Su Lin glanced at Sheng Lei, ignoring him for the moment as he looked at Xia Bingyu instead.
He wanted to see what kind of decision Xia Bingyu would make in this situation.
Seeing that Su Lin did not dare to speak, Sheng Lei grew even more arrogant. "Kid, let me give you a piece of advice: if you don't have the ability, don't marry such an outstanding wife! Otherwise, sooner or later, your wife will end up as another man's bitch!"
Swish!
Su Lin was thoroughly enraged by Sheng Lei's words, a flash of bone-chilling murderous intent gleaming deep in his eyes!
Yet just as Su Lin was about to make a move, Xia Bingyu finally spoke, her frosty gaze fixed 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 mere playthings, but there are still plenty of women in this world who have principles!"
"Besides, there is a question I want to ask you: you view us women as playthings, but if you strip away the backing of the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce, how are you any different from a piece of trash?!"
As soon as Xia Bingyu's words fell, 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 moment, all three of them were struck mute, holding their breath in terror as they waited for Zhou Ang's fury to descend.
Yet far from being angry, Zhou Ang simply burst out laughing. "Hahaha, interesting! It's been a long time since I ran into a woman with such spine."
"Compared to the ones who only know how to lick my boots, conquering someone like you must be much more thrilling!"
"Tsk tsk, just thinking about it makes me unable to wait!"
Watching Zhou Ang's lecherous expression, Xia Bingyu's face grew even colder.
Without a single word, she turned around and started to walk away.
Seeing this, Zhou Ang turned and shot a look at Sheng Lei and his companions.
Instantly, the three men stepped forward to block Xia Bingyu's path.
"Ms. Xia, don't you think it's a bit inappropriate to just walk away like this?" Sheng Lei asked with a fake smile.
"To be favored by Young Master Zhou is an honor you couldn't buy in a thousand lifetimes, yet you actually dare to refuse? Isn't that a bit ungrateful?" Hong Chang said with a cold expression.
"Ms. Xia, you're a smart person. I advise you to obediently follow Young Master Zhou's wishes, or you truly won't be able to bear the consequences!" Lin Feng threatened without the slightest concealment.
"You..."
Panic suddenly flickered across Xia Bingyu's face.
These people were clearly planning to use force!
"Hey!"
"You lot are bullying my wife like this—do you really think I don't exist?!"
At that moment, Su Lin strode over toward Xia Bingyu and gave her a thumbs-up. "Wife, what you just said was simply too domineering! As expected of my, Su Lin's, woman—you certainly didn't disappoint me!"
Xia Bingyu snapped irritably, "What time is it, and you're still in the mood to say such things? You should be figuring out how we're going to get out of here first!"
Su Lin glanced dismissively at Zhou Ang and his men, saying indifferently, "Wife, are you talking about these few? No worries, I'll handle it."
"Humph!"
Sheng Lei let out a cold snort, full of disdain. "Kid, who the hell do you think you are, daring to talk like that in front of Young Master Zhou? Believe it or not, just one word from him and your entire family is wiped out!"
"Old thing, you're still running your mouth? Looks like the lesson I taught you last time wasn't harsh enough!"
Su Lin lunged forward abruptly, his hand clamping around Sheng Lei's throat and hoisting him high into the air!
Instantly, Sheng Lei's face turned beet red, his limbs flailing helplessly as he struggled in agony!
The expressions of Hong Chang and Lin Feng shifted dramatically; they never imagined that Su Lin would actually dare to resort to violence right in front of Zhou Ang.
Meanwhile, Zhou Ang frowned slightly and commanded in an unchallengeable tone, "Kid, 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 man in your hand is a dog of mine. You have no qualification to kill him!"
"Do you understand now?"
Zhou Ang asked, his dominance radiating outward.
"Oh, I understand."
Su Lin nodded.
A look of satisfaction crossed Zhou Ang's face, assuming Su Lin had backed down.
Yet the very next second.
Crack!
A crisp snap echoed through the air.
Sheng Lei's neck was crushed instantly, his arms dropping limply to his sides.
His eyes bulged wide!
He had never dreamed that he would die like this!
With a flick of his arm, Su Lin tossed Sheng Lei's corpse directly onto Zhou Ang. "Of all things, I despise people who put on airs the most. Your attitude just now really pissed me off, so I killed your dog. Have you got anything else to say?"
