Chapter 196: Chapter 188: I want to make you the happiest woman, whether in bed or out of bed.
The Wang Family still had considerable trust in Fatty Wang’s methods of handling matters. Based on years of understanding, aside from the improper dealings with Xia Xue, Fatty Wang had unique insights in both business operations and officialdom, with a high success rate that was eventually verified.
However, to eliminate Xiao Lin, Wang Zhanting was still a bit uneasy and said, "Judging from tonight’s situation where he could mobilize the SWAT team, and from what Qu Yongbo of the Qu Family said, this person’s identity and background are quite significant. Even the Qu Family might not be able to handle it. This matter has to be foolproof before acting!"
"Have you ever heard of Li Fei?" Fatty Wang asked calmly.
"Li Fei?" Wang Zhantian pondered for a moment, suddenly shocked, and said, "Are you talking about the Blood Hand Li Fei from Jiangnan?"
"Exactly, he happens to be in Yanjing these days, having some business dealings with the Poison Dragon Gang, so I’ve already asked Poison Dragon to invite Li Fei to act tonight to kill Xiao Lin. Then everything will be easier, the Xia Family defies us, then let’s annex them!" Fatty Wang spoke venomously, yet his tone was quite casual, seemingly treating killing a person and killing a chicken or duck as no different.
Even Wang Zhantian and Wang Zhanting, his brother, looked at Fatty Wang with a hint of fear in their eyes. Such methods were indeed ruthless; they felt old, always considering both ends, far too gentle compared to Fatty Wang.
Gu Xiaolan was quite indulgent towards her son, seeing him make such a decision, she directly agreed, "Alright, I support Ah Min’s decision, this bitterness cannot just go unvented to dispel the hatred in my heart!"
"What do you know as a woman, stop causing a scene!" Wang Zhantian glared at Gu Xiaolan, then looked at his son Wang Shumin, asking in a deep voice, "This idea is not bad, I’ve heard of Li Fei’s name. He is indeed a fierce person, the name Blood Hand resonates across Huaxia’s figures. But if Xiao Lin dies, what happens if his forces come after us?"
"Dad, I think you’re overthinking. The forces behind Xiao Lin are undoubtedly vast, this I’m well aware of, even beyond our imagination. But now he’s in Yanjing, if he dies, who will his forces first blame? Definitely not our Wang Family. Besides, Xiao Lin’s skills are excellent; I’ve already informed Li Fei, Li Fei has even met Xiao Lin and feels confident. We in the Wang Family have no one capable of killing Xiao Lin. True, in the first two days I sent our bodyguards to test Xiao Lin’s skills, but every time they were easily subdued by him, showing his formidable skills, and we have no ability to kill him!"
"Even if that’s the case, what happens if Li Fei fails?" Wang Zhantian still felt something amiss. If Li Fei fails, wouldn’t Xiao Lin direct his anger at the Wang Family?
"If Li Fei fails, that means he’s dead, and I know Li Fei has some old grievances with Xiao Lin, so regardless of success or failure, this matter poses no harm to our Wang Family!" Fatty Wang said calmly, as if every step was calculated, and now just needed to sit in the car sipping wine.
After Fatty Wang laid everything out so clearly, Wang Zhantian pondered for a while, feeling there were no loopholes, and then asked, "So, what price do I pay?"
"From now on, all Poison Dragon Gang’s goods will be sourced from Li Fei!" Fatty Wang casually replied. Poison Dragon Gang was nurtured by the Wang Family, or more precisely, by Fatty Wang. Without Fatty Wang’s support, the Poison Dragon Gang couldn’t have become one of Yanjing’s top three gangs in just seven years.
"Ah Min, Poison Dragon is not a good sort, you must manage well to avoid getting implicated!" Wang Zhanting was initially opposed to Fatty Wang supporting the Poison Dragon Gang. The Wang Family established itself in the underworld a hundred years ago, gradually whitening with Wang Zhanting’s grandfather’s generation, and fully whitening with Wang Zhanting’s father, achieving the pinnacle in Yanjing’s top families with Wang Zhantian marrying Gu Xiaolan.
"Uncle, I understand this!" Fatty Wang nodded confidently, although the annual dividends from Poison Dragon Gang were small, there were many things that the Wang Family shouldn’t front, which Fatty Wang instructed Poison Dragon Gang to secretly complete. White and black collaborated flawlessly, many were unable to accomplish things that in Fatty Wang’s eyes were quite simple.
"Alright, you’re indeed my son, then tonight we’ll just wait for Li Fei’s good news!" Wang Zhantian was very satisfied with his son Fatty Wang’s arrangement. As long as Xiao Lin was dealt with, the Xia Family’s attempt to ally with the Hua Family and Chen Family would be thwarted. Without their support, the Xia Family was just meat on the chopping block, the Wang Family could proceed however they wished, rendering them unable to resist.
