As Manager Liao's orders hung in the air, the security guards looked at each other in dismay. It took a good while before one guard came to his senses and whispered something to Manager Liao.
In Manager Liao's eyes, Liang Fei was initially considered an insignificant nobody, but upon hearing that President Yang had brought him in, he couldn't help but hesitate.
"What's the matter, Manager Liao, is my face, Yours Truly Chu, not as big as this kid's?"
Seeing Manager Liao hesitate, Chu Yungang became enraged, waving his fist as he shouted, "Liao, you should know the kind of relationship I have with your President Yang. If I were to get angry and say a few words to President Yang, I could guarantee your manager's position would be gone. Do you believe me?"
Manager Liao's heart quivered at Chu Yungang's words. Of course, he knew about Chu Yungang's good cooperative relationship with President Yang.
As for what exactly the relationship was between President Yang and this kid, nobody knew. Perhaps President Yang had simply taken pity on this kid and brought him back!
After weighing the situation repeatedly in his mind and looking back and forth between Chu Yungang and Liang Fei, Manager Liao made up his mind and once again ordered the guards, "Seize him and take him to the Public Security Bureau!"
"This..."
The guards were in a difficult position again, but Manager Liao, with a stern face, roared out, "Don't just stand there, all of you get him!"
On the leader's command, the guards dared not disobey and closed in on Liang Fei.
Surrounded, Liang Fei's face remained fearless. He had just validated the power of the Ancient Martial Arts Technique from the Shennong Scripture on Chu Ziyu, and now even if all the guards attacked together, he was confident he could easily break out.
"Stop it, everyone!"
Just as the guards were about to surge forward, a sudden thunderous shout arrived, startling the guards into stepping back.
Turning around, they saw President Yang angrily pushing through the crowd and striding forward, shouting, "I want to see who dares to lay a hand on my brother!"
"President Yang..."
Seeing President Yang approaching, Manager Liao just opened his mouth to speak, but President Yang, with a dark expression, pointed at him and said, "Go backstage and settle this month's salary, and then get lost immediately!"
Ah...
The words that President Yang suddenly spoke not only took Manager Liao aback, but they also surprised all the staff in the hotel.
They had seen President Yang come in with Liang Fei and had merely speculated that they knew each other. However, they hadn't expected that the two addressed each other as brothers. To defend Liang Fei, President Yang even went as far as to dismiss his own lobby manager on the spot.
"President Yang, I..."
Manager Liao's mouth hung open, speechless.
You should know, he had worked at the hotel for many years and had not easily made it to the position of lobby manager. He was always careful and adept at reading situations and handling matters. Yet he had not expected that today he would be so blind as not to recognize Liang Fei, the Bodhisattva, landing himself out of a job.
Knowing President Yang's decisiveness, Manager Liao could only look towards Chu Yungang in hope of intercession.
After all, he had been advocating on his behalf and now he had invited this disaster upon himself!
"I don't think the situation is so serious."
With President Yang making such a decision in front of everyone, it was no doubt taking down Chu Yungang's stage. Seeing Manager Liao continuously shooting looks his way, Chu Yungang felt he couldn't save face and said to President Yang, "Brother Yang, Manager Liao was also protecting the reputation of your hotel, and his actions were not wrong. For the sake of my face, please spare him this time!"
"Chu Yungang, what do you mean by that, that his actions weren't wrong?"
With a cold sneer, President Yang glanced at Chu Yungang and said, "His actions weren't wrong, so does that mean I am wrong? He's my employee, and how I handle him is my business. What does it have to do with giving you Chu Yungang face?"
"..."
President Yang's words left Chu Yungang speechless on the spot.
He really couldn't understand, as his relationship with President Yang was usually good. Why did it seem today that President Yang had taken gunpowder, showing such disdain toward him?
Could it really be for this youngster, he would turn against me? Who is this kid exactly?
Although anger surged in Chu Yungang's heart, he knew his power was far weaker than President Yang's and didn't dare to express his anger in front of him.
His face flushed crimson, and after a long while, he pointed at Liang Fei and said in a muffled voice, "President Yang, this youngster has been running wild in your hotel, beating up my son. You have to give me an explanation for this!"
"Beat up your son? Humph, good for him!"
President Yang glanced at Chu Ziyu, who had a bruised and swollen face, and scoffed, "With the way your son flirts around, anyone who sees him would want to beat him up."
As he spoke, President Yang turned to laugh heartily at Liang Fei, "Afei, you were too soft on him. If it were me, Brother Yang, I would've broken his legs! Hahaha..."
Everyone knew that President Yang was usually extremely serious and not fond of joking around. Today was an unprecedented occasion, given the tense atmosphere.
"Fine, fine, President Yang, you're doing this on purpose!"
Chu Yungang, already shaking with anger, could no longer suppress the rage in his heart and bellowed loudly.
"I'm doing it on purpose, what can you do about it?"
President Yang smiled coldly and declared, "Chu Yungang, I'll lay it down here today. Liang Fei is my brother; whoever dares to disrespect him is going against me, Yang Jingtian!"
"Fine, Yang Jingtian, you just wait!"
Seeing that the younger generation's conflict might soon escalate to involve him, Chu Yungang was furiously frustrated, threw out a few harsh words, and then left with his wife and child in a huff.
Once Chu Yungang's family had left, the Nings also found it untenable to stay and urged Ning Jiuwei to leave quickly.
"Liang Fei, I'm leaving. When you find a new job, make sure to contact me."
Ning Jiuwei said to Liang Fei, then hurriedly followed her parents out of the hotel.
"Hahaha..."
Watching Liang Fei intently gaze at the departing figure of Ning Jiuwei, Yang Jingtian laughed heartily and slapped Liang Fei on the shoulder, bursting out laughing, "It's true, even heroes have a hard time dealing with the entanglements of love. Brother Afei, you really are a man of passion!"
"Brother Yang, you're joking!"
Liang Fei, realizing he was misunderstood about competing with Chu Ziyu for a woman, immediately blushed as he spoke.
"Exactly, exactly! That's how a man should be; a burst of anger for the sake of a beauty. When it's time to take action, one should do it!"
Yang Jingtian didn't care to listen to Liang Fei's explanations, his face still carried a suggestive smile.
Turning around, he noticed Manager Liao standing there, still dazed, and his face darkened as he snapped, "Why have you not left yet?"
"I... President Yang, I... I was wrong! Punish me however you want, please just don't fire me, I can't afford to lose this job!"
Manager Liao's face was ashen, pleading almost tearfully and sadly.
He had two children to support, and this job was extremely important to him. If he lost it, where could he find another job that paid so well?
Yang Jingtian let out a cold laugh, "Hmph, now you're begging for mercy? Where have you been just now, weren't you rushing to cozy up to that surnamed Chu? Go ahead, cozy up to him."