Su Lin nodded, stood up abruptly, picked up the bottle of red wine on the table, and smashed it fiercely over Sheng Lei's head!
Bang!
The bottle shattered!
Red wine mixed with Sheng Lei's blood slowly trickled down.
Before Sheng Lei could even react, Su Lin grabbed him by the collar, hoisted him up off the ground, and said in a cold voice:
"You fat bastard, you seem pretty arrogant, huh?"
Chapter 13 Not Interested!
"You... how dare you hit me?"
Sheng Lei came to his senses, staring at Su Lin in shock and fury.
Slap!
Su Lin struck him hard across the face: "Your grandfather here is hitting you, so what?"
"Xia Bingyu! It seems your company is determined to make a clean break with our bank. In that case, just wait for your company to be completely blacklisted!"
Sheng Lei angrily threatened Xia Bingyu!
Xia Bingyu finally snapped out of it and hurriedly scolded Su Lin: "Su Lin, what are you doing? Let him go this instant!"
Su Lin curled his lips: "Wife, wasn't it you who told me to do whatever I wanted?"
"Besides, things have come to this. Do you really think that if I let him go, he'd let the Xiashi Group off the hook?"
Xia Bingyu fell silent at once!
Clearly, Sheng Lei forcing the Xiashi Group to repay the loan ahead of schedule was a trap set specifically for her!
Unless she gave in to Sheng Lei, no matter what she did, there was no turning this around!
Slap!
Just as Xia Bingyu was silent, Su Lin delivered another hard slap to Sheng Lei's face: "Fat bastard, do you still dare to threaten my wife again?"
"Kid, if you've got the guts, kill me right now! Otherwise, I'll never let you two go!"
Sheng Lei's eyes were filled with malice and venom.
"You think I don't dare?"
A flicker of killing intent flashed deep in Su Lin's eyes.
With that, he grabbed Sheng Lei's head and smashed it relentlessly against the table!
Once!
Twice!
Thrice!
Each impact produced a dull, heavy thud!
As for Sheng Lei, his head was covered in blood, looking utterly miserable.
"Enough, Su Lin! Teaching him a lesson is enough, don't go too far."
At that moment, Xia Bingyu barked to stop Su Lin.
If this kept up, she was afraid Sheng Lei might actually die!
Only then did Su Lin stop. He grabbed Sheng Lei by the hair, forcing him to meet his gaze: "Do you still want me to kill you now?"
Sheng Lei remained silent, his eyes filled with nothing but sheer terror.
At that moment, he felt a palpable killing intent radiating from this young man. If he dared to talk tough again, the other party might genuinely kill him!
"I was wrong... I beg you, spare me..."
Sheng Lei pleaded in a trembling voice.
"Su Lin, let him go!"
Xia Bingyu urged, trying to persuade him.
Sheng Lei was a man of some standing after all; if Su Lin killed him, things would blow up into a massive scandal.
"Hmph! For my wife's sake, I'll spare you today!"
Su Lin casually tossed Sheng Lei onto the floor!
Sheng Lei said nothing, scrambled up, and hurried out of the private room in silence.
"Hold on!"
Su Lin called out, pointing at the maid uniform on the table: "You can leave, but you have to put on this outfit first."
"What?!"
Sheng Lei's expression turned unsightly in an instant.
You must confess, the Fragrance Pavilion was currently at its peak customer traffic. If he left wearing women's erotic lingerie, he would undoubtedly become the laughingstock of the entire social circle in no time!
"Looks like you're not willing. In that case, I guess I'll just have to kill you!"
Su Lin smiled sinisterly and stepped toward Sheng Lei.
"I'll wear it! I'll wear it!"
Sheng Lei shuddered and had no choice but to submit.
"Wife, what happens next might burn your eyes a bit. Why don't you go outside and wait for me?"
Su Lin looked at Xia Bingyu with a grin.
"But..."
Xia Bingyu felt Su Lin was going much too far.
