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Chapter 454: Chapter 454: Easily Resolved

The events escalated quite quickly, with the crowd barely gathering before the situation intensified.

“The Lin Family may have risen recently, but they are still no match for the Cheng Family, this Lin Yuanyuan is really too impulsive.”

“I’ve said it before, women shouldn’t be the head of the household, because they tend to be impulsive. They act on a whim, and by the time they regret it, it’s too late.”

“The Lin Family has really fallen, letting a young girl be the Family Head, I really don’t know what they were thinking.”

The two Lin Family members who came with Lin Yuanyuan could not help but smile bitterly upon hearing these comments.

Others might not know Li Xiaoyao’s identity, but as members of the Lin Family, they were well aware of his terrifying nature.

If anyone treated Li Xiaoyao as an ordinary person, they would surely meet a terrible fate.

Seeing her third brother on the verge of exploding, Cheng Yiyi stepped forward and said, “Dad’s already downstairs, and he’s coming up.”

“You called Dad? Why did you tell him about such a trivial matter?” Cheng Bayi thought that his younger sister must have called Cheng Dongliang because she was worried he couldn’t handle it himself, and he felt slightly dissatisfied.

“You won’t listen to me, but you always listen to Dad, right?”

Cheng Dongliang and Xiao Dingguo had arranged to come over together. They had heard about the Lin Family’s Spirit Fruit press conference and rushed over. Ordinary people were not clear on the effects of the Spirit Fruit, but as a Cultivator, Cheng Dongliang was very knowledgeable about it.

This was an opportunity not to be missed.

Today, he would taste the Spirit Fruit, and if it was rich in Spiritual Energy, he could apply for funding from the nation and roll it out across the entire army.

When they arrived downstairs, they just received a call from Cheng Yiyi, who informed them that her third son had provoked Li Xiaoyao. Cheng Dongliang was so angry he almost threw the phone away.

Hearing Cheng Yiyi’s words, Li Xiaoyao knew that today’s lesson would not be taught.

Upon hearing that his father was arriving soon, Cheng Bayi also gave up on continuing to chastise Li Xiaoyao. He didn’t want to appear too arrogant and domineering in front of his father.

“You really don’t know how high the sky is, do you, daring to offend Cheng Dong?” A sharp-faced, monkey-cheeked man appeared out of nowhere, stood beside Cheng Bayi, and started berating Li Xiaoyao, displaying loyalty so fervent that one could easily guess this person was Cheng Bayi’s lackey.

Li Xiaoyao gave him a cold glance, just about to speak when the man said, “Cheng Dong, leave this to me. I’ll teach him a lesson for you, so you don’t dirty your hands.”

Cheng Bayi frowned and responded, “If you want to teach him, then teach him.” He clearly didn’t appreciate the man’s sentiment very much.

The man didn’t mind Cheng Bayi’s attitude, waved his hand, and immediately two muscular men came forward, ready to be dispatched.

“Break his limbs and throw him out, teach him a lesson. In Ling City, offend Cheng Dong and you’ll see what happens,” the man said casually.

“Damn, why didn’t I think of this great method to get close to Cheng Dong?”

“That fat bastard is really cunning.”

Many people in the crowd regretted their inaction, seeing it as a prime opportunity to build a relationship with Cheng Bayi.

Two thugs approached, each reaching for Li Xiaoyao’s shoulders. They hadn’t yet touched him when a terrifying force was released, flinging both men backwards through the air.

“Bang!”

“Damn! Is this for real?”

“How come I didn’t see him make a move? How did he do that?”

The sycophantic sharp-faced, monkey-cheeked man was stunned at the scene, the cigarette in his mouth falling onto his clothes, burning a large hole.

Cheng Bayi’s pupils suddenly constricted, and a wave of unease surged inside him.

Just then, an angry yet suppressed elderly voice resounded from the entrance.

“You brat, have you eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard to dare disrespect Mr. Li?” As the voice was heard, two figures quickly approached.

Everyone turned to look, only to see two men of distinguished bearing walking briskly towards them.

Many people had seen Cheng Bayi; after all, he was a businessman and could not avoid making public appearances. However, there were very few who had seen Cheng Dongliang; even though he was standing here now, there weren’t many who recognized him.

Simply put, these people weren’t high-ranking enough to engage with Cheng Dongliang on an equal level, and it was extremely difficult for them to even get a glimpse of him.

Everyone only heard Cheng Dongliang cursing loudly but didn’t know who was being scolded until Cheng Dongliang approached and glared at Cheng Bayi, prompting the crowd to react.

“Who is this old man?”

“Yelling at Director Cheng like that, impressive.”

Cheng Bayi was somewhat astonished, and facing his furious father, he couldn’t help but ask, “Dad, why are you scolding me?”

“Scolding you? I ought to smack you!” Cheng Dongliang cursed fiercely, then turned around with an apologetic face and said, “Xiaoyao, this is my third son. He’s never suffered a loss before, so please don’t take him too seriously.”

“If I were the type to take things to heart, he wouldn’t be able to stand here right now,” Li Xiaoyao’s words caused Cheng Dongliang to wipe his sweat. Fortunately, he had arrived in time. Otherwise, his youngest son would certainly not have avoided a lesson.

The way Cheng Bayi addressed Cheng Dongliang made the onlooking crowd’s eyes nearly pop out.

Could this old man be the Grand Marshal Cheng Dongliang of the Lu Province military region?

There should be no mistake, Cheng Bayi wouldn’t call just anyone dad.

But why would the Grand Marshal show such respect to Li Xiaoyao?

The man with a thin face and sharp chin trembled in his legs; he had just ordered someone to teach Li Xiaoyao a lesson. If he had known this youngster had such a significant background, not even two measures of courage would have been enough for him to attempt it.

Cheng Bayi was somewhat dumbfounded. Just who was this Li Xiaoyao that even his father showed such respect? Remembering the earlier attitude of Li Xiaoyao, he first thought the young man was arrogant and ignorant, only now realizing it wasn’t that Li Xiaoyao was arrogant, but that he indeed had the capital to be so.

Anyone who could speak with his father on equal terms would at least be a high-ranking official at the ministerial level or someone of the same stature.

Swallowing hard, Cheng Bayi quickly lost all the anger he had felt, and cautiously asked, “Dad, he is…?”

Cheng Dongliang furrowed his brows and interrupted him directly, “Haven’t you apologized to Mr. Li yet?”

Cheng Bayi was not the kind of rich second-generation who simply loafed around; he knew there were many people in this world he couldn’t afford to offend, and as it happened, Li Xiaoyao was one of them.

He was quite straightforward. In front of so many people, without the slightest embarrassment, he bowed to Li Xiaoyao and said loudly, “Mr. Li, I was wrong today, and I apologize to you.”

Li Xiaoyao was not the kind to harbor grudges. He merely hummed in response and inquired, “Do you remember what I told you?”

Cheng Bayi was taken aback for a moment, then Cheng Yiyi reminded him, “About the cooperation.”

“Oh, that matter. I remember it. Rest assured, it will definitely be drafted before the end of the press conference,” Cheng Bayi replied readily, as there was no longer any point in trying to take advantage since they were now acquaintances.

Nodding, Li Xiaoyao turned around and said, “Let’s talk somewhere else.”

[Many have asked for three updates in a row, so I’ll go with the popular demand. If all goes well, there will be good news tomorrow, good news I’ve been waiting for a long time. Someone in the book review section asked me how much money I’ve made from writing this book. The answer is a thousand yuan, which I need to split with the website, leaving me with roughly three hundred yuan. That’s the income for nearly half a year of writing this book. So I’m asking for some rewards.]

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