As Zhang Cheng passed, people quickly parted, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
Many watched Li Chonglou with schadenfreude,
expecting him to suffer a great loss.
Tian Lingli sighed powerlessly, "It's over. I told you to leave, and now it's really troublesome."
It was clear that Zhang Cheng would not let them off easily. With his vindictive personality, she and Li Chonglou were bound to suffer greatly today.
But at this moment, she had no way out.
"I said, if you don't want to go, no one can force you," Li Chonglou calmly reiterated.
There was no fear in his eyes.
Worst case scenario, they'd cause a huge scene. The word "fear" had never entered his mind.
It would be even more interesting if Bai Tianya was alerted.
Just then, an arrogant voice suddenly rang out from the entrance of the hall, "Zhang Cheng, what are you doing?"
Hearing the voice, Zhang Cheng's body trembled violently. He subconsciously stopped and turned to look at the entrance.
A man wearing a pink casual suit, with an arrogant expression and a trendy hairstyle, was entering the hall arm in arm with a stunning beauty in an evening gown.
Though this man and woman were not the most outstanding in appearance at the event, the domineering aura they exuded was certainly not something ordinary people could match.
They were like lighthouses in the night, instantly becoming the focus of everyone's attention.
"President Zhou is here!" someone shouted.
Many women showed envious glances.
"President Zhou, I was just about to teach a blind little bastard a lesson. The chairman and the others have arrived and are waiting for you inside." Zhang Cheng immediately forced a fawning smile onto his face, bowing obsequiously.
There was no other way; a local official is no match for the current one.
The person who arrived was his direct superior, Zhou Yacheng, the General Manager of Yueyu Interactive's Administrative Department.
He was not only an old-money heir in Qin Province but also one of Yueyu Interactive's shareholders.
It was rumored that his father owned an entire antique city.
This kind of person could have done nothing and lived a life of ease.
But he couldn't sit still and invested in Chairman Bai, which led to the present-day Yueyu Interactive.
Although he was only a department manager, his special status in Yueyu Interactive was known to everyone in the company. Even Bai Tianya addressed him as a brother and dared not slight him.
Given ten times the courage, he still wouldn't dare to offend him.
"What did you call him?" Zhou Yacheng followed Zhang Cheng's pointed finger, his gaze landing on Li Chonglou. His eyes widened, and he quickly let go of his female companion and walked towards Zhang Cheng.
"A trash who's not worth mentioning, unworthy of appearing in such a high-class occasion. I'll have someone throw him out right now!" Zhang Cheng, seeing this, mistakenly thought Zhou Yacheng looked down on Li Chonglou and quickly explained.
*Slap!*
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yacheng sprinted to Zhang Cheng and slapped him.
In front of all the guests, the slap was delivered without restraint.
Like a clap of thunder, it exploded throughout the hall.
"Are you blind, you bastard? You're calling my martial grand-uncle trash? I think you're tired of living and looking for death!" Before Zhang Cheng could react, Zhou Yacheng followed up with a kick, sending him crashing to the ground.
His expression contorted, Zhou Yacheng paced around, hands on his hips.
Then, gritting his teeth, he delivered several more kicks.
Zhang Cheng wailed and cried, tears streaming down his face.
Everyone was stunned.
What...
What was going on?
Why was the company's Young President Zhou calling that bum his martial grand-uncle and beating up his subordinate for him?
Everyone knew that Young President Zhou was domineering, and hitting people was normal.
He rarely went to the company, but whenever he was in a bad mood, he would go to the company and kick employees who weren't working hard.
He was quite infamous within the company.
What shocked them was his address to Li Chonglou as martial grand-uncle.
"Martial Grand-uncle, are you alright? Zhang Cheng is blind, please don't take it to heart. I'll kill him later." After beating him, Zhou Yacheng jogged up to Li Chonglou with a fawning smile and beckoned to his female companion, "Feifei, come and meet my martial grand-uncle."
He then said mysteriously in a low voice, "She's the girl I gave the hairpin to last time. Martial Grand-uncle, please help me vet her."
This usually unruly young man was behaving like a docile lamb in front of Li Chonglou, a complete change from his usual self.
The reason for this scene was that after Li Chonglou left last time, his father had told him some hidden stories about his grand-master Lin Ying, which had completely subdued him.
As a result, Li Chonglou, whom he had previously refused to acknowledge, also rose in his estimation, becoming an extremely mysterious master in his mind.
He had initially wanted to ask his father to arrange a meeting and sincerely apologize.
Perhaps he could learn the legendary sword immortal divine skills from Li Chonglou.
He never expected to stumble upon such a great opportunity to show his loyalty, so why wouldn't he go all out?
"Martial Grand-uncle," the woman named Feifei said, her usually flamboyant aura subdued.
"She's a good person, and she suits you well. Why are you here?" Li Chonglou asked after sizing up Feifei.
He was naturally curious about Zhou Yacheng's drastic change in attitude towards him.
However, there was no need to ask for details at this moment.
Since Young President Zhou was extending an olive branch, why should he be serious?
It was only then that Tian Lingli's eyes widened in disbelief, confirming that the scene before her was not a dream.
It was real.
Li Chonglou was actually Young President Zhou's martial grand-uncle.
How could he have such a terrifying identity?
No wonder he wasn't afraid of Zhang Cheng, and even introducing him to Bai Tianya wouldn't be difficult. She had foolishly thought he was bragging and boasting.
At that moment, Tian Lingli's face burned, and she dared not speak.
"Heh, aren't I a shareholder of Yueyu Interactive? Tonight is a streamer meet-and-greet, so how could I not come?" Zhou Yacheng chuckled. "I didn't expect you to be here. Are you and Lili friends?"
"Yes, yes, yes, Young President Zhou, Chonglou and I are classmates," Tian Lingli quickly nodded.
"So your generation is higher than mine? How should I address you?" Zhou Yacheng grinned, joking.
"No, no, let's keep it separate," Tian Lingli said with an awkward expression.
The security guards felt even more awkward, standing beside the tearful Zhang Cheng, unsure whether to help him or not.
Mo Yu broke out in a cold sweat and retreated several steps, hiding herself in the crowd.
At this moment, Zhang Cheng's intestines were filled with regret.
A great sense of fear washed over him. He had never imagined that an inconspicuous country bumpkin would have such a close relationship with Young President Zhou.
He had truly kicked an iron plate this time.
He knew better than anyone the consequences of offending Zhou Yacheng. Would he still have a place in the company in the future?
It was all caused by his loose tongue.
He wished he could slap himself several times.
"Martial Grand-uncle, how do you want to deal with this guy? Should we kick him out of the company or beat him up ourselves?" Zhou Yacheng pointed at Zhang Cheng and sneered.
"Young President Zhou, Martial Grand-uncle..." Hearing this, Zhang Cheng scrambled forward and knelt on the ground, begging, "Please spare me for my usual diligence in serving the company."
"I am a beast, and I judged you by your appearance. I didn't know your relationship with you."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to offend Martial Grand-uncle even with ten times the courage."
"Please be magnanimous and let me go. I'll kowtow to you."
Saying that, he immediately kowtowed three times.
The streamers present were all dumbfounded.
Yet not a single one dared to take out their phones to take pictures, only regretting in their hearts why they had followed along and mocked Li Chonglou earlier.
If they had managed to curry favor with him, would they still worry about lacking opportunities in the future?