Chapter 81: Kneel Down, Let Me Apologize to You!

Everyone present, including Shen Miaoyu, was stunned by Chu Fei’s perspective.

So this was how the problem was solved? Incredible! No, wait—how could a normal person come up with such an outlandish solution? Yet, thinking about Chu Fei’s personality, Shen Miaoyu felt relieved. For someone as unconventional as him, adopting a conventional approach would actually seem out of character.

“Just one more kick and she’ll be dead. Do you want to do it, or should I?” Chu Fei glanced at Shen Miaoyu, showing not a hint of sympathy for the frail old Madam Shen.

With the elixir in hand, there was no risk of death—so why not vent a little?

“That’s enough, don’t go too far,” Shen Miaoyu snatched the Golden Marrow Pill from Chu Fei’s hand and fed it to the old lady.

Although she trusted Chu Fei’s medical skills, seeing her grandmother battered to such a miserable state made her anxious. “Are you sure this pill will work?” she fretted.

“I’m not sure. But if it does, you’ll have to sing my praises for three years!”

“And if it doesn’t work?”

“Then you can play the suona for three days straight.”

Hearing Chu Fei’s mocking response, Shen Miaoyu was left speechless. She could only hope the pill would be effective, because if the old lady died, Chu Fei would hardly escape blame.

Once the pill entered her mouth, old Madam Shen’s vigor returned rapidly. She trembled as she stood, her eyes wary as she looked at Chu Fei.

Shen Qiushan was the first to rush over with concern. “Mother, how do you feel?”

“The pain’s gone, and I feel much better,” the old lady replied, still shaken as she stared at Chu Fei. “I can’t believe that pill actually worked…”

“Do you believe me now?” Chu Fei smiled wickedly as he took out several more Golden Marrow Pills. “If you still don’t believe me, I can keep hitting you until you do!”

Old Madam Shen was so traumatized she hurriedly insisted, “I believe, I believe!” At the same time, she regretted her actions—such a miraculous pill could save a life at a critical moment, yet she had wasted one like this!

“Where did you get this pill?” Shen Miaoyu asked curiously.

Alchemists were exceedingly rare. She had assumed Chu Fei bought the pill, and with such effects, it must have been expensive.

“I just made it for fun,” Chu Fei replied indifferently. For him, making the Golden Marrow Pill was effortless; otherwise, he wouldn’t have produced so many in the first place. Back on Longming Mountain, he used to give these to the dogs. So even wasting one on the old woman didn’t bother him.

“He’s really an alchemist!”

“Ordinary alchemists couldn’t make such potent pills, yet he claims he made them for fun!”

“Who on earth is this young man? With such skills, there’s no way he’s just a nobody!”

“It seems the Shen family has truly misjudged him this time!”

Everyone was amazed by Chu Fei’s abilities, even old Madam Shen began to feel regret. If the Shen family had an alchemist in their ranks, their status would be on an entirely different level!

“You’re called Chu Fei, right?” The old lady softened her tone. “If you’re an alchemist, you’re worthy of being with our Miaoyu. Here’s the deal: if you’re willing to marry into the Shen family, I’ll overlook what just happened and even let you both return home!”

Her tone was gentler, but her inherent arrogance remained, as if allowing Chu Fei to join their family was a blessing for him.

Shen Linglong wasn’t about to accept this. She’d worked hard to drive Shen Miaoyu out—how could she allow her to return and contend for power again?

She immediately interjected, “Grandma, have you lost your mind? Did you forget that guy nearly beat you to death just now?”

“That was all a misunderstanding, it’s resolved now,” the old lady waved her hand dismissively.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hong chimed in excitedly, “Miaoyu, hurry and thank your grandmother for her generosity! Now you and Chu Fei can return to the Shen family and no longer suffer outside!”

Before Shen Miaoyu could respond, Shen Linglong cut in, “No, they can’t come back—the boy offended Xinghe! If they return, Xinghe will be furious, and then our partnership with the Chu Group will be ruined!”

“Linglong is right. I can never forgive that boy!” Meng Xinghe seized the opportunity. “If they return, the Shen family can forget about any cooperation with the Chu Group!”

At that, old Madam Shen turned to Chu Fei and ordered, “Here’s what you’ll do: apologize to Xinghe, and then we can all be one family!”

“He beat Uncle Zhao so badly—how can an apology be enough?” Meng Xinghe pressed his advantage. “But, out of respect for Grandma, if you crawl through my legs, I can forgive you this once.”

Shen Linglong found this outcome quite acceptable. She laughed gleefully, “Did you hear that, Shen Miaoyu? Tell your wild man to crawl through Xinghe’s legs and beg for forgiveness! Xinghe is being so magnanimous, you’d better seize this opportunity!”

Old Madam Shen also felt this was perfectly reasonable. Their arrogance stemmed from the mistaken belief that Shen Miaoyu had come to the birthday banquet just to latch onto the news about the Shen family’s upcoming partnership with the Chu Group. So, if only they could return to the family, surely Shen Miaoyu and Chu Fei wouldn’t refuse such a request!

“Are you people still putting on an act?” Chu Fei looked at them with the pity reserved for the feeble-minded. “Don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you have no brains, all right? I’m honestly embarrassed for you!”

Old Madam Shen was displeased. “What do you mean by that? Are you refusing to apologize?!”

“Apologize?” Chu Fei drew out the word, then, grinning mischievously, walked up to Meng Xinghe. “Kneel down, and I’ll apologize to you.”

“Huh?” Meng Xinghe hadn’t even reacted when Chu Fei kicked him in the knee, making him fall to his knees right in front of Chu Fei.

Before Meng Xinghe could utter a word of protest, Chu Fei slapped him hard, left and right.

“I’m sorry, but I’m still going to hit you—hitting you non-stop, with all the apologies in the world!”

Meng Xinghe’s cheeks were swollen and red, but he dared not utter a word of complaint. With his greatest backer, Uncle Zhao, already on his knees, he had no leverage left to challenge Chu Fei.

“Why did you provoke him in the first place?” Shen Miaoyu sighed, “You only have one face—must you keep losing it?”

“What do you mean by that, Shen Miaoyu!” Old Madam Shen scolded. “You don’t know how to appreciate an opportunity when it’s given—you should know that our Shen family is no longer what it once was! Once the Wanlicheng project is completed, the Shen family will be the number one clan in Dragon City!”

For the first time, Shen Miaoyu felt her family was truly foolish. If Chu Fei dared to slap Meng Xinghe like this, did they really think he feared the Meng family’s retaliation? And both the Chu Group and Chu Fei shared the surname Chu—had it never occurred to them there might be a connection between the two?

“Grandma…” Shen Miaoyu turned to the old lady, her tone serious. “Do you even know who it was that brought about the partnership between the Chu Group and the Shen family, the person who gave our family this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?”