Divorce Only Makes a Son-in-Law Stronger-Chapter 119. The cost of freeload on me, Lin Fan!

"Meng! You... you... what gives you the right to hit me?! I was trying to be kind! I sent Mr. Wang Sr. a message warning you not to fall for Lin Fan’s trap, but you refused to listen!"

Su Mengqing was stunned by the slap. She staggered to her feet, grinding her teeth with an audible crack as tears of humiliation welled in her swollen, red eyes.

Turning her head, she stared fiercely at Mr. Wang Sr. and demanded, "Mr. Wang Sr., search your conscience! Tell everyone, loud and clear, did I send you a text message or not?"

Under the scrutinizing gaze of the crowd, Mr. Wang Sr.’s cheek twitched. "...No," he denied vehemently, shaking his head. "I didn’t receive any message at all."

I absolutely cannot admit it. I can’t admit it, not even if it kills me! If the Fang and Meng Families found out, all hell would break loose.

"Hmph, you lying bitch!" the Fang Family Head snarled, his face contorted with hatred as he stepped forward. "You were the one at the entrance slandering Lin Fan, claiming he ruined your Su Family."

SLAP!

He raised his hand and struck Su Mengqing across the face.

"Ptooey! I’d say the Su Family’s downfall is all your own damn fault!" Still not satisfied, he spat a thick wad of phlegm right in her face.

BOOM.

Su Mengqing’s eyes went vacant. She staggered backward from the force of the blow and completely broke down.

What kind of world is this? I tried to warn them out of kindness, and this is what I get in return? Curses and slander?

"Liars! You’re all liars! You’re just like Lin Fan—a bunch of shameless, despicable hypocrites!"

Su Mengqing collapsed onto the floor, feeling as if her world had come crashing down. Her shoulders heaved with sobs, overwhelmed with the injustice of it all.

If I had known they were such vicious people, I never would have stuck my nose where it didn’t belong and sent that stupid text! Now look at what happened. Not only did I inadvertently help Lin Fan, but they’ve turned on me, accusing me of being a liar and a gossip!

A wave of shame and indignation washed over her. Burying her head between her knees, she began to cry even more loudly and piteously.

"You deserve it!" Mrs. Xue spat, her expression full of contempt. "You weren’t being kind at all. You clearly tried to threaten Lin Fan, and it just backfired!"

"This is karma," Yuan Youwei said, shaking her head. "And yet, Su Mengqing, you still haven’t learned your lesson and continue to stir up trouble." She looked at Lin Fan with a flicker of pity, a surge of relief washing over her.

If Su Mengqing had actually succeeded, who would have pitied Lin Fan? The three of us would have been the ones turned into laughingstocks.

"Mr. Wang Sr., don’t panic! I had someone bring the antivenom for the Five-Pace Snake!"

Just then, Yuan Ruoshan, who was being carried in, shouted excitedly.

What? The antivenom is here? Good, that’s great! I’m saved!

Hearing this, a red-faced Mr. Wang Sr. tore his gaze away from Su Mengqing. His body shuddered, and his eyes lit up. He hastily took the syringe of antivenom that was handed to him and plunged it into his own body.

HISS!

With the injection administered, the old man let out a long sigh of relief. His listless expression immediately brightened.

"Hahaha! Lin Fan, I’m not going to die now! I don’t need to give in to your threats!" Turning his head, Mr. Wang Sr. laughed heartily, looking utterly pleased with himself.

Yuan Ruoshan sneered triumphantly, "I bet you didn’t see that coming, Lin Fan. Even though you tampered with the Divine Dragon Detox Powder, I still found a way to foil your little scheme!" His eyes, behind their gold-rimmed glasses, were filled with derision.

"Is that so?" Lin Fan shook his head. "The snake venom might be neutralized, but there’s another poison in your bodies." He picked up the marker again and added two more strokes to each of the medicine boxes. "I can’t be bothered to count the exact number of characters. Let’s just say it’s eighteen for the couple of sentences you two just spouted."

Everyone gasped. This guy actually did what he said he would! He really just added two hundred million to the price of each box! Two careless sentences, and now they had to pay an extra 1.8 billion!

The Fang and Meng Family Heads glared at Mr. Wang Sr. and Yuan Ruoshan, looking like they wanted to strangle the two of them on the spot.

Why should our families have to pay the price for your big mouths? Damn them! I hate them so much I could kill them!