"No buts about it. Leave this to me, you go wait in the car!"
Su Lin pushed Xia Bingyu right out of the private room.
Xia Bingyu initially wanted to go back in, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw Sheng Lei genuinely starting to strip off his clothes, leaving her with no choice but to leave the restaurant first.
Before long, Sheng Lei had changed into that erotic nightgown, gritting his teeth as he asked, "Is this okay now?"
"Alright, now piss off."
Su Lin suppressed the urge to vomit and waved his hand dismissively.
Sheng Lei said nothing more, turned around, and bolted outside, desperate to escape the restaurant at top speed.
However, the restaurant was packed. Barely had he stepped out of the private room when Sheng Lei drew the attention of numerous patrons. Upon seeing such a bizarre spectacle, several people pulled out their phones and began snapping photos!
Su Lin paid no attention to any of it. He left the restaurant, found Xia Bingyu's car outside, pulled open the door, and got straight into the front passenger seat!
"Wife, we can go home now!"
Beside him, Xia Bingyu couldn't help sighing: "Su Lin, you were far too impulsive just now."
"Wife, why do you say that?"
Su Lin asked, looking puzzled.
"That Sheng Lei is the president of Hundred Flowers Bank and has extensive connections. You beat him up and humiliated him like that; he'll definitely do everything in his power to destroy the Xiashi Group!"
Xia Bingyu's face was etched with worry.
"Isn't he just a bank president? Don't you worry, Wife. If he dares to go after your company, I'll step in and handle it!"
Su Lin said dismissively.
"Heh, Sheng Lei is connected to the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce, and the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce is the largest chamber of commerce in Longxia. How are you going to handle that?"
Xia Bingyu gave a bitter laugh, not taking Su Lin's words seriously.
After all, Su Lin had just come down from the mountain with nothing to his name—what could he possibly use to help her?
Yet Xia Bingyu didn't blame him either; regardless of everything else, everything Su Lin did was for her sake.
"The Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce? Isn't that my Sixth Master's enterprise? He told me to go inherit it before he left. Looks like I should make time to pay a visit!"
Hearing mention of the Golden Dragon Chamber of Commerce, Su Lin muttered to himself inwardly!
Half an hour later.
Xia Bingyu drove back to the villa.
Yet all along, Xia Bingyu's face carried a look of sorrow, clearly worried about Sheng Lei's retaliation.
"Sister Bingyu, you're back!"
Lin Feixuan, who had been waiting in the living room all along, stepped forward upon seeing the two return.
However, Lin Feixuan quickly noticed something was amiss and her face darkened: "Sister Bingyu, your complexion doesn't look too good. Did Su Lin bully you?!"
"Hey! Stop talking nonsense!"
"My wife is so pretty, I cherish her too much, how could I ever bully her!"
Su Lin glared at Lin Feixuan in dissatisfaction!
"Hmph! Talk is cheap. I remember someone saying earlier that a man should have three wives and four concubines?"
Lin Feixuan glared right back at Su Lin, refusing to yield an inch!
"Alright, you two stop arguing."
Xia Bingyu interrupted their bickering and explained, "Feixuan, I'm fine. Just a bit tired from work, I'll go rest for a bit."
"Alright then, Sister Bingyu, go get some rest quickly!"
Lin Feixuan said with a look of concern.
Xia Bingyu nodded and headed straight to her bedroom.
Seeing this, Su Lin prepared to return to his own room as well.
"Hey, hold on!"
Lin Feixuan blocked Su Lin's path.
"What is it now?"
Su Lin asked with a frown.
"The president of our university Martial Arts Club wants to invite you to join the club. I wonder if you'd be willing?"
Lin Feixuan asked directly.
"Is there any benefit to joining the Martial Arts Club?"
Su Lin asked with a hint of amusement.
"Uh..."
Lin Feixuan didn't know how to answer, because the biggest benefit of the Martial Arts Club was getting to learn martial arts techniques from the president.
