C70 Money and People I Want Them Both!!

A smirk graced Lin Chen's face as he released Sun Qing'er's neck with a teasing gesture.

"Why such unwavering loyalty to the Sun family when you don't share their bloodline?"

Upon hearing Lin Chen's query, Sun Qing'er touched her reddened neck and coughed painfully.

Despite her pallor, she whispered through pink lips, "The Sun family raised me."

"I cannot stand idly by as you dishonor them!"

Lin Chen simply nodded, choosing not to engage further with Sun Qing'er.

His attention shifted to the weathered visage of Old Master Sun.

"Old Master Sun, you're aware of Chairman Qian's car accident involving Ann's Group, aren't you?" he asked, his tone detached.

Old Master Sun remained silent, but a flicker of shock crossed Sun Xiangfeng's eyes.

He had orchestrated the accident to perfection—how had Lin Chen traced it back to the Sun family so swiftly?

"So it appears that Chairman Qian's accident was indeed the Sun family's doing."

The surprise in Sun Xiangfeng's eyes did not go unnoticed by Lin Chen.

He had initially planned to extort the Sun family, but it turned out they were actually behind it!

A cold glint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"I am unaware of any Chairman Qian or the accident you mention."

"But do not push us too far!"

"Otherwise, the Sun family will fight to the last, even at the cost of our own ruin, and ensure the Ann family suffers as well!"

Old Master Sun, recognizing the lethal look in Lin Chen's eyes, stepped forward to obstruct his view.

The cunning elder could see that Lin Chen's earlier words were merely a probe.

Yet, his son had carelessly exposed their guilt.

"He will sever his own arm."

"Then, he will loan me three and a half billion. In honor of my grandmother, I will consider sparing the Sun family this once."

Lin Chen remained composed as he delivered his terms to Old Master Sun.

Qian Zhongguo was Qian's father, who had intended to back Ann's Group. Now that he had been victimized by the Sun family, it was only right for Lin Chen to demand recompense.

"Loan you three and a half billion?"

"Lin Chen, have you lost your mind?"

"Do you have any idea how much three and a half billion dollars is?"

Sun Xiangfeng, the power broker of the Sun family's business empire, was incensed when he realized Lin Chen was trying to swindle them out of such a colossal sum.

"If you refuse to lend me the money, you're a dead man!"

"And the rest of the Sun family? They'll be left with lifelong disabilities!"

Lin Chen's eyelids lifted, his gaze sharpening with an icy intensity.

"You!"

Sun Xiangfeng and Old Master Sun were starkly threatened by Lin Chen's blatant intimidation.

Anger and frustration were etched across their faces.

The Sun family, a household name in A City, had never faced such indignity.

Yet, the sheer might of Lin Chen's power had been witnessed by all within the Sun family.

Should they refuse, this lunatic would indeed have the audacity to kill Sun Xiangfeng and maim the rest of the family!

"Xiangfeng, just lend him the money!"

Old Master Sun had been holding back with clenched fists, but ultimately, he relented.

He instructed Sun Xiangfeng with a note of defeat in his voice.

Despite the Shrine's priest seeking an alliance with the Sun family, Old Master Sun was well aware that without the fall of Ann's Group, their support was far from guaranteed.

"Father, all the Sun family's accounts combined only amount to three billion in liquid funds."

Seeing his father capitulate, what more could Sun Xiangfeng argue?

"Three billion?"

"Then deliver the remaining one billion within seven days."

"If that's settled, transfer the funds to Ann's Group now."

After a brief pause, Lin Chen directed his demand to both Sun Xiangfeng and Old Master Sun.

"Weren't you talking about three and a half billion?"

"We're lending you three billion, so where's this extra billion coming from?"

Sun Xiangfeng's frustration flared upon hearing this.

Was this guy's elementary math taught by a gym teacher? How could he botch such basic addition and subtraction?

"That extra half a billion is the interest on the loan. Any issues with that?"

Lin Chen shrugged, feigning innocence as he threw the question back at Sun Xiangfeng.

Interest?

