Chapter 522: Stick Out Your Tongue

“Ah... Wuwu...”

Yuchi Lingxiao actually started crying directly from the pain.

He looked at the man in front of him with extreme fear, his whole body shaking incessantly. The majestic and overbearing aura he had just now vanished in an instant. Could this person also be a suitor of Jin Lu? But thinking it over, he didn't seem to have heard of such a figure!

Zheng Qian lit a cigarette, seemingly feeling that he hadn't vented enough of his anger yet.

Because Yuchi Lingxiao's jaw had been pulled out of place, his entire mouth was stretched wide open, looking quite terrifying. Zheng Qian thought for a moment, pointed at his nose, and said, “I'm going to teach you a little lesson now. If you dare make a single sound, your end will be just like these two people, understand? If you understand, give me a nod. I don't want to say it a second time.”

Yuchi Lingxiao felt incredibly aggrieved right now, but he still obediently nodded his head.

Zheng Qian took a deep drag of the cigarette and blew the smoke all at once into his face, making him want to both cough and sneeze, yet he had to force himself not to make a sound. Most importantly, his mouth really hurt!

This time, he was truly in tears from holding back a sneeze.

Zheng Qian wasn't finished yet.

He took another two deep drags and then flicked the cigarette ash into Yuchi Lingxiao's mouth.

Feeling the searing heat, the latter's face and neck instantly turned red. Ultimately unable to suppress the extreme fear in his heart, his throat convulsed as he was about to erupt into a tragic shriek, but Chen Chou was quick and immediately struck him with a hand chop.

He controlled his strength very precisely; it wasn't lethal, but it effectively stopped any sound from being emitted.

Only a "cluck-cluck-cluck" sound came from Yuchi Lingxiao's throat, sounding very much like a hen about to lay an egg.

“Open your mouth and stick out your tongue.”

Zheng Qian held the cigarette butt and spoke coldly from a superior position.

Yuchi Lingxiao was now truly weeping bitter tears, terrified to the extreme, his whole body shaking. In this situation, how could he not guess what Zheng Qian planned to do? This guy wanted to press the cigarette butt onto his tongue!

“Ugh... Hubby, what happened to me just now... Where am I...”

Just then, the girl who had fainted earlier slowly woke up.

Subconsciously, she glanced at the two middle-aged men lying miserably beside her. Before she could process it, she looked back in a daze and happened to see Zheng Qian flicking ash into Yuchi Lingxiao's mouth and moving the cigarette butt toward it.

More importantly, Yuchi Lingxiao's mouth looked absolutely terrifying right now!

It was like a mutated dinosaur; that degree of openness was simply not something a human could achieve!

She was seriously worried it might just fall off, okay?!

Family, who can understand this?!

Such a Shrimp Head!

[Thump—!]

Stimulated by this sight, her eyes rolled back and she fainted onto the ground again.

“Forget it, I still have questions for you. Stick out your hand instead.”

Family, who can understand! He's actually so good to me, he's not even going to burn my mouth with the cigarette! He really... I'm crying to death, he's simply a considerate and warm guy, I love it, I love it.

With this thought, Yuchi Lingxiao hurriedly and eagerly held out his palm.

A cold sneer appeared at the corner of Zheng Qian's mouth. This bastard actually dared to have designs on Jin Lu. Fortunately, he hadn't started acting yet, otherwise Zheng Qian would really want to lift a steamroller and smash it down on him.

After stubbing out the cigarette, Zheng Qian nodded slightly, and Chen Chou immediately grabbed the man's jaw and gave it a forceful jerk to the side.

His jaw instantly snapped back to normal.

Besides still feeling a bit of pain, he subconsciously moved it and felt that he should have regained the ability to speak.

“You... do you know who I am? I...”

Before he could finish, Zheng Qian backhanded him with a slap and said indifferently, “I don't know who you are, yet I know your name is Yuchi Lingxiao? Are you brain-damaged from the beating? Kneel properly, I want to ask you a few questions.”

Yuchi Lingxiao struggled for a moment, feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from Zheng Qian and Chen Chou.

He was sensible enough not to choose to shout.

Kneeling on the ground in grief and indignation, he clutched his pants tightly and tried his best to lift his head to look directly at the other party. He must not lower his head, or the crown would fall.

“Answer whatever I ask you, understand?”

Seeing Zheng Qian's extremely oppressive gaze, Yuchi Lingxiao hurriedly nodded.

“Was it your own initiative to pursue Jin Lu, or was it arranged by the Ran Family?”

“The Ran Family.”

“What is the interest relationship between you?”

“It's a bit complicated... Uh, to put it simply, the Ran Family wants something back, but that thing is in the hands of the Kong Family. The Ran Family eventually backed down. Initially, they planned to have Ran Xiang or Jin Lu marry into their family, but Ran Xiang's health seems to have issues, and the Kong Family believes the Ran Family's bloodline is too inferior and unworthy of marrying them. So they proposed a marriage with our Yuchi Family...”

Hearing Yuchi Lingxiao's account, Zheng Qian laughed out of extreme anger.

It turned out that the Kong Family was the suzerain house of the Yuchi Family. In short, Yuchi Lingxiao was a servant of the Kong Family.

But even as a servant, he was a superior person, not someone an ordinary person could compare to. At the very least, someone of Lu Xiting's level couldn't match him. To get that thing back, and given that the Ran Family was now in decline—though they looked very prestigious in Shanghu as the founding family of one of the three top clubs—they ultimately couldn't compare to the Kong Family, which was deeply rooted in the United States.

To achieve their goal, they wanted to first establish some contact with the Yuchi Family.

Unexpectedly, the Yuchi Family also looked down on the Ran Family, so they sent Yuchi Lingxiao, the younger son, to make initial contact.

This contact was no small matter.

He had only caught a distant glimpse of Jin Lu while visiting the Ran Family, and his whole being instantly turned to stone. He had heard years ago that Ran Xiang was stunningly beautiful, a rare beauty in the world. Unfortunately, her health was poor, and she had always lived in seclusion. Moreover, since he was on the other side of the ocean, he naturally had no opportunity, and the Ran Family strictly controlled all channels.

Not even a single photo had been circulated.

However, it was said that Ran Xiang and Jin Lu were twins. Seeing Jin Lu was equivalent to seeing Ran Xiang.

The aura on Jin Lu was even more ethereal, like an unattainable goddess, making one feel inferior. This instead stimulated Yuchi Lingxiao's fighting spirit. For a moment, he felt she was like a celestial being and was deeply enamored with Jin Lu, preparing to convince his family to agree to the marriage alliance.

Even the girl who had fainted beside him bore a slight resemblance to Jin Lu.

She was specifically sought out with Jin Lu as the template.

As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly continued, “And in a few days, a relatively private banquet will be held at the Chunshen Club. Many of the attendees will be core figures of the club, board members, etc. They want to officially make Jin Lu the new chairperson. She has been the acting chairperson for a while and has done quite well, so there's this arrangement. I... I also planned to take that opportunity to formally propose to the Ran Family...”

The more he reached the end, the more timid his gaze became as he looked at Zheng Qian.

He was trembling with fear!