But given Su Lin's skills, he clearly had no need for that.
"Sounds like there's no benefit at all. Not interested!"
Seeing Lin Feixuan's reaction, Su Lin turned around and walked straight back to his room!
Chapter 14 You'd Better Kneel When You Speak!
"This guy is really mercenary!"
Lin Feixuan muttered, watching Su Lin's retreating back.
Then, she took out her phone and sent a message to Jiang Yuqing.
Su Lin didn't rest upon returning to his room; instead, he took out a jade pendant from his pocket.
The pendant was exquisitely crafted, with a lifelike Qilin carved onto its surface.
This jade pendant was left in his swaddling clothes when his First Master found him, and it held the mystery of Su Lin's birth!
Up on the mountain, with his eight masters keeping him company, Su Lin hadn't cared much about his origins.
Later on, however, seven of his masters left the mountain one after another to attend to important matters, leaving only his Fourth Mistress behind with Su Lin.
Now that he had descended the mountain, Su Lin decided it was time to look into his parentage!
Of course, Su Lin didn't feel any emotional attachment to parents who had abandoned him; he was simply following his First Master's wishes.
Before leaving, his First Master had told him that if he ever went down the mountain, he must uncover the truth of his birth, as it was of vital importance to him and tied directly to his destiny!
"Sigh, First Master told me to find my roots, but how am I supposed to look with just a jade pendant? Looks like I'll have to use Fourth Mistress's Fengyue Pavilion!"
Su Lin sighed and pulled out a token.
Carved onto the token was the character "Yue" in vigorous, iron-like calligraphy.
This was the Fengyue Token his Fourth Mistress had given him, capable of mobilizing the entire network and resources of the Fengyue Pavilion.
According to his Fourth Mistress, the Fengyue Pavilion was not only a place of entertainment, but also a massive intelligence network formed through the high-ranking officials and nobles who frequented it!
Not only that, the Fengyue Group under its name was one of Longxia's top enterprises.
Of course, Su Lin had only heard about all this; he planned to take some time tomorrow to see what it was actually like in person!
The next day!
Su Lin came down to the first floor of the villa, where the housekeeper had already prepared breakfast, and Xia Bingyu and Lin Feixuan were chatting as they ate.
Without standing on ceremony, Su Lin scooped himself a portion and sat down at the table to eat.
"Hey, are you really not willing to join the Martial Arts Club?"
Lin Feixuan looked at Su Lin and asked.
Last night, she had already told Jiang Yuqing that Su Lin refused to join, but Jiang Yuqing's older brother refused to give up, exhausting every polite persuasion and asking her to invite him one more time.
"I don't do things that offer no benefits!"
Su Lin's attitude was firm.
"Join the Martial Arts Club? What's that about?"
Hearing their conversation, Xia Bingyu asked out of curiosity.
"Sister Bingyu, it's like this..."
Lin Feixuan recounted what had happened yesterday.
After listening, Xia Bingyu couldn't help casting a glance at Su Lin: "I had no idea you were such a troublemaker. You went to school once and ended up beating up people from Dongying."
"You can't blame me for that, that bunch of Dongying people were too arrogant, I had no choice but to teach them a lesson."
Su Lin spread his hands innocently.
Xia Bingyu said nothing more; she held an equally deep aversion toward people from Dongying.
Soon, Xia Bingyu finished her meal and headed out for work.
"Su Lin, are you sure you won't join the Martial Arts Club?"
"Our president said that if you agree, he can hand the position of president over to you."
Lin Feixuan finished her meal and persisted with one last attempt at persuasion.
"Sorry, I'm not interested in being president!"
Su Lin flatly refused, put down his chopsticks, and left.
Unable to do a thing with Su Lin, Lin Feixuan could only stamp her feet in frustration!
Meanwhile, in an office at Hundred Flowers Bank.
Sheng Lei was staring at a news article on his phone, so angry his face was distorted!
