"Go find Grandpa! That's right, go find Grandpa!"
Suddenly, Tang Chuchu, weeping, seemed to have grasped at a lifeline. She tugged at Jiang Chen, sobbing, "Go find Grandpa! Grandpa loved me the most when I was little. He'll never kick me out of the family. Go beg him! Go beg Grandpa!"
She pulled Jiang Chen away.
Seeing her tearful face, Jiang Chen felt a pang of heartache. He comforted her, "Don't worry. I'll take you to the Tang family right now to find Grandpa."
"Yes, let's go. We'll go right now."
Tang Chuchu had just recovered from the trauma of being tortured by Xiao Zhan, and now, expelled from the Tang family, she was on the verge of a mental breakdown. She foolishly believed that by going to the Tang family villa and finding Tang Tianlong, she could return to the family.
But it was Tang Tianlong who had expelled her.
Jiang Chen had no other choice. He could only calm Tang Chuchu down first, and then find a solution.
Not wanting to dampen Tang Chuchu's hopes, he took her to the Tang family villa.
Soon, they arrived at the Tang family villa. Tang Chuchu rang the doorbell and paced anxiously.
The door soon opened.
It was Tang Hai's son, Tang Lei, who opened it.
As soon as he saw Tang Chuchu at the door, he immediately burst into a barrage of curses: "Tang Chuchu, you jinx, you're still alive? What are you doing back here?"
"Pa."
Jiang Chen swung his hand and slapped her.
Tang Chuchu's mother scolded her, but as Jiang Chen's junior, he couldn't intervene.
But Tang Lei, he couldn't! The slap was so powerful that his face instantly turned red. He spun around and fell to the ground, completely dazed and his ears ringing.
After several seconds, he finally reacted. He climbed up from the ground, pointed at Jiang Chen, and cursed fiercely, "You bastard Jiang Chen, you dare to hit me? I'll kill you."
Tang Lei clenched his fists and prepared to fight Jiang Chen.
"What are you doing?"
Tang Tianlong, dressed in green and holding a cane, approached and shouted, "You're like a shrew. Are there any family rules?"
Tang Lei, looking aggrieved, complained, "Grandpa, this kid hit me. This is the Tang family."
Tang Chuchu immediately knelt on the ground, pleading, "Grandpa, don't expel me from the family."
"Rebellious girl."
Tang Tianlong became enraged at the sight of Tang Chuchu. Because of her, the Tang family nearly perished.
He raised his dragon-headed cane and was about to strike.
But in the end, he held back his anger. Pointing outside the gate, he shouted, "Tang Chuchu, you've been expelled from the Tang family. You're no longer a member of the Tang family. Get out! Don't let me see you."
Tang Tianlong's words were like a bolt from the blue.
Tang Chuchu lay dazed on the ground, tears welling in her eyes.
Jiang Chen helped the dazed Tang Chuchu to her feet and walked away.
Tang Chuchu was utterly distraught. After leaving the Tang family villa, she finally looked at Jiang Chen. As she looked at him, she burst into tears of grievance.
She felt like the most unfortunate woman in the world.
Jiang Chen hugged her and comforted her, "Don't cry. If you want to return to the Tang family, let me find a way. I promise you, before nightfall, the Tang family will be begging you to return on their knees."
"Ah, my life is so miserable!" Tang Chuchu cried bitterly.
For ten years, she had endured the cold shoulder and the insults, but she hadn't cried.
All her grievances came flooding back at that moment.
Jiang Chen winked at Xiao Hei, who was following him from a distance. Xiao Hei immediately understood and went to get the car.
Jiang Chen helped the heartbroken Tang Chuchu into the car. He didn't return to the Imperial Residence, but instead went to Kowloon Street to Xiao Hei's Mortal Clinic. Tired of crying, Tang Chuchu collapsed on the bed and fell asleep.
Jiang Chen went outside, took out his phone, and called Ye Xiong himself.
"Ye Xiong, it's me."
"Ah, Long... Young Master Jiang." Ye Xiong trembled with fear when he received Jiang Chen's call.
A few days ago, Xiao Zhan's death had caused a sensation. No one knew the identity of the ghost-faced man, but Ye Xiong knew that the ghost-faced man was Jiang Chen, the Southern Wasteland's head coach, Hei Long.
