Watching Hua Fengchen reach out to touch Shen Youling's face right in front of Lin Tang, everyone was stunned. Isn't this going a bit too far? He's completely disregarding her husband.
Yet, no one intervened to stop him. On one hand, Hua Fengchen was an acquaintance, while Lin Tang was a total stranger. Besides, they all felt that Lin Tang was unworthy of Shen Youling—a total waste, like a beautiful flower planted in cow manure. Hua Fengchen and Shen Youling, on the other hand, are a perfect match, like a golden couple made in heaven.
Shang Yuenong sneered. If Lin Tang still had his martial arts, I might actually be worried for Hua Fengchen. But now that he's a cripple, what can he do but glare helplessly?
"You're courting death!" Lin Tang's eyes turned glacial.
Just as he was about to chop the man's hand off, Shen Youling took a step back, gripping Lin Tang's arm tightly and leaning her head affectionately on his shoulder.
She addressed Hua Fengchen coldly. "I am already married. Please show so respect. Even if I weren't, your forward and presumptuous behavior is completely out of line!"
Then she looked at Lin Tang and blinked. He was torn between annoyance and amusent, knowing she was reminding him not to break his promise.
Hua Fengchen wasn't angered by Shen Youling's aloofness. Instead, he offered what seed to be a sincere apology. He claid that seeing her disfigured and dressed in such old, cheap clothing had pained him so much that he'd lost control of himself.
He then turned to Lin Tang. "You must be Youling's husband?"
"I am. What's it to you?" Lin Tang replied, lifting his chin.
"It's not my place to give advice, but I must say, I am profoundly disappointed in you!" Hua Fengchen launched his verbal assault without preamble. "I don't think you are worthy of her at all! Her face was ruined because of you! She can't return to her ho because of you! She has been reduced to this state because of you! As a man, don't you feel any sha? You can't give her happiness, so just let her go!"
"PFFT—" Lin Tang nearly burst out laughing. "Who do you think you are, telling to let her go?"
"I'm soone who truly loves her and can give her happiness," Hua Fengchen declared emphatically, snapping his fingers. The woman in professional attire who had accompanied him imdiately stepped forward, presenting a bouquet of flowers and a ring box.
Hua Fengchen dropped to one knee before Shen Youling and said with deep affection, "Shen Youling, divorce him and marry ! I don't care about your past or your face. I am willing to embrace every part of you and provide you with everything!"
"Wow, how romantic!" Shang Yuenong exclaid with dramatic flair.
The others were moved as well. They hadn't expected Hua Fengchen to propose so directly, completely unbothered that she had been married and was now disfigured. Is this true love?
"Honey, are you sure I can't beat him up?" Lin Tang asked, letting out a soft breath.
"I already told you, you can't solve every problem with your fists!" Shen Youling shot him a look. "Rember, you don't have your martial arts anymore."
Lin Tang was speechless. Why is she so stubborn?
At that mont, the woman in the business suit scoffed, "So what if you did have martial arts? If you dare to touch a single hair on our Young Master, your entire clan will be buried along with you!"
Hearing her audacious threat, everyone stared in astonishnt. Young Master? What's going on? We never heard that Hua Fengchen had such a formidable family background!
"That's only because the Young Master is discreet. He rely wanted to experience university life as an ordinary person," the woman announced proudly. "Let tell you the truth. The Young Master is from the Hua Family of Beijing. You people from this backwater town probably have no idea what the Hua Family represents. But surely you've heard of the household brand, iduo? That's just one of the ordinary companies under the Hua Family's banner."
The mont she finished speaking, Hua Fengchen's expression darkened. He snapped, "Shut up! Didn't I specifically tell you not to reveal my identity?"
"I'm sorry, Young Master! It's my fault!" The woman, terrified, imdiately dropped to her knees.
Gasps of shock rippled through the stunned students. "My god!" "The iduo brand? The one we've used since we were kids for shampoo, body wash, soap, and toothpaste…" "That's a corporate titan worth tens of billions, and it's just one of their family's ordinary companies?!" "I always thought Hua Fengchen was just handso and talented… I had no idea his family was this wealthy. A magnate has been right here beside us all this ti?"
The students were utterly stunned. The way they looked at Hua Fengchen had changed completely.
Even Shen Youling's expression flickered, not with romantic excitent, but with a sudden thought. She was thinking of the Tianxiang Doukou Company, the one managed by Mo Pinglan. The Tianxiang Doukou brand was a major player in the high-end market, its expensive skincare products imnsely popular. However, it had not abandoned the low-end market. The problem was, its budget-friendly products could never compete with the long-established iduo brand. Conversely, iduo dominated the low-end market but had repeatedly failed in its attempts to break into the high-end sector, with Tianxiang Doukou being its biggest roadblock. The relationship between the two companies was, naturally, terrible.
Seeing Shen Youling lost in thought, Hua Fengchen mistakenly believed she was tempted but held back by pride. A secret joy blood within him. He was genuinely infatuated with her; it had beco an obsession. Winning her over would soothe a long-held regret. As for whether we'd last forever… we can figure that out later.
Furthermore, his investigation had revealed that Shen Youling's family had launched a new, very promising drug. The Hua Family, in addition to their iduo beauty brands, also had ventures in the pharmaceutical industry. Of course, he was interested in the Shen Family's new dicine.
