209: If you want to fight, then fight!

Lin Yao did not speak.

She simply watched the man who called himself Li Wen, her clear eyes completely unruffled.

Join Heavenly Aegis?

An S-rank contract?

For any newly awakened professional, these terms were nothing short of a ladder to heaven, a tremendous honor capable of making an entire family rejoice.

But to her, they were meaningless.

Forget an S-rank contract; didn't she and her brother reject even the customized contract offered by Wind Travel?

Lin Yao's silence, in Li Wen's view, was a different kind of signal.

It was wavering.

It was consideration.

It also meant that, compared to last time, the siblings must have suffered greatly and learned the difference between having backing and having none—especially today.

They had rejected him so decisively before, yet today they hesitated!

Li Wen felt a surge of excitement. If he could sign these two!

The entire Heavenly Aegis would look at him with new respect!!

After all, the genius siblings who resisted all companies suddenly joining Heavenly Aegis would be huge news!

Thinking this, the smile on his face deepened, and he continued to raise the stakes.

"Miss Lin Yao, perhaps you don't fully understand the value of an S-rank contract. Let me put it this way: as soon as you sign, Tianqing Group will immediately provide you with the most luxurious apartment, the most professional team of mentors, and a monthly resource allowance of no less than seven figures. Your family will also receive comprehensive protection from the Group."

"Isn't your brother, Lin Yu, preparing for the College Entrance Examination, which has increased in difficulty due to the delay? If you join Heavenly Aegis, we can use the Group's influence to smooth things over for him, even lowering the difficulty coefficient back to normal. This is the best choice for you, for him, and for the entire Lin Family."

These words were flawless and utterly tempting.

He believed no student fresh out of school could refuse such terms.

Especially since he had seized their greatest weakness—her brother.

Chen Xiong, standing nearby, also caught on.

Although he was reluctant to let the siblings go just like that, if he could use this opportunity to make Tianqing Group owe him a favor, then the face and money lost today would be negligible.

Problems that can be solved with money are not problems.

Thinking this, he chimed in cooperatively: "General Manager Li is right. Little girl, this is your chance to soar to the heavens. You must seize it."

The condescending tone in his voice made Li Wen subtly curl his lip.

Idiot.

Still putting on airs at a time like this.

However, much to everyone's surprise.

Lin Yao finally spoke.

Her voice was soft but exceptionally clear.

"Are you done talking?"

The smile on Li Wen's face froze.

Chen Xiong's feigned benevolence instantly solidified.

Lin Yao took a step forward, and the ready Professional Phantoms pressed forward with her.

An invisible pressure immediately enveloped the entire area.

"First, my brother's matters are none of your concern. He doesn't need anyone to smooth things over."

"Second, I have no interest in Tianqing Group's contract."

"Third..."

Lin Yao's gaze moved from Li Wen to the four powerful warriors behind him, finally settling on Chen Xiong's grim face.

"You are here today to back him up, correct?"

She pointed at Chen Ruiyu, who was sprawled on the ground and still hadn't recovered.

The question was too direct, too sharp.

In an instant, the atmosphere of "peaceful resolution" that Li Wen had just created was torn to shreds.

Li Wen's smile finally vanished completely.

He pushed up his glasses; the warmth behind the lenses was gone, replaced by a commercial coldness.

"Miss Lin Yao, you need to think carefully. The consequences of rejecting Tianqing Group's goodwill might be something a newly awakened student like you cannot bear."

He no longer mentioned misunderstandings or win-win situations.

The dagger was revealed when the map ran out.

A threat, a naked threat.

Li Wen's commercial coldness stood in stark contrast to Lin Yao's unruffled calm.

In the corner, Wang Qingxuan almost clapped and cheered.

Perfect!

Too perfect!

The development of this script was practically tailor-made for her!

She had just been wondering how to subtly curry favor with Lin Yu, this unfathomable powerhouse, when she happened to run into him picking up his sister after school.

She was just about to use her handsome "Cross-dressing Boss" image to give this legendary Mythic Rank sister an unforgettable first meeting gift, when some idiotic fool jumped out to provoke them.

She had originally thought her sister could handle it herself and that she, the "bodyguard," wouldn't have a role to play.

But what happened?

Aha! The other side brought in reinforcements!

Even better, these reinforcements were employees of her own company!

This was a heaven-sent opportunity, like being given a pillow when you're sleepy!

Wang Qingxuan felt her "Spirit of Performance" burning fiercely within her.

All she had to do was stand there later and reveal her identity.

"Tianqing Group, daughter of Wang Han, Wang Qingxuan."

Tsk tsk tsk.

That scene, just thinking about it, was exciting.

What expressions would these lackeys have when they saw her, the real "Young Miss"?

That guy named Li Wen would probably pee himself on the spot, right?

And that wealthy parvenu named Chen, wouldn't he have to perform a sliding kowtow right then and there?

She had to pull off this grandstanding smoothly.

She needed to awe the entire crowd without seeming too deliberate, maintaining a casual air of "I was just passing by and decided to solve a small problem."

Stealthily, she glanced at Lin Yu beside her out of the corner of her eye.

She noticed that this gentleman was also watching the scene with great interest, looking like someone who enjoys a spectacle.

His expression was like someone enjoying a drama where the ending is known, but the process remains entertaining.

Wang Qingxuan immediately felt more confident.

If the Big Boss hadn't moved, it meant the situation didn't require his intervention yet.

Then wasn't it time for her, the "Number One Assistant" and "Sweet Little Confidante," to step up!

This opportunity was rare; she had to seize it!

"You talk too much, I don't understand! If you want to fight, then fight!"

Just as Wang Qingxuan was wrapped up in her inner monologue and beginning to draft her entrance lines, the situation on the field changed again.

Facing Li Wen's threat, Lin Yao's light sentence reignited the conflict!

"Buzz!"

The aura of the hundreds of Professional Phantoms surged once more!

They had only been pointing their weapons at the enemy, but now, energy halos of various different systems began to appear on their bodies.

The Berserker's [Rage Roar]!

The Elementalist's [Elemental Resonance]!

The Guardian's [Holy Barrier]!

The Assassin's [Fatal Shadow]!

Over a hundred types of Buff Skills lit up simultaneously, their dazzling lights intertwining to form a terrifying, suffocating pressure.

This was no longer a simple encirclement.

This was the signal for an imminent general assault!

Li Wen's pupils suddenly contracted behind his glasses.

The four Tianqing experts behind him all stepped forward in unison, their bodies surging with energy as they assumed defensive stances!

The atmosphere was explosive!

"Good! Very good!"

Li Wen laughed out of sheer anger.

He had navigated the business world for years and seen countless unruly geniuses, but never such an ungrateful newcomer!

Offered a way out, but refused! Given an opportunity, but rejected it!

Must she burn all bridges?