Chapter 88: I Kill People, and It Really Is Nothing

"You should stop pretending here. If you never followed me, how could you have chased me all the way here from the northwest? Do you really take me for a three-year-old child?"

A hint of anger showed on Lin Yixuan’s face, making Zhang Zilin feel deeply wronged.

"Yixuan, you know perfectly well how I feel about you. Why must you treat me like this?"

"Then you should also know perfectly well that I don’t like you."

Those icy words sent a flash of malice through Zhang Zilin’s eyes.

But he quickly suppressed it and turned a warm smile toward Ling Xiao.

"Hello. Are you Yixuan’s friend?"

"No."

Ling Xiao’s frosty reply made Lin Yixuan feel a little resentful, while Zhang Zilin, by contrast, was overjoyed.

With his hands in his pockets, he looked every inch the gentleman.

"Then, sir, would you mind giving up this seat? I’d like to sit with my friend."

After a brief pause, he added with a smile,

"Of course, I won’t let you leave empty-handed. I can give you one hundred thousand yuan. Consider it a meal on me. One hundred thousand should be enough for you to eat here several times."

Ling Xiao gave him a faint glance.

"Do you know the consequences of saying that?"

Zhang Zilin froze, and the friendliness on his face gradually vanished, replaced by a faint, sinister look.

"Heh. That’s quite a tone you have. In all my life, this is the first time anyone has spoken to me like this. And... spoken to me like this at that."

"If you keep babbling, I don’t mind making sure it’s your first time getting beaten."

Zhang Zilin’s expression turned completely cold.

"Interesting! I, Zhang Zilin, am not someone who gets frightened easily! I’d like to see whether you dare touch me."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Ling Xiao slowly stood up.

Lin Yixuan’s pupils contracted, and she hurriedly cried out,

"Sir, don’t act rashly. The Zhang family has tremendous power in the northwest. Their assets exceed ten billion. Their connections are extremely deep, and they can find many..."

Before she could finish, Ling Xiao had already swung his hand.

"Smack!"

With that loud slap, Lin Yixuan’s words were abruptly cut off.

She widened her beautiful eyes, staring at the scene in utter disbelief.

Zhang Zilin’s face grew even uglier.

He clenched his fists, his eyes nearly spitting fire.

"You want..."

Before the word "die" could leave his mouth, Ling Xiao slapped him again.

"Smack!"

Another sharp crack rang out, and this time Zhang Zilin was sent flying by the force of the blow.

He scrambled up from the floor in furious rage, ignoring the blood at the corner of his mouth, and pointed at Ling Xiao while roaring,

"You little punk, just wait! I won’t let you go! I’ll make you understand what happens when you cross me!"

With that, he immediately dialed a number.

"Hello, is this Uncle Cao? I’ve been beaten in Jiangzhou, right in the city center at Leia Western Restaurant."

"......"

"You’re coming right away? Good! Bring more men with you. I want this kid to understand exactly what happens when he offends me!"

After hanging up, he sneered triumphantly, a vicious look in his eyes.

"Just wait for death. Uncle Cao is the chief of Jiangzhou. You dare slap my face today, and I’ll break all four of your limbs today."

Ling Xiao ignored him completely. Mu Yiran had called him at that moment, and he was answering the phone.

On the other side, Lin Yixuan’s brows had tightly knitted together.

"Zhang Zilin, stop making a scene!"

"Making a scene? This kid hit me, and you won’t say a word to him, but you tell me not to make a scene? I’m telling you, I’m going to kill him today!"

Jealousy twisted Zhang Zilin’s face into something almost unrecognizable.

Lin Yixuan grew even more anxious.

If Zhang Zilin really brought the police here, things would become terribly troublesome.

"Zhang Zilin, don’t make this any bigger than it already is. What do you want? Just say it!"

Zhang Zilin gradually calmed down, the corners of his mouth lifting.

"I can want anything?"

Though disgusted, Lin Yixuan still nodded.

After all, Zhang Zilin had been brought here by her. She could not let Ling Xiao bear the burden.

Seeing her nod, the gloom on Zhang Zilin’s face vanished in an instant.

He chuckled.

"Yixuan, if you’d said so earlier, wouldn’t that have been better? There’d be no need for us to come to blows."

Lin Yixuan gave a cold snort.

"Just say what you want."

Zhang Zilin smiled leisurely.

"It’s nothing much. Just... go to a meal with me, watch a movie, and have a proper couple’s dinner together."

"You—!"

Lin Yixuan frowned, anger flooding her face.

Zhang Zilin was shamelessly taking advantage of the situation.

Just as she was about to flare up, he gave a light laugh.

"You can refuse, of course. But you’d better think it through. His limbs may not be so safe then."

Lin Yixuan glanced at Ling Xiao. He was still on the phone, showing no concern at all after beating someone up.

That made her both angry and frustrated.

But she had no choice. She was still depending on Ling Xiao to cure her illness. If his limbs were really broken, then her last shred of hope would be gone as well.

After a deep sigh, Lin Yixuan said in irritation,

"I understand. I’ll agree to it."

Zhang Zilin burst into triumphant laughter, his grin widening.

Just being able to get close to Lin Yixuan made the two slaps worth it.

Besides, with so many opportunities, all it would take was slipping something into her drink, and Lin Yixuan would have nowhere to run.

By that calculation, Zhang Zilin was the one coming out ahead by a mile.

At the thought of this, his eyes even began to gleam.

A sickly, green gleam.

But just then, Chief Cao arrived upstairs in the restaurant with his men.

"Zilin, who hit you? Let me see."

Zhang Zilin hurried forward with a smile.

"Uncle Cao is here! I’m terribly sorry to trouble you to make this trip for such a small matter."

"Heh heh... now that’s too polite of you. I’ve been old classmates with your father for many years. How could I not care about your affairs?"

Zhang Zilin felt immensely proud.

The dignified chief of Jiangzhou was this close to him. Who else had that qualification?

"Oh, right, Zilin, who exactly hit you? Tell Uncle Cao. I’ll avenge you."

"Oh, Uncle Cao, it’s nothing serious. Just that kid, but I’ve already forgiven him! No need to bother with him."

Chief Cao cast a glance to the side, and that casual glance made his pupils contract at once.

Zhang Zilin did not notice the change in Chief Cao’s expression and continued smiling.

"Uncle Cao, I really appreciate your trouble this time. I’ll have my father treat you to dinner some day."

"Eat your damn head!"

Chief Cao swung his hand and slapped him hard, spinning Zhang Zilin in place three times before sending him staggering to the floor.

Zhang Zilin stood there in utter shock.

"Uncle Cao, why did you hit me?"

"Me hitting you is already being merciful! You little bastard, you’ve got a hell of a lot of nerve. You dare offend anyone and everyone? You’re about to drill a hole through the sky!"