Xinru Lin, though somewhat dissatisfied upon hearing the offer, thought that ten million yuan was a fair price for her freedom. She silently vowed to herself that she would find an opportunity to teach this guy a good lesson in the future.
Swipe, swipe, swipe!
Xinru Lin quickly took out her checkbook and signed a check for ten million yuan, tossing it onto the table without even looking.
Just then, a loud laugh suddenly came from the doorway.
"Haha, I didn't expect to find Miss Lin Xinru here as well. It seems I've come at the right time. Eh, there's another person? Could it be Miss Lin's lover?"
Upon hearing the voice, Xinru Lin immediately looked towards the entrance, where a man about one point eight meters tall entered her field of vision.
"Li Chengxu, what are you doing here?"
Xinru Lin frowned and asked immediately. The man was the young master of another company; his father was the chairman—a bona fide rich second-generation, albeit an ignorant and troublemaking playboy. He had been pursuing her relentlessly, but how could she ever be interested in such a wastrel? Despite numerous rejections, she hadn't expected to bump into him here.
While she was speaking, Li Chengxu swaggered into the room. He looked at the people inside with a smug smile. Meanwhile, Chen Feng remained seated, not even glancing at Li Chengxu, as if he was only interested in the check on the table.
Seeing this, Li Chengxu naturally felt annoyed. He then noticed the check on the table and said with a laugh, "Haha, can't I come here? Baihua Valley is an asset of our company. Since Miss Lin Xinru is here with a lover, perhaps I could join you?"
Li Chengxu's rogue words infuriated Xinru Lin, but it wasn't a good time for her to show her anger.
"Hey, how can you talk like that? Little Xin and I are clearly here on a date. With me around, does she need to meet with a lover? And look at yourself, with a head as big as a ball and a mouth as flat as a turtle's. You want to join in? Believe it or not, I could kick you out with one foot?"
At that moment, Chen Feng stood up and said directly to Li Chengxu.
"You..."
Li Chengxu didn't expect the man in front of him to be even more uncouth than himself.
"Haha! Kick me like a ball? Okay then, try and kick, and see if you have the strength. I'm telling you, my Daddy is—ah..."
Before Li Chengxu could finish, he felt an excruciating pain that tore his heart and lungs apart, followed by his body flying up and crashing into the wall of the corridor outside.
Chen Feng maintained a kicking posture, then casually wiped his shoe, looking very calm.
Suddenly, he held his foot, then started wailing, "Damn! Is this guy wrapped in a turtle shell? Why is it so hard? It hurts so much, huff huff..."
Xinru Lin was stunned by the scene in front of her. Did Chen Feng really just kick Li Chengxu and send him flying?
After Li Chengxu crashed into the wall outside, he immediately vomited blood and passed out before even groaning, and several servants hurried over to check on him.
"Dead... dead... Young Master is dead..."
One of the servants felt Li Chengxu's nose, then screamed in horror.
"Relax, he's not dead. Hurry and get him to the hospital; he can still be saved!" Chen Feng called out to the servants outside.
Upon hearing this, the servants looked at him fiercely and said, "Don't you dare leave, boy. You've injured our Young Master; let's see if you can leave here alive!"
After throwing those threatening words, the servants quickly carried off Li Chengxu.
"You..."
Xinru Lin looked at Chen Feng with disbelief. Why had this man done this? Didn't he realize he'd caused trouble?
"What's wrong? Do you feel like I'm so manly that you really want to marry me?"
Chen Feng said with a smile, appearing nonchalant as if what had just happened had nothing to do with him.
"Marry you my foot, let's get out of here quick! If they send people after us, you're in big trouble!"
After speaking, Xinru Lin grabbed the check on the table, stuffed it into Chen Feng's hand, and pulled him towards the exit. She didn't notice that, for the first time, she had initiated such intimate contact with a man, grabbing the hand of a stranger.
Once outside, Xinru Lin pulled Chen Feng into her car. She felt responsible for Chen Feng having to act because of her, so it was only right for her to ensure his safe departure from the place, lest he end up beaten to death.
"Tsk tsk, the new Porsche Panamera, not a cheap car, huh? At least two million I'd say?"
After getting in the car, Chen Feng began to critique it.
Lin Xinru didn't expect that Chen Feng could recognize her car. She didn't care too much and just drove off towards the distance.
