Before long, He Su sent someone with a message for him. If he wanted the Silver back, he would have to beg her! This was no small amount of money, and what’s more, his second brother was in desperate need of the Thousand-year-old ginseng to save his life; he couldn’t afford to delay a moment longer. So he went, only to be stopped outside by the house servants of He Mansion. "Our Lady says that if you wish to ask for help, you must have the attitude of a supplicant. If you kneel thrice and kowtow nine times, sincerely admitting your fault, she might consider seeing you if she is in a good mood." It was dusk at that time, and he knew they were deliberately humiliating him, but his dignity, his pride, his everything, were less important than his brother’s life. In fact, over the years, he had wished countless times that he was the one born sickly; he was willing to suffer the pain and weakness of sickness in place of his brother. As his knees touched the ground, it was as though he could hear the sound of his self-respect shattering. Nine times he kowtowed. He personally stripped away his pride. As a man in this world, where it is not easy to cling to life, he had made a considerable fortune, and he possessed his own arrogance, but in the face of reality, that arrogance was shattered until nothing remained. Kneeling and kowtowing, he thought that would be enough. But as he tried to rise, a house servant holding a bamboo board slapped it down on his shoulder, forcing his body down. The storm raged, and the rain poured down in torrents. And so he knelt outside the He Mansion for the entire night. The grand doors of He Mansion opened, and after being drenched in the rain all night, after kneeling all night, his body was ice-cold and numb. She mocked him as she looked down, "Ha, I wonder who’s blocking the entrance to my He Mansion so early in the morning. It turns out it’s you, Boss Liang." He looked at her, and remained silent. As she adjusted her sleeves, she humiliated him with a carefree attitude. He knew she was taking revenge on purpose, simply because she had once wanted to marry him, and he had not agreed. Her fury stemmed from his rejection, his failure to appreciate her advances, his refusal to eat the toast, leading her to prepare the punitive wine for him. He Su said she had a close relationship with the medical and herbal shops in town, and with just one word from her, forget his current lack of money, he wouldn’t be able to buy the Thousand years ginseng even if he had the funds. He could consider going to Jun City, but the journey was long, and the round trip would take too much time; his second brother was on the brink of death and couldn’t wait that long. "I find your clothing an eyesore." So he closed his eyes, and in front of everyone, he tore off his belt and shed his outer garment, as laughter erupted around him. "This clothing does look a bit unsightly." Consequently, another garment was removed from his body. In the end, it seemed she had had her fun, and with a gesture, the Servants of He Mansion dragged him inside. She said that if he could leave the grand doors of He Mansion alive three days later, she would return all his Silver to him and even give him a Thousand-year-old ginseng. Over those three days, with saltwater, whips, and dripping wax, he was covered in wounds, in such pain that eventually he lost all sensation. He crawled on the ground like a dog while she watched with a faint smile, enjoying his miserable state. After three days, he was in a semi-comatose state, his body covered in blood, his clothes soaked through with it, his consciousness unclear, yet he still remembered why he had come. But she said sarcastically, "Silver? What Silver? Boss Liang, are you delusional? I don’t recall ever owing you any Silver." Yet, he was not surprised, as if he had been prepared for this possibility all along. He Su looked down on him with contempt, "And what do you think you are? A man like you is not even fit to compare to the odd job workers of my He family. I was attracted to you before merely for the novelty. Did you really think that I liked you? After rejecting me time and again, and now, like a dog, you come crawling to me begging? Someone like you, I, He Su, disdain!"