"You're courting death!"
Zhou Ang exploded with rage!
Ever since childhood, backed by his status as the son of the president of the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce, no one had ever dared to defy his orders!
For this Su Lin to dare rub salt in his wound was sheer suicide!
"Elder Zhong, cripple this brat! I want him to know the price of angering me!" Zhou Ang glared at the old man standing in the corner!
This man was a genuine Third Layer of Houtian martial artist assigned by his father, Zhou Wanhao, to protect him, and his strength was formidable!
Hearing the command, Elder Zhong uttered no unnecessary words and slowly began walking toward Su Lin.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Elder Zhong's footsteps were not particularly fast, yet they exuded an invisible, oppressive weight.
Hong Chang and Lin Feng scrambled out of the way in a hurry, terrified of being caught in the crossfire.
"You were barking so arrogantly, I thought you had some real capability. Turns out your backing is just a pathetic Third Layer martial artist."
Su Lin shook his head in disappointment.
"Kid, 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 all wrong!"
Su Lin waved his hands hastily to explain. "Your strength isn't weak—it's absolute trash!"
"What did you say?!"
Elder Zhong's eyes widened in furious disbelief!
An invisible wave of murderous intent surged outward from his body.
Xia Bingyu's face turned pale, her heart heavy with anxiety as she lowered her voice to ask Su Lin, "This person doesn't look ordinary. Do you have any confidence?"
"Don't worry, Wife. In front of me, he's no different from a two-year-old child." Su Lin maintained his cheerful, cheeky grin.
"Impudent punk, die!"
Thoroughly provoked, Elder Zhong leaped into the air and lunged straight at Su Lin!
As a Third Layer Houtian martial artist, wherever he went, he was an object of reverence and awe!
Yet today, a mere punk dared to look down on him.
If he didn't kill him, wouldn't he become a laughingstock?!
"I just called you trash and you're getting all upset."
Su Lin curled his lips, surprised that Elder Zhong would react so violently.
After all, he was merely stating the facts; he had no intention of deliberately humiliating the man!
"Go to hell!"
Bypassing any further nonsense, Elder Zhong curved his five fingers into claws and swept them toward the top of Su Lin's head!
The force of this claw strike was enough to tear through a steel plate!
Therefore, Elder Zhong held absolute confidence that he could crack open Su Lin's skull in one blow!
"Get lost!"
Unwilling to waste any effort, Su Lin let out a cold bark!
Instantly, a powerful aura erupted from his body, transforming into a rolling wave of pressure that swept in all directions!
Bang!
Before he could even touch a single strand of Su Lin's hair, Elder Zhong was blown backward through the air, slamming heavily against the wall!
Puff!
A massive mouthful of blood spewed directly from his lips!
"How is this possible?!"
Unable to maintain his composure any longer, Zhou Ang sprang to his feet as if he had just seen a ghost!
Xia Bingyu's red lips parted slightly in shock, equally astounded that Su Lin possessed such terrifying strength!
"Well? Do you admit you're trash now?"
Su Lin looked down at the fallen Elder Zhong and asked.
"I 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.
The power Su Lin had just displayed far surpassed the Houtian Realm.
Calling him trash was, frankly, completely accurate!
"Elder Zhong, you..."
Zhou Ang stared in disbelief, never expecting Elder Zhong to yield to a junior.
Glancing at Zhou Ang, Elder Zhong spoke in a heavy, warning tone, "Young Master Zhou, for the sake of your father, I advise you: this person is someone you cannot afford to offend. You'd better apologize to him immediately!"
"What did you say?"
Zhou Ang widened his eyes, unable to believe Elder Zhong would 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 when he gets here!"
Elder Zhong offered a deeply meaningful warning.
"Heh, is that so?"
Stung as if he had been provoked, Zhou Ang shouted angrily, "I refuse to believe that a reckless, ignorant kid can stand against the entire Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce!"
With that, he whipped out his phone and began making a call!
"It's over! It's truly over now!"
Watching Zhou Ang make the call, all the color drained completely from Xia Bingyu's face!
Gritting her teeth, she turned to Su Lin and said, "He must be calling the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce! You need to leave right now—I'll bear the consequences of this!"
