Soldier King, CEO Queen

Chapter 425 - 422: The Past of the Tang Family "Auntie, you take the child and leave first." After resolving these troublesmatters, Ye Huan helped untie the ropes binding the hands and feet of Tang Yao's mother, Hu Pingtong, and Tang Yao's sister, Tang Xiaoxiao, in the dim corner of the room.

"Big brother, can you let my sister go, please... please don't bully her." Tang Xiaoxiao grabbed Ye Huan's hand, looking pitiful.

"Yes, sir, please... please don't hurt my daughter, I'm begging you, I'm on my knees." Hu Pingtong said this while trembling almost uncontrollably.

Recalling what Ye Huan had said earlier about making Tang Yao his mistress, the mother and daughter instinctively thought that Ye Huan wanted them to leave so he could do something to Tang Yao.

The scene of Ye Huan slaughtering those thugs like a God of Slaughter was still vivid in her mind. If he wanted to do something to Tang Yao...

Hu Pingtong knew that even if one hundred of her rushed forward, it would be in vain, so she chose to plead aloud.

Ye Huan's face darkened like the bottom of a pot. He looked just about twenty, a pure fresh young guy, yet he was called "sir" by Hu Pingtong, who was nearly fifty? "Auntie, the smell of blood here is too strong. It's not suitable for children to stay in this room for long. You should take her out first..." "No, if... if you want to do something to my daughter, then you have to step over my dead body first." Hu Pingtong mustered her courage, firmly holding Ye Huan's arm, thinking that he wanted them to leave first so he could bully Tang Yao.

Tang Xiaoxiao also grabbed Ye Huan's arm and shouted "viciously": "Yes, you'd have to step over Xiaoxiao's body too!" Ye Huan was at a loss: "Rest assured, I have no interest in little white... I have no interest in Tang Yao." "Re... really?" Hu Pingtong was a bit incredulous.

"Mom, don't worry, he won't do anything to me." Tang Yao spoke up for Ye Huan.

"Well... okay then..." Hu Pingtong and Tang Xiaoxiao released their grip on Ye Huan's arm with doubt.

After that, Hu Pingtong held Tang Xiaoxiao and walked towards the door.

Tang Xiaoxiao didn't dare to look at the extremely bloody scene in the room, keeping her eyes tightly shut, and Hu Pingtong was also filled with trepidation.

After the two left the room, Ye Huan approached Tang Yao, bent down, and wiped the blood streak on Tang Yao's face.

"Fortunately, the knife didn't cut your flesh, only left a blood streak, so you don't need a tetanus shot." Ye Huan breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Little bunny, you might have a scar on your face, I'll help you treat it later." Tang Yao: "..." Originally, she was embarrassed because her face was touched.

But upon hearing the word "blood streak," she becvery disappointed, knowing that the streak would leave a hideous scar after it faded.

Women love beauty, and Tang Yao was no exception. With a scar on her face, she would definitely be pointed at and would have a hard tfinding a husband in the future.

Upon hearing Ye Huan's last words, her expression brightened, "Really? You can helpremove the scar?" Ye Huan smiled, "Of course, or should I help you with it now? It might just take stime." "Now?" Tang Yao shook her head rapidly; the air here was filled with the smell of blood, and staying any longer would make her vomit.

With Ye Huan's help, she stood up with difficulty and said through gritted teeth, "Forget it for now, I need to go catch my father!" Leading the three out of Haihui District, Ye Huan contacted Ma Zhiqiang, the property manager at Penglai Lakefront, asking him to rent a temporary apartment and arrange for someone to take Hu Pingtong and Tang Xiaoxiao there.

Ye Huan followed Tang Yao to the "place where the betting happens." In the taxi, Tang Yao recounted the whole story.

Thirty years ago, and even ten years ago, her family's financial condition was excellent. Her father, Tang Dongqiang, had capitalized on Huaxia's economic opening to establish the first garment factory in Celestial Sea City, earning his first fortune and buying their family house in the then prreal estate-Haihui District.

In those days, people could only eat chicken, duck, and fish during the New Year, but for the Tang Family, it was available every meal.

But the prosperity didn't last long. Ten years ago, the garment factory was taken over by another major shareholder, Tang Dongqiang's "good brother," who also transferred the factory's debts to him.

The bank pressured them to repay the debts relentlessly. With no other choice, Tang Dongqiang used all the family's savings to pay off the debt.

