"Don't come any closer, or I won't be polite anymore!" Inside a dilapidated adobe house, a pretty woman in gray patched clothes, panic and fury written all over her face, is brandishing a rolling pin.
Inside this house are three burly men, carrying steel pipes, their faces full of arrogance and dominance.
Half-kneeling on the ground is a weeping young girl. The girl, with her hair in a braided ponytail, looks adorable, but her tender face is pale and clearly undernourished.
"Daddy... Daddy, these bad uncles are going to take mom away. Quickly save mom, save mom, wuuu..." the girl screams in tears to a tall and thin man.
The man remains motionless, his face cold and indifferent, turning a blind eye to it all.
A scar-faced burly man reveals a bonded labor contract with a smirk, "Liu Yuling, you better open your eyes and look properly! Your husband owes us ten thousand in gambling debt, and now he has sold you to us to work at our Imperial Entertainment City. Whether you like it or not, you have to go!"
Liu Yuling, upon hearing these words, roars in despair, "Ye Zhiming, are you even a man? You're going to sell your wife because you lost a bet? You're worse than a beast!"
The scar-faced burly man takes a bold step forward, laughing, "Liu Yuling, being able to work at our Imperial Entertainment City is an honor for you! There are countless people in line hoping to get in, and they don't even have the chance! Our boss Mr. Yang promised that you'll be able to buy cars and houses within a year!"
Liu Yuling, brandishing her rolling pin, snapped, "Pish! I don't care for your dirty money!"
The scar-faced burly man chuckled, "You may not care, but your husband does, otherwise, he would not have sold you to us."
Another burly man joined in with a playful smirk, "Let's take her back quickly. I want to get a taste. Ah, someone who's borne a child, yet her skin is still so smooth and delicate!"
The three burly men closed in.
Sounds of a woman's desperate reproof and a girl's piercing screams filled the house.
When Ye Zhiming opened his eyes again, seeing the familiar old scene, his feelings fluctuated between excitement and dread!
One moment he was a 98-year-old man lying in a hospital, lingering at the brink of death, dreaming a long, long dream; the next moment, when he opened his eyes, he was here!
At that moment he became certain that he had been reborn! He was back to being 23 years old!
The moment he saw his wife Liu Yuling, and his daughter Ye Qianqian, his eyes brimmed with tears.
He never thought that he would see his wife and daughter again in his lifetime!
He remembered very clearly that he had been a jerk in his earlier days, dabbling in eating, drinking, prostitution, and gambling, hitting his wife when he lost money; he was an unmistakable scumbag!
At the age of 23, due to gambling debts, he sold his wife to the Imperial Entertainment City in the county town.
The twist of fate was that on that night, his wife, Liu Yuling, was taken away by the star thug of the Imperial Entertainment City, Scar Brother. On the way, Scar Brother attempted to misbehave, as a result, Liu Yuling seized the opportunity and jumped off the moving car, rolling down the mountain...
After that, his daughter Dou Dou was taken away by his mother-in-law, cutting off all ties with him.
His wife was driven to her death, and his daughter severed all ties with him. These were the two most painful events of his life. Even if he was to work hard and become a top tycoon later, it could not alleviate his guilt.
Scar Brother and his two henchmen held Liu Yuling as if they were grabbing a little chicken, forcibly dragging her out. Liu Yuling screamed in terror and struggled, but was unable to free herself!
At that moment.
A cold kitchen knife unexpectedly landed on Scar Brother's neck, followed by a cold voice that said, “If you don't want to die, let go of my wife.”
Scar Brother felt a cold sensation on his neck. He turned his head to look and was immensely taken aback.
The person threatening him with a kitchen knife, it turned out, was Ye Zhiming, this worthless fellow!
Scarface scolded, "Ye Zhiming, what are you doing? Are you seeking death?"
Ye Zhiming said coldly, "If you don’t release my wife by the count of three, I’ll kill you! One, two...."
Scared, Scarface quickly waved his hand to indicate his subordinates to release her, fearing that Ye Zhiming, in his desperation, might act recklessly.
Two of his underlings let go of Liu Yuling.
Clutching her daughter tightly, Liu Yuling began sobbing along with her.
Huang Xiongbo, one of the thugs, thundered, "Kid, let go of Brother Scarface, or else you're dead meat!"
Ye Zhiming sneered and said, "Scarface, you go back and tell Yang Donglai that I will repay his ten thousand yuan of gambling debt, if he ever dares to come after my wife again, I will blow him up using two dynamites!"
Scarface and his men looked confounded.
Had Ye Zhiming suddenly regained his sanity?
Just this morning, he seemed fine with using his wife to settle the debt, even signing the sales contract.
Could he be having second thoughts now?
"Ye Zhiming, do you think we're idiots? Where would a pauper like you find ten thousand yuan?" Scarface questioned disdainfully.
Ye Zhiming was renowned in the surrounding villages as a good-for-nothing. Addiction to drinking and gambling has forced him to sell all the valuables in his house. He even caused the death of his parents due to the pressure and despair!
The only way such a man could produce ten thousand yuan would be if the sun rises in the West.
"Within three days, I will personally bring ten thousand yuan to President Yang. If I fail, feel free to deal with me as you wish!" Ye Ziming declared in a low voice.
"Ye Ziming, have you been kicked in the head by a donkey? You couldn't come up with this amount of money in three years, let alone three days!" Scar sneered.
Ye Ziming once again raised the kitchen knife in his hand, his eyes bloodshot, threatening, "You can choose to believe me, or you can choose to fight me to the death!"
Scar muttered a curse under his breath. This was like Li Kui meeting the violent Zhang Fei, a tough nut to crack!
Fighting to the death with this deadbeat gambler who had nothing to lose wasn't worth it!
Scar waved his hand and said coldly, “Fine, we’ll give you three days. But let me warn you, if you dare to run away to another province, even if I have to chase you to the ends of the earth, I will kill you. Let's go!”
After finishing his threatening words, Scar left with two of his men, Huang Xiong Bo and Huang Kun Hua.
On his way out, Scar kicked the wooden door to pieces as a warning.
Once the three of them left, Ye Ziming came over and apologized guiltily, "Yuling, I'm sorry! I failed to protect you and caused you to suffer..."
Liu Yuling was not moved at all. Rather, she was infuriated. She pointed her finger at Ye Ziming, "You jerk, Ye Ziming, get out of here! The further, the better!”
Ye Ziming looked at his wife's cold and angry expression. He knew that no matter what he did at that moment, he would be misunderstood by Liu Yuling.
He realized that the best way to show that a person had reformed was through actions.
"I'm going to go to the backyard. You stay here and watch Doudou." Ye Ziming left a sentence and walked out.
"Hey, what are you going to do in the backyard? Scum, those six chickens are left for Doudou's tuition, you get back here!" Liu Yuling hollered in despair.
