Chapter 222: Chapter 222 Facing Up
"You! You all! You’re really something!" Jin Zhengxiong said through gritted teeth with resentment, trying to stand up from the sofa but almost falling back if not for his assistant’s timely support. Otherwise, he would have lost all his dignity in front of these two people.
"Just you wait! I, Jin Zhengxiong, will never let you off. The Jin family in Bai City will never let you go. I was originally thinking of giving you a way out, but now I’ll see if you’re as tough as you claim. Even if you crawl at my feet like dogs begging for mercy, I will not forgive you." Jin Zhengxiong said, panting heavily, his voice resembling a broken bellows.
"If you’re going to fall, do it outside the door, don’t add bad luck to my house. As for what you said," Xu Ke shrugged without a trace of fear on his face, "let time prove it, let’s see if they’ll come true."
Xu Ke’s provocative attitude raised the tension in the room to its peak.
Jin Zhengxiong didn’t say anything more harsh, just looked fiercely at Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao, as if memorizing their appearances. He finally snorted heavily and left with his assistant.
"Phew." Seeing him finally leave, Lin Mengyao exhaled softly in relief, leaning all her weight on Xu Ke.
"He’s finally gone. His gaze was so frightening just now. If he hadn’t left, I might not have been able to stay calm." Lin Mengyao said with a trace of relief in her voice.
"What are you afraid of? I’m here, aren’t I? With me by your side, who can hurt you?" Xu Ke raised an eyebrow and asked.
"I know you’re strong, but I’ve never faced such explosive anger before. Can’t you allow me to be a bit scared and adapt?" Lin Mengyao playfully patted Xu Ke’s hand as she said coquettishly.
"Of course, you can. But you have to adapt quickly, because once we leave Luo City for Shangjing, you’ll encounter more people like him. But then, I’ll make sure you’re at the top, so you won’t fear anyone. When someone like that tries to intimidate you, just smack them." Xu Ke spoke with a hint of jest, though his expression was entirely serious, though Lin Mengyao didn’t notice.
"Alright." Lin Mengyao responded with a similarly teasing tone.
Xu Ke gently stroked Lin Mengyao’s silky hair, feeling both sweet and troubled. Lately, Lin Mengyao had become more like a young girl, relying more on him. It seemed he needed to work harder so that everyone would avoid his Yaoyao, daring not to cause her any distress.
Lin Mengyao had no idea that Xu Ke’s thoughts would become reality one day. She just snuggled closer to Xu Ke, seeming starved for physical affection.
"Why are you so clingy? Got scared?" Xu Ke patted Lin Mengyao’s back, asking with some curiosity.
"No, just have a bad feeling. Don’t you like it?" Lin Mengyao glared at Xu Ke with her slender phoenix eyes, as if she would show her sharp claws for a bloody lesson if Xu Ke nodded. Xu Ke laughed and quickly denied it.
As Sister Zhou entered the house, she saw the couple being all cozy again. A warm smile appeared on her face, easing the frustration from earlier when she was unfairly scolded. "The Mr. and Mrs. have such a good relationship," Sister Zhou sighed softly, and quietly headed to her room, careful not to disturb the two.
After leaving the villa, as soon as Jin Zhengxiong got into the car, his assistant popped two pills into his mouth. He finally managed to calm down the turmoil in his chest with the assistant’s help.
"Those two are really too much. How can such people exist in Luo City? I must teach them a good lesson." Jin Zhengxiong said viciously.
"By the way, you got kicked by that man earlier. How are you?" Jin Zhengxiong looked at his assistant with a dark gaze.
The assistant lowered his eyes, hiding his emotions, and replied in a flat, mechanical voice, "The other party is skilled, likely a trained fighter, but the exact abilities are unknown."
"Useless, can’t even find out something this small. Looks like I’ll have to visit my brother. You don’t get idle either; find out everything about those two. I must teach them a lesson." Jin Zhengxiong said fiercely.
"Yes." The assistant nodded in agreement.
As soon as Jin Zhengxiong reached the Jin family’s entrance, he was warmly ushered in. The servant’s enthusiasm was a stark contrast to the coldness at Xu Ke’s place, immediately soothing Jin Zhengxiong’s last bit of anger, and seeing Old Master Jin with his cane brought a smile to his face.
"Why come out to welcome me?" Jin Zhengxiong said with a cheerful smile.
"We haven’t seen each other in ages, and hearing you’re coming, I hurried out to see my dear brother. After all, at our age, each meeting is one less to come," Old Master Jin said, grasping Jin Zhengxiong’s hand, walking excitedly, voice choked with emotion, stopping Jin Zhengxiong’s questioning words and making him feel sentimental.
"Don’t say such things; they make me sad. We brothers will live to a ripe old age." Jin Zhengxiong said emotionally, also holding Jin Zhengying’s hand tightly.
The two chatted intimately along the way, so the path seemed short, feeling like they were inside the villa and sat on the sofa in no time.
"Brother, if you hadn’t come, I would’ve had to seek you out to apologize. You entrusted Jin Ling and Jin Long to me, but I failed to take care of them, letting them get hurt. I really failed your trust." At the emotional point, Jin Zhengying even shed a few tears, looking deeply remorseful.
Jin Zhengying’s attitude weakened Jin Zhengxiong’s resolve. Against Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao, he could use power and the most sinister means, but facing his biological brother, with over seventy years of close ties, Jin Zhengxiong, who valued family deeply, couldn’t bring himself to criticize his brother.
Jin Zhengxiong patted Jin Zhengying with his dry hand, "Already a grandfather, and still crying? Aren’t you afraid of the juniors seeing? And this has nothing to do with you; no need to blame yourself. It’s just some squabbles among the kids. Didn’t we go through the same when we were young?" Jin Zhengxiong comforted.