The other members of the Martial Arts Club, already infuriated by Inoue Yamato's contemptuous attitude, could no longer hold back and rushed forward to confront the Eastern Island karate practitioners!
Instantly, the two sides collided in a fierce battle!
Su Lin was in no rush to make a move. He simply stood there with his arms crossed, watching to gauge the strength of these martial arts club members.
To his disappointment, however, most of these members had barely scratched the surface of martial arts. Within moments, they were driven onto the back foot, with many beaten to the ground.
"Ha! Longxia martial arts is truly pathetic. It seems high time you replaced the plaque above your club."
"Tomorrow, I'll have someone deliver a plaque that reads 'The Sick Men of Longxia' for you to put up!"
Inoue Yamato burst into a swaggering laugh!
"You're asking for it!"
Jiang Yuqing could no longer contain her fury. She charged straight out to engage the Eastern Island fighters!
Crack!
With a swift whipping kick, she sent one of the Eastern Island men flying hard through the air!
Immediately following up with a fierce punch, she dropped another opponent straight to the floor!
"This young woman has got some moves!"
A flicker of surprise crossed Su Lin's face.
Though Jiang Yuqing could not be considered a top-tier martial arts expert, she was vastly superior to the other members, clearly having undergone proper training.
With her joining the fray, the tide of battle instantly turned, and the Eastern Island fighters were pushed onto the defensive!
"Humph!"
Noticing the shift in momentum, Inoue Yamato let out a heavy cold snort and lunged forward.
Boom!
The next second, Inoue Yamato unleashed a powerful charging punch directly at Jiang Yuqing!
The sheer force of the blow made the air shriek in protest!
Jiang Yuqing's expression changed instantly, and she hurriedly crossed her arms in front of her chest to block!
Yet she was no match for Inoue Yamato. The ferocious impact sent her stumbling back several paces!
Taking advantage of her unsteady footing, Inoue Yamato leaped high into the air, driving a kick accompanied by a terrifying gust of wind straight toward her head!
If an ordinary person were struck by that kick, death or severe crippling was guaranteed!
Realizing this, Jiang Yuqing turned deathly pale. Even if she wanted to dodge now, it was already far too late!
Whoosh!
At the critical moment, a figure materialized in front of Jiang Yuqing, driving a fist directly into Inoue Yamato's oncoming right leg!
Snap!
Inoue Yamato's right leg snapped instantly, and his entire body went flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground with a blood-curdling shriek!
"Are you all right?"
Ignoring the commotion completely, Su Lin turned around and asked Jiang Yuqing with a grin.
Recovering her wits, Jiang Yuqing looked at him with profound gratitude. "Thank you."
"Don't mention it. I hate Eastern Island people more than anything else anyway. Even without this incident, I would have given these guys a thorough beating!"
A cold glint flashed across Su Lin's eyes!
"Baka! You Longxia pig! You crippled my leg—I'll kill you for this!"
At that moment, Inoue Yamato shrieked with venomous hatred. Pointing at Su Lin, he ordered the remaining karate club members, "Forget about the rest of the martial arts club! Attack together and cripple this punk! I'll make him pay the price for crossing me!"
Swish, swish, swish!
At Inoue Yamato's command, the Eastern Island karate practitioners instantly shifted their target to Su Lin, launching their attacks all at once!
"Watch out!"
Jiang Yuqing cried out in warning.
Yet before the words even left her lips, Su Lin had already strode forward to meet them.
Slap! Slap! Slap!
Without any fancy moves, Su Lin delivered one heavy open-handed slap after another, striking the faces of the Eastern Island fighters and sending them spinning backward through the air.
Within moments, every single Eastern Island practitioner lay flat on the ground, their cheeks swollen high and teeth scattered across the floor.
"You... you..."
Inoue Yamato stared with wide, terror-stricken eyes.
When on earth did the Martial Arts Club acquire such a powerhouse?
"Feixuan, is this Su Lin you mentioned really from the mountains? Isn't he a bit too savage?"
Jiang Yuqing asked, her face full of shock.
To take on the entire karate club single-handedly—even her brother, the president of the martial arts club, could never pull off something like that!
"I had no idea he was this powerful either."
Lin Feixuan muttered under her breath, her own heart anything but calm!
Originally, she had called Su Lin over to act as Jiang Yuqing's shield, hoping to use Chen Chao to teach the punk a lesson.
Who could have guessed that this guy was so fierce? Not only had he beaten Chen Chao, but he had single-handedly wiped out the entire karate club.
Sister Bingyu's man seemed far more complicated than he appeared on the surface!
