"Eun-Sang, are you alright? Are you hurt?" Lee Yeong held Cha Eun-Sang in his arms. Seeing her terrified and panicked expression, anger surged in his heart.
On the highway, Li Zaihuan's act of blocking vehicles also caused small-scale collisions and rear-end accidents, but the culprit slowly emerged from his car.
The noisy and cursing crowd saw Li Zaihuan appear and immediately shifted their focus, aiming their criticisms and "friendly" greetings at Li Zaihuan.
However, they wouldn't have imagined that the person in front of them was completely deaf to their words and became even more arrogant as the crowd gathered around him.
"What can so many of you do? Do you dare do anything to me? My father is the chairman of Taijiang Group. I am someone you cannot afford to offend. And you, brat, you thought your car was so great, and you dared to ignore me. Do you believe I'll smash your car…"
Indeed, upon hearing Li Zaihuan's words, many ordinary citizens fell silent. They were not like these rich second-generation heirs, with money and power, who could simply throw some money to settle such incidents. But he wouldn't know what kind of existence he had provoked.
"A rich second-generation heir dares to be so arrogant and conceited. Truly preposterous! You stopped my car, scared my girlfriend, and caused traffic paralysis. How dare you flaunt your idiocy in front of so many people?"
The crowd reacted with various expressions upon hearing Lee Yeong's fearless demeanor towards Li Zaihuan. Some scoffed, thinking Lee Yeong was too young and unaware of the terrifying power of these rich second-generation families.
Others believed Lee Yeong must also be a young master from a chaebol family, completely unafraid of Taijiang Group. Some even started recording videos on their phones to post on their social media.
Li Zaihuan felt a bit uneasy seeing this. He wasn't sure if Lee Yeong genuinely had something to rely on or if it was just a simple sense of social justice. If the situation escalated, it would indeed be very unfavorable for him.
"Who are you? If you have the guts, state your name. Don't act all high and mighty. I'll admit defeat for today's matter, but we'll see about this later."
"Calling you an idiot seems to be a compliment. After all this, didn't you hear me say my girlfriend was scared? You still want to leave like this? Did you leave your brain at home when you went out?!"
Cha Eun-Sang had never encountered such a scene before. She hadn't fully recovered and felt a surge of fear. Seeing Lee Yeong furiously confronting Li Zaihuan, she felt both happy and scared.
After all, the other person was the son of a chaebol family, and she worried Lee Yeong would get hurt.
"Lee Yeong, let it go. I'm fine, aren't I? Let's go home. My mom is still waiting for us to eat!"
"You silly girl, should I call you kind or naive? But you're right, Mom is still waiting. I'll let him off the hook today!"
Li Zaihuan saw Lee Yeong and Cha Eun-Sang preparing to leave and thought he had chickened out. His expression became arrogant again, and he even fixed his gaze on Cha Eun-Sang.
"Slap, slap, slap."
Lee Yeong delivered three consecutive slaps directly to Li Zaihuan's face, knocking him back against the car, blood flowing from his mouth. He whispered in his ear:
"If you dare to look around again, do you believe I'll gouge out your eyes, you piece of trash? Do you think no one knows what you've done? Do you think it'll just end like this after provoking me? In the days to come, I will make your life worse than death."
Lee Yeong didn't dislike rich second-generation heirs, but he utterly detested people like Li Zaihuan who were lawless and reckless, relying on their power.
It was fine if they didn't provoke him, but if they dared to jump around in front of him, death would be the greatest mercy for them.
When Lee Yeong slapped Li Zaihuan, a trace of 'Waste Flame' power was infused. For the next half month, every midnight, the 'Waste Flame' would burn Li Zaihuan's limbs and internal organs until that trace of power was completely consumed.
At this time, the traffic police also arrived one after another. Since the cause of the accident was clear, there was no need for further investigation; only negotiation for compensation remained.
Lee Yeong, however, no longer paid attention. He still had to go back to treat his mother-in-law's illness.
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"Don't tell my mom about the car accident when we go inside later. I'm afraid she'll worry… Also, about my mom's matter…"
"Don't worry, our mom's problem is on me. I guarantee there won't be any issues at all."
"Pfft, shameless! That's my mom, and we're not even married yet!"
"Hehe, it's only a matter of time…"
Calmed down, Cha Eun-Sang was very happy thinking that her mother would soon be able to speak. Because her mother couldn't speak, no one would hire her for work, so she could only work as a maid.
Seeing her mother's tired appearance, she hated Empire Group to the core.
"Mom, we're back! Come out quickly, we have something to tell you!"
"What is it you want to tell me?"
"Mom, Lee Yeong said he has a way to cure your voice, and you'll be able to speak!"
"…Really? Are you just teasing me because you have a boyfriend and you're tired of me, you little brat?"
Eun-Sang's mother was happy to hear Eun-Sang say she could be cured, but she dared not believe it. She had hoped many times, but it always ended in disappointment.
"Auntie, it's true. I really can cure your voice. Eun-Sang didn't lie to you. I can treat you right now, and it won't take long."
Upon receiving Lee Yeong's affirmation, Eun-Sang's mother's eyes instantly reddened. She was too excited and quickly inquired about the treatment. Lee Yeong began to prepare to sterilize the silver needles.
Her nerves were already fragile, so during the acupuncture, he also needed to use his magic power to protect her central nervous system and continuously stimulate the nerves.
A quarter of an hour passed, and Eun-Sang's mother's voice was finally cured. Continuously controlling the output of his magic power left Lee Yeong a bit tired, but the result was undoubtedly perfect.
Eun-Sang's mother could already speak with some effort, and with more practice, she would eventually be able to communicate like a normal person.
"Lee Yeong, thank you, thank you for curing my mom. I really don't know how to thank you."
"Silly girl again. Our mom's business is my business. As long as you're happy, that's enough."
"Since you appeared, you've constantly given me surprises. I'm so glad I met you. I love you."
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When Lee Yeong left Cha Eun-Sang's house, Eun-Sang's mother was very reluctant to see him go. If it weren't for them still being in high school, she would have wished for them to get married immediately. Cha Eun-Sang prepared to talk more with her mother and discuss the matter of her mother changing jobs.
"Hello, Eun-Tak."
"Hello, Lee Yeong. Have you returned from Eun-Sang's house? How is it? Did Eun-Sang's mother agree to you two being together?"
"Mm-hmm, of course! You don't even need to ask who I am. From now on, we can say we're dating by imperial decree."
"Then congratulations to you and Eun-Sang! Where are you now? I'll come find you!"
"Alright, I'll wait for you at the coffee shop we always go to."
"Okay, see you later!"
Ji Eun-Tak heard Lee Yeong was done and asked about the situation, feeling happy that they could officially be together. She now wanted to know if Lee Yeong was aware of Kim Shin's matter. She felt that Kim Shin and Wang Li were hiding something from her, which made her very uneasy.
"Who is she talking to on the phone? Is she going out to meet someone?"
While Ji Eun-Tak was on the phone with Lee Yeong, Kim Shin saw Eun-Tak looking very happy and even preparing to go out to meet someone. He felt extremely jealous and followed her. He wanted to know who dared to steal his bride!