Su Lin immediately protested, "Wife, I really don't like hearing you say that. As a man, how could I let my own woman stand at the front lines when trouble hits?"
"I told you to leave, so leave! Even though we got our marriage license, I don't like you at all, and you have no right to interfere in my business!"
Xia Bingyu snapped in furious anger!
"Wife, to think you'd resort to such lies just to chase me away from danger—you are truly too noble!"
Su Lin looked utterly moved.
Xia Bingyu was driven to distraction by rage.
Did this Su Lin have no limit to his feigned foolishness?
"You two don't need to waste your breath anymore. Neither of you is walking out of here today!"
At that moment, Zhou Ang, waiting for his call to connect, sneered coldly, "Even if you run, the 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 didn't want to leave, but even if I run, he won't let me off."
Su Lin spread his hands helplessly before turning back toward Zhou Ang.
"Su Lin, what are you doing?"
Xia Bingyu frowned and asked.
"Wife, since this guy already threatened us like that, I obviously have to deal with him first!"
Su Lin replied without looking back, his pace never breaking.
"Kid, my dad is the president of the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce. If you lay a hand on me, he will never let you off!"
Zhou Ang gave a disdainful, cold laugh.
He simply didn't believe Su Lin would dare touch him!
"You keep repeating 'president of the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce.' Let me ask you: has your father arrived yet?"
Su Lin stared at Zhou Ang as if looking at a complete idiot.
Zhou Ang froze; he hadn't even managed to get through to his father on the phone yet, so naturally the man couldn't rush over this quickly!
Seeing the change in Zhou Ang's expression, Su Lin smiled even more brightly. "Looks like your father hasn't arrived yet, and I'm doomed to die anyway. Since that's the case, why shouldn't I take the opportunity to finish you off right now?"
Holy shit!
Zhou Ang lost his composure entirely!
Because upon second thought, what Su Lin said made complete sense!
At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to slap himself a few times.
Damn it, if he had only waited until his father arrived before running his mouth!
Now he had truly turned showing off into acting like an absolute moron!
Watching Su Lin draw closer, Zhou Ang panicked completely and barked at Hong Chang and Lin Feng nearby, "What the hell are you two dogs standing around for? Hurry up and stop him!"
Hong Chang and Lin Feng exchanged glances.
Sheng Lei's corpse was still lying right there—how could they dare step forward?
"You two useless dogs, you actually dare to disobey 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 your lives!"
Seeing their hesitation, Zhou Ang shrieked like a madman!
Their faces turning pale, Hong Chang and Lin Feng ultimately had no choice but to step forward and block Su Lin's path.
"Kid, you..."
Before the two of them could finish, Su Lin impatiently flicked his hand, sending them both flying with a single slap.
Then, Su Lin arrived right in front of Zhou Ang.
"Kid... what do you want?"
A tremor crept into Zhou Ang's voice.
Slap!
Su Lin delivered a resounding backhand across his face. "Who gave your dog ass the guts to put moves on my wife?"
"You actually dare to hit..."
Zhou Ang glared at Su Lin, both startled and enraged.
Before he could finish, Su Lin struck him with another slap. "I asked you a question. Why aren't you answering?"
"Just wait, kid, I won't let you off! Ahhh!!"
It was the first time Zhou Ang had ever suffered such humiliation, and he let out a furious scream.
Slap!
Unreasonable as ever, Su Lin delivered yet another strike. "What are you howling for? Scream again and see if I don't kill you right here and now!"
At that, Zhou Ang clamped his mouth shut instantly!
This Su Lin was clearly a reckless hothead; executing him right then and there was entirely within the realm of possibility.
"Hello? Son, did you need something?"
Right at that moment, the call on Zhou Ang's dropped phone finally connected.
Though the voice inside was not loud, in the dead silence of the room, every word came through crystal clear!
A look of joy instantly lit up Zhou Ang's face!
Yet, just as he opened his mouth to cry for help,
Su Lin picked up the phone and said coolly, "Old man, are you the president of the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce?"
"Who are you?"
The voice on the other end turned bewildered.
"I'm asking the questions here. All you need to do is answer yes or no!"
Su Lin said impatiently.
"Brat, how dare you speak to me, Zhou Wanhao, like that? Who gave you 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 and reached out to grab Zhou Ang by the throat.
