"Chen... Chen Wudi!"
Xu Shaolin's pupils contracted sharply, and his face instantly turned deathly pale!
Chen Wudi!
These three words struck him like ten thousand thunderclaps, resounding in his ears simultaneously!
He trembled violently, his eyes filled with unimaginable shock!
Chen Wudi, the uncrowned king of the underworld.
An unsurpassable legend!
In Dahua, his name was practically a taboo!
No one dared to discuss him openly.
There were even rumors that Chen Wudi was extremely mysterious, and that any enemy who saw his true face would only have one outcome: death!
In an instant, all of Xu Shaolin's doubts were resolved.
So, he had actually offended such a formidable being.
It was not in vain that he, Xu Shaolin, and even the entire Xu family, had lost.
In a way, being personally targeted by Chen Wudi could even be considered an unparalleled honor.
With these thoughts, Xu Shaolin's gaze gradually became unfocused, and the life in his eyes rapidly drained away.
Seeing his state, Chen Fan shook his head slightly.
He could tell that Xu Shaolin had been scared to death.
Beyond saving!
If he were to learn of his identities as the Undefeated God of War and Mr. Long, what expression would he have then?
It would surely be a spectacular sight.
But alas, he would never see it.
Chen Fan no longer paid attention to Xu Shaolin. He called Jiang Tiansheng, then turned to Su Yingxia, gently picked her up, and left the room.
When Jiang Tiansheng's men came to clear the scene, they found Xu Shaolin dead!
His eyes were wide open, and his face still bore the look of terror from his final moments. It was evident he had been scared to death.
This scene sent shivers down the spines of those who came to clear the scene.
The young master of the Xu family, one of the ten great families of Hangjiang, had been scared to death. No one would ever believe it if it were told.
...
Hangjiang First Hospital.
Su Yingxue lay quietly on the hospital bed. Weak, she had already fallen asleep.
Chen Fan stood silently by the bedside, looking at her pretty, still somewhat flushed face, his heart filled with guilt and self-reproach.
If not for him, Su Yingxue and her daughter would not have been driven out of the Su family.
If not for him, the Su family would not have targeted Su Yingxue at every turn, making it impossible for her to find even a decent job.
If not for him believing Su Laoyezi's one-sided story, perhaps none of this would have happened.
"I'm sorry!"
Chen Fan's lips parted, his voice very soft, barely audible even to himself.
This apology was not so much for Su Yingxue as it was for himself.
He sat motionless by the bedside, quietly watching over Su Yingxue.
He remained there for the entire afternoon, until the sky began to darken and Su Yingxue slowly woke up.
"You're awake?"
Chen Fan forced a gentle smile, saying with concern.
"Mm!"
Su Yingxue nodded slightly, her mind still on the Emperor's Club incident. A trace of anxiety crossed her face. "Th-that person, how is he?"
"Don't worry, you will never see that beast again."
A cold glint flashed in Chen Fan's eyes.
"He, he's dead?"
Su Yingxue's face changed, and she asked with uncertainty.
At the same time, she glanced fearfully towards the door, as if worried about something.
Chen Fan did not answer her directly but gave her a reassuring look.
For some reason, after meeting Chen Fan's reassuring gaze, Su Yingxue's uneasy heart inexplicably calmed down.
"You must be starving?" Chen Fan asked.
"Not really."
Su Yingxue tidied the stray strands of hair from her forehead, her voice as melodious as a warbler's song.
But as soon as she finished speaking, her stomach rumbled unceremoniously.
A look of embarrassment instantly appeared on Su Yingxue's pretty face.
"Rest well, I'll go get you something to eat." Chen Fan said with a smile.
"No, it's not necessary." Su Yingxue quickly stopped him.
Chen Fan turned, looking at her with confusion.
"You don't have to be so good to me, I... I don't want to owe you too much," Su Yingxue said softly, her tone tinged with apology.
From childhood, her mother had warned her that worldly debts were hard to repay, and debts of human kindness even harder.
Therefore, no matter how great the hardship she encountered, Su Yingxue had always relied on herself and was unwilling to easily accept favors from others.
Chen Fan frowned slightly, looking at the stubborn Su Yingxue, his heart feeling as if it had been pricked by something.
Fifteen years ago, it was with this stubbornness and resilience that she, braving the cold wind and heavy snow, had carried him step by step out of that dark room.
She had not only saved his life but had also become the pillar of his inner strength.
During his years in the war zone, he had countless times wanted to give up, but whenever that happened, he would recall her stubborn face, her unyielding spirit, and her defiant eyes...
These had allowed him to persevere time and time again, and through sweat and blood, he had grown into the Undefeated God of War, a terror to his enemies!
It was no exaggeration to say that everything he possessed now was bestowed upon him by the woman before him.
Without that experience, there would be no Undefeated God of War who shook the world!
Nor would there be Chen Wudi, who swept through the entire underworld of Dahua and rebuilt its order!
And certainly not Mr. Long, the business legend who single-handedly founded Dahua's number one financial group!
And many, many more...
However, fate seemed to have played a cruel joke on him. When he returned to find her, he had found the wrong person and loved the wrong person.
He had poured all his passion into Su Yingxia.
Now, facing Su Yingxue again, he felt somewhat at a loss for words.
He had wanted to reveal his identity to her several times, but each time, the words caught in his throat, and he swallowed them back.
He didn't know why.
Perhaps it was guilt, or perhaps it was fear!
He didn't know if Su Yingxue still remembered their promise from back then, and even if she did, could he tell her, "I found the wrong person?"
This reason, this explanation, was simply too...
Chen Fan took a deep breath and said to Su Yingxue, with utmost sincerity, "It is I who owes you too much!"
With that, without waiting for Su Yingxue to speak, he strode out of the hospital room.
Su Yingxue looked utterly bewildered!
She and Chen Fan had clearly met for the first time, so how could he owe her?
But why did she feel a strange sense of familiarity with this man?
Could it be that she knew him from before?
A string of questions surfaced in Su Yingxue's mind.
Too many things had happened today, and her thoughts were in a jumble.
She needed to calm down.
But just then, her phone rang.
She picked up her phone and looked at it, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.