Extraordinary Soldier King in the City
Chapter 499: Completely Falling Out

Chapter 499: Chapter 499: Completely Falling Out

Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Kang Ming was slightly taken aback.

He hadn’t expected Mu Dongcheng to react so strongly upon learning of the matter, to become so angry.

But on second thought, it made sense.

The relationship between Mu Dongcheng and his wife had always been good; he loved his wife very much.

And Chen Feng was the man who had saved his wife’s life.

Therefore, in Mu Dongcheng’s heart, Chen Feng’s status was naturally very high.

By comparison, Huang Feilong really amounted to nothing.

Thinking this, Kang Ming turned his head towards Huang Feilong, offered an apologetic smile and said, "Brother Huang, you must have heard what our Family Head said on the phone just now, right? So, I’m truly sorry, but I cannot let you lay a finger on Mr. Chen, no matter what!"

Huang Feilong’s face had already turned dark and gloomy.

Because while Kang Ming was speaking with Mu Dongcheng, Huang Feilong had been standing right beside him.

Although Kang Ming hadn’t put the phone on speaker, he could still hear everything very clearly.

Especially when he heard Mu Dongcheng say, "What’s Huang Feilong but a nobody," his face grew utterly grim.

Now he knew that Mu Dongcheng, whom he had always wanted to please, had never had any regard for him!

He had thought that Mu Dongcheng sending Kang Ming to talk to him was a sign of respect.

But to his surprise, it turned out to be nothing more than Mu Dongcheng’s perfunctory gesture; Mu Dongcheng himself didn’t even want to see him.

Huang Feilong was nearly enraged to death, his blood boiling.

However, having come through many trials and tribulations, Huang Feilong managed to control his emotions, even in his anger, and keep his cool.

But his eyes were still about to spit fire.

Kang Ming, facing Huang Feilong, could tell there lay a dormant volcano behind that cold and grim visage, on the verge of eruption!

"Kang Ming, or no, I can’t call you brother Kang anymore, should I address you as Steward Kang, Steward Kang, are you really prepared to take his side?" Huang Feilong asked darkly, pointing at Chen Feng.

"I have no choice; it’s the Family Head’s order. I must obey. So, I advise you to back down, or else I’m afraid you’ll end up quite embarrassed in the end," replied Kang Ming, not bothering to be courteous to Huang Feilong any longer, his tone full of warning.

"Is that so? Kang Ming, you’re nothing more than Mu Dongcheng’s steward. I give you face, I call you Steward Kang, but if I don’t give you face, you’re less than nothing in my eyes. What your master has the right to say doesn’t mean you have the right! Besides, do you really think I’d be afraid of you, afraid of Mu Dongcheng?" Huang Feilong narrowed his eyes and said coldly.

"So you’re saying, Chairman Huang, you’re ready to arm-wrestle my Family Head?" Kang Ming also refused to back down, meeting Huang Feilong’s icy gaze head-on.

Because he was representing Mu Dongcheng, he absolutely couldn’t show weakness in front of others; otherwise, he’d bring shame to Mu Dongcheng!

"Hmph, arm-wrestling? If it were the entire Mu Family, I’d give them some respect, but Mu Dongcheng? I’m truly not afraid of him! If he hadn’t relied on the support of the Mu Family all these years, could he have achieved his current status?" Huang Feilong said with disdain.

As the leading figure in Coastal’s catering industry, he was a major figure in his own right, having built everything on his own efforts.

So, for someone like Mu Dongcheng, who rose to power through family influence, Huang Feilong truly looked down from the bottom of his heart.

However, in order to pander to the Mu Family, he had to hide his disdain and condescend to curry favor with Mu Dongcheng.

But now that Mu Dongcheng had spoken so bluntly, making no secret of their rift, Huang Feilong no longer felt the need to hide his feelings.

"It’s good that you know the Mu Family stands behind my Family Head. In that case, you’d better retreat quickly. Otherwise, you won’t be able to withstand the wrath of the Mu Family!" Kang Ming bit his lip, saying coldly.

"Ha ha ha, what a joke! Can Mu Dongcheng represent the entire Mu Family? Pfft! Don’t think I don’t know, there are more candidates than just Mu Dongcheng vying for the position of future Family Head."

"As far as I’m aware, the Mu Family has selected eight members in recent years to groom as successors. Mu Dongcheng is just one of them; he cannot represent the entire Mu Family right now!" Huang Feilong sneered.

Since he had decided to cozy up to the Mu Family, he had been collecting information about them, so he knew all about the succession and other details.

Thus, before he’d ever interacted with Mu Dongcheng, he had already prepared a plan B.

If Mu Dongcheng turned out to be inadequate, he was ready to swiftly shift his allegiance to the other heirs.

With these heirs competing against each other, each trying to expand their own power base, they needed outsiders like him to join their ranks.

So, from beginning to end, he was never the least bit worried about offending Mu Dongcheng!

Kang Ming’s expression shifted slightly after hearing Huang Feilong’s words.

He hadn’t expected Huang Feilong to be so well-informed about these matters.

Indeed, there were eight potential successors within the Mu Family.

And Mu Dongcheng was but one of them.

Truthfully, Mu Dongcheng’s current authority within the Mu Family was minuscule, even less than some of the stewards.

Unless he defeated all his competitors and became the true Family Head of the Mu Family, wielding great power, he really couldn’t represent the entire family.

And without the Mu Family taking action, Mu Dongcheng alone couldn’t do much against Huang Feilong.

After all, with Huang Feilong’s status and position, it was very difficult for ordinary people to touch him!

Seeing Kang Ming’s change in expression, a smug smile appeared on Huang Feilong’s lips, and he arrogantly said:

"What? Did I hit the nail on the head? Ha ha ha, Kang Ming, you’d better make a quick call and advise your master Mu Dongcheng to stop interfering in this matter."

"Otherwise, I’ll immediately switch my allegiance to the other heirs and join forces with them to suppress Mu Dongcheng; then, he’ll have a really hard time!"

Kang Ming clenched his teeth and glared at Huang Feilong, saying coldly, "Are you threatening my Family Head?"

"Consider it so," Huang Feilong curled his lip with a disdainful smile.

"You! You’ve got some nerve! Don’t you really fear that one day my Family Head will become the Mu Family Head, seek revenge on you, and completely erase the catering empire you’ve worked so hard to build?" Kang Ming trembled with rage as he yelled at Huang Feilong.