Lin Tang wasn't familiar with the roads in Jiangbei, but Lee Encai knew the place like the back of her hand. She zigzagged through shortcuts, avoiding as many red lights as possible, and soon arrived on Financial Street, parking next to the Tianxiang Doukou Company building. After getting out of the car, they headed for the building but were stopped by security at the entrance. The guard told them that an important figure was visiting today and that the higher-ups had issued a strict order forbidding any outsiders from entering.
"I'm not an outsider, I am—" Lin Tang began, but the guard cut him off impatiently. "Then please show your work ID. You don't have one, do you? Heh, then please leave!"
Dressed in casual clothes that couldn't have cost more than a few hundred yuan, Lin Tang looked completely out of place in the comrcial high-rise. He was also carrying a suspicious-looking rusty sword. This kind of person… Any security guard with a shred of sense wouldn't let him in. What if he causes trouble for the executives, especially the new chairman who just arrived? That would be a disaster.
Reasoning with him was pointless, so Lin Tang tried calling Mo Pinglan, but the call wouldn't connect. Lin Tang was growing increasingly speechless. What in the world is she doing? Didn't she say she'd invite over and have the entire staff out to greet ? I don't really care about those formalities, but she could have at least given security a heads-up. And now I can't even reach her on the phone.
Just then, a group of rejected job applicants ca downstairs. When they saw the breathtakingly beautiful Lee Encai, they subconsciously started making comparisons.
"Wow, is that beauty also here for an interview? She's a little less stunning than that Shen Youling from earlier, but she's still a total knockout!"
"She'll probably pass the interview. What can you do? The new boss here has a thing for beautiful won."
"The world is going to hell. Talented people like us get rejected, but pretty vases get hired on the spot…"
They grumbled and sighed as they talked. As for how they knew Shen Youling's na, it was simple: she had been holding her resu while waiting in line, and anyone curious could have easily glanced at it. Besides, the interviewer's assistant had called her na when it was her turn.
"Hm?" Lin Tang's hearing was exceptionally sharp, and he had heard everything clearly.
Lee Encai, the subject of their discussion, had also overheard. Amused and surprised, she said, "You, the boss, haven't even arrived yet, and she's already spreading rumors about your fondness for beautiful won? She's even choosing new hires based on their looks. If she's trying to help you pick a concubine, then why on earth did she invite your ex-wife, too?"
"Boss?"
Only then did the rejected applicants notice Lin Tang, their expressions turning strange. Compared to the dapper and wealthy-looking Tang Shaojie, this guy's style is leagues below. Besides, the other guy arrived first and was greeted with bows from all the employees as they escorted him upstairs. None of the executives denied him. That proves he's the one-hundred-percent genuine boss! This imposter… is just too damn funny!
Looking at Lee Encai's innocent and sweet appearance, they speculated further. Did this guy lie about being the boss here, pretending to be super-rich to pick up this girl? Damn it, don't tell he's already succeeded and slept with this beauty?
They were already furious about failing their interviews. Seeing Shen Youling pass and knowing she would soon be claid by the boss only fueled their envy and jealousy. They had resigned themselves to the thought that rich bosses get all the girls—that's just how the world works. But now, to see so worthless bum easily snag a beauty…
To hell with that! Why him?!
Filled with righteous indignation, the group of interviewees stord over. "Miss, you've been fooled!" one shouted. "This guy is definitely a con artist! Look at him! Does he look like a boss in any way?"
"We saw the real boss of this company with our own eyes! He was welcod upstairs by all the employees just now!"
"Security, security! Don't you hear this guy impersonating your boss? Arrest this fraud and hand him over to the authorities!"
Lin Tang was speechless. Lee Encai was speechless.
So this was all a setup by Mo Pinglan, or perhaps even Zhu Yingning? They deliberately tricked , telling they'd give this company, then brought in a 'real boss' to put on a show, all so I'd co here and make a fool of myself? They even dragged Shen Youling into this, just to witness my humiliation? How utterly boring.
Lin Tang shook his head, his expression turning cold. He had temporarily given up on settling his score with Zhu Yingning, but he never thought she'd stoop to such a petty trick to mock him. Does she really think she can withstand my wrath?
