Zuo Tengfei suspected that something might have happened to Cao Xin upstairs, but then he encountered the deliveryman who had gone up to deliver food. After asking, he learned that the delivery was to Cao Xin's apartment building, specifically her room. He had a sudden idea to disguise himself as a waiter and personally deliver the food to Cao Xin. That would be a wonderful surprise, warm and romantic, fully demonstrating his sincerity and love. The young master of the prestigious Longteng Group was willing to disguise himself as a deliveryman to please her; how lucky this girl would be! Cao Xin would surely be moved to tears and fall into his clutches. However, just as he was about to do so, the waiter refused. He offered a high price of several thousand yuan, but the waiter simply wouldn't agree, his eyes filled with a fierce glint. If he didn't know what was good for him, he would teach him a lesson. Zuo Tengfei immediately began to have doubts. Could it be that this waiter was called by Cao Xin, with the purpose of causing a conflict with him?
His romantic and grand plan died in its infancy after this thought. However, he wasn't truly afraid; after all, he had bodyguards who followed him nearby and could be by his side within a minute if needed. What he worried about was that Cao Xin might misunderstand him, which would truly be a loss for him.
He gritted his teeth and persevered, keeping watch downstairs. Each day, the roses would wilt and become stale, piling them up to show Cao Xin his persistence and dedication. Then he would order another batch, continuing to wait patiently for his beloved with roses still glistening with dew. This continued for several days. Cao Xin never showed up. He called the school, and the school leaders said she had taken leave, meaning she had been staying in her room. It seemed she was deliberately trying to avoid him, unable to withstand his advances any longer. Upon receiving this news, Zuo Tengfei was extremely excited, believing his offensive had entered its final stalemate and that he would soon be able to break into the city and wreak havoc.
Seeing the delivery person again would lift his spirits; he'd greet them or something, and quietly wait for Cao Xin to come downstairs. Even the most introverted person couldn't stay indoors for more than two weeks. He believed that with enough effort, even an iron rod could be ground into a needle; as long as he persevered, he would win the heart of his beloved.
Today, he finally saw his beloved come downstairs. Filled with passion and deep affection, he went forward to present her with flowers and offer his attention. However, he only found his dream girl intimately embracing a strange man, oblivious to everyone else. Not only did she show increasing disregard and contempt for him, but she also verbally attacked him in front of him. The impact on Zuo Tengfei was unimaginable; he was practically going insane.
"You forced me to this, Cao Xin, you forced me to this! I loved you so much, yet you were so heartless, making me lose face and causing me unbearable pain—since you've caused me so much suffering, I won't let you off easy either! You just wait!" Zuo Tengfei gritted his teeth, pulled out his phone, pressed a speed dial button, and said coldly, "Come here!"
A moment later, four tall, muscular men in black suits rushed up from the entrance of the residential compound. They were clearly bodyguards hired by a wealthy family; their muscles practically burst out of their clothes. Their expressions were serious, their eyes cold, and their steps were quick and steady as they strode forward. "These are retired special forces soldiers my family hired at a high price. They've seen blood, been on the battlefield, and are ruthless characters with lives on their hands. Don't blame me for being heartless; you forced me to this."
"Is that so?" Cao Xin asked indifferently, ignoring the four fierce bodyguards who quickly surrounded her.
"I'm giving you one last chance, Cao Xin. If you agree to be my girlfriend, I'll let him go and pretend I never saw him today. I know you brought him here to provoke me. Fine, I admit you did provoke me, you achieved your goal. Are you satisfied now? Do you really want him lying on the ground covered in blood before you regret it?" Zuo Tengfei launched a psychological offensive against Cao Xin, trying to make her surrender through psychological manipulation.
"Really? That's what you think?" Cao Xin smiled, a smile that could launch a thousand ships, a beauty that could topple kingdoms. Zuo Tengfei was instantly mesmerized, murmuring, "You're simply too beautiful, like a celestial being~"
"Whether I'm beautiful or not is none of your business. If you're smart, get out of the way, or you'll end up with blood splattered all over you!"
"What?" Zuo Tengfei was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and pointed to his own nose, saying, "You splattered my blood? You want me to move aside? You're not kidding, are you?"