Scared out of his wits, Zhou Ang wailed, "Dad, hurry up and save me! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!!"
"Brat, you grabbed my son?!"
On the other end of the line, Zhou Wanhao realized what was happening instantly!
"Glad you figured it out. I don't feel like wasting any more breath. I'll give you fifteen minutes to get to the Golden Dragon Hotel, or else you can come collect your son's corpse!"
With that cold remark, Su Lin tossed the phone onto the floor.
He raised his foot and crushed it to pieces!
Having finished, Su Lin looked at the trembling Zhou Ang and remarked speechlessly, "I haven't even started yet, why do you look like you're about to pee your pants?"
"Don't worry, before your father arrives, I won't kill you."
"However, I am a man of my word. If your father isn't here in fifteen minutes, I'll just have to follow through on my earlier promise!"
With those words, Su Lin tossed Zhou Ang onto the ground.
He turned back to Xia Bingyu and asked,
"Well, Wife? Wasn't I awesome?"
Only then did Xia Bingyu fully comprehend what had just transpired. Trembling all over, she stared at Su Lin and gritted her teeth. "Su Lin, you've doomed our entire Xia family!"
"Wife, how do you figure that?"
Su Lin asked, completely bewildered.
"Su Lin! If you hadn't touched Zhou Ang, at worst the Xia family's corporation would have been blacklisted, but we still could have survived!"
"But now, not only did you beat Zhou Ang, you've also offended Zhou Wanhao. Given his personality, he will never let the Xia family go!"
"Our entire Xia family is going to be ruined because of you!"
Xia Bingyu's emotions finally erupted completely!
"Wife, didn't I tell you? Everything belonging to the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce will belong to me after tonight."
"Besides, with me here, nobody from the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce dares to retaliate against you!"
Su Lin patted his chest dismissively.
"Su Lin! Can you stop spouting such unrealistic nonsense? You're just someone who came down from the mountains—what right do you have to claim the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce is yours?"
Completely losing control, Xia Bingyu vented all her fury onto Su Lin.
Su Lin frowned, just about to speak again.
Bang!
The doors to the top-floor suite were kicked open with a heavy crash!
A man in his fifties strode inside first, a group of subordinates swarming in behind him.
Scanning the room, the leading man shouted in a cold roar:
"Who has the dog guts to touch my, Zhou Wanhao's, son?! Get your ass over here right now!"
Zhou Wanhao had arrived!
With his entrance, an icy atmosphere instantly enveloped the entire hall.
The sheer aura radiating from Zhou Wanhao was enough to chill an ordinary person to the bone at a single glance.
Looking at Zhou Wanhao, Xia Bingyu no longer felt terror.
Only the chilling despair of impending destruction remained.
Turning her head toward Su Lin beside her,
Xia Bingyu couldn't help a bitter, mocking sneer curling her lips. "Su Lin, didn't you say the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce belongs to you? You shouldn't be afraid of Zhou Wanhao, right?"
"If you've got the guts, step out there right now and say those words to Zhou Wanhao's face!"
Su Lin frowned, surprised that Xia Bingyu distrusted him to this degree.
Before he could reply, however, Zhou Ang pointed a trembling finger forward and cried out miserably, "Dad, this kid beat me up! You have to avenge me!"
Swish!
Zhou Wanhao's gaze locked onto him instantly, sharp and freezing like the edge of a blade. "Kid, you're the one who beat my son?"
"That's right, it was me!"
Su Lin maintained his casual, nonchalant attitude.
Xia Bingyu couldn't help letting out a cold snort.
She wanted to see just how much longer Su Lin could keep up this act.
"Heh, I never imagined anyone in Jiang City would dare speak to me, Zhou Wanhao, like that."
"I'm quite curious: are you simply naive, or do you genuinely not take me, Zhou Wanhao, seriously?"
Zhou Wanhao sized Su Lin up with a look of amused interest.
"What the hell are you, Zhou Wanhao? Why should I take you seriously?"
Su Lin raised an eyebrow in a counter-question.
As soon as those words left his mouth,
the entire hall plunged into a silence as absolute as if a mute button had been pressed!
Every sound vanished, leaving behind only the frantic, drumbeat thud of racing hearts!
Everyone stared at Su Lin with eyes filled with pity.