Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 622 You're Just Scared
"Impossible, impossible! Isn't he just a country bumpkin? How could he possibly be someone from Qiangsheng Group? And the head of the domestic headquarters at that? Do you really think I'm a three-year-old?"

Pang Hetai shook his head frantically, seemingly unable to believe what Lou Xiao'e was saying.

However, based on his understanding of Lou Xiao'e and the scene he had just witnessed upon entering the house, he was convinced that it was all true and that he was about to become a sinner for the entire family.

"Believe it or not, I've told you everything I need to say. You can have your own rat tail juice now!" Lou Xiao'e was both shocked and frightened when she saw Pang Hetai like this.

At the same time, she also gained a deeper understanding of the power and influence wielded by Li Guoqiang.

It's important to understand that although the Pang family is just a small family in Hong Kong with total assets of only tens of millions, they are not even in the same league as those billionaire families.

However, no matter what, that family is no weaker than the Lou family!

Now, just because of one sentence from Li Guoqiang, the company is about to be brought down in half an hour?

This is absolutely terrifying.

"Lou Xiao'e, no matter what, I am your ex-husband. It's one thing if you don't help me, but now you're helping outsiders to scare me? Let me tell you, I'm not afraid. I want to see what kind of skills this country bumpkin has that allows him to extend his reach to Hong Kong."

Pang Hetai pointed at Lou Xiao'e and cursed her with a resentful expression.

"Ha! I'm scaring you? Are you out of your mind? Why would I need to scare you?" Lou Xiao'e was so angry that she couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright, sir, now please get out of my house right now. You're not welcome here."

At this point, Li Guoqiang, having watched enough, directly told them to leave.

Because he had no interest in watching a mad dog jumping around here.

He would rather have Lou Xiao'e massage his legs more often than he would have used that time!
"What? Are you feeling guilty now that I've exposed your scary trick?" Hearing Li Guoqiang say this, Pang Hetai became even more certain that Li Guoqiang had been faking it, and his mood gradually calmed down.

He even felt a sense of pride in his own wisdom.

"Hey! Aunt Lou, you have terrible taste! How could you have married such an idiot?" Li Guoqiang couldn't help but laugh when he saw Pang Hetai unaware of his impending death.

"How can you blame me? It was my dad who picked him out. I didn't even like him!" Lou Xiao'e retorted indignantly.

"I see! Then your dad's judgment is indeed not very good!" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow, then shook his head and said.

Back then, those with good judgment had already found connections to leave early on. The rest, like Lou Bancheng, only thought of leaving when they were forced to. What else could it be but a lack of judgment?
"You bumpkin, what are you saying? What business is it of yours to talk about my affairs?" Pang Hetai was furious when he saw Li Guoqiang speaking so disparagingly of him as if no one else was around.

"Hey, what else can you do besides barking here?" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and then said sarcastically with a hint of amusement.

Pang Hetai's eyes widened, then he clenched his fists and glared at Li Guoqiang, seemingly wanting to attack.

However, his body, already hollowed out, left him with no confidence to take action.

Just as he was thinking about what other ways he could teach Li Guoqiang a lesson, the satellite phone on the table suddenly rang, startling him instantly.

"Speak!" Li Guoqiang answered the phone, pressed the speakerphone button, and uttered a single word with a calm expression.

"Boss, the matter you asked us to handle has been completed. All of the Pang family's assets have been seized, and everyone has been arrested. Do you have any further instructions?" Li Chongjiu's voice came through the phone with great respect.

"Very good. Oh, right, don't forget, one of their family members has come to the country. Remember to pick them up at the airport." Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow and then chuckled as he gave the order.

"Don't worry, we've already sent people to wait at the airport. As soon as he returns, we'll send him to reunite with his family," Li Chongjiu said confidently.

"Okay, that's all, you can go ahead and get busy!" Li Guoqiang replied casually and hung up the phone, then turned his gaze to Pang Hetai.

At this moment, Pang Hetai finally couldn't sit still any longer.

