"Your purpose has pretty much been achieved. Now your main job is to serve this young master well. As long as I'm comfortable, you can have whatever you want."
"Oh, let me remind you of one thing first: this young master doesn't like to make the first move, so you'll have to take the initiative when the time comes."
As soon as these words were spoken!
Sheng Lei, Hong Chang, and Lin Feng all looked at Xia Bingyu with mocking grins, as if they were looking at a mere toy.
Then, Sheng Lei took a large stride right up to Su Lin and asked arrogantly, "Brat, wasn't your attitude pretty arrogant the other day? How come you've turned into a coward like a dog in front of Young Master Zhou, not even daring to stick your neck out?"
Su Lin glanced at Sheng Lei, ignoring him for the moment, and instead looked at Xia Bingyu.
He wanted to see what kind of decision Xia Bingyu would actually make in a situation like this.
Seeing that Su Lin didn't dare to speak, Sheng Lei became even more arrogant. "Brat, let me give you a piece of advice: if you have no ability, don't go looking for such an outstanding wife. Otherwise, your wife will sooner or later end up as some other man's bitch!"
Swish!
Su Lin was thoroughly enraged by Sheng Lei's words, a flash of bone-chilling murderous intent passing through the depths of his eyes!
But just as Su Lin was about to make a move, Xia Bingyu finally spoke up, fixing her icy gaze directly on Zhou Ang:
"Young Master Zhou, you are far too full of yourself. I never once said I agreed to your terms!"
"Perhaps in your eyes, most women are nothing more than playthings, but there are still plenty of women with principles in this world!"
"Besides, there is a question I want to ask you: you view us women as toys, but if you strip away the backing of the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce, how are you any different from a piece of trash?!"
Chapter 25: This Man is Someone You Can't Afford to Offend!
The moment Xia Bingyu's words left her mouth, the expressions of Sheng Lei, Hong Chang, and Lin Feng all changed drastically.
This was Zhou Ang!
The son of the president of the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce!
Throughout Jiang City, how many people dared to speak to him like that?
At that instant, all three of them were struck dumb with terror.
They waited in dread for Zhou Ang's fury to descend.
Yet, far from being angry, Zhou Ang burst out laughing. "Hahaha! Interesting. It's been a long time since I ran into a woman with such spine."
"Compared to those women who only know how to grovel and suck up to this young master, conquering someone like you must be all the more thrilling!"
"Tsk tsk, just thinking about it makes this young master can't wait anymore!"
Watching Zhou Ang's lecherous expression, Xia Bingyu's face grew even colder.
Without saying another word, she turned and made to leave.
Seeing this, Zhou Ang turned and gave Sheng Lei and the others a meaningful look.
Instantly, the three of them moved to block Xia Bingyu's path.
"Miss Xia, don't you think it's a bit inappropriate to just walk away like this?" Sheng Lei asked with a fake smile that didn't reach his eyes.
"To be noticed by Young Master Zhou is an honor you couldn't buy in several lifetimes, yet you actually dare to refuse? Isn't that a bit ungrateful and unappreciative?" Hong Chang chimed in with an icy face.
"Miss Xia, you're a smart person. I advise you to obediently listen to Young Master Zhou, or you truly won't be able to bear the consequences!" Lin Feng threatened without the slightest bit of concealment.
"You guys..."
Xia Bingyu was suddenly seized with panic.
These people were clearly planning to use force!
"Hey!"
"Are you bastards seriously bullying my wife like this? Do you really take me for nothing?!"
Right at that moment, Su Lin strode toward Xia Bingyu and gave her a thumbs-up. "Wife, what you just said was completely badass! You truly are a woman belonging to me, Su Lin. You certainly didn't let me down!"
Xia Bingyu snapped irritably, "What time is it, and you're still in the mood to say things like that? You'd better figure out how we're going to get out of here first!"
