"Do you have any idea who I am? The chairman of the Haiyan Group is my father!"
"So you'd better think carefully. If you dare touch a single hair on my head, I'll make you..."
*Thud!*
Blood splattered everywhere, accompanied by a shriek from Liu Haotian and the sickening sound of shattering bone!
Before he could finish his sentence, Lin Pingfan had already swung a hammer down, smashing it squarely onto Liu Haotian's wrist.
If the blow had landed on the back of his hand, even a comminuted fracture could have been treated and the hand restored to function. But this strike hit the junction between the palm and the wrist. Once that bone was crushed, the hand would be truly ruined.
"Ah... you piece of trash, you actually dared... Ah... my hand... my hand!"
Wails filled the air. Liu Haotian clutched his wrist, rolling on the ground, his screams sounding like those of a slaughtered pig.
Everyone present was stunned. Many of the young women screamed in terror. Ye Yaxin was dumbfounded. She had never imagined that Lin Pingfan would actually dare to cripple Liu Haotian’s right hand.
"Lin Pingfan! How could you cripple Young Master Liu's hand?"
"Do you have any idea what your actions are going to cost the Ye Family?"
Terrified, Ye Yaxin scolded Lin Pingfan harshly and hurried away. She needed to get home immediately and tell Ye Qingguo to kick Lin Pingfan out of the Ye Family. Otherwise, the Ye Family would have to face the full fury of the Haiyan Group!
As for Lin Pingfan, he didn't care about Liu Haotian in the slightest. He left the bar alone and returned to Shanhai Tiangong.
*Ring, ring, ring.*
That evening, Lin Pingfan’s phone rang. He glanced at the screen. It was Ye Qingguo.
"Xiaofan, where are you? It's already seven o'clock, why haven't you come home yet?"
"Did you and Yaxin have a fight? Don't be angry; Yaxin doesn't have a bad heart, she’s just a bit proud. Please, don't hold it against her!"
"Don't worry, I will make sure to teach her better in the future!"
Ye Qingguo’s voice came through the phone, full of helpless concern and affection.
Before Lin Pingfan could be moved, his mother-in-law, Liu Shufen, interrupted with a sharp, furious roar.
"Ye Qingguo, at a time like this, are you still coddling him?"
"He broke Young Master Liu's hand, and you're still talking about dinner?"
"Make him get out of the Ye Family immediately and never let him set foot in our home again!"
"Uncle Ye, Yaxin and I didn't fight."
"I'm coming over now. As for the matter with Liu Haotian, don't worry about it. As long as I'm here, it will be fine."
Lin Pingfan slowly sat up and gave his answer.
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingguo hesitated for a moment, then gave a bitter laugh.
"Ha, what is there for me to worry about? Where are you right now? I’ll send someone to pick you up!"
"The food will be cold soon. No matter what happened, you still need to eat!"
Ye Qingguo’s words touched Lin Pingfan deeply. Since the fall of the Lin Family, no one had cared about him the way Ye Qingguo did.
Five years ago, the Haizhou Lin Family’s assets had been wiped out overnight by rivals using underhanded tactics. Unable to bear the blow, Lin Pingfan's parents had jumped into the river and committed suicide. From then on, the Lin Family was ruined, and their status plummeted. Lin Pingfan became a pathetic figure that no one wanted to know. The merchants who once fawned over the Lin Family offered no help, instead spitting on him and casting him out.
Only Ye Qingguo, ignoring the objections of his own family, had reached out to help Lin Pingfan. Because of this, he brought trouble upon the Ye Family. The Lin Family’s enemies came knocking, Lin Pingfan’s legs were broken, and he was framed and sent to prison. Ye Qingguo, for the sake of helping Lin Pingfan, was thrown into prison alongside him. The Ye Family had nearly vanished from Haizhou entirely.
This was the debt of gratitude the Ye Family had toward Lin Pingfan. Without them, he would have surely starved to death under a bridge while on the run. Of course, that hellhole, Modu Prison, was no place for humans. If Lin Pingfan hadn't been there, Ye Qingguo likely would have died there.
After hanging up and tidying himself up, Lin Pingfan left Shanhai Tiangong in his wheelchair and took a taxi to the Ye Family Villa.
As he entered the lobby of the villa, the atmosphere was oppressive. A roar erupted immediately.
"Lin Pingfan! You piece of trash, you even dared to touch Young Master Liu! Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
"Do you have any idea what your recklessness is going to cost the Ye Family?"
"Get out of the Ye Family right now and sign the divorce papers! From now on, the Ye Family will have nothing more to do with you!"
Seeing Lin Pingfan, Liu Shufen glared at him with resentment and hatred.
"Xiaofan is back!"
Seeing Lin Pingfan wheeling himself in, Ye Qingguo smiled and hurried over to push his chair into the hall.
"Dad!"
"What are you doing?"
"Lin Pingfan crippled Young Master Liu's hand! Instead of punishing him, you’re welcoming him with a smile?"
Seeing Ye Qingguo’s enthusiastic gesture, Ye Yaxin jumped up from the sofa and shouted furiously!
Beside her, Liu Shufen’s eyes were also burning with rage. "Ye Qingguo, the Lin Family has already dragged you down enough. How long do you plan on playing the saint?"
"Young Master Liu is the eldest son of the Liu Family. Lin Pingfan crippled his hand. Do you really think Liu Changchun will let this go?"
"If you have any brains at all, make this cripple divorce Yaxin, and then escort him yourself to apologize to Liu Changchun!"
"Otherwise, do you think you can withstand the wrath of the Liu Family?"
Facing the scolding of his wife and daughter, Ye Qingguo frowned and said in a low voice, "I will handle this matter. Why are you all shouting here? Do you want Xiaofan to be a laughingstock?"
The situation in the hall was tense. A divorce agreement sat on the coffee table. Lin Pingfan sat expressionless, looking at the papers, and said, "Uncle Ye, have I caused you trouble?"
Ye Qingguo waved his hands repeatedly. "No, no, what kind of trouble is this? I’ll handle it; don't you worry."
But his words only made Liu Shufen more furious. "Even now, you’re still protecting this cripple?"
"Do you have any idea how much trouble he’s caused you?"
"He crippled Young Master Liu’s hand! That’s Liu Haotian!"
"I don't care how you handle it, they are getting a divorce today! I don't want his recklessness to ruin our family!"
With that, Liu Shufen picked up the divorce agreement and threw it at Lin Pingfan.
"Sign it now, and then go apologize to Young Master Liu!"
"You crippled one of his hands, so you’ll have to cripple both of your own to show your sincerity!"
Lin Pingfan held the divorce agreement in one hand and a pen in the other, reading the clauses. There was one that required him to voluntarily break both of his own hands to declare he had no connection to the Ye Family, and then, with his two broken hands, go to the Liu Family to apologize, regardless of whether he lived or died.
Reading the terms, Lin Pingfan couldn't help but find it ridiculous.
Seeing Lin Pingfan pick up the pen, Ye Qingguo’s eyes sharpened. He snatched the agreement from Lin Pingfan’s hand and tore it to shreds in front of everyone!
"Ye Yaxin, you are being ridiculous!"
"I am still the head of this family, and I will not allow this divorce!"