The Crazy Son-In-Law

“Slap!”

Xiao Shun slapped him hard across the face.

The forceful slap made Wan Zhenghao stagger back two steps. If Wan Yushan had not been there to catch him, he would have fallen to the ground.

“I was talking to Miss Yang. Who do you think you are, a dog barking?” Xiao Shun raised an eyebrow and said.

Wan Zhenghao was instantly furious. He was about to rush forward but Yang Zino stopped him, “Don’t move!”

Wan Zhenghao had no choice but to stop in his tracks, shaking with rage, his fists clenched tightly.

Yang Zino had witnessed Xiao Shun’s abilities before. Although he had lost to Gu Baiyi at the time, the strength he displayed was truly astonishing.

She was unclear how much Xiao Shun had recovered now, but in any case, this was not the place for major conflicts.

Moreover, Xiao Shun had helpers, most likely nearby. Especially that young girl who had fought her last time, whose abilities were equally astonishing and made Yang Zino very wary.

The auction was about to start soon. If a fight broke out now, the afternoon auction would likely have to be called off.

Although Yang Zino was furious like erupting magma inside, she had to stay calm.

This was the first major event since she took over as branch head of the Old School Society. It concerned her future prospects in the Old School Society. She absolutely could not let it fail.

“Keep your dog on a leash. If he dares to bite people randomly again, I’ll break his teeth.” Xiao Shun glanced at Wan Zhenghao, then shifted his gaze to Yang Zino.

Yang Zino’s face was ashen, her delicate body trembling slightly. She suddenly realized she was facing a very tricky problem.

Xiao Shun’s appearance here was clearly targeting the auction. Getting him to leave without conflict would be difficult.

But if he was allowed to participate, there was no telling what could happen at the auction.

To be honest, she hadn’t even considered that Xiao Shun would dare to openly appear, let alone so brazenly show up at the Old School Society’s premises.

Yang Zino quickly decided this matter had to be reported to Haitang immediately.

Since Haitang had personally come to Harrow, if anything unexpected happened at the auction, Yang Zino would be held accountable.

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With a cold shout, she briskly led the Wans away from Xiao Shun, heading for the elevator.

Wu Jian and the Wen siblings gawked as they watched this scene unfold.

They were shocked that Yang Zino had just let Xiao Shun off like that. The confrontation had ended as quickly as it began.

As the saying goes, one must defer to the master when beating dogs. Wu Jian could not embarrass Yang Zino by demanding justice from Wan Zhenghao for Wen Ting and Wen Yan in her presence. At most, he could privately make Wan Zhenghao apologize to the Wen sisters. Wu Jian still had some reservations about resorting to violence here on the Old School Society’s premises.

Yet Xiao Shun had dared to openly slap Wan Zhenghao across the face right in front of Yang Zino.

That was no different from slapping Yang Zino herself across the face! How could she just let him off like that?

Everyone stood there dumbfounded for several seconds before recovering their wits.

Meanwhile, Xiao Shun had already swaggered into the restaurant, as if nothing had happened.

Xiao Shun laughed inwardly.

It seemed he was right that the Old School Society was unwilling to engage in major conflicts with him before this Hero Cup. They clearly placed great importance on it, for Yang Zino to swallow this insult.

“What’s going on? What kind of background does this guy have? Why do I feel like Miss Yang seems a bit wary of him?” Wen Xuan asked, staring after Xiao Shun.

“Don’t joke around. Yang Zino has always been arrogant. She probably doesn’t even put me in her eyes, how could she be wary of a nobody?” Wu Jian said.

It wasn’t that Wu Jian was belittling himself, but as he said, Yang Zino was indeed arrogant despite her youth.

In her eyes, branch heads in their forties like Wu Jian might as well hang themselves.

So even though she behaved amicably on the surface, Wu Jian could still sense the arrogance emanating from her, and that haughty look she had when gazing at others.

“Let’s take a step back. With thousands of Old School Society members here in Harrow, plus the White Tiger Envoy and Azure Dragon Envoy overseeing things, even an Anterior stage grandmaster would be wary. Let alone a mere brat. How could Yang Zino possibly be wary of him?” Wu Jian went on.

However, he was also puzzled and bewildered inside.

A distinguished young talent like Yang Zino, whose reputation preceded her, tended to be arrogant and proud. Faced with provocation from a nobody like this, how could she let the matter rest just like that?

It was highly irregular.

“It must be the alcohol emboldening him. Didn’t you smell the alcohol on him? Miss Yang didn’t want to lower herself to the level of a drunkard. Besides, the auction is starting soon. As the host of such a major event, where would she find the time to quibble with some no-name rat?” Wen Yan opined.

She felt very conflicted inside. Seeing Wan Zhenghao get slapped hard by Xiao Shun was immensely satisfying, but thinking of Xiao Shun’s despicable face, she couldn’t feel the least bit grateful.

It was like one enemy killing another enemy. Extremely complicated feelings.

Wen Ting probably felt the same way. Just minutes ago she had been utterly disgusted with Xiao Shun. How could one slap to Wan Zhenghao suddenly change her opinion of him?

An absurd thought even flashed through Wen Ting’s mind – could Xiao Shun have hit Wan Zhenghao for her sake?

He had been there when Wan Zhenghao bullied her and Wen Yan that day.

Was it possible?

Rashness for a beauty’s sake?

But she quickly dismissed this thought. If he was really so chivalrous, why hadn’t he stepped in back then?

She was utterly confused.

“That does seem possible. But that brat provoked someone he shouldn’t have. You girls better keep your distance. Even if Yang Zino really lets him off, that father and son definitely won’t.” Wu Jian said.

“It serves him right for not watching where he sticks his nose.” Wen Xuan said with a laugh.

“Let’s go, stop worrying about him. The auction is starting soon.”

“That phone call took so long?” Back in the private room, Yao Cen asked.

“Oh, I was discussing some construction company matters with Manager Zhuang. His people will come this afternoon. I told them to go directly to the office tomorrow. You be there tomorrow to receive them and take them to the site to survey and measure and whatnot.” Xiao Shun replied as he sat down.

“Okay, got it.” Yao Cen did not doubt him.

On the other side, Yang Zino’s face was ashen with rage, nearly bursting her lungs. Her chest felt blocked by a huge boulder, making it hard to breathe.

“Miss Yang, you’re just letting that brat off like this?” Wan Zhenghao was indignant but dared not show any dissatisfaction with Yang Zino. He asked in as calm a tone as he could muster.