After Being Forced To Marry A Wealthy Man, Mr. Qi Wants To Divorce Every Day - Chapter 72

Chapter 72: Beaten Up Pretty Bad

Qi Lei tidied himself up and took the elevator down to the first floor. As expected, no one bothered him along the way.

After collecting the meal voucher at the front desk, Qi Lei leisurely enjoyed a meal at the restaurant. By the time he finished eating, it was already one o’clock in the afternoon.

After the unpleasant incident this morning, Qi Lei couldn’t stay in this place any longer. Although he was given a subsidy to enjoy his meals until nine o’clock, he still feared further complications.

After lunch, he returned to his room to pack his belongings, planning to leave at two in the afternoon.

He didn’t believe that anyone would still be waiting outside at two in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day. It was all about defying logic.

Qi Lei felt secretly pleased with his unexpected cleverness.

As a wealthy young master, he had never experienced the hardships of ordinary people’s lives. How could he understand how important this money was to them, or why they would leave just because of the scorching sun?

This was something Qi Lei couldn’t comprehend.

Therefore, when Qi Lei walked out of the hotel gate with his suitcase, ready to hail a taxi to the airport and waited under the European-style pavilion next to the hotel for a car, he was immediately surrounded by several big brothers who had been waiting below.

“Master Qi, we’ve finally managed to get you out. Isn’t it nice to stay in a five-star hotel?”

“Now that you’re staying in such a high-end hotel, when are you going to repay our money?”

“We’ll make it clear to you today. If you don’t repay the money, we’ll report you to the police!”

The men surrounding Qi Lei began to loudly demand repayment.

Qi Lei was startled by these men who suddenly appeared behind him. He felt like he was being threatened in public.

“Are you guys insane? Let me make it clear to you here. I have nothing to do with Qi Weixiong! If he owes you money, go ask him! I won’t give you a single penny!”

Qi Lei rolled his eyes with disdain and disgust. These guys who had never seen money deserved to be poor for a lifetime!

“What the hell do you mean?! My old man is dead, so who do you expect us to go to? If you don’t want to repay the money, fine, then we’ll wait to see you in court!”

The burly man, standing at nearly two meters tall, leaned slightly forward, glaring fiercely at Qi Lei.

If looks could kill, Qi Lei would have been skinned alive and torn apart countless times already.

Qi Lei’s goosebumps rose as he was intimidated by the man’s gaze. His right eye began to twitch frantically. He had a gut feeling that if he didn’t repay the money, these people might actually retaliate against him.

Feeling deflated by this debt-collecting group, Qi Lei realized he couldn’t confront them head-on. He wouldn’t stand a chance against so many powerful fists. He had to go along with them for now.

Realizing this, Qi Lei immediately changed his expression. He forced out a tear that hung from his eyelashes, choking up as he spoke, “I know you all have your own difficulties, but I’ve lost both my parents and have no one to rely on. My cheap old man passed away without leaving me any inheritance, but instead left me with billions of debts. I’m only twenty years old and haven’t even graduated from university. I don’t have any source of income. Even if I wanted to repay you all, I really can’t come up with that much money right now!”

Although Qi Lei’s speech wasn’t overly dramatic, it did manage to sway some of the debtors.

Those who had come to collect debts today were all volunteers. Some of the kind-hearted ones were indeed moved by Qi Lei’s words.

However, the leader of the group remained unmoved by Qi Lei’s speech.

“Even if you’re down and out, you’re still the young master of the Qi Group. We have employees from the Qi Group here. Don’t think we don’t know about your performance during your internship at the company. Lao Ji, tell us about how this young master used his princely status to bully people in the company.”

A middle-aged man named Lao Ji stepped forward from the crowd, loudly accusing Qi Lei of despicable behavior.

“I worked in the same office as this young master. On his first day at work, he bullied us old employees. He knew nothing but still wanted to take over the director’s job. Not only did he make absurd and brainless decisions, he also discriminated against and harassed us in the office!

“Any young man with a bit of charm, he seduced them all! And those he didn’t like, he openly made things difficult for them. He played the disgusting office politics to the fullest, causing our colleagues to complain endlessly. At that time, I couldn’t even tell you were under twenty years old!”

As Lao Ji spoke, his resentment grew. He was so angry that he almost wanted to attack Qi Lei.

Other people, upon hearing Lao Ji’s words, became more determined.

The burly man chimed in, adding fuel to the fire, completely refuting Qi Lei’s attempts to whitewash himself.