"Do you think I'm joking? You think you can even show them off?" Cao Xin glanced disdainfully at the group of burly men around her, treating them like dirt. This look immediately provoked the four hardened men, who unleashed a powerful aura of killing intent. They glared angrily at Zuo Tengfei, waiting for him to say one word before crippling Li Yang and rendering him unable to care for himself from the waist down.
"Let them come," Li Yang said casually, waving his hand.
"Fine. You really are the type to refuse a polite toast only to drink a forfeit. Don't blame me for being ruthless. Cao Xin, you're the one who disrespected me today, making him embarrass me. I have to teach him a lesson. Let him remember, don't be arrogant, or you'll get struck by lightning!" "You guys, get him! As long as you don't kill him, give him a good beating!"
They had been waiting for Zuo Tengfei's words, and were already provoked by Li Yang's disdain and arrogance. One of the guys, of medium build, was the first to rush forward, rubbing his hands together in anticipation. The other three, seemingly seeing Li Yang as too weak, grinned maliciously and cracked their knuckles, waiting to see Li Yang kneel down and beg for mercy.
"Bang!"
"snort--"
"Wow--"
The medium-sized man's fist was rough yet powerful. He aimed a punch at Li Yang's forehead with tremendous force, a punch that should have left Li Yang with a bloody face or even a mild concussion. However, his fist struck empty air, and Li Yang slapped him across the face instead. Li Yang's hand felt like it was wrapped in iron and a brush. With one slap, the medium-sized man's face swelled up like a pig's head, his entire face went numb, and he spat out a mouthful of white teeth covered in blood and barbs. The force of the slap even broke off half of his tongue, and he couldn't speak after spitting it out. He could only groan in pain, staggered on the ground, and collapsed. His head was buzzing with pain, and he only lasted a few seconds before his eyes rolled back and he passed out.
Silence. With a single move, Li Yang created an absolute, soundless space. The cracking sound of his knuckles vanished, the three burly men who had been grinning and watching the spectacle were gone, leaving behind three dumbfounded, utterly bewildered figures. Zuo Tengfei himself was deathly pale, his body trembling like a leaf. Unable to hold it in, his chest heaved, his throat tightened, and he vomited violently. He looked utterly pathetic.
Seeing their companion suffer such a slap from Li Yang, they were surprised, but mostly humiliated and angry. The slap felt like a blow to their own faces, and so decisively at that. To endure it any longer would be unbecoming of a man. Disregarding morality and shame, the three burly men roared in unison, unleashing a terrifying aura and murderous intent. They lunged at a young man who, if not blind, was clearly younger than them, baring their teeth and brandishing their claws with ferocious ferocity.
Chapter 911: Nailed to the Tree
A sharp, cold wind swept in, carrying a murderous intent as sharp as a knife. Li Yang's hair flew wildly, and his face burned with pain.
"Go to hell!" A burly man in a suit roared and slammed his fist down, aiming straight for Li Yang's head. The other two, seeing this, chuckled and attacked Li Yang's other vital areas.
Their smiles froze on their faces, stiff and filled with disbelief. Their eyes practically popped out of their sockets. Li Yang grinned savagely as he threw them all to the ground, their legs twisted and deformed into an incredibly artistic, abstract, and soul-searching form.
"Give me these clothes." Li Yang took off his coat and tossed it to Cao Xin, who took it in a very feminine way and hugged it to her side.
Li Yang looked up at the terrified Zuo Tengfei, ignoring his deathly pale face, and kicked him twice. The bodyguard in the suit let out a scream that made your teeth itch, his arms twisted into pretzels, and he lay on the ground like a snake, only able to wriggle his limbs and retire honorably.
"Is this all you're relying on? You just want to use these few good-for-nothings to steal my woman?" Li Yang grabbed a burly man with one hand, lifted him up like a cotton ball, shook him in his hand, and slammed him hard at Zuo Tengfei. The speed was like a cannonball leaving the barrel, with a loud bang. Zuo Tengfei didn't have a chance to dodge or shout. He was hit in the chest with a thud, groaned, and rolled away like a gourd, falling to the ground and almost unable to get up.
