Chapter 87

Ten minutes later, Pei Yuheng arrived at the Fu family's residence.

Two rows of burly bodyguards stood guard at the entrance of the imposing European-style villa. They clearly recognized Pei Yuheng and immediately looked over.

The player who brought him here called out several times, but not a single bodyguard came to open the door for them.

Pei Yuheng peered up through the gap in the garden's iron gate and, as expected, saw a graceful woman leaning against the window on the second floor of the villa.

She held a cup of black tea in her hand, sipping it slowly and deliberately, her gaze sweeping contemptuously over Pei Yuheng's face before quickly looking away, as if she hadn't seen him at all.

This woman is the matriarch of the Fu family who ordered Pei Yuheng to return in twenty minutes over the phone.

Seeing that Madam Fu ignored him, Pei Yuheng immediately realized that this was yet another attempt to intimidate him.

He said to player A next to him, "Could you please bring me here? You can go ahead now. If it's convenient, could you please let Pei Yu know I'm safe? I have to attend a family banquet today and might not get back until very late, so please don't worry."

Looking at the Fu family's imposing manner, Player A had no idea that Pei Yuheng would be safe.

Just then, a gentle and calm voice entered his mind.

Can you hear me?

Player A was startled. However, having been mentally summoned by Xie Xubai earlier, he quickly calmed down and replied in his mind: 【Yes, yes, yes, what can I do for you, Boss?】

Xie Xubai: [Is the Fu family preventing Pei Yuheng from entering the house?]

Player A looked around but didn't see Xie Xubai. He wondered if Xie Xubai had already guessed Pei Yuheng's impending predicament. That was truly amazing.

He continued, "Yes, there's a woman upstairs pretending to drink tea, but she won't let us out. We're only a few minutes past the time limit, and Pei Yuheng will probably use this as an excuse to cause trouble. What should we do?"

Xie Xubai: [Then you should take Pei Yuheng directly to see her.]

Madam Fu sipped her tea, truly surprised that Pei Yuheng was able to return within the stipulated time.

But so what? As long as she doesn't let the gatekeeper let her in, Pei Yuheng has to obediently stand at the gate.

Thinking of the report from her subordinates this morning that Pei Yuheng had become increasingly ambitious lately, not only making excuses to avoid reporting to the Fu Group's biological laboratory for several days, but also publicly giving Fu Zong a cold shoulder yesterday, Madam Fu sneered.

She glanced at the sun overhead, but unfortunately it was still early and the sunlight wasn't strong. She decided to let Pei Yuheng wait for another five hours and talk to him again at noon.

Madam Fu turned around and lazily instructed the servants to prepare her morning bath.

As soon as the maid opened the door, she looked up and saw Pei Yuheng's face standing behind the door.

The maid cried out in alarm, "Young Master Pei?"

Madam Fu stared at Pei Yuheng, her usually composed face suddenly cracking.

She wondered if she was seeing things, turned around and went to the window. Seeing that the iron gate was empty, she asked Pei Yuheng in disbelief, "How did you get in?"

Where's the doorman? Where's the bodyguard? Can't they see such a big guy?! And she had only looked away for less than a minute when Pei Yuheng flashed into the house from the doorway. Are you kidding me?!

Pei Yuheng hadn't expected Xie Xubai's friend to be so resourceful, helping him scale the wall in two seconds and sneak in undetected in ten.

Looking at Madam Fu's slightly distorted face, he suddenly remembered that Xie Xubai had also suddenly burst into the room that night, and the faces of the playboys in the private room were just as pale and bluish as hers. He felt like laughing.

Pei Yuheng didn't show it, but simply asked, "What do you want from me?"

Madam Fu composed herself and stared at Pei Yuheng with a gloomy look in her eyes: "Do you think that just because you got a spot in the Science and Technology Park, you've become independent and can get rid of the Fu family? How dare you talk to me like that?"

"No, Auntie is overthinking it." Pei Yuheng's indifferent expression remained unchanged. "I have other things to attend to. If Auntie doesn't have anything urgent to tell me, I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, he turned and left without looking back.

As Mrs. Fu said, the Fu family holds a leading position in the biopharmaceutical field, monopolizing nearly 80% of the industry's resources, materials, and connections.