"By the way, the Qu Family was humiliated by that rascal tonight too, should we team up with the Qu Family?" Wang Zhanting was closely connected in officialdom with Qu Yongbo, who wanted Wang Zhanting’s support, while Wang Zhanting wished to leverage Qu Family’s influence to expand beyond Yanjing; their cooperation began secretly four years ago, but hadn’t yet blossomed.
"At the moment, it’s better not to. I know Uncle is closely connected with Vice Secretary Qu, but the Hua Family is too powerful in Yanjing. Even with an alliance with the Qu Family, I dare say we won’t gain any advantage!" Fatty Wang confidently stated.
This was also why Wang Zhanting always maintained secret contact with Qu Yongbo; their relationship on the Standing Committee was not so smooth. Yet those so-called quarrels were merely privately negotiated.
Having set the tone, the car had arrived at the Wang Family. Though Wang Zhanting was the second-in-command of the Wang Family, he did not live here. He got out of the car and returned to his own, heading toward the municipal committee.
On the second floor of the Xia Family Villa, only Xia Xue and Xiao Lin were left in Xia Xue’s room. After Xiao Lin and Xia Xue changed into their outfits, Xia Xue dismissed all the stylists and makeup artists from the room, including her two close friends.
"Xiao Lin, I..." Xia Xue felt genuinely guilty towards Xiao Lin. Whether it was forcing Xiao Lin to sleep with her at the beginning or now, she felt she wasn’t quite suitable for him. Especially tonight, when she exploited Xiao Lin’s status to do what she wanted.
"You don’t need to say anything, I know everything. I just regret meeting you only now, letting you suffer so much disgrace and hardship. If I had met you earlier, you wouldn’t be like this!" Xiao Lin understood Xia Xue’s feelings; he was a person with strong preconceptions, and Xia Xue had just thrown a fit in the hall for her reasons. Though she used him, who could blame her? She was his woman.
Xiao Lin did not want his woman to suffer any grievances, no matter who it was, this was a matter of principle!
Of course, if Xia Xue were being unreasonable, Xiao Lin would not allow it, but as long as she was right, he would support her no matter what she wanted to do.
Previously, Xia Xue felt anxious and uneasy, but she didn’t expect that Xiao Lin not only didn’t blame her but showed even more tenderness and affection, even speaking words of love with genuine heartfelt sincerity.
"Thank you, Xiao Lin. No matter what happens in the future, I will tell you first, I won’t hide anything from you!" Xia Xue was moved by Xiao Lin’s tender affections, almost to the point of tears.
"Silly girl, don’t cry, you’ll ruin your makeup. I want you to be the happiest woman in the world, whether on or off the bed!" Xiao Lin cracked a slightly risqué joke to keep Xia Xue from crying.
"That’s naughty..." Upon hearing the latter part, Xia Xue’s face turned slightly red, her enchanting eyes seemed to captivate, and she appeared a bit emotional, hanging onto Xiao Lin and holding him tightly.
"Alright, time’s almost up, we should head down!" Xiao Lin gently patted Xia Xue’s exposed beautiful back, which was incredibly smooth without any sense of hindrance.
The atmosphere in the hall remained lively beyond comparison, even hotter than before. Relationships between people seemed more harmonious, with faces wearing gentlemanly smiles, as if the incident between the Qu Family and Wang Family was just a fleeting firework, gone and forgotten, not affecting their mood in the least. Outside the hall, the atmosphere was entirely different.
After all, people outside the hall were unaware of what happened inside, and some who depended on the Wang Family for their livelihoods didn’t know that Hua Muyun and Elder Chen, who personally came to congratulate Elder Xia, had quietly left the scene. Of course, this was only a minority.
Xiao Lin and Xia Xue appeared together at the staircase, immediately attracting everyone’s attention. Xia Xue’s unparalleled beauty was something they were familiar with, but Xiao Lin’s handsome and debonair nature was scarcely seen, as he usually dressed in casual attire or lab coats, showing little gentlemanly demeanor.
It’s said that a person needs clothes like a Buddha needs gold; Xiao Lin dressed in a few hundred yuan’s worth of casual wear could only display his handsomeness, as his face was quite charming, yet couldn’t exhibit any sense of nobility.
However, this outfit managed to capture everyone’s gaze in the hall.
"Heavens, isn’t that a high-end brand from the Earth King Mansion? It’s really affluent, I’ve seen this set before, it costs millions!"
"Who exactly is this young man? Someone who can afford such attire, yet normally wears clothes worth mere hundreds?"
No matter the wealth of these people in the hall, there were very few who could purchase a suit worth millions, as such an outfit might be worn only once or twice in a lifetime, making it quite impractical.
Nonetheless, despite its high price, this outfit elevated Xiao Lin’s demeanor by countless levels. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian () to vote or send monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)