chapter 12 The rich kneel down and lick the poor man's hanging silk

"Brother Yang, you don't need to feel sorry for him. Let him keep kneeling!" "This jerk isn't worth your pity!" With deep emotion, Van Liu grasped Roy Yang's hands and said, "Brother Yang, we've been close partners for years. I never expected my son to cut off the medicine supply to your hospital. It truly wasn't my intention, and I didn’t know about it beforehand. If I'm lying, may I be struck by lightning and have no descendants!" "Chairman Liu, you don't need to swear. I believe you didn't know." "When I found out that Willy Liu cut off the medicine supply to your hospital, I immediately gave him a beating. If you don't believe me, look at his injuries." After saying this, Van Liu made Willy Liu take off his shirt. Hiss! The onlookers gasped. Willy Liu's bare upper body was covered in whip marks, stained with blood. This Van Liu was ruthless, even beating his only son so severely! "Chairman Liu, I'll have Stanley Du treat your son's wounds immediately. Rest assured, Stanley Du's medical skills are excellent and won't leave any scars on Young Master Liu." After speaking, Roy Yang signaled to Stanley Du. "Uncle Yang, if you don't forgive me, I refuse to be treated," Willy Liu loudly proclaimed. Stanley Du thought to himself, “Keep pretending. I don't want to treat you anyway!” "Ah, such a small matter, I haven't taken it to heart," Roy Yang responded. "Brother Yang is truly kind-hearted. Don't worry, our Liu Corporation will continue to supply medicines to your hospital, and at half the market price." "Thank you, Chairman Liu!" Roy Yang gratefully bowed, "In the future, if there's anything you need from me, just let me know. If it's within my capabilities, I'll certainly assist." Elen Zeng and Dinah Yang felt deeply grateful to Van Liu. Van Liu was really a reasonable man, who placed justice above personal relationships! His son made a mistake and sought revenge, cutting off the medicine supply to their hospital. After he found out about this, not only did he punish his son, but he also had him kneel and apologize to them. More importantly, he's willing to sell medicine to Yang's Hospital at a very low price, practically giving them a huge discount. "Brother Yang, now that our misunderstandings are cleared up, could you possibly speak to Wesley Meng, the young master of the Meng family in Changyang City, and ask him to spare our Liu family?" Van Liu earnestly looked at Roy Yang. "Meng family in Changyang City?" Roy Yang appeared puzzled, "I've heard of the Meng family's reputation, but I really don't know their young master, Wesley Meng!" Van Liu didn't buy it, "Brother Yang, can you stop acting at this point? Young Master Meng has tormented our Liu family." "I really don't know Young Master Meng," Roy Yang replied with a wry smile, "How could someone as wealthy as him have any connection with a small businessman like me?" Seeing Roy Yang's genuine expression, Van Liu hesitated, "It's quite coincidental. Right after my son offended you, Young Master Meng began targeting our Liu family. I thought your family and the Meng family were close." "Chairman Liu, our Yang family is just modestly well-off with no deep connections or backing. We have no ties with the Meng family," Roy Yang explained. After a moment of silence, Van Liu suddenly turned to Stanley Du, "You know Wesley Meng. Was it you who asked him to ruin our Liu family?" Having spent years in society, Van Liu pinpointed Stanley Du, as the true instigator behind the scenes. "Heh, Chairman Liu, stop guessing." Stanley Du, deep down, admired Van Liu, but laughed out loud, "I'm just a regular worker, earning 1,500 a month. Do you really think someone as rich and influential as Wesley Meng would be friends with a nobody like me?" It was a reasonable point. The Yang family and Stanley Du's colleagues all thought the same. Just then, Van Liu's phone rang abruptly. The female secretary's anxious voice blared from the other end, "Boss, it's bad news! The Economic Investigation Bureau is here for an audit. All our bank accounts have been frozen; our financial chain is broken!" Her voice was loud enough that many people around Van Liu could hear. Van Liu turned deathly pale, sweat dripping from his forehead. Suddenly, he hung up on his secretary and quickly dialed some friends' numbers. He got Wesley Meng's number from one of them and called him immediately. Wesley Meng answered the phone. Van Liu began pleading with Wesley Meng, "Young Master Meng, please spare my family. If you keep doing this, my whole family will have no choice but to end our lives!" His desperation made him sound more like a beggar than a billionaire. Wesley Meng said just a few words and hung up. After that, Van Liu threw his phone aside, knelt before Stanley Du, and began to kowtow hard. Bang, bang, bang! He was kowtowing so hard that he started to bleed from his forehead. The Yang family, Willy Liu, and the shocked onlookers never dreamed they'd see a billionaire like Van Liu kowtow to Stanley Du. "Dad, what are you doing? Why are you kowtowing to Stanley Du? He's just a nobody!" Willy Liu tried to stop him. "Not only should I kowtow, but you should also apologize to Stanley Du. Until we bleed, we can't stop!" Van Liu declared. Hearing this, Willy Liu and others were even more baffled. "Dad, have you gone mad because our family is going bankrupt? Is that why you're acting like this?" "I'm not insane," Van Liu whispered while still kowtowing, "Wesley Meng said we must kowtow to Stanley Du until we bleed. If we do, he'll leave us with three million. If not, he'll leave us penniless!" Willy Liu was terrified. He never dreamed that the person close to Wesley Meng wasn't the Yang family but Stanley Du, the nobody! Damn it, who would've thought Stanley Du had such influential friends! Why would Stanley Du pretend to be a lowly worker at Yang's hospital? Could it be that Stanley Du is pursuing Dinah Yang? Though pretending to be poor to woo a girl isn't uncommon nowadays, isn't showering money still the most popular method? Then, Van Liu whispered again, "Don't expose the relationship between Stanley Du and Wesley Meng. If you do, Wesley Meng will make sure we disappear from the face of the earth."