The two sides clashed instantly, launching a fierce battle!
Su Lin was in no rush to make a move. Instead, he crossed his arms over his chest and stood quietly to the side, wanting to gauge the strength of these Martial Arts Club members.
To Su Lin's disappointment, the Martial Arts Club members had barely scratched the surface of martial arts. Before long, they were losing ground, and many of them were knocked to the ground.
"Hehe, Longxia martial arts is truly vulnerable. I think it's about time you changed the plaque on your Martial Arts Club."
"Tomorrow, I'll have someone send a Longxia Sick Man plaque for you to swap out!"
Inoue Yamato laughed arrogantly!
"You're asking for death!"
Jiang Yuqing finally reached her breaking point. She charged straight out, meeting the group of Dongying people head-on!
Crack!
With a whip kick, she sent a Dongying person flying hard through the air!
Immediately following that, she threw a fierce punch, sending yet another Dongying person crashing to the ground!
"This young woman actually has some moves!"
Su Lin showed a trace of surprise.
While Jiang Yuqing's martial arts skills didn't make her a top expert, she was far more capable than the other members, clearly having undergone formal training.
With Jiang Yuqing's entry, the tide of the battle instantly shifted, and the Dongying people found themselves on the defensive!
"Humph!"
Noticing this turn of events, Inoue Yamato let out a heavy cold snort and charged forward abruptly.
Boom!
The next second, Inoue Yamato unleashed a charging punch, heading straight for Jiang Yuqing!
The sheer force of it made the air shriek miserably!
Jiang Yuqing's expression changed, and she hurriedly crossed her arms in front of her chest to block!
But she was no match for Inoue Yamato at all; the violent impact forced her to stumble back several steps in a row!
Taking advantage of the fact that Jiang Yuqing had not yet regained her footing, Inoue Yamato leaped high into the air and swept a leg carrying terrifying wind directly toward her head!
If a normal person were to be struck by that kick, they would either die or be crippled for life!
Seeing this, Jiang Yuqing turned pale with fright. Even if she wanted to dodge now, it was already too late!
Whoosh!
At the critical moment, a figure appeared right in front of Jiang Yuqing, throwing a punch that collided squarely with Inoue Yamato's incoming right leg!
Snap!
Inoue Yamato's right leg broke instantly, and his entire body went flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground with a blood-curdling scream!
"Are you all right?"
Ignoring the commotion completely, Su Lin turned around and asked Jiang Yuqing with a grin.
Jiang Yuqing finally snapped out of it and said with overflowing gratitude, "Thank you."
"Don't mention it. What I hate most are Dongying people. Even without this incident, I would have taught these guys a lesson!"
A trace of coldness settled onto Su Lin's face!
"Baka! You Longxia pig! You crippled my leg, I'm going to kill you!"
At that moment, Inoue Yamato screamed in venomous hatred. Pointing at Su Lin, he ordered the karate club members, "Forget about the rest of the Martial Arts Club members. Attack together and cripple this brat. I'm going to make him know the price of offending me!!"
Swish, swish, swish!
At Inoue Yamato's command, the group of Dongying karate club members shifted their targets to Su Lin and rushed at him simultaneously!
"Be careful!"
Jiang Yuqing called out hurriedly to warn him.
Yet the moment the words left her mouth, Su Lin had already taken the initiative to meet the Dongying men head-on.
Slap! Slap! Slap!
Without any fancy moves, Su Lin delivered one heavy slap after another, every single one landing squarely on the faces of the Dongying men and sending them spinning backward through the air.
Before long, all the Dongying men lay flat on the ground, their cheeks swollen high and teeth scattered everywhere.
"You... you..."
Inoue Yamato's eyes bulged wide with terror.
Since when did the Martial Arts Club have such a formidable expert?
"Feixuan, is this Su Lin you mentioned really from the mountains? Isn't he way too fierce?"
Jiang Yuqing asked in utter shock.
Taking on the entire karate club single-handedly—even her brother, who served as the president of the Martial Arts Club, could never pull that off!
"I had no idea he was this powerful either."
Lin Feixuan muttered under her breath, her heart far from calm as well!
Originally, she had called Su Lin over to act as Jiang Yuqing's shield, hoping to use Chen Chao to teach the kid a lesson.
Who could have known that this punk was so ferocious? Not only had he beaten Chen Chao, but he had also single-handedly flipped the entire karate club upside down.
