"Why did you save me?" Xue Man bit her lip, her expression complex as she looked at Lu Tianxing and asked.
"Does saving you need a reason? I certainly don’t want to see bruises all over a great beauty like you, Minister Xue, and then have to accompany you to the hospital. What if someone I know sees us and thinks I got you pregnant and am taking you to have an abortion! That would be my loss."
"Your mouth is really cheap."
After hearing Lu Tianxing’s words, Xue Man fiercely glared at him, feeling inexplicably moved. If this man could change his lecherous ways, perhaps he wouldn’t be a bad bet.
Just as Xue Man felt moved, Lu Tianxing’s voice rang out again, "Minister Xue, are you feeling very touched right now? If you really want to thank me, I can’t possibly refuse. Just casually give me ten or eighty thousand as a hero’s reward. I don’t mind."
The slight affection that had just arisen instantly disappeared upon hearing Lu Tianxing’s words. A dog can never change its habit of eating poop.
"Kid, you’re really something, good in a very bad way. You’ve successfully pissed me off today. I swear, I’ll crush your bones one by one; I’ll make your life a living hell."
Watching Lu Tianxing and Xue Man bicker without paying any attention to him, the stern man became furiously angry, his eyes fierce, staring at Lu Tianxing with murderous intent.
"So what if I’ve angered you? You can’t even dodge a big pin; you’re just trash at most. What’s there to be arrogant about? Believe it or not, I can slap you back to your hometown." Lu Tianxing said disdainfully.
"Kid, I want you dead."
Upon hearing this, the stern man’s face turned extremely dark, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at Lu Tianxing, his fists cracking as he stepped towards him.
Just when the conflict was about to erupt again, at that moment, a robust voice came through, "Ah Lai, stop harassing our distinguished guests, and step back."
As soon as the voice dropped, a man with neat short hair and sharply defined features walked down from upstairs. It was Mr. Zhao Lin, the General Manager of Lin Hua Security Company, followed by four or five hulking bodyguards, exuding a fierce aura.
Upon hearing Mr. Zhao Lin’s words, Ah Lai reluctantly glanced at Lu Tianxing, made a throat-slitting gesture as a challenge, and obediently stood aside, his gaze fixed on Lu Tianxing like a venomous snake ready to strike at any moment.
"Miss Xue, Mr. Lu, my apologies. Ah Lai is a new trainer recently hired by our company, he might not understand the rules. I’m very sorry for the trouble he caused you both."
Mr. Zhao Lin walked up to them, laughing heartily, his tone gentle and respectful, deftly dissociating himself from the incident as if it had nothing to do with him.
Lu Tianxing smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Zhao, you’re too polite. If I let this trash scare me, wouldn’t that be a disgrace? However, I think this time, Bai’s Group and your company might not need to cooperate anymore. If such trash can become a trainer, honestly, I doubt the capability of your security personnel, for the cooperation matter, we need to discuss it again with the chairman."
"Kid, who are you calling trash? Have the guts to say that again, believe it or not, I’ll crush your head," Ah Lai, standing nearby, said coldly, pointing at Lu Tianxing.
"Ah Lai, shut up and stand down."
Mr. Zhao Lin’s face flashed with a hint of coldness.
Ah Lai snorted coldly, gave Lu Tianxing a vicious glance, then obediently stood behind Zhao Lin.
Lu Tianxing looked indifferently at Zhao Lin. Had he called out a second later, Lu Tianxing wouldn’t have doubted whether he would have slapped him, teaching him what manners meant. When the master speaks, a dog should just obediently follow.
At this moment, the smile disappeared from Zhao Lin’s face, and his tone subtly carried a hint of threat, "Mr. Lu, don’t you think your words are a bit too disrespectful? You should know that this is Xiangjiang, not Modu."
Lu Tianxing, unyielding, scoffed coldly, "Why should I respect you? Respect is earned, not given. Since someone is shameless, why should I offer any respect? In my view, whether it’s Modu or Xiangjiang, if someone displeases me, I’ll make their life miserable forever."
"Mr. Lu, sometimes, you shouldn’t speak too absolutely, or it could lead to death."
Zhao Lin’s face started to darken, a fierce killing intent flashing in his eyes. Lu Tianxing had made him lose significant face last time; this time on his turf, he was determined to make Lu Tianxing pay back double.
Lu Tianxing sneered, his eyes narrowing slightly, "Death, you say? Mr. Zhao, between us, who do you think will be the one to die? Is it you?"
Lu Tianxing’s tone was utterly unapologetic. Ever since the stern man Ah Lai appeared, he had sensed something was amiss because, from the moment Ah Lai provoked him, he noticed that the security cameras, which had been continuously rotating to monitor the entire hall, had completely stopped moving, fixed on his location, never deviating.
If he wasn’t mistaken, Zhao Lin was on the other side of the security cameras, thoroughly enjoying the spectacle of him and Xue Man about to be humiliated.
Unfortunately for them, Ah Lai couldn’t handle him, and Zhao Lin was forced to show up again, playing the mediator. All of this hadn’t escaped Lu Tianxing’s eyes.
As for his enemies, Lu Tianxing was never courteous.
Lu Tianxing directly interrupted Zhao Lin, "What ’you’? Mr. Zhao, you seemed to enjoy the show quite a bit! Unfortunately, your subordinate is too incompetent to affect me."
Zhao Lin’s face turned extremely ugly as he looked up at Xue Man beside Lu Tianxing and said, "Minister Xue, is this the attitude of Bai’s Group towards business cooperation? I fear that the Zhao Family is not so weak as to be slaughtered by others!"
The expression on Xue Man’s face suddenly darkened as the implication of Zhao Lin’s words was a warning to her and Bai’s Group, implying that if necessary, the Zhao Family would erase all of Bai’s Group’s industries in Xiangjiang.
"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Lu was merely stating the facts."
Xue Man glanced at Lu Tianxing and said indifferently, "Moreover, Mr. Zhao, you seem a bit forgetful. Just now, it was your trainer who provoked us first. Is that your company’s attitude towards cooperation? Indeed, the Zhao Family has fame and power in Xiangjiang, but Bai’s Group is equally strong. If Mr. Zhao wishes to take any action, Bai’s Group will meet the challenge head-on. It seems the Zhao Family has numerous assets in the mainland, right?"
Before coming to Xiangjiang, Xue Man had received instructions from Bai Zhiqing: if Lin Hua Security Company was overly oppressive, there was no need to be polite with them. They could turn hostile immediately because Bai’s Group would not sit idly by while being provoked. If they dared to lay a hand on Bai’s Group’s Xiangjiang branch, Bai’s Group had the strength to obliterate all of Zhao Family’s influence on the mainland.