Su Lin swept a glance over Zhou Ang and the others, saying indifferently, "Wife, are you talking about these few clowns? No worries, I've got this."
"Humph!"
Sheng Lei let out a cold snort, full of disdain. "Brat, what kind of thing do you think you are, daring to talk like that in front of Young Master Zhou? Believe it or not, Young Master Zhou can wipe out your entire family with a single word!"
"Old bastard, you're still running your mouth? Looks like the lesson I taught you last time wasn't heavy enough!"
Su Lin suddenly lunged forward, his hand clamping around Sheng Lei's neck and lifting him high into the air!
Instantly, Sheng Lei's entire face turned beet red, his limbs flailing helplessly in midair as he showed signs of extreme distress!
The expressions of Hong Chang and Lin Feng both shifted dramatically; they hadn't expected Su Lin to actually dare make a move right in front of Zhou Ang.
Meanwhile, Zhou Ang frowned slightly and spoke in an unchallengeable tone, "Brat, let him go!"
Su Lin glanced sideways at him. "Why should I listen to you?"
"Because I am Zhou Ang, the son of the president of the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce!"
"And the person in your hand is a dog of mine. You have no right to kill him!"
"Now, do you understand?"
Zhou Ang demanded, his dominance radiating outward!
"Oh, I understand."
Su Lin nodded.
Zhou Ang wore a look of satisfaction, assuming the punk had caved in.
But the very next second.
Crack!
A crisp sound echoed through the room.
Sheng Lei's neck was snapped directly, his arms hanging limp and lifeless by his sides.
His eyes were wide open!
He never imagined he would die like this!
With a flick of his arm, Su Lin tossed Sheng Lei's corpse straight onto Zhou Ang. "I hate people who put on airs more than anything else. Your attitude just now really pissed me off, so I killed your dog. Do you have anything else to say?"
"You're courting death!"
Zhou Ang exploded with rage in an instant!
Ever since he was a child, backed by the status of being the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce president's son, no one had ever dared to defy his orders!
For this Su Lin to dare rub salt in his wound was simply courting death!
"Elder Zhong, step up and cripple this punk! I want to let him know the price of angering me, Zhou Ang!" Zhou Ang glared at the old man standing in the corner!
This person was a genuine Third Layer of Houtian martial artist arranged by his father, Zhou Wanhao, to protect him. His strength was formidable!
Hearing the command, Elder Zhong didn't waste any words, slowly stepping forward toward Su Lin.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Elder Zhong's footsteps weren't particularly fast, yet they exuded an invisible, oppressive weight.
Hong Chang and Lin Feng hurriedly scurried off to the side, terrified of getting caught in the crossfire.
"You were barking so arrogantly, I thought you actually had some real skill. Turns out your backing is just a pathetic Third Layer of Houtian martial artist."
Su Lin shook his head with a look of disappointment.
"Brat, do you think my strength is weak?"
Seeing Su Lin's reaction, Elder Zhong's face darkened slightly as he asked.
"No, no, no, you've got it wrong!"
Su Lin waved his hands quickly to explain, "Your strength isn't weak—it's absolute trash!"
"What did you say?!"
Elder Zhong's eyes bulged in furious rage!
An invisible murderous aura surged outward from his body.
Xia Bingyu's face turned pale, her heart filled with worry as she lowered her voice to ask Su Lin, "This person doesn't look simple. Do you actually have a handle on this?"
"Don't worry, Wife. In front of me, he's no different from a two-year-old toddler." Su Lin maintained his carefree, smiling expression.
"You arrogant punk, die!"
Thoroughly enraged, Elder Zhong leaped into the air, hurtling straight toward Su Lin like a predatory hawk!
As a Third Layer of Houtian martial artist, no matter where he went, he was always an existence met with reverence and awe!
Yet today, a mere yellow-haired punk dared to look down on him.
If he didn't kill him, wouldn't he become a laughingstock?!
