“What? Lan Yue was kicked out and imprisoned?
“Who has the right to do that to the chief? I am Lan Tianci, let me in! I want to see my dad!”
Thump!
Lan Tianci was barred at the entrance to the Experts Alliance headquarters building and promptly kicked away.
“You’re clearly not, but even if you were, so what? If even Lan Yue was dealt with, what does that make you?”
Lan Tianci was dazed. He recalled how that not long ago he would drive his sports car over and would just burst right in without so much as a warning.
‘How did everything suddenly change?’
“Is it that I look different?”
Lan Tianci touched his face and found with joy that his beard was gone and had returned to his former self.
“Ha-ha-ha, I’m back! Let me in, I’m Lan Tianci!”
Thump!
Lan Tianci was kicked to the curb again.
“I thought I told that even if you were, so what?”
“You dare kick me? You… dare kick me?”
“And? Who do you think you are? You had dad covering your ass before, but now he is finished, so why in the hell would I listen to you?”
“J-just you wait!”
Lan Tianci stomped away madly.
Lan Tianci got home to see the police seizing everything. Asking around, he found that Chief Lan Tianci organized an illegal meeting, and he was now under investigation. His assets and businesses were, of course, seized.
The house was gone, the money was gone…
Lan Tianci was dumbstruck.
He never thought he’d live to see this day.
“That’s it!”
Didn’t Lan Tianci had many many friends?
He got an officer to lend him a phone.
“Who are you?”
“Lan Tianci? You’re back, huh? You want to stay over? Sorry, this is bad timing.”
“Bro Lan, you’re back? What, you want me to help your dad? Sorry, but I can’t help you.”
“Money? I’m a bit tight at the moment…”
“I’m In America, I can’t come right now. I can’t transfer you money, I really can’t. Why don’t…”
Lan Tianci went through a dozen of his ‘friends’ but no one would help him.
“Bastards!”
Lan Tianci was about to throw the phone but recalling where he was, he just return the police officer’s phone like a good guy, but not forgetting to cry his heart out.
In Feng City, he wandered the streets under a different face. Now that he was back at the capital, he got his old face back but was still roaming the streets.
“This isn’t real. It can’t be. It’s all just a nightmare, a terrible nightmare…”
Lan Tianci shuffled aimlessly on the sidewalk as he muttered to himself.
He then looked up and noticed a familiar sign – Divine Club.
This was Gu Tianjue’s business and the manager here was none other than his son, Gu Hanzhong.
Lan Tianci recalled how not a few days ago was welcomed with open arms, but now…
“Tianci!”
In his daze, a cool sports car drove by. His close pal Gu Hanzhong was driving it.
“I-I’m not.” Lan Tianci waved. The friends he called were those he always thought were true to him, but not Gu Hanzhong. He always thought Gu Hanzhong had the same status as him, and he didn’t have the nerve to call for his help.
“Tianci, what’s wrong? Stand up!”
Gu Hanzhong got out of the car and yelled.
“Something happened to your dad?
“You should’ve called me. I may not be able to help your dad but there’s no problem helping you.
“Come, follow me inside.”
Gu Hanzhong didn’t shun Lan Tianci for his filthy appearance, pulling him in the Divine Club.
Lan Tianci’s eyes grew moist, ‘This is a true friend!’
“Hanzhong, I…”
“You don’t have to say anything. Just drink and enjoy yourself today. It’s on me. Tomorrow, I will find you a place to stay.”
“Hanzhong, I…”
“Come now, you’re a grown man. No need to be like that! Did you forget how close we are?”
Lan Tianci smiled.
‘It’s true, in this world friends in need, friends indeed.’
“Hanzhong, when I recover I swear I will pay you back.”
“Stop being so polite.”
“I’m not, I’m telling you the truth!”
“Ha-ha, come, come…”
Gu Hanzhong got Lan Tianci into his club.
Gu Hanzhong yelled, “Call divines Bai Qian and Su Jin to tend to my brother.”
Jade Lake Club had its fairies and the Gu clan’s chain of clubs had its divines.
