Chapter 118: Luo Yuhe's Shock! The Richest Man Kneels!
[Location: Ankang Hospital - VIP Ward Corridor]
Shen Anyu felt Luo Yuhe's slender, pale hand clutching his arm. Her fingers were digging into his sleeve, trembling uncontrollably in terror.
A smile instantly flashed in his heart.
This meant that Luo Yuhe already had a deep trust in him. Even reliance. In the face of her greatest nightmare, she turned to him for protection.
But this was not enough.
Currently, Luo Yuhe's total favorability was only sixty-five.
For a woman who was outwardly gentle but inwardly strong as steel—especially after experiencing such a great calamity and betrayal—to enter her heart and unlock her defenses, a slow and steady approach was not enough.
A strong dose of reality was needed to break through in one fell swoop.
As for the people who had arrived outside the door... Shen Anyu didn't need to turn around. He already knew who they were. They had called him earlier to beg for his permission to enter.
He turned slowly.
Standing in the corridor was a middle-aged man with an extraordinary demeanor. His suit was Italian silk, his watch worth a house. He had the air of someone accustomed to a high position, to giving orders and having them obeyed instantly.
Beside him was a young man in a wheelchair. His complexion was feminine and pale, his legs encased in heavy casts.
Behind them followed more than a dozen bodyguards in black suits. Each had broad shoulders and thick backs, stout and imposing, with bulging temples and bright eyes. They were clearly martial arts practitioners, the elite of the elite.
This middle-aged man and young man were none other than the richest man in Jinling—the [Jinling Jin Family] Patriarch, Jin Haining.
And his son, Jin Shiming, whose legs Shen Anyu had previously broken like twigs.
Looking at Jin Haining and Jin Shiming, Luo Yuhe's delicate body trembled violently. Her small hand clutched Shen Anyu's arm tighter, her face draining of all color.
Even the little girl, Luo Xiaoxiao, who had been lively and laughing just a moment ago, was also trembling. She hid behind Shen Anyu's leg, peeking out with wide, terrified eyes.
Luo Yuhe and Luo Xiaoxiao's suffering for the past five or six years was all thanks to Jin Shiming!
In Luo Xiaoxiao's eyes, Jin Shiming was the worst bad guy in the world. The devil who hurt her mommy.
Luo Yuhe knew even more. She knew how powerful Jin Haining was.
The Luo Family was also a prominent family in Jinling once. But under the pressure of the Jin Family, they directly drove Luo Yuhe and the infant Luo Xiaoxiao out into the cold, abandoning their own blood.
Even the high-ranking officials of the special forces where Luo Yuhe originally belonged... due to Jin Haining's influence and bribes, they ignored Luo Yuhe's plight. A former female hero left to rot.
For those five or six years in Jinling, Luo Yuhe felt the pervasive pressure from the Jin Family everywhere. Whether it was renting a house or finding a job, she was suppressed. Forced to wander the streets, live under bridges in dog kennels, and scavenge for food like a rat.
And now... the Jin Family had come knocking! Here in Modu!
Luo Yuhe felt despair in her heart. Was this her and Luoxiao's destiny? To be hunted down no matter where they went?
Luoxiao was still so young... why was fate so unfair to her?
Luo Yuhe looked at her adopted daughter, Luo Xiaoxiao, with reluctance and love. Then her eyes turned to Shen Anyu beside her. She felt sad in her heart, regretting deeply that she had implicated a good person in her mess.
However...
The next scene left Luo Yuhe stunned. Her brain short-circuited.
"Greetings, Young Master Shen!"
Jin Haining did not make trouble as she had imagined. He didn't roar, didn't threaten, didn't order his men to attack.
This richest man in Jinling, who had always been known for his domineering nature, actually bowed respectfully to Shen Anyu with a beaming, ingratiating smile. His back bent almost ninety degrees.
And that wasn't all!
Even Jin Shiming, the number one scion in Jinling who had his legs broken earlier... a Young Master who had always been arrogant and overbearing...
He trembled as he forced himself to stand up from his wheelchair with the help of bodyguards. The pain must have been excruciating, but he ignored it.
He bowed respectfully to Shen Anyu, his face pale with fear.
"G-Greetings... Young Master Shen!"
Whoosh!
The more than a dozen elite bodyguards of the Jin Family all bowed in unison, snapping to attention like soldiers.
"Greetings, Young Master Shen!"
"Greetings, Young Master Shen!"
"..."
For a moment, in front of the VIP ward of Ankang Hospital in Modu, the sounds of "Greetings, Young Master Shen" echoed, deafeningly loud. It was a chorus of submission.
[Ding! Destined Heroine Luo Yuhe is greatly shocked! Plundering +6,666 Destiny Points!]
Luo Yuhe's eyes widened until they were perfectly round. Her pale pink lips parted, almost wide enough to fit an egg.
