Chapter 79 – Hit Him Back!
If Lin Ganzhi were a furry animal, every hair on his body would be standing on end right now. He forcefully shook off Shi Wending’s hand and immediately stood up, putting at least a meter and a half of distance between them.
“What are you doing?” Lin Ganzhi looked at Shi Wending with displeasure, as if he were looking at something dirty on the side of the road.
Shi Wending was also taken aback. He hadn’t expected Lin Ganzhi’s first reaction upon seeing him to be like this. Shouldn’t he be the one who was angry? He hadn’t even brought anything up, yet this attitude was a world away from the one at the dinner party.
“Why are you so resistant to me? Ganzhi, I haven’t even settled the score with you from last time, and here you are, giving me attitude.” Shi Wending dropped his fake smile. He had watched the live broadcast today, and the more he watched, the more interesting he found Lin Ganzhi. That figure… it was a waste on that piece of trash. No one had ever interested him this much before. Thinking about it, he was a man with a net worth of over a billion. Keeping an obscure celebrity should be a piece of cake, right?
Lin Ganzhi glared at the man. Since he’d already kicked him, he didn’t need to hold back his words. He said bluntly, “If a dog barks at me, can’t I kick it a few times? You have the guts to be a dog, but not the guts to get kicked?”
“You!” Shi Wending raised his hand in anger. He had met sharp-tongued people before, but rarely had anyone said such things to his face. The veins on his neck were bulging.
Lin Ganzhi took a few wary steps back, his fists clenching unconsciously.
But seeing Lin Ganzhi like this, Shi Wending suddenly wasn’t angry anymore. He returned to his previous phony expression. Just a little thing that bristles easily. What if he was too fierce and left a scar on him? He was planning to have some fun with Lin Ganzhi for a while. He was tired of the obedient ones; Lin Ganzhi’s hard-to-get act was even more addictive. As he thought this, the greed in Shi Wending’s eyes intensified, making Lin Ganzhi’s skin crawl.
He felt like he was looking at a schizophrenic psychopath, smiling one moment and furious the next. It was unsettling.
“I didn’t know you well enough last time. I went back and did some special investigation on you this time,” Shi Wending said.
Lin Ganzhi’s heart skipped a beat. He investigated him? Could he have actually found something out?
“It turns out your marriage to that loser Yan Shengping was all arranged by your aunt. Your aunt is a reasonable person, but her vision is too narrow. How could she sell you for just three million? Tell me, what if I told your aunt I’d pay five million? What would she do? Would she still let you stay with that loser?” Shi Wending threatened.
Lin Ganzhi breathed a sigh of relief, but the disgusting nature of those words still lingered. His reply was laced with a fierce tone. “Oh? Is that so? If you have too much money, feel free to go and tell her. But let me tell you, my aunt is a rare money-sucking beast. Vision is something that’s trained. You weren’t born knowing how to play these dirty tricks, were you? It’s just a case of ‘a crooked beam will have a crooked shadow,’ trained bit by bit. You give her five million today, and in a week she’ll be asking for ten million. Otherwise, she’ll make a scene, turn your life upside down, and you won’t even be able to sleep peacefully. By the way, I’m not an idiot either. After being sold the first time, I cut ties with that family long ago. You can go find her all you want. People will just think you’re an idiot who loves giving away money. It has nothing to do with me!”
“Don’t refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!” Shi Wending’s face darkened. Lin Ganzhi was the most stubborn person he had ever met. “If this continues, I’ll make it so you can’t even get on the next episode! No, and your good friends too. What are their names again? Wenren Yi, Lu Xi, and that bitch Que Jin.”
“Who did you just call a bitch?”
Shi Wending froze for a moment, then a contemptuous smile appeared. “Who else could it be but Que Jin? Don’t think she’s so noble just because she’s a Best Actress. Among all the Best Actresses in the entertainment industry, she has the lowest status. She used to be pretty and delicate, and my dad liked her. But she was just like you, refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit. I pulled some strings. Otherwise, why do you think she disappeared for a while? Saying she was studying abroad? Heh, that’s because no one dared to cast her. Her company was about to terminate her contract. If it weren’t for my old man getting old and starting to believe in Buddhism, he wouldn’t have let her off so easily.”
Fuck!
Lin Ganzhi couldn’t take it anymore. He lifted his foot to teach Shi Wending a lesson, but this time Shi Wending reacted quickly, grabbing Lin Ganzhi’s foot and pulling him into his arms. As Lin Ganzhi’s head was about to hit the asshole’s chest, a wave of nausea washed over him.
Just then, a black Lincoln pulled up in front of them. A figure quickly got out of the car and, without a word, pulled Lin Ganzhi out of the devil’s clutches. Lin Ganzhi struggled in a panic, but the person behind him held him even tighter.
“Be good. Don’t move.” The voice was tinged with anger, but it was mostly comforting.
Lin Ganzhi froze. The familiar scent of cold wood enveloped him. It was Yan Shengping. Lin Ganzhi’s eyes turned red, and he stood perfectly still, letting Yan Shengping pull him behind him. Lin Ganzhi didn’t hold back, clinging to Yan Shengping’s back like a koala bear. Then, he peeked his head out from behind Yan Shengping’s left shoulder, ready to face the enemy together.
Since he had been seen, Lin Ganzhi didn’t try to hide anymore. He grabbed Yan Shengping’s sleeve and tattled fiercely, “Husband, he bullied me, and he insulted my friends!”