"Hiss... Something’s wrong! There’s another poison in my system! Quick, get me the Bailing Detox Pills!"

Under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Mr. Wang Sr.’s smile froze. He frantically pressed his fingers to his wrist to check his own pulse.

One second, two, three... The old man sucked in a sharp breath, his eyes narrowing. Lin Fan wasn’t lying. My pulse is a complete mess! That proves the antivenom only suppressed the snake’s venom. It’s doing nothing for the other poison in my body!

Panicking, Mr. Wang Sr. grabbed a bottle of his family’s Bailing Detox Pills and downed a large handful.

"Leave some for me! Save some for me!" Yuan Ruoshan, no longer smiling, panicked as well. Enduring the pain, he snatched the half-full bottle from Mr. Wang Sr. and threw his head back, swallowing the rest of the pills.

The two men looked at each other, still filled with doubt and fear, but the pain in their bodies didn’t lessen. In fact, it grew even more intense!

THUD! THUD!

Mr. Wang Sr. and Yuan Ruoshan swayed on their feet before crashing to the ground. Clutching their stomachs, they rolled in agony, screaming like pigs being slaughtered.

The sudden turn of events sent a shockwave of commotion through the hall.

It had failed! The famous Bailing Detox Pills from Tianchuan Pharmaceuticals had failed right in front of everyone!

"Lin Fan, have you no conscience?! Save them, quickly!" someone in the crowd couldn’t help but shout in a high-pitched voice. "If something happens to Mr. Wang Sr. and Yuan Ruoshan, it will be all your fault!"

"Why should I save them?" Lin Fan asked with a wry smile, shaking his head as he picked up his marker once more. "They both took the Wang family’s Divine Dragon Detox Powder, which created a new poison in their bodies. If you want to freeload off me, Lin Fan, you have to be prepared to pay the price!"

"Stop! Don’t add any more! We were wrong! We admit it! We shouldn’t have been so greedy, we shouldn’t have spouted such blatant lies, and we especially shouldn’t have tried to freeload off your formula, Mr. Lin!"

THUD! THUD!

The Fang and Meng Family Heads were terrified, their foreheads slick with cold sweat. They scrambled forward and fell to their knees at Lin Fan’s feet, lunging to desperately block his marker, their expressions more pained than if they were crying.

The Fang Family Head turned, his face twisted in a snarl, and roared at the crowd, "Who was that running their mouth just now? Drag them out here! Beat them! Beat them senseless for me!"

Instantly, two voluptuous, garishly dressed women were grabbed by their collars and thrown forward. They were Yuan Ruoshan’s two beautiful secretaries.

"Did we say something wrong? Why are you picking on women?!" one of them screamed defiantly, her neck arched despite her obvious fear.

"Can’t you big shots handle a single word of truth?" the other chimed in.

"Talk? Talk my ass!" the Meng Family Head’s lips trembled with rage. "You sure enjoyed hearing yourselves talk, didn’t you?! It’s not like the one hundred million per word is coming out of your pockets, so you don’t give a damn, do you?!"

After his tirade, he charged forward and began kicking them ferociously.

"Aah! Stop kicking! Stop! Director Yuan, save us! Help! We were only doing what you told us to do! How can you just stand there and do nothing?!"

"Not my face! I just got fillers! Ah, ah... AHHHHH!!"

Several other pharmaceutical tycoons rushed over, joining the two Family Heads in the vicious beating. In moments, the two beautiful secretaries were screaming, their faces a mess of bruises and cuts. They cried out desperately to Yuan Ruoshan, who was only a few steps away.

But Yuan Ruoshan could barely save himself, let alone others. He was in such agony that foam was bubbling at his lips, and his eyes were rolling back into his head. He was about to pass out from the poison.

Under the furious assault, the two beautiful secretaries were beaten unconscious. Then they were grabbed by their collars and unceremoniously dragged out of the hall.

"Lin Fan—no, no! Director Lin! Mr. Lin! The Fang Family... we’ll buy the medicine box!"

The atmosphere in the hall grew even more bizarre and oppressive. The onlookers were utterly bewildered, unable to comprehend how Lin Fan held such absolute power over these mighty Haicheng pharmaceutical tycoons.

Amid a sea of complex, stunned gazes, the Fang Family Head forced a smile onto his face and approached the Yuandao Pharmaceuticals display stand. Gritting his teeth, he motioned for his subordinate to step forward and prepare payment for his family’s box of medicine.