Chapter 509: Chapter 509

"The one inside looks like Li Zishen."

"Recently, they’ve made a killing!"

"What’s a busy man doing here? It’s really rare. Could it be... preparing to venture into new fields?"

"That apple is really expensive, not cheap at all!"

"Don’t worry, the Li family won’t miss that bit of money."

A guest chatted with another while walking away, and two girls who came out to see the excitement ran over due to their curiosity.

"Hey, handsome, what’s going on inside?" A girl snapped her fingers at the floor manager.

The floor manager smiled faintly and politely replied, "Nothing serious, just a little... mishap, my apologies for disturbing you."

Hearing this, Bai Long shut the door directly, his cold face was absolutely terrifying.

"Hey, someone has quite the temper, you know..."

"Forget it, forget it, let’s not look anymore, move along, move along, let’s go back to drinking. By the way, how much do you think those sapphires they’re auctioning the day after tomorrow will go for?"

"Stop it, I’m just asking."

The two girls whispered and left.

Actually, Leng Lingxiao was unaware of the things instigated by Zhao Renjie. He has always been low-key unless it was to shut the mouths of the crowd, like marriage matters or asserting his rights as a husband.

But Zhao Renjie didn’t think so. He considered Li Zishen as the one who interfered as the third party, with shameless audacity.

Again and again, he deliberately took his wife, Tang Xiaowan hostage, all for his own lustful desires, disregarding her safety. He couldn’t tolerate such behavior.

Pfft, serves him right, it’s his own doing!

Zhao Renjie cursed in his heart and then drove away from the Yelan Xiang Club.

Half an hour later, Li Zishen returned to Li Garden.

He couldn’t stand the total loss of face at the Yelan Xiang Club, nor could he erase the scene of Tang Xiaowan being dragged away by Leng Lingxiao from his mind.

"Am I really that useless, Xiaowan? Did I let you think... that Li Zishen is a coward?"

"It’s Leng Lingxiao, he did it on purpose..."

"No, I’m not a coward, not at all!"

Bang! A loud noise as the laptop was slammed and crashed hard onto the floor.

Outside the door, Chen Xin and Bai Long sighed repeatedly.

Just like that, things were being smashed, sounds could be heard from time to time, until 20 minutes later, Li Zishen slowly opened the door of the study.

"Go rest, you’ve all had a long day!"

Chen Xin and Bai Long hurriedly chorused, "Not tired at all, not the slightest."

How could they dare to sleep at a moment !

He was the favored son of heaven! A born golden child among men! Ever since childhood, he disciplined himself strictly, striving to be the best in everything, and has always been the pride of the entire Li family.

Yet tonight, he lost face at the Yelan Xiang Club, and in front of the person he deeply loves at that.

Why did he dodge the gunshot at that instant? This tormented Li Zishen immensely, filled him with regret, and Chen Xin and Bai Long felt quite distressed as well.

"Go downstairs immediately, don’t follow me!"

Having said this, Li Zishen headed to the gym.

He forcefully opened the gym door, where four muscular mercenaries were already waiting. Seeing Li Zishen’s dark expression, they understood a fierce fight was imminent.

Li Zishen removed his shirt, revealing his robust muscles, his gaze sharp as if he wanted to vent all his dissatisfaction and anger onto these four men.

"Come on, what are you waiting for, let’s start!"

At his command, he charged at the closest mercenary like a cheetah.

Punch by punch landed heavily, each kick whipped through the air.

"This is too boring, come on, all of you!" he shouted.

The remaining three mercenaries exchanged glances and quickly took up fighting stances, eagerly rushing forward to engage him.

They were acutely aware that at this moment, Li Zishen was a highly dangerous powder keg, a slight misstep could ignite his thunderous rage.

The gym echoed with the dull thuds of strikes and the heavy breathing of several men.

Yet, no matter how Li Zishen vented, the pain was as persistent as an unyielding rock. He remembered Tang Xiaowan’s sweet smile and the sight of her in Leng Lingxiao’s arms, which only intensified his hatred.

Finally, after a particularly brutal collision, Li Zishen collapsed from exhaustion.

He gasped for air with big heaves, sweat drenching his black hair. The mercenaries stopped their assault, cautiously watching him from a distance.

His eyes were open but his gaze was empty.

This kind of outburst solved nothing; it only left him more exhausted and in pain.

Just then, the gym door opened and Yuan Min entered, her expression as pained as her son, Li Zishen’s.

His injuries deeply distressed her.

"Zishen, are you alright?" Yuan Min crouched down, asking softly, "Maybe you should let Nanny Chen... give you first aid."

"All this sweat... it might get infected again!"

Yuan Min, aware that some things shouldn’t be heard by outsiders, slowly stood up, trying to maintain her usual gentleness, before turning to the four mercenaries.

"It’s alright now, you can all leave."

The four mercenaries did not budge. They followed only Li Zishen’s orders, even though they knew the woman before them was his mother, Madam Lai. The source of thɪs content is novel⟡fire.net

"I said, all of you leave!"

Regrettably, the roar of anger was futile.

Yuan Min was unaware that her son Li Zishen had experienced an embarrassing, face-losing situation after leaving the Nanjiang Villa; she thought he was still angry about the egg retrieval incident.

Collecting herself, she had no choice but to sit next to Li Zishen in front of the mercenaries, apologizing, "It’s my fault this time, I should have discussed it with you beforehand, but you should understand that some things... must be fought for, otherwise there’s never a chance, I would never harm you."

Li Zishen remained with his eyes tightly shut.

He heard everything his mother Yuan Min said; he just didn’t want to face it.

The events of the past few months suddenly flooded his mind. He realized that ever since he forcefully brought Tang Xiaowan from Qingcheng to Jin City, many things seemed to be headed in the wrong direction.

She used to be so happy, so trusting of him, but now she avoided him at all costs.

Wang Junchen, Ye Wanhua, Wang Junchen!

Li Zishen believed that their hatred towards the Leng Family had dragged the innocent Tang Xiaowan into this mess, deepening the misunderstandings between them.

At this thought, Li Zishen clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking.

Yuan Min looked at his hands, already scarred and battered, her heart aching unbearably. She longed to touch them but refrained, tears welling up in her eyes.

Crying in front of others made her feel undignified, so she quickly wiped her tears away.

After clearing her throat, she continued, "Zishen, I know you’re in pain, that’s why I had that idea. There’s no mother in the world who can bear to see her son suffer... please think it over, I’ve been there, I’m doing this for your own good."

"If you’ve made up your mind, we can plan again, I believe next time will be different."

The four mercenaries were confused; they were not involved in Yuan Min’s plan and were unaware of what had happened at the printing factory that night.

Of course, they also didn’t know about the defeat that Li Zishen had endured at the Yelan Xiang Club.

The combined weight of the two events was indeed hard to bear.

It wasn’t until Yuan Min left and closed the door behind her that the four mercenaries inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Have you... rested enough?"

The mercenaries were taken aback by his question, but they quickly caught onto Li Zishen’s implication. The physical pain wasn’t enough; he wanted more.

Immediately, the sounds of fighting erupted once again.