“Brothers, did you all hear that? This guy standing in front of you, what kind of person is he? He’s the son of that scumbag Qi Weixiong, a pampered young master. How could he understand the hardships of us ordinary people? His pocket money for a day is probably equivalent to our several months’ salary.

“His dad owes us a small amount of money, and he’s saying he doesn’t even have that? It’s just an excuse! Brothers, kindness to enemies is cruelty to ourselves! Don’t be fooled by his current appearance!”

Qi Lei appeared to be standing there quietly, listening to what these people were saying. But in reality, his eyes were filled with madness and bloodlust.

If this had happened before, how dare these people speak to him like this!

He wanted them all dead! Never to be reincarnated!

Suddenly, Qi Lei lifted his head sharply, his eyes filled with fierceness as he swept his gaze around the crowd. He smirked and said:

“You guys love money, don’t you? Well, great, then all of you can go to hell for me! I’ll give you all plenty of underworld money! Hahaha…”

After saying this, Qi Lei tilted his head back and laughed, a laugh that sent shivers down people’s spines.

But in the eyes of the burly man, Qi Lei was just a shorty. How could he possibly be afraid?

He nodded to the people around him and signaled them with his eyes. Then, he pressed his arm heavily onto Qi Lei’s shoulder, forcing him to move to a place without surveillance cameras.

In the blink of an eye, Qi Lei went from raging against these people to being subjected to their fists and kicks.

Qi Lei was thoroughly beaten, but the burly man specifically instructed others not to hit Qi Lei’s face.

Grabbing Qi Lei’s hair, the man forced Qi Lei to lift his head.

He took a drag of his cigarette, leaned close to Qi Lei’s dazed face, and blew the smoke right into Qi Lei’s face. He growled menacingly, “You damn well better pay up! If you don’t, I’ll beat you to death and send you to the underworld to accompany your old man!”

After saying this, the man forcefully shook Qi Lei’s head, causing it to smack against the wall.

At that moment, Qi Lei only felt pain all over his body. Apart from his face, there wasn’t a spot on his body that wasn’t bruised.

He was in too much pain to spare any thought for the man’s words. The voice that reached his ears was all muffled.

The heavy blow to his head against the wall made him even dizzier. He felt like he was about to pass out, but the pain all over his body kept him unnaturally alert.

Qi Lei never expected these people to be so audacious, daring to beat him near the hotel in broad daylight.

If he had known, he would have called the police when he encountered them. He had been too kind to them.

Lying on the ground, Qi Lei’s eyes glared fiercely at the burly man who had beaten him the hardest.

He would make them pay!

His phone had fallen during the beating, but he had already secretly moved it to where he could reach it.

When the man threatened him, Qi Lei urgently called the police using his phone.

“Heh heh, I’ve already called the police. If you dare, kill me now, or else I won’t spare you!”

Qi Lei smirked sarcastically, his eyes sharp and cold.

As Qi Lei spoke, his emergency call went through, and he heard the voice of the police on the other end.

The man hurriedly tried to snatch Qi Lei’s phone from under him. In the ensuing struggle, Qi Lei quickly managed to relay his location.

Seeing that the situation was turning unfavorable, the burly man viciously kicked Qi Lei in the stomach a few times before quickly leaving with the others.

Qi Lei couldn’t open his eyes because of the pain. His face was covered in cold sweat. This was the first time he felt death so close.

The suffocating feeling he experienced during the beating made him realize that he might actually die.

His survival instinct erupted. At that moment, his mind screamed that he must live, and that these despicable people must die! Why weren’t they dead yet? All of them should die!

Various evil thoughts filled Qi Lei’s mind, chaotic and intertwined, causing him not only immense physical pain but also encountering unprecedented mental shock.

In the end, Qi Lei passed out in the midst of the pain.

When he woke up again, he had already been taken to the hospital. Unexpectedly, he learned from the doctor’s mouth that he was not seriously injured, just some superficial wounds, at most requiring a day’s stay in the hospital.

Qi Lei felt deceived. He had been in such pain before, yet the doctor was telling him it was nothing serious! It must be that they didn’t examine him properly. What if there was internal organ damage!

“Are you mistaken? I want a full-body examination. It’s definitely not as light as you say!”

Under Qi Lei’s insistence and additional payment, the hospital conducted a full-body examination for him. However, the results would take a few days to come out. Qi Lei requested to stay in the hospital during this time until he was sure there was nothing wrong with his body before being discharged.

Originally, the police had planned to take him back to the police station for questioning, but given the current situation, they had to do a simple record at the hospital for now. They would wait until Qi Lei was discharged to thoroughly document the incident at the police station.