Sister Bingyu's man seemed far more complicated than he looked on the surface!
Lin Feixuan sized Su Lin up, filled with curiosity about this mysterious man...
Just then, 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 now?"
"Brat, so what if you're strong? You can't afford to offend my background!"
"If you know what's good for you, you'd better let me go right now and kowtow to apologize!"
Inoue Yamato glared viciously at Su Lin!
"Still running your mouth, damn it. Looks like I need to show you some serious business today!"
Su Lin curled his lips.
He raised his foot and brought it down hard onto Inoue Yamato's other leg!
Snap!
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 shriek!
The look in his eyes as he stared at Su Lin was as venomous as a ghost's!
"Still not convinced, huh?"
"Sigh, looks like I have no choice but to cripple your third leg."
Su Lin sighed, slowly shifting his sole to land squarely on the most vital part of Inoue Yamato's anatomy!
Instantly, Inoue Yamato forgot even how to scream, staring in absolute terror at Su Lin: "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: 'Dongying karate is trash,' I'll let you go!"
Su Lin wore a harmless, innocent smile.
"No way!"
"Even if you kill me, I won't say it!"
Inoue Yamato refused without a moment's hesitation.
"Such backbone. I love people like you. Now go ahead and say goodbye to your little buddy!"
Su Lin offered a word of praise and began to slowly apply pressure with his foot!
Inoue Yamato's eyes widened instantly; he could clearly feel the pain in his groin intensifying rapidly!
"Brat, you better think carefully. If you cripple me, you won't have a good end!"
Inoue Yamato's voice began to tremble.
Su Lin ignored him entirely and continued to pile on the pressure!
Inoue Yamato could no longer remain calm. If this kept up, his little buddy was definitely going to be reduced to a pulp of flesh!
Finally, at the very last moment, Inoue Yamato's psychological defense collapsed completely. Weeping and crying out, he yelled, "Don't! Don't cripple me! I'll say it!"
"Dongying karate is trash!"
"Dongying karate is trash!"
"Dongying karate is trash!"
Su Lin withdrew his foot, wearing a satisfied smile. "Now that's being obedient. Remember, you Dongying people are only fit to be dogs for us in Longxia. You'd better behave yourselves from now on. If you dare pull any more out-of-line stunts, it won't end this easily!"
"Now, the lot of you—crawl out of here!"
Inoue Yamato gritted his teeth. Aside from frustration and humiliation, his face was carved with deep-seated hatred!
Yet he didn't utter 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 all of them obediently crawled out after him!
"Hey! You there, did I say you could leave?"
Just then, Su Lin stepped forward and blocked Chen Chao, who was trying to slip away while the opportunity presented itself.
"What do you want? I'm not a Dongying person, surely I don't have to crawl out, right?"
Chen Chao asked, feigning calmness.
"You aren't a Dongying person, but you're a lackey for the Dongying people, so you get to roll out instead!"
Su Lin said impatiently.
"Brat, don't push your luck!"
Chen Chao clenched his fists, his face full of anger.
"You're a Dongying dog, not a human, so strictly speaking, I'm not bullying a 'person'."
"Of course, if you'd rather not roll out, that's fine too. The worst that happens is I give you a beating, break both your legs, and throw you out."
Su Lin looked at Chen Chao with a smile!
Chen Chao's face turned instantly pale.
He didn't doubt the truth in Su Lin's words for a second. After all, this was a guy who dared to show no mercy even to Inoue Yamato!
"I'll remember today! You just wait for me!"
In the end, Chen Chao dropped a harsh threat, lay down in bitter humiliation, and rolled his way out.
"Finally got everything sorted out!"
Su Lin let out a long breath and prepared to leave the Martial Arts Club to find his pretty wife.
"Wait a moment!"
Just then, Jiang Yuqing intercepted Su Lin: "Mr. Su, thank you so much for today. If it weren't for you, our Martial Arts Club would definitely have been humiliated by those Dongying people."
"I don't have much else to offer—how about I treat you to lunch to express my gratitude?"
Su Lin shook his head. "Lunch isn't necessary. If you really want to thank me, give me a kiss instead!"
"Ah!"
Jiang Yuqing was startled, never expecting Su Lin to make such a request!
Yet, recalling the awe-inspiring might Su Lin had just displayed while teaching those Dongying people a lesson, her heart fluttered involuntarily!