The headline was sensational: Shocking! A Perverted Man Appears at Fragrance Pavilion, Running Amok in Sexy Women's Lingerie in Public!
The photo accompanying the article showed a man covering his face while wearing erotic lingerie!
The person in the news was, naturally, Sheng Lei. Good thing he had the wit to cover his face yesterday, or he would have died of social death on the spot today!
Yet this humiliation could never just be brushed aside!
A glint flashed in Sheng Lei's eyes. He picked up the desk phone, dialed a number, and said, "Young Master Zhou, I have a very important matter I'd like to discuss with you. You're definitely going to be interested..."
On the other side, after asking around, Su Lin arrived at the Jiang City branch of the Fengyue Pavilion.
The entire Fengyue Pavilion was built in traditional ancient architecture, exuding an antique charm that stood out distinctively amidst the concrete jungle of the city.
Outside the Fengyue Pavilion, luxury cars were parked bumper-to-bumper, a clear indicator that the patrons spending money here were either wealthy or noble!
Without encountering any obstruction, Su Lin walked smoothly into the interior of the Fengyue Pavilion.
On the first floor of the pavilion, numerous tables were set out, with guests seated around them sipping tea.
Right in the center was a stage, where specialized performers were playing zithers and singing tunes.
"Listening to music in a pleasure house, the rich really know how to enjoy themselves!"
Su Lin muttered with a sigh, then prepared to head upstairs to find the senior management of the Fengyue Pavilion.
"Oh, if it isn't that bumpkin!"
Just as Su Lin was walking across the first floor, Xia Fei, seated not far away, noticed him, and his expression instantly turned ugly.
"Xia Fei, do you have a grudge against that guy?"
Sitting opposite Xia Fei was a flat-topped man who asked out of curiosity upon seeing his reaction.
"Young Master Lin, you don't understand..."
Xia Fei proceeded to recount the matters involving Su Lin.
Only, in his description, Su Lin had been transformed into an unmitigated scoundrel!
"This kid is actually your cousin's husband?"
"As far as I know, your cousin is a famous beauty in Jiang City. How could she possibly take a liking to this kind of trash?"
Upon hearing this, the Young Master Lin looked rather surprised.
"With Xia Bingyu's proud nature, how could she ever look at a guy like this? She probably just dragged him in to use as a shield!"
"Judging by this kid's look, not only does he not know he's being used, but he's all happy and smug, thinking he's scored some huge bargain!"
Xia Fei sneered repeatedly!
"Xia Fei, I have to say you've really gone downhill. You're a member of the Xia family after all, yet you let yourself get bullied this badly by some kid from the mountains!"
Young Master Lin couldn't help shaking his head.
Xia Fei hurriedly defended himself: "Young Master Lin, this kid isn't that simple. Not only does he have some combat skills, his medical skills are also top-notch. Plus, with Xia Bingyu covering him, it's really hard for me to make a move against him!"
"Is that so?"
"Heh, I don't have much going on today anyway, so I'll help you vent your anger!"
Young Master Lin grew rather interested and slowly stood up.
A look of joy crossed Xia Fei's face, but a moment later, a thought struck him, and he worriedly said, "Young Master Lin, this is the Fengyue Pavilion after all—causing trouble is strictly prohibited here. If you make a move, won't it..."
Young Master Lin directly cut Xia Fei off: "Relax, this kid isn't even worth me dirtying my hands. I reckon just dropping my name will be enough to scare him down to his knees!"
"Besides, I'm a big spender here. Even if I throw punches, the person in charge of the Fengyue Pavilion still has to show me some respect!"
"Young Master Lin is awesome!" Xia Fei had no choice but to drop his objections and started buttering him up.
Without saying anything further, Young Master Lin strode toward Su Lin.
Seeing this, Xia Fei couldn't help a cold chuckle welling up in his heart.
This Young Master Lin, named Lin Tianba, was the son of the head of the Black Tiger Gate, an underground syndicate in Jiang City, holding a prestigious and powerful status.
