Eighties Sweetheart Wife
Chapter 165 He Must Have a Bargaining Chip_1

Chapter 165: Chapter 165 He Must Have a Bargaining Chip_1

Looking down at Xia Xindong, who seemed as lifeless as a corpse, Shangguan Heng’s eyes flickered before he suddenly broke the silence, "Do you know of a young girl named Song Yunuan?"

Xia Xindong closed his eyes as if he didn’t want to hear him speak.

Shangguan Heng leaned over, slapped him across the face, and cursed, "Ingrate, eating and drinking at my expense. It was my Shangguan family that raised you, a bastard child, to this age. If not for me, would you be alive right now?

Even if you are strong, what good is that if you’re dead?

Not only do you bite the hand that feeds you, but now you pull this stunt of starving yourself. Do you think you can scare us?

Your actions will only make you the laughing stock of everyone.

Look at the others, who doesn’t enjoy staying here?

Speaking of which, look at Tom. He started out just like you, but now, Tom thrives with islands, yachts, money, and beauties. What doesn’t he have?"

Xia Xindong remained motionless as if he were dead.

This place, located underground, was utterly isolated from the world, heavily guarded, making escape virtually impossible.

He no longer wished to go home.

Just let it be.

Shangguan Heng then pressed on, "Do you really not want to know who Song Yunuan is?"

"Then let me tell you, she’s the eldest daughter of Xia Guilan."

Sure enough, Xia Xindong turned his head, his gaze fixed intently on Shangguan Heng.

Xia Guilan was his elder sister.

His sister was still alive.

How wonderful!

"Song Yunuan is just a seventeen-year-old girl. I’ve heard she’s quite pretty. How do you think she learned about the incident that happened to you in 1950?

Now she’s using it to threaten my sister, but truly, it has nothing to do with my sister.

When you first arrived, I didn’t know you were Xia Bowen’s son.

By the time I found out, it was too late for you to return.

If it hadn’t been for me, Xia Xindong, you would’ve died a long time ago."

Xia Xindong was the most formidable genius of the research facility, and also the least cooperative. As a child, he constantly cried for his mother, and as he grew older, he always thought of escape.

Look at the other researchers, each one of them so compliant, so willing, only a few were like Xia Xindong, but now they are gone.

Xia Xindong is still alive, not because he is Xia Bowen’s son.

It’s because this kid is truly exceptional in the field of biopharmaceuticals.

If he wanted to, he might even be able to concoct an elixir of life.

But he is unwilling.

They keep him around in the hope that one day he’d come around and develop an immortality drug for them.

Take that Xia Bowen, for instance, a man with a heart of stone.

So, if he doesn’t care about his biological son, why should anyone else care about his son?

It wasn’t his fault, really.

After all, he had raised Xia Bowen’s son for him.

Xia Bowen and Zhu Feng should be the ones to thank him.

Seeing that he had successfully piqued Xia Xindong’s interest, he continued, "Do you want to know how Song Yunuan, your niece, is threatening my sister?"

"She even threatens that if you die, she won’t only bring the Shangguan family to ruin but will also leave my sister childless!"

Shangguan Heng burst into mad laughter.

In Xia Xindong’s heart, however, a surge of emotion he hadn’t felt for a long time emerged.

But his face remained calm, still not uttering a single word.

"Ah, Xia Xindong, that girl really is a bold calf that fears not the tiger," he said. "Do you think her life isn’t equally vulnerable to being snuffed out in an instant?"

"I’m really curious, if I were to bring her here to keep you company, would you still seek death?"

As he spoke, Shangguan Heng painstakingly scrutinized every expression on Xia Xindong’s face.

However, ever since he was ten, it was nearly impossible to discern any emotion on his face.

Now, of course, it remained the same.

"Let me ask you once more, after hearing this news, do you still want to die?"

Xia Xindong finally spoke. Because he hadn’t spoken in so long, his voice was hoarse, but he uttered each word deliberately, "Let me go, don’t you want a-009? I will develop it for you."

Shangguan Heng’s eyes widened in shock, his gaze filled with disbelief and ecstasy.

Threatened countless times, only this time it worked?

He had actually never met Song Yunuan, so why was he suddenly complying?

Oh, now he understood. This was his eldest sister’s daughter; people always have a different sentiment towards their younger relatives.

This was too good to be true, a-009, a genetic drug that could extend life and change physical conditions.

Simply put, one injection could let you live ten years longer.

The young ones might not care.

But what about those wealthy tycoons over sixty years old?

One billion per shot, there will be buyers.

This proposal was made twenty years ago, yet to this day no one has been able to develop it.

Not to mention leads, there wasn’t even a trace of a clue.

Shangguan Heng excitedly ordered the guards to quickly unlock the special shackles binding Xia Xindong’s hands and feet.

Xia Xindong was thinking that he must survive, to cooperate with Song Yunuan’s actions; the girl was really too clever.

At the same time, he was also worried.

How did she know about what happened back then?

Why did she suddenly use that to threaten Shangguan Yunqi?

Clearly, that venomous woman Shangguan Yunqi had been coerced, otherwise she wouldn’t have called Shangguan Heng.

Nor would Shangguan Heng have possibly come to see him.

Clearly, the threat was substantial enough to throw them into disarray.

Yet, there wasn’t a single good person among them.

What if they hurt Song Yunuan?

That’s why he needed to have a bargaining chip.

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Song Yunuan left the headquarters.

She saw Chu Zizhou squatting by the wall like an old farmer. Song Yunuan gave him a smile, intending to walk past.

However, Chu Zizhou stood up and called out to her, asking, "Who were you just cursing at?"

"Oh, I was cursing at a big bad guy who wants me to marry a lunatic!"

Chu Zizhou gasped sharply, "Who is that, they’ve got some nerve."

"Mm, it’s my grandmother’s ex-husband’s current wife!"

Chu Zizhou: ...

What a bold old woman.

Chu Zizhou naturally knew about the Xia family’s affairs.

Song Yunuan and Grandma Xia had talked it over; there was no need to hide it, otherwise, dying wouldn’t even cause a ripple.

What’s there to fear? You’re not the one at fault, the truth is on your side.

Don’t worry about what men think; almost all women in similar situations would side with her.

Therefore, Chu Zizhou was also in the know.

Afterward, Chu Zizhou pressed her to tell him what exactly was going on.

Song Yunuan rolled her eyes and said with a touch of helplessness, "The matters involved here are a bit messy and a bit frightening. Are you sure you, a Chu family person, want to get involved?

Doesn’t seem quite right, does it? Look, I had no intention of telling you. I was about to walk away when you called me back."

Chu Zizhou ruffled his hair, "As a righteous man, I certainly won’t be so cowardly that I’m afraid to even hear about it."

"Maybe you’re not afraid, but what about your Chu family? You do know that Shangguan Yunqi is the dean of Beidu University, and Xia Bowen is not an ordinary person either, best not to offend them.

Forget it, you’re better off not knowing. I’m leaving."

Song Yunuan wasn’t just pretending; she genuinely didn’t need Chu Zizhou’s involvement.

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