"You really are trash. Getting upset just because someone spoke the truth?"
Su Lin curled his lips in mild surprise; he hadn't expected Elder Zhong to react so intensely.
After all, he was just stating facts without any deliberate intention to humiliate the guy!
"Go to hell!"
Crumpling his five fingers into a claw, Elder Zhong couldn't be bothered to waste any more breath on Su Lin as he aimed straight for the crown of his head!
The power in this single claw was enough to rip through a steel plate!
Therefore, Elder Zhong possessed absolute confidence that he could instantly crack open Su Lin's skull!
"Get lost!"
Too lazy to make a physical move, Su Lin simply let out a cold shout!
Instantly, a formidable aura erupted from his body, transforming into a rolling wave of pressure that swept out in all directions!
Bang!
Before he could even touch a single hair on Su Lin's head, Elder Zhong was blown backward through the air, slamming heavily into the wall!
Puff!
A massive mouthful of blood spewed directly from his mouth!
"How is this possible?!"
Zhou Ang could no longer maintain his composure. He shot to his feet as if he had just seen a ghost!
Xia Bingyu's lips parted slightly in shock; she hadn't expected Su Lin's strength to be this terrifyingly fierce!
"Well? Do you admit you're trash now?"
Su Lin looked down at Elder Zhong, who was collapsed on the ground.
"This old man was ignorant and offended a senior just now. Thank you, Senior, for showing mercy and sparing my life!"
Clutching his chest, Elder Zhong said with lingering fear in his heart.
The power Su Lin had just displayed had far surpassed the Houtian realm.
Calling him trash was completely accurate!
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Zhou Ang's eyes widened in disbelief; he never imagined Elder Zhong would capitulate to a mere junior.
Meanwhile, casting a heavy look toward Zhou Ang, Elder Zhong warned in a deep voice, "Young Master Zhou, for the sake of your father, let me give you a piece of advice: this man is someone you cannot afford to offend. You'd better apologize to him immediately!"
Chapter 26: Get Your Ass Over Here Right Now!
"What did you say?"
Zhou Ang stared with wide eyes, unable to believe Elder Zhong would actually utter such words!
"Young Master Zhou, I'm just speaking the truth. If you don't apologize, I'm afraid even your father won't be able to protect you!"
Elder Zhong offered a deeply meaningful warning.
"Heh, is that so?"
Stung as if he'd been provoked, Zhou Ang shouted angrily, "I refuse to believe that a mere arrogant young punk can go up against the entire Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce!"
With that, he whipped out his phone and started making a call!
"It's over! We're truly finished now!"
Seeing Zhou Ang make the call, Xia Bingyu's face drained of all remaining color!
Gritting her teeth, she turned sharply to Su Lin. "He must be calling the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce. You need to leave right now—I'll take the fall for whatever happens here!"
Su Lin immediately bristled. "Wife, I really don't like hearing you say that. As a man, how could I let my own woman stand at the front and take the hits when trouble strikes?"
"I told you to leave, so leave! Even though we've already gotten our marriage certificate, I don't like you at all, and you have no right poking your nose into my business!"
Xia Bingyu shouted in angry frustration!
"Wife, to think you'd go so far as to use a lie like that just to drive me away from this dangerous place—you are truly too great!"
Su Lin wore an expression of being deeply moved.
Xia Bingyu was driven to the verge of fury.
Even if this guy was putting on an act of playing the fool, there had to be a limit!
"The two of you can cut the chatter; neither of you is walking out of here today!"
At that moment, Zhou Ang, waiting for his call to connect, spoke up coldly. "Even if you run away, our Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce will hunt you down and make you wish you were dead!"
"Wife, you heard him. It's not that I don't want to leave now—it's that even if I leave, he won't let me go."
Su Lin spread his hands helplessly before walking toward Zhou Ang.
"Su Lin, what are you trying to do?"
Xia Bingyu frowned and demanded.