And a divine was an even higher title.
Bai Qian and Su Jin were two trump cards of the Gu clan. Lan Tianci always enjoyed them when he came here.
Bai Qian and Su Jin walked dolled up and covered in make-up, a beauty worthy of a divine.
Each took a side and Lan Tianci was tearing up again.
“What’s wrong brother?”
“Nothing, nothing. Hanzhong, this…”
“You don’t have to say it.”
“I won’t, I won’t.” Lan Tianci wiped his tears.
Gu Hanzhong asked, “How is your dad doing?”
“I don’t know. My house is filled with cops seizing everything and they say my dad is locked up. But I don’t know where.”
“Then will you ever recover?”
“I don’t know… but I still want to get dad out.”
“How?”
“I…” Lan Tianci was speechless.
How? He was just a normal person, even weaker than Gu Hanzhong.
With ‘Lan Yue’s son’ card losing its credit, even living was a problem.
He realized now how useless he was.
“Ha-ha-ha, young master Lan, you just can’t face reality. You were so bossy and threw your weight everywhere. One time when my two divines tended to young master Xu, you stormed over and gave him a sound slap. “
Lan Tianci was embarrassed, “I was drunk that time…”
“And then when Su Jin was unable to tend to you, you started trashing the place.
“Then there’s the time Bai Qian didn’t want to see you and you gave her a black eye. She couldn’t see guests for half a month.”
“I was drunk every time…”
“Oh, I see.”
“Then are you drunk today as well?” Gu Hanzhong’s tone went cold.
Bai Qian and Su Jin up and left Lan Tianci, standing behind Gu Hanzhong.
“Hanzhong, what’s the meaning of this?”
“Nothing much, isn’t it time you pay up? Didn’t you mess my business and attacked my women?”
Gu Hanzhong gave Bai Qian a kiss.
“You never asked me to. Why are you bringing it up now?” Lan Tianci was angry.
“That was then, and this is now. Are you that thick, young master Lan?”
“What am I supposed to see?” Lan Tianci slapped the table.
“Let me spell it out for you. Men!”
Gu Hanzhong clapped and a dozen bouncers came.
“Help young master Lan see the light.”
The bouncers swarmed Lan Tianci kicking and punching until he cried daddy.
“Since you owe me, sign this IOU of half a billion.”
“Gu Hanzhong, you’re blackmailing me?”
“And what if I am?”
Lan Tianci was on the ground, bruised and unmoving.
“Gu Hanzhong, what’s the point? I have no money, ha-ha-ha. You will never see that money from me!”
“I know, but it’s a good way to humiliate someone. And this is just the start.”
Gu Hanzhong pointed at a bouncer, “Have young master Lan settled in Celestial God Club. He’ll be working off his debt for the next thirty years.”
At the Celestial God Club’s mention Lan Tianci roared, “Gu Hanzhong, you dare?”
He dared everything, so of course his man hoisted Lan Tianci away.
Celestial God Club wasn’t your average club, but a gay one.
“Gu Hanzhong, f*ck you. Let me go, let me go!
“Gu Hanzhong, you’re going to get yours one day!
“Gu Hanzhong, f-“
Lan Tianci kept on cursing.
But when he was thrown in the car, his cursing turned to crying.
He thoroughly saw it now, his role in the world.
Without the ‘Lan Yue’s son’ shielding him, he was nothing…
What was the point of ambition and stubbornness?
Nothing at all. What could strong words do now?
Nothing.
He was going around asking for help when he couldn’t even help himself.
Gay joint…
Just thinking of that ‘Celestial God Club’ and Lan Tianci was shivering and roaring. He smashed his head into the window, hoping to get out. Even if he died, he would at least escape the gay joint.
“It won’t be that easy, young master Lan. Sit still, ha-ha-ha, I just sent your picture over and a black uncle is super excited to meet you.”
“Let me go, I beg you…”
“Can’t, young master Lan.”
“Let me go, waaah~”
Screech~
And then the car jolted to a halt.
A black figure rested his hand on the car’s front.
