27: If anyone's going to get out, it's you!

Hearing this, Lin Chao felt as if he had heard the world's biggest joke.

He unhurriedly picked at his ear.

"Your territory?"

In the next second, he pulled out his phone right in front of them.

With a light tap of his finger on the screen, he dialed a number.

He even went out of his way to press the speakerphone button.

The call was picked up after just one ring.

"Hello?"

Lan Yanran's cold voice, tinged with a hint of impatience, came through clearly.

Wu Ruolan and Yang Feiyue were both stunned at the same time.

Lin Chao, acting as if he hadn't seen their reaction, spoke into the phone in an apologetic tone.

"Um... CEO Lan..."

"CEO Lan?!"

Yang Feiyue's pupils constricted sharply!

Lin Chao continued, "I'm really sorry, but I might not be able to go up and give you a massage today."

"Why?" Lan Yanran's voice on the other end held a trace of confusion.

Lin Chao sighed and glanced at Yang Feiyue with an innocent expression.

"Because a certain Young Master Yang says this is his territory."

"He told me to get out of Lantu Group immediately."

"Otherwise, he's going to call security to throw me out."

There was a dead silence on the other end of the line.

A few seconds later, Lan Yanran's voice rang out again, its temperature seemingly cold enough to freeze the air.

"Where are you?"

Lin Chao replied respectfully, "Right here at the first-floor reception."

"Stay right there!"

"I'm coming down right now!"

"Beep—"

The call was hung up decisively.

Lin Chao put away his phone, a calm and composed smile returning to his face.

Looking at Yang Feiyue, whose expression was shifting rapidly, he said softly.

"It seems I might not be leaving today after all."

Yang Feiyue stared at Lin Chao in suspicion and disbelief; he had heard clearly that the person on the phone mentioned a "massage"!

And Lin Chao had addressed the other party as "CEO Lan"!

In the entire Lantu Group, there was only one woman who could be called "CEO Lan"!

"You... what exactly is your relationship with CEO Lan?"

There was already a tremor in his voice that he hadn't even noticed himself.

Before Lin Chao could answer, Wu Ruolan, who was standing to the side, let out a scream!

She couldn't accept this reality!

"How could he have any relationship with CEO Lan!"

"Feiyue, don't let him fool you!"

Wu Ruolan gripped Yang Feiyue's arm tightly, as if it were a literal lifeline.

"He's definitely putting on an act! Maybe he just called some random person and is putting on a show!"

"Yes! That must be it!"

Hearing her say this, Yang Feiyue also felt it made sense.

That's right!

What kind of person was Lan Yanran?

The queen of the Haicheng business world!

How could a loser like Lin Chao possibly know her!

It had to be fake!

At this thought, Yang Feiyue's confidence instantly returned.

He straightened his back again and pointed arrogantly at Lin Chao's nose.

"I don't care who you were just acting with!"

"Now, get out of here immediately!"

"If you don't leave, I really will call security!"

After saying that, he whipped his head around and shouted at the receptionist not far away.

"What are you looking at! Hurry up and call security over here!"

"Throw this piece of trash, who somehow snuck in, out of here!"

The receptionist winced at Yang Feiyue's shout.

But she still summoned her courage and whispered a defense in a barely audible voice.

"Young Master Yang... this gentleman was here two days ago."

"It was... Secretary Zhong who personally came down to pick him up."

As soon as these words were spoken, the arrogance on Yang Feiyue's face instantly froze.

Secretary Zhong?

Secretary Zhong, who never left CEO Lan's side?!

Seeing his expression, which looked like he'd seen a ghost, the sneer on Lin Chao's lips deepened.

He leisurely crossed his arms and spoke lazily.

"Young Master Yang, weren't you acting pretty tough just now?"

"Keep going!"

"Call security!"

"Why aren't you calling them anymore?"

Every word was like a resounding slap, landing hard on Yang Feiyue's face!

"You...!"

Humiliation and anger instantly overwhelmed Yang Feiyue's reason!

His face turned completely purple, and the veins on his temples bulged one by one!

"I'll fucking kill you!"

With a roar, Yang Feiyue went completely mad!

He raised his fist, which was adorned with an expensive watch, and swung it hard at Lin Chao's face!

Wu Ruolan even let out an excited scream!

However—

Just then, there was a crisp "ding"!

The doors of a nearby executive elevator slowly opened.

A cold figure, stepping in high heels and carrying a powerful aura that warned others to stay away, walked out of the elevator.

That exquisite face was currently covered in a layer of frost.

"Yang Feiyue!"

A cold shout rang out like a sudden clap of thunder!

"What are you doing!"

Yang Feiyue felt as if he had been struck by an invisible bolt of lightning, and his whole body shuddered violently!

His fist, raised in mid-air, froze right there, just a few centimeters away from the tip of Lin Chao's nose.

The madness and ferocity on his face were instantly replaced by fear and panic.

He lowered his hand tremulously, and his previously overbearing arrogance vanished without a trace.

His voice was as quiet as a mosquito's and carried a hint of a sob.

"O... Older female cousin..."

This "Older female cousin" made Lin Chao's eyebrows twitch sharply.

Older female cousin?

He looked at Lan Yanran before him, who looked like a descending queen with a murderous expression.

Then he looked at Yang Feiyue, who had been aggressive a second ago but had instantly turned into a coward.

These two... their styles were just too different!

Lan Yanran completely ignored his address. Her heels clicked—click, click, click—as she walked up to them in a few steps.

Her gaze was as cold as a knife.

"I'm asking you, what were you trying to do to Mr. Lin?"

Yang Feiyue was so scared his scalp felt numb, and he couldn't even speak clearly.

"I... I didn't... Older female cousin, I was just joking with him..."

"A joke?" Lan Yanran's voice suddenly rose!

"Telling him to get out of Lantu Group is what you call a joke?"

Her cold gaze swept over Yang Feiyue and Wu Ruolan.

"Mr. Lin is a distinguished guest I personally invited!"

"And you actually wanted him to get lost?"

Lan Yanran took a deep breath and, pointing toward the main entrance, said word by word.

"The one who should get lost is you!"

"Now, immediately, get out of here!"

These words were many times more domineering than what Yang Feiyue had shouted at Lin Chao!

Yang Feiyue's face instantly turned as white as a sheet.

Lan Yanran didn't spare him another glance.

She turned to look at Lin Chao, the frost on her face melting instantly into a touch of apology and warmth.

"I'm truly sorry, Mr. Lin, for letting you witness such a scene."

Her voice softened by several degrees.

"I didn't expect my good-for-nothing Younger male cousin to offend you here."

Lin Chao could hear a hint of curiosity in her voice; she clearly didn't understand how he had ended up in a conflict with her useless Younger male cousin.

He smiled, looking perfectly calm.

"You're too kind, CEO Lan."

"It's no big deal."

He glanced at the deathly pale Yang Feiyue and said slowly.

"It's just that this Young Master Yang stole my girlfriend."

"And quite coincidentally, we ran into each other here."

Lan Yanran was stunned for a moment.

Then, she shot Yang Feiyue a fierce glare! Her look seemed to say, "I'll deal with you when we get back!"

Finally, her gaze fell on Wu Ruolan, who was hiding behind Yang Feiyue, her face pale and her body trembling.

Lan Yanran looked her up and down, her lips curling into an undisguised sneer.

She gave a cold snort.

"So you're Lin Chao's ex-girlfriend?"

"Heh."

"You really have no taste!"