Jian Xiaojun shivered, curled up in the elevator. He couldn't go out, nor could he hide, feeling utterly miserable. The sinister gaze from the crack in the door made him wish he could flay Lin Wei alive, ten thousand times over. After all, at the Juxian branch of Wealth Bank, his affair with Lin Wei was an open secret, known even to Zhang Liugian.
Seeing Lin Wei's overwhelming numbers, Zhang Liugian, fearful of offending Chen Xiao, spoke with a mixture of shock and anger:
"Lin Wei, do you know what you're doing is a crime? If you're willing to come to your senses and leave with your people immediately, I can pretend this never happened. Otherwise, one call to the police and you'll be rotting in jail..."
"Pfft—"
Before Zhang Liugian could finish, Lin Wei couldn't hold back her laughter and snorted, her face filled with disdain.
"One is a bastard born of a mother but without a father, and the other is a washed-up former branch manager of Juxian. And I, this lady, am the girlfriend of the new branch manager, Jian! Crushing you both is like stepping on two ants. How could this be a crime?"
Zhang Manshan was eager for Jian Xiaojun to take over, thus gaining complete control of the Juxian branch. He had already sent word for Jian Xiaojun to replace Zhang Liugian as the Juxian branch manager.
Later, under Chen Xiao's coercion, Jian Xiaojun had cursed Zhang Manshan. In a fit of rage, Zhang Manshan changed his mind and personally called Zhang Liugian to fire Jian Xiaojun.
Zhang Liugian, busy receiving a massage from Chen Xiao, hadn't yet carried out the order, so Lin Wei naturally didn't know.
After laughing, Lin Wei gritted her teeth and said to the fair-haired, burly man, Lin Man:
"Brother, Old Jian is already the new branch manager. My status in the bank will soon be second only to one person! If you still want money from me, if you still want me to support your child, then hurry up and drag that bastard out of the passenger seat and cripple his hands and feet!"
Lin Man, a seasoned gambler who was blinded by money, was naturally obedient to Lin Wei. He raised the iron rod in his hand, ready to smash the passenger side window, and said dismissively:
"Weiwei, you said earlier you wanted to teach a lesson to a scrawny sickly boy and an old man half-dead. I'm enough on my own. There's no need to call so many brothers from the casino..."
However, before Lin Man could finish speaking, or even before the iron rod he raised could fall, Chen Xiao suddenly chuckled and forcefully kicked open the car door.
The next second, with a dull thud, Lin Man, who looked as imposing as a bear, was sent staggering backward by the car door. He then fell flat on his back to the ground.
Although Chen Xiao had exhausted his strength using the Yin Yang Strange Hand technique, he still faced no pressure against street thugs like Lin Man, whose bodies had already been depleted by the vices of gambling, alcohol, and women. Having landed the first blow, he then, to everyone's astonishment, got out of the car and continued to punch and kick Lin Man until he was unconscious. Chen Xiao then raised an eyebrow and glared at Lin Wei, a half-smile on his face, saying:
"Classmate Lin Wei, the new Branch Manager Jian you mentioned should be Jian Xiaojun, right? You might not believe it, but his dream of taking office has been shattered, and it's thanks to me. Also, he had a myocardial infarction and should be lying in the emergency room right now. Since you're his lover, instead of provoking me to your own doom, you should go take care of him!"
Lin Wei watched in disbelief as Lin Man, who was usually a formidable fighter, was utterly helpless against Chen Xiao. Her eyes nearly popped out of her head. In her memory, Chen Xiao in middle school was weak and easily bullied, someone anyone could step on.
What she found most unacceptable was Chen Xiao's words.
Her dazed gaze instantly exploded. She snarled and roared as if she had gone mad:
"Chen Xiao, it's one thing for you to beat my brother, but you dare to curse my money tree? You're simply tired of living! Brother Xiong, stop watching the fun and come on, all of you! As long as you cripple Chen Xiao's hands and feet, you can pick any beauty from the bank you want, and even... even I can spend a few days with you!"
The street thugs present were not just there because of Lin Man's face; they were also coveting Lin Wei.
As Lin Wei's words fell, they all became excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood. They eagerly pulled out the sharp weapons they had hidden and lunged at Chen Xiao, looking like a pack of starving wolves.
Lin Wei could already see Chen Xiao being beaten to the ground, her face flushed with excitement, and her voice filled with fervor:
"Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao, you know you're wrong now, don't you? This is the consequence of offending me..."
But before she could finish, Lin Wei suddenly went dumbfounded. She clearly saw Chen Xiao pick up the iron rod at his feet and, with invincible prowess, take down the few street thugs who were charging at the front.
Then, Chen Xiao, like a tiger pouncing on a sheep, proactively charged at the other street thugs, saying with disdain:
"Just this bunch of trash who waste air by living and waste land by dying, are they worth you selling your body to command? Classmate Lin Wei, you're just like you were in middle school, a cheap slut. Spit!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two more street thugs were knocked to the ground, while the others dropped Lin Wei and fled, covering their heads.
When Lin Wei snapped out of her shock, she was horrified to find that apart from the unconscious Lin Man lying on the ground, she was completely alone. Her heart suddenly pounded, and she stammered:
"Jian... Branch Manager Jian, I never expected you to be so good at fighting, but... but I warn you, if you want to make a living in Juxian City, just being able to fight is far from enough. If you're willing to kneel and beg for forgiveness now, I... I might consider letting you off the hook. Otherwise, Jian Xiaojun can make you unable to live with just one phone call..."
Jian Xiaojun, who was still curled up in the elevator, afraid to even breathe, witnessed Chen Xiao's extraordinary combat prowess once again and was thoroughly terrified. Seeing Lin Wei still using him as a shield even when she was on the verge of death, he could no longer consider the consequences of his actions. He suddenly lunged forward and fiercely interrupted Lin Wei:
"Cheap slut, Dr. Chen is my savior! I'm grateful to him, how could I possibly offend him because of you?"
To show Chen Xiao that he was not allied with Lin Wei, Jian Xiaojun, as he spoke, gathered all his strength and slapped Lin Wei hard across the face.
Lin Wei, covering her burning, aching cheek, was petrified and filled with dread:
"Old... Old Jian, you... you're not kidding me, are you? When did Chen Xiao... when did Chen Xiao become your savior?"