could you please do me a favor?"
Chen Nan politely asked, "What can I do for you, big sister?"
The middle-aged woman said nervously, "I have an antique painting passed down in my family. Are you interested?"
"To be honest, my son has leukemia and urgently needs two hundred thousand yuan for a bone marrow transplant. I hope you can be merciful, take this painting, and help our family," she said, her voice full of entreaty.
"Why do you think he can afford two hundred thousand yuan?"
Yuan Kang walked forward, a cigarette dangling from his lips, with a mocking expression. "Look at his clothes, they're worth less than two hundred yuan. Forget two hundred thousand, if he can produce twenty thousand, I'll call him Dad!"
Chen Nan's lips curved upwards. "If I can produce two hundred thousand, wouldn't you have to call me Grandpa?"