"Where is your boss?" Lin Tang asked calmly. He wanted to see just how formidable this person was that Zhu Yingning had brought in—the one who made her think she had him cornered.
"The boss is in the chairman's office on the top floor, of course," one of the interviewees sneered. "What, you want to confront him and claim you're the real one?"
"Haha, that's hilarious!" another jeered. "The big boss is incredibly busy, handling millions worth of business every minute. You think he has ti for a clown like you?"
The security guards called for backup and surrounded Lin Tang. "We have reason to believe you are a suspicious individual. Please co with us for an inspection!"
"The top floor, is it? Fine, I'll go find him now… All of you, get out of my way!" Lin Tang didn't even deign to lift a hand. He simply took a step forward.
BOOM!
A powerful, invisible force erupted, sending all the security guards tumbling to the ground. The applicants stared, their eyes wide. What just happened?
In the next mont, Lin Tang had pulled Lee Encai along to the elevators, only to find they wouldn't open without a keycard.
"Hmph!"
He simply hoisted Lee Encai onto his shoulder, kicked open the stairwell door, and started up.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
With each step, he cleared more than a dozen stairs. He moved so fast that to Lee Encai, it felt like being on a roller coaster. By the ti he was more than ten floors up, more security guards on the first floor finally rushed out and slamd the alarm button, triggering a piercing siren.
"What's going on?"
"A suspicious person has forced their way in!"
"Alert! Alert!"
"The suspect is heading for the chairman's office! Protect the chairman, now!"
"Move! Move! Move!"
The building erupted in chaos, but no matter how frantically the guards scurried, they weren't even qualified to eat the dust from Lin Tang's heels. In the blink of an eye, he reached the top floor, not even out of breath, and set Lee Encai down.
"Ugh—" Lee Encai bent over, the jarring ride having almost made her vomit. She covered her mouth, about to follow him, when Lin Tang's nose twitched. He slled poison.
"Wait here for one minute, then co over," he said calmly.
One minute. That would be enough. He dashed toward the chairman's office. He could already sense four people inside and hear a woman's screams. Is that Shen Youling?
A terrifying, murderous aura flared across Lin Tang's face as he burst in. He arrived just in ti to see Mo Pinglan clawing frantically at her own ruined face and Tang Ruqing's fingertips gliding across Shen Youling's cheek.
SIZZLE—
A shocking, blackened mark instantly appeared! Shen Youling trembled from the pain, unable to move or make a sound. Just as Tang Ruqing was about to sar more of the substance on her face, she heard the commotion at the door. Turning her head, she frowned. "Who are you?"
Lin Tang! Shen Youling scread in her mind.
Mo Pinglan struggled to lift her head before it fell again in exhaustion. He's finally here…
WHOOSH!
Lin Tang answered Tang Ruqing's question with a flash of his sword. Before she could even react, the fingers of the hand that had touched Shen Youling were all severed. He struck again. Blood sprayed as her other hand, which she had instinctively raised to defend herself, was severed clean at the wrist.
"You…" Tang Ruqing stared in shock, her face splattered with red. Only then did the intense wave of pain hit her, making her finally realize—
Both of my hands… were just severed?!
"AAAAAHHH!!!" she shrieked, stumbling backward.
Tang Shaojie was also enraged. "You have so nerve!" he roared. "You dare to harm soone from the Tang Sect, I'll f—"
Lin Tang's foot connected with his face, sending him flying onto his back. His entire upper row of teeth shot out like bullets. Lin Tang noticed his belt was unbuckled and his zipper was down, his pants hanging halfway off his hips. He raised his sword and plunged it downward!
SQUELCH!
The tip of the sword pierced through him and sank into the floor.
"AIEEEEEEEEE—" Tang Shaojie's howl echoed far and wide, his voice shifting from a deep baritone to the high, thin shriek of a eunuch.
"You dare to harm my wife? Who gave you the courage? The Tang Sect? Then I'll simply destroy it!" Lin Tang's voice was glacial.
Just then, his phone rang. He answered. It was Zhu Yingning herself, utterly oblivious to what had just transpired.
She asked cheerfully, "So, are you satisfied with the gift I sent you?"
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