119: Chapter 119 You're not familiar with me, yet you dare call me brother?

Turning back, he saw Li Xiaowei and Shen Muqing whispering something in the kitchen to the side.

Their gazes would occasionally dart toward him.

Tang Luochuan didn't pay it any mind, walking back to the living room to continue chatting with the girls.

Before long, Shen Muqing returned with a livid expression.

Li Xiaowei followed behind with an equally ugly expression; clearly, he hadn't gotten the money.

However, as soon as he sat down, Li Xiaowei shamelessly spoke up: "Brother! I heard from my brother-in-law that you're doing quite well in Shanghai, so lend me twenty thousand yuan! I need it urgently, and my brother-in-law doesn't have that much on hand. Can you help me out?"

Tang Luochuan raised an eyebrow: "So you still want to borrow money, huh!"

"Yes!"

Li Xiaowei was doing this deliberately in front of everyone; he had indeed failed to get anything from Shen Muqing just now.

However, this sudden move of borrowing money from Tang Luochuan was something Shen Muqing hadn't expected.

"Xiaowei! Stop!" Shen Muqing said.

Shen Qiang and Liu Aiyuan, sitting to the side, also looked embarrassed.

Shen Muyan looked at him with utter disdain: "Go earn it yourself. What's the point of borrowing from my boyfriend?"

Li Wenjing also feigned kindness: "Xiaowei, you aren't even close to Luochuan. We'll talk about this later."

"Oh, Sis, we're all family now. Aren't we brothers?"

Tang Luochuan laughed: "Where is my hometown? How tall am I? Which university did I attend?"

Li Xiaowei: "..."

Tang Luochuan: "See! You don't even know these things, how can we be brothers?"

After speaking, he looked at Shen Qiang and Shen Muqing: "Uncle, Brother! You tell me, should I lend this money or not?"

He was deliberately testing the attitudes of Shen Qiang and Shen Muqing. If they remained deluded, Tang Luochuan would stand up and leave immediately.

He would even have to reconsider his relationship with Shen Muyan.

Shen Qiang's face turned from green to white. He coughed dryly to smooth things over: "Xiaowei is young and speaks without thinking. Luochuan, don't take it to heart. You definitely shouldn't lend it."

Shen Muqing also quickly chimed in: "Right, Xiaowei, stop messing around."

Li Xiaowei, however, was relentless, stiffening his neck: "It's just 20,000, isn't it? Why be so stingy? I really have an urgent need, and I will definitely pay it back!"

"Fine! Let me make a call." Tang Luochuan seemed to give the other party an opening and immediately took out his phone to call President Wang.

The call connected instantly, and Tang Luochuan put it on speakerphone.

"President Wang!"

"CEO Tang, what are your orders?"

"It's like this, someone is asking to borrow money from me! I just met him, but he claims to be my brother..."

"Hahaha, there are such shameless people?"

"That's not important, but I intend to lend him 20,000! So, do you know a lawyer? I want to draft a legally binding IOU. If he doesn't pay it back, there has to be some recourse."

"No problem. Where are you?"

"Gusu City!"

"I'll have my branch colleagues contact a local lawyer, don't worry! Send me the address, and they'll be there in half an hour."

"Good!"

After hanging up, Tang Luochuan casually tossed his phone onto the coffee table and looked up at Li Xiaowei: "Since you called me brother, I'll call you brother too. There's no problem with signing an IOU, right?"

The arrogance on Li Xiaowei's face instantly froze. He had just wanted to use his status as a "relative" to moral-jack him; he had never intended to go through legal channels. He panicked: "N-no, is all that trouble necessary? We're all family, why write an IOU..."

Tang Luochuan looked serious: "Hey? What kind of talk is that! As long as you pay it back, this IOU is just a scrap of paper! Unless you don't intend to pay it back, you wouldn't be afraid to sign it! If you refuse to sign now, it just proves you never intended to pay it back and you're just trying to scam me!! I treat you like a brother, you wouldn't really try to scam me, would you?"

