Chapter 1123 - Dramatic Change of Attitude (2/2)

At present, which prominent family in the country was said to have the greatest power? Undoubtedly, it was the Tang Family of Beijing. Even the super-large family of the capital, House Yao, had been destroyed by this family.

With a face turned whitish and pale, Wu Dalong stared at Hao Zizi and asked, “Are you not mistaken? That brat… is really a scion of House Tang?!”

Hao Zizi nodded. “He should be. A friend of mine who went to the capital some time ago to attend the 80th birthday of the House Tang’s patriarch saw Tang Xiu there. I also know another thing from him. Tang Xiu should be the next in line patriarch of House Tang in the future.”

Gasp…

Wu Dalong couldn’t help but gasp a stream of cold air. As a scion of a prominent family himself, he naturally knew the disparity in identity between ordinary juniors of House Tang with the so-called heirs. It would be a bit troublesome should they offend any other juniors of House Tang, but if that surnamed Tang was really the heir groomed to be the future patriarch of House Tang, then this issue would become huge. This small conflict was even likely to implicate his entire family and become their bad luck!

What should I do?

This though raced in his mind and Wu Dalong’s expression was ever-changing in these tens of seconds. He finally gritted his teeth and said, “Let’s go back.”

Quickly after, the four young men hurried back to the shore and watched Tang Xiu and Ouyang Lulu, who had already landed on the opposite bank. Wu Dalong was silent for a moment and then said, “Zizi and you guys. I need you all to help me with something.”

“What is it?” asked Hao Zizi.

“Each of us four take out 10 million yuan. We’ll send the money to Tang Xiu as a token of apology,” said Wu Dalong. “Further, you are to tell him that I’ve been beaten very badly, so I coughed up a mouthful of blood on the boat and was then sent to the hospital for treatment. Also, tell him that I’ve suddenly realized how arrogant I was and that I’m now regretting it so much that I sent you to him to convey him my apology.”

“About this…”

Hao Zizi, however, didn’t want to face Tang Xiu after recalling his identity. He was afraid he’d face bad luck of becoming the target of Tang Xiu’s anger if he was in a bad mood. Yet, he didn’t dare to refuse Wu Dalong, either. Even though his family did have some power, it was still inferior to Wu Dalong’s. If he were to refuse this guy’s request, it was likely that his future days would be very difficult to bear.

Wu Dalong frowned and said in a deep voice, “What’s wrong? You don’t wanna go or something?”

“I’m going. I’ll cover the money!” Hao Zizi was forced to submit inwardly and hurriedly responded.

“No.” Wu Dalong shook his head. “It was caused by me, so each of you will just take out 10 million since you’ve been involved all along. However, this matter cannot be handed to someone else because it represents the attitude of the four of us.”

Only then did Hao Zizi feel relieved. In actuality, he felt a bit distressed when he blurted out that he would cover the money since he didn’t have that much at hand. He would very likely have to borrow it from somewhere had Wu Dalong agreed.

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On the island.

At the landing port of Blue Starfish Mansion, Tang Xiu and Ouyang Lulu just got off the boat and saw a man and a woman coming from afar. The man in his 25-something was handsome, whereas the woman was only 16-plus years old and was beautiful. Tang Xiu could instantly recognize the latter, Li Cai, who he had a video call with previously, which was also the person he came to see this time.

“Divine Doctor Tang.”

Li Cai hurriedly called out to Tang Xiu after coming towards him. Her attitude was very respectful.

Tang Xiu slightly nodded to her in response and then asked, “May I know where your mother is?”

Hu Shaokun next to Li Cai was stunned, and his heart was at a loss whether he had to laugh or cry. He may have never met Tang Xiu, but he knew his identity. Yet, he didn’t expect that he’d be straightly ignored and just went straight to the subject right after they met. However, so as to give a good impression, he didn’t wait for Li Cai’s answer and stretched out his hand to shake with a smile. “Hello, Doctor Tang. I’m Hu Shaokun, the owner of this Blue Starfish Mansion. Aunt Zhuang is currently in the guest room now, and her condition is not optimistic.”

Tang Xiu shook hands with him while observing him. Then, he nodded and said, “Let’s leave the pleasantries aside since I came here to treat the patient. Please lead the way, we’ll chat when the treatment is over.”

“Alright!”

After the swift and crisp reply from Hu Shaokun, he and Li Cai took Tang Xiu and Ouyang Lulu inside. Soon after, the group then came to the room where the patient was staying.

The interior was luxuriously decorated, and the room was bright and spacious with the scent of jasmine flowers wafting in the air. The sun shone through the windows into the room, reflecting the pale-faced thin woman lying on the bed.

“Huh?”

Tang Xiu furrowed his brows right after he entered the room because he was keenly aware that the temperature inside was a few degrees lower than the outside, yet there was no air conditioner or other refrigeration appliance inside.