C3 Despicable Family Members

When Wei Ying and Zhao Feng hurried to the Wei Family estate, they found the courtyard already brimming with luxury cars—the other family members had beaten them there.

Entering the villa's grand hall, they were met by a throng of people, all direct descendants of the Wei Family. As Wei Ying and Zhao Feng walked in, a wave of scornful and disdainful looks washed over them.

"Ying, why are you only getting here now?" a slightly hunched middle-aged man chided, his eyes narrowing at Wei Ying. "Is your schedule busier than the entire family's? Everyone else has arrived, and you're the last to show up!"

"Father," Wei Ying responded, looking at the elder with an attempt to explain, "We were out and came as fast as we could once we got the news."

"Perhaps he was tied up with some big deal?" A sarcastic voice chimed in. A woman in her thirties, oozing allure as she meticulously groomed her nails, remarked, "My cousin is so ambitious! With such an ineffectual husband, she must fight her own battles or else what? Resort to begging?"

Chen Min was her name, the granddaughter of their grandfather, known for her opportunistic nature and disdain for Wei Ying's family. She never missed a chance to throw a barb their way.

Sniggers echoed from nearby, as Wei Family peers of Wei Ying openly displayed their spite.

"Early or late, what does it matter? It's clear who's here with genuine concern," Wei Ying retorted icily. "Zhao Feng may not be perfect, but he's a doctor. If grandfather is unwell, he might be able to help, which is more than I can say for those who do nothing but idle chatter."

"Who are you calling idle?" Chen Min snapped, leaping forward like a cat with its tail stepped on, confronting Wei Ying. "Oh please, a lowly clinic doctor from some private hospital dares to claim he can treat illnesses? We'd hardly be at ease with him on the case!"

"At least that's better than doing absolutely nothing here!" Wei Ying shot back sharply.

"You!" Cousin Chen Min, seething with anger, glared at Wei Ying and scoffed, "I may be idle, but my husband is lending a hand! You two show up, but what good are you? Nothing but dead weight!"

"Ying, please, enough," Wei Ying's father interjected, "Your cousin's husband is already on it. He's reaching out to Prof. Zhang—Zhang Demeng from Donghai City."

"Zhang Demeng?" Zhao Feng, who had been quiet until now, furrowed his brow and murmured the name.

Chen Min, the cousin, scoffed and challenged, "What's the matter? Prof. Zhang not prestigious enough for you? If you're so capable, why don't you find us a better doctor? All this eye-rolling is just nauseating."

The onlookers turned to Zhao Feng, their gazes dripping with scorn.

Chen Min's cold laughter cut through the tension. "But let me tell you, cousin, it won't be long before you lose the right to even step foot in the Wei Family's doorway."

"What are you implying?" Zhao Feng asked, locking eyes with Chen Min as his mind raced.

Chen Min met his gaze with a mocking smile. "What right does a lowly clinic doctor have to stand among the Wei's, a family of such stature? Staring at me like that, what, are you going to hit me?"

"You seem well-connected, surely you're acquainted with the deputy director of Donghai Pharmaceutical Industry?" Zhao Feng asked, ignoring her taunts.

Chen Min was caught off guard by the sudden question, her face betraying her panic as she blurted out, "Deputy director? I don't know anyone like that!"

Zhao Feng's lips curled into a knowing smile before he fell silent, clearly not buying her transparent lie.

Beside Zhao Feng, Wei Ying's complexion had turned ashen, her body quivering with rage.

"It was you who sent Fang Chonggong after me!" She finally realized that Chen Min had orchestrated the whole affair, manipulating Fang, the deputy director, to approach her under false pretenses.

Once she and Zhao Feng divorced, the rights to distribute Donghai Pharmaceutical's products wouldn't be hers. Her company would collapse, and she'd become the Wei Family's biggest joke.

"People can be so cruel..." Zhao Feng's soft comment only further agitated Wei Ying.

"You think I conspired with outsiders to bring you down? Where's your proof? Without evidence, your accusations are nothing but slander!" Chen Min retorted defiantly. "You better clear things up today, or this is far from over!"

"Ying, apologize to your cousin right now!" A voice called out from beside them. Zhao Feng turned in surprise to see it was Wei Ying's father!