The Crazy Son-In-Law

Xiao Shun didn’t care what they thought. Yang Zinuo, as the deputy branch head of the Oakland Old School Society, should not disrespect him, even if they had never met before. Furthermore, since the Old School Society has always been self-governing, anyone from other provinces or regions is theoretically an outsider.

Without understanding the situation, she started accusing her own superior for an outsider. As deputy branch head, even if she couldn’t help her superior or subordinate, she should remain neutral and fair.

Therefore, she deserved the slap, both emotionally and logically.

It took Yang Zinuo several seconds to come back to senses. Her eyes seemed to be flaring with anger. She glared at Xiao Shun and gritted her teeth, “How dare you hit me?”

“If you still don’t understand why you were slapped, I don’t mind giving you another one,” Xiao Shun said, looking straight into her eyes.

“You’re asking for death!” Yang Zinuo shouted, about to fight back.

“Miss Yang, please let Mr. Xiao get in the car.” At this point, Gu Baiyi’s voice came from the car.

He had seen what happened earlier and thought to himself, no wonder this Mr. Xiao dared to reject him, Master Dragon. He was truly fearless, still acting arrogantly when death was near.

When Gu Baiyi spoke, Yang Zinuo naturally had to obey. She suppressed her anger, stepped aside, and gritted her teeth.

Xiao Shun gave her an indifferent glance and walked past her.

Suddenly, a piercing roar of an engine resonated from afar, vibrating the eardrums as it approached. A flamboyant blue sports car thundered into view, coming to an abrupt halt with the screech of tire friction against the ground.

Song Linger stepped out of the car, her eyes landing on Xiao Shun. She closed the car door and rushed towards him with an expression of pure joy.

“Master, what are you doing here?” she asked.

“… If I’m not here, where should I be?” Xiao Shun replied, speechless.

“Haha, are you going out? Where to? I can give you a ride.” Song Linger chuckled, her gaze sweeping over the people standing next to Xiao Shun.

“Ah, yes, I’m going out, but no need for a ride. You go play with Zhu Que.” Xiao Shun replied, playfully flicking her forehead.

“Oh, alright then, bye-bye,” Song Linger said, waving at him and the crowd before hopping off towards the factory. Xiao Shun shook his head in resignation, turned, opened the car door, and climbed in.

One by one, the rest of them also got into their cars, leaving the front of Starline Bio and driving along the straight, tarred road.

“Mr. Xiao was quite impressive just now,” said Gu Baiyi from inside the car.

Yang Zinuo, who was driving, still felt the heat on his face.

“The punishment was necessary for those who take advantage of us. As the branch head of the Oakland Old School Society, it’s my duty. I hope Master Dragon was not offended,” Xiao Shun said.

From Yang Zinuo’s obedient behavior, Xiao Shun could tell that this was the Master Dragon everyone was talking about. He silently sighed to himself, ‘The Old School Society really is filled with talented people.’

“Master Dragon might look a bit inferior to me, but his status in the Old School Society more than makes up for the slight difference between us.”

Hearing this, Yang Zinuo’s hands tightened on the steering wheel, his knuckles turning white. He wished he could tear Xiao Shun to pieces right then and there.

“We all work for the Old School Society. There’s no betrayal. You’ve misunderstood Miss Yang,” Gu Baiyi said.

“Is that so? Then I’ll make it up with three drinks,” Xiao Shun said seriously.

“You…” Yang Zinuo was so irritated he couldn’t help but speak up.

“Mr. Xiao, you didn’t mean to settle the issue of hurting my brother by merely drinking three cups, did you?” Gu Baiyi’s voice remained calm, but there was a chill in his eyes.

“If that’s acceptable, I don’t mind,” Xiao Shun replied with a smile.

Gu Baiyi, who had excellent control over his emotions, couldn’t help but feel angry at Xiao Shun’s aggravating words.

“Master Dragon must be here for this matter. I assume you’ve already understood the situation. It was Nie Yue who started it. I was merely defending myself. I might have been a bit harsh, but consider it a lesson for him. He shouldn’t be foolish enough to let others use him.”

Seeing that Gu Baiyi didn’t respond, Xiao Shun continued.

“It’s not your place to teach my brother a lesson.” The image of Nie Yue’s tragic state in the hospital bed made Gu Baiyi’s voice even colder.

The two had grown up together. Even though Gu Baiyi was adopted, Nie Yue never treated him as an outsider and always saw him as a real brother.

Nie Yue was not talented in martial arts, but he was very righteous.

When they were kids, whenever they fought with other children, Nie Yue was always at the forefront. Gu Baiyi, who was more talented and had learned martial arts early, didn’t need Nie Yue to stand up for him. But remembering those times now, he was deeply moved.

“So, what’s the purpose of your visit? To avenge your brother?” Xiao Shun asked.

“If I could, I would kill you right here, right now. But my father wants me to bring you back alive, so I’ll keep you alive until you kneel and apologize to my brother,” Gu Baiyi said bluntly.

“What if the person who was injured was me? Would you apologize?” Xiao Shun asked.

“No, the world is never fair. There is hierarchy among people, so everyone must understand their place,” Gu Baiyi replied.

“What do you think you are? Expecting Master Nie and Master Dragon to apologize to you? Ridiculous,” Yang Zinuo seized the opportunity to interject.

“Miss Yang, I don’t think the slap you gave me was enough,” Xiao Shun said, deliberately adding some sarcasm.

Yang Zinuo was just making a fuss about nothing and ended up making herself extremely angry.

“So, if I injure your people, I should apologize and compensate, but if your people hurt me, it’s just my bad luck, is that it?” Xiao Shun sneered and continued.

“Although it sounds unfair, that’s just the way it is,” Gu Baiyi said.

“Bullshit, your logic doesn’t work on me,” Xiao Shun said.

While they were talking, the car stopped in a village full of ruins waiting for reconstruction.

This was a village reconstruction project contracted by a construction company under the Old School Society, which was just at the beginning stage of demolition.

Everywhere they looked, there were buildings half demolished, dilapidated, and collapsed, with twisted steel bars exposed outside the cement slabs.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

The street was full of broken red bricks and cement debris, and a few wires could occasionally be seen hanging from the poles above.

To help Master Dragon deal with Xiao Shun, they had intentionally stopped work for a day to provide the site.

Xiao Shun got out of the car, looked around, and smiled, “It seems you’ve been prepared for this.”