"You little brat, if you can't control your mouth, Grandpa will help you!"
It seemed that the burly A Lei could no longer restrain himself.
Ning Fan was not only rude to Chen Fengnan but also outright called him a dog—an insult no proud man like him could tolerate.
Feng, Yu, Lei, Dian had stood by Chen Fengnan's side for many years, earning themselves a formidable reputation.
And Ning Fan, they had never even heard of this person before. Now, not only was he disrespectful to Chen Fengnan, but he also dared to mock them—it was unforgivable.
"A Lei," Chen Fengnan called out indifferently again.
"Sir!" A Lei looked at Chen Fengnan, puzzled as to why the other wanted him to endure further.
This was not the first provocation from Ning Fan. In a brief meeting lasting only a minute or two, Ning Fan had managed to infuriate not just A Lei but all four of them.
"Mr. Ning, I hope you won't take offense."
Chen Fengnan maintained his elegance, his smile still as confident as ever.
But he was only an arm's length away from Ning Fan, and A Yu, who knew Ning Fan's strength, was very nervous at this moment.
From the beginning, she had disagreed with Chen Fengnan meeting Ning Fan in person. Even if he had to come, he shouldn't be so close to such a dangerous person.
"A Yu, what's wrong?" A Feng, noticing A Yu's unusual expression, couldn't help but ask softly, causing A Dian to also glance over at that time.
"He is very dangerous," A Yu replied softly, her gaze fixed on Ning Fan.
The two exchanged a look, realizing that if A Yu regarded someone as dangerous, then this Ning Fan must indeed have some skills.
"Hmph, he's just a guy who likes playing petty tricks..." A Lei, on the other hand, muttered unconvincingly.
A Feng and A Dian heard this and could only shake their heads helplessly.
Ning Fan laughed, looking directly into Chen Fengnan's eyes and said, "I take back what I said earlier, your training is not bad."
Although this remark sounded like a compliment, the mocking tone was all too apparent, causing the expressions of Feng, Yu, Lei, Dian to change slightly once more.
Chen Fengnan did not care, and he got straight to the point, "I have come specially to meet Mr. Ning because I want to propose a cooperation."
"Cooperation?" Ning Fan was startled, then looked at Chen Fengnan with a puzzled gaze.
What could they possibly cooperate on? Ning Fan truly could not think of any area where they would have mutual interests.
Currently, he was neither Asura of the Phantom Guild nor the Ninth Master of Zhonghai. The former identity was known only to a few, and the latter held no value for cooperation with Chen Fengnan.
Moreover, the key point was that Ning Fan's public identity was merely that of a security guard and a part-time doctor at Xu Corporation.
Chen Fengnan wanting to cooperate with him must have mistaken his meds, thought Ning Fan.
Meanwhile, Ning Fan also wondered when exactly Chen Fengnan had set his sights on him.
Chen Fengnan smiled, seemingly enjoying Ning Fan's astonished expression.
"Yes, cooperation. Are you interested, Mr. Ning?"
Upon hearing this, Ning Fan shook his head and questioned, "What exactly do you want to do?"
Initially, Ning Fan thought Chen Fengnan was targeting him because of the Nine Souls Jade, but now that he proposed cooperation, it left Ning Fan somewhat at a loss.
Could it be that he had overthought it? Was Chen Fengnan not after him because he had discovered that the Nine Souls Jade was stolen by him?
But after careful consideration, Ning Fan felt something was off. Apart from that incident, he couldn't think of any other reason why he would appear on Chen Fengnan's radar.
"Mr. Ning, you must have heard of me. I am a businessman, desperately seeking talent, and I hope you would consider joining my team."
Chen Fengnan still didn't mention the Nine Souls Jade.
In fact, Chen Fengnan had already figured out that it was Ning Fan who had stolen his Nine Souls Jade. After a series of investigations, he had finally pinpointed Ning Fan.
Even his concern for the death of Situ Yuanhua was because of Ning Fan.
But this time, not only did he not mention the Nine Souls Jade, he even proposed recruiting Ning Fan.
Although Chen Fengnan didn't know Ning Fan's true identity, the latter's capabilities were enticing enough for him.
"Do you want me to serve you?"
Ning Fan looked at Chen Fengnan with a mix of amusement and disbelief.
"I hope you see it as a collaboration since our relationship afterward would be mutually beneficial."
Chen Fengnan shrugged, his demeanor graceful and his charm emitted an extraordinary allure, making people subconsciously capitulate.
But Ning Fan felt helpless; Chen Fengnan's words made it seem as though he had already decided Ning Fan would agree.
"Hahaha, this is killing me!"
Consequently, Ning Fan couldn't contain his laughter, which grew louder and louder.
Outside Ning Fan's dilapidated clinic, his laughter echoed, unaffected by Chen Fengnan but influencing Qingfeng Zui and their companions considerably.
Qingfeng Zui and his companions, who had long followed Chen Fengnan, found Ning Fan's irreverence distasteful and their faces soured instantly.
"Sorry, we aren't close, and I'd prefer if we stayed strangers ."
Ning Fan had already, rather courteously, rejected Chen Fengnan.
Not to mention that he had no interest in joining any faction, but as Asura, the number one figure in Phantom Guild, even if Chen Fengnan's financial influence could sway the world, serving under him would be a joke of monstrous proportions.
However, Qingfeng Zui and his companions didn't think Ning Fan was being polite at all. The first to lash out was A Lei, who had taken an instant dislike to Ning Fan, stepping forward and yelling, "You ungrateful fool! The sir has honored you by coming here personally,
and you not only disrespect our sir time and again but also dare to babble such nonsense, seeking death!"
This time, Chen Fengnan couldn't intervene fast enough because Ning Fan spoke before he could.
"It seems you have misunderstood." Ning Fan's smile gradually faded, and he suddenly appeared extremely cold.
Chen Fengnan and his companions were slightly taken aback.
"Does my temper seem that good to you?" Ning Fan's lips curled into a chilling, sinister smile.
A Lei glared furiously and shouted, "Nonsense!"
Then, before anyone could stop him, A Lei charged at Ning Fan like a wild bull, throwing a punch.
Ning Fan's expression turned icy, as if his words had been disregarded, his temperament that benign.
In the blink of an eye, just as A Lei reached him, there was a thud—Ning Fan's fist had hit his chest!
The next second, A Lei was sent flying into the air with a look of astonishment, and finally landed with a thump, vomiting bile.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough!" A Lei clutched his chest, spewing bile painfully, laying prostrate and unable to rise.
At that moment, Ning Fan stood cold and proud before Chen Fengnan.
[Five releases for today! Keeping up with the daily five. Recommending a book, 'Me and My Beautiful CEO Wife' by Qingfeng Zui. You might want to check it out. Very interesting subject. Written by a very good friend of mine.]