Pei Yuheng was a sponsored student of the Fu family. His academic direction was predetermined when he was adopted, and unfortunately, his talent lay only in biomedicine.

If he were to temporarily switch to another major, he wouldn't be able to produce any achievements, and no one would risk offending the Fu family to help him.

Choosing a medical specialty that one excels in means being constantly overshadowed by the Fu Group, a major player in the industry, making it difficult to turn things around.

Moreover, to outsiders, Pei Yuheng's current achievements are due to the support and assistance of the Fu family. To leave without permission would be ungrateful and would be rejected by organizations that value reputation and prestige.

Fortunately, the bigwig who had taken a liking to Pei Yuheng didn't mind this. He only needed to complete his research and get it selected for a top journal to qualify him for admission to the park. No matter how far the Fu family's influence was, they couldn't reach into the provincial science and technology park under the government's name.

But this is only one aspect of how the Fu family can control Pei Yuheng.

Watching Pei Yuheng's retreating figure without turning his head, Madam Fu never expected him to react so indifferently: "Wait! You don't want your parents' belongings anymore?"

Pei Yuheng paused in his steps.

His parents are both experts in the field of biomedicine and employees of Fu's Biopharmaceutical Research and Development Technology.

In Pei Yuheng's few memories, his parents revered the Fu family as their utmost, and were extremely grateful. Despite having taken over so many projects and brought countless profits and wealth to the Fu family, in the end, all of them were credited to the direct descendants of the Fu family, while they remained unknown and insignificant.

It wasn't until he grew up and Fu Zong repeatedly took away Pei Yuheng's achievements that he understood the hardships and bitterness his parents had endured in secret.

Pei Yuheng's deepest regret was that his parents never achieved fame before their deaths. However, with the Fu family's resources, he couldn't vindicate his parents or reclaim their rightful achievements in a short time.

The only exception was the research his parents conducted before their deaths, which, because it was only half completed, had not yet been harmed by the Fu family.

Based on the final development trend of this research, if it yields results, it will shine brightly in the industry and gain extremely high reputation and achievement.

All the materials were in the hands of the Fu family. Pei Yuheng wanted to take them back, complete the task, and let the world hear his parents' names to comfort their spirits in heaven. Therefore, he had no choice but to obey the Fu family.

but--

Pei Yuheng coldly retorted, "If I want it, do you think you'll give it to me?"

His talent was unbelievable; he joined the Fu laboratory as an assistant at the age of fifteen and was able to complete projects independently by the age of seventeen.

Fu was heartless and cruel. He suppressed him by using the same methods he used to suppress his parents until he was admitted to a master's program and had a mentor who could speak up for him, which finally allowed him to produce results.

In other words, he worked for the Fu family for at least five years without any compensation, and during those five years, he didn't even see a trace of his parents' belongings.

That was Pei Yuheng's obsession, and he could never give it up. The only variable was Xie Xubai's appearance.

That night, watching Xiaoxu's white, round tears drip onto the pillow, soaking it completely, Pei Yuheng suddenly realized amidst immense heartache and guilt that while the deceased were important, he could not bury the future of future generations for the sake of the past.

Pei Yuheng came here to see Madam Fu's attitude. Seeing that she was still arrogant and condescending, he knew that if he continued to endure, the same threats would only come again and again. So he decisively chose to let go.

Once he enters the science park and gains power and influence in the industry, he will eventually find an opportunity to confront the Fu family again and reclaim his parents' belongings.

Seeing Pei Yuheng's resolute attitude, Madam Fu knew that her threats, which had always worked, had failed.

Watching Pei Yuheng leave, she had a bad feeling that things were getting out of control, and shouted sharply, "You stop right there!"

Pei Yuheng paused for a moment, then continued walking downstairs.

Madam Fu turned pale and was about to order someone to chase after him and stop him when she heard a loud shout.

"Your aunt told you to stop, are you deaf?!"

Upon hearing the familiar voices, Pei Yuheng froze, turned around, and indeed saw the faces of his adoptive parents.

