Chapter 85: His Grandson Lost an Entire Hand!

Lin Feng’s mouth twitched. He knew all too well how rapidly the world had changed in recent years.

He had originally planned to take the Xu family and try their luck in e-commerce, but then he was driven out of the Xu household, and that tentative plan came to nothing.

He had never set foot in that circle before, but if Zheng Bochao said it was easy, then he might as well give it a try.

“Fine. Then let’s draft the contract.”

Lin Feng said no more. Since they had been introduced by mutual acquaintances, there was no need to fuss over formalities.

“No problem!”

Zheng Bochao smiled as he took out a contract he had already prepared, then explained with a grin, “This was originally meant for another newcomer, but he had something come up. His name and everything else haven’t even been signed yet, so it works out perfectly for you!”

Lin Feng took the contract Zheng Bochao handed him and read through it carefully, page by page.

Seeing his actions, Zheng Bochao’s eyes flickered. A little awkwardly, he asked, “What’s wrong, brother? You think I’d tamper with the contract?”

“Not that,” Lin Feng said, looking at the contract with a smile and shaking his head. “Precisely because we’re brothers, I need to read it even more carefully. Otherwise, if anything goes wrong later, it could affect our relationship.”

At first, seeing Lin Feng’s expression, Zheng Bochao had felt a little slighted and displeased.

But after hearing this, he immediately understood. The knot in his heart loosened at once, and he nodded in support. “You’re right, brother. Take a careful look. If there’s anything off, we’ll discuss it.”

“Mhm.”

Lin Feng said nothing more and examined the entire contract seriously.

There was nothing suspicious. It simply stated that he was to take part in a program, with filming to take place on a scenic island. Four men and three women would spend a week there in an extreme survival setup.

The show was broadcast live. Each night, the male and female guests could vote for one person of the opposite sex to spend time with. If both chose each other, the pair would have a chance to enjoy a villa trip arranged by the production team.

Just from the introduction, Lin Feng was already frowning so hard his brows could have split.

Wasn’t this the dating show that had been blowing up online lately?

And four men and three women... however you looked at it, one of the men was bound to be left out.

Still, three hundred thousand for one week made Lin Feng practically glow with joy.

Never mind who was participating—at that pay rate, he would have done a wilderness survival show by himself!

After checking everything, Lin Feng signed his name on the contract without hesitation and pressed his fingerprint onto it.

“When does filming start?” he asked.

“Tomorrow. The others have already been settled. Yours was the only contract left!” Zheng Bochao said as he put the document away, then called out toward the door, “Xiao Lu!”

A moment later, a bespectacled young man rushed in from outside.

“Director Zheng, what do you need?”

“Go arrange a place for our fourth male guest to stay. Also, prepare the outfit he’ll wear when he makes his entrance tomorrow!”

After giving the order, Zheng Bochao turned back to Lin Feng and reminded him, “Brother, if you’ve got anything to take care of tonight, finish it up. Once we’re on the yacht tomorrow, there’ll be no playing with phones, all right?”

“Got it.”

Lin Feng had no objection to that. Compared with three hundred thousand in hand, what was one week without a phone?

Led by Xiao Lu, Lin Feng arrived at a single room on the fourteenth floor. It was equipped like a hotel room, with all the necessary amenities.

After Lin Feng went inside, Xiao Lu said, “Mr. Lin, please rest well tonight. Tomorrow morning at eight o’clock, please come downstairs on time. I’ll arrange a vehicle to take you to the ferry terminal.”

Lin Feng nodded. After Xiao Lu left, he closed the door and took a hearty hot shower.

Afterward, he ordered some takeout to get by.

Perhaps last night’s events had been too shocking. Once his stomach was full, Lin Feng lay down on the bed and fell asleep before long.

...

“Chu Lingshuang, you’ve got some nerve—how dare you lay a hand on my grandson!”

Purple Radiance Manor.

Gu Zhang stormed into Chu Lingshuang’s office, and the moment he stepped through the door, he roared in fury.

Early that morning, he had been informed by a servant that his precious grandson had been sent to the emergency room, his life hanging by a thread.

So anxious that he had not even changed his shoes, he had rushed straight to the hospital, only to hear the doctor say that his son had lost too much blood and was being saved in emergency surgery, while the severed hand had already gone necrotic and could never be reattached...

According to the doctor, it had been cut off by someone using a knife, brutally and forcefully.

Gu Zhang had nearly fainted from rage.

Then another report came in: Chu Lingshuang was still waiting for him at the villa.

By then, his son and daughter-in-law had already donated blood and, with red-rimmed eyes, were caring for the child in the hospital. He had forced down a bellyful of fury and rushed over, only to find the culprit leisurely drinking tea in the office.

He was almost livid enough to explode.

“Why the hell are you so quiet? You dare lay hands on someone from my Gu family? Do you think your Chu family can cover the sky with one hand?”

Gu Zhang was beside himself with anger, while Chu Lingshuang’s bodyguards stood nearby, each of them watching him like hawks.

Chu Lingshuang set down her coffee cup at an unhurried pace. Her gaze swept over Gu Zhang with a dark, icy edge.

Her eyes were like black ink, carrying a coldness that saw through everything.

Even Gu Zhang, advanced in years and long accustomed to all manner of storms, felt his heart give a jolt.

He had indeed met Chu Lingshuang once when she was a child. Back then she had been too young to show much of anything, but in just over a decade she had changed beyond recognition.

The viciousness she radiated in every gesture was already enough to stir the winds and shake the world.

Gu Zhang understood that the young woman before him was not someone easily deceived. But no matter what, this matter with his grandson would never be over.

If the Chu family did not pay dearly for it, he would never let it rest.

“What are you staring at? You’re just a young girl, yet your heart is so cruel. What did my grandson even do that you had to cut off his hand like that? If your Chu family doesn’t give my Gu family an explanation, then nobody is getting off this matter!”

Gu Zhang was so furious his mustache bristled and his eyes bulged. If it weren’t for the people watching him, he would have rushed up to tear Chu Lingshuang’s face apart.

Chu Lingshuang lifted her eyes slightly, her red lips curving into a cold smile. Crossing one leg over the other, she said indifferently, “What the Gu family did—do you, Gu Zhang, really not know in your heart?”

“You!”

Gu Zhang froze, then quickly understood. “So what? Even so, you should not have acted so ruthlessly!”

Wasn’t it just a drugged setup?

If Chu Lingshuang didn’t want it, she could simply refuse!

What his grandson had lost was a hand!

“Ha.”

Chu Lingshuang laughed at that, her gaze shifting as her tone turned instantly sharp. “I was already merciful not to kill him. Gu Zhang, say one more word and see whether I don’t make your Gu family get out of the Four Great Clans within three days!”

Gu Zhang had never expected Chu Lingshuang to be so overbearing. But whatever the case, she had only taken over the family less than three years ago, and the Four Great Clans had long since formed a private alliance.

The Chu family was indeed powerful, but if she wanted to ruin his Gu family, Chu Lingshuang alone simply could not do it.

Thinking of this, Gu Zhang calmed himself. He glared at Chu Lingshuang and sneered, “Miss Chu, aren’t you being a little too confident? You’ve only inherited the family for less than three years. Do you really think your abilities are enough to stand against the four great clans?”

Chu Lingshuang narrowed her eyes slightly. Noticing a new message popping up on the phone screen on the table, the corners of her lips lifted at once.

“Oh? Is that so?”