Zhou Yang's sharp gaze swept over the Xu family of three and Zheng Qiang: "Did you understand?"
"Once you sign this agreement and take this 600,000 yuan, whether Xu Yao lives or dies, is rich or poor, will have absolutely nothing to do with your Xu family!"
"Don't expect her to care about you in any way, from birth to old age, sickness to death, unless you're about to die and she gives you a meal out of humanitarianism. Otherwise, don't even think about it! Now, sign and put your fingerprints on!"
Although Xu Daqiang and his family were not highly educated, they clearly heard the keywords "600,000 yuan", "no need for retirement", and "severing ties".
The saying goes, "Raise a son to provide for your old age." Daughters will eventually get married and leave the family. Consider this 600,000 yuan as an advance sale of her. In the future, your son can take care of you in your old age!
"Understood! Understood! We all understand!"
"Since Yao Yao has already given out her pension in advance, we naturally won't bother her anymore. Her younger brother will be enough to support us in our old age!"
Xu Daqiang rubbed his hands together and eagerly picked up the pen on the table.
Almost as if he were grabbing a piece of the paddle, he crookedly wrote his name in the signature section of the three agreements.
He then dipped his finger in ink and pressed it down heavily with his red fingerprint.
Liu Cuifen and Xu Yaozu followed suit, afraid that if they were a step too slow, the 600,000 yuan would be lost.
Zhou Yang watched them sign the papers with a cold eye, then gestured for Xu Yao to sign her name in the "Party B" section as well.
Xu Yao's hand holding the pen trembled slightly, but her eyes were unusually firm.
When the last handprint was pressed down, she felt as if a huge burden had been lifted, and let out a long sigh of relief.
Zhou Yang carefully put away the three agreements, handing one to Xu Yao for safekeeping and keeping one for himself.
The last one was tossed onto the table in front of Xu Daqiang like a piece of waste paper.
He put his phone away; a 27-minute video recording had captured everything that had just happened.
Now, there are written contracts and videos showing their ugly faces as they sold their daughter.
They probably won't be able to cause any more trouble.
Zhou Yang looked at the video and nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, I've saved the video. Let's go to the bank, I'll transfer the money to you."
Upon hearing the words "transfer money," the Xu family of three seemed to be injected with adrenaline, eagerly following behind Zhou Yang.
The bank wasn't far from the coffee shop, so Zhou Yang led them directly to the VIP room.
The operation was swift and decisive; 600,000 yuan was quickly transferred to the account designated by Xu Daqiang.
When Xu Daqiang received the bank's confirmation SMS on his phone and saw the long string of zeros, he was so excited that his hands trembled, and his face broke into a wide grin.
"The money has arrived! Mr. Zhou, it really has arrived!"
Liu Cuifen and Xu Yaozu also came over to take a look. After confirming that it was correct, the three of them almost danced with joy.
"Alright, the money and goods are settled, you can get out of here."
Zhou Yang waved his hand, as if shooing away a few annoying flies.
At this moment, Xu Daqiang no longer cared about Zhou Yang's attitude. He bowed and scraped as he led Liu Cuifen and Xu Yaozu away from the bank happily, forgetting to say even a polite word.
Zheng Qiang followed behind with a gloomy face. Now that the Xu family had left, his bloodshot eyes stared viciously at Zhou Yang and Xu Yao.
"Zhou Yang, don't be so smug! Xu Yao is mine! I won't give up!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang let out a sneer and reached out to hug Xu Yao's slender waist even tighter, asserting his dominance.
“Zheng Qiang, are you out of your mind? You and Xu Yao were just cousins and had a verbal engagement before, you had no right to forcibly take her away.”
“Now that she has severed ties with the Xu family, I will make all the decisions for her. You have no right to bark and howl here!”
His eyes were icy: "If you know what's good for you, get out of my way! Don't get in my way!"
"You...you're bullying us by abusing your power!"
Zheng Qiang was so angry that his face turned pale, but he didn't dare to actually make a move.
He knew that someone as wealthy as Zhou Yang could easily make him suffer with just a flick of his finger.
"Bullying others by abusing one's power?"
Zhou Yang raised an eyebrow, his tone menacing, "I'm just bullying people because of my power! If you dare to harass Xu Yao again, or spread any rumors about her online and ruin her reputation..."
"I guarantee I'll make you reflect on what 'defamation' and 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble' really mean while you're in jail! You'll see!"
That icy gaze and unyielding tone sent a chill down Zheng Qiang's spine.
He knew Zhou Yang wasn't joking.
This kid's got money!
With money, there's nothing you can't do.
Zhou Yang ignored him, put his arm around Xu Yao, hailed a taxi on the roadside, and drove towards Huaiyang Old Street.
It wasn't until she sat in Zhou Yang's flashy Pagani sports car, smelled the familiar, faint fragrance inside, and felt the calm aura of the man beside her, that Xu Yao seemed to completely wake up from a bizarre dream.
She looked out the window at the rapidly receding street scene, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
From then on, she truly severed all ties with that home and those unbearable past experiences.
And all of this was brought to her by the man beside her.
She didn't say anything silly like, "I'll definitely pay you back later."
Because she felt that from now on, everything she had, including the rest of her life, belonged to this man.
This feeling made her somewhat apprehensive, yet also carried a secret sense of anticipation and an unprecedented sense of security.
Zhou Yang started the car and drove smoothly out of the parking lot.
Seeing that Xu Yao remained silent, he assumed that she still had a problem with it, so he said softly, "You don't need to worry about that 600,000. Just consider it a loan from me. You can pay me back when you make money in the future."
He was actually afraid that Xu Yao would think that he had "bought" her with money, which would damage her self-esteem and cause her to have some bad thoughts.
After all, which girl would want to be labeled as "selling her daughter"?
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Xu Yao suddenly turned her head, her large, almond-shaped eyes fixed on him.
She cupped her cheeks in her hands, tilted her head slightly, and curved her lips into a playful and charming smile. Her voice was soft and sweet, with a touch of naivety that she herself was unaware of.
"Then... what if I don't want to pay back the money?"
Zhou Yang's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.
He looked into Xu Yao's eyes, which seemed to speak volumes, and saw a sly glint in them, along with a hint of dependence.
His Adam's apple bobbed, and he shrugged casually, but his tone unconsciously softened considerably.
"If you don't want to pay it back, then don't. What else can I do to you? I can't bear to hit you, and I can't bear to scold you either. I can only treat you like royalty."
Xu Yao chuckled, like a night-blooming cereus quietly blooming in the night breeze, beautiful and captivating.
She felt as if her heart had been soaked in a honey pot, so sweet it was almost melting.
He's so good to me and spoils me so much, he must like me!
She smiled secretly, making a silent resolution in her heart: from now on, every penny she earns will belong to Zhou Yang!
She needs to work hard and become better so that she can be worthy of his kindness!
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