“Fu Yanxiong, how can you say such things?” Hu Yuanyuan’s expression turned cold, a flash of anger in her eyes.
“Hu Yuanyuan, this is your only choice,” Fu Yanxiong sneered. “If you don’t want your reputation ruined, you have to do as I say.”
Hu Yuanyuan was the eldest young mistress of the Li family. Her every word and action represented the Li family. If they found out she was keeping a lover on the side, tarnishing their reputation, how could the Li family let her off?
Moreover, the Hu family behind her would face the Li family’s ruthless retaliation. Fu Yanxiong was confident Hu Yuanyuan knew the consequences. If she wanted to protect herself and the Hu family, she had to comply with his demands.
Thinking of this, Fu Yanxiong grew excited. Earlier, when that pretty boy was here, he thought he was a nuisance, ruining his plans. But unexpectedly, it gave him a golden opportunity.
Yes, he would thank that guy later, maybe even leave his body intact.
Clap, clap, clap.
Li Feng couldn’t help but applaud. “Fu Yanxiong, so this is your true face. Haha, the great Fu Yanxiong of the Fu family’s Five Heroes, nothing but a despicable, shameless villain.”
“What did you say?” Fu Yanxiong’s pupils narrowed.
“I said, you’re a despicable, shameless villain,” Li Feng sneered. He hadn’t expected that just hiding his identity to toy with Fu Yanxiong would make him think he had dirt on Hu Yuanyuan, revealing his true colours.
“Who are you, really?” Fu Yanxiong stared coldly at Li Feng, his voice low. Only someone from a prominent family would know about the Fu family’s Five Heroes. Ordinary people wouldn’t.
Who was this man?
“Who am I?” Li Feng smiled, his gaze fixed on Fu Yanxiong. “You want to know who I am? Fine, I’ll tell you. My surname is Li, my name is Feng. I’m Li Feng.”
“What? You, you’re Li Feng?” Fu Yanxiong looked at Li Feng in disbelief. He had guessed Li Feng might be from some family, but he never imagined this pretty boy was Li Feng himself.
At that moment, Fu Yanxiong’s face turned pale. The so-called dirt he thought he had was nonsense. Hu Yuanyuan keeping Li Feng as a lover? They were already husband and wife!
“Well played, Li Feng, Hu Yuanyuan,” Fu Yanxiong glared at them with hatred. He finally understood why Hu Yuanyuan didn’t send Li Feng away when he entered the office, why their intimate actions were so natural. That pretty boy was Li Feng.
He had been played like a fool by Li Feng and Hu Yuanyuan.
The thought infuriated Fu Yanxiong. He, who considered himself a formidable figure, never imagined he’d be toyed with like this.
He should have realised sooner. He’d seen photos of Li Feng from two years ago. Though Li Feng looked different now, a closer look would have identified him. But he was thrown off by Li Feng’s nonsense earlier.
Mu Jiajia had also said Li Feng wasn’t a useless man but a tough opponent. He hadn’t believed her then, but now it seemed she was right.
At the same time, Fu Yanxiong felt deep hatred for both Li Feng and Hu Yuanyuan.
He hated Li Feng because he had humiliated him today. Without Li Feng, he wouldn’t have admitted to the Tianguan and Zheng Haoyuan incidents. Though Hu Yuanyuan would have investigated and traced it back to him, admitting it was one thing, denying it another.
Without Li Feng, he would have used his advantages to deal with Hu Yuanyuan, not resorted to threats.
He hated Hu Yuanyuan because of her coordination with Li Feng. Without it, he wouldn’t have fallen into Li Feng’s trap.
It also made him realise the rumour about Hu Yuanyuan and Li Feng being at odds was nonsense. All he saw was a perfectly coordinated couple.
He felt like a clown.
“Well played? I think you’re the one with the clever schemes, Fu Yanxiong,” Li Feng sneered. “To get those chemical machines, you had Tianguan and Zheng Haoyuan from Zhongyuan Province’s Zheng family plot against our company. Now you come to Fengyuan Group yourself. If we’re talking schemes, how can we compare to you?”
“Hmph,” Fu Yanxiong snorted, speechless. What was done was done, and regret was useless.
“Fu Yanxiong, do you know what I want to do right now?” Li Feng said coldly, staring at him.
Without waiting for a reply, Li Feng continued, “I want to kill you. Hu Yuanyuan is my wife, Fengyuan Group is my company, and you dared to scheme against them. You deserve to die.”