"No... what I mean is... I, on my honor..."

"Don't talk to me about honor!" Tang Luochuan immediately interrupted: "Do I look like I'm stupid? Brother, you've got some nerve, asking for money when we aren't even close! I'll give you the 20,000. It's easy to borrow and easy to return. If you don't return it..."

His voice turned suddenly cold: "Even if the King of Heaven himself comes down, I won't give him any face!!"

"Then I won't borrow it!"

"If you don't borrow it! That means you're afraid to sign the IOU, which means you never intended to pay it back. Are you playing me??"

"Then..."

"This money! If you don't borrow it, you're not giving me face, and you're purely trying to scam me!!" Tang Luochuan's voice sank.

Tang Luochuan sneered inwardly: "Moral kidnapping? I'm your ancestor!! Playing games with me? Damn it!"

The atmosphere dropped to freezing. Shen Qiang and Shen Muqing hadn't expected Tang Luochuan to be so capable of playing this game.

Li Wenjing's expression wasn't good either.

However, the three girls were enjoying the show quite a bit.

Especially Shen Muyan, who was staring at Tang Luochuan's profile with a smile in her peach-blossom eyes, unable to look away.

Li Xiaowei's face flushed red and turned white. He stood there, unable to advance or retreat, not knowing where to put his hands.

Tang Luochuan sat on the sofa, not even lifting his eyelids. His tone was flat, yet every word was piercing: "What's wrong? Just a moment ago you were calling me brother every other word, and now you don't even dare to sign an IOU?"

Li Xiaowei braced himself and squeezed out: "I just need the money urgently, why are you being so serious about this..."

"Don't waste my time! Are you borrowing it or not?! Damn it, I gave you face! Uncle, Aunt, I'm sorry, I have an urgent matter! I'm leaving first." Tang Luochuan felt the atmosphere was right, and the timing was perfect, so he immediately got up to leave.

Was he angry? He wasn't angry at all, but this was the moment!

The time for Shen Qiang and his wife to choose: son-in-law or daughter-in-law!!

But tonight, or rather, for the moment, there might not be a result, but they would have to experience the consequences of their own actions.

"You're leaving? Luochuan..." Liu Aiyuan immediately blocked his path, wanting to ask him to stay.

But Tang Luochuan's attitude was firm: "Aunt, the atmosphere today isn't right, and I can't eat this meal. We'll talk another day. Forcing me to stay will only make me more uncomfortable."

Li Wenjing and Li Xiaowei were stunned on the spot. Tang Luochuan's words just now had been extremely impolite.

He had even used profanity, but the fact that this guy was leaving just like that caught them off guard.

Tang Luochuan didn't hesitate at all. He called out to Jiang Jinyue and Su Wantang, laughing inwardly: "Your damn blood-sucking daughter-in-law versus me, the wealthy son-in-law! Who is better? Is there even a need to compare??"

Shen Muyan was just about to stand up, but Tang Luochuan waved his hand: "Muyan, you stay home. See you in Shanghai."

"Luochuan... you... you... you don't want me anymore?"

Shen Muqing and Shen Qiang also stood up, repeatedly trying to smooth things over.

"Luochuan, it's not that much time, stay for dinner."

"Brother-in-law, whatever urgent matter you have can wait until tomorrow."

Tang Luochuan shook his head and didn't speak, letting them guess for themselves.

Could they not guess it?

He didn't have any urgent matter; he just couldn't stand the Li siblings.

The door opened, and Tang Luochuan walked out, with the family following on the side, still trying to persuade him.

Shen Muyan grabbed his sleeve tightly and wouldn't let go: "You don't want me anymore?"

Tang Luochuan grasped her hand; he couldn't bear to hurt her: "I do, how could I not want you? I'll wait for you in Shanghai."

"Don't lie to me."

"I'm not lying. It's just that today's meal wasn't a happy one."