Although he kept telling himself that Li Guoqiang was just a country bumpkin.

However, the satellite phone that could make calls made him very uneasy.

The thought of what might happen if it were true sent a shiver down his spine.

"What? You still don't want to leave?" Li Guoqiang asked with a hint of amusement, looking at the fear on Pang Hetai's face.

"Don't be so smug, I won't believe what you're saying!" Upon hearing this, Pang Hetai swallowed hard, then stubbornly retorted before turning and leaving in a hurry.

After all, there's no point in him staying at Li Guoqiang's house now; he'll only face more disdain and attacks from Li Guoqiang and Lou Xiao'e.

Right now, the most important thing is to first determine whether something really happened to his family.

If nothing goes wrong, then he can figure out how to deal with Li Guoqiang later.

And if something goes wrong, then
Will not!
Absolutely not!
Soon, Pang Hetai ran out of the courtyard house, out of Nanluoguxiang, found a phone booth, and then frantically dialed a number in Hong Kong.

However, he tried calling several times but couldn't get through, and his face grew increasingly pale.

In the end, he had no choice but to call a dance hall owner he knew before.

"Hey, Mr. Wu, it's me! The fourth son of the Pang family!"

"Fourth brother of the Pang family? I'll fucking kill you! You actually dare to call me? Are you trying to get me killed?" Upon hearing Pang Hetai's voice, Boss Wu was immediately filled with shock and anger.

"Mr. Wu, what's wrong? Weren't we just drinking together a while ago? What happened?" Pang Hetai's heart sank, and he hurriedly asked.

"Don't you know what happened? It's all over Hong Kong now. They're saying you offended the big boss of Qiangsheng Group, which dragged your Pang family down with you. Now your Pang family is finished, completely finished. Do you understand?" Boss Wu's angry voice came through the microphone.

"How could this be?" Pang Hetai muttered to himself, somewhat lost in thought.

"You bastard, don't call me again. I want to live a few more years!" Mr. Wu cursed angrily, then hung up the phone.

When Pang Hetai heard the busy tone on the microphone, he immediately jumped up and then frantically shouted into the microphone a few times.

"Hello, hello, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wu!" But no matter how he called, there was no response on the phone.

Finally, his legs gave way and he collapsed to the ground, a layer of cold sweat beading on his forehead.

It turns out that what Li Guoqiang and Lou Xiao'e said before was true.

The Pang family was indeed wiped out within thirty minutes.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Are you done making the call? If you are, hurry up and pay!"

At this moment, the operator in the phone booth also noticed that something was wrong with Pang Hetai. He hurriedly stepped forward and snatched the receiver away, afraid that Pang Hetai would break it.

Upon hearing this, Pang Hetai immediately snapped out of his fear, pulled out a ten-yuan note from his pocket, stuffed it into the waiter's hand, and frantically ran towards the street.

Soon, he ran back to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, back to Li Guoqiang's house. As soon as he entered, he knelt down on the ground and kept kowtowing.

"I was wrong, I was wrong, please forgive me this time!"

After saying that, he waited for a while but did not receive a response from Li Guoqiang. Then he suddenly looked up and saw Li Guoqiang leaning back on the sofa, enjoying Lou Xiao'e's massage.

This made his eyes light up slightly, and he hurriedly called out to Lou Xiao'e, "Xiao'e, Xiao'e, we've been husband and wife for a while, you can't just stand by and watch me die!"

"No, your affairs have nothing to do with me. We've been divorced for a long time!" Lou Xiao'e hurriedly said to clarify, afraid that Li Guoqiang might misunderstand.

"Xiao'e, I beg you, even if you don't care about our marriage, you have to help me for the sake of the child!" Pang Hetai crawled over, grabbed Lou Xiao'e's trouser leg, and pleaded in a panic.

"What are you doing? Get out of my way right now!" Lou Xiao'e kicked Pang Hetai, sending him flying to the side.

"Xiao'e, Xiao'e, the children can't be without their father, please say something for me!" Pang Hetai got up relentlessly.

