"Sorry, I need to apologize"

When Zhang Zhili spoke those words, everyone truly believed in his eloquence and sharpness.

Tang Dapeng's eyes flickered with surprise as he tightly grasped Zhang Zhili's hand, not releasing it for quite some time.

Zhang Yuehong felt a moment of joy, but then found it tasteless; even if the illness were cured, she still couldn't compare to others' wealthy son-in-law!

Zhang Zhili noticed his in-laws were genuinely supportive of him.

Han Feihu's face darkened, and Aunt Liu Xuefeng sarcastically remarked, "What kind of talk is that? Your brother-in-law casually spends over eight hundred thousand on a car, but as for you, what are you worth?"

Zhang Zhili shrugged, "I'm quite valuable, with two kidneys and a heart, I'm worth at least millions! Who knows if my brother-in-law might be money-minded!"

"Feihu's casual construction projects alone cost millions!"

"Mom, why bother arguing with a lunatic!"

"Zhang Zhili's remarks are just foolish! Who else would give you such a good opportunity besides relatives!"

"Not willing to work and cowardly! Even if the illness is cured, there's probably no future!"

Relatives chimed in with their opinions.

Tang Yanran's expression turned icy; every word from these people felt like a slap to her face.

After all, it was her uncle's birthday banquet, so she restrained her anger and refrained from exploding.

Zhang Yuehong's face flushed with anger; if Tang Dapeng hadn't held her back, she would have cursed them all.

Tang Dapeng's anger flashed, then he calmed down and said, "Our Tang family can still support one more person, so don't bother!"

Han Feihu chuckled, "Alright, alright, I'm being nosy! But brother, I meant well by helping you. If you're too spineless to accept, fine! But you should apologize for speaking like that, right?"

Zhang Zhili became angry. He had spared his in-laws' feelings, but Han Feihu had gone too far.

Just then, the door of the private room was kicked open, and seven or eight burly men barged in.

Han Feihu became furious, ready to curse, but before he could, he received a hefty slap!

"You rich hypocrite, owe money when you have it, default when you don't?"

Seeing who had arrived, Han Feihu's legs went weak, his arrogance gone, stuttering, "San... Yuan..."

"Screw me? In Nanbin City, nobody dares not pay back what they owe me, He Laosan!"

A muscular man with braided hair and a face full of flesh stepped forward and slapped Han Feihu again.

Aunt Liu Xuefeng was frightened, cautiously saying, "Don't cause trouble! Our Feihu isn't easy to mess with!"

He Laosan stepped forward, grabbed Aunt Liu's arm, bit it twice, then casually tossed it aside, causing a commotion as it crashed onto the table.

"Push... what's that smell?" He spat out a mouthful of fat onto Aunt Liu's face, sneering, "Wuyi showed you favor, lent you three million at bank interest rates, and you default. Instead of telling him to repay the money, you say he's not easy to mess with?"

"Scaring me, huh?" He Laosan's flesh twitched as he slapped Aunt Liu Xuefeng's face.

"Not easy to mess with? Grandma's, I'll beat you both together! Ask your husband, Han Feihu, if he dares to fart?"

Han Feihu couldn't move, not daring to utter a word.

Aunt Liu Xuefeng burst into tears.

The common folks present had never seen such a scene before, sitting there stunned, too scared to move.

Zhang Zhili didn't intend to speak. It was a legitimate loan with bank interest; if you borrowed, you should repay!

Zhang Yuehong turned pale with fear.

Tang Dapeng frowned but couldn't help saying, "If you owe a debt, repay it, but don't resort to violence!" He Laodan grabbed a wine bottle and smashed it toward Tang Dapeng.

"You won't die if you keep quiet... dare to talk more..."

As the bottle flew, Tang Yanran's face turned pale, and everyone present fell silent.

However, just as the bottle was about to land, it was caught by a fair-skinned hand.

Zhang Zhili held the bottle, his gaze turning cold. He could tolerate others being bullied, but not Tang Dapeng.

