"Dai Wushuang, you are to leave at once. Leave Jiangnan and never show your face here again. From this moment on, you have nothing to do with the Liu Family!"

Upon hearing this, Dai Wushuang looked as if he wanted to question the decision, but in the end, he said nothing and simply turned to leave.

Chen Zheng, who had been watching this whole time, couldn't help but frown. It really is true, he thought. No matter how strong a woman is or how much she has experienced, she is still just a woman. Her nature is too soft.

After quickly departing from the mine, Dai Wushuang immediately took out his phone and dialed a number as fast as he could. The person he needed to contact was, of course, the buyer he had arranged things with beforehand.

"Young Master Liu…"

"Our plan has been exposed. It seems we'll have to resort to plan B for the mine!" Dai Wushuang clenched his fists, his gaze cold as he spoke.

「...」

"Mr. Chen, I am truly grateful for your help this time. You not only saved my life, but you also gave me the opportunity to see that bastard's true face!"

In the luxurious villa, Liu Yumei shook her head with a bitter expression. She never would have dreamed that the person who grew up alongside her could turn out to be a traitor. A moment later, she shook her head again, casting all those thoughts aside. She had someone bring over a wooden box and slowly pushed it in front of Chen Zheng.

"This is what we agreed upon. Inside are a total of seven Zhu Ling Grass plants. They're all here."

"Furthermore, we discovered an exceptionally high-quality vein of purple jade in that mine, a lode that Mr. Chen helped us find!"

"According to tradition, those who find it share it. We should split it evenly between us. Here is the contract for it. Mr. Chen, please don't refuse."

After saying this, Liu Yumei didn't hesitate for a moment and signed the contract on the spot. She chose to do this primarily to repay Chen Zheng for saving her life; if it weren't for him, she would now be a corpse.

Beyond that, she had clearly seen everything he had done down in the mine earlier that day. As the true head of the Liu Family, she understood better than anyone what such an ability signified. Chen Zheng was undoubtedly countless times more formidable than any expert the Liu Family had ever encountered. Faced with such a powerful individual, one naturally had to do everything possible to foster a good relationship.

"Thank you, Sister Liu," Chen Zheng said with a slight smile, waving for Zhao Feng to come over and accept the contract.

What no one noticed was a single drop of fresh blood that slowly trickled from Chen Zheng's cuff. It evaporated into nothingness before it could even hit the ground.

Just as Zhao Feng was about to take the contract, Liu Yuling suddenly rushed out from nowhere and, without any hesitation, tore the document to shreds.

"Why? Why should they get half the mine? I absolutely refuse, sister! What right do they have to any of this?" Liu Yuling threw the shredded contract onto the floor and even stomped on it a few times for good measure. When she turned to look at Chen Zheng, her eyes were filled with resentment.

"What do you think you're doing?" Liu Yumei's expression changed instantly as she rebuked her sister. "Mr. Chen is our savior! If not for him, I wouldn't be sitting here right now!"

"What kind of savior is he? He's the fiend who tore our family apart! If he hadn't shown up today, would you have gone down into the mine with Brother Dai? If you two hadn't gone down there, would any of this have happened? Would Brother Dai have left our family?" At this, Liu Yuling could no longer hold back and burst into bitter tears. To this moment, she still hadn't accepted what had happened, refusing to believe that the man who had raised her was actually a traitor to their family.

Before she could say another word, Liu Yumei raised her hand and slapped her fiercely across the face. "Liu Yuling!" she scolded angrily. "You need to wake up! Dai Wushuang is ruthless and utterly shameless. He was after our family's fortune! Mr. Chen was simply helping us correct our mistake. He is our family's greatest benefactor! Even if he hadn't appeared today, that man would have shown his true colors sooner or later!"

"When that happened, our family would have suffered even greater losses. I will not allow you to be some irrational woman who can't tell right from wrong and only knows how to make a scene! Now, go and apologize to Mr. Chen. Immediately!"

"Sister… you hit me? For him?" Liu Yuling stared at her sister in utter shock. Ever since they were children, her sister had doted on her, never once even speaking a harsh word. And now, she had just slapped her for an outsider?

"No! I will never apologize! I'm going to find Brother Dai right now! You're not my sister… you only protect outsiders! I hate you!" With her eyes burning red, Liu Yuling spun around and fled as fast as she could.

"You…"

Liu Yumei was at a loss for words. She watched her sister's retreating figure and shook her head with a bitter sigh.

"My sincerest apologies for that scene, Mr. Chen," she said. "My sister has been spoiled since she was young, and I'm to blame for that. Sometimes she has trouble distinguishing right from wrong, but please, rest assured. I will have that contract redrawn and personally delivered to you."

"It's alright," Chen Zheng said with a smile and a nod. "Since the matter has been resolved, I shall take my leave."

Chen Zheng stood up and walked straight outside. He had just settled into the jeep, and Zhao Feng hadn't even started the engine yet. At that moment, Chen Zheng suddenly coughed up a large mouthful of blood.

"General, is your injury flaring up again?" Zhao Feng asked, his surprise evident and his voice filled with concern.

"It's nothing. Let's just head back," Chen Zheng said with a casual wave of his hand. The jeep quickly sped away.

Back at the villa, Zhao Feng swiftly retrieved bandages and helped Chen Zheng treat the wound on his hand. The memory of what had just happened still made him tremble with lingering fear.

Chen Zheng's entire hand had turned a scorching red, glowing like a hot iron poker, and the raw wounds on his hand bled continuously. It took nearly an hour of soaking it in ice before it finally began to return to normal.

"General, what in the world happened?" Zhao Feng asked, his face a mask of confusion and deep worry.

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