Suddenly, Zhang Boxuan picked up Shan'er and carried her to the room she had just run out of.
This feisty woman enjoys embarrassing him in public; it would be a huge loss of prestige for him to be laughed at by the brothers here!
"Let me go! Let me go!" She pounded on his chest until the door was kicked open and she was thrown onto the soft, large bed.
He stood in the center of the room, the sunlight shining on him, turning him golden, like the sun god in Greek mythology.
"Alright, just say what you have to say!" He waved his hand dismissively.
Shan'er sat cross-legged on the bed. Although she was furious, her curiosity about his mystery eventually overcame her temper.
Suppressing her anger, she asked, "Why are you here? And why am I here too?"
"Last night, the nanny said you hadn't come home, so I went to the company to look for you. I didn't expect to find you lying unconscious on the floor, so I brought you back."
"Did the wet nurse contact you?"
"No! I called your house." He said bluntly.
"Why are you looking for me? The more down on my luck I am, the happier you are, aren't you?" She turned her head away angrily.
"I called to ask how my child is doing." This was, of course, an excuse. How could he not worry about her? Yesterday was the hardest day for her.
He reached out and grabbed her chin, forcing her to face him. His murderous gaze terrified her. "Why do you portray me as an irredeemable sinner? You should know best that I can't match your ruthlessness. You are the most cold-blooded person!"
At this moment, Zhang Boxuan was a stranger to Jin Shan'er.
She was speechless, her face flushed, and she was burning with anger.
Where is this place?
"This is my home," he said casually.
"So you have another house besides the one you live with your parents. You wouldn't be using it to hide your mistress, would you?"
"Are you jealous?" He laughed several more times. "Well said! Since I've already captured you, I might as well hide you away and spend every night with you!"
"You..." Her expression hardened, and her claws shot out again. "You dare?"
"What wouldn't I dare?" he said smugly, with an air of omnipotence and self-importance. "To deal with you, to tame you, I'll have to use drastic measures!"
"You dare to use any extreme measures against me?" she asked defiantly, raising her chin.
"Yes." His eyes were both deep and sharp. "This house is ostensibly under my name, but it's actually the headquarters of the Red Gang. Brothers come and go here; you won't escape my grasp."
"The headquarters of the 'Red Gang'?" Shan'er's mind raced, and she shouted, "You mean the Red Gang of the underworld?"
He smiled and nodded slowly.
Shan'er jumped up as if stung—
"Those people call you 'gang leader,' are you the leader of the Red Gang?"
"Absolutely right!" He was excessively calm.
"How did you get involved with the underworld?" He already had three identities, leaving her completely bewildered. "Aren't you the director of Changyuan Hospital? How did you become Leo, the president of Dinghui Investment Consulting?"
"Dinghui Investment Consulting Company is a corporate conglomerate under the Red Gang that has been laundered." He squinted and explained, "Since I am the leader of the Red Gang, I am naturally the president of 'Dinghui'. I just don't want to be exposed, so I use my English name Leo as a substitute. No one has ever found out. I have concealed it very well."
"What on earth happened?" This blow was like a bolt from the blue. The man she considered the most upright was now a wicked underworld boss?
"Shouldn't you be Zhang Boxuan, with a clean background and upright character? That's why I... wanted to have a child with you. But now..." she murmured to herself. "Did I choose the wrong person? You're not 'superior breed' at all."
He sat down beside her, and couldn't help but reach out and touch her pale, tired face. "You know very little of the truth. Let me tell you!"
This is truly the simplest brother version of "Angels & Demons"—
One was black, the other white; the younger brother was as kind as an angel, the older brother as evil as Satan, and their fates were worlds apart. The younger brother became a renowned doctor who saved lives and lived an honest life, while the older brother became the leader of the largest gang in Taiwan, controlling evil forces. The two severed their brotherly ties and have not been in contact since.
"My younger brother is Zhang Wenhu, who is my father, and my older brother is Zhang Wenbao, who is my uncle. My uncle's only son died, and there was no one to inherit the Red Gang, so he chose me to become the leader of the Red Gang!" He raised an eyebrow and smiled, with a sinister air about him.
Do your parents know?
"I didn't let them know that I had contacted my uncle. My uncle's matter is a taboo in the family. They believe that the name 'Zhang Wenbao' is a disgrace to them for life, so I have kept it from them until now."
Shan'er looked at him, her mind somewhat dazed. Perhaps she had provoked his dark side. "You're secretly up to no good, but on the surface you're pretending to be a good kid!" she said, pouting.
"I never realized that my uncle's bad genes flowed in my blood. After meeting you, the evil that was originally hidden was completely out of control. I want to do whatever I want, I want to get the people, things, and possessions I want. I want to destroy you and show you what you'll be like when 'Kim's' goes bankrupt." He reached out and stroked Seon-ah's cheek. "I just want to teach you a lesson. Don't worry! You can still have 'Kim's'."
"None of that matters anymore!" Shan'er said dejectedly. "From what you're saying, Xuande and Xuanling might have inherited some bad blood. Does that mean Xuande is the young leader of the Red Gang, and Xuanling is the daughter of the Red Gang leader?"
"Yes!"
"I thought you were a perfect man, but who knew that half of your bloodline came from your rebellious uncle? I never expected this." Shan'er smiled weakly.
Zhang Boxuan, however, had a different opinion. "Why are you so stubborn? Genes and lineage are not the deciding factors in whether a child is good or bad. Just because you are a genius doesn't mean that Xuande and Xuanling will be geniuses. The most important indicators for a child are their parents and love. Love can turn bad into good, and good into even better!" This was his philosophy.
Love? Hearing this sensitive word, she pushed him away forcefully.
"Wrong! A bad seed is a bad seed, and it will never change in its entire life! Love is an illusion, something that doesn't exist. What can it do?"
"So what kind of person do you think I am?" He wanted her to tell him the truth.
She couldn't answer, and was even more afraid to think about it further. "Never mind, I admit I came to the wrong person. Thank you for letting me know the truth. I'm leaving now." She wanted to hide back in her cave to heal her wounds.
"Don't even think about it!" He gripped her wrist tightly, and Shan'er felt intense pain.
"It hurts! Let go!" She was in so much pain that her face contorted, and Zhang Boxuan couldn't help but let go.