"Take this bottle, smash it against your own head, then get out! I'll forgive you!" Zhang Zhili's tone was calm as he placed the bottle in front of He Laodan.

Everyone was stunned!

Didn't the son of a landlord know how dangerous the world was?

How could he speak like this at this time, if not arrogant or foolish!

Indeed, still a lunatic!

He Laodan laughed angrily, "Do you know who I am? Daring to act so arrogantly with me?"

"I don't know!" Zhang Zhili shook his head.

"I'm Yellow Lord Five's man!" He Laosan's face mixed with a fierce and proud air, as if mentioning someone of great importance.

"Who's Yellow Lord Five?" Zhang Zhili really didn't know.

He Laosan laughed again, even the name Yellow Lord Five wasn't known; this kind of small fry dared to challenge him.

Han Feihu trembled in fear, "Zhili, don't be reckless! Most of the earthwork business in Nanbin City is controlled by Yellow Lord Five!"

While others might not understand, the mention of earthwork immediately made it clear that this was a significant matter.

The earthwork business was known for being lucrative and fiercely competitive, with only big shots who could dominate it, both legally and illegally.

Tang Dapeng listened and shook his head at Zhang Zhili.

Seeing everyone intimidated, He Laosan grinned smugly, pointing at Tang Dapeng and then at Tang Yanran.

"Scared now? Kneel down and kowtow to me now, or I'll cripple this old man today and toy with this little girl, and you won't even dare to let out a fart!"

Anger flickered in Zhang Zhili's eyes. When his parents died tragically, studying away from home, he could only hear the bad news and mourn in emptiness.

After three years of hard work, he now wanted to protect the people he cared about and live freely.

Forget about Yellow Lord Five, even if it were the God of Heaven, he wouldn't bow down.

Without saying another word, Zhang Zhili stood up and grabbed a wine bottle, rushing forward.

The next moment, the bottle smashed onto He Laosan's head:

Blood flowed down He Laosan's face filled with bulging muscles,

Without stopping, Zhang Zhili still held onto the broken bottle.

He aimed to stab He Laosan's chest with the broken bottle.

This sudden aggressiveness startled He Laosan! His fear outweighed his ferocity!

He had never seen someone so fearless, quickly backing away, and his henchmen rushed in. But Zhang Zhili seemed crazed, stabbing left and right with the broken bottle.

In an instant, seven or eight people lay on the ground, each with a bloody wound.

Everyone gasped in shock.

Zhang Zhili's actions didn't stop. He swiftly chased after He Laosan, grabbing his collar and aiming the bloodied half-bottle at his face.

"Come on, say what you said again!"

Seeing the ferocity in Zhang Zhili's eyes, He Laosan felt a surge of panic. He felt the glass shards from the broken bottle pierce his skin, the burning pain on his face. "I know Yellow Lord Five might be a big shot, but so what? Even if he were here today, he'd still have to apologize to my father-in-law and wife! Let alone, you're just a lackey!"

Zhang Zhili's eyes blazed with killing intent.

He Laosan inexplicably panicked, recalling the ruthless characters who had killed before!

He was scared!

"Apologize, apologize! Sir, spare me! I was just talking nonsense! Please, just let me go!"

Tang Dapeng and Zhang Yuehong exchanged a glance, never expecting Zhang Zhili to be so brave after recovering from his illness!

To protect them like this, to say they weren't touched would be a lie!

Just now, when Aunt Liu was being hit, her son-in-law didn't dare to make a sound!

Tang Dapeng quickly stepped forward to pull Zhang Zhili away. "Zhili, enough, enough. Don't stoop to their level!"

As Zhang Zhili let go, He Laosan scrambled to his feet and ran out with his group of lackeys!" Zhang Zhili growled.

The lackeys helped each other up and followed suit, rushing out.

For a moment, only relatives remained in the private room.

Everyone looked at Zhang Zhili in astonishment, and for a while, no one dared to speak.