If this keeps up, someone is going to die.
Hearing Li Yadong’s words, Lin Shuyun was immediately terrified.
This guy actually came to propose to her today?
The mere sight of someone like Li Yadong made her nauseous; there was no way she would marry him.
She stood up at once, coldly glaring at Li Yadong. “Li, what nonsense are you spouting?”
Lin Guodong’s expression darkened as well. The Li family had already ruined the Lin family so badly, and yet this man still had the audacity to come and propose to his daughter?
If it were the old Li Yadong from a second-rate family, Lin Guodong would have had the bodyguards throw him out immediately.
But as far as he knew, the Li family’s power had risen rapidly, and they had allied with some influential forces. They could no longer be trifled with as before.
Suppressing his anger, he spoke as politely as possible, “President Li, you must be joking. Shuyun has no intention of marrying at the moment. Please take your leave.”
“Uncle Lin, please don’t be so quick to refuse,” Li Yadong said, clearly prepared for this encounter. There was no way he would be dismissed with just one sentence.
He looked into Lin Guodong’s eyes and smiled warmly like a respectful junior. “I heard that Lin Pharmaceuticals has recently encountered some difficulties.”
“As everyone knows, Lin Pharmaceuticals is a crucial pillar of the Lin Group.”
“If the stock of Lin Pharmaceuticals crashes completely, you can imagine how devastating the blow to the entire Lin Group will be.”
“You, Uncle Lin, have held the position of richest man in Luocheng for so many years. There must be many companies and financial groups you’ve offended, whether intentionally or not.”
“If Lin Group’s stock price plummets drastically, just guess if some people will seize the opportunity to attack?”
Lin Guodong’s face grew darker.
He knew that everything Li Yadong said was true.
The business world was a battlefield.
If Lin Pharmaceuticals really went under, the Lin family would lose far more than just the title of Luocheng’s richest.
The families and financial groups previously suppressed by Lin Group would surely take this chance to strike back.
“I think you’re the one most eager to take advantage of our Lin family’s misfortune,” Lin Shuyun said angrily, glaring at Li Yadong.
Li Yadong immediately put on an innocent expression. “Miss Lin, why would you say such a thing? I’m here to help the Lin family today.”
“I truly like you. If you’re willing to marry me, then your difficulties will be mine as well.”
“Our Li family still holds some influence in the pharmaceutical industry.”
“You should trust that I have the ability to revive Lin Pharmaceuticals.”
“As long as Lin Pharmaceuticals stabilizes, all the troubles facing the Lin family will be resolved.”
Lin Shuyun stared daggers at him. “Stop dreaming. I will never marry you. The state of the Lin family has nothing to do with you. Please leave.”
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Seeing Li Yadong trying to say something else, Xiao Nan strode over and blocked Lin Shuyun’s path. “Li, don’t you already have a fiancée? And yet you shamelessly come to the Lin family to propose.”
“What, now that the Li family has become prosperous, you look down on her?”
“You really are shameless.”
Li Yadong was furious. What Xiao Nan said was true — he no longer cared for Xie Meina.
Come on, in terms of family background, figure, and looks, what could Xie Meina possibly compare to Lin Shuyun?
But such things were better left unsaid.
Xiao Nan had laid it all bare, publicly humiliating him.
Considering Lin Shuyun was nearby, Li Yadong hurried to explain, “I was engaged to Xie Meina before, but that was just an arrangement by my family. There’s no real affection between us. I’m sincere about Miss Lin.”
Xiao Nan sneered, “From what I see, you’re sincere about every beautiful girl under the sky.”
Li Yadong snapped, “You freeloading bastard, you want a beating?”
Xiao Nan was deliberately provoking him, eager to teach him a lesson.
When Li Yadong started cursing, Xiao Nan didn’t hesitate and punched him squarely in the face. “The one thing I hate most is people talking about my mother.”
Li Yadong screamed in pain.
His nose was visibly swollen.
He never imagined the Li family had changed so much. This freeloading punk actually dared to strike him.
He immediately shouted, “Get him! Finish him off!”
Though he didn’t have to say it, the two bodyguards behind him had already rushed forward the moment Xiao Nan threw his punch, intending to stop him.
But Xiao Nan was too fast; they couldn’t intercept him.
Now the two bodyguards charged at Xiao Nan simultaneously.
One leapt high and kicked toward Xiao Nan’s face.
The other swung his fists, aiming for Xiao Nan’s chest.
“Xiao Nan, be careful!” Lin Guodong, though untrained, had enough eye to recognize the extraordinary skill of the two bodyguards behind Li Yadong.
He wanted to call Lin family’s bodyguards to assist, but only if Xiao Nan could withstand their attack first.
“Bang! Bang!”
Two heavy thuds sounded.
The two bodyguards of Li Yadong fell heavily to the ground.
Everyone’s eyes widened in shock.
The two bodyguards had been attacking Xiao Nan, yet no one saw him move or counterattack.
Not a muscle twitched.
How did Xiao Nan come out unscathed while the two bodyguards collapsed?
“His lackeys are already Yellow-rank experts,” someone murmured.
“Looks like the Li family really has made progress.”
After knocking the two down, Xiao Nan looked at Li Yadong with a mocking grin.
The two bodyguards on the ground stared at Xiao Nan in pure terror.
Yellow-rank experts were no common street thugs.
They knew there were even higher ranks — Xuan and Earth levels — but those masters were not easy to encounter.
Judging by Xiao Nan’s age and aura, he certainly didn’t seem like a Xuan-rank or above.
Yet in the brief fight, they hadn’t even seen his moves clearly before they were defeated and seriously injured.
So how terrifying must this young man’s true strength be?
Li Yadong’s pupils contracted sharply.
He looked at Xiao Nan in disbelief.
He never expected him to be this formidable.
He had spent a fortune hiring two Yellow-rank experts, and they couldn’t withstand even one move from Xiao Nan.
With the two Yellow-rank experts down, the rest behind them were useless.
Li Yadong turned to flee.
But Xiao Nan wouldn’t let him escape.
Leaping forward, he kicked him hard, sending him sprawling in the dirt.
A miserable scream followed.
Xiao Nan grabbed him up and, swinging left and right, slapped him until his face was bruised and battered.
“Xiao Nan, stop!” Lin Guodong called out anxiously.
“If you keep hitting him, someone will die.”
Seeing Xiao Nan about to beat Li Yadong to death, Lin Guodong hurriedly intervened.