114: The Zhou family was dissatisfied.

The streets of Harbin were bustling with traffic.

But for the Zhou siblings, this was undoubtedly the darkest day of their lives.

At the entrance of the Sheraton Hotel.

They were literally thrown out!

Over twenty security guards, as if discarding garbage, threw Zhou Xingcai, Zhou Bingsheng, and those few rich kids, along with their luggage, directly onto the curb.

"Ouch!!"

Zhou Bingsheng, clutching his face swollen like a pig's head, fell hard on his butt. That loose front tooth finally retired with honor.

"Pah!"

Spitting out a mouthful of bloody saliva, Zhou Bingsheng glared at the tightly shut hotel doors and the huge Sheraton sign above the entrance, his eyes blazing with fury.

"Utter humiliation!! Utter humiliation!!"

"I, Zhou Bingsheng, swagger around the capital! When have I ever suffered such an insult?!"

"They dare to throw me out? They're truly courting death!"

Beside him, Zhou Xingcai was even more disheveled.

Her once elegant hairstyle was now a bird's nest, her custom-made white dress was covered in dust, and she had lost one of her high heels.

Most conspicuous was the red, swollen slap mark on her left cheek.

That was the first grand gift Lin Chuan had given her since his rebirth!

"Wuwuwu..."

Zhou Xingcai squatted by the roadside, crying pitifully, with not a trace of her former 'Capital Circle Goddess' demeanor left.

Passersby cast sidelong glances, pointing and whispering as if watching a monkey show.

"What are you looking at?! Get lost!!"

Zhou Bingsheng roared at the crowd, scaring away a few elderly women.

He pulled a mobile phone from his pocket, his hands trembling.

"I'm calling Dad!!"

"I'll have the family send people! I'll flatten this hotel! I'll kill that bastard Lin Chuan!!"

... Capital City, Zhou Family Ancestral Residence.

Zhou Xiong, the Patriarch of the Zhou Family, sat in a traditional Master's Chair, idly rolling two walnuts in his hand.

Though over sixty, his frame was still burly, but his complexion was somewhat sallow, and he coughed intermittently.

The imposing aura of a Martial Arts Grandmaster, worn down by illness, was now somewhat hollow.

"Ring ring ring—"

The red phone on the table rang.

Zhou Xiong picked up the receiver, his voice steady and authoritative:

"Hello?"

"Dad!! It's Bingsheng!!"

Zhou Bingsheng's tearful howl came through the phone.

"Dad! I got beaten up in Harbin!!"

"My teeth were knocked out! My leg was almost broken!"

"Xingcai! Xingcai got hit too! Her face is all swollen!!"

"What?!"

Zhou Xiong shot to his feet, nearly crushing the walnuts in his hand.

A violent aura instantly erupted from him.

"Who did it?!"

"Who dares lay a hand on my children?!"

"This is outright rebellion!!"

"Was it the Local Powers there? Or some clueless thug?"

"Dad! Not thugs!"

Zhou Bingsheng said through gritted teeth:

"It's a little punk named Lin Chuan!!"

"He's even Xingcai's university classmate!"

"That kid brought a bodyguard, a Trained Fighter, ruthless!"

"And he even boasted arrogantly, saying he doesn't give a damn about our Zhou Family!"

"What?"

Zhou Xiong frowned.

A classmate?

How much influence could a university classmate have?

At that moment, Zhou Xingcai snatched the phone, saying tearfully:

"Dad... it's all my fault!"

"There was a misunderstanding!"

"That Lin Chuan, he's actually..."

Zhou Xingcai hesitated, then said it:

"He's the Divine Doctor Lin that Auntie Zheng Yun introduced to us."

"What did you say?!"

This statement shocked Zhou Xiong even more than hearing his children were beaten.

His voice instantly rose an octave:

"You mean the Lin Chuan who beat you is the Divine Doctor Lin who can save my life?!"

"The Lin Chuan who used the Taiyi Divine Needle to revive Old Zheng?!"

"It's him." Zhou Xingcai answered weakly.

"Good heavens!!"

Zhou Xiong slapped his thigh, his tone instantly shifting from furious to delighted.

"Isn't this like the flood dragon attacking the Dragon King's temple — a case of family fighting family?!"

"Xingcai!"

"Since he's your university classmate, that makes us closer, doesn't it?"

"With that connection, getting him to treat me should be a piece of cake!"

"Quick! Prepare generous gifts immediately! Go apologize to him! Just clear up the misunderstanding and it'll be fine!"

Zhou Xiong's mind was now filled with thoughts of his own salvation, not dwelling on the details of the conflict.

On the other end of the line, the Zhou siblings fell into a deathly silence.

A good thing?

Apologize?

Could what just happened be resolved with an apology?

Zhou Xingcai bit her lip and said softly:

"Dad... it might be a bit too late."

"Second Brother was beaten up by his people."

"And he slapped me too."

"We've pretty much made a sworn enemy of him."

"..."

On the other end, Zhou Xiong was silent for a full five seconds.

Then.

A roar erupted from the receiver, making Zhou Xingcai's ears ring.

"You useless fools!!!"

"Good for nothing, failure of wastes!!"

"Do you have shit for brains?!"

"Knowing he's a divine doctor! My lifeline!!"

"And you still provoked him?!"

"Made an enemy of him?!"

"Are you trying to make sure I die faster?!"

