Cold sweat trickled down Ouyang Zhengde's forehead.
His white beard trembled slightly, his expression one of extreme tension.
"No, no, no, how could I dare to disrespect you! I'll come over right away!" Ouyang Zhengde forced himself to walk towards Chen Mo.
The middle-aged man, who had been excited moments ago, was instantly stunned.
What was going on? Chen Mo asked Ouyang Zhengde to come over, and he actually did!
The middle-aged man rubbed his eyes, even thinking he was seeing things.
Chen Mo glanced at Ouyang Zhengde, "What, are you too lazy to even call me by my title now? It seems I'll have to have a good chat with my great-grandfather next time I see him about this."
Title?
The middle-aged man looked at the two of them with a face full of confusion.
Ouyang Zhengde was startled and quickly cupped his hands towards Chen Mo, bowing, "Mas... Master."
The scene fell silent.
Everyone's faces were etched with astonishment.
Boom!
The middle-aged man heard those two words clearly and felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His mouth hung open, his jaw nearly dropping to the floor.
He couldn't believe that the dignified head of the Ouyang family would call Chen Mo master?!
"This, how is this possible!" the middle-aged man exclaimed in disbelief.
Chen Mo smirked playfully, "Zhengde, did you hear that? They didn't hear you clearly. Speak up a bit, call out again."
Hearing Chen Mo's words, Ouyang Zhengde almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
But no matter how unwilling he was, there was nothing he could do. He gritted his teeth and shouted again, "Master!"
This time, his voice was loud, and everyone present heard it clearly.
The middle-aged man stared with confused eyes, "Uncle Ouyang, why... why are you calling him master? Aren't you..."
"Shut up!"
Before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, Ouyang Zhengde suddenly reprimanded him.
"Uncle Ouyang, didn't we reach an agreement and plan to..."
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Zhengde turned pale with shock.
His figure flickered.
With a "slap!"
Ouyang Zhengde raised his hand and slapped the middle-aged man across the face.
Ouyang Zhengde held nothing back with this slap.
The middle-aged man was sent flying by Ouyang Zhengde, finally crashing hard against the wall.
Looking again, the middle-aged man's face was caved in on one side, clearly having fainted.
"Who gave you the audacity to provoke my master?!" Ouyang Zhengde glared at the people around him.
Noticing Ouyang Zhengde's gaze, everyone lowered their heads, not daring to breathe.
As for Zhang Shiwen, his heart was in turmoil, and he still hadn't recovered from the shock.
Seeing this scene, Chen Mo frowned slightly, "You knocked him out, what about my money?"
Ouyang Zhengde, who had been looking angry, was instantly dumbfounded by these words.
"Money? What money?"
Chen Mo pointed at Zhang Shiwen and said, "This kid coveted my prescription and tried to force a sale. I told him his family had to send ten billion, or I'd cripple him. Then his father came. I originally wanted twenty billion, but now that you've knocked him out, what about my money?"
Hearing Chen Mo's words, Ouyang Zhengde's face twitched.
Twenty billion, was that even something a human would say?
Even for extortion, this was unheard of. Moreover, he had just extorted a sum of money from the Zhang family, and the Zhang family wouldn't be able to produce another twenty billion to ransom him!
Besides, these two were not particularly important figures in the Zhang family, and the Zhang family would never pay the money.
"Master, this, this twenty billion is too much, isn't it? The Zhang family definitely can't afford it. How about we let it go, considering they've already been punished?" Ouyang Zhengde persuaded earnestly.
Chen Mo shook his head, "How can that be? Are you perhaps speaking up for the Zhang family?"
Ouyang Zhengde quickly waved his hands, "No, no, no, I have no connection with the Zhang family, how could I speak for them."
"Since that's the case, then you guys should demand this money. If they can't come up with it, then you'll have to cover it." Chen Mo said with a calm and indifferent expression.
Ouyang Zhengde's jaw almost dropped, "Master, our Ouyang family really has no money. We just gave you thirty-two billion, and we truly have no money left."
"Then ask the Zhang family. Do I have to teach you how to do this? Are you the master, or am I the master?"
Hearing Chen Mo's questioning, Ouyang Zhengde wished he could die.
"Master, please wait for me for a moment, I'll call their family head." Ouyang Zhengde's face was filled with distress.
"Mm." Chen Mo nodded, not refusing.
Ouyang Zhengde turned and left the office, as did Ouyang Xiaotian.
"Great Uncle, if we really call the Zhang family, regardless of whether they pay the money or not, other aristocratic families will know about our relationship with him." Ouyang Xiaotian said quickly after leaving the office.
"I know that, of course." Ouyang Zhengde's expression was grave.
Ouyang Xiaotian looked flustered, "Then, what should we do now?"
Ouyang Zhengde said coldly, "We'll have to pay this money."
Ouyang Xiaotian was completely stunned. Just a few days ago, they had given Chen Mo thirty-two billion, and now they had to give him another twenty billion.
"This is the only way. I originally thought of asking each of those aristocratic families for three hundred million, which would have helped our Ouyang family recover quite a bit of our losses, but I didn't expect that before the money was even warm in our hands, it would be gone again!" Thinking of this, Ouyang Zhengde's expression turned extremely unpleasant.
However, he also calculated that even if they paid this sum, their Ouyang family would only lose four hundred million, which was still acceptable.
The biggest losers would be the other four aristocratic families.
"But Great Uncle, if we pay this money and save them, what if they reveal what happened between us and Chen Mo?"
Ouyang Zhengde's face darkened, "I have my ways for that. You just go back and get the money, remember, be quick!"
Ouyang Xiaotian dared not delay and quickly nodded, leaving the Shenzhi Hall.
Ouyang Zhengde then slowly walked back into the office.
At this time, the middle-aged man had woken up from his昏迷.
However, his mouth was crooked from the blow, and he was unable to speak. He could only lie on the ground and whimper continuously.
"Master, I've already called their family head, but, but they said they can only give sixteen billion at most. What do you think?" Ouyang Zhengde asked nervously.
Chen Mo was somewhat surprised.
He had never expected the Zhang family to agree so readily.
The middle-aged man and Zhang Shiwen were equally shocked, their eyes welling up with tears of excitement. They hadn't expected an aristocratic family to spend such a huge price to save them!
If the middle-aged man could speak now, he would probably burst into tears!
And he would have decided to dedicate his life to the family head upon his return!