This request... didn't seem entirely out of the question either...
"Su Lin, you're trying to take advantage of Yuqing again! I'm definitely going to tell Sister Bingyu!"
Lin Feixuan angrily jumped in front of Jiang Yuqing to block him.
"Suit yourself!"
Su Lin curled his lips in indifference and turned around to leave directly!
"This guy! Does he really think he can have a houseful of wives and concubines?!"
Lin Feixuan ground her teeth as she watched Su Lin's retreating back.
It was her first time ever seeing someone be a scumbag so openly and righteously!
"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!
"Ge, it's already settled. One of Feixuan's friends helped take care of those people just now..."
Jiang Yuqing recounted the whole story in detail.
Only after listening did Jiang Yufeng let out a breath of relief. Then, his eyes flickered twice as he looked toward 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 intention instantly!
"That's right."
"An expert like that—if he joins the Martial Arts Club, he'll definitely become a major asset!"
Jiang Yufeng nodded and admitted it directly.
"I don't have his contact information on me. 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. He sighed and said, "That being said, Inoue Yamato's father is with the Dongying Chamber of Commerce. Since his son got beaten up this badly, they certainly won't let the matter rest."
"So what if it's the Dongying Chamber of Commerce? Does that mean they can just bully us Longxia people as they please!"
Jiang Yuqing let out a cold snort of utter defiance!
"Regardless, what's done is done. If that group of Dongying people wants revenge, I'll make sure they learn that Longxia people aren't so easily pushed around!"
A cold glint flashed across Jiang Yufeng's eyes!
At the same time, inside an ambulance rushing toward the hospital, Inoue Yamato and his entourage of karate club members were all lying on stretchers.
"Damn Longxia people! To dare humiliate me like this—no matter what, I won't let him off!"
Lying on his stretcher, Inoue Yamato thought of the humiliation he had suffered, his face twisted in ferocity!
"Inoue-sama, how do you plan to deal with him?"
A Dongying subordinate asked cautiously.
Sinister, venomous malice flickered in Inoue Yamato's eyes: "Don't these Longxia people think their martial arts are so great?"
"I'm going to have my father dispatch a few ninjas from the Dongying Chamber of Commerce to wipe the Martial Arts Club off the map completely!"
"And that brat—I'm going to turn him into a dog at my side, kneeling in front of me for the rest of his life!!"
On the other side, after stepping out of the university campus, Su Lin made his way straight to Xiashi Group.
If he remembered correctly, his pretty wife worked right here.
However, just as Su Lin tried to walk inside, he was blocked by two security guards at the main entrance!
"This is Xiashi Group. What business do you have here?"
Faced with the two guards' inquiry, Su Lin spoke the plain truth: "I'm here to find my wife!"
"Your wife is an employee at Xiashi Group?"
One guard asked tentatively.
"Yeah, her name is Xia Bingyu!"
Su Lin nodded in earnest.
"Xia Bingyu... why does that name sound so familiar..."
The guard muttered to himself, puzzled.
At that moment, the other guard caught on, and his expression changed drastically: "Brat, are you messing with us? Xia Bingyu is our company's CEO, how could she possibly be your wife!"
Hearing this, the first guard suddenly remembered as well, and his face turned icy cold: "Kid, you actually dare to play games with us. Get lost right now, or don't blame us for getting rough!"
"I'm really not messing with you. Here's our marriage certificate, look if you don't believe me!"
Looking somewhat helpless, Su Lin pulled out the marriage certificate and unfolded it right in front of the two men!
When the two guards saw it, their eyes bulged wide in shock.
Holy crap!
The young man standing right before them was actually their CEO's husband?
But when did their CEO get married, and why wasn't there a single whisper of it anywhere in the company?
While the two guards were still trapped in a state of utter bewilderment, Su Lin had already put away the marriage certificate and seized the opportunity to slip inside Xiashi Group!
Once inside, he asked at the front desk and learned that Xia Bingyu was holding a meeting in the top-floor conference room. Su Lin proceeded straight up the stairs.
At the same time, inside the top-floor conference room of Xiashi Group, Xia Bingyu sat in the CEO's seat, flanked by the company's board members and key executives.
At this moment, almost all of them were glaring at Xia Bingyu with hostile expressions.
Naturally aware of these people's intentions, Xia Bingyu wore a frosty expression and showed no intention of speaking first.