“Oh?” Yan Shengping stood up straight, half a head taller than Shi Wending. His cold aura was even colder than the sub-zero winter. His seemingly calm tone carried an undeniable pressure.
Shi Wending was about to get angry, but when he saw Yan Shengping’s face, he was stunned. Although it was clear that Yan Shengping was the same type as him, he couldn’t resist that stunningly handsome face. His family was just an ordinary rich-second-generation family, far from the prosperity of his grandfather’s generation. Yan Shengping, on the other hand, had always attended top-tier gatherings. He had once heard someone he was trying to curry favor with complain: “Damn it, Yan Shengping’s looks are just toxic! He’s rich and handsome, how are we supposed to live?”
This wasn’t just handsome; this face was a work of art!
“Ahem,” Yan Shengping coughed a few times after speaking, his imposing manner weakening slightly. Lin Ganzhi forgot about the scumbag in front of him and quickly untied his own scarf to wrap it around Yan Shengping, his face full of heartache. “Why did you come out without wearing more? Give me your hand, my pocket is warm!” With that, Lin Ganzhi took one of Yan Shengping’s hands and put it in his own pocket. His hand, a size smaller than Yan Shengping’s, kneaded his five fingers, trying to warm him up. He was a clumsy but diligent little foolish fox, with none of the charm he had on stage.
A flush appeared on Yan Shengping’s pale face. Lin Ganzhi, however, was focused on warming his husband’s hand and didn’t notice.
This… this was a great beauty and a little beauty? Shi Wending swallowed, his nervousness completely gone because of this scene. He cleared his throat and said:
“I just wanted to help Ganzhi. Mr. Yan, with your current financial resources and status, it must be difficult to get Ganzhi suitable resources, right? He’s still young. If he doesn’t work hard in the entertainment industry for a few years, how will he support you in the future? I heard the Zhong family only gave you five million, tsk tsk tsk. I can give Lin Ganzhi better, as long as you give the word, I guarantee your life for the rest of your—”
Yan Shengping gently squeezed Lin Ganzhi’s thumb, then briefly pulled his hand out of Lin Ganzhi’s pocket. He stepped forward and easily grabbed Shi Wending by the collar. While he was still stunned, he slammed him against the rear window of the car with a “bang.” The impact caused half of the snow on the car roof to fall onto Shi Wending’s head.
“What the fuck, Yan Shengping! What are you doing— ugh!” Shi Wending’s words were cut off by a pained grunt. Yan Shengping’s expression didn’t change, but the force in his hand gradually increased. If it weren’t for the specially made car window, it would probably have shattered by now. In that moment, Shi Wending thought he could hear the sound of his own bones.
In that moment, he was afraid.
“Yan, ugh, Yan Shengping, CEO Yan, you first, let go. Let’s talk, properly,” Shi Wending’s face was flushed, and he was panting heavily. His hands tried countless times to find a support point. At this height, his knees were more than ten centimeters off the ground, but on the slippery ground, he couldn’t support himself on his toes from this angle. The sound of his fingers scraping against the car door was particularly piercing.
This was the first time Lin Ganzhi had seen such a ruthless side of Yan Shengping. He stood frozen in place, but his eyes were strangely shining.
“You dared to provoke me, but you don’t have the ability to fight back? Weren’t you speaking so righteously just now?” Yan Shengping said coldly. But from his expression, anyone who knew him would know that he was furious. Lin Ganzhi was suffering this kind of grievance where he couldn’t see? Did they think he was sick, so his married partner could be bullied at will?
Shi Wending had never suffered like this in his life. He was in so much pain he was about to cry. “Yan, Yan Shengping, if you do this to me, aren’t you afraid I’ll retaliate later? I… you… you have nothing now! Hah, hah! I’m just playing with your wife, you should feel, honored, ahhh!!!” Shi Wending screamed in pain, unable to utter another coherent word, just crying out in pain.
“Ganzhi,” Yan Shengping called Lin Ganzhi’s name.
Lin Ganzhi quickly scurried over and stood beside Yan Shengping.
“How did he bully you? Hit him back!” When Yan Shengping said this, Lin Ganzhi had to admit he was moved, and even began to admire his boss. This was the most satisfying moment of his two lifetimes. There was really someone who would descend from the heavens and help him punish these scumbags!
“I’ll hit him!” Lin Ganzhi looked at Yan Shengping. Yan Shengping’s face was completely calm, even indulgent. “Hit him.”
Lin Ganzhi clenched his fist and then kicked the scumbag hard. “That’s for insulting Sister Que Jin! Are you even worthy?!”
“Ugh!” Shi Wending was so scared that snot and tears ran down his face.
Lin Ganzhi lifted his foot again. “That’s for forcing people against their will! For keeping a celebrity! You scumbag!”
“That’s for disgusting me!”
“Ah! Stop, I… I won’t do it again!”
“That’s for investigating me! For invading my privacy!”
“Ahhh!!”
On this quiet, snowy day, in a corner hidden from the cameras, a series of wails echoed, long and unabated.
A person stood at the corner. Only after Lin Ganzhi got into the car did he turn and leave. Perhaps it was because of the cold weather, but his eyes gradually turned red. He clenched his fists and disappeared into the distance.
Back in the car, Lin Ganzhi rubbed his hands. As passionate as he had been just now, he was now a little bit guilty. He looked at Yan Shengping, who was sitting beside him calmly tapping on his tablet. After organizing his words for a while, he finally said, “Yan Shengping, are we going to have to move now?”