The faces around, with some looking haughty or mocking, seem to transform into an invisible net, tightly binding my emotions, filling the air with oppression and resentment.
Zhao Liang's figure stands out in this group, with a smirk of arrogant satisfaction on his lips.
His smile was full of contempt and provocation towards me, with eyes sparkling as if they could see through everything yet were extremely superficial.
He had his hands in his pockets, his posture proud, as if the entire world had submitted to his feet.
Such a scene is like a sharp knife cutting into my already fragile mental defense, as if it's about to be torn into pieces.
The Master's calm and powerful voice echoed in my ear:
"Endure and endure, but not to an unlimited extent; when your bottom line is crossed, there's no need to endure anymore."
This sentence is like a bolt of lightning, instantly dispelling the shadows in my heart.
I took a deep breath, striving to calm the heaving chest driven by anger, my gaze like a torch, fixated on the hateful face of Zhao Liang.
An unprecedented force surged through me.
I clenched my teeth tightly, my hands tightly gripped into fists until the knuckles turned white, as if I wanted to concentrate all the humiliation and resentment in this fist.
Finally, I could no longer suppress the impulse in my heart.
Suddenly, my figure darted towards Zhao Liang like an arrow released from a bowstring.
With a heavy, resounding "thump," my fist ruthlessly collided with his cheek.
At that moment, time seemed to freeze.
Zhao Liang's smile froze on his face, his eyes widening instantly, stars flickering in them like the most dazzling yet fleeting fireworks in the night sky.
Zhao Liang was completely knocked backward by the sudden surge of power.
He instinctively spat a mouthful of blood, mixed with two incisors that clattered to the ground.
Seeing me knock Zhao Liang to the ground and still showing an appearance of uncontrollable anger, everyone around was frightened, afraid of being caught in the fire, and they all retreated to the side to watch the spectacle.
In their minds, someone like me, with no money and no power, should be stepped on by people like Zhao Liang, who are rich and powerful, at their mercy and being tramped upon.
I didn't expect me to dare to strike Zhao Liang, which was totally unacceptable. They hoped Zhao Liang could find some backup and beat me up, so that I would receive the punishment I deserved.
So, with expectations in their eyes, they watched the situation unfold.
Zhao Liang tried to struggle to get up from the ground, pointing at me with his fingers, arrogantly saying:
"You... you actually dared to hit me? Do you know who I am?" The words were slightly slurred and the pronunciation not very clear.
"I don't care who you are," I coldly snorted, kicking him with my leg.
Zhao Liang's massive frame was kicked several meters away,
After falling to the ground again, the guy finally became compliant, lying still on the floor.
Lin Jiao Jiao rushed forward in alarm, asking worriedly, "Husband, are you okay?"
Zhao Liang gritted his teeth and said, "Honey, it hurts... it hurts so much!"
Lin Jiao Jiao turned back, her eyes filled with anger as she shouted at me, "Why did you hit my husband?"
I said arrogantly, "He's got a dirty mouth, he deserves to be beaten!"
"Do you know who his father is?"
I replied, "How should I know? Ask his mother!"
As soon as I said this, everyone around burst into laughter.
Lin Jiao Jiao blushed and asked, "Have you ever heard of Wenlong Group Corporation?"
When I was in the temple, I was solely focused on cultivating my skills under my master and knew nothing of the outside world. Just having come down from the mountain, how could I know about such nonsense companies?
So, I honestly shook my head, "No!"
"That's correct," Lin Jiao Jiao said with a hint of pride, "Someone like you, living at the bottom of society and surviving on the woman's money, how could you know anything about big companies? Let me tell you the truth. His father is the Deputy General Manager of Wenlong Group Corporation, and this shopping mall is one of their assets……"
After introducing her father-in-law's title, Lin Jiao Jiao started to act haughty again.
As soon as I saw her ugly face, I felt nauseous. If it weren't for the fact that she's a woman, I would have punched her out long ago.
I asked Lan Xin, "Do you know this company?"
"Yes," Lan Xin smiled mysteriously at me, thinking, "This kid doesn't even know about his own company. Could he have gone a bit crazy in the mountains?"
Then, she directed her gaze towards Lin Jiao Jiao, asking in a low voice, "Are you sure that Zhao Liang's father is the Deputy General Manager of this company?"
Lin Jiao Jiao sneered, "Yes, you're scared, aren't you?"
Lan Xin ignored her and turned her gaze to Zhao Liang, asking, "Your father's name is Zhao Defa, isn't it?"
"Yes," Zhao Liang asked in a surprised tone, "You... you must have been so scared after hearing my father's name that you wet your pants?"
"Is that so?" Lan Xin said with a playful expression, "Why not just call your father over right now and let him see what he can scare me into?"
"All right, since you want to die, I won't stop you. I'll call my father right now, and if you're man enough, just wait here!"
Zhao Liang said while pulling out his phone, dialing his father's number.
At that moment, Zhao Defa was enjoying the massage service of a sultry woman at a high-end club nearby.
Seeing that it was his son's call, he gave a "shh" gesture to the woman in his arms and then answered the phone.
The phone in his hand rang with the pained voice of Zhao Liang, "Dad, I... I was beaten up in the mall. I... my front teeth were knocked out..."
Zhao Defa exclaimed, "Who the hell is so bold to dare hit my son Zhao Defa?"
"Just... a man who is being kept by a woman..."
"This is completely unacceptable! Tell them to wait, I will bring people over right away, it won't take more than 10 minutes!"
Zhao Defa said and quickly hung up the phone, then pushed the woman in his arms away and dialed the phone number of the general manager of the shopping mall, Liu Yongchun.
Zhao Liang is the only son of their family and the lifeblood of his father. If something happens to his son, he will feel quite devastated.
After putting down the phone, Zhao Liang boasted to me and Lan Xin, "In 10 minutes, my dad will be here. When my dad brings people over, I will make you wish you were never born!"
"That's right," Lin Yi Yi chimed in, "Lan Xin, you slutty woman, when my father-in-law brings people over, see if you and your kept man dare to be so arrogant anymore?"
Lan Xin said indifferently, "Since that's the case, let's wait and see!"
Security captain Li Dayaoyong quickly led his team to the scene after receiving Liu Yongchun's call.
Zhao Liang pointed at me and said, "Captain Li, you finally came. I just got beaten up by this kept man..."
Captain Li inspected me up and down and shouted angrily, "You little punk, what kind of nerve you have to come here causing trouble. Do you know what kind of place this is?"
I sneered, "This isn't a mall? Is there a problem with us coming to the mall to shop?"
"Of course, we welcome you if you're here to shop. But if you come here to cause trouble and injure people, that's a different matter!" While saying this, Captain Li gave orders to the few security guards he had brought with him, "These two are here causing trouble. Arrest them immediately!"
Although the mall is an asset of the Wenlong Group Corporation, Zhang Ziming just passed away not long ago, and Lan Xin just took over the company, she hasn't had a chance to manage the business here yet.
The business of the mall is handled entirely by Deputy General Manager Zhao Defa.
Therefore, the security guards here didn't recognize her.
Upon receiving Captain Li's order, the four security guards approached us together.
Lan Xin shouted loudly at the security guards, "Stop! Do you know who I am?"
Captain Li asked coldly, "Who are you?"
Lan Xin answered truthfully, "I am the newly appointed chairman of the Wenlong Group Corporation. If you don't want to be fired, you can try to fight us!"
As soon as she said this, everyone was shocked and started to murmur.
