Chapter 7628
Robbery
"Stop saying such useless things."
Xiao Chen sat down beside his bed, his tone calm yet powerful.
"I just sent someone to investigate Huang Buji, and his background will be revealed soon."
Your current task is to focus on recovering from your injuries. Don't think too much about it. Leave the rest to me. I will help you get justice and also keep an eye on the antiques in the shop, making sure Jiang Lanting and his gang don't succeed.
Zhang Ziren nodded vigorously, tears blurring his vision, and gave a heavy "Mmm"...
At this moment, he had long lost his previous stubbornness and arrogance, and was filled with guilt and gratitude. He knew that Xiao Chen was his only support now.
Xiao Chen patted his shoulder, about to say something to soothe his emotions, when the door to the ward was pushed open with a "bang," breaking the silence in the room.
Two people were standing at the door, a man and a woman, Jiang Lanting and Huang Buju.
Jiang Lanting was heavily made up and dressed in a flamboyant manner. She was also carrying a limited edition bag worth more than 600,000 yuan that Huang Buju had just bought for her, and she looked very proud.
Huang Buju was in his early forties, with a big belly and not very tall, probably less than 1.7 meters. But what could he do? He was rich and powerful, and most girls these days liked men like him.
The two entered the ward and were both taken aback when they saw Xiao Chen. They seemed surprised that Zhang Ziren actually had friends in the provincial capital.
However, they didn't care.
What kind of remarkable person could Zhang Ziren's friend be? Not to mention Huang Buju, who doesn't take him seriously, even Jiang Lanting didn't give Xiao Chen a second glance.
Xiao Chen has some money, but not much, and he's rumored to be a kept man. What's the use of a man like that?
Arriving at Zhang Ziren's bedside, Jiang Lanting smiled mockingly.
At this moment, she felt no regret or even guilt whatsoever; all she felt was mockery and contempt.
"Zhang Ziren, you coward, you're lucky to be alive. Someone is actually willing to pay your hospital bills. A coward like you would be better off dead. You're just wasting air by living."
Zhang Ziren was stunned. He thought Jiang Lanting would at least say something to show concern for him, or at least apologize, but nothing happened.
This woman came to mock and ridicule him.
What a vicious woman!
What's most infuriating is that Jiang Lanting brought that man with him—the man who crippled him and cuckolded him.
Tolerable or unbearable!
"Jiang Lanting... how dare you show your face here?!"
Zhang Ziren gritted his teeth, his voice hoarse, his eyes bloodshot.
"I loved you so much, I was so good to you, I always went along with everything you wanted, why did you betray me? Why did you get together with this man and make me like this?!"
Jiang Lanting scoffed, curled her lip in disdain, sat down on the chair beside the bed, crossed her legs, and adopted an arrogant posture.
"Love you? Zhang Ziren, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? You're just a useless piece of trash. What else can you do besides guarding those broken antiques?"
"Following you, I'll only live a life of hardship. Only with Brother Huang can I live the life I want—wearing designer clothes, carrying designer bags, living in a mansion—things you can't give me."
Huang Buju followed behind, swaggering in. His gaze swept over Xiao Chen, noticing that Xiao Chen was dressed plainly and had no air of wealth about him.
He disdainfully looked away, walked to Jiang Lanting's side, put his arm around her waist, and looked at Zhang Ziren with a sarcastic and arrogant tone:
"Tsk tsk tsk, look who this is! Isn't this the famous antique shop owner? What happened to him? He looks like a mummy, hahaha."
Huang Buju laughed loudly, constantly mocking, "Qiaoqiao, you're such a coward, you can't even keep your own woman. You're a real piece of trash. What's the point of you being alive? You might as well just die."
"Don't say Lanting won't follow you. You still have to be able to fulfill Lanting's wishes. You can't give her anything that I can give her, you good-for-nothing." Being mocked as a playboy by Jiang Lanting and Huang Buju, Zhang Ziren felt like he was about to explode. He tried to get up, but his legs were paralyzed and he was in excruciating pain all over his body.
"What exactly do you want! I'm already in this state, and you still won't let me go? Do you only feel happy when you drive me to my death?"
Zhang Ziren roared, he never expected that there would be such a vicious person in this world.
How can a person be so evil?
"Shut up!"
Jiang Lanting shouted nonchalantly, "Zhang Ziren, don't make a scene. If you're not dead, let's settle things. I don't want to push things too far, but you have to agree to some conditions!"
"Impossible! What do you, a viper like you, want me to agree to? You just want my treasures and my fortune! I will never agree to that!"
Zhang Ziren's chest heaved with anger.
Jiang Lanting smiled and said, "You're quite shrewd, aren't you? That's right, I want those things. If you give them to me, I won't bother you anymore. Otherwise, do you think you can live to see tomorrow? Even if you die, those things will still be ours!"
"You've already seen my brother Huang's methods, haven't you? Don't make trouble for yourself. You can't fight my brother Huang's big leg."
"Get out! Get out of here!"
Zhang Ziren was so angry that he threw the pillow, but Jiang Lanting dodged it.
Jiang Lanting's face darkened: "Zhang Ziren, are you really planning to do this? I know where your hometown is. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about your family."
"You...you dare to harm my family? I'll fight you to the death!"
Even a clay figure has a temper, let alone an honest person who isn't incapable of anger, but rather too tolerant. However, they too have their limits.
Jiang Lanting's words touched Zhang Ziren's sore spot.
He can endure injustice, but he cannot let his family be implicated. That is his bottom line. He will fight anyone who dares to harm his family.
Jiang Lanting laughed: "I can mess with your family, so what? You're crippled now, who do you think you can kill? If my brother Huang wants to, you won't even see the sun tomorrow. Don't make trouble for yourself, you can't outmaneuver us."
Zhang Ziren's breathing became labored, and he was unable to speak.
He never imagined that a woman could be so vicious.
They've been married for five years.
Huang Buju sneered, "Don't think I'm just bluffing you with my treasures. I can cripple you, and I can cripple your family. You know best which one to choose. I'm not taking your life, just a few antiques. Is it really necessary to get so worked up?"
"You...you guys...pfft..." Zhang Ziren's vision went black, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
The glimmer of hope he had just seen was completely extinguished by these two people.
He thought he still had hope, but in the end, it turned out there was still no way out. (End of Chapter)