The old Zhou couple absolutely refused to let their daughter Zhou Chengcheng marry such a scoundrel, as it would surely lead to a life worse than death.
"My daughter has a boyfriend. Besides, debts are debts. Find whoever owes you money!"
Wang Yousheng narrowed his eyes, plotting to take down the entire Zhou family in one go.
"Very well. Then I'll capture your son, daughter-in-law, and grandson first. Let's see how long your Zhou family can endure."
Several men grabbed Zhou Wuda, his wife, and their one-year-old baby, Bao'er.
Li Chunyan panicked, "Brother Sheng, you can't touch me."
"Heh, you audacious woman, why can't I touch you?"
Li Chunyan gritted her teeth. She had no money to repay the debt and feared being beaten along with her son. So, she spilled everything.
"Brother Sheng, to be frank, Bao'er is yours!"
"What?"
Everyone was shocked.
The old Zhou couple found it unbelievable that their daughter-in-law would utter such immoral words.
Zhou Wuda's eyes widened in fury. Was he cuckolded by his wife?
After his shock, Wang Yousheng disbelievingly said, "Are you joking? I only slept with you a few times. This brat is blaming me?"
Wang Yousheng clearly remembered that two years ago, he had just opened a mahjong parlor in Baihua Town.
At that time, Li Chunyan had just married Zhou Wuda. Li Chunyan came to town to play mahjong.
On the first day, she lost several thousand, and then she kept losing.
Li Chunyan, having no money but wanting to play mahjong, simply lived and ate at the mahjong parlor.
She played mahjong during the day and slept with Wang Yousheng at night.
Later, when Wang Yousheng grew tired of her, he stopped indulging Li Chunyan and started keeping a running tally of her debts.
Over the past two years, Li Chunyan lost more and more money playing mahjong. She usually paid off a significant portion of the interest by sleeping with Wang Yousheng.
Wang Yousheng had slept with Li Chunyan more than a dozen times. He had completely lost interest and planned to collect all the money tonight before returning to Linquan City to develop his business.
Li Chunyan stammered, "Wuda is... inadequate. Back then, your parents-in-law were also pressuring us for grandchildren, so I thought sleeping with you for a few nights wouldn't be a problem. After all, the son is yours. You can't hurt my son and me. We don't want to live here anymore."
Li Chunyan knew Wang Yousheng's character. If she didn't repay the debt, he would truly kill someone.
Wang Yousheng looked at the one-year-old Bao'er. The more he looked, the more he felt a resemblance.
He decided not to lay a hand on this child for now. As for Li Chunyan, forget it.
"Go wherever you want. Pay back the debt, and I'll leave!"
"Brother Sheng, I really have no money. Must you be so heartless?"
"If you have no money, you can sell yourself! You don't care about other men getting into your bed anyway. With your looks, you can earn some money."
Wang Yousheng patted Li Chunyan's face. When this woman first married Zhou Wuda, she was skin and bones.
After living and eating at the mahjong parlor, her body had fully developed. Now, her physique was enough to feed both adults and children.
Li Chunyan's face changed drastically. She had thought that with her son, she could tie down two men simultaneously.
Having a backup plan, she never expected it to be a dead end.
Zhou Wuda scratched his ear and roared at Li Chunyan, "You unchaste woman! You bore a child for someone else. You've made me suffer so much!"
The old Zhou couple's eyes rolled back in anger. When the matchmaker introduced Li Chunyan to Zhou Wuda, they had spent eighty thousand yuan in total, including the dowry. Now they were told their grandson was someone else's offspring.
"Damn it, you all deserve to die..."
Hearing her parents' cries, Zhou Chengcheng had just finished bathing, with Su Yang following closely behind.
"Mom and Dad, what happened?"
When Wang Yousheng saw Zhou Chengcheng, his mouth began to water.
Such a stunning beauty was rarely seen, not just in this small village, but even in Linquan City.
Wang Yousheng licked his lips, thinking of a way to get Zhou Chengcheng.