"Wife, since this guy just threatened us like that, I obviously have to deal with him first!"
Su Lin answered without looking back, his pace never slowing down.
"Brat, my dad is the president of the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce! If you dare lay a finger on me, he will never let you off!"
Zhou Ang let out a disdainful, cold laugh.
He simply refused to believe Su Lin would actually dare touch him!
"You keep running your mouth about the president of the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce. Let me ask you: has your father arrived yet?"
Su Lin looked at Zhou Ang as if looking at a complete retard.
Zhou Ang froze instantly; he hadn't even gotten through to his father on the phone yet, so naturally the man couldn't rush over this fast!
Seeing the look on Zhou Ang's face, Su Lin smiled even brighter. "Looks like your father hasn't arrived yet, and I'm destined to die anyway. Since that's the case, why wouldn't I take this chance to rub you out first?"
Holy shit!
Zhou Ang instantly lost his cool!
Because upon a second thought, what Su Lin said made a terrifying amount of sense!
At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to slap himself a few times.
Damn it, if he had just waited until his father arrived before running his mouth!
Now he had truly turned showing off into acting like a total moron!
Watching Su Lin walk closer and closer, Zhou Ang panicked completely, yelling at Hong Chang and Lin Feng nearby, "What the hell are you two dogs standing there staring for? Hurry up and block him!"
Hong Chang and Lin Feng exchanged uneasy glances.
Sheng Lei's corpse was still lying right over there; how could they dare step forward?
"You two ungrateful mutts actually dare defy my orders?!"
"I'm sure both of you know my father's methods. I guarantee that if anything happens to me today, my father will make your entire families pay with their lives!"
Seeing their hesitation, Zhou Ang shrieked like a madman!
The expressions of Hong Chang and Lin Feng shifted wildly. In the end, they had no choice but to step out and block Su Lin's path.
"Brat, you..."
Before the two of them could finish speaking, Su Lin impatiently swung the back of his hand, sending both of them flying with a slap.
Then, Su Lin arrived right in front of Zhou Ang.
"Brat... what do you want?"
A tremor of fear crept into Zhou Ang's voice.
Slap!
Su Lin delivered a resounding, heavy blow right across his face. "Whose giving you dog guts to dare lay your eyes on my wife?"
"You actually dared to hit..."
Zhou Ang stared at Su Lin, half-shocked and half-furious.
Before he could finish, Su Lin struck him across the face a second time. "I asked you a question. Why aren't you answering?"
"Just wait, brat! I won't let you off, ahhhh!!"
Having never been humiliated like this in his life, Zhou Ang shrieked in rage.
Slap!
Without a shred of reason, Su Lin landed yet another fierce slap. "What are you barking for? Scream one more time, and see if this young master doesn't kill you right here!"
Hearing this, Zhou Ang clamped his mouth shut instantly!
This Su Lin was clearly a reckless loose cannon; it wasn't outside the realm of possibility that he might actually kill him.
"Hello? Son, why are you calling me?"
Right at that moment, the call on Zhou Ang's phone, which had fallen to the floor, finally connected.
Though the voice coming from the receiver wasn't loud, in the dead silence of the room, it was crystal clear to everyone!
Joy instantly lit up Zhou Ang's face!
However, just as he opened his mouth to cry for help,
Su Lin bent down, picked up the phone, and asked indifferently, "Old bastard, are you the president of the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce?"
"Who are you?"
The voice on the other end turned startled.
"I'm the one asking questions right now. All you need to do is answer whether it's a yes or a no!"
Su Lin said impatiently.
"Brat, daring to speak to me, Zhou Wanhao, like that—where do you get the courage?"
Zhou Wanhao's voice dropped to a bone-chilling coldness.
"Sigh, I originally wanted to give your son a chance, but your attitude really pisses me off. I might as well just kill him outright!"
Su Lin sighed, reaching out to grab Zhou Ang by the throat.