Thus, Hua Fengchen decided to strike while the iron was hot, showering Shen Youling with another torrent of loving words.
If Shen Youling actually agrees, she'll have the upper hand over again! And when that happens, she'll surely put in my place… Shang Yuenong was a mix of worry and jealousy. She couldn't fathom why a top-tier scion like Hua Fengchen, who could have any beauty he wanted with a snap of his fingers, was still so obsessed with the now-disfigured Shen Youling.
Not daring to object, Shang Yuenong doubled down on her support. "Youling, as your best friend, I truly want you to be happy. Just say yes to Young Master Hua! No one will say a thing if you throw this loser Lin Tang aside."
Feng Nailin's wife, Liang Shuzhen, was also filled with regret, terrified that Shen Youling would punish her if she gained power. Figuring it wasn't too late to make ands, she chid in enthusiastically, "Yes, yes! It would be such a sha to miss out on a wonderful match like this! Marry him!"
"Marry him! Marry him!" a chorus of voices rose from the crowd.
No one bothered to spare Lin Tang a glance. Compared to Hua Fengchen, the crippled Lin Tang was nothing more than a buffoon.
Pressured by the crowd, Shen Youling was deeply troubled. If Hua Fengchen's identity hadn't been revealed, she could have rejected him flatly without a second thought for his pride. But now, she didn't dare bring disaster upon her family. The Hua Family of the capital was undoubtedly countless tis more powerful than the Xie and Wang Families of Jiangbei. The Shen Family couldn't afford to provoke them.
She especially couldn't let Lin Tang beat up Hua Fengchen. That would create a life-and-death feud. Lin Tang's divine sword was destroyed. The talisman he had used to obliterate Tang Dingwu and the others was a one-ti item, gone forever. With his martial arts alone, how could he possibly stand against such a colossal power?
Truth be told, Shen Youling still had no real concept of what a Master Realm expert was, nor did she understand what Lin Tang's true strength represented. When he had his breakthrough, she had been lost in a haze of passion and had seen nothing. Only Lee Encai and Zhu Yingning had personally experienced the mystical, terrifying power of the dragon-shaped True Qi he had unleashed.
If Zhu Yingning had been present, she probably would have burst out laughing. The Hua Family? What a joke. They're just so wealthy, worldly power. They might be able to compete with my mother's Zhu Family, but compared to the Tang Sect, they're absolute trash. And even the Tang Sect was destroyed at Lin Tang's hands. The Hua Family? Garbage!
"Sigh!" Shen Youling sighed under her breath, clutching Lin Tang's arm even tighter, terrified he would do sothing rash.
She turned to Hua Fengchen and said, "I'm sorry, I really can't accept your proposal… To be honest, the disfigurent on my face is going to keep spreading, until it covers my entire face, maybe even my whole body. I'll be so ugly I won't even be able to leave my house…"
She hoped this fabrication would be enough to put him off.
Unfortunately, Hua Fengchen was far too persistent. "I already told you, I love you for who you are, not for your face. No matter what you beco, I will marry you! My feelings will never change!"
"Wow—" The won in the crowd were more moved than ever. He's so devoted! If Shen Youling turns down a man like this, she must be the biggest fool on earth! They wished they could take her place, urging her to agree.
Even the male students were touched. If Shen Youling's entire face were ruined, none of them would dare marry her. Hua Fengchen… he's truly remarkable!
Hua Fengchen continued, "Actually, my family is about to launch a priceless new beauty treatnt. A single injection is worth ten million yuan, and it offers perfect results with no side effects. After you marry , I'll give you an injection every single day for a month. I refuse to believe that won't solve your problem."
"Wow, ten million for one injection? That's insane!"
"For a whole month? Isn't that three hundred million? What an incredible sum!"
"Shen Youling is so lucky!"
The female students were wild with envy. The male students gasped, sucking in sharp breaths.
"My face… can be cured?" Shen Youling was in a daze. If it was possible, who wouldn't want their looks back?
She imdiately asked with great concern, "Could I pay to try one injection?"
Although she had been cast out of the Shen Family and was penniless, she wouldn't hesitate to go back and demand ten million if it ant restoring her face. After all, the Shen Family had stolen Lin Tang's formula, and Lin Tang was her husband. What was wrong with her taking ten million from them?
"Lin Tang, you'd be willing to pay for it, right?" Shen Youling asked, shaking his arm.
Lin Tang was astonished. It was the first ti he had ever seen her coax him like that. "If it really has no side effects and you want to try it, of course I'm willing."
Although he was skeptical about this so-called beauty injection, he cared even less about such a trivial amount of money.
"BWAHAHAHA—" Shang Yuenong threw her head back and roared with laughter. "Lin Tang, have you lost your mind? A cripple like you has the nerve to act so tough? Can you even scrape together a thousand yuan?"
The others also shot him strange looks, assuming that the grief of the situation had finally made his mind snap.
Just then, Mo Pinglan, her face completely obscured, rushed into the room. Her expression lit up with joy the mont she saw Lin Tang. With a thud, she fell to her knees before him and presented a bank card. "Master, this is the 4.9 billion in cash you asked to collect. Please inspect it."
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