Think about it. Chew on it carefully.

Lucheng First People's Hospital, Inpatient Department.

Liang Kuan's arms had been crushed by Lin Yang. Although he underwent surgery, a full recovery was impossible, meaning his hands were essentially ruined. At best, he would barely be able to feed himself with chopsticks in the future; tasks like dressing himself, unbuckling his belt, or relieving himself might not even be things he could accomplish on his own.

"Son, just focus on recovering. I'm now the vice president of the Marriott Chamber of Commerce, and I've already contacted the best orthopedic experts in the province. Later on, I'll arrange for you to have another surgery at the provincial hospital, and there might still be a chance of recovery."

Liang Jian sat beside the hospital bed, attempting to comfort Liang Kuan.

"Dad, I want that bastard Lin Yang to die! When on earth is he going to die?" Liang Kuan asked, gritting his teeth in hatred.

"Don't worry, it'll be soon! For tonight's celebration banquet, I've invited the leader of the Haitan Gang to attend. He's the senior apprentice of Grandmaster Jiang Haisheng. With my status as the vice president of the Marriott Chamber of Commerce, plus the backing of the Haitan Gang, no matter who Lin Yang's supporter is, he is dead for sure," Liang Jian said.

"When that time comes, I want to watch him kneel before me and beg for mercy with my own eyes, and then I'll slowly torture him to death."

Liang Kuan's hatred for Lin Yang was boundless; nothing short of a thousand cuts would be enough to vent his spleen.

"Good, good, good. Focus on your recovery; I need to head over to the hotel for the celebration banquet first."

Having successfully become the vice president of the Marriott Chamber of Commerce, Liang Jian had specially organized a celebration banquet, inviting everyone in the chamber as well as several social elites of Lucheng to attend.

"By the way, I heard Liu Chengzhi also became a board member? There's no need for you to help him out like this, is there? Now that my hands are ruined, even if that little bitch Liu Fuyu doesn't say it out loud, she definitely looks down on me in her heart."

Liang Kuan was not completely foolish; he could see through Liu Fuyu's hypocrisy and knew her feelings for him were no longer genuine.

"Do you take me for a fool? It wasn't even my doing—President Yun directly promoted him."

"This Liu Chengzhi doesn't have much real ability, but he sure has good luck. First, he stood out and secured the cooperation project, and now he's been promoted to board member in no time," Liang Jian said.

"Once I recover, I'll trick Liu Fuyu into bed, and then we can find a way to kick the Liu family out of the Marriott Chamber of Commerce," Liang Kuan said.

Liang Jian rubbed his chin and said, "Haven't you noticed that Liu Chengzhi's wife is also quite charming?"

"Dad, are you harboring thoughts about Yu Ping?" Liang Kuan asked in surprise.

"If you can sleep with his daughter, why can't I sleep with his wife?"

"You can! Of course you can. We can even tag-team them when the time comes, maybe even swap them around for fun," Liang Kuan said with a wicked grin.

Liang Jian snapped his fingers and said, "Good idea! Manipulating this vain mother and daughter is easy; it only takes a little trickery."

The father and son looked at each other and burst into laughter, plotting their malicious schemes against Yu Ping and Liu Fuyu.

After finishing his cultivation routine, taking a shower, and changing his clothes, Lin Yang drove out to keep his appointment.

The place Murong Yun chose was the Crest International Hotel, which happened to be a property of the Murong family.

Along the way, Lin Yang wondered if Murong Yun had something specific in mind by scheduling their dinner at her own family's hotel.

"If a man doesn't have a rock-solid constitution, how could he possibly have the energy to deal with Murong Yun after a fierce battle with Qiu Yuezi? Being a man is truly exhausting!"

Full of anticipation, Lin Yang even stopped along the way to buy a bouquet of flowers as a gift.

Upon arriving at the hotel, he noticed that the exterior was adorned with blooming flowers, a red carpet was rolled out, and luxury cars filled the parking lot, as if some grand banquet was taking place.

After getting out of the car, he saw a giant promotional stand erected outside the hotel, celebrating Jiancheng Group President Liang Jian's promotion to vice president of the Marriott Chamber of Commerce.