This oppressive atmosphere persisted for a moment until a board member finally broke the silence: "Xia Zong, we're all smart people here, and dragging this out makes no sense. Let's just be direct—when do you plan on resigning from your position as CEO?"
"Why should I resign from the position of CEO?"
Xia Bingyu looked toward the board member who had spoken and retorted without giving an inch.
The pot-bellied board member let out a cold snort and interrogated, "Because of your poor management during this period, the company's profits have dropped drastically! What face do you even have left to sit in that chair?"
"Exactly!"
"Xia Zong, if you lack the capability, why force it?"
"If I were you, I wouldn't have the face to stay here a second longer. You're just sitting in the latrine and not taking a dump!"
A heavily made-up woman chimed in right after.
This woman was none other than Li Wei, whom Xia Bingyu and Su Lin had run into at the mall last night.
At the same time, she was also someone planted in the company by Xia Guodong specifically to target Xia Bingyu.
"Say what you will, I will not resign from the position of CEO. As for the company's profits, they were caused by Wang's new product line, and I have already instructed the R&D department to work overtime to develop a competing product."
"That is all I have to say. Does anyone else have any objections?"
Xia Bingyu ignored Li Wei's taunts entirely and swept her gaze dominantly across the board members!
"Hmph, anyone can talk big. Why should we believe you?!"
"Xia Zong, if you don't step down as CEO today, we demand to withdraw all our shares. You can figure out what to do from there!"
The pot-bellied board member declared with a hardline attitude.
"That's right. You aren't fit for the CEO's position at all. With you at the helm, the company has no future. I demand a share withdrawal!"
"I want to withdraw my shares too. If we stay in a company like this, we'll probably lose every penny!"
"Xia Zong, since you're so confident in yourself, I suppose our share withdrawals won't affect you in the least, right?"
The other board members seized the opportunity to press their attack as well!
Xia Bingyu's expression turned ugly. These were all primary shareholders of the company.
If they were to withdraw their shares all at once, Xiashi Group would truly be finished!
Furthermore, Xia Bingyu could practically guarantee that Xia Guodong had secretly promised these people some benefits to make them pull this stunt!
"Xia Zong, it looks like you've completely lost the trust of the board. Are you really sure you want to keep pushing forward?"
Li Wei looked at Xia Bingyu with a playful smirk.
Bang!
Just as Xia Bingyu found herself at a loss for what to do, the conference room doors were pushed open, and a figure strode inside!
"Su Lin?!"
Xia Bingyu was stunned, never expecting him to show up here.
"Wife, you really are here! I missed you to death—come give me a kiss!"
Su Lin pulled Xia Bingyu straight into an embrace and, before she could even react, planted a loud smack right on her cheek!
"You little punk! Who let you in here?"
Upon seeing Su Lin, Li Wei's expression twisted as if she had just swallowed dog feces!
Last night, it was this exact brat who pulled some trick on her and made her lose all face at the shopping mall.
"Oh, it's you. No wonder I smelled that stinking seafood odor again. Absolutely reeking!"
Su Lin waved his hand repeatedly in front of his nose.
"What is the meaning of this? Who is this kid?"
The pot-bellied board member furrowed his brow and asked.
"Respected board members, you might not know this, but this punk is some wild man Xia Zong picked up from goodness knows where!"
"No wonder Xia Zong hasn't been able to manage the company properly—she's out messing around with men all day long. She must have forgotten all about her duties!"
"I bet none of you imagined that Xia Zong, who usually puts on such a cold and pure facade, could be such a hypocrite behind closed doors, right?"
Li Wei raised her voice and shouted.
Hearing her words, the people in the office cast bizarre glances toward Xia Bingyu, chiming in with their own rounds of mockery:
"Xia Zong, keeping a kept man outside is one thing, but bringing him right into the company? What kind of system is this!"
"Indeed! It looks like you really aren't suited for the CEO's position after all. You'd better resign early and go keep your man company!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, Xia Zong, you probably have more than one man outside, don't you? It looks like all the company's development funds were spent on raising your wild men!"
"You people..." Xia Bingyu trembled all over with rage.
It was one thing for these company board members to look down on her, but did they have to use such vicious language to humiliate her?
Slap!
Right at that moment, Su Lin rushed up to Li Wei and delivered a fierce, heavy slap right across her face!