Chapter 503: You Will Always Be My Junior

“Slap!”

Xu Shaochen raised his hand and slapped Xiaoli across the face.

Bright red finger marks instantly appeared on Xiaoli’s fair cheeks.

“Your woman isn’t very obedient. Let me discipline her a bit. You don’t mind, do you?”

Xu Shaochen looked at Jiangnan and spoke casually, returning Jiangnan’s earlier words to him, backed up by action.

“Husband, he hit me.”

Xiaoli looked at Jiangnan with a face full of grievances, her eyes filled with anger and malice.

“Mr. Xu, isn’t this going too far?” Jiangnan’s face was so dark it seemed like it could drip water.

“Slap!”

Before Jiangnan could finish his sentence, Xu Shaochen slapped him across the face again, expressionless. “Too far?”

“Xu…”

“Slap!”

“I asked you, is it too far?”

“Damn you!”

“Slap!”

“Too far?”

The onlookers all stared dumbfounded as Xu Shaochen repeatedly slapped Jiangnan across the face.

Before long, Jiangnan’s face swelled up like a pig’s head, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. Suppressing his rage, he forced out the words, “N…Not too far.”

“That’s more like it. Be sure to think before you speak in the future. Otherwise, it won’t just be a few slaps next time. Understand?”

Xu Shaochen nodded seriously at Jiangnan as if offering advice between friends.

Jiangnan stayed silent, glaring coldly at Xu Shaochen, his heart burning with rage.

“Slap!”

Xu Shaochen delivered yet another slap. “I’m asking you, understand?”

“I understand.” Jiangnan clenched his fists so hard that his veins bulged, silently vowing to teach Xu Shaochen a lesson.

All because you latched onto the Lin Family, do you really think you’re invincible now?

“Remember, in front of me, you’ll always be the junior. In any place where I’m present, you’d better step back. Understood?”

Without a hint of emotion, Xu Shaochen threw down these words, then walked away, holding Lin Wanxue close, without looking back.

“Idiot.”

Mei Liangxin gave Jiangnan a mocking look, cursed him without restraint, and even patted his face.

As Xu Shaochen’s convoy drove away, Jiangnan stood frozen on the spot, the anger in his eyes almost solidifying into something tangible.

“Husband… are… are you alright?”

Xiaoli asked cautiously, her tone frightened by Jiangnan’s demeanor.

“I’m fine.”

Jiangnan squeezed these three words out from between his teeth. He coldly snapped, “He’s just a pretty boy living off a woman. Does he really think he’s the Lin Family’s son-in-law?”

With those words, Jiangnan pulled out his phone and dialed a number.

He definitely wouldn’t let this go so easily.

………………

Zheng Family.

Zheng Yun walked out of his house with a grim face, accompanied by several bodyguards.

Not long ago, he had endured a severe beating from his father.

Now he had to personally go to the hospital to kneel and apologize to Lin Kai.

He was very unwilling. After all, Lin Kai was the one who made the first move.

But he had no choice, just as his father said—The Zheng Family couldn’t afford to offend the Lin Family.

“Young Master Zheng, turn around.”

Just as he was about to get in the car, a voice called out. Almost instinctively, Zheng Yun turned his head to look to the side.

“Bang!”

In that instant, a gunshot rang out, and a bullet tore through his knee, causing a burst of blood mist.

“Ah!”

Zheng Yun let out a shrill scream as his body lost balance and fell to the ground. His face turned pale, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead.

“One hand for a leg. Seems like a fair trade.”

A man wearing sunglasses and a mask spoke these words, then sped away from the scene on a motorcycle.

“Stop him!”

“Chase him! The rest of you, take the Young Master to the hospital!”

In an instant, the area in front of the Zheng Family’s gate erupted into chaos.

“Lin Kai, I will never forgive you!”

Zheng Yun squeezed these words out from between his teeth in fury. He had lost a leg, essentially crippling him for life.

Zheng Yun’s father, Zheng Gaoxin, rushed out and just caught sight of the scene. The shock almost caused him to faint.

“Dad, you must avenge me! My leg is crippled!”

Zheng Yun cried out miserably, tears streaming down his face. It was unclear whether they were from pain or despair.

“Lin Changguan!”

Zheng Gaoxin was also burning with fury. His only son had been shot right in front of the Zheng Family’s gate. How could he swallow this insult?

“Send the Young Master to the hospital! Prepare the car—I’m going to the Lin Family.”

After ordering people to take Zheng Yun to the hospital, Zheng Gaoxin furiously headed to the Lin Family’s mansion.

Lin Family.

At that moment, except for Lin Changguan and his wife, Xu Shaochen and Lin Wanxue were also present at the Lin Family home.

“Uncle Lin, Auntie Lin, I feel terrible that I didn’t bring any gifts for my first visit.”

Xu Shaochen apologized to the two as he spoke.

“Our family doesn’t lack anything. The fact that you’re here is enough. No need for gifts.”

As the saying goes, the more a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more pleasing he appears. Right now, Lin’s mother felt this way about Xu Shaochen.

In her eyes, Xu Shaochen was far superior to Zhou Yun. If he could marry Lin Wanxue, nothing would make her happier.

However, Lin Changguan saw through Xu Shaochen’s intentions. Although he didn’t treat him coldly, he wasn’t overly warm either, speaking in a detached tone: “Director Xu, since you call me Uncle, I’ll call you Nephew. If you’re sincerely planning to marry Wanxue, I welcome it with open arms. But if you have any other motives, you might as well leave now.”

“Old Lin, what are you saying!”

Lin’s mother was displeased, glaring at Lin Changguan. She looked back at Xu Shaochen, smiling, “Shaochen, don’t listen to him. You young people should do what makes you happy.”

Lin Changguan forced a bitter smile. Sigh, it felt like they were not just selling their daughter, but the entire Lin Family as well.

“Lin Changguan, you must give me an explanation today!”

“Mr. Zheng, Mr. Zheng, you can’t just barge in!”

At this moment, a commotion could be heard. Zheng Gaoxin stormed in angrily.

“Sorry, boss, I couldn’t hold back Mr. Zheng.”

The nearby bodyguard lowered his head carefully and spoke apologetically. After all, he couldn’t physically restrain Zheng Gaoxin, so there was nothing he could do.

“Alright, you can leave now; it has nothing to do with you.”

Lin Changguan, understanding the situation, waved his hand to dismiss the bodyguard, then calmly looked at Zheng Gaoxin and said:

“What’s the meaning of this, Brother Zheng? What’s the sense in getting so worked up over a matter between kids? Besides, it’s my wasteful son who suffered.”

“Hmph! Brother Lin, are you pretending not to know? Or do you actually not know that my son was shot in front of my own home and might lose a leg? Tell me, what reason do I have to be so angry!”

Zheng Gaoxin forced himself to suppress his rage, letting out a cold snort as he spoke to Lin Changguan with an icy tone.

He had only one son, and today he must get an explanation.