“You’re giving me a chance?” Wang Hai laughed. “Young man, you just woke up. You seem to be a little confused.”
The tattooed man beside him laughed as well and walked up to Chen Xuan. “Do you still think this is a hospital? Now that you’re at Imperial Court, you’d better do whatever Manager Wang tells you to do.”
As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed Chen Xuan by the collar.
But before his hand could even reach him, Chen Xuan seized his wrist with effortless speed. Before the tattooed man could react, his entire arm was twisted behind his back, and his body was forced to spin halfway around before slamming heavily into the desk.
The tea set toppled over, and scalding tea spilled across the floor.
The tattooed man let out a scream and tried to struggle, only to find the pressure on his wrist growing stronger and stronger. If Chen Xuan applied any more force, his bones would snap.
“Ah! Let go of me!”
Hearing the commotion inside, the office door opened again. The two security guards standing outside were stunned by the scene. After exchanging a glance, they immediately charged in together.
Chen Xuan released the tattooed man and sidestepped the fist swinging toward his face. His palm then landed squarely on one guard’s chest.
He had not used any spell. He had merely reinforced his physical strength with magical power.
Even so, the guard looked as though he had been hit by a car. His feet left the ground, and he flew more than two meters backward before crashing heavily into the office’s wooden door with a bang.
Every inch of his body hurt so badly that he felt as if he were about to fall apart.
Seeing this, the other guard quickly pulled out a collapsible baton and swung it at Chen Xuan from the side, hoping to win with the weapon.
Chen Xuan remained completely calm. With a casual lift of his hand, he caught the baton.
The guard gripped it with both hands and pulled with all his strength, but the collapsible baton seemed to be welded into Chen Xuan’s palm. It did not move even an inch.
Chen Xuan rotated his wrist, and the metal baton slipped from the guard’s hands. The next moment, it struck his shoulder with a sharp clack.
The guard instantly lost all feeling in half his body. His legs gave out, and he fell to his knees.
The head of security by the window paled and immediately pulled open the door.
“Get in here!”
A moment later, chaotic footsteps rang out in the hallway.
More than a dozen security guards from Imperial Court surrounded the office. Some carried collapsible batons, while several others held long blades wrapped in newspaper.
Wang Hai retreated behind the desk and stared at Chen Xuan, shocked and uncertain.
“So you know how to fight. No wonder you dared to come to Imperial Court alone.”
Chen Xuan glanced toward the doorway.
“I only came to repay the money. You’re the ones who started the fight.”
“You can take on one or two people, but let’s see if you can knock out everyone at Imperial Court!”
Wang Hai pulled out his phone, preparing to call for more people.
At that exact moment, the phone rang.
The screen displayed two characters: “Brother-in-law.”
Wang Hai hesitated, then answered.
“Brother-in-law.”
“Is Chen Yan’s older brother, Chen Xuan, with you?”
Zhao Tianxiong’s voice came through the phone. Wang Hai immediately looked at Chen Xuan in surprise.
“He is. His sister owes Imperial Court money—two hundred and sixty thousand yuan. He only brought eighty thousand and said he would pay the remaining one hundred and eighty thousand in seven days. He also refused to let her return to work. I disagreed, so he attacked our people and is causing a huge disturbance here. I’ll have my men deal with him right away.”
“Deal with my ass!”
Zhao Tianxiong’s voice suddenly rose.
“Qin Zhenghai just called me personally! This man saved Old Master Qin’s life. Release him immediately.”
“What does him saving Old Master Qin have to do with us?” Wang Hai said helplessly.
“He’s now the Qin family’s lifesaver. What do you think it looks like for you to surround him with a group of men? Does the Qin family still want to keep its dignity in Jiangzhou? Are you trying to completely fall out with the Qin family?”
Wang Hai’s face stiffened.
“Brother-in-law, but there’s the matter of his sister’s contract…”
“What contract? Since when has Imperial Court been short of one hundred and eighty thousand?”