Pei Yuheng was not the adopted son of the Fu family head. The Fu family felt he was not qualified, but they envied his talent and wanted to use kinship and the debt of gratitude for raising him to bind him to work for them. So they had the second master of the Fu family, who only knew how to indulge in pleasure, adopt him.

At home, Pei Yuheng was nominally an adopted son, but in reality, any servant could bully him. The second master of the Fu family wouldn't stand up for him or change his surname. He could only call his adoptive father "Master" and his adoptive mother "Madam."

His adoptive mother was staring at him with a cold and sinister gaze: "Pei Yuheng, have you forgotten all the rules I taught you when you were a child?"

Pei Yuheng saw the steward bring out a specially made long whip with tiny barbs on it. Just three lashes were enough to tear a person's skin and flesh.

The Fu family is a leader in the pharmaceutical industry and also operates several private medical institutions.

In other words, they could keep it a secret from the outside world and keep a child who had been beaten to the point of near death alive.

Pei Yuheng pinched his thigh hard, which was reflexively stiff!

Suppressing the overwhelming fear, he looked away from the long whip, said nothing, and strode out.

He was prepared when he came. If he lost contact and didn't reply within 24 hours, he would ask his mentor to help him contact his backer in the science park and ask him to come forward and save him once, in exchange for all his unpublished research results.

Player A, who had been observing the situation from a hidden spot, immediately used an invisibility item to rush over and pin down Pei Yuheng's trembling hand.

He whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Don't be afraid. Pei Yu said if you want to leave, I'll just take you with me. They can't stop us."

Pei Yuheng was slightly startled.

He was deeply moved by Pei Yu's good intentions, but also felt that he was a useless father, causing his son to worry and having to find ways to rescue him.

—I need to become stronger.

At this moment, Pei Yuheng suddenly made a decision with an unprecedented urgency and determination.

Just as Pei Yuheng was about to disappear from sight, another male voice rang out from upstairs, unhurriedly.

Compared to the others, this voice sounded more majestic and powerful, carrying a condescending and sharp quality that brooked no disobedience.

"If I told you that your parents are still alive, would you still walk out of this door without a second thought?"

Pei Yuheng's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at the middle-aged man walking down the stairs and Fu Zong following beside him with disbelief.

"Husband!" "Big Brother!"

Madam Fu and the others went over, angrily accusing Pei Yuheng of his blatant disrespect: "That scoundrel has really gotten too bold! Look at how arrogant he was just now!"

Pei Yuheng pressed on urgently, "You said my parents are still alive, is that true?"

The head of the Fu family glanced at him, then turned his gaze to the butler. The butler understood and took out his phone to play a video.

The scene shows a pristine white hospital room where a middle-aged couple, dressed in straitjackets, are struggling on the bed, seemingly enduring immense pain. Their faces are contorted in agony, and their screams are heart-wrenching, clearly audible even through the observation glass.

Pei Yuheng stopped breathing; the middle-aged couple in the picture were his parents!

Hearing their frantic shouts, it was as if a string of reason snapped in Pei Yuheng's mind, and he also went crazy and tried to snatch the butler's phone.

"What did you do to them?! You scum and trash!!"

Several bodyguards stepped forward, grabbed Pei Yuheng's arms and legs, and forced him to kneel. Pei Yuheng's face turned red, his legs trembled, and he refused to kneel, staring at the head of the Fu family with bloodshot eyes, as if he wanted to kill him.

In this critical moment, Player A no longer cared about hiding himself and simply showed up, kicking several bodyguards away and trying to run away with Pei Yuheng.

The head of the Fu family said indifferently, "If you dare to run away, today will be their death day."

"..." Pei Yuheng, his eyes red, pulled away from Player A's hand and said in a hoarse voice, "You should leave, run away quickly."

Player A knew that this NPC was completely trapped. Seeing more and more bodyguards rushing to the door, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and retreat.

Watching Player A disappear in an instant, Fu Zong sneered, "Looks like the helper you found isn't very good either."

Pei Yuheng stared at him with bloodshot eyes, while the fierce-looking bodyguards surrounded him tightly, leaving him with no way to escape.

At that moment, the head of the Fu family once again swept his cold and sharp eyes over him, and commanded in an unquestionable manner: "You ungrateful wretch, kneel down!"