Zhou Xiong coughed violently, hacking as if his lungs would tear.

"Cough cough cough!!"

"Dad! Calm down!" Zhou Bingsheng quickly shouted from the side, "It's really not my fault!"

"It's all Xingcai!!"

To absolve himself, Zhou Bingsheng directly threw his sister under the bus.

"Dad! You have no idea!"

"We ran into Lin Chuan at the hotel entrance."

"Nothing would've happened, but Xingcai insisted on being a bitch!"

"She cursed him out mercilessly! Called him vain! Said he was just a driver! Accused him of being a fox borrowing the tiger's might, loving vanity!"

"She gave Divine Doctor Lin a thorough tongue-lashing!"

"That's what pissed him off!"

"I only stepped in because I saw my sister being bullied!"

"I lost these teeth for her!!"

Hearing her brother sell her out, Zhou Xingcai panicked too:

"Zhou Bingsheng! Have you no shame?"

"Wasn't it you who later called people to break his legs? And demanded he kneel and kowtow!"

"If you hadn't escalated things, would it have come to this?"

"Enough!!!"

Zhou Xiong's furious roar cut off the siblings' mutual finger-pointing.

"Both of you, shut up!!"

"Two idiots!!"

"Don't you know the family's situation?!"

"Internal strife and external threats! I'm the only thing holding it together!!"

"And you two! Go out once, accomplish nothing, and first bring me a huge trouble!!"

Zhou Xiong panted heavily, clearly furious.

"Especially you! Xingcai!"

"Have I spoiled you rotten?!"

"What car he drives is none of your damn business, why couldn't you resist mocking him?"

Zhou Xingcai was so aggrieved she cried, but didn't dare retort.

"Dad... I was wrong..."

"I just lost my head for a moment..."

"Lin Chuan used to be dirt poor, how was I to know he's so powerful now..."

"And he's too ruthless."

"He even said he'd destroy our Zhou Family within three months."

"What?!"

Zhou Xiong was stunned for a moment.

Then, he let out a scornful, cold laugh.

"Hmph!"

"Quite the boast!"

"Destroy my Zhou Family in three months?"

"Who does he think he is?"

"Even if he's a divine doctor, even if he has some influence in Harbin."

"But my Zhou Family has operated in the capital for decades, with deep roots!"

"A starved camel is still bigger than a horse!!"

"If he wants to move against my Zhou Family, he needs a few more decades of practice!!"

Though his words were bold, Zhou Xiong understood in his heart.

This feud was likely irreconcilable.

Since that Lin Chuan had already issued such a threat, it meant there was no room for reconciliation.

"Dad? What do we do now?" Zhou Bingsheng cautiously asked.

"We can't ask him to treat your illness."

"Hmph! I don't believe he's the only doctor in the world!"

Zhou Xiong snorted coldly.

"If the soft approach doesn't work, then we'll go hard!"

"But now is not the time for a direct confrontation."

"You two listen up!"

Zhou Xiong's voice turned sinister.

"The most important task of this trip to Harbin is to secure those few plots of land!"

"Especially that commercial land in Nangang District!"

"That's our Zhou Family's hope for a comeback!"

"Once we secure the land and develop real estate, the cash flow will start, and our Zhou Family can rise again!"

"Then, I'll stand tall at the peak of the capital once more!"

Saying this, a flash of ruthlessness crossed Zhou Xiong's eyes.

"As for that Lin Chuan."

"Once our Zhou Family catches its breath."

"He's just a doctor."

"When the time comes, I'll have plenty of ways to crush him!"

"Whether he's a divine doctor or an immortal, before capital and power, he's just an ant!"

"You two remember this!"

"The upcoming auction must succeed, it cannot fail!!"

"If you mess this up again, you can die in the Northeast! Don't come back!!"

"Yes yes yes! We understand, Dad!"

Zhou Bingsheng and Zhou Xingcai agreed repeatedly, not daring to breathe heavily.

After hanging up.

The siblings exchanged a glance, both sighing in relief.

At least, Dad didn't make them go kneel and apologize to Lin Chuan right now.

But.

With remarkable unspoken agreement, neither mentioned the fact that Lin Chuan had acquired the Sheraton Hotel in ten minutes.

Why not mention it?

They didn't dare!

If Dad found out that Lin Chuan was not only a divine doctor but also a super-tycoon who could casually produce hundreds of millions in cash flow, even capable of cross-border acquisitions...

Dad would probably order them to present their heads!

Moreover, subconsciously, they didn't want to admit Lin Chuan was that powerful.

"It's all that Wang Defa's fault!" Zhou Bingsheng said hatefully, "That useless manager was definitely putting on an act with Lin Chuan!"

"Right! Must be an act!"

Zhou Xingcai also comforted herself:

"Acquiring the Sheraton in ten minutes? Impossible!"

"Probably the new boss just happened to be buying it, and Lin Chuan took credit to show off!"

"At the auction, we'll crush him with money!"

"Show him what real heritage means!"

The siblings cheered each other up by the roadside, as if already seeing the scene of trampling Lin Chuan underfoot at the auction.

Little did they know.

This small omission of theirs.

Would bring what kind of devastating blow to the Zhou Family.

Zhou Xiong thought his opponent was just a somewhat skilled doctor.

Unbeknownst to him.

What he was about to face.

Was a super-tycoon with over six hundred billion in funds and control of future information!