Sun Xiangfeng and the younger members of the Sun family nearly choked on their outrage!

They hadn't even considered charging interest as the lenders, yet here was Lin Chen, not only demanding an additional half a billion but also brazenly inflating the interest by another half billion!

"Give it to him!"

Old Master Sun's voice quivered as he commanded!

Lin Chen claimed it was a loan, but the forty billion yuan was nothing short of daylight robbery!

If the Sun family took on this debt, their business would surely take a massive hit.

But when weighed against the lives of the Sun family's sons, the money seemed trivial.

Besides, Old Master Sun was resolute in his decision to have Lin Chen and the Ann family repay the sum a hundredfold in the future!

Witnessing this, the younger members of the Sun family were engulfed in despair.

Chung Yu's eyes, meanwhile, bulged in astonishment.

Damn!

The boss's method of 'borrowing' money was seriously badass!

How quickly had thirty billion yuan just fallen into his lap?

A quarter of an hour later, Sun Xiangfeng, with a look of utter frustration, showed Lin Chen the transfer record and, at Lin Chen's insistence, wrote a promissory note.

"Lin Chen, you've got the money. Isn't it time for you to leave my Sun family's doorstep?" Old Master Sun's face was tinged with anger as he spoke to Lin Chen.

"Grandpa, we're family, aren't we? Let's not rush things."

"Besides, as your nominal nephew, I haven't even lost an arm yet. How could I possibly leave the Sun family?"

Lin Chen's face was plastered with a grin as he turned his attention to Sun Xiangfeng.

"Lin Chen, this is too much!"

Sun Xiangfeng felt a shiver down his spine at Lin Chen's menacing look, and he retorted furiously.

"Snap!"

The moment he spoke, Old Master Sun's brow furrowed.

Without a moment's hesitation, he seized Sun Xiangfeng's arm and applied a bit of pressure.

The arm snapped instantly.

"Are you satisfied now?"

His son's agonized cries echoed in his ears, and Old Master Sun's cloudy eyes reddened with anger.

He glared at Lin Chen, demanding an answer.

"Satisfied? Hardly. But should there be a 'next time,' Grandpa..."

"I assure you, the Sun family will vanish from A City for good!"

Lin Chen's voice was icy.

The Sun family had taken shamelessness to new heights.

He had merely broken Sun Xiangfeng's arm, and Old Master Sun was seething.

Had they ever spared a thought for the feelings of Qian Zhongguo's family before this?

He was a father, a husband, and a son. What would become of his family if the Sun family were to cause his death?

"Snap!"

"What are you waiting for?"

"Let's get out of this dump," Lin Chen commanded, punctuating his words with a slap to Sun Qing'er's behind, his tone nonchalant.

Sun Qing'er's cheeks burned with a crimson hue as she stared at Lin Chen, her disbelief palpable. Throughout her life, every man she encountered had treated her with the utmost respect. Yet Lin Chen had the audacity to spank her in front of an audience. Should word of this get out, how would she ever show her face again?

"Lin Chen, what do you think you're doing?" she demanded.

"We've paid you the money, and Sun Xiangfeng has already lost an arm for your cause! And now, you want to take Qing'er too?" Old Master Sun was beside himself, the veins on his forehead bulging, his eyes betraying a flicker of dread.

He didn't fully understand Sun Qing'er's origins, but a mysterious figure had once warned him: any harm to the girl would spell doom for the entire Sun family. That's why they had coddled her from a young age.

"She's quite the beauty," Lin Chen remarked with a dismissive shrug. "She'll make a fine personal maid for me."

Sun Qing'er was not only intelligent, but she was also destined to be the cauldron for a formidable power. Keeping her alive and close was the best strategy—if he didn't, and she fulfilled her role as the cauldron for that great power, his past actions against the Sun family could easily come back to haunt him through her words. Wouldn't that just create another potent adversary for him?

As for the matter of the slap, it was straightforward in Lin Chen's mind. If she was so fiercely loyal to the Sun family, there was no need for him to extend any courtesies.

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