Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

Chapter 539: Chapter 513: Offending the Reverse Scale

”Qian, let’s not talk about how unfairly you won this bet. Just say your husband wants to show you my cross-dressing, but there aren’t any conditions for it. Look, we don’t have any skirts at home. How about letting big brother give you another reward instead? How about I do 200 push-ups for you?”

”Push-ups are happening— but the skirt is also non-negotiable. Aren’t you a real man? Aren’t you known for creating conditions when there are none? Let me see— you’ve got curtains here, bed sheets there, don’t they all work? A little modification, and presto, a skirt! I even have lip gloss in my bag; how about I give you the latest color?”

”Just kill me...” Yu Minglang spread out on the sofa, pretending to be a corpse.

”Who will keep me company if I kill you? Come on, big brother, get up~ you lost the bet fair and square!”

”Your win was really unfair.”

”All is fair in war! Besides, I was never a good person anyway, didn’t you know this on the first day you met me?”

”Chen Xiaomei, I’ve noticed you’ve totally abandoned your human decency now!”

Qian was quite pleased. ”Do we need decency between us? When it comes to you, I have no decency. That’s my overflowing love for you!”

”Then you might as well hate me.” How did he end up with such a shameless wife?

”No, my love for you is endless— where’s your camera, big brother?”

Life is unbearable; not only does she want to mess with her man, but she also wants to take pictures?

If such photos were taken, Yu Minglang might as well give up on life.

”Rest assured, I’ll develop the photos myself; I won’t let them leak.” Her skillset is simply too practical!

”By the way, Qian, how come you know so much? I realized you could do anything! When I first met you, the photos you took for Li Zhen and the others, did you develop them yourself too?”

”I’m a decathlon champion! Don’t change the subject, hurry up, you lost the bet!”

Seeing that he couldn’t keep bluffing, Yu Minglang was in a tight spot when suddenly Qian’s phone rang.

Qian gave him a ”wait until I settle accounts” look and then answered the phone.

”Mom, what happened?” The caller ID was from home.

”Qian’er... can you contact Minglang to come to our place? I can’t get through to his brother...” Jia Xiufang’s voice was a bit urgent.

”What happened? Don’t worry, speak slowly.” Qian glanced at Yu Minglang.

”Your deadbeat dad caused some trouble outside, and a group of people are blocking our door to demand debts. They say if we don’t pay, they’ll eat and sleep at our place. Don’t come home, let Minglang find someone— Ah!”

”Mom?!” Qian heard her mother scream, and instantly sat upright, while Minglang, upon hearing the trouble, immediately began putting on clothes.

”Chen Xiaoqian, your dad owes us money; you better pay us back, or... haha, our bunch of brothers won’t know what we’ll do!”

A sleazy male voice came through the phone.

”Whatever amount you want, we can discuss, but don’t harm my mother; I’m coming now.” Qian saw Minglang quickly getting dressed and even helping her with her clothes, noticing he had something like a baton on his waist, some kind of weapon.

”200,000, not a penny less.”

”How should I address you?”

”I’m Jiu— I’m Jiu Brother! Remember not to report, your dad is with us; if you dare find someone, I’ll make sure he sinks into the sea!”

”I’m coming right away, remember not to harm my mom and brother, or you won’t get a single penny.” Qian hung up, and during that phone call, Minglang finished helping her with her clothes too.

Qian nearly forgot she had a dad, who had been missing for so long but came out and made such a fuss.

After hanging up, she looked at her phone book to find Zheng Xu’s number. Just as she found it and was about to dial, she sensed something was off.

Looking up, Yu Minglang was staring at her with deep eyes. If her first reaction were to think of another man, her rightful (future) husband’s status would be shaken; he definitely would have a bone to pick with her.

Luckily, Qian realized this and immediately put the phone in her pocket.

”Xiaoqiang, you handle it.”

Yu Minglang held her hand with one hand while dialing with the other, calling his big brother as he walked out the door.

”Big brother, how did you arrange things? How can someone cause trouble at my mother-in-law’s house? Are you out eating for nothing? How come someone in Q City dared to loan money to my former father-in-law? What did I tell you before?”

Qian knew Chen Lin was addicted to gambling, so she mentioned this to Yu Mingli before, absolutely not allowing anyone to lend him money; all major venues were off-limits to Chen Lin.

Yu Mingli was startled when he heard the news, ”Impossible, I’ve already told the people below not to do this. Who is so blind to lend him money? What’s the name of the debt collector?”

”He calls himself Jiu Brother, but from his tone, I judged he shouldn’t be much of a figure.”

”I’ll call you back later; your aunt is okay, right? I’ll send someone over.”

”No need, I’ll handle it myself. Just clarify the matter for me.”

On the way, big brother called back, and Minglang let Qian answer.

”Couldn’t find anyone in the city calling themselves that. Not a mix in the underworld, no one with a presence is named Jiu Brother. I’m planning to expand the scope to nearby cities to see if they’re from another city.”

”No need, big brother, just help me locate my dad right now.”

Upon Qian hanging up, Minglang wore a dark expression, freeing one hand to hold hers.

”Don’t worry; it’s not a big deal; I’ve got this.”

”I’ve been too soft-hearted with him. If I had been a bit tougher, he wouldn’t have the energy to ponder these useless things.” As soon as Qian thought of her mother possibly being frightened by this, her face turned very unsightly.

”Do you also think... it’s as I thought?”

Upon hearing from big brother that no local lenders were involved, Minglang immediately thought that the truth might be as he suspected, and listening to Qian’s tone, Minglang knew Qian was thinking along the same lines.

”He’s quick-witted for useless ideas but doesn’t consider serious matters. Besides, he’s cowardly and cherishes his life too much to dare borrow at high interest. Those truly lending money wouldn’t be that stupid. If he wanted to borrow, he’d need collateral. My mom now has money, but they’re divorced, and genuine lenders wouldn’t lend money to someone like him who has nothing.”

Qian was now furious; Chen Lin genuinely hit her soft spot.

”It’s a matter of adapting to circumstance. This small issue isn’t worth your anger. Qian, search for Xiaowu in your phone book and dial it.”

Qian dialed the number as instructed.

”Xiaowu, I’m Yu Minglang. Check out someone named Chen Lin who’s addicted to gambling, spoken with Q City county accent, identity card number is...”