Part 2
One generation worse than the last. The second branch’s kid dared to gamble with the ancestral home; he’s a prodigal son for sure.
When the butler came out, he saw many curious, scrutinizing gazes and hurried to invite the guests inside.
If they stayed out there any longer, the Ning family would likely be the headline on the Star Network before long.
After all, Young Master Zhanfeng’s photo was still hanging on the wanted list and hadn’t been taken down.
Ning Yunyi and his group entered the Ning family home with great fanfare.
This was Ning Yunyi’s first time at the Ning house, but perhaps because of the original body’s memories, the walk felt exceptionally familiar.
All the way to the reception hall, Ning Yunyi’s eyes, hidden under his red hair, darkened.
His silence made the butler leading the way increasingly uneasy. Surrounded by powerful spiritual power users, he felt his legs trembling as he walked.
The Ning family only had two branches: Professor Ning’s family and the Second Branch. He had always been the butler for the Second Branch.
Years ago, the two families had split. At that time, Professor Ning, sentimental about the past, only asked for this ancestral home, leaving all other properties and assets to Ning Er.
Over the years, Professor Ning’s family prospered, while Ning Er’s life became increasingly muddled. Coupled with his laziness and love for pleasure, the family fortune had long been emptied.
That was why, when Professor Ning’s family met with misfortune, he seized this house under the guise of becoming the new family head.
Outsiders didn’t know the situation, so naturally, they didn’t look into it deeply.
Only the butler knew how guilty the master felt right now; he was terrified of a scene.
Ning Yunyi didn’t need to look to know the butler’s worry. From the external news he had seen on the Star Network these days and the memories of the original body, he could roughly guess the trick Ning Er had pulled back then. It was nothing more than relying on the fact that Professor Ning, valuing brotherhood, hadn’t made things too clear to the public back then.
So, when he took back this ancestral home empty-handed, no one noticed anything wrong.
Ning Yunyi and the others sat on the sofa, while the bodyguards stood in a row behind them.
The butler’s legs went soft.
When Ning Er dragged Ning Mengde over and saw this scene, he also felt a bit weak. Hearing about it was one thing; seeing it was another.
Especially since Ning Er had no Spiritual Power and loved comfort over work, his assets were long gone.
That was why, when his older brother had the accident, he didn’t hesitate to cooperate with that junior from the Mu family, driving away the only remaining nephew to occupy this home.
He thought that since his brother had been a high-level executive at the Federal Research Institute for so many years and his sister-in-law was royalty, the family wealth would be substantial.
But after actually occupying the house and nearly turning it upside down, he found nothing but a few million Star Coins on the surface.
But those few million, after months of bribing people to get his eldest son a good job and daily expenses, didn’t leave much behind.
Where the hell was he supposed to get ten million Star Coins right now?
Ning Yunyi just looked at this so-called Second Uncle. The man smiled at him, not recognizing at all that the person before him was the little nephew he had driven out not long ago.
Ning Er didn’t recognize Ning Yunyi. He smiled past him and looked at Hao Yan beside him. “Young Master Hao, I’ve heard about what happened three days ago from this little beast. Look at this brat, always causing trouble. But it’s just a game between children; there’s no need to take it so seriously, right? Speaking of which, I’ve met your father a few times, so about this matter… how about we just let it go?”
Hao Yan had long guessed that this man wouldn’t pay up obediently; it was evident from how he kicked his brother’s family when they were down.
Hao Yan shrugged. “This isn’t just a dispute between Ning Mengde and me anymore; it involves three people. Just now, I accepted ten million Star Coins from Mr. Bai and transferred the rights to the ancestral home to him. The contract is signed. Either you take out ten million Star Coins to pay Mr. Bai back, or you give him the ancestral home. I’m easy to talk to, but Mr. Bai isn’t so easygoing.”
As if confirming the statement “not easygoing,” the twenty bodyguards behind them crossed their arms in unison, releasing their Spiritual Power. It instantly gave Ning Er and Ning Mengde a splitting headache, causing them to wave their hands frantically.
Only then did the bodyguards retract their Spiritual Power. Ning Er’s face was pale and somewhat embarrassed.
As an elder, being humiliated by a junior like this, he couldn’t help but kick Ning Mengde. “To tell you the truth, I can’t take out ten million Star Coins, and I can’t give up this ancestral home. Go find whoever signed the agreement with you. If not, take this beast away!”
This obvious rogue attitude made Young Master Bai laugh. “Alright then. We’ll strip him naked and hang him at the Ning family gate, playing a loop of ‘I owe money so I’m selling my body to pay debts.’ Let’s see who wants him as a live-in son-in-law, and he can change his surname and marry in immediately.”
Ning Er’s face turned iron-green. If they really did that, the Ning family’s face would be torn off and stomped on the ground.
He still had to mix in the circle in the future. Without the Ning family halo—although not much was left now—it was still better than being driven out of District A directly.
Ning Mengde was also scared. By then, it wouldn’t just be Ning Zhanfeng hanging on the wanted list; he would have a place on the social death list next door.
“Father!” Ning Mengde shouted with a trembling voice.
Ning Er didn’t make a sound; he didn’t believe they would really dare.
Young Master Bai grinned even more. “Or else, we can drag Ning Mengde directly to the F District Underground City for auction. After all, he’s a young master from a District A family, and he’s quite fair-skinned and tender. There must be someone with that taste who’d buy him back as a plaything.”
Ning Mengde was completely dumbfounded, horrified by Young Master Bai’s description. He suddenly blurted out, “Give me a few more days, I can definitely scrape it together!”
Jiayi had promised him; just a few more days would do.
Young Master Bai scoffed. “Do you think we’re running a charity? We are creditors, not Buddhas.”
“I’ll give you half an hour. Two choices: either gather the money immediately—ten million Star Coins, not a cent less. It’s written clearly in black and white, and we didn’t force you; you signed it yourself, Young Master Ning. Or… you take your things and vacate the house immediately. If I were you, I’d hurry up and find the money, otherwise… this house might not be in your name for much longer.”
Ning Er initially intended to muddle through, but hearing the last sentence, his face turned pale. They actually knew this ancestral home had been transferred to Mengde?
To have investigated so clearly, they had obviously set their sights on this house long ago.
This ancestral home was old and quite dilapidated; its value was less than twenty million Star Coins, with a market price of around ten million plus.
But it definitely exceeded ten million Star Coins.
Ning Yunyi watched Ning Er’s eyes darting around, clearly unwilling to give up such a place. He spoke slowly, “What, Second Master Ning is short on money? When you seized your brother’s ancestral home, the items inside were worth at least several million Star Coins. Don’t tell me you can’t even take out ten million now. An aristocratic family? Tsk, do you want me to post on the Star Network for you, help you advertise? Maybe some noble family would be willing to lend a hand and lend you Star Coins to turn things around?”
Ning Er hurriedly said, “No need!” If that happened, he would lose all face and dignity. At the same time, he was even more fearful. The other party actually knew exactly how much stuff was inside? “Who exactly are you? You know so much; did you target this house from the beginning? Did you deliberately set a trap for Mengde?”
Young Master Bai clicked his tongue. “You think anyone cares about your broken house? Ask your son how many Star Coins my uncle spent at once in South City three days ago?”
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