Lin Feixuan eyed Su Lin, suddenly filled with curiosity about this mysterious man...
Right at that moment, Su Lin walked up to Inoue Yamato and planted a heavy foot squarely on his chest. "Do you still think Longxia martial arts is trash?"
"Punk, no matter how strong you are, you can't afford to provoke who I am!"
"If you know what's good for you, you'd better release me right now and kowtow in apology!"
Inoue Yamato glared viciously at Su Lin!
"Still running your mouth, huh? Looks like I need to serve you something heavy today!"
Su Lin curled his lip.
He raised his foot and slammed it down hard onto Inoue Yamato's other leg!
Crack!
Bone splintered!
Inoue Yamato's second leg was crippled as well!
"Despicable Longxia pig! I will never let you go! Ah, ah, ah!"
Inoue Yamato let out a piercing howl!
The look in his eyes as he stared at Su Lin was as venomous as a malevolent ghost!
"Still not convinced, huh?"
"Sigh, looks like I have no choice but to cripple your third leg."
Su Lin sighed, slowly shifting his foot until it rested squarely on Inoue Yamato's most vital spot as a man!
Instantly, Inoue Yamato forgot even how to scream. He stared at Su Lin in sheer terror. "What do you want to do?"
"Hehe, very simple. Just want to make you see some facts clearly."
"As long as you shout three times right now: 'Eastern Island karate is trash,' I'll let you go."
Su Lin wore a completely harmless smile.
"No way!"
"Even if you kill me, I won't say it!"
Inoue Yamato refused without a second's hesitation.
"Such backbone. I love people like you. Time to say goodbye to your little buddy, then!"
Praising him, Su Lin began to slowly apply pressure with his foot!
Inoue Yamato's eyes widened in horror. He could clearly feel the pain down there growing more intense by the second!
"Punk, you'd better think this through! If you ruin me, you won't come to a good end!"
Inoue Yamato's voice began to tremble.
Su Lin ignored him entirely and kept increasing the pressure!
Unable to maintain his composure any longer, Inoue Yamato realized that if this kept up, his little buddy would surely be reduced to pulp!
Finally, at the very last moment, Inoue Yamato's psychological defenses completely collapsed. Weeping, he cried out, "Don't! Don't cripple me! I'll say it!"
"Eastern Island karate is trash!"
"Eastern Island karate is trash!"
"Eastern Island karate is trash!"
Su Lin withdrew his foot, flashing a satisfied smile. "Now that's being obedient. Remember, you Eastern Island people are only fit to be dogs to us in Longxia. You'd better behave yourselves from now on. If you ever pull any more stunts like this, it won't end nearly as easily!"
"Now, all of you can crawl out of here!"
Chapter 9: I'm Here to Find My Wife!
Gritting his teeth, Inoue Yamato harbored nothing but resentment, humiliation, and bone-deep hatred!
Yet he uttered not another word. Dragging his crippled legs, he crawled out of the Martial Arts Club.
Seeing this, the remaining karate club members dared not resist either, and obediently crawled out after him.
"Hey! You there, did I say you could leave?"
Just then, Su Lin stepped forward to block Chen Chao, who was trying to sneak away in the commotion.
"What do you want? I'm not an Eastern Island person—surely I don't have to crawl out?"
Chen Chao asked, feigning composure.
"You aren't from Eastern Island, but you're their lackey, so you get to roll out!"
Su Lin retorted unceremoniously.
"Punk, don't push your luck!"
Chen Chao clenched his fists, his face contorted with rage.
"You're an Eastern Island dog, not a person, so strictly speaking, I'm not bullying a 'person'."
"Of course, if you'd rather not roll out, that's fine too. Worst case, I can just give you a beating and toss you out after breaking both your legs."
Su Lin smiled amiably at Chen Chao!
Chen Chao's face turned ashen in an instant.
He didn't doubt the truth in Su Lin's words for a second.
After all, this was a guy who dared to ruthlessly cripple even Inoue Yamato!
"I'll remember today! You just wait for me!"
Ultimately, Chen Chao spat out a vicious threat and humiliatingly rolled himself out across the floor.
"Finally finished with all of them!"
Su Lin let out a long breath, preparing to leave the Martial Arts Club and go find his pretty wife.
"Wait a moment!"
Just then, Jiang Yuqing stopped him. "Mr. Su, thank you so much for today. If it weren't for you, our martial arts club would have definitely been humiliated by those Eastern Island people."
"I don't have much to offer, but perhaps I could treat you to lunch to show my gratitude?"
Su Lin shook his head. "Lunch isn't necessary. If you really want to thank me, give me a kiss!"