This... this... this... How could this be?
Looking at the scene before her, Luo Yuhe was dumbfounded. Her mind went blank.
Jin Haining? The tyrant of Jinling?
Jin Shiming? The sadist who ruined her life?
They were actually bowing in unison to the handsome man beside her? Like servants greeting their emperor?
He... What exactly was his identity??
Luo Yuhe suddenly turned her head to look at Shen Anyu beside her. She felt that a mysterious, golden veil seemed to shroud this young and handsome man. He was no longer just a kind stranger. He was a god.
Even the sole son of a high-ranking official... who had broken Jin Shiming's legs... couldn't make Jin Haining personally come to apologize. Nor could he make Jin Shiming swallow his anger and bow on broken legs.
"Luoxiao... don't be shy. Daddy is here."
Shen Anyu didn't even glance at Jin Haining and Jin Shiming. He treated them like air.
He smiled gently, bent down, and held the frightened Luo Xiaoxiao in his arms. He gently patted her back to comfort her.
That tenderness, that benevolence... was truly like paternal love as vast as a mountain.
"Daddy... Luoxiao is scared. The bad men are here."
"Don't be afraid. Daddy is here. They can't hurt you anymore."
"Mhm, mhm! With Daddy here... Luoxiao is very brave! Luoxiao isn't afraid..."
Luo Xiaoxiao looked up timidly at Shen Anyu. Seeing the gentle, confident smile on Shen Anyu's handsome face, a smile immediately appeared on her adorable little face as well. The fear vanished.
[Ding! Detected Destined Heroine Luo Yuhe's favorability +5! Plundering +15,000 Destiny Points!]
Shen Anyu held Luo Xiaoxiao with one arm. With the other, he reached out and grasped Luo Yuhe's overly cold little hand.
He squeezed it reassuringly, smiling warmly as he softly said:
"I'll handle everything. Just watch."
Luo Yuhe's eyes trembled. Looking at the incomparably handsome Shen Anyu before her, whose smile was as warm as the sun... it seemed to dispel the gloom that had hung over their mother and daughter for years. She was momentarily stunned by his radiance.
At this moment, Jin Shiming looked at the scene before him from his bowed position.
His eyes were filled with distortion and venom. He was resentful to the extreme!
But he dared not look up and let Shen Anyu see his hate. He could only keep his head down, appearing respectful!
But in his heart, he roared!
'Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Luo Yuhe! This bitch! The wild man she seduced... is actually the Young Master of the Yanxia Shen Family?! Damn it all!'
Jin Shiming was practically fuming. Enraged beyond measure.
Yet he dared not show any anger or resentment! Not a spark!
Because the young, handsome man opposite him... the man who was intimate with his former fiancée Luo Yuhe... was the Young Master of the [Yanxia Shen Family].
A true top noble of a thousand-year-old aristocratic family! The royalty of Yanxia!
Even the [Jinling Jin Family], compared to the [Yanxia Shen Family], had a huge gap. They were ants before a dragon. They dared not offend them!
Originally, when Jin Shiming saw his father, Jin Haining, rush to Modu overnight, he was overjoyed. He had clamored for his father to avenge him, to severely punish the perpetrator, and to kill the mother and daughter.
However... his father, Jin Haining, who had always doted on him... directly slapped Jin Shiming across the face.
Slap!
It made him see stars, feel dizzy, and even bleed from his nose.
Afterward, Jin Shiming was terrified to learn the truth.
The perpetrator... the "pretty boy" he had publicly offered a five-million-dollar bounty to kill... that wild man... was actually the Young Master of the Yanxia Shen Family!
Jin Shiming, who had always been arrogant and domineering, was not a fool. He knew this was an absolute unmovable object. An entity that even his reliance—his father Jin Haining, the richest man in Jinling—could not afford to offend.
Before Jin Haining came to the hospital, he had even spoken harsh words to his son in the car:
"Jin Shiming! You bastard! For the sake of a woman... you almost dragged the entire [Jinling Jin Family] down with you!"
"If you can't get Young Master Shen's forgiveness today... I will cripple you myself!"
"Although I only have you as a son on the surface... I have more than one illegitimate child waiting in the wings!"
"Between protecting you and protecting the Jinling Jin Family... I will only protect the Family! Do you understand?!"
[Akarin Note:
Your Support Keeps This Story Alive!
If you're enjoying this novel, your support means the world to me. Simple actions like leaving a review, power stone, comment, or sharing the story let me know you're out there. It's the greatest motivation for me to keep updating until the very end and ensures this project continues.
For those who wish to support me more directly, you can join my Patreon at [patreon.com/AkarinTL]. As a thank-you, you'll receive access to 50 advanced chapters.
I hope I am still worthy of your support. My life truly depends on this... haha, I know I'm so shameless.]