"Hmph, if you ask me..."
Chen Xiaojiang was speaking when he suddenly stopped because he saw Zhang Jingdong coming over.
He couldn’t help but recall the scene in the gym last time, and his previous arrogance disappeared by half.
But he quickly remembered something, looked around, and then shouted loudly: "Su Man, you think you’re safe just because you’ve got this guy as your backer? I’ve already looked him up. This kid just owns a bar, what’s he pretending for here?"
"If you piss me off, I’ll make sure your bar can’t continue operations. Don’t believe me? Just try it!"
After saying that, Chen Xiaojiang provocatively glanced at Zhang Jingdong.
Zhang Jingdong smiled, came to Su Man’s side, and said carefreely: "Dude, isn’t life good? I was thinking if you could just peacefully settle this minor lawsuit with us, I’d be willing to give you three to five million in the end. It’s not much, I think of it as feeding a dog!"
"Now you’re actually pulling this stunt with us, looks like you really aren’t afraid of me, huh?"
Chen Xiaojiang was infuriated: "Afraid of you? Hmph... You should really take a good look at yourself in the mirror and see what you amount to. Afraid of you?"
Zhang Jingdong touched his nose: "Well, just as the saying goes, a new-born calf isn’t afraid of a tiger. It’s normal for you not to be afraid of me at this moment. But as a man who’s married into his wife’s family, you must be afraid of your wife, right?"
That sentence hit Chen Xiaojiang right where it hurt, because ever since he married Liu Hong, what he hated most was hearing such remarks.
Although in a place like Jiangdu, it’s common for men to be afraid of their wives, but as a man who married into his wife’s family, he couldn’t stand such words, particularly when Zhang Jingdong added "married into the family," which really touched his sore spot.
Zhang Jingdong saw his anger, but far from panicking, he added fuel to the fire: "Otherwise, being the big boss of a company, finding a woman outside wouldn’t normally be a big deal, even though you went after your son’s teacher. But you wouldn’t need to hide it so much, right?"
"Moreover, in front of so many people that day, you could actually tolerate your wife berating and hitting you, and you didn’t dare to retaliate at all. Tsk tsk, a man who lives off his wife really has no status!"
Upon hearing the former statement, Chen Xiaojiang was purely furious, but when he heard the latter, he suddenly hesitated and even began to feel a bit of fear.
Because he was sure his wife absolutely didn’t know about his affair with his son’s teacher, otherwise he wouldn’t have survived untouched till now. But Zhang Jingdong knew about it.
And he even knew about the incident a few days ago when Liu Hong made him lose face in public, indicating that this guy had been having someone follow him.
He quickly thought of the worst possibility.
So he temporarily let go of his rage and regained his composure: "What are you trying to do with all this?"
Seeing him reacting, Zhang Jingdong suddenly smiled: "See, I told you, living off a woman while having an affair, and even daring to sexually harass others in the company, though morally corrupt, definitely takes a clever man. Otherwise you wouldn’t have survived till now."
"Enough talk, just neatly resolve this lawsuit in court in a little while, then agree that it’s a mutual termination of contract, and don’t take a penny of severance fee."
"Otherwise, the photos of you and your son’s teacher will be seen by your wife Liu Hong in minutes!"
"You..." Chen Xiaojiang couldn’t believe Zhang Jingdong actually took photos of him with his lover: "You actually play dirty tricks on me!"
Zhang Jingdong shook his head smiling: "I’m not playing dirty. You, having a wife yet daring to go to a hotel with your lover in broad daylight, that’s playing dirty!"
"We just happened to come across you, then helped you take a photo to commemorate, helping you record your colorful extramarital life!"
Chen Xiaojiang clenched his teeth hard, trying to struggle: "Hmph... too bad you miscalculated, I have my own company now, I’ve made enough money, I really don’t fear divorce now, so you can’t threaten me!"
Zhang Jingdong sighed: "Is that so? Looks like you won’t stop until you reach the Yellow River!"
"Then, isn’t your father-in-law Liu Zhong, and isn’t he someone of a not-so-ordinary status? You owe your success to him, don’t you?"
"Right now, you might indeed not fear divorcing Liu Hong, but are you sure your father-in-law would let you off knowing about this?"
"Plus, according to my investigation, your big company pays less than 20,000 yuan in taxes a year, which must be thanks to your father-in-law’s connections, right?"
"Also, coincidentally, I have a recording here where you seem to be harshly scolding your father-in-law... Tsk tsk... If your father-in-law knew that he’s been helping such a person over the years, might he stab you in the back?"
Hearing this, Chen Xiaojiang completely gave in!
In fact, let alone his father-in-law, he didn’t even dare to divorce his wife now.
Although Liu Hong was hot-tempered, her mind was as sharp as her father’s. Chen Xiaojiang might be the legal representative on paper,但其实公司的钱在刘虹手里but the company’s money was actually in Liu Hong’s hands, and she was the one handling the taxes.
Thus, Chen Xiaojiang forcibly swallowed his pride: "Fine, I’ll believe you for now. I can let Su Man off later, but after everything’s done, you must hand over everything you have!"