From then on, the Tang Family fell from grace, and their meals changed from chicken, duck, and fish to simple cabbage soup. His wife, Hu Pingtong, was understanding, comforting him by saying everyone faces setbacks in life, and she believed Tang Dongqiang could rise again, willing to wait for him.

Despite her comforting words, reality was harshly indifferent.

Tang Dongqiang tried to recover, borrowing money to attempt a comeback, but repeated failures left him utterly despondent and deeply in debt once again.

At this moment, he unintentionally wandered into an underground fighting ring and began his career of betting on fights.

The outcwas predictable. Like countless other gamblers, he lost everything and couldn't pay his debts.

But this time, he didn't pull himself together; instead, he willingly sank into decay, reaching a point where no one could save him.

When he ran out of money, he borrowed from relatives and friends.

He lost it all again and couldn't repay it. When they refused to lend him more, he turned to local gangs for high- interest loans! Under Xie Yongqiang, there were over a dozen desperados. In the Haihui District, they formed a decent-sized gang with substantial financial power, specializing in usury.

The first time, Tang Dongqiang shamelessly borrowed half a million.

He gambled and lost it all again! He went to borrow a second time, and it was the sstory! The third time...

The fourth time...

Countless times-each loss total and complete! During this period, Tang Yao and Hu Pingtong, both now adults, used various methods to persuade him to stop! But all Tang Dongqiang would say was, "I can definitely make it back to the top, just like those experts in the ring, earning millions or even more in one fight. Sure, I've lost money now, but I've gained a lot of experience. I'll soon be back on top and rake in big money!" The dream was rich, but reality was harsh.

Tang Dongqiang gambled on fights for many years without ever winning-not even a penny! In the end, even Xie Yongqiang couldn't tolerate his delays any longer and forced him to repay the money. How could Tang Dongqiang repay it? Furious, Xie Yongqiang directly kidnapped Tang Dongqiang's wife and their young daughter, Tang Xiaoxiao, and threatened the only capable member of the Tang Family, Tang Yao. He said, "If you can't pay back the money, I'll cut off their hands and feet, one a day, until they're human sticks." Tang Yao was terrified and asked how much needed to be repaid.

As the secretary to the president of Tianyun International, her salary was higher than most, a bit over 30,000 a month, and she had saved smoney over the years.

But hearing numbers in the millions, she was almost fainted with fear and asked if she could have more time.

Xie Yongqiang was in no mood for negotiations, cruelly warning that if the money wasn't transferred by the deadline, he would start cutting off a Tang Family member's limb a day.

Later, he learned that Liu Tianyun, the president of Tianyun International, was away and had handed authority to Tanhanded overm to Tang Yao. He then told Tang Yao that if she could arrange for him and his son to be hired by Tianyun International to earn a salary and pay off the debt, they might temporarily back off.

Tang Yao, with no other option and not wanting her family to suffer under Xie Yongqiang's wrath m resorted to abusing her power, betraying Liu Tianyun by arranging high-paying positions in the human resources department for the two, as head and manager, respectively. She knew the two had extremely bad reputations and would probably be fired by Liu Tianyun soon, so she used their tin employment to scramble for money.

But just three days later, the subsequent incidents occurred.

"Ye Huan, don't worry. I'll go apologize to the president later. Abusing my power was a huge mistake, and I'll accept any punishment," Tang Yao said, clenching her fists, filled with guilt.

Ye Huan remained silent.

Anything related to Liu Tianyun, Brother Huan wanted no part of. He needed to maintain his distance for an easy divorce! Sten minutes later, the taxi stopped in front of a bar on the outskirts of the Celestial Sea.

After scanning the QR code with WeChat, Ye Huan stepped out of the car. When paying the fare, he was surprised to see the real nin brackets after the driver's WeChat handle.

It read "Guan Caiban." "Mr. Guan, your nsounds quite lucky," Ye Huan joked.

"Haha, don't make fun of me, young man. My parents just weren't very educated," the taxi o, taxi driver, Guan m Gaiban, said, his eyes flashing with a trace of excitement. He didn't even check if Ye Huan had paid, eagerly drove away. Ye Huan wasn't the type to take advantage. After paying the fare, he walked toward the bar with Tang Yao.

What they didn't know was.

As the taxi drove away, Guan Caiban's hands trembled, and with excitement, he retrieved an old Nokilia phone, powered it on, rummaged through the contacts, and dialed a number saved under "Boss." With a fawning expression.

"Hello, Boss?" "It's Old Guan. I spotted Tang Dongqiang's daughter!" "Yes, yes, the sTang Dongqiang who used to run a factory with us!"