Chapter 63: Please Forgive Me

"He will handle it? On what grounds is he going to handle it?"

Seeing Miao Susu holding him back, a flash of annoyance crossed Fang Ziyan's eyes.

"Do you even know what happened, and you're talking about handling it here?"

"Once he arrives, can he interfere with matters of mutual consent and marriage?"

With that, Fang Ziyan also pulled out his mobile phone.

"Let go, or I'm calling the police."

"Doctor Fang!"

Seeing Fang Ziyan so furious, Miao Susu realized that Gu Tao had probably done something truly outrageous.

Otherwise, how could Doctor Fang, who usually had such a good temper, turn out like this?

She hurriedly reached out to stop Fang Ziyan from calling the police.

At the same time, she spoke quickly, "Doctor Fang, please trust me just this once, okay?"

"I, Miao Susu, have a reputation in these parts. Just let me look into this, and I promise to give you a proper explanation."

As she spoke, she reached out to grab Fang Ziyan's phone.

During the struggle, the phone slipped and directly hit the ground.

With a crisp crack, the second-hand phone immediately shattered.

Seeing this, Fang Ziyan became even more furious.

He had bought this phone back when he was a student doing work-study programs, spending one hundred and fifty yuan just so he could stay in touch with his family.

It was a Nokia 3310, and buying it back then had caused him heartache for a long time.

Now that it was suddenly smashed by Miao Susu, Fang Ziyan felt a sharp pang of distress.

"I'll pay for it, Doctor Fang, I'll pay for your phone."

Seeing that Fang Ziyan was about to blow his top, Miao Susu's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly explained.

Earlier, she was only angry because he wanted to leave.

Now that the phone was broken, Doctor Fang was genuinely furious.

In his mind, this phone was probably more important than the mess Gu Tao had caused.

Miao Susu gave her other two enforcers a look while pulling out her own phone to dial Gu Ta.

"Third Brother, I've found Doctor Fang, but there's a bit of a problem."

"Doctor Fang seems to have some conflict with your nephew, Gu Tao. We are currently at Yechen Garden in Shizhuang Town."

On the other end of the line, Gu Ta was momentarily stunned.

But soon, he said, "Keep Doctor Fang steady, I'll be right there."

Miao Susu breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly placated Fang Ziyan.

"Doctor Fang, our Third Brother will be here immediately. Please wait a moment."

"As for your phone, I will definitely compensate you for it."

Saying this, she turned her gaze toward Gu Tao.

With just a single glance, Gu Tao felt a chill run down his scalp.

He never could have imagined that Fang Ziyan would have a connection to his own third uncle.

Gu Ta, Gu Tao's third uncle, had always been involved in the underworld.

He was a prominent and notorious figure throughout Jiang'an City.

Gu Tao's family had also profited quite a bit from this relationship.

Gu Tao had always taken pride in it, often flashing Gu Ta's name outside and receiving plenty of special favors as a result.

Yet this time, he felt like he had completely overplayed his hand.

"Spit it out, what is going on here?"

Miao Susu looked at him coldly.

"Tell me now, while there's still room for maneuver before your third uncle arrives."

"But if you don't talk, and your third uncle asks you himself when he gets here, you know what will happen."

Gu Tao shuddered.

Of course he had heard of his third uncle's reputation.

Ruthless and cold-blooded—not just to outsiders, but even to his own family.

Especially someone like him who had messed up things this badly.

Yet, why did Third Uncle attach such great importance to Fang Ziyan?

Frightened, Gu Tao carefully explained himself.

"It's nothing much... It's just that Xu Qiushuang was originally Fang Ziyan's girlfriend, but I took a liking to her as well. So, I asked my family to ask for her hand in marriage."

"The Xu family agreed, and Teacher Xu dumped Fang Ziyan. He refused to accept it and came here to cause a scene."

As his voice trailed off, Miao Susu's eyes widened in disbelief.

Even though Gu Tao put it so simply, Miao Susu could read between the lines and sense the extraordinary implications behind it.

She gave Gu Tao a deep, meaningful look, let out a cold laugh, and said nothing more.

Ten minutes later, a Toyota Land Cruiser slowly appeared at the intersection.

Following right behind it was a van.

In the headlights, the door of the Toyota opened, and a sturdy figure came into view.

It was none other than Gu Ta.

Gu Ta arrived in a hurry, first greeting Fang Ziyan politely.

Then he turned to ask Miao Susu about the situation.

Upon learning the entire sequence of events, Gu Ta's expression instantly darkened.

With an apologetic look on his face, he said to Fang Ziyan, "Doctor Fang, I never expected that this nephew of mine would cause you such profound trouble."

Fang Ziyan glanced at him.

"So what about you? What were you trying to achieve by having your people detain me here? Trying to vent your nephew's frustrations?"

"Gu Ta, don't think that just because I'm a doctor, you can bully me however you please."

"I saved Mayor Luo's daughter. If you dare to lay a hand on me, things won't go well for you either."

Seeing Gu Ta again, Fang Ziyan still felt a bit intimidated inside.

After all, these people were genuine gangsters.

In the early 2000s, the crackdown on organized crime hadn't yet reached its full sweeping effect.

Among these people, who hadn't got a few lives on their hands?

Thus, Fang Ziyan could only bluff at the moment, hoping Gu Ta wouldn't be too arrogant.

However, the moment his words fell, Gu Ta hurriedly explained.

"Doctor Fang, you've really misunderstood."

"I came here today specifically to get justice for you."

With that, he turned his head and glared at Gu Tao.

"Get over here."

Gu Tao shrank his neck and walked over cautiously.

"Third Uncle."

"Crack!"

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Ta slapped him hard across the face.

The blow landed squarely, leaving Gu Tao completely dazed.

Clutching his face, his cheek swollen red, he stared in utter disbelief.

"Third Uncle, why... why did you hit me?"

He mumbled thickly.

Tears welled up in his eyes out of sheer terror.

"Kneel down."

"Bow and apologize to Doctor Fang."

Gu Ta stared at him and spoke again.

His tone was firm and allowed no room for objection.

Gu Tao was completely baffled, having no idea why things had turned out this way.

Gu Ta couldn't be bothered to waste words on him.

"You have two choices. Either you kneel down of your own accord, kowtow to apologize to Doctor Fang, and beg for his forgiveness."

"Or, I'll disown you as my nephew, use the methods of the Green Dragon Gang to break your dog legs, and then make you kowtow and apologize to Doctor Fang."

"Choose."

Without even glancing at him, Gu Ta stood there coldly.

The young toughs who had gotten out of the van immediately surrounded the area, leaving Gu Tao no way to escape even if he wanted to.

Even Xu Qiushuang's family stood nearby in a panic, completely at a loss.

How could this Fang Ziyan be far from as simple as they had imagined?

Wasn't he just an intern doctor?

Wasn't his family dirt poor without even a roof of their own?

How on earth did he come to know an underground boss of Jiang'an City?

It was over. Having offended him now, would he retaliate against their family?

Xu Lanhua and the others, who had been so arrogant just moments before, involuntarily lowered their heads.

Slapping in the face and retribution had come far too quickly—so fast it caught them completely off guard.

Under immense coercion, Gu Tao slowly sank to his knees in front of Fang Ziyan.

"Doctor Fang, I'm sorry. It was all my fault. Please forgive me."