Chapter 270: You Are My Lifesaving Benefactor
The Yuan Family members behind the clan elder moved at once.
Yuan Tianhui never imagined they would actually dare to use force on him.
"What are you doing? Let me go! I'm the Patriarch! How dare you disrespect your Patriarch? Believe it or not, I'll have you all expelled from the family tomorrow!"
No one listened to his nonsense. They just dragged him away.
The clan elder stepped forward to apologize again.
Only then did Xiang Huaqing accept the wooden box with a show of great dignity. "Since that's the case, I suppose I'll accept it."
"All right, you don't have to see me out. I'll be sure to put in a good word for you. It's just that this Patriarch of your Yuan Family... he's truly shortsighted."
"If you ask me, you'd be better off choosing someone else."
With that, Xiang Huaqing took the item and strolled out of the Yuan Family estate.
Once in the car, he tossed the wooden box to Xiao Ye. "All right, I got it for you."
Xiao Ye was very pleased. "Your talent for spouting utter nonsense is as sharp as ever."
Xiang Huaqing immediately protested, "What do you mean, 'nonsense'? Everything I said was clearly the truth!"
"Your Xiao Family is above the Yuan Family. What's wrong with me saying that?"
"And as for 'putting in a good word,' just assume I've already done it, all right? Don't say things like that in the future. You'll give outsiders the wrong idea and make them think I'm some kind of fraud."
Xiao Ye didn't continue the banter. He first dropped him off at Hundred Herbs Hall, then returned to the villa.
When Yuan Tiancheng saw that the medicine had been brought back, he was overjoyed.
'This is great! I'm saved!'
While Xiao Ye performed acupuncture to detoxify him, he had someone feed Yuan Tiancheng the brewed medicine—a two-pronged approach!
That night, Yuan Tiancheng was wracked by vomiting and diarrhea. He suffered through the entire night, but by the next day, the poison was finally purged!
When Yuan Tiancheng was able to get out of bed and walk a few days later, he was so emotional he nearly burst into tears.
'I thought that even if I didn't die, I would be crippled for life!'
'I never thought I'd be able to walk again!'
Without a second thought, Yuan Tiancheng dropped to one knee before Xiao Ye, pledging his loyalty. "Master Xiao, it's all thanks to you that I'm still alive."
"You're my savior. From now on, my life is yours!"
Xiao Ye helped him up. "There's no need for that. Just focus on preparing yourself to take back what is rightfully yours."
"Yes, sir!" Yuan Tiancheng rose, his fists clenched tightly.
'I will make those traitors pay a hundredfold for all the humiliation I've suffered!'
Now that his body had recovered and he had a phone again, Yuan Tiancheng immediately contacted his trusted subordinates and summoned them to the villa for a meeting.
The group formulated their plan for revenge. The first order of business was to deal with the traitors.
Yuan Tiancheng's fiancée had played a crucial role in the affair. Not only had she poisoned him, but she had also given Yuan Tianhui a computer containing all sorts of confidential files.
Therefore, she would be the first one to be dealt with!
'She likes being a promiscuous, unfaithful tramp, doesn't she?'
'Fine. Then I'll let her reputation be utterly ruined!'
「The next day.」
A sex scandal instantly went viral online.
Yuan Tiancheng had always been a fixture in business magazines and financial circles, so many netizens were familiar with his name.
Thanks to his exceptional abilities and handsome looks, he had garnered quite a few fans.
Although Yuan Tiancheng didn't have any personal social media accounts, these fans still followed some of the Yuan Group's corporate accounts and even contributed to the sales of the Yuan Clan's products.
So, the moment this news broke, it immediately drew a great deal of attention.
"Isn't that Yuan Tiancheng's fiancée? How did she end up with Yuan Tianhui?"
"All I can say is, the world of the rich is a real mess."
"Looks like Yuan Tiancheng got cuckolded, and by his own brother no less. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Can't wait to see what happens next."
On his phone, Xiao Ye looked at the photos and text, a smile playing on his lips.
The photos were taken inside a hotel.
Yuan Tianhui and Yuan Tiancheng's fiancée were running out of a room, their clothes disheveled and panic on their faces.
A man and a woman, alone together, with their clothes in disarray... you didn't need to be a genius to figure out what they had been doing in there.
A subordinate standing nearby chuckled. "Patriarch, they weren't actually there for a tryst."
This subordinate had been secretly monitoring Yuan Tiancheng's every move and reporting back to Xiao Ye.
If Yuan Tiancheng needed help, or if there were aspects of the plan he couldn't handle perfectly, this subordinate would step in.
Xiao Ye leaned back on the sofa. "Then tell me, what really happened?"
"Yuan Tianhui couldn't find Yuan Tiancheng, so he went to question his fiancée."
"This was all planned by Yuan Tiancheng. He knew where the two of them would meet, so he made arrangements ahead of time."
"He had an aphrodisiac incense planted in the room. If they stayed in there for just ten minutes, they wouldn't have been able to control themselves!"
The subordinate chuckled. "Then, once enough time had passed, he had someone release a snake in there."
"Yuan Tianhui and the woman were scared out of their wits. They didn't have time to think about anything else, so they threw on their clothes and scrambled to get out."
"And that's when the paparazzi, which Yuan Tiancheng had waiting, snapped their picture!"
Xiao Ye nodded in satisfaction. "Nicely done. Even if Yuan Tianhui suspects there was something fishy about the snake, he won't be able to trace it to anything."
"Exactly. He probably has his hands full just dealing with his own mess now."
Yuan Tiancheng had played his hand beautifully. He not only dealt with his fiancée but also landed Yuan Tianhui in deep trouble.
The clan elders were already displeased with Yuan Tianhui because of the incident with Xiang Huaqing.
To think that at a time like this, he still couldn't control his lower half!
The clan elder looked at Yuan Tianhui, already starting to regret his decision. 'If I'd known, I never would have chosen him!'
"We still haven't found Yuan Tiancheng, and you have the nerve to be doing *that* kind of thing!"
Yuan Tianhui was extremely agitated. "I didn't do anything with her! Someone is setting me up!"
BANG!
The clan elder slammed his hand on the table. "Have you lost your mind? Because of this business with you and that woman, the Yuan Family's reputation has been severely damaged!"
"It's only been a few hours, and the Yuan Clan's stock price has already plummeted! You need to issue a clarification immediately, stating that there's nothing going on between you two."
"We'll also use Yuan Tiancheng's account to say he was there at the time, too—"
Before he could finish, another member of the Yuan Family rushed over, his face pale. "Clan elder, there's a problem!"
"Yuan Tiancheng registered his own account and announced that he's breaking off the engagement with his fiancée! He also... he also said he wishes her and Yuan Tianhui all the best!"
Furious, the clan elder slapped Yuan Tianhui across the face. "You useless waste! Not only did you mess things up, you've disgraced the Yuan Family!"
Enraged, Yuan Tianhui threw a punch right back. "Who the fuck do you think you are? Is there no end to this?"
"I'm the Patriarch of the Yuan Family! What right do you have to order me around?"
The clan elder never imagined that Yuan Tianhui would dare to strike him.
The other members of the Yuan Family snapped to their senses and rushed to pull Yuan Tianhui back.
The clan elder was so enraged he was trembling as he spoke. "How dare you! You actually dared to hit me!"
"Did you really think you were the Patriarch? You're nothing but a puppet we chose!"
"It seems the position of Patriarch can no longer be yours. We're replacing you! We must replace you!"