Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle
Chapter 461 - 460: Retribution

Chapter 461: Chapter 460: Retribution

The Lou Family Master and Lei Lifei both went to the hospital, and it wasn’t appropriate for people from other families to return to the hotel, so they all followed.

After leaving the mezzanine, they didn’t bother taking a hidden route any longer, since the members of the International Black Alliance had been caught, and they weren’t concerned about being exposed.

Upon exiting the main entrance, Luo Ning heard quarreling not far from the doorway.

A young woman was being dragged into the clubhouse by two strong men, as she cursed at the disheveled middle-aged woman half-sitting on the ground.

From the woman’s curses, the general situation could be inferred.

Luo Ning found the voice familiar and turned her head to look, slightly surprised.

The woman cursing was Feng Yuxiao, and the one sitting on the ground was Gou Zhenmei.

Gou Zhenmei had lost a huge sum of money in a gambling game at the clubhouse. Unable to pay her debt, she had deceived Yuxiao, her daughter, into coming and used her to offset the debt.

The people at the clubhouse claimed it was just interest and instructed Gou Zhenmei to gather the money to pay back; otherwise, they would chop off her hands.

Luo Ning had heard before that Gou Zhenmei had developed a gambling addiction and lost all her assets after getting divorced.

Yet, Luo Ning truly didn’t expect that after Gou Zhenmei accrued debts here, she would deceive her own daughter to settle them.

Ever since the Gou Family declared bankruptcy, Old Man Gou sold all his assets to clear the debts and, alongside Bao Baoyu, moved into an old residential complex.

Not to mention a life of luxury, even making ends meet was tough.

Gou Zhenmei did not go with them nor did she help in any way.

Having lived as a wealthy lady for many years, Bao Baoyu couldn’t acclimate to a life without a mansion, luxury cars, or servants.

Additionally, as Old Man Gou grew older and without a company or business, he couldn’t work again and had no source of income. Initially, they had to rely on Bao Baoyu’s private savings to survive.

Just a week passed, and Bao Baoyu couldn’t bear it any longer and proposed that Old Man Gou divorce her, something he naturally refused.

Then Bao Baoyu hooked up with a petty rich man and ran away, not before mocking and deriding Old Man Gou.

Old Man Gou was so angry that he had to be hospitalized, but because he couldn’t pay the medical fees, he was expelled from the hospital.

He went to look for Gou Zhenmei and Yuxiao, after all, he had invested a lot of effort and money in them.

But neither of them paid any attention to him. Just like Bao Baoyu, they also ridiculed Old Man Gou, telling him, the poor wretch, to stay away from them in the future.

With no other choice, Old Man Gou went to Jiang Xinxin, hoping that his biological daughter would support him in his old age.

Jiang Xinxin mocked Old Man Gou but didn’t refuse.

She paid his medical bills so he wouldn’t die of the untreated illness.

She also agreed to give him a thousand yuan a month for living expenses.

Luo Ning knew that her mother wasn’t being soft-hearted or sympathetic to Old Man Gou but was exacting revenge.

A chairman once high and mighty, now reduced to living on a thousand yuan a month—how could he bear such days?

Adversity reveals the true nature of relationships; the stepwife he had doted on for so many years left him for someone else, allowing him to see the true face of the person beside him.

As time passed, what then? He’d naturally sink into endless regret.

He’d remember his first wife’s gentleness and care, her genuine feelings for him.

He’d remember how, because of the misleading whispers, he scolded his biological daughter for the sake of his ungrateful stepdaughter and granddaughter, even driving his own child away.

In the end, his biological daughter and grandson disowned him, and due to his stepwife and her children, his company went bankrupt, leaving him alone and helpless in old age.

While regretting, he’d naturally come to hate Bao Baoyu and others, and for the rest of his life, he’d never recover.

This was true revenge; otherwise, letting Old Man Gou die so soon would be letting him off too easily.

As for more money to live on, Old Man Gou had no face to ask, and her mother would not give it.

