Chapter Twenty: What Does It Mean to Lose to a Loser?

Just as Yan Yuanqing was about to see Yuan Hongyu off, the two of them passed through the main hall and suddenly heard a loud commotion inside. It sounded as though people were quarreling. Especially when Yan Yuanqing’s keen ears caught the name Yuruo, he forgot all about Yuan Hongyu and spun around, charging toward the hall.

Upon entering, the scene before him nearly drove Yan Yuanqing mad with rage.

“Let her go, all of you!” he shouted.

Several members of the Shi family had surrounded Shi Yuruo, two of them gripping her arms tightly. Her face was twisted in pain.

Of course, Yan Yuanqing’s command fell on deaf ears.

“I said, let her go!” This time, Yan Yuanqing’s fury erupted. He rushed forward and struck the two men holding Shi Yuruo with forceful blows.

He held nothing back in these attacks—not even the fact that they were members of the Shi family tempered his rage. He unleashed his full strength, even channeling his internal energy.

A sharp crack resounded—two overlapping sounds.

The bones had fractured.

Almost simultaneously, the cries of agony from the two men echoed through the hall, shocking everyone present.

Some women, terrified, hid behind the men around them.

“My hand! My hand!” one shrieked.

“My arm is broken! This useless bastard broke my arm! Help! He’s killing us!” The two men rolled on the floor, writhing in pain.

Yan Yuanqing cast them a disdainful glance.

“You call me useless, yet you can’t even defeat a so-called ‘useless’ person. What does that make you?”

Before his words had faded, Shi Tianhe could no longer remain seated. He slammed his hand down on the armrest and rose abruptly.

“Enough! This is the Shi family’s council hall. How dare you cause such chaos here?”

“Then let me ask you, what were you just doing? What were you doing to Shi Yuruo?” Yan Yuanqing faced the venerable family patriarch without a hint of fear.

Shi Tianhe was momentarily speechless. As head of the family, his dignity was thinly stretched.

But then, a voice rang out with righteous indignation.

“Yan Yuanqing, as the Shi family’s son-in-law, you refuse to consider the greater good, you won’t unite with the family, and your mistakes are tied to Shi Yuruo. Naturally, she must be punished!”

“If you want to blame someone, you have only yourself! Too selfish! For a paltry benefit, you ignore everyone’s opinions.”

“Do you realize how much your actions hurt the hearts of the family?”

Yan Yuanqing fell silent at these words.

The person who had just confronted him thought he had struck a nerve and was about to press his advantage. But—

“Hahaha…hahaha…”

“You—what’s the matter with you? If your mind is troubled, I suggest you see a doctor before your condition worsens!”

“How absurd! Those things were mine to begin with. How I handle them is none of your concern!”

“All right, you just want some benefit from me. But I’ve already donated those things.”

“There are other ways to make it up to you. You can make requests, but don’t trouble Yuruo anymore…”

At this moment, Yan Yuanqing was thoroughly disappointed with the whole family, and saw no reason to continue clashing with them.

In the end, it would only be Yuruo who suffered.

The Shi family members murmured among themselves after hearing Yan Yuanqing’s words.

Finally, Shi Tianhe offered a compromise.

“Starting tomorrow, you’ll consult patients in the Shi family’s traditional medicine clinic. How about it?”