Recognized by My Ex After Being Reborn
Chapter 371 Is the dull pain a little less?

Chapter 371: 371 Is the dull pain a little less?

This huge farce quickly spread online—do you know how big a spectacle that was?

Before, Yan Ziqing, using Yan Shixiu’s name, had reaped so many benefits in their circle, without expecting that Yan Shixiu would strike back with the most ruthless and venomous counterattack.

The Shuangshi/Huahai joint announcement!

Not only that, they even dispatched a legal team!

This was simply grinding the faces of the Yan family on the ground.

Yet, no one blamed Yan Shixiu for being heartless; in fact, many could understand his actions. Anyone with eyes could see that those two from the Yan family were nothing but disasters. In their eyes, there was no such thing as dignity—all they saw was power and influence.

The reason Yan Shixiu acted so ruthlessly, after having given countless chances, could be likened to the saying, "Ice doesn’t form because of a single day’s cold."

Videos of the incident in the banquet hall spread online, and countless netizens exclaimed that it was incredibly satisfying.

@Hua Mulan: "There are so many legends about Mr. Yan in the Jianghu. I think his endurance up until now was clearly at its limit."

@WhaleFalls11: "Yan Shixiu really has bad luck getting such a family."

@Ye Hangchuan: "I don’t know why, but looking at both appearance and intelligence, I don’t think Yan Shixiu and Yan Ziqing look like father and daughter at all. Does anyone doubt their relationship? They are exactly alike, but Yan Shixiu... resembles none of them, especially in temperament. Yan Shixiu is naturally imbued with the grace and nobility of high society."

@StaringWhat: "Can anyone tell me the backstory between An Lan and Yan Shixiu?"

@Pudgy Tiger: "I seem to remember reading somewhere that Mr. Yan’s car accidentally hit An Lan, so he took special care of her. But other than that, there’s nothing special—they’re from two different worlds."

That evening, the internet was abuzz, and the onlookers feasted to their heart’s content, lauding Yan Shixiu as truly awesome.

Faced with some relatives who were constantly overstepping the mark and kin who demanded selfishly, Yan Shixiu did not choose to indulge their mistakes time and again, but rather he struck hard and fast, directly shattering the beautiful dreams of Yan Ziqing and her father. From now on, no one would believe they were related to Tianwang or Huahai.

...

After the guests had left, Yan Ziqing sat in the hall and wept bitterly. Next to her, her father kept dialing Yan Shixiu’s phone number, but Yan Shixiu had already turned his phone off.

Han Hao stayed by Yan Ziqing’s side, unable to believe that the esteemed Yan family’s young lady could be brought down by her own brother.

"Ms. Yan, get up. Since Huahai and Shuangshi won’t let us ride their coattails, let’s achieve our own results. Then no one can say we relied on Yan Shixiu," Han Hao encouraged.

"But who will give me face now?" Yan Ziqing asked through her tears.

"I still have some resources; we can slowly work our way up," Han Hao said. "An Lan wants to take the opportunity to break the contract; we must not give her a chance. The episode of ’Senior Traveler’ she recorded with Binbin is coming out soon. By then, we’ll dump a bunch of negative material on her and see how she deals with it."

"As long as our spirit doesn’t die, as long as we stand up, we can keep moving forward," Han Hao reached out to Yan Ziqing. "Come on."

Seeing Han Hao’s well-defined right hand, Yan Ziqing seemed to regain confidence and declared, "I will make Yan Shixiu regret this for the rest of his life!"

However, Yan Ziqing’s father, holding back his anger, ended up in the hospital.

Yan Shixiu’s mother sent another WeChat message: "Your dad’s in the hospital."

Upon seeing the message, Yan Shixiu arranged for an expert consultation for his father and the best hospital room through Shuangshi, but he wouldn’t go see him, for it wasn’t worth it.

Lying in the hospital bed, Yan Ziqing’s father couldn’t understand why Yan Shixiu had become so rebellious.

Yan’s mother always felt that the problem lay with their secret, so she said to Yan’s father, "Otherwise, I’ll find some time to probe a bit?"

"You’re being unnecessarily suspicious, stirring up trouble where there is none," Yan’s father interjected, "Let me catch my breath first. I don’t believe he will avoid me forever."

If possible, that is genuinely what Yan Shixiu wished for.

And so, with a joint statement and a lawyer’s letter, Yan Shixiu managed to extricate Huahai from its misery, ensuring that no one would ever again say that Tianwang was a subsidiary of Huahai or that Yan Ziqing would become the new boss of Huahai—ideas that were more terrifying than the end of the world.

In response, Tianwang received many complaints and lawsuits.

Many business partners regretted their decisions, having inexplicably given away resources, facing visible losses before any collaboration had started, and now they were unable to reclaim these resources without tarnishing their reputation—indeed, many brands felt like they had swallowed a bitter pill.

This ordeal had not bankrupted Tianwang, thanks in no small part to Han Hao’s efforts.

He had indeed built up some connections, only he had not found a suitable master to attach himself to.

But Yan Ziqing did not suffer too bad of a defeat, at least Tianwang was still there.

...

When Uncle Yan slapped her, Yan Ziqing was almost left in a crippled state.

However, this was clearly not enough to make her submit; she would certainly make a comeback.

Shi Lan, the big shot, didn’t care whether Ziqing would cause more trouble, she just wanted Yan Shixiu to vent his emotions.

After watching the nighttime drama unfold, Shi Lan went home, took a bath, and tormented the luxury car brothers for a while until Yan Shixiu finally pushed open the door of the house. As expected, it wasn’t past ten o’clock yet, two minutes to spare.

"I thought that today I might have the chance to punish you,"

As Yan Shixiu approached Shi Lan, he took her in his arms and said, "I missed you."

"You never miss me," Shi Lan said calmly, "Looking back on those years now, it seems I can always remember you holding back your words. When I was out and about, did you really want to stop me that badly?"

Yan Shixiu gripped her fair ankle and said, "Yes, really badly, I wanted to drag you back and break your legs."

Sitting quietly, Shi Lan let him hold her for a while before saying, "Is the dull pain a bit less?"

This time, Yan Shixiu didn’t move, and Shi Lan wriggled out of his embrace, hugged him in return, and said, "How can you endure so much?"

The living room was cool with the air conditioning on, but Yan Shixiu’s body was even colder.

Shi Lan could even imagine the kind of mood he must have been in, coming home to seek the only bit of warmth he had.

After hugging for a while, Yan Shixiu patted Shi Lan’s arm and said, "You go to sleep first."

"I’ll go with you," Shi Lan said, "I want to stay by your side."

Yan Shixiu stroked her hair and, after changing his clothes, took Shi Lan out, heading straight for the hospital where Yan’s father was.

Thanks to Shuangshi’s arrangements, Yan’s father was now in a very peaceful private hospital.

Yan’s mother sat by his bed, attending to him, and advised him, "You’re already at an age to retire, you shouldn’t be fighting with your son anymore."