Scared out of his wits, Zhou Ang wailed in terror, "Dad! Save me right now, I don't want to die! I don't want to die!!"
"Brat, did you lay hands on my son?"
Zhou Wanhao on the other end of the line instantly realized the situation!
"Good thing you figured it out. I don't want to waste any more breath. I'll give you fifteen minutes to get to the Golden Dragon Hotel, or else you can wait to collect your son's corpse!"
With a cold declaration, Su Lin tossed the phone onto the floor.
He raised a foot and crushed it into pieces!
Having finished all this, Su Lin looked at the trembling Zhou Ang and said speechlessly, "I haven't even really started yet—why do you look like you're about to piss your pants?"
"Don't worry. Before your father gets here, I won't kill you."
"However, I'm a man of my word. If your father isn't here in fifteen minutes, I'll have no choice but to follow through on what I just said!"
With that, Su Lin casually dropped Zhou Ang onto the floor.
He turned back toward Xia Bingyu and asked, "Well, Wife? Am I awesome or what?"
It was only at this moment that Xia Bingyu finally processed what had just happened. Trembling all over, she stared at Su Lin and ground out through clenched teeth, "Su Lin, you've gone and doomed our entire Xia family!"
"Wife, how can you say a thing like that?"
Su Lin asked with a blank, puzzled expression.
"Su Lin! If you hadn't touched Zhou Ang, the worst that would've happened to our Xia family is that the Xia Group would be blacklisted, but we still could have survived!"
"But now, not only did you beat Zhou Ang, you've also deeply offended Zhou Wanhao! Given his personality, he will never let the Xia family go!"
"Our entire Xia family is going to be destroyed because of you!"
Xia Bingyu's pent-up emotions completely erupted!
"Wife, didn't I already tell you? After tonight, everything belonging to the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce will belong to me."
"Besides, with me here, nobody from the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce dares to retaliate against you!"
Su Lin patted his chest dismissively, acting as if it was no big deal.
"Su Lin! Can you stop spouting such unrealistic nonsense? You're someone who just came down from the mountains—what gives you the right to claim the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce belongs to you?"
Completely losing control, Xia Bingyu vented all her fury onto Su Lin.
Su Lin frowned, preparing to say something else, when—
Bang!
The doors to the top-floor suite were kicked open with a violent crash!
A man in his fifties strode inside first, followed by a throng of armed subordinates.
Sweeping his gaze around the room, the leading man let out a thunderous, furious roar:
"Who has the dog guts to lay a finger on my, Zhou Wanhao's, son! Get your ass over here right now!"
Chapter 27: Is He Really That Terrifying?
Zhou Wanhao had arrived!
With his entrance, the entire hall was instantly enveloped in an icy atmosphere.
In particular, the sheer aura exuding from Zhou Wanhao was enough to chill an ordinary person to the bone at a single glance.
As Xia Bingyu looked at Zhou Wanhao, terror was no longer what she felt in her heart.
There was only the chilling despair of impending doom.
Turning her head to look at Su Lin beside her, Xia Bingyu couldn't help a sneer of bitter mockery curling her lips. "Su Lin, didn't you say the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce belongs to you? Surely you aren't afraid of Zhou Wanhao, right?"
"If you've got the guts, step right up right now and say those words to Zhou Wanhao's face!"
Su Lin frowned, not expecting Xia Bingyu to lack this much trust in him.
Before he could speak, however, Zhou Ang pointed a trembling finger forward and wailed miserably, "Dad! It was this punk who beat me up, you have to avenge me!"
Swish!
Zhou Wanhao's gaze snapped instantly toward them, as sharp and cold as a blade. "Brat, was it you who beat up my son?"
"That's right, it was this young master!"
Su Lin maintained his casual, devil-may-care attitude.
Xia Bingyu couldn't help letting out a cold huff.
She wanted to see just how long Su Lin could keep up his act.