Chapter 108: Asking for Money

"You!?"

Du Ying was stunned for a moment. He stared at Xu Fei in disbelief. "You dare talk to me like that?"

"What's so bad about it?"

Xu Fei pointed at Du Ying. "Listen carefully—this is my sister. If you say she's not good enough, or if you say anything about my Xu family, it doesn't matter how you put it, it's not allowed!"

"Fuck!"

Du Ying roared at Xu Fei, jabbing a finger toward him. "I said, what are you going to do to me?"

Before the words had even left his mouth, Xu Fei snatched the ashtray from the table in front of him and hurled it with a flick of his wrist. Whoosh! The ashtray sailed through the air and crashed onto the stairs, shattering into a thousand pieces. Glass shards scattered across the floor.

Standing nearby, Du Ying's mother watched in fury, her mind blank with shock. She swallowed hard, then regained her composure after a long moment.

"Du Ying, are you all right?"

Du Ying sat there like an idiot on the sofa. When he heard his mother speak, he snapped back to reality. He reached up and touched his head, a faint trace of relief crossing his face. "No... no, I'm fine."

"Xu Fei, what exactly are you doing?" Du father rose to his feet beside them, his voice cold as he addressed Xu Fei.

Xu Fei kept his face impassive. "Dad, sorry, but he said I could, he said about my sister, he said about our Xu family—it’s not okay!"

Du father’s brows furrowed deeply. "Since that’s how it is, you’ve shown up without the slightest proper attitude toward a conversation. Please leave."

He gestured toward the door. "I can go, but before I do, he must apologize to my sister." Xu Fei pointed straight at Du Ying.

"What do you want me to do?"

"Say sorry."

"Hahaha. Xu Fei, do you really think that tossing an ashtray makes you scary to me?" Du Ying jabbed a finger at Xu Qing while he spoke. "This little thing? You want me to apologize to her? Dream on—there’s no way in hell."

Xu Fei’s eyes narrowed. "You’re sure about that?"

"Of course I am, I won’t give up..."

Xu Fei didn’t wait for Du Ying to finish. He grabbed a teacup from the table. "What are you doing?"

Du Ying saw the teacup in his hands and scrambled behind the sofa in terror. Xu Fei suddenly slammed it to the floor. It shattered into a dozen pieces.

"Xu Fei, what exactly do you want? You’re causing a scene here—call the police already!" Du mother shouted, pointing at Xu Fei.

"Call the police, huh?" Xu Fei gave a cold sneer. "Fine, then call them. After all, Xu Fei has no good reputation anyway. But what would people say if the Du family sent me to the police station?" He shrugged. "I bet someone would say that the son-in-law and mother-in-law hauled their own son-in-law off to the police station." He shook his head with a smile. "Dad, you’d probably have a hard time holding your head up at work too, right?"

"You!"

Xu Fei shot a glance at Du Ying. "As for you, do you think any woman’s family would be willing to marry you?"

Du Ying was taken aback. That was the plain truth. It was impossible to air the family’s dirty laundry outside. Even if Xu Fei was in the wrong, could anything really not be settled at home?

"Besides... I can just get detained for a few days. When I get out, I’ll come back again." Xu Fei jabbed a finger at Du Ying. "You think I’d let you off that easily?"

He turned to Du mother as well. "And you too."

"Scoundrel!"

Du father glared at Xu Fei. "Yes, I’m a scoundrel. But with people like you, I have to use scoundrel methods." Xu Fei slowly lowered himself back onto the sofa. "Listen carefully. Apologize, or I swear I’ll smash your entire Du family to pieces." He kicked the coffee table hard with his foot. It toppled over, sending everything on it crashing to the floor and shattering.

Du father panted with rage. He stared at Xu Fei, then turned to Du mother. "Say, Fengzhi, why don’t you...?"

Du mother’s face turned icy. "Make me apologize to this little bitch?"

Du father knew his wife’s temper all too well. He looked at Du Ying coldly. "What about you?"

"Dad, I... I..."

"What 'I'? Do you really want him to smash the house to pieces?"

Du Ying glanced at Xu Fei. He truly had no good options. If he fought back, although he might not be afraid of Xu Fei, he wouldn’t have the time to waste if Xu Fei kept going.

Du Ying thought for a moment, then stepped to his mother’s side. "Mom, why don’t we..."

Before he could finish, Du mother suddenly swung her hand. Slap! She struck Du Ying across the face. He covered his cheek. "Mom, why did you slap me?"

"Slap you? What’s wrong with slapping you? You want me to apologize to her? Where would I put my old face?"

Du Ying looked at his mother with aggrieved eyes.

"Mom, if you don’t apologize, he won’t leave. What if he smashes everything?"

This was the truth. Du mother looked at Xu Fei, who sat on the sofa with a smug smile. "I never thought you’d turn out to be such a person. How could I have guessed it back then?"

Du mother’s regret was understandable. Back then, even street kids had dared to beat young Xu Fei up, and everyone bullied him. But now... Du mother had wanted her daughter to marry a decent man, yet this Xu Fei had changed so dramatically.

"Alright."

Du mother lowered her head unwillingly. Facing Xu Fei, she had no choice. "I... I’m sorry." She looked at Xu Qing. "You."

Xu Fei pointed at Du Ying. "Say sorry!"

Du Ying spoke the words firmly. After that, he jabbed a finger at Xu Fei. "Fine. Now you can leave, right?"

Xu Fei smiled faintly. "Good." He stood up and swept his gaze across the Du family members. "Listen well. My Xu family doesn’t owe yours anything. You looked down on my Xu family today. One day, I’ll make you regret it. Today’s actions..."

After Xu Fei finished speaking, he turned and walked out. "Hmph!"

Du mother glared at him. "What are you acting like for? You’re a useless waste who can’t support the wall your whole life—a rotten person!"

Xu Fei reached the doorway. He tilted his head slightly. "Is that so? What, have you forgotten the money Du Man took from our Du family? If you really want to prove you’re capable, return it to us tomorrow?"

Xu Fei said nothing. He opened the door. Behind him echoed Du mother’s laughter. "I really don’t know how my sister-in-law could have such a mother." Xu Qing looked at the Du family behind her. "Alright, this time don’t blame your sister-in-law, okay?"

Xu Fei glanced at Xu Qing beside him. "Mm, I never blamed her in the first place anyway. Actually... oh, by the way, your performance today was pretty good." Xu Qing patted Xu Fei’s shoulder as she spoke. Xu Fei chuckled. "You need to praise me?"

Xu Qing crossed her arms. "Hmph, what’s wrong with me praising you? Comrade Xu Fei—you’ve really gained face for the Xu family this time." She took a few steps forward, then suddenly turned back to face him. "By the way, will you really come tomorrow to return the money?"

Xu Fei was stunned. "How did you know I need to return money to the Du family?"