Li Yang strode over, instantly shattering the hard, smooth tiles on the ground into powder, leaving clear footprints as he headed straight for Zuo Tengfei. Grabbing Zuo Tengfei's arm, he gave it a slight tremor and twist, producing a cracking sound. Zuo Tengfei groaned, nearly fainting, as the bone protruded from his flesh, leaving behind bright red blood and sharp bone spurs. Without pausing, Li Yang strode forward, covering several meters, and arrived at a plane tree. With a muffled thud, the bone spurs from Zuo Tengfei's arm, like sharp swords and nails, pierced the tree trunk, firmly hanging Zuo Tengfei there like a painting.
Zuo Tengfei cried like a pig being slaughtered, tears and snot streaming down his face. His whole body convulsed in unbearable pain, yet he dared not move, for the more he moved, the more intense the pain became. Many bystanders, passersby, security guards, and others flocked out to watch the spectacle, swallowing hard in shock, thinking to themselves, "What a killer! What domineering methods!" Li Yang ripped off his pants with a whoosh. Several women gasped and blushed, but didn't turn away, watching with even greater excitement. Li Yang clapped his hands and walked away, coldly sneering, "Feeling bad, huh? If you dare to steal my man, you'd better be prepared." With that, Li Yang strode away, heading straight for a fire hydrant. He smashed it against the glass, and with a crackling sound, the glass shattered into pieces, scattering across the ground. He grabbed the hose, pulled it out, turned on the tap, and slammed it onto the hydrant. With a whooshing sound, water swirled on the ground like a python, forming a long, serpentine jet of water that shot out a sharp, pale, and chilling column of water straight towards Zuo Tengfei's crotch.
"Aww—"
"I'll help you masturbate, this is a privilege most people can't afford. Let me tell you a piece of advice: a little masturbation is fine, too much is harmful, and excessive masturbation will lead to your demise. I wonder which one you prefer?" Li Yang mercilessly sprayed water with the gun, not forgetting to tease Zuo Tengfei.
"Grandpa, my dear grandpa, I'll never dare to do it again! Please spare me, please spare me..." Zuo Tengfei collapsed, unable to hold on any longer. He abandoned all dignity, his bones and spine were broken, and he cried and begged for mercy. Many women who had sympathized with him and thought Li Yang was ruthless immediately became contemptuous and disdainful. "So you're already a coward? Trying to steal someone else's girlfriend? Even I wouldn't deign to look down on you."
While Li Yang was having a thrilling time, the security guard in the distance had already pulled out his phone and dialed a number, while he watched them suspiciously with a strange look in his eyes. He seemed to be expecting something to happen.
Li Yang and the others were naturally unaware of what was happening at the entrance of the residential area. He was enthusiastically watering Zuo Tengfei's little bird. The icy groundwater was forced out by the high-pressure water gun and sprayed out with the force of a cannonball, heavy as a ramming hammer, possessing great destructive power. In just a few seconds, Zuo Tengfei's eyes rolled back and he passed out.
Li Yang scoffed, "Useless, this is no good? So boring!" He tossed aside the hose and turned off the valve. Smiling at Cao Xin, he said, "Let's go eat." It was getting late, and during rush hour, the entrance to the residential area was teeming with people. Seeing the commotion, they all rushed over and gathered together. Looking at Zuo Tengfei's miserable state, they immediately asked those around them what had happened.
Li Yang, however, had already pulled Cao Xin through the crowd and out of the residential area. They left behind a mess. The security guards had long since hidden themselves; several of their private bodyguards had been pinched like chickens—wouldn't it be pointless for them to go up and get beaten up? It was better to stay hidden and wait for things to calm down before cleaning up the mess.
Less than ten minutes after Li Yang and Cao Xin left the residential area, four or five super luxury sports cars suddenly appeared, speeding through the electric gates and ignoring the crowded people. The crowd screamed and tumbled to avoid them, barely escaping unharmed. They were furious and started cursing, but when anyone with eyes saw the license plates of the approaching vehicles, their mouths immediately shut.
With a snap, the car doors opened, and the first to step out was a sexy and alluring woman in a business suit with her hair styled in an updo. Her lips were as red as blood, and her eyes were as cold as lightning as she looked down at everyone. However, her beautiful face was tightly furrowed, as if she had a great worry in her heart. Her beautiful eyes swept over the book and saw Zuo Tengfei hanging on it. She froze for a moment, then screamed and turned pale. She covered her mouth, squatted on the ground, and began to vomit without regard for her image.