Zhao Tianxiong cut him off.
“Forget the eighty thousand as well. Return Chen Yan’s contract to Chen Xuan immediately. Her account with Imperial Court ends here. No one is to bother her again.”
“Actually, it’s not really about the money. The main issue is Boss Zhou…”
“If Boss Zhou wants a woman, let him find someone else! Is it worth offending the Qin family just to curry favor with him? And Chen Xuan isn’t an ordinary person either. We can’t afford to offend him. Apologize properly, then respectfully escort him out.”
“I understand.”
Wang Hai relied entirely on his brother-in-law to throw his weight around. There was no way he dared disobey him. After hanging up, his expression had already turned extremely grim.
The security guards gathered outside were still waiting for his orders. He waved his hand and told them to stand down.
“Everyone out.”
The guards glanced at their fallen companions, then looked at Chen Xuan before filing out of the office one after another.
Wang Hai sat down again and picked up Chen Yan’s contract.
“Mr. Chen, you’re truly young and promising. I never expected you to know Boss Qin. Our boss has spoken. Since we’re all acquainted with Boss Qin, we can consider ourselves friends. What happened just now was merely a case of mistaken sides. You’re welcome to take your sister’s contract back. As for the money, forget it.”
“Everything else can be forgiven, but debts must be repaid. We won’t default on the eighty thousand we borrowed. Give me the account details.”
“Well…”
Wang Hai hesitated, but in the end he gave Chen Xuan Imperial Court’s corporate bank account.
Chen Xuan had him prepare a card terminal and paid the eighty thousand yuan. After confirming that the payment had gone through, Wang Hai signed and stamped the contract termination certificate, then handed Chen Yan’s original contract to Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan carefully checked everything.
Besides the contract and the termination certificate, he also had Wang Hai issue a receipt for the eighty thousand yuan, clearly stating that neither party had any other outstanding debts or claims.
“From today onward, Imperial Court is not to contact Chen Yan again.”
Wang Hai glanced at the mess that had yet to be cleaned up in the office. His expression was gloomy, but he did not dare make things difficult for Chen Xuan anymore.
“Boss Zhao has already given his orders. We absolutely won’t contact her again. Besides, given how close you are to the Qin family, Mr. Chen, we wouldn’t dare bother her again.”
“Good.”
Chen Xuan nodded, put away the contract and receipt, and walked out of the office.
The security guards in the hallway had already cleared a path. Those who had witnessed him in action now looked at him with considerably more apprehension.
After entering the elevator, Chen Xuan sent his father a message.
The matter had been resolved. The eighty thousand yuan had been repaid, the contract was back in his hands, and Imperial Court had decided not to pursue the remaining money.
Before long, Zhou Lan called to ask how he had handled things. His parents and sister-in-law were all extremely curious.
Chen Xuan only said that someone from the Qin family had arrived in time, so Imperial Court had not made things difficult for him.
He did not tell his parents about the fight.
Once his family heard that the Qin family had intervened, they believed him without question.
No matter how powerful Imperial Court was, it could never surpass one of Jiangzhou’s ten great families—the Qin family.
Just as Chen Xuan walked out of Imperial Court’s entrance and began wondering how he was going to return to the hospital, a middle-aged man in a gray suit approached him.
“Mr. Chen, please wait.”
Chen Xuan stopped and looked toward the black car parked nearby.
Two other men stood beside the car. They did not appear hostile.
“Are you from the Qin family?”
“No.”
The middle-aged man handed him a business card.
“My name is Guo Zhiyuan. I’m Boss Zhao’s assistant. Boss Zhao would like to see you.”
“You just had Wang Hai let me go, and now you’re asking me to come over?”
“Mr. Chen, please don’t misunderstand. We mean you no harm. Boss Zhao wasn’t aware of how Manager Wang handled the matter.” Guo Zhiyuan gave a bitter smile. “Boss Zhao has already given him a severe reprimand. As for inviting you over, it’s for another matter.”