Signing In At The Civil Affairs Bureau, I Was Rewarded With A Gorgeous Wife

The final, feather-light strike landed on Song Yun's back, and the audience below believed Wei Lao had gone easy with this one, given that even the Bai Family's highest record barely reached twenty lashes, and Song Yun, an outsider, had already endured far too much!

To everyone's surprise, Song Yun's once wide-open eyes slowly closed!

And then his whole body collapsed onto the ground, limp and lifeless.

In that instant, Bai Jingbing was the first to rush towards his nephew.

Close behind him were Bai Qiu and Ye Qingqing, their faces streaked with tears.

"Song Yun! Can you hear me speaking?"

Bai Jingbing was slapping Song Yun's face, but the man before him was like a corpse, displaying no response whatsoever.

"Husband! Don't scare me, you can't let anything happen to you, you haven't even seen our child yet!" Ye Qingqing cried and choked, lying on top of Song Yun and yelling, "We'll go back to the Magic Capital, and we'll never come to Forty-nine City again!"

Outside, there was a tumult of noise, but Song Yun's world was completely silent; he felt as though he had plunged into a lake.

The sunlight-warmed water enveloped his entire body.

At this moment, he wanted nothing more than to sink down forever.

During this time, Song Yun's mind began to flash through a slideshow of memories, from childhood to the present, all those unforgettable moments displayed before his eyes, as if he were merely an observer, a third party to the scene.

Until he saw the incident at the entrance of the civil affairs bureau, the Su family's detestable expressions, Su Luting sobbing and pleading for him to take out another tens of thousands for a wedding.

"Ding! Host's mental and physical state severely damaged, protection mode activated for the host! In this mode, host's body will recover at a hundred times the normal speed, and will not be lifted until the system deems the host fit for awakening!!!"

The system's voice suddenly echoed.

All the slides shattered one after another, and his world plunged into darkness!

...

In a bedroom of the Bai Family's house, a group of people surrounded the comatose Song Yun.

Song Bu sat at the edge of the bed with darkened eyes; his back was now wrapped in countless bandages, any significant movement causing the wounds to ache.

"Little sister... Big brother..."

Bai Jingbing tried to break the heavy silence with a pained expression but was met with the glare of everyone in the room.

"Second Uncle, the Bai Family's status is far beyond us, we truly cannot match it. Once my husband wakes up, we will move out," Ye Qingqing said with determination in her eyes, having thought that this visit would be a joyful family reunion, only to find the situation entirely different.

Yes, after all, the Bai Family was the top-ranking family in Forty-nine City, their family's reputation surely superseded any one member!

"Niece-in-law, it's not like that... we are still a family, after all. Song Yun hasn't woken up yet, where would he go in such a weakened state?" Bai Jingbing argued with a persuasive tone.

But Ye Qingqing was resolute, her eyes fixed on the elder before her as she said in a forceful tone, "A family? A family is supposed to be this harsh? We would rather have gone directly to the Ouyang Family from the start than stay here..."

"Qingqing, say no more," Song Bu spoke softly, "Tell Bai Jingbing for me, I have a good son who repaid all the debts I owed to the Bai Family. From today on, you are on your own."

"Song Bu..."

"You can leave now!"

Bai Jingbing sighed deeply, then turned and left.

Song Bu stroked his son's face; the last time father and son had spent such a quiet moment together, was before he had gone abroad.

Back then, Song Yun had just started university, his face beaming with youthful exuberance. In just a few short years, an unknown character had become someone even he had to look up to, without relying on anyone else.

He must have had a hard time over these years. Read exclusive adventures at empire

"Qiu'er, take Qing Qing to find a room to rest for a while. I want to spend some time alone with my son,"

Song Bu knew that his wife was the one who was suffering the most right now.

On one side was the family that raised her, and on the other was her husband and son; she must have been torn between the two.

Once everyone had left the room, Song Bu took a small syringe out of his pocket.

The injection was no longer than four centimeters, with a few milliliters of a golden liquid in the middle.

This was the most successful medicine Song Bu had managed to restore over the years, capable of a rapid recovery effect.

He removed the plastic seal at the front and stabbed it fiercely into Song Yun's heart.

Immediately, Song Yun's originally faint heartbeat erupted into a sound like the beating of drums.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

The strong heartbeat echoed continuously inside the room.

...

In the Bai Family's study, Bai Weiguo sat on a chair, his mind uneasy. He had not expected Song Yun to take his father's punishment for him, nor did he expect that aside from his own father, no one else in the family could stop Wei Lao!

He probably suspected that once his father passed away, Wei Lao would leave without saying goodbye, or no longer concern himself with worldly affairs.

Touching his arm that had been swollen by a whip from Wei Lao, he felt a deep sense of helplessness.

Ever since the news of his father's impending death had spread from the sanatorium, all of the Bai Family's enemies had been lurking in the shadows, just waiting for the old master Bai to pass away before they came up to tear and bite, trying to get their own interests from the Bai Family!

As the helmsman of the Bai Family, he could only use his relatives to scare the monkeys in this critical juncture.

To tell those with ambition, "I, Bai Weiguo, dare to enforce family law even on my relatives; if you jump too joyfully, be careful I'll fight to the bitter end!"

Although this kind of move was easy to attract hatred, now was the time of the Bai Family's life and death, and he had no choice but to disregard that!

"Creak~"

The study door was pushed open, and Bai Jingbing stormed in, slamming the desk hard and shouting, "Bai Weiguo! The little sister and the others are planning to sever ties with the Bai Family, and you still have the mood to drink tea here!"

"Do you know what your niece-in-law said? As soon as Song Yun wakes up, she's going to convalesce at the Ouyang Family! When has it ever happened that our own relatives have to stay in someone else's house? Tell me, what exactly are you thinking to dare to tell Wei Lao to impose fifty lashes!"

"Take a sip of water and calm down first,"

Bai Weiguo said calmly.

"Water? The little sister had just come back and you want to execute family law! Is it that in your eyes, nothing compares to the Bai Family's flimsy reputation?"

"Bai Jingbing!"

Bai Weiguo frowned and scolded, "I have my reasons for doing this! You just need to take care of your own matters!"

"Big brother!"

"Shut up!"

Bai Jingbing frowned angrily, pointing at Bai Weiguo and shouting, "Fine, fine, fine, you're in power now, I can't afford to provoke you! I'm going to the sanatorium to see our mother now, let's see what you can come up with in front of the old lady!"

After Bai Jingbing stormed out angrily, only the sighing Bai Weiguo was left.

A time of troubles, a time of troubles indeed!