98: The Ling Group's fighting tournament begins!

In a park next to Jiangnan University.

Withered yellow leaves covered the ground as Wu Yueyue walked over them, the leaves rustling beneath her feet.

She turned on her phone and then quickly turned it off again.

"I miss Brother Ling Xian so much. I haven't seen him in such a long time."

She knew that with Brother Ling Xian's status, he had many things to deal with, but her longing was like a sharp blade that could not be hidden.

She sat on a bench, her legs dangling as she swung them, kicking at the fallen leaves while lost in thought.

Sometimes she wondered why she had to like Brother Ling Xian so much, and why she followed him around like a shadow.

But later, she understood. If it weren't for Brother Ling Xian, her life might have been spent gloomily in a hospital, and her brother might have kept fighting in underground arenas until he lost his life!

Did she like Ling Xian?

She didn't know. Perhaps it was because of his charm, or maybe it was just simple gratitude and dependence.

Her thoughts wandered as time passed, and gradually, the number of people in the park dwindled.

"Hey little girl, come play with me for a bit."

Looking toward the voice, Wu Yueyue saw a massive pig of a man walking toward her.

"Who are you? Get lost! If you come any closer, I'll call for help!" Wu Yueyue shouted in fear.

To her surprise, this only piqued Fat Nine's interest. He chuckled and continued to close in.

"Go ahead and scream! Even if you scream until your throat is raw, no one will save you. Hahahaha..." Fat Nine leered. Naturally, he had his own reasons to be confident.

With several lackeys following him, one or two students nearby who had originally wanted to step forward and help hesitated.

"Until my throat is raw! Until my throat is raw!" Wu Yueyue shouted loudly.

For a moment, the whole area fell silent.

"Brother Nine, she's messing with you," one of the lackeys reminded him.

However, he was met with a slap.

Slap!

"Shut up, you idiot! Do you think I can't see that?" Fat Nine glared at the lackey, his expression turning serious.

"Little girl, if you want to blame someone, blame your boyfriend for offending someone he shouldn't have."

As soon as he finished speaking!

There was a dull thud!

Fat Nine was sent flying several meters back, looking completely dazed.

"Ow, damn it!" Fat Nine cried out in pain as he scrambled up from the ground, his face full of horror. He couldn't believe the girl before him was so powerful.

"Don't mistake a tiger for a cat just because it's not roaring! Do you think I'm on my deathbed?!" Wu Yueyue had learned quite a bit of martial arts from Ling Xian recently.

By now, she had achieved some success and had become a Rank One Martial Artist.

Although she was only Rank One, it was more than enough to deal with a few ordinary thugs.

"Let's go, let's go! I want to go home!" Fat Nine was so scared he turned and ran.

Wu Poshan stepped out from behind a tree. "Why are you, a girl, getting into a fight? I just broke through to Rank Five, and you won't even give me a chance to act?"

Wu Yueyue huffed and curled her lip. "Brother, it's enough for me to handle it. If you did it and didn't control your strength, what if you killed someone?"

"Besides, Brother Ling Xian told you to protect me, so you're my bodyguard now.

As my bodyguard, you didn't step in to protect me at the critical moment, and now you won't even let me fight?"

"Tsk tsk, I think the Young Master has been a bit too good to you; you've even developed a temper. Did I not step in? It was clearly you who didn't give me the chance." Wu Poshan rolled his eyes at his sister.

He didn't say anything more; his mission was to ensure Wu Yueyue's safety.

"Brother, when we go back to the villa tonight, keep a lookout for me. I'm going to sneak into Brother Ling Xian's bedroom."

"Are you ever going to stop? The Young Master does whatever he wants; it's not your place to try and curry favor like this."

Wu Poshan felt exasperated. His silly sister spent all day thinking about throwing herself at him... Meanwhile, outside the entrance of the Ling Group's office in Jiangnan.

A group of thugs had gathered, holding a banner that read: "Ling Group is an unscrupulous merchant oppressing employees! Give us back our hard-earned money!"

At first, when the security guards didn't deal with it in time, one or two people had even rushed into the building and started smashing things.

"Those noble families in Jiangnan?" Ling Xian raised an eyebrow in speculation, but he shook his head in denial the next moment.

"Those families know this won't do much to the Ling Corporation; it's just a way to disgust the Ling Group."

Compared to Ling Xian's calm analysis, Xu Xinyou, who had been holding back for a long time, felt extremely gratified.

"Ling Xian really has run the Ling Corporation into the ground. Even people demanding their hard-earned money dare to come to the door. Tsk tsk~"

If Ling Xian could hear Xu Xinyou's thoughts, he would definitely curse her for being all beauty and no brains.

Those outside the company were clearly thugs; how could they be debt collectors? His Ling Corporation wasn't short of money; the company's accounts had six months' worth of wages reserved and untouched.

At that moment, Ling Xian stood up. "Come on, let's go out and see these thugs. You handle it."

Xu Xinyou's expression changed slightly. In her eyes, these weren't thugs at all, but employees oppressed by the Ling Corporation. Asking her to handle it was clearly making her the villain.

Outside the company entrance, a group of security guards was blocking the way.

When the security captain saw Ling Xian come out, he hurriedly asked, "Chairman, how should we handle this? Give them a beating, or call the police?"

"What beating? We are a legitimate company. Call the police!"

Xu Xinyou also began to handle the situation. "Stop for a moment. If there's a problem, let's talk it out. We at the Ling Corporation won't wrong anyone."

"Ling Corporation's lapdog!" One thug, who might have been paid more, pulled a wooden club from his waist and swung it directly at Xu Xinyou's face.

"It's over!"

Xu Xinyou closed her eyes, unable to imagine the consequences of being disfigured.

Bang!

She didn't feel any pain; instead, she seemed to be held by someone.

She slowly opened her eyes and realized it was Ling Xian who had blocked the blow for her.

"Are you okay?" Xu Xinyou asked anxiously, reaching out to check the back of Ling Xian's head.

In truth, Ling Xian could have easily dodged it, but this opportunity to save a damsel in distress was rare. He didn't choose the easy way; he chose to take the hit.

To make Xu Xinyou feel guilty and gradually develop feelings for him.

"Chairman, go upstairs first!" The security captain's eyes were bloodshot. Protecting the Chairman was his responsibility, whether for this high-paying job or for his own dignity.

He wouldn't let this kid off easily.

The security captain rolled up his sleeves, pulled out an electric baton, and struck at the thug.

The Ling Group Fighting Competition begins!

"Ah!" The thug screamed in pain, feeling a sense of numbness spreading through his body.

After a few more strikes, the thug was twitching from the electricity.

Seeing this, several other veteran security guards pulled out their gear and began to beat the thugs.

Only a few new security guards looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Clearly, they didn't yet understand how good the benefits for Ling Group security guards were. If they were fired, it would be too late for regrets.

If they really ended up in jail because of the Ling Group's affairs, the corporation would find a way to bail them out and even provide compensation.

Upstairs, Xu Xinyou widened her eyes searching for the wound on the back of Ling Xian's head, but she couldn't find it anywhere.

"Boss, do you have any idea how dangerous that was?" Xu Xinyou grumbled a few words, but her heart felt warm. "If something had really happened, I would be the Ling Corporation's sinner."

"Don't you usually forbid men from getting close to you? Why the exception today?"

Ling Xian's words made Xu Xinyou freeze. "That's right, don't I have androphobia?"

Since coming to the Ling Corporation, Xu Xinyou hadn't interacted with male employees. She only approached Ling Xian to catch him in a mistake, but deep down, she felt repulsion and resistance.

However, this time, there wasn't a hint of disgust in her heart.