Luo Ning learned from Lu Xun that the man Bao Baoyu ran off with wasn’t a rich businessman at all, but a fraudster.

After running away with him, Bao Baoyu’s savings were quickly swindled away by the so-called rich man.

When she was no longer of any use, that fraudster sold Bao Baoyu off to the mountains.

Though Bao Baoyu was getting on in years, she had maintained herself quite well; she used to look like she was in her thirties or forties.

In the mountains, there were still many old men who couldn’t find wives and were willing to spend money to buy one, especially since it wasn’t that expensive.

So, Bao Baoyu ended up in the mountains, spending her days with the very old men she had once most despised and scorned, even having to do the housework every day.

The old man who bought Bao Baoyu was not only poor but he also had a bad temper and liked to drink; that’s why he couldn’t find a wife.

So whenever he was drunk or upset, he would either beat or scold Bao Baoyu.

Her days were much worse than when she was with the down-and-out Old Man Gou; at least Old Man Gou didn’t beat or scold her.

The latter half of her life would also be spent in regret.

Now, Gou Zhenmei and her daughter, who often teamed up to harm others, had become enemies over interests. It was really karma.

When Feng Yuxiao was dragged in through the door, she struggled and turned to see Luo Ning.

She couldn’t help crying out Luo Ning’s name, begging her to save her.

Seeing Luo Ning standing by with a cold look, Feng Yuxiao actually yelled that Luo Ning was Gou Zhenmei’s granddaughter and told the two men to seize Luo Ning to offset the debt.

She also told them that Luo Ning was a big star with lots of money, and by capturing her, they wouldn’t have to worry about chasing after gambling debts.

Luo Ning realized that Feng Yuxiao and her people’s cruel and ruthless nature had never changed.

Luo Ning couldn’t even be bothered to look at these kinds of people again and quickly left with Lu Xun and others.

Feng Yuxiao continued to scream but was smacked several times and scolded by a burly man.

These damn women thought they were dealing with fools. Luo Ning was such a famous star; of course, they recognized her. People like her were not to be messed with easily; they wouldn’t possibly listen to Feng Yuxiao and run off demanding money.

So they gagged her and dragged her inside.

Gou Zhenmei also originally wanted to rush over and cling to Luo Ning, but she was promptly dealt with by Lu Xun’s men.

She would not appear before Luo Ning ever again to be an eyesore.

People who were so addicted to gambling that they would even sell their daughter would only end up ruining themselves.

The group headed to the most well-equipped hospital in the Imperial Capital.

Lei Lifei and Lou Yiheng both underwent a full physical examination.

Because it was a private hospital, and through Lu Xun’s connections, the results of their examinations came out on the spot.

The doctor said that neither of them was seriously injured; they didn’t even need to stay in the hospital, as all other aspects of their health were good.

Lou Yiheng, whose wounds hurt unbearably, was holding back an unspeakable anger, the whole person like a furious lion, itching for a release.

Hearing the doctor say there was nothing wrong with him, the anger in his heart grew even stronger, and he ended up trashing the doctor’s office.

He looked somewhat deranged—a side the people from the major families had never seen before.

Luo Ning watched Lou Yiheng, who was still venting by smashing things, with an incredulous expression.

"So, the heir of the Lou Family actually has a mental disorder; what an eye-opener today."

After finishing her sentence, she suddenly covered her mouth, feigning embarrassment, "Oh dear, I didn’t say anything just now; you didn’t hear a thing."

The people present: "..." They were neither deaf nor blind and certainly couldn’t make-believe they hadn’t heard it.

Moreover, Luo Ning obviously did it on purpose.

Sure enough, the kind of person who gets along with Lei Lifei likes to cause trouble.

However, after Luo Ning said that, their view of Lou Yiheng shifted.

No wonder they felt that the Lou Family Master was so anxious; could it be that Lou Yiheng actually had a mental illness?

If that was the case, how could he be the heir to the Lou Family?