Over the past few days, a slew of scandals about Yuan Haolang suddenly exploded online—skipping class and fighting in high school, playing with women, hooking up, and more. Each revelation stirred up significant public uproar.

By now, Yuan Haolang’s name had become infamous both inside and outside elite circles.

To make matters worse, Tianhai had also filed a lawsuit against him. A mountain of problems left Yuan Haolang overwhelmed and scrambling.

“You ungrateful brat!”

Yuan Chengde furiously hurled an ashtray at him. “Do you have any idea how much the Yuan Corporation has lost because of you? Billions! And the collaboration with Tianhai is gone! You still have the nerve to ask me for help?”

“I told you to focus on your studies back then, and what did you do? You went off fooling around. And fine, even if you messed around, why the hell would you let someone get pictures of it to use as blackmail?! Yuan Haolang, are you stupid or what?!”

Yuan Haolang quickly dodged and complained, “Dad, this only happened because you guys wanted me to marry Zang Ling! This must be her revenge. I’m in this mess partly because of your decision!”

“People in the circle are laughing at me like I’m a joke! I’m your only son—can’t you think about me for once? If Grandpa keeps seeing these headlines about me, he’ll definitely start favoring that illegitimate child again.”

Seeing his son’s entitled expression, Yuan Chengde suddenly laughed. “Haolang, your mess really does need to be cleaned up fast. But if you keep being this useless or causing more trouble, don’t blame me for giving the Yuan Corporation to someone else.”

“What do you mean by that?” Yuan Haolang frowned. “You’re thinking of giving the company to Grandpa’s illegitimate child? I won’t allow it.”

“Nothing’s been decided yet.”

“There’s no way I’d let them have it,” Yuan Chengde said, a plan forming in his mind. He sat back down. “Just remember this—from now on, don’t cause any more trouble for me.”

“As for Zang Ling, forget it.”

“You’re the ones who told me to marry her in the first place! That’s the only condition you gave to accepting Xiao Meng—you said it would please Grandpa, and we could use Zang Ling to gain his favor. Now that I’m actually pursuing her, you’re telling me to give up?”

Yuan Haolang’s expression was full of unwillingness. He had long since considered Zang Ling as his for the taking, and not even this setback had changed his goal.

“This was just a minor setback. Zang Ling and her boyfriend will break up eventually. When they do, I’ll step in and take advantage of the situation.”

Yuan Chengde frowned. He really couldn’t understand where his son got his brain from. This wasn’t “pursuit”—this was how enemies were made.

If this continued, Yuan Chengde worried Zang Ling might retaliate against the Yuan Corporation. With Tianhai now dominating the market, if they saw Yuan Group as a threat, they could be swallowed up in no time.

This worthless brat only knew how to chase women and couldn’t even see that much—what a pig brain!

Fortunately, he had a backup plan. If the main heir failed, he could groom a secondary one.

Yuan Chengde’s eyes grew razor sharp. “Your so-called ‘minor setback’ has wiped billions from the Yuan Group’s market value and damaged our public image. The company can’t survive your recklessness.”

“You can fool around with Han Lanmeng, but don’t ever think she’ll be welcomed into this family. My grandson must inherit excellent genes and come from an excellent mother.”

Seeing that Yuan Haolang still wanted to argue, Yuan Chengde waved him off impatiently. “Enough. If you insist on being with her, I’ll cut off your credit cards. Do whatever you want after that.”

“And remember who you are when you’re out there—you’re my son. Everything you do affects the Yuan Corporation. Think before you act. And from now on, don’t even think about approaching Zang Ling. The reason why—check Tianhai’s official website yourself.”

“Now get out!”

Yuan Haolang didn’t dare talk back. Faced with the threat of having his cards cut off, he had no choice but to give in. His father still controlled the Yuan Group, and he hadn’t even secured a proper position in the company. Just a few days ago, he finally landed one—and Zang Ling ruined it.

His daily expenses were huge; he still depended on his father financially.

He forced a smile and slowly backed out of Yuan Chengde’s office. But once outside, his expression turned grim. He pulled out his phone and opened Tianhai’s official website—he wanted to see for himself what kind of news could make even his father give up.

As soon as the page loaded, several large, bold words flashed across the screen:

Today, Chairman Zang and Mr. Yan will hold their engagement ceremony at the Tianhe Hotel. Congratulations!

What?!

Yuan Haolang’s pupils contracted sharply—had he seen that right?

He read it again carefully. The same bold words were still there.

If the “Mr. Yan” in the announcement was who he thought it was… then Zang Ling was getting engaged to Yan Wenshu?!

Damn it!

Was Zang Ling blind? How could she choose that loser?

Furious, Yuan Haolang slammed his phone screen off and stormed out the door. The engagement banquet was scheduled for 2:00 PM that afternoon—it was already 1:40. He was going to see it for himself.

But just a few steps out, he suddenly remembered Yuan Chengde’s warning.

He stopped in place, froze for a few seconds, then clenched his fists tightly and turned to walk in the opposite direction.

For the first time in his life, he had been utterly humiliated by a woman.

Zang Ling, I won’t forget this.