Chapter 1887 - 1973: Pan Chenyu’s Past
Two years ago, Su Xuan met Pan Chenyu in Japan, and at that time Pan Chenyu truly felt like the happiest woman in the world because of that belated love. She had been waiting for Su Xuan for four years and never expected fate to bring them together again. At that moment, Pan Chenyu was truly grateful to the heavens for this opportunity, and he genuinely felt incredibly happy in the world.
While in Japan, after Su Xuan helped Pan Chengguang escape from those underworld forces, he even gave Pan Chenyu thirty million so that his father could start anew!
When Pan Chenyu returned home with his brother, his parents were very happy and extremely grateful to Su Xuan, their unseen son-in-law, for helping solve many seemingly unsolvable problems.
Moreover, he brought back thirty million in capital. With Pan Dajiang’s wide network of connections, he prepared to stage a comeback. During that period, Pan Chenyu and Su Xuan were in frequent contact. Su Xuan was aware of these happenings, but because he had to protect Shen Ruoqiu, he delayed addressing the matter. Later, they chatted sporadically, and it was said that the company began to show improvement. Pan Chenyu originally intended to visit Su Xuan, but for some reason, he never appeared eventually!
Coincidentally, Su Xuan also had no time, so this matter was shelved. Later on, due to his trip to Miaojiang, things were delayed and eventually led to a loss of contact.
It was through Pan Dajiang that Su Xuan learned that everything began to change after he went to Miaojiang, precisely when the real troubles started!
Pan Chenyu always had Su Xuan in his heart. He didn’t even care if Su Xuan had other women. He didn’t want to miss the chance with Su Xuan again. Once their family company stabilized, Pan Chenyu planned to visit Honghai to find Su Xuan, but just as he was about to depart, something happened.
Pan Chenyu will forever remember the day he eagerly prepared to set off for Honghai to find Su Xuan. Yet, suddenly, several vans stopped at his company, and many people rushed out, starting to smash and rob. Only later did he realize that his irresponsible younger brother had once again accrued a massive debt. This time, it was far more terrifying than the debt incurred in Japan, amounting to a staggering billion. Even selling the company wouldn’t fill that gap!
"So, it’s Pan Chengguang again, that bastard!"
Su Xuan was truly speechless; it seemed the lesson wasn’t harsh enough. He should have made the boy understand real ruthlessness, just like letting the spoiled rich kid President Lan witness true terror, so he internally realized the danger!
"Sigh, what misfortune in the family! That brat was initially motivated when he returned to the country, which made me feel that even destroying the previous foundation was worthwhile. But after about half a year, he relapsed into gambling. This time, it wasn’t just betting on cars, but indulging in real gambling, playing things like Double-color Ball and various online gambling!"
Talking about Pan Chengguang left Pan Dajiang in tears. With this kind of son, he often felt helpless. What could he say? After all, he is his son; he can’t completely ignore him.
But the disaster Pan Chengguang brought this time was too massive. He went to a large casino and lost five billion in one go, a debt he couldn’t bear or escape from.
Destroying a person is indeed very simple. Faced with overwhelming debt, Pan Dajiang instructed his daughter to not intervene and seek out Su Xuan, pretending the brother didn’t exist.
Having gone through enough hardships, Pan Chenyu was truly exhausted. Yet, he wasn’t heartless. When trouble befell his brother, he thought about how to save him, at least preserving his brother’s life. They said that if the debt weren’t repaid, they’d cut off one of Pan Chengguang’s fingers daily.
Pan Chenyu’s mother fell ill from worry and passed away at home, bringing true additional sorrow to the Pan family, rendering everything uncontrollable.
In the darkest hours, Pan Chenyu thought of Su Xuan, but by then Su Xuan had completely lost contact. In that most desperate time, he encountered Luo Cunxu, also known as Timely Rain!
Luo Cunxu appeared like a true hero, and even got stabbed while helping with their family’s troubles.
Later, Luo Cunxu promised to help repay the debt, but it wasn’t a small amount. Even though he was called Timely Rain, he couldn’t immediately produce such a vast sum.
During that period, Luo Cunxu tirelessly utilized various connections to arrange an installment payment plan for him — five years to clear the debt, with each year requiring a billion, subdivided into monthly payments of roughly ten million.
Luo Cunxu covered this hefty amount, for no one would have so much cash readily available. An obligation of ten million monthly over five years is a daunting and overwhelming sum.
But Luo Cunxu, deemed Timely Rain, achieved this with selflessness. At that time, Pan Dajiang and Pan Chenyu were immeasurably grateful. They knew if a monthly payment was missed, his brother would lose a piece of flesh daily until the debt was fulfilled.
Pan Chenyu’s life was inevitably affected by his brother. Although Pan Dajiang had said to abandon the brother, Pan Chenyu couldn’t be so cold-hearted. Another reason was the belief that a father’s debt falls on the son; he feared abandoning the family might implicate his father.
In those most trying days, Luo Cunxu emerged in Pan Chenyu’s world like a warm ray of sunshine. Later, Pan Chenyu proposed working at his company to return some money, and during that period he maintained contact with Su Xuan.
Though he was grateful to Luo Cunxu and could tell that he was interested in him, he distinguished clearly between gratitude and affection. He didn’t love Luo Cunxu, despite the latter being excellent and seemingly a rarity among men. He still preferred the slightly mischievous, somewhat philanderous Su Xuan!