"Ah!"
Jiang Yuqing froze, never expecting Su Lin to make such a request!
Yet recalling how brilliantly he had unleashed his might to punish the Eastern Island fighters, her heart fluttered involuntarily!
This request didn't seem entirely out of the question, either...
"Su Lin, trying to take advantage of Yuqing again? I'm telling Sister Bingyu!"
Lin Feixuan stepped in front of Jiang Yuqing with an indignant huff.
"Suit yourself!"
Su Lin curled his lip in utter indifference and turned straight around to leave!
"This guy! Does he really expect to have a houseful of wives?"
Lin Feixuan ground her teeth, glaring at Su Lin's retreating back.
It was her first time ever encountering someone so brazenly scoundrelly!
"Yuqing! I heard people from the karate club came looking for trouble earlier. Are you okay?"
At that moment, a young man hurried inside.
It was none other than the president of the Martial Arts Club and Jiang Yuqing's older brother, Jiang Yufeng!
"Gê, it's already over. A friend of Feixuan's helped us deal with them..."
Jiang Yuqing recounted the whole incident in detail.
Hearing the story, Jiang Yufeng finally let out a sigh of relief. Then, a calculating gleam flickered in his eyes as he turned to Lin Feixuan. "Ms. Lin, would it be convenient for you to give me your friend's contact information?"
"You want to invite him to join the Martial Arts Club?"
Lin Feixuan guessed Jiang Yufeng's motive instantly!
"That's right."
"An expert like that would be an absolute asset if he joined the club!"
Jiang Yufeng nodded and admitted it without hesitation.
"I don't have his contact info on hand, but I'll ask him for you when I get back."
Lin Feixuan shook her head and said.
"Many thanks!"
Jiang Yufeng cupped his fists in gratitude, then suddenly seemed to recall something else. Sighing, he said, "On a side note, Inoue Yamato's father is with the Eastern Island Chamber of Commerce. Since his son got beaten up this badly, they certainly won't let the matter rest."
"So what if they're the Eastern Island Chamber of Commerce? Does that give them the right to bully us Longxia people as they please!"
Jiang Yuqing snorted coldly, utterly fearless!
"Regardless, what's done is done. If those Eastern Island people want payback, I'll make sure they learn that Longxia people aren't easy to push around!"
A cold glint flashed in Jiang Yufeng's eyes!
At the exact same time, inside an ambulance rushing toward the hospital, Inoue Yamato and his group of karate club members lay stretched out on stretchers.
"Damn those Longxia people! To humiliate me like this—I won't let him off, no matter what!"
Lying on his stretcher, Inoue Yamato replayed the humiliation he had suffered, his face twisted in a ferocious snarl.
"Lord Inoue, how do you plan to deal with him?"
An Eastern Island subordinate ventured to ask.
A venomous, icy light gleamed in Inoue Yamato's eyes. "Don't these Longxia people think their martial arts are so impressive?"
"I'm going to have my father dispatch a few ninjas from the Eastern Island Chamber of Commerce to wipe the Martial Arts Club off the map completely!"
Jiang Yuqing and the rest... wait.
"And that punk—I'll make him my personal dog, forced to kneel before me for the rest of his life!!"
Elsewhere, after leaving the university campus, Su Lin headed straight for the Xia Group.
If he remembered correctly, his pretty wife worked right here.
Just as Su Lin tried to walk inside, however, he was stopped by two security guards stationed at the front entrance!
"This is the Xia Group. What do you business do you have here?"
Faced with the guards' inquiry, Su Lin answered honestly, "I'm here to find my wife!"
"Your wife is an employee of the Xia Group?"
One guard asked tentatively.
"That's right. Her name is Xia Bingyu!"
Su Lin nodded earnestly.
"Xia Bingyu... why does that name sound so familiar..."
The guard muttered to himself.
At that moment, the other guard reacted, his face turning pale with shock. "Kid, are you pulling our leg? Xia Bingyu is our company's CEO! How could she possibly be your wife?!"
Remembering this as well, the first guard's face hardened instantly. "Punk, you dare mess with us? Get out of here right now, or don't blame us for getting rough!"
"I'm really not messing with you. Here's our marriage certificate—see for yourselves if you don't believe me!"
Looking rather helpless, Su Lin pulled out the marriage certificate and opened it up in front of them!
The two guards stared at it in utter disbelief.
Holy crap!
The young man standing right before them was actually their CEO's husband?
When on earth did their CEO get married, and why was there not a single whisper of news throughout the entire company?
While the two guards stood frozen in a daze, Su Lin had already tucked the marriage certificate away and seized the opportunity to slip inside the Xia Group!
