"Mr. Lin."
A ruddy-faced Li Minde and a beaming Wang Tianlin walked over together, the others following closely behind.
"Hm?"
"Is, is that really Li Minde?!"
"And the president of the Four Seas Business Association, Wang Tianlin! Why, why are they here?!"
The crowd was shocked. These two were business tycoons renowned throughout Southwestern Province!
Especially Li Minde—he was a true top-tier magnate in Xijing City!
And why was he with Wang Tianlin today? What was going on?
"What are you two doing here?"
Seeing the two approach, Lin Feng was also taken aback for a moment. He hadn't expected them to show up here this late at night.
"Ah, Mr. Lin, please forgive me. This was my idea."
Wang Tianlin hastily bowed.
"I didn't mean to investigate your whereabouts. It's just that Old Li called me just now and explained the situation."
"Then, when I was transferring money to your wife's company, I noticed its current situation and figured some clueless people might be causing trouble. So, I rushed over immediately, hoping I could help her resolve this problem."
After Wang Tianlin finished, Li Minde nodded repeatedly in agreement. "Right, right, that's it exactly. After all, it's Mr. Lin's family matter, and it's not our place as outsiders to interfere, so... heheh, we hope you don't mind, Mr. Lin. You're a magnanimous man."
Li Minde's words were eloquent, but they carried a hidden meaning.
On the surface, he was here to help Lin Feng handle the situation. In reality, he was using this opportunity to tell Lin Feng that they were on the same side.
Moreover, Li Minde's final sentence was also a veiled warning to the others.
'Don't you dare make a reckless move!'
'This is our honored guest. If you anger Mr. Lin, we can't guarantee we'll stay out of it.'
Everyone present, aside from Su Yanxue and Lin Feng, was stunned speechless.
As Jingxi locals, they knew just how much power and influence these two men wielded. And yet, here they were, being utterly respectful to a young man?
What kind of background could this young man possibly have to deserve such treatment?
Jiang Yuelian and Su Linlin were completely dumbfounded, but they quickly recovered.
'No matter how powerful those two are, they're just the richest man and an association president in Jingxi City. How could they possibly contend with a great young master like Young Master Wang?'
But they failed to notice that Wang Kai's expression had already darkened.
When he had previously tried to ruin the Brocade Group, he had, of course, contacted these two.
After all, they were the most powerful local players in Jingxi. If they had agreed to help him, why would he have feared Lin Feng?!
But not only had they refused him, they had done so with a very firm attitude.
This had been a source of great humiliation for Wang Kai!
But he had been holding it in, because he knew very well that Li Minde and Wang Tianlin would not yield easily to his threats.
Yet tonight, he never expected these two to show up of their own accord and take Lin Feng's side!
It made him feel insulted, but his expression remained impassive.
"Hmph! Don't think you can suppress Young Master Wang just by finding these two. Compared to Young Master Wang, they aren't even worthy of carrying his shoes!"
"You useless loser, I suggest you hand over the goods quickly. Otherwise, don't blame me for being merciless!"
Su Linlin remained as arrogant as ever. She figured that since all pretenses were dropped, she might as well go all the way!
She refused to believe that Lin Feng would dare to offend Wang Kai!
But she didn't see the shock and fury that filled Wang Kai's eyes as he looked at her.
'Is this fucking woman out of her mind?'
Wang Kai roared in his mind. He was from the Wang Family, true, but he was still just a junior.
Besides, this wasn't his turf; he was on someone else's. As the saying goes, a mighty dragon can't crush a local snake—and these two local snakes were nearly as powerful as a dragon themselves!
What's more, people in positions like Li Minde's were bound to know things that others didn't.
And that was what Wang Kai feared the most!
"Young Master Wang?"
Sure enough, in the next moment, Wang Kai's fears came true.
Wang Tianlin turned and looked at Wang Kai with a beaming smile.
"Oh, so it's you. For a moment there, I thought Young Master Wang Ningshui had arrived."
Hearing this, Wang Kai's expression immediately soured.
The Wang Ningshui he mentioned was his cousin and the true young master of the Wang Family, whereas he was merely a young master from a branch family.
Although that status alone was enough to terrify most of the powers in Jingxi, it wasn't nearly enough to intimidate these two.
"Just the other day, I finalized a business deal with Young Master Wang Ningshui. We even said we'd get a meal together soon. I never thought I'd run into another member of the Wang Family here. May I ask your name, Young Master?"
Wang Tianlin cupped his hands in a polite gesture, but a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"Oh? You know of the Wang Family? Good. You truly live up to your title as an association president, unlike this bunch of country bumpkins."
Seeing Wang Tianlin's deferential manner, Su Linlin snorted coldly.
"Listen up. This is the great young master of the Wang Family. His name is Wang..."
SLAP!
Before Su Linlin could finish, the crisp sound of a slap echoed, stunning everyone.
Su Linlin stood frozen, clutching her face. She stared at Wang Kai, whose face was now thunderous, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"Young Master Wang, why..."
But before she could finish, Wang Kai slapped her again, this time on the other cheek.
This time, he struck with extreme force, swelling her once-pretty face up like a pig's head.
"You damn fool, shut your mouth, you idiot."
The slap seemed to jolt Su Linlin back to her senses. Clutching her burning cheeks, she shook her head. "Young Master Wang, why did you hit me..."
"Hit you? Heh. Do you have any idea what you're doing?"
Wang Kai barked, causing Su Linlin to tremble violently.
Then he turned back to Wang Tianlin with a fawning smile.
"My apologies for the embarrassing display, Mr. Wang."
Wang Kai gave Wang Tianlin an apologetic smile, then immediately roared at Su Linlin, "Get lost."
"Heh, no matter," Wang Tianlin said with a casual wave of his hand. "An idiot like that does need to be taught a lesson."
Wang Kai breathed a sigh of relief at his words. Thankfully, Wang Tianlin didn't press the issue, or he would have been under immense pressure.
"Still, I don't recognize you, Young Master. I've been to the Wang Family estate a few times, but I've never seen you before."
Wang Tianlin still wore that same beaming smile, as if he hadn't noticed what had just happened.
"I just returned from abroad, so it's normal that you haven't seen me, Mr. Wang."
"Oh? Returned from abroad, you say? No wonder."