Jiang Chen asked, "How's Qianjun's cooperation with Tang Yongle going?"
"Young Master Jiang, it's going smoothly."
"Terminate the cooperation. Tell the Tang family that Qianjun is only working with Tang Chuchu. Now that Chuchu has been expelled from the Tang family, all cooperation with the Tang family will be terminated. As for the rumors about your relationship with Tang Chuchu, you should find a way to resolve them yourself. I don't want them to spread like wildfire and cause trouble for Chuchu."
"Yes, I'll arrange it right away."
Ye Xiong took a deep breath.
After hanging up the phone, he immediately made arrangements, issuing orders to the person in charge of liaisons with the Tang family to terminate all cooperation with them.
Meanwhile, the Tang family...
Tang Hai, the current executive chairman of Tang Yongle, hurried over and shouted, "Dad, this is terrible! Something terrible has happened."
Tang Tianlong raised his eyelids. "Tang Hai, you're already in your forties, how can you still be so reckless? With someone like you like this, how can we leave the Tang family to you? How can the Tang family truly enter the upper class?"
"Dad is right, but Dad, Qianjun Group has canceled its cooperation with our Yongle, and Qianjun also said..."
Hearing this, Tang Tianlong shuddered and abruptly stood up. "What? What did you say?"
Tang Hai, feeling somewhat unsure, lowered his head and whispered, "Qianjun has canceled its cooperation with Yongle. Dozens of trucks have already appeared at the entrance of the Yongle processing plant, transporting the raw materials back."
Tang Tianlong's body instantly collapsed on the sofa, beads of sweat breaking out on his aged face.
Partnering with Qianjun was the Tang family's best chance for rise. Now that Qianjun has canceled its cooperation with Yongle, the Tang family has forever lost its chance to enter the upper class.
"Qianjun, what are you talking about? You're dilly-dallying! Hurry up and say it!" He stomped his cane in anger.
Tang Hai said, "Qianjun Chairman Ye Xiong said they'll only cooperate with Tang Chuchu and won't cooperate with Yongle without her."
"Then what are you all still standing there for? Go and get Chuchu back! Hurry!" Tang Tianlong, wielding his cane, lashed out at Tang Hai, Tang Lei, and the rest of the Tang family.
The Tang family fled in panic, searching for Tang Chuchu and calling her.
Kowloon Street.
Mortal Clinic.
Tang Chuchu had already woken up. She sat in bed, her head banging against her knees, her hands clasped around her calves, lost in thought.
Jiang Chen sat beside her, constantly trying to cheer her up and tell her jokes, but she remained silent.
At that moment, her phone rang.
She didn't answer it.
Jiang Chen looked and saw it was Tang Hai calling. He immediately understood what was going on and hung up.
It wasn't Tang Chuchu who was anxious now, but the Tang family.
"Who, who's calling?"
Tang Chuchu turned and looked at Jiang Chen, who had hung up. Her eyes were red and swollen, tears welling in them, and she had lost her former spirit.
"It's Tang Hai."
"Oh."
Tang Chuchu said.
At this moment, her heart was dead, and she seemed indifferent to everything.
"Chuchu, do you really want to go back to the Tang family? They've treated you so badly, so it's better not to go back." Jiang Chen asked. To be honest, he didn't want Tang Chuchu to go back to the Tang family anymore.
"Go back? Can I ever go back?" Tang Chuchu murmured softly, shaking her head weakly. "I can't go back. I'm a jinx, bringing so much trouble to the Tang family. Grandpa has already kicked me out, and even Mom doesn't want me anymore."
At that moment, Tang Chuchu's phone rang again. Jiang Chen took the phone, handed it to her, and asked, "Will you answer it?"
Tang Chuchu took it and answered.
Tang Hai's anxious voice came from the line: "Chuchu, where are you? Tell Uncle quickly. Uncle will personally take you back to the family."
Tang Chuchu trembled, a glint of despair flashing in her eyes. She hurriedly said, "I... I'm at the Mortal Clinic on Kowloon Street."
She was overwhelmed with emotion and threw herself into Jiang Chen's arms, weeping with joy. "Chen, Uncle is here to pick me up. I can go home! I can go home!"