Once inside, he asked at the reception desk and learned that Xia Bingyu was holding a meeting in the top-floor boardroom. Su Lin immediately headed upstairs along the stairwell.
At the same time.
Inside the top-floor boardroom of the Xia Group.
Xia Bingyu sat at the CEO's seat, flanked by the company's various board members and key executives.
At this moment, nearly all of them were glaring at Xia Bingyu with hostile expressions.
Knowing full well what these people were after, Xia Bingyu wore a frigid expression and remained silent.
This oppressive atmosphere lingered for a brief moment before a board member finally spoke up to break the silence. "Ms. Xia, we're all reasonable adults here. Dragging this out is pointless, so let's be direct: when do you plan to step down as CEO?"
Chapter 10: Come With Me!
"Why should I step down as CEO?"
Xia Bingyu looked at the board member who had spoken, offering an uncompromising retort.
The potbellied board member let out a cold snort and interrogated her, "Because of your poor management, company profits have plummeted drastically over this period! What face do you have left to sit in that chair?"
"Exactly!"
"Ms. Xia, if you don't have the capability, why force yourself?"
"If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't have the face to stay here a second longer. You're just sitting in the latrine and refusing to shit!"
A heavily made-up woman chimed in to echo the sentiment.
This woman was none other than Li Wei, whom Xia Bingyu and Su Lin had run into at the mall last night.
She was also someone planted in the company by Xia Guodong specifically to target Xia Bingyu.
"Regardless, I have no intention of resigning from the CEO position. As for the drop in profits, it was caused by Wang's Group launching a new product, and I've already had the R&D department work overtime on a competing item."
"That's all I have to say. Does anyone else have any objections?"
Ignoring Li Wei's taunts entirely, Xia Bingyu swept her icy, authoritative gaze across the board members!
"Hmph, anyone can talk big. Why should we believe you?!"
"Ms. Xia, if you don't step down as CEO today, we demand to pull all our investments. Deal with it however you see fit!"
The potbellied board member declared with a hardline attitude.
"That's right! You're completely unsuited for the CEO position. With you at the helm, this company has zero future. I want to withdraw my shares!"
"I'm pulling out my shares too. If we stay in a company like this, we'll lose everything down to our underwear!"
"Ms. Xia, since you're so confident in yourself, I assume our withdrawal won't impact you at all, right?"
Seizing the opportunity, the other board members joined in the assault!
Xia Bingyu's expression turned grim. These individuals were all major shareholders of the company.
If they pulled their investments simultaneously, the Xia Group would truly be finished!
Furthermore, Xia Bingyu could be certain that Xia Guodong had promised these people behind-the-scenes benefits to make them pull this stunt!
"Ms. Xia, it seems you've completely lost the trust of the board. Are you certain you still want to press on?"
Li Wei looked at Xia Bingyu with a playful, mocking expression.
Bang!
Just as Xia Bingyu was wondering what to do, the boardroom doors were pushed open, and a figure strode inside!
"Su Lin?!"
Xia Bingyu blinked in surprise, never expecting him to show up here.
"Wife, you really are in here! I missed you to death—come give me a kiss!"
Su Lin strode over and wrapped his arms around Xia Bingyu, planting a loud smack on her cheek before she could even react!
"It's you, punk? Who let you in here?"
Upon seeing Su Lin, Li Wei's face twisted as if she had just swallowed a turd!
Last night, this very punk had played tricks on her body and made a complete fool of her at the shopping mall.
"Oh, it's you. No wonder I smell that stale seafood stench again—freaking reks!"
Su Lin waved his hand repeatedly in front of his face.
"What's going on here? Who is this kid?"
The potbellied board member frowned and asked.
"Respected board members, you might not know this, but this punk is some wild man Ms. Xia picked up from who knows where!"
"No wonder Ms. Xia can't manage the company properly—she's out messing around with men all day long. She must have forgotten to go home ages ago!"
"I bet none of you imagined that our usually cold and pure Ms. Xia could be such a hypocrite behind closed doors, huh?"
Li Wei shouted at the top of her lungs.
At her words, the people in the office began casting bizarre glances at Xia Bingyu, chiming in with barbed mockery:
"Ms. Xia, keeping a man on the side is one thing, but bringing him right into the company? What kind of decency is that!"
"Exactly! Looks like you really aren't suited to be CEO. Better resign early and go keep your man company!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Ms. Xia, you probably don't just have one man on the side, do you? No wonder the company's development funds went straight toward supporting your wild men!"
"You..." Trembling all over, Xia Bingyu was nearly shaking with rage.