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    “Chen Ju!”

    Chen Ling’s head was ringing from the slap, stars dancing before his eyes as rage surged within him.

    “What are you trying to do? Kill me?”

    Chen Ling glared at Chen Ju with venomous eyes.

    It was this guy who had stolen his beloved woman and constantly stole his thunder!

    “You’re behind that scene at the entrance aren’t you Chen Ling? Don’t you know what day it is today? Do you want everyone to laugh at our Chen Family?”

    Chen Ju looked down at him coldly as if staring at an insignificant ant.

    Chen Ling sneered and stood up supporting himself on the sofa: “So what if I did it? What are you going to do about it? Kill me? Do you fucking dare to kill me?”

    Chen Ling looked at Chen Ju with mockery all over his face constantly provoking him with his words.

    He was relying on the fact that Chen Ju wouldn’t dare to kill him which made him so reckless.

    At worst he’d just get a brutal beating.

    Hadn’t he been beaten enough times already?

    It didn’t matter.

    “Of course I don’t dare to kill you.”

    Chen Ju said calmly his eyes growing colder.

    Chen Ling smiled and poked Chen Ju’s chest: “Since you don’t dare to kill me then get out of here now. Get out!”

    “Bang!”

    As soon as he finished speaking Chen Ju kicked out.

    “Ah!”

    Chen Ling screamed as he fell heavily to the ground his forehead hitting the coffee table blood starting to seep through the gauze.

    “Thud!”

    Just as he tried to get up Chen Ju stepped on him again and said word by word:

    “I may not dare to kill you but that doesn’t mean I won’t use other methods to deal with you.”

    “What… what are you going to do?”

    Chen Ling started to panic.

    Chen Ju ignored him and said calmly: “Young Master Ling accidentally broke his leg. Take him to the hospital for a good rest.”

    “My leg isn’t broken!” Chen Ling thought Chen Ju was going to imprison him in the hospital.

    Chen Ju grinned: “Don’t worry it will break soon.”

    With that Chen Ju walked out of the room without looking back.

    The bodyguard following him didn’t leave but picked up a wooden chair and looked at Chen Ling expressionlessly.

    Chen Ling shuddered terrified and shouted at Chen Ju’s back:

    “Chen Ju what are you trying to do? I’ll tell Uncle I’ll tell Uncle that you’re being brutal to your own brother. You’re not fit to be the head of the Chen Family!”

    “Whether I’m fit to be the head of the Chen Family is none of your concern. If you have time you might want to think about which brand of wheelchair would be best for the rest of your life.”

    Chen Ju said without turning back.

    “Big Brother I was wrong Big Brother I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me please give me a chance to mend my ways Big Brother…”

    Chen Ling cried miserably. Since being tough didn’t work he decided to try being soft.

    But it was completely useless.

    “Aaaah!”

    A moment later a heart-wrenching scream echoed through the room.

    But on this festive day the scream was completely drowned out by the bustling noise from the front courtyard finding no one.

    And so Chen Ling “accidentally” broke his leg.

    He probably wouldn’t have time to cause trouble for Chen Ju anymore.

    Of course Chen Ju’s trouble became Chen Ling’s father.

    But Chen Ju didn’t care. If he couldn’t handle Chen Ling’s father what kind of family head would he be?

    After all Chen Ling only had one father but his father didn’t have just him as a son.

    Xu Shaochen sat at the same table with Xie Wei the father and son Zhao Yanshang and the father and son Liang Shicheng.

    There were four other people at the table.

    These four were also prominent figures in Jingcheng. Seeing that Zhao Yanshang and Liang Shicheng were very respectful towards Xu Shaochen in their words they didn’t dare to act recklessly in front of him.

    “Old Zhao aren’t you going to introduce this friend to us?”

    One of them looked at Zhao Yanshang and said with a smile starting to inquire about Xu Shaochen’s identity.

    The other three also perked up their ears.

    Zhao Yanshang slapped his thigh suddenly realizing: “Look at my brain I almost forgot about this. Let me introduce you all this is Young Master Xu the young director of Xu Corporation. He’s here in Jingcheng for a tour.”

    “Hearing about someone is not as good as meeting them in person. Young Master Xu is truly talented.”

    “Well said even the many talented youths in our Jingcheng can’t compare to Young Master Xu.”

    After hearing this the four were greatly surprised and started flattering Xu Shaochen exaggerating to the skies.

    After all in their eyes Xu Shaochen was a living god of wealth!

    The banks of Xu Corporation were already powerful enough to lend money to some small European countries becoming creditors to several nations. This couldn’t simply be described as wealthy anymore.

    “You all flatter me. In the business world you are all my seniors. I hope you can give me some guidance during my stay in Jingcheng.”

    Xu Shaochen appeared neither humble nor arrogant. He didn’t show any pride or complacency in the face of their flattery winning everyone’s favor once again.

    “Shaochen I’m going to the restroom to freshen up.”

    Xie Wei said. This was just a polite way of saying it actually she just wanted to relieve herself.

    “I’ll accompany you.”

    Xu Shaochen said.

    Xie Wei shook her head: “No need I’ll just ask one of the Chen Family’s servants to show me the way.”

    In this kind of occasion she felt it wouldn’t look good for Xu Shaochen to be seen waiting outside the restroom for a woman.

    After saying this Xie Wei smiled gently at the others at the table then stood up and walked away with graceful steps.

    Not far away Xiao Huang who had been keeping his attention on Xu Shaochen saw this and a smile flashed in his eyes. He stood up and followed.

    As soon as Xie Wei came out of the restroom she saw Xiao Huang.

    She frowned slightly averted her gaze and was about to walk around him.

    “Miss Xie why are you in such a hurry? Why don’t we have a chat?”

    Xiao Huang reached out to grab Xie Wei’s hand but she nimbly dodged it.

    “What do you want? I have nothing to talk about with you.”

    Xie Wei said coldly then quickened her pace.

    Xiao Huang quickly stepped forward to block her path with a lewd smile on his face: “Of course we have something to talk about. For example how about discussing how you please Young Master Xu? Perhaps you could serve me in the same way?”

    “Slap!”

    “Shameless!”

    Xie Wei raised her hand and slapped him across the face then quickly ran away.

    Watching Xie Wei’s retreating figure Xiao Huang stood there rubbing his face then revealed a satisfied smile.

    This should be enough to provoke Xu Shaochen’s anger right?

    As long as he could make the Xiao Family and Xu Shaochen fall out putting the Xiao Family at the forefront against Xu Shaochen the pressure he would face would be much less.

    Otherwise he alone couldn’t withstand Xu Shaochen’s retaliation.

    It was just a pity Xu Shaochen controlled so much money how could he get it into his own hands?

    Xiao Huang acting as if nothing had happened leisurely walked towards the birthday banquet venue.

    Chapter Summary

    Chen Ju brutally punishes his brother Chen Ling for causing trouble, breaking his leg. At a banquet, Xu Shaochen impresses influential figures. Xie Wei is harassed by Xiao Huang, who hopes to provoke Xu Shaochen. Xiao Huang schemes to avoid Xu Shaochen's retaliation by pitting the Xiao Family against him, while coveting Xu's wealth.

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