“Hmph, I want to kill you too,” Fu Yanxiong sneered back. “Who would have thought the so-called useless Li Feng was such a ruthless character? Today, I, Fu Yanxiong, have been outplayed, but our business isn’t over.”
“Not over? You’re right, it’s not over,” Li Feng said with a smile. “I, Li Feng, never fear trouble, nor do I seek it. But if someone brings trouble to me, I won’t be polite. I’ll make them pay a hundredfold.”
Not over? Of course not. Even without today’s events, he wouldn’t have let Fu Yanxiong off. After what happened, if he didn’t retaliate, would he still be Li Feng?
“But, Fu Yanxiong, I’m curious. Why are you so desperate to get those chemical machines?” Li Feng asked gravely.
“You don’t need to know,” Fu Yanxiong said, standing up to leave. Staying here was pointless. He couldn’t get the machines from Hu Yuanyuan today, so he’d find another way.
“Fu Yanxiong, who said you could leave?” Li Feng said, looking at him.
“What, you think you can keep me here?” Fu Yanxiong sneered dismissively. “I come and go as I please. Can you stop me?”
“We haven’t settled our accounts yet, and you think you can just leave?” Li Feng smiled, stepping out from behind Hu Yuanyuan. “If I let you walk away like this, wouldn’t I, Li Feng, lose face? As for whether I can stop you, you’ll find out soon enough. Don’t forget, this is Fengyuan Group, not some Xiong Group.”
“What do you want?” A cold glint flashed in Fu Yanxiong’s eyes.
“What do I want? Haha, Fu Yanxiong, are you an idiot to ask that?” Li Feng laughed as if he’d heard the biggest joke in the world. After a while, he said, “Fu Yanxiong, we had no grudge before, right? Yet you had Tianguan frame Fengyuan Group for smuggling arms and sent that idiot Zheng Haoyuan to cause trouble here. Don’t you think we should settle this score properly?”
“Hmph, Li Feng, don’t push your luck,” Fu Yanxiong snorted.
“Oh, I’m pushing my luck? Fu Yanxiong, how am I pushing my luck?” Li Feng looked at him, amused.
“Inspector Xu has been sacked, Zheng Haoyuan is dead, and you still won’t let it go. If that’s not pushing your luck, what is?” Fu Yanxiong said coldly. Inspector Xu was a pawn he had painstakingly placed in Tianguan, and Zheng Haoyuan was one of his key men. Now one was sacked, the other dead, a huge loss for him. Meanwhile, Fengyuan Group suffered no losses. Yet Li Feng kept pressing him. Wasn’t that pushing it?
“That’s pushing my luck? Fu Yanxiong, is your brain broken?” Li Feng said, almost laughing. “You’re one of the Fu family’s Five Heroes, yet you think so naively. Inspector Xu’s sacking and Zheng Haoyuan’s death were their just deserts. Besides, I wasn’t the one who sacked Xu or killed Zheng. Do you think I’d let you off for targeting Fengyuan Group just because of them? If you don’t give me an explanation today, you’re not leaving.”
“What more do you want?” Fu Yanxiong snorted, his eyes brimming with killing intent. In a deserted place, he would have slapped Li Feng dead without hesitation. But in Fengyuan Group’s CEO office, he didn’t dare act, knowing Li Feng and Hu Yuanyuan had company protection. If he made a move, he might not leave Tianfu Tower alive.
“What do you think?” Li Feng stared back, unflinching.
Killing Fu Yanxiong? Li Feng had never considered it. First, this was Fengyuan Group, and killing here would disrupt the company’s operations. Second, Fu Yanxiong’s status as the third of the Fu family’s Five Heroes from one of the eight top families meant killing him without the strength to confront the Fu family would be suicide.
Even with Li Chuanwei and Mu Chunfeng behind him, they might not protect him. The Fu family might not act directly, but their vassal families were beyond his current ability to handle.
Still, even if he couldn’t kill Fu Yanxiong now, he wouldn’t let him leave so easily.
“I come and go as I please. Can you stop me?” Fu Yanxiong sneered, heading for the door.
In a flash, Li Feng blocked his path, staring coldly. “I said, without an explanation, you’re not leaving today.”
Fu Yanxiong’s pupils shrank, his expression shifting. He hadn’t expected Li Feng to move so swiftly, catching him off guard.
Then, Fu Yanxiong sneered and swung a palm at Li Feng.
“Let’s see how you stop me today.”