They had driven only a short distance when Lin Xinru's phone suddenly rang. After answering, she quickly said, "Dad, I'm on my way home now, what's up?"
"Uh..."
Lin Xinru then glanced unnaturally at Chen Feng before adding, "Yeah, we've met. It was... okay, I guess."
"What! You want me to bring him home?"
Lin Xinru slammed on the brakes and exclaimed loudly.
"Grandma is here too? No way, do I really have to bring him back?"
"Alright, I'll bring him back so you can meet him."
Lin Xinru hung up the phone with a look of dejection and turned to Chen Feng, "There's been a change of plans, my grandma's here, and she wants to meet you. Come home with me and just say you're my boyfriend, got it? If you mess this up, I'm freezing that check immediately!"
The car slowly entered the wealthy district of Star Sea City, where Lin Xinru's home was located. It was a private estate occupying half a mountaintop. In this expensive city, having an estate here was a symbol of wealth.
"Tsk tsk, wife, your family is really rich, huh?" Chen Feng got out of the car and couldn't help but give a thumbs-up in admiration upon seeing the massive private estate.
"Who's your wife? Call me that again and see if I won't freeze your check," Lin Xinru gave him a look and said irritably.
"Injustice, injustice! Weren't you the one who told me to play your boyfriend? If I can't call you wife, what should I call you then?" Chen Feng said with a grin.
"Just don't call me wife, call me by my name, got it?" Lin Xinru replied with a scowl.
"Got it, can't call you wife. Then I'll call you Xin Xin, Little Xin Xin, Xin Er, Xin Xin Er... No problems with that, right?" Chen Feng teased, causing Lin Xinru to be covered in goosebumps.
At that moment, a servant standing at the door saw Lin Xinru's car and immediately called out loudly: "Daddy, Miss Lin is back... Miss Lin is back."
"Once we go in there, don't say anything stupid, got it? If you dare mess up, you're dead meat," Lin Xinru stamped her foot and threatened him, trying to look fierce.
However, to Chen Feng, her threatening demeanor couldn't be felt; instead, she seemed especially cute, which caught Chen Feng's gaze. He nodded hastily, though whether he really listened to Lin Xinru's words was something only heaven knew.
"You must be Chen Feng, huh? Hehe... I'm Lin Guodong, Xinru's dad. How is Elder Jing doing?"
As soon as they entered the living room and Chen Feng had barely sat down without even having a sip of water, a man in his fifties, slightly frail and prematurely gray, began to chat enthusiastically with him. His gaze at Chen Feng was approving, as if he was seeing a prospective son-in-law, nodding continuously, apparently very satisfied with him.
"Uncle, nice to meet you. Oh, you knew my old man, too? He's doing quite well, eating and sleeping well. Playing mahjong and practicing Taiji every day is no issue for him."
Chen Feng sat down comfortably, showing no sign of nervousness about meeting the parents; after all, it was just an act, not real, so there was nothing to worry about.
"That's great... Ah! I really envy Elder Jing. It's only at this age that one realizes how valuable it is to live a life free of illness and pain. Being carefree is the best! No amount of money can compare to a happy and carefree life," Lin Guodong said quite sentimentally.
Chen Feng squinted and noticed that although Lin Guodong appeared spirited, he actually wasn't. Chen Feng's keen eyes could tell that Lin Guodong's complexion wasn't great, indicating underlying health issues.
"I see Uncle doesn't look too well; you should really take more care of your health and not overwork yourself," Chen Feng said with concern.
"It's nothing, just some old health issues. It's all part of aging, you know? How much you eat in this life is predestined," Lin Guodong waved it off, seemingly unconcerned.
As they talked, Lin Guodong suddenly changed the topic, smiling at Chen Feng, "So, Chen Feng, what do you think of our Xinru?"
Chen Feng was taken aback by Lin Guodong's question; he looked up to see Lin Xinru secretly making faces at him, signaling for him to answer carefully, or else... hmmm.
"Cough cough..." Chen Feng almost choked on his breath from Lin Xinru's faces, coughed a few times, and quickly said, "Little Xin is great, she's beautiful, competent, good-tempered, and gentle... Whoever marries her in the future will be truly fortunate."
Lin Guodong nodded happily at his words, then suddenly slapped his thigh, stood up, and announced loudly, "That settles it! You two should get married tomorrow!"