"Liang Jian's celebration banquet is being held here? Could this be the real reason Murong Yun arranged for us to eat here?"

On second thought, however, Murong Yun had booked the French restaurant on the top floor, which should have nothing to do with Liang Jian's celebration banquet.

"The Liang family still owes me two century-old wild ginseng roots. I should find time soon to collect that debt."

Liang Kuan had promised two century-old ginseng roots as a compensation gift, but had yet to fulfill it.

Of course, Lin Yang knew Liang Kuan would never honor it voluntarily.

"Lin Yang, why are you here? What are you trying to crash? Does a celebration banquet hosted by the Liang family have any place for the likes of you?"

Just then, Liu Chengzhi arrived at the hotel with Yu Ping and Liu Fuyu, and they happened to run into him.

"Such bad luck, why do we bump into you everywhere? Are you born in the year of the dog?" Liu Fuyu said with disdain.

"I think you're the one born in the year of the dog. Am I that close to you? You start snapping like a rabid dog the moment you see me."

Since he had already drawn a clear line with the Liu family and settled all scores, Lin Yang no longer bothered to be polite.

"You!"

Liu Fuyu was so angry she gnashed her teeth. She couldn't beat him in a fight and couldn't win against him in an argument; it was utterly frustrating.

"So you realized President Liang has been promoted to vice president of the Marriott Chamber of Commerce and you're scared shitless, huh? Did you specifically run over here to beg for mercy and apologize?" Yu Ping sneered.

"It's no use! You beat up Liang Kuan, and the Liang family won't let you off the hook. Even your powerful backer won't be able to protect you. Do you want me to put in a good word for you?"

Yu Ping hadn't managed to get any advantage out of Lin Yang either, and had even been tortured mercilessly by his bizarre methods, leaving her deeply resentful.

Now that Liu Chengzhi had become a board member, Yu Ping couldn't resist acting arrogant.

"You're out of your mind," Lin Yang said indifferently.

"Ungrateful wretch! Do you think bringing a bouquet of flowers means you've apologized? Let me tell you, the only ones who can save you now are us. Kneel down and apologize to me first, and beg me to help you. For the sake of your deceased parents, I might just find it in my heart to show mercy and help you out."

Completely immersed in her own delusions, Yu Ping continued to flaunt her perceived superiority, hoping to wash away her past humiliation by patronizing Lin Yang.

"Xiao Yang, I told you long ago that you shouldn't have acted so impulsively and beaten up Liang Kuan. But don't worry, I'll try to mediate this as best as I can," Liu Chengzhi said.

"What business is it of yours? Who asked you to run your mouth? You've only just become a board member of the Marriott Chamber of Commerce; even though the Liang family will give us some face, we can't just spend it carelessly!" Yu Ping glared at Liu Chengzhi.

A mocking smile played on the corners of Lin Yang's lips as he quietly watched Yu Ping's performance.

"I'm actually trying to help you. Think about it, and once you've thought it through, come beg us. But you'd better hurry; rumor has it that the leader of the Haitan Gang is personally attending the celebration banquet tonight, and experts from the Haitan Gang might come looking for you as early as tomorrow! If you dare to walk in there on your own, you might just end up dropping dead on the spot."

"I've watched you grow up from a child, and you almost became my son-in-law. Even though I never thought much of you, I still harbor a shred of affection and don't want to see you die a miserable death."

Yu Ping had no genuine intention of helping Lin Yang; she simply wanted to flaunt the Liu family's rising status and seize the opportunity to humiliate him.

Lin Yang knew her little schemes inside out.

"Are you done talking?" Lin Yang asked.

"I'm done," Yu Ping said smugly.

With a look of mockery, Lin Yang replied, "Auntie Yu, let me gift you four phrases for you to chew on carefully: utterly clueless, completely unreasonable, thoroughly ungrateful, and ridiculously absurd!"

Lin Yang was truly speechless and didn't want to waste another word on Yu Ping, nor did he want to look at her ugly, pretentious face for another second.

Lin Yang's four phrases were the best possible counterattack, and the ultimate mockery of Yu Ping's arrogant display!