"Get out!" Lou Xiao'e stood up abruptly and roared angrily at Pang Hetai.

Seeing Lou Xiao'e's heartlessness and thinking about the miserable fate he might face, Pang Hetai was overcome with malice and stood up to pounce on Lou Xiao'e.

However, before he could even touch Lou Xiao'e, he felt a heavy blow to his lower abdomen, and then he flew towards the door like a kite with a broken string.

With a thud, his body crashed heavily onto the bluestone floor, and he involuntarily opened his mouth and gagged.

Then, as he slowly came to his senses, a tall and imposing figure suddenly appeared before him, startling him so much that he trembled all over.

“Pang Hetai, is it? Do you know the principle that you should admit your mistakes and stand up straight when you are being punished? Since you made a mistake, you should pay the price for it.” Li Guoqiang stepped on Pang Hetai’s chest and said calmly.

"I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, please let me go!" Pang Hetai pleaded.

"No, no, no, you don't know you're wrong, you're just scared. If I weren't with Qiangsheng Group, I'd probably be bullied by you by now!" Li Guoqiang raised an eyebrow, then shook his head and said.

Upon hearing this, Pang Hetai was speechless.

"If you know what's good for you, get back to Hong Kong right now and accept your punishment. If you keep acting so unreasonable, I guarantee you'll suffer a fate worse than death. Do you want to try?" Li Guoqiang's expression turned cold, and he warned angrily.

"I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm leaving right now!" Pang Hetai felt a chill when he saw the murderous intent in Li Guoqiang's eyes, and then hurriedly agreed.

After saying that, as soon as Li Guoqiang removed his foot, he scrambled away.

As a playboy, someone who was spoiled by his family since childhood, he simply didn't have the courage to gamble with his own life.

Moreover, as the old saying goes, it's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.

Although he already knew that the Pang family was finished, he still clung to a sliver of hope until the very last moment, thinking that he could go back to Hong Kong, take his secret stash of money, and escape to another place.

At this moment, Lou Xiao'e had no idea what her ex-husband was thinking.

If she knew, she would probably label Pang Hetai as naive.

If it were really that easy to escape to another place, then she wouldn't have been so eager to cling to Li Guoqiang's coattails in the first place.

"Are you alright?" After seeing Pang Hetai leave, Li Guoqiang turned around and saw Lou Xiao'e looking dazed. He walked over and asked softly.

"No, it's nothing!" Lou Xiao'e was startled when she heard Li Guoqiang's voice, and then quickly shook her head and said.

"Okay, if there's nothing else, you can go back now!" Seeing that Lou Xiao'e's emotions were a bit unstable, Li Guoqiang lost interest in having her massage his legs any longer and simply waved his hand, indicating that Lou Xiao'e could leave.

"Um, I just heard that person on the phone call you 'boss'," Lou Xiao'e asked, pursing her lips with some surprise and uncertainty.

As far as she knew, in the Qiangsheng Group, only the elusive behind-the-scenes boss could be called the boss.

If Li Guoqiang is called the boss, does that mean he is the big boss behind the scenes?

this.
This is absolutely terrifying!
The thought of this possibility sent a shiver down Lou Xiao'e's spine.

After all, he is the behind-the-scenes boss of the Qiangsheng Group's trillion-dollar industry!
She actually managed to have a relationship with someone like that.

This is practically like their ancestors' graves emitting auspicious smoke.

"What? Is that so strange? In Hong Kong, people usually call each other either 'boss' or 'leader'!" Li Guoqiang replied calmly when Lou Xiao'e asked him this.

"But..." Lou Xiao'e immediately wanted to retort upon hearing this.

However, before she could finish speaking, Li Guoqiang raised his hand to interrupt her, "Alright, if you ask me, stop thinking about all that nonsense. You should think carefully about how you're going to explain this to your children!"
After all, their father would soon be locked up, and might never get out.

Upon hearing this, Lou Xiao'e's expression instantly froze on her face.

(End of this chapter)