Yundian Clubhouse.

"Young Master Xu, take care, and we look forward to your next visit..."

The clubhouse manager personally escorted Xu Yiming to the door. After watching him get into the car, he turned and walked back inside.

At this moment, Xu Yiming, who was slightly drunk, immediately said to the driver, "Old Liu, take me home!"

"Yes, Young Master!"

The driver responded and started the car...

***

Before long, the car drove into a luxury villa district and soon stopped in front of a detached villa.

The driver got out and quickly opened the car door for Xu Yiming, ready to help him inside, but Xu Yiming waved him off, saying, "It's fine, Old Liu, you can go now. I can manage on my own."

"Alright then, Young Master, take it slow."

The driver replied, but still watched Xu Yiming enter the villa before leaving...

As Xu Yiming walked into the villa, he saw his father, Xu Shengchuan, in the living room, chatting and laughing with an elderly man in a white shirt.

He was instantly shocked, sobering up considerably, and hurried over respectfully, saying, "Dad, I'm back..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Shengchuan glanced at Xu Yiming, noticing his drunken state and the strong smell of alcohol emanating from him. He frowned and reprimanded coldly, "All you do is indulge in debauchery every day! Wasn't the lesson from your last drunk driving accident, where you killed someone, enough for you?"

Being scolded by his father, Xu Yiming couldn't help but mutter, "Didn't you assign Old Liu to me? I wasn't driving myself. Besides, it was just an accident. We can settle it with some money..."

Hearing this, Xu Shengchuan's eyes widened in anger, "How dare you say that? All you do is cause trouble for me! If we can't settle the accident and get the Letter of Understanding, you could really end up in jail!"

Xu Shengchuan took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and asked coldly, "And, you said you had someone handle it. How's it going? Have you got the Letter of Understanding?"

Xu Yiming whispered, "Dad, well... we haven't got it yet. But I believe it will be soon. I asked Jiang Long to handle it."

"With Jiang Long's methods, that little girl won't hold out for long."

"Jiang Long?"

Xu Shengchuan frowned again, glancing at Xu Yiming, "Didn't I tell you to stay away from Jiang Long and his crowd? Why did you let him handle this?"

Xu Yiming replied sheepishly, "It's just that the girl was being unreasonable. I sent someone with money to her, but she refused to sign the Letter of Understanding.

So, I had to ask Jiang Long."

After a pause, Xu Yiming added, "Dad, there's nothing wrong with me asking Jiang Long. You were the one who supported him in the first place. Even though you've cut ties with him now and he's independent, he's still one of us!"

Bang—

"You fool!"

Xu Shengchuan slammed the table, glaring at Xu Yiming, "Can't you use your brain? Yes, I supported Jiang Long, but why did I cut ties with him?

Times have changed. Now that we've cleaned up and are private entrepreneurs, we should avoid those people and things!

Those who do dirty work should be cut off. Do you think it's still twenty or thirty years ago?"

Seeing Xu Shengchuan's anger, Xu Yiming shrank back, not daring to say more, though he clearly didn't care.

Xu Shengchuan, seeing his son's attitude, knew he hadn't taken his words to heart, feeling even more frustrated, wanting to grab a stick and beat him.

But remembering there was a guest, he suppressed his anger, glaring at Xu Yiming, "Just wait, I'll deal with you later!"

Then, Xu Shengchuan turned to the elderly man opposite him, apologizing, "Old Lin, I'm sorry for my useless son making a fool of himself in front of you..."

However, the elderly man didn't respond to Xu Shengchuan, instead staring intently at Xu Yiming with a frown.

Xu Shengchuan quickly noticed the change in the man's expression and followed his gaze to his son, calling out, "Old Lin, Old Lin..."

"Huh?"

The elderly man finally snapped out of it, withdrawing his gaze from Xu Yiming.

Xu Shengchuan couldn't help but ask, "Old Lin, what happened just now? Why were you staring at my son?"

The elderly man glanced at Xu Shengchuan, hesitated, and then said, "Mr. Xu, there's something I don't know if I should say."

Seeing the man's serious expression, Xu Shengchuan was taken aback and quickly said, "Old Lin, please speak freely!"

The elderly man nodded slightly, glanced at Xu Yiming again, and said, "Mr. Xu, has your son recently offended someone he shouldn't have?"

"Hmm? Old Lin, what do you mean? What's wrong with my son?"

Xu Shengchuan was puzzled, looking at the man.

Xu Yiming also looked at the elderly man with suspicion...

The elderly man sighed, looking at the father and son, and said slowly, "Mr. Xu, if I'm not mistaken, someone has placed a curse seal on your son. I'm not sure what kind of curse seal it is, but it seems it could endanger his life!"

"W-what!?" Hearing this, Xu Shengchuan was shocked!

In contrast, Xu Yiming didn't seem to believe the man's words, smirking inwardly, "Where did Dad find this old man? Probably just another con artist. A curse seal... who are you trying to fool? Does he think I'm stupid enough to believe this old man's nonsense? Hmph—"

Xu Yiming scoffed.

He didn't believe in such 'supernatural' things, thinking it was just a con artist's trick.

But his father, Xu Shengchuan, was anxious, quickly asking, "Old Lin, is there a way to break the curse seal in my son's body?"

After a pause, he added urgently, "Old Lin, if you can break the curse seal and save my son's life, I'm willing to offer a reward of ten million!"

Hearing this, Xu Yiming couldn't help but speak up, "Dad..."

However, as soon as he spoke, Xu Shengchuan scolded him, "Shut up! I've warned you to keep a low profile and not cause trouble. Now look, you've provoked someone you shouldn't have. If Old Lin hadn't been here today, you wouldn't even know how you died!"

Seeing his father's anger, Xu Yiming didn't dare say more.

But inwardly, he was dismissive.

"Dad's really lost it, believing this old man's words and offering him ten million! That money could buy me a top-tier sports car!"

Xu Yiming muttered.

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The elderly man hesitated after hearing Xu Shengchuan's words, then said, "Well, for the sake of our friendship, I'll give it a try."

"Good, good! Thank you, Old Lin! Whether it works or not, I'll still offer the ten million reward!"

Xu Shengchuan quickly replied.

The elderly man nodded slightly, then looked at Xu Yiming, "Stand still, and leave the rest to me."

Although Xu Yiming was skeptical, under his father's pressure, he stood obediently, not daring to act out, while thinking, "Let's see what tricks this old man can pull, hmph!"

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