"Miss Zhou, your elder brother and sister-in-law owe me 1.3 million yuan. They still owe 600,000. That's the situation."
Zhou Chengcheng looked at Zhou Wuda and Li Chunyan in surprise. Her parents then explained the whole story.
Upon learning that her sister-in-law was a gambling addict who owed money and that Bao'er was someone else's child, Zhou Chengcheng became angry.
"You woman, what do you take our Zhou family for?"
"Chengcheng, it was my momentary foolishness that led to such a grave mistake. Please help me just this once..."
Li Chunyan cried, and her son wailed along.
Wang Yousheng, annoyed by the noise, slapped Li Chunyan.
"Stop crying! You're scaring the child!"
Wang Yousheng was unsure if Bao'er was his biological son. He planned to take him back for a paternity test.
Li Chunyan endured the pain and pleaded, "Chengcheng, your boyfriend has so much money. Isn't it easy for him to lend tens of thousands? We're family, after all. You can't just watch me die!"
Zhou Chengcheng pushed her hand away, "Don't touch me. You unchaste woman, what right do you have to ask my boyfriend for help?"
Seeing that Zhou Chengcheng was unwilling to help, Li Chunyan then grabbed Zhou Wuda's hand.
"Husband, we're husband and wife. You can't just ignore me..."
Zhou Wuda pushed her away with disgust, "Let go of your hand! I want a divorce immediately!"
Li Chunyan hugged Zhou Wuda with both hands, rubbing and acting cute and pitiful.
"Can't women have male friends? I was just momentarily confused back then. Why are you so petty?"
Zhou Wuda violently shook her hand off, "Then go with Wang Yousheng. Don't bother me. No wonder you became so loose and dark after returning from the mahjong parlor. You're disgusting..."
Li Chunyan was unconcerned, "As long as I have surgery to fix it, I'll be like new, and we can start over."
Zhou Wuda roared, "Get out! Don't force me to throw you out!"
"I only made the mistake that all women make. Haven't you made mistakes too? If you weren't inadequate and your parents-in-law weren't pressuring us for grandchildren, would I have gone to Wang Yousheng?"
Li Chunyan found herself in a no-win situation and decided to go all out.
If she couldn't repay the money, she would die. What did she care about her reputation anymore?
Seeing that her husband was unreliable, Li Chunyan immediately started cursing, "Wuda, don't think I'm the only one at fault. You're not clean either. First, you also lost money playing mahjong, and you have to repay it. Also, you sneaked into Mrs. Liu's house several times at night. Do you really think I don't know?"
As the couple argued, the child cried tears.
Wang Yousheng roared, "Enough! I don't care about your marital issues. Pay me back, and I'll leave immediately. Otherwise, your whole family won't see tomorrow's sun!"
Wang Yousheng waved his hand, and several of his subordinates surrounded them.
The old Zhou couple despaired. Their son was useless and promiscuous, and their daughter-in-law was even worse.
Their only daughter was sensible, but tonight, villains had come to collect debts.
"Chengcheng, you and Xiaoyang should escape later. Your father and I will try our best to hold off Wang Yousheng. Don't come back after you leave, understand?"
The old Zhou couple, fearing their daughter would be harmed by the villains, were prepared to die.
The commotion at the Zhou house attracted many curious neighbors.
"Why did the Zhou family have to provoke Wang Papi? He's a notorious villain in town!"
"I heard that several women from the neighboring village lost money playing mahjong, slept with Wang Yousheng, and later their families fell apart."
"Alas, in my opinion, the Zhou family is doomed tonight. Poor Zhou Chengcheng will likely be defiled by Wang Yousheng."
Wang Yousheng heard the whispers around him. Instead of getting angry, he smiled. This was the effect he wanted.
No one who owed him money dared to default, and no woman he desired could escape him.
"Miss Zhou, this matter can be easily resolved. As long as you agree to have dinner with me, I'll let your elder brother go, and the 600,000 yuan will be waived."