No matter how formidable Su Lin thought he was, running into Lin Tianba this time meant he'd probably have to drop to his knees and call him daddy!
Thinking of this, a surge of excitement washed over Xia Fei as he followed Lin Tianba toward Su Lin.
Completely unaware of the two, Su Lin headed straight for the staircase leading to the second floor.
Just as he was about to step onto it, however, two figures blocked his path.
"Kid, I hear you're pretty wild!"
Lin Tianba looked at Su Lin with a playful smirk.
"Who the hell are you?"
Su Lin frowned, looking at Lin Tianba.
Standing behind Lin Tianba, Xia Fei brandished borrowed authority and sneered, "You bumpkin, this is Lin Tianba, the son of the boss of Jiang City's Black Tiger Gate. If you know what's good for you, you'd better kneel while you talk to him!"
Chapter 15 Because That Kid is Better Looking Than You!
After Xia Fei finished his introduction.
Lin Tianba put his hands behind his back, raised his chin slightly, and looked down at Su Lin with arrogance, waiting for him to drop to his knees.
After all, as the son of the Black Tiger Gate boss, no matter where he went on ordinary days, everyone had to show him some respect.
As long as this kid wasn't mentally retarded, once he learned his identity, he would definitely kneel on the spot!
"What kind of bullshit Black Tiger Gate, never heard of it. Piss off right now, or else I'm going to start hitting people!"
Su Lin rebuked with an impatient expression.
"You bumpkin, how dare you speak to Young Master Lin like that, you've got some nerve..." Seeing Su Lin completely disregard Lin Tianba, Xia Fei instantly opened his mouth to curse!
Before he could finish, however, Su Lin swept his hand across in a tight slap, sending him flying straight through the air to crash heavily against the wall.
"I originally didn't want to throw punches, but since you're itching for a beating, I suppose I have no choice but to oblige."
Su Lin shook his head helplessly, then turned his gaze back to Lin Tianba blocking his way: "Aren't you going to get lost yet?"
Lin Tianba finally snapped out of his shock and let out a cold laugh: "Kid, you actually dare to throw hands in front of me? Interesting, really interest—"
Unable to take it any longer, Su Lin planted a kick squarely into his midsection: "Interesting your grandma's corpse, talking all shady and passive-aggressive, you're really begging for a beating!"
Lin Tianba was kicked tumbling onto his backside, clutching his stomach as pain contorted his face: "Kid, you actually dared to hit me?"
Su Lin delivered another kick right after: "Are you a complete moron? Do you really need to ask when it's this obvious?"
Having taken two kicks in a row, Lin Tianba snapped into a blind rage, roaring as he lunged at Su Lin: "I'll fight you to the death, you bastard!"
"Get lost!"
Completely impatient, Su Lin lashed out with a backhand slap that sent Lin Tianba flying backward.
Having done that, he didn't even spare Lin Tianba a second glance, stepping right toward the second floor.
At that very moment, however, a crowd of people swarmed forward to encircle the area—all of them beautiful women dressed in traditional ancient long gowns.
"What's going on here?"
The leading woman surveyed the scene, her face turning slightly cold as a bone-chilling aura emanated from her!
Su Lin sighed. He just wanted to find the person in charge of the Fengyue Pavilion—why were there so many complications?
"Miss Feixuang, this guy not only caused a disturbance in the Fengyue Pavilion, he even physically assaulted me. You have to severely punish him!" Recognizing the woman, Lin Tianba pointed viciously at Su Lin.
Swish!
Feixuang's sharp gaze immediately locked onto Su Lin: "Is that what happened?"
Su Lin was truly losing his patience, and snapped irritably, "Go check what happened yourselves! And you'd better have the person in charge here come out to see me right now!"
Feixuang stared at Su Lin, her alluring eyes as cold as if they could freeze someone solid: "You beat someone inside the Fengyue Pavilion, yet you still carry such an arrogant tone. Looks like you have no idea what the rules of our Fengyue Pavilion are!"