BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
Several figures flew backward as fast as lightning.
Zhou Shijie had only taken a few steps when his vision suddenly went dark.
He whipped his head around to look.
The next second, his eyes widened.
Before he could even dodge, the figures slammed heavily into him!
“AGH—!!”
Zhou Shijie was nearly flattened.
The impact almost killed him!
The once-arrogant group was now a pathetic mess.
Everyone was stunned on the spot.
“Damn, this kid’s been hiding his skills!
But is he crazy?”
“Doesn’t he know who Young Master Zhou is?
How dare he lay a hand on him?”
“He’s dead!
He’s so dead!
Not even Yama himself could save this kid now!”
Just then, Zhang Xiaozhi’s heart clenched as her eyes met Chen Jiang’s.
She had been about to use Jiang Yuning to threaten Chen Jiang, but he gave her no chance, seizing her in one swift motion.
Zhang Xiaozhi struggled in vain and could only shout, “Let go of me!”
“SLAP!” With a single swing of his hand, Chen Jiang sent Zhang Xiaozhi’s world spinning.
Her cheek swelled up like a pig’s head.
“Jiang!” Jiang Yuning cried out, a wave of fear washing over her after the fact.
“I’m here.
It’s okay,” Chen Jiang said, then added as a reminder, “Stay away from people like this from now on.”
Jiang Yuning nodded.
“Get off me!”
Zhou Shijie scrambled up from the floor, looking pathetic, and glared viciously at Chen Jiang.
“Brat, do you have any idea what kind of trouble you’re in?”
“I’ve trained in martial arts since I was a child!
I’ve beaten countless people into submission with these fists.
Today, you…”
Before he could finish, a sudden chill washed over him, making Zhou Shijie shudder.
He saw that Chen Jiang had appeared in front of him at some point.
“Die!”
Zhou Shijie threw a punch instinctively.
“CRACK!” Chen Jiang snapped Zhou Shijie’s wrist.
Before he could even scream in pain, Chen Jiang grabbed his head and slammed it onto the table!
“SMASH—!”
The glass table shattered everywhere!
“You dared to have designs on Yuning?
You like to drink, is that it?
Fine, I’ll help you with that.”
A cold sneer spread across Chen Jiang’s face.
He grabbed five or six bottles of hard liquor and began smashing them against Zhou Shijie’s head.
“AGH—!!”
Zhou Shijie screamed over and over, his head feeling like it was about to split open.
Chen Jiang said flatly, “Feeling good now?”
Zhou Shijie was filled with impotent rage.
“Fuck!
You think this is all the men I have?”
Zhou Shijie, furious, dialed a number.
“Immediately!
Right now!
Bring your men over here!”
Then, he said coldly, “Just you wait!
I guarantee you won’t be walking out of this room today!”
A few seconds later, a portly middle-aged man burst into the private room with several security guards, all in a great hurry.
“Young Master Zhou, I’m here!
What can I do for you?”
As soon as he entered, the portly man shouted obsequiously and trotted over to Zhou Shijie.
But when he saw Zhou Shijie’s miserable state, he was completely dumbfounded.
“Young Master Zhou, what happened to you?” the portly man bellowed.
“Who has the goddamn nerve to touch you?”
“You came at the right time.
Take your men and beat him to death!” Zhou Shijie said, pointing at Chen Jiang.
The portly man’s gaze instantly locked onto Chen Jiang.
“You even dare to touch Young Master Zhou?
You must be tired of living!”
“And who might you be?” Chen Jiang asked indifferently.
“I’m the manager of this Wanli Restaurant!” the portly man announced his identity.
“Brat, even if you don’t die today, you’ll be leaving a layer of skin behind.”
Chen Jiang chuckled.
“A word of advice: this has nothing to do with you.
Go back to where you came from.”
“What big words!
You really think you’re somebody important?” The portly man was dismissive.
“Without my say-so, don’t even think about taking a single step out of this Wanli Restaurant!”
“Oh, is that so?” Chen Jiang took out a card.
“Then open your dog eyes and take a good look at what this is!”
“You might be able to scare others, but you can’t scare me,” Zhou Shijie spat.
“It’s just a stupid card.
Stop trying to act all mysterious.”
Chen Jiang said, “This so-called ‘stupid card’ of yours grants me the highest level of treatment at any Ling Family establishment.”
The portly middle-aged man stared intently at the card in Chen Jiang’s hand.
Zhou Shijie laughed scornfully.
“You?
Are you even worthy?”
“Even I don’t have the chance to enjoy such treatment!
How could a piece of trash like you?”
“You idiots, what are you standing around for?
Get him!”
“Otherwise, I’ll hold you all responsible!”
The group of security guards didn’t dare to disobey.
“Wait!”
Just as they were about to make a move, the portly middle-aged man hurriedly stopped them.
The portly middle-aged man quickly walked up to Chen Jiang, his previously arrogant attitude completely gone.
With a fawning smile, he said, “My dear young master, I am so sorry!
I was not aware of your esteemed presence.
It was a lapse on my part.
Please, forgive me.”
Everyone present was stunned.
Zhou Shijie roared, “You bastard, what the hell do you think you’re doing?”
The portly middle-aged man gave an awkward laugh.
“Young Master Zhou, my apologies.
This is, in fact, a genuine Super VIP Celestial King Card from the Ling Group.
It grants the holder the highest level of treatment at all of the Ling Group’s properties.
As for your request… I’m afraid I’m powerless to help.”
As soon as he said this, the entire room exploded in an uproar.
“What?
No way, what he said was actually true?”
“To be taken so seriously by the Ling Group… what kind of background does this guy have?”
“So he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing the whole time.
He hid it so well.
No wonder he dared to be so brazen in front of Young Master Zhou.”
Many people couldn’t help but speculate about Chen Jiang’s identity.
“Impossible!”
“You must have seen it wrong!”
Zhou Shijie refused to believe it, insisting, “He’s just a handyman at a small clinic!
How could he possibly have access to this level of society?”
“That card in his hand must be a fake!”
“That’s right, it has to be fake!” Zhang Xiaozhi said with certainty.
“I already asked Ningning about his background before he even came in.
He’s just a handyman at a small clinic, no doubt about it!”
“With his lowly status, there’s no way he could be a Super VIP of the Ling Group!”
The crowd muttered, “What nerve!
To dare to fake the Ling Family’s Celestial King Card… that’s a crime punishable by death…”
The portly middle-aged man gave a bitter smile.
‘I’ve worked my way up in this Wanli Restaurant for years,’ he thought.
‘How could I possibly misidentify something so important?’
‘On one side is a Super VIP with a Celestial King Card, and on the other is Young Master Zhou with his impressive background.
No matter who I offend, I’m screwed.’
‘Caught in the middle like this, it’s unbearable.’
Just then, Chen Jiang took out his phone and dialed Ling Qingyue’s number.
“Ling Qingyue, I have something to deal with here.
Come over.”
Ling Qingyue?!
The ice-cold beauty, the president of the Ling Group?
The crowd looked at each other, then burst into roaring laughter.
“Ling Qingyue, the president of the Ling Group, is a famously aloof beauty!
Countless people have worn out the Ling Family’s doorstep trying to get a meeting with her, a feat harder than climbing to heaven.
And you, brat, are putting on airs and ordering her to come over?”
Zhou Shijie sneered, “Looks like you really think you’re someone important.
Brat, even if you want to act tough, you should first take a good look at yourself and see if you actually have the power to back it up, instead of…”
“CREAK!”
Just then, the door to the private room was suddenly pushed open.
A graceful figure walked in from outside.
Zhou Shijie’s voice died in his throat.