Facing Xiao Mei's sarcastic sneers, Su Chen stayed calm and said coolly,"Move out of the way."
"What if I don't?"Zhang Mingyuan sneered and stepped forward, poking Su Chen right in the chest,"If you've got the guts, hit me."
"I gotta say, this kind of demand? First time I've ever heard it."Su Chen shrugged, and before Zhang Mingyuan could react, he kicked him hard!
Su Chen's in great shape, plus he'd been training hard lately. And his kick was lightning fast — Zhang Mingyuan didn't even have time to dodge!
"Bang!"Zhang Mingyuan flew back and hit the ground hard, curling up like a boiled lobster.
Everyone there was stunned!Zhang Mingyuan wasn't just anyone — he was the young master of the Mingyuan Group. Offending him could make life in the whole city miserable!
"Young Master Zhang! Are you okay?"His buddies rushed over, panicked, trying to help him up.
"Su Chen, you jerk! How dare you hit Young Master Zhang?"Xiao Mei's face went pale as she scolded Su Chen and hurried over to Zhang's side.
"You b*st*rd! I'm gonna kill you…"Zhang Mingyuan's face was green with pain, but he was even more furious about losing face in public."What are you waiting for? Kill him! If anything happens, I'll take the blame!"
His friends exchanged glances and, steeling themselves, all charged at Su Chen!
But Su Chen stayed calm, grabbed a nearby chair, and smashed it over the guy in front!
With a "clang," the guy's eyes rolled back and he passed out on the spot.
Before anyone else could react, Su Chen swung the chair at another guy, knocking him down too!
"Try coming at me again if you dare."Su Chen's face was ice cold, his voice filled with deadly intent.
Zhang Mingyuan's crew was totally frozen!
They were just spoiled rich kids who liked to party. They'd never seen anyone like Su Chen — ruthless and fast. Two of their guys were down in seconds.
The rest didn't dare move forward.
Liu Linger stood nearby, shocked as if she'd just discovered a new side of Su Chen.She'd known him a long time, and he'd always been super obedient to her.
That's part of why she wanted to leave him — she thought he wasn't tough or manly enough.
But today, Su Chen showed a whole new level of dominance and toughness, which honestly made her see him differently.
If Su Chen knew what she was thinking, he'd probably just laugh and think, "How shameless!" (like Wu Jing's style)
Seeing Zhang Mingyuan's group scared off, Su Chen just tossed the chair aside and walked away, ignoring their shocked and angry stares.
Before, with Su Chen's old personality, he wouldn't have left Zhang Mingyuan alive.
But the social order wasn't totally broken yet. Killing Zhang Mingyuan now would bring too much trouble.
"Should we call the cops, Young Master Zhang?"After Su Chen left, one of the guys cautiously asked.
"Call the cops? No way!"Zhang Mingyuan cursed, his face twisted with rage.
If they did, the police would just treat it like a fight and maybe jail them for a few days.
That wouldn't matter to Su Chen, but for him — the young master of Mingyuan Group — it would be a huge disgrace!
He pulled out his phone, dialed, and said grimly,"A-Biao, gather a team, bring weapons, and rush over to Phoenix Mountain!"
Xiao Mei and the others lit up with excitement when they heard this.
But Liu Linger felt uneasy for some reason, a little worried.
…
Back in his RV, Su Chen locked the door and lay down on his bed.
He didn't really care about the fight with Zhang Mingyuan.
But unfortunately, the last bit of peace before the end of the world was shattered.
Just as he was about to sleep, his phone vibrated.
He picked it up — a message from Liu Linger.
"Su Chen, are you asleep?""Is something wrong?""Zhang Mingyuan's family is super powerful. After getting beaten like that, he definitely won't let it go.""I just heard he hired a bunch of thugs, and they're on their way here.""If things get bad, you should leave tonight!"
Su Chen was a bit surprised reading this.
He hadn't expected Liu Linger to care enough to warn him.
Looks like she wasn't completely lost yet.
Still, Su Chen wasn't planning on getting involved with her again.
"Got it."He replied, then turned over and went to sleep.
In another room, Liu Linger stared at Su Chen's cold reply, feeling a little down.
"What are you thinking about, Linger?"Xiao Mei, wrapped in a towel and drying her wet hair, came out of the bathroom.
"Nothing…"Liu Linger quickly put her phone away.
Xiao Mei didn't press and sat down beside her, smiling.
"That Zhang Mingyuan is a top-tier rich kid. Marrying him would mean a life of luxury and ease!"
"There's no way a playboy like him would marry us."Liu Linger shook her head.
She knew that with their backgrounds, even if Zhang Mingyuan agreed, his parents definitely wouldn't.
Plus, Zhang Mingyuan was a womanizer — always chasing after women, and there were too many to count.
"That's okay. His friends are all loaded too — just pick anyone from them."Xiao Mei smirked and changed the subject,"I heard Mingyuan Group's bodyguards are the ones coming.""They're either veterans or trained fighters, all seriously skilled.""Anyone who p*ss*d off Young Master Zhang before got their hands or feet broken by those bodyguards!"
Hearing this, Liu Linger's face went pale, and she worried about Su Chen.
She hoped he'd listen and get out of Phoenix Mountain soon.
…
The next morning, Su Chen woke up and glanced at the thermometer.
Though it was still early and he was in the underground parking, the temperature outside had already hit over thirty degrees Celsius.
At this rate, it'd probably break fifty degrees today, no problem.
Su Chen thought to himself.
After freshening up, he headed to the restaurant to have his last breakfast.
The way to the restaurant passed through an open-air corridor.
Just as Su Chen stepped out of the elevator, a blast of heat hit him.
He hurried his steps and got inside the restaurant.
"Why's the weather so weird today?""Yeah, it's already making me feel dizzy this early!"
Zhang Mingyuan and his crew were gathered in a corner complaining about the weather.
When they saw Su Chen walk in, their faces darkened and they quickly shut up.