The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Lu Tao dragged Xia Lin and Fang Lingshan away from the bar, almost like stray dogs, and hailed a taxi as soon as they left.

Inside the car, Fang Lingshan sat in the front passenger seat, while Lu Tao and Xia Lin sat in the back.

Xia Lin looked at Lu Tao's slightly swollen cheek and said with concern, "Lu Tao, does your face hurt? Should we go to the hospital to get it checked out?"

"I am fine."

Lu Tao awkwardly touched his face. Actually, he wasn't seriously injured; his face was red because he was angry.

Fang Lingshan turned to look at Lu Tao, somewhat indignantly, and said, "Brother Lu Tao, why didn't you let me call the police?"

Lu Tao said awkwardly, "Forget it! You don't know about my relationship with Gao Qiang."

Charlene said, "No matter what the conflict was, it's wrong for Gao Qiang to hit someone!"

Lu Tao covered his face and said, "There were so many people in the bar just now, and the waiters were all siding with Gao Qiang. I was afraid that if things really got out of hand, we would suffer a great loss before the police even arrived!"

Charlene reluctantly took out her phone and said, "No, I still have to call the police. This can't be left like this."

Lu Tao quickly snatched the phone and shouted, "Stop messing around! Don't you think I'm embarrassed enough already?"

The carriage suddenly fell silent, and Xia Lin and Fang Lingshan stared blankly at Lu Tao.

Lu Tao realized he had lost his composure, coughed, and said, "Let's leave it at that. Let's not mention it to anyone again."

The taxi driver drove silently, observing Lu Tao and his two companions through the rearview mirror, his heart burning with gossip.

They drove in silence until they reached the hotel where Fang Lingshan was staying.

"Lingshan, you should go back and rest first! We'll contact you again tomorrow." Lu Tao got out of the car and opened the car door for Fang Lingshan.

"Brother Lu Tao, you should get some rest too." Fang Lingshan walked silently toward the hotel.

Lu Tao got back into the car and said to Xia Lin, "I'll take you home first."

Charlene said with concern, "I'll go back with you and help you apply some medicine."

Lu Tao said impatiently, "I'm really fine."

Charlene said cautiously, "But your face is still very red!"

Lu Tao suddenly snapped, "I said it's nothing, so it's nothing. Why are you talking nonsense?"

Charlene was startled and shrank back involuntarily.

Lu Tao gave the driver Xia Lin's address, then crossed his arms and looked out the window without saying a word.

Half an hour later, the car stopped downstairs at Xia Lin's house. Lu Tao said expressionlessly, "Go back and rest early."

Charlene sighed softly, opened the car door, got out, and slowly walked home.

The taxi set off again and quickly took Lu Tao home.

As soon as he entered the house, Lu Tao could no longer hold back. He threw the keys down forcefully and roared.

"what!!"

Lu Tao's face was flushed red, veins bulged on his forehead, and his fists were clenched so tightly that he didn't even realize his nails were digging into his flesh!
It took him a long time to calm down, and he was panting heavily!

"Gao Qiang, Gao Qiang, I will not let you get away with this! I will repay you a hundredfold for the humiliation I suffered today!"

At this moment, Wang Gang in the bar was unaware that Lu Tao hated him to death, wishing he could skin him alive and tear his tendons out.

Even if Wang Gang knew, he probably wouldn't care!

Wang Gang hadn't been at the bar long when Manny called.

"Did you just call me?" Manny's voice was a little hoarse on the phone.

"I didn't see you at the bar, so I called to ask."

"I have some errands to run outside, so I won't be going back to the bar today." Manny paused for a moment, then said, "Are you free now?"

"Yes!"

"I'm at the hospital, can you come over? I've had a few drinks and can't drive."

Wang Gang raised an eyebrow and said without hesitation, "I'll come pick you up right away." After hanging up the phone, Wang Gang said goodbye to Xiang Nan and took a taxi to the hospital.

When he arrived at the hospital, he found Manny sitting under a tree at the hospital entrance, with several bottles of liquor scattered around her.

Wang Gang walked over to Manny and found that she was already slightly tipsy.

"Why are you drinking outside the hospital?" Wang Gang squatted down and said to Manny.

"Gao Qiang, you're here!" Manny smiled, adjusted herself to a more comfortable position, and said:
"I suddenly felt like drinking, so I couldn't resist having a little. Then I remembered that I had driven here, and I can't drink and drive."

Wang Gang asked, "Where are your car keys? I'll take you home."

Manny tossed her bag to Wang Gang and said, slightly drunk, "Thank you for your help!"

Wang Gang sighed, helped Manny up, and asked, "Can you still walk?"

Manny pushed Wang Gang away and said steadily, "Don't worry! I'm not drunk, I just can't drive."

Wang Gang nodded, and without asking Manny what had happened, took her directly to the hospital's car pick-up area.

“My car is parked over there,” Manny said, pointing the way for Wang Gang while still fully conscious.

Manny's car was still that BMW 5 Series, and Wang Gang still remembered the license plate.

After Wang Gang got into the car, he noticed that Manny hadn't fastened her seatbelt yet, so he reminded her, "Fasten your seatbelt."

Manny suddenly said, "Gao Qiang, could you sit with me in the car for a while?"

Wang Gang released the steering wheel and asked, "Are you feeling unwell and want to vomit?"

Manny turned to look into Wang Gang's eyes and asked, "Aren't you going to ask me why I came to the hospital?"

Wang Gang said nonchalantly, "You'll say it if you want to."

Manny pouted and said, "What if I told you I came to the hospital for an abortion, and the child is yours?"

Wang Gang chuckled and said, "You started drinking right after your abortion?"

Manny snorted and said unhappily, "How boring."

After a few seconds of silence in the carriage, Manny spoke up: "Actually, my old man is in the hospital, and he's very sick."

Wang Gang didn't seem too surprised when he learned about Manny's family situation from Chunxiao.

Manny also noticed something and said, "Did you already know?"

Wang Gang honestly replied, "Chunxiao told me that at the bar just now."

Manny was taken aback, then laughed and scolded, "That brat, all she does is gossip about me."

"She cares about you, and she even advised me not to hurt you."

Manny shook her head and said, "That girl doesn't understand our relationship and is acting on her own."

Wang Gang asked, "How's your dad?"

Manny chuckled softly, "He doesn't have many days left to live."

Looking at the smile on Manny's face, Wang Gang asked, puzzled, "Are you feeling very relieved right now?"

Manny's smile suddenly vanished, and a hint of sadness appeared in her eyes.

"I thought I would be happy to see him dying, but when I actually saw him lying weakly in the hospital bed, I suddenly couldn't be happy at all!"

"People say that a dying man's words are kind, and he just held my hand and said a lot of things."

Wang Gang listened quietly without offering any opinion.

"Do you know what? The old man left me his entire estate, over a billion dollars! I've never seen so much money in my life!"

Manny leaned against the car window and laughed, "I'm about to become a super rich woman, are you envious?"

Wang Gang noticed that the smile on Manny's face was full of bitterness!
“You know what? My aunt snatched the old man away from my mom, but in the end she got nothing,” Manny said.
"She divorced the old man at this time, and when he died, she didn't get a single penny."

That stupid woman, I really don't know what she's after. (End of Chapter)