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"So, according to you, you forced me to come to the capital through kidnapping, and I should thank you?"

Chen Huo scoffed, his tone filled with undisguised anger.

Butler Hu shook his head:

"Young Master, you can't judge a book by its cover; you have to consider the motive. If the motive is good, the means are less important. You need to think long-term. Master won't harm you!"

"The means don't matter?"

Chen Huo was both angry and amused. From these few words, he could tell what kind of person Butler Hu was and what the Chen family's style of doing things was, which was completely different from his own way of doing things.

Or perhaps it's a clash of values.

"So, if I can find a reason to do something for your own good, and I can also use despicable means to take your wife away, you'll be thanking me afterwards? Even grateful to me?"

"Young Master, that's not how you give an example..."

"Alright, I'm not interested in arguing with you about this. Tell me, what exactly is your purpose in going to such lengths to bring me to the capital? I don't believe it's just to make me return to my clan."

Chen Huo waved his hand impatiently, interrupting Butler Hu.

Butler Hu showed no dissatisfaction, and sighed softly, saying:

"I'm sorry, Young Master Huo, to be honest, I know the reason, but I am, after all, just a butler. There are some things that can only be said to you by the master. That's the rule. I hope you won't be angry."

Butler Hu spoke so tactlessly that Chen Huo couldn't criticize him. If he continued to press the matter, it would seem that he was being unreasonable and putting Chen Huo in a difficult position.

No wonder this person became the Chen family's steward.

That's quite good.

Chen Huo then said no more.

He turned his gaze to the outside of the car window.

The car drove onto a quiet path and stopped a few hundred meters later in front of an exquisite Suzhou-style garden courtyard. A servant was already waiting at the door and opened the car door as soon as the car stopped.

"Young Master Huo, please slow down."

Chen Huo nodded, got out of the car, and walked into the courtyard with Butler Hu.

"Master came home very late last night and only slept for two hours. He's waiting for you in his study now. Please go in and talk to him nicely, and don't make things awkward."

"You talk too much."

Chen Huo said in a low voice.

How could he not see that Steward Hu was speaking well of the Chen family head, subtly trying to make himself appear more friendly in order to get him back into the family?

From this perspective, the goodwill shown by Butler Hu becomes easy to understand.

But Chen Huo didn't take it seriously.

He has no connection with the Chen family.

Butler Hu led him to the door of the study and stopped, gesturing for him to go in by himself. Chen Huo knocked on the door, and without waiting for a response, pushed it open and went in.

This made Butler Hu frown.

Chen Yuanshan, who was practicing calligraphy inside, also frowned.

But he quickly relaxed and continued writing.

Chen Huo certainly recognized Chen Yuanshan, but he looked much older than he remembered, and his demeanor had become much more restrained, with less of his sharpness and more of his shrewdness.

"Speak, what exactly do you want?"

Chen Yuanshan didn't look up, and said calmly, "Come on, take a look at these words I wrote, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Huo looked at the words on the table.

Chen Yuanshan wrote the words "In my heart there is a fierce tiger that gently sniffs a rose." The character "薇" (wei) was not finished. Chen Huo understood the meaning of the words, but he did not understand calligraphy.

He had never been interested in such literary embellishments or pretentious displays of refinement, so he naturally wouldn't comment on them. He simply said, "I don't understand this. Let's get down to business."

"With your impatient nature, how can you achieve great things?"

As they spoke, Chen Yuanshan finished writing the last stroke, put down the brush, picked up the paper, and said to Chen Huo, "Showing off one's sharpness is not necessarily a good thing. Even if one has a tiger in one's heart, one may know how to wait for the right opportunity and be patient and calculating."

Why are you bringing this up with me?

Chen Huo frowned and said without any restraint, "I have never thought about returning to the main family. I have my own way of living and I don't need you to educate me. I don't show my sharpness to everyone. It was all your rudeness that started this."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuanshan frowned, a hint of disappointment and anger flashing in his eyes. He put down the paper, sat behind his desk, pointed to the eight-immortal chair below him, and gestured for Chen Huo to sit down.

"Put aside the matter of returning to the family, now there is a seriously injured person who needs your treatment. I hope your reputation as the King of Hell's Healer is not just for show."

Chen was not surprised by this disaster.

But he was filled with anger and had to vent it.

"You hire someone to treat your patient using this kind of kidnapping and coercion? Is this how the Chen family behaves? You say you'll treat me, and I'll just treat you?"

Chen Yuanshan's expression darkened slightly upon hearing this.

"Although you are from a branch of the Chen family, you are still a member of the Chen family. Know your place. As for methods, two elders of my Chen family knelt before your door for three days and three nights. Wasn't that enough?"

"Looking across the entire Dragon Kingdom, how many people are qualified to make our Chen family elders bow and scrape like this? Inviting that little girl Jiang Aiwei was a last resort."

Chen Huo laughed in exasperation.

"So, it's all my fault?"

Chen Yuanshan patiently said:

"Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles. The grievances Jiang Aiwei has suffered are nothing compared to the benefits she will gain in the future. Now, come with me to treat an important person. If heal him, it will be of great benefit to the Chen family and to you as well."

"I refuse."

"Um?"

Chen Yuanshan's face instantly darkened, a dangerous glint in his eyes. He coldly said, "Chen Huo, in the entire Dragon Kingdom, there aren't many people who can refuse me, Chen Yuanshan. Do you know what that means?"

"What, are you going to use force?"

Chen Huo sneered and looked at Chen Yuanshan provocatively.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yuanshan felt a surge of anger.

But then he thought about how important the person who needed treatment was, and also about Chen Huo's past life experiences and the people he had met in prison, so he suppressed his anger.

"No matter how many grudges we have in the past, there is no denying that we are all members of the Chen family. I will never force you. Now the Chen family needs your help, which will also benefit you. You should not refuse."

"What if I refuse?"

"Then you should think about Jiang Aiwei."

Are you threatening me?

Chen Huo's face darkened.

Chen Yuanshan sneered:

"Threat? No, I'm just telling you to do the right thing. I know you're strong, but can you single-handedly bring down the entire Chen family?"

"Jiang Aiwei, and the families of your friends, can they withstand the wrath of the Chen family? No matter how capable you are, how many people can you protect?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Huo felt a surge of anger and was about to say something when Chen Yuanshan continued:

"Alright, there's no need for us to waste time here. I, Chen Yuanshan, never let anyone work for free, and I don't want to make our relationship too strained. State your terms."