Following closely behind, several cars pulled up, from which emerged three or four serious-looking, imposing young men. These were clearly elite figures from the branch company, having accompanied Zuo Tengfei. Each deputy manager headed a department; they were Zuo Tengfei's trusted lieutenants, handpicked by his father, Zuo Yongchun. Upon seeing Zuo Tengfei's beautiful secretary, Jiang Hongyu, Chen Baiqiang, the design department head and part-time deputy general manager, immediately changed his expression and rushed over, asking, "What's wrong, Assistant Jiang?" Besides being Zuo Tengfei's secretary, Jiang Hongyu also served as his assistant, a position she preferred to be addressed as such.
"Holy crap~ It's the general manager~ Who the hell is he! Holy crap~" Liang Yongfa, the purchasing department manager and part-time deputy general manager, saw the blood gourd hanging on the sycamore tree and its disheveled appearance. He was stunned for a moment, but then recognized the person as their boss, Zuo Tengfei, the only son of the group's CEO. His expression changed drastically, and he rushed over with a cry of surprise.
Chapter 912: Crisis After Crisis
Yu Shengchun, the other marketing department head and vice general manager, also changed his expression and rushed over to help Liang Yongfa rescue the person. Although they would often go to the gym to practice some fancy moves like karate and taekwondo to curry favor with the general manager, those meager skills were only enough for them to show off. They were helpless against Li Yang's masterpiece. The bone was deeply embedded in the tree trunk, and they didn't have the strength to pull it out. Even the slightest contact with Zuo Tengfei caused him to convulse in pain.
"Call the fire department, call the ambulance..." Jiang Hongyu, as expected of a woman who was above men, couldn't accept such bloody stimulation at first and vomited. But after a moment, she forcibly suppressed her discomfort, forced her mind to return to clarity and calmness, and began to give orders.
Yu Shengchun, Chen Baiqiang, and Liang Yongfa formed a human ladder, dragging Zuo Tengfei below. Of course, Zuo Tengfei's pants had already been pulled up, but he complained, "Which bastard did such a cruel thing? I'll make him wish he were dead!" This was Chen Baiqiang's shout. Yu Shengchun and Liang Yongfa exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock and a hint of schadenfreude in each other's eyes. After all, Zuo Tengfei was usually extremely arrogant and spoiled, while they came from humble backgrounds and had worked their way up to prestigious universities and then toiled away to achieve their current meager status, still working like slaves for others. Why did Zuo Tengfei have inexhaustible status and wealth from birth, spending his days idly chasing women and living a more comfortable and carefree life than them, possessing wealth they could never obtain in their entire lives? Being bullied was his own fault. But as middle and upper management in the company, paid by the company, they still had to consider the company and Zuo Tengfei's interests.
"Yes, I'll contact Young Master Cai right away and have him investigate thoroughly. We're here to invest, is this how Jiangdong City treats investors?" Yu Shengchun pulled out his phone and cursed as he dialed the number of Cai Qingni, the eldest son of Cai Lan, the municipal party secretary. The two of them became very close as soon as Zuo Tengfei arrived in Jiangdong City. These guys had all met him before; they sang, drank, chased girls, and had a great time in nightclubs together. They were really good buddies.
Liang Yongfa was immediately filled with jealousy and resentment. Damn it, how could he have forgotten? He'd let Zuo Tengfei win first, and he had to get that victory back. He hugged Zuo Tengfei's leg, his eyes welling with tears, and choked out, "General Manager, who is it? How did you get like this? Does it hurt? It breaks my heart to see you like this. Your injury hurts me so much!"
Fire trucks and ambulances drove into the residential area with wailing sirens. Jiang Hongyu, Yu Shengchun, Liang Yongfa, and Chen Baiqiang were all busy. Meanwhile, Li Yang and Cao Xin enjoyed a warm and intimate moment together. They walked hand in hand down the brightly lit street, strolling in the night breeze. A feeling of happiness slowly welled up inside them, flowing, converging, and sublimating in their hearts.
"Tear the long skirt first, then the shorts, tear it a hundred times and you can't ride the sister..." Li Yang was immersed in the warm and romantic atmosphere and murmured to himself.