My gorgeous wife
Chapter 114 - 95: I Can Take You All on My Own

Chapter 114: Chapter 95: I Can Take You All on My Own

"Alright, pretty wife, stop being angry."

"Good wife, don’t be mad anymore, okay? It’s my fault, alright?"

When they got off the plane, Lin Yi didn’t even give Li Chen a glance and headed straight ahead, while Li Chen followed behind her, saying all the nice words he could think of.

"I’m not angry," Lin Yi said indifferently, "Your flirting with the flight attendant has nothing to do with me."

Still saying you’re not angry, women are so petty.

Li Chen gave a bitter smile.

After leaving the airport, they found that Beihe City’s airport was located quite far away. It took at least half an hour to get to the city center.

Lin Yi started hailing a cab, but there were pitifully few taxis around, and the previous ones had all gotten passengers.

Just then, a taxi came by, and Lin Yi immediately got in.

"To Tianchen Hotel," Lin Yi instructed the driver.

Once both of them were in the car, the driver started moving.

"Wife, let’s just let bygones be bygones," Li Chen said from the side.

Lin Yi glared at him irritably, as if to say, who said I’m letting it go.

"I knew it, my wife is magnanimous," Li Chen laughed heartily.

Right at that moment, the driver in the front said through the rearview mirror, "You two are quite the loving couple."

Before Lin Yi could retort, Li Chen chuckled, "That’s right, that’s right. Husband and wife fight at the head of the bed but reconcile at the foot, right?"

This jerk, who’s your wife?

Lin Yi clenched her teeth resentfully but knew she could not out-talk Li Chen, so she decided to ignore him, took out her business notebook, and started examining the details of the contract.

"You’re not from around here, are you?" the driver also started a conversation with Li Chen.

"Wow, driver, you have sharp eyes," Li Chen responded.

"Of course, my eyes have always been accurate at judging people, never made a mistake," the driver boasted, "Plus, you came for business, judging by how serious your wife is looking."

"Haha, she’s a bit of a workaholic," Li Chen replied with a laugh, but suddenly, he felt a sharp pain on his thigh—it was Lin Yi grabbing the flesh on his leg and giving it a vicious twist!

Hisss!

Li Chen almost gasped, but when he turned, he saw Lin Yi’s expression unchanged.

Damn, the pretty wife has transformed. They are just a makeshift couple, what if they actually got married? Wouldn’t she use the Eagle Claw Technique on him?

"Don’t talk nonsense," Lin Yi said softly, then continued looking down.

Is being a workaholic also wrong?

Li Chen was somewhat frustrated.

The driver in front laughed heartily, "Brother, you’re doing well, not bad, not bad, harmonious family."

Li Chen felt frustrated upon hearing this.

The taxi continued forward, the scenery rushing by. Ten minutes had passed, but there was no sign of the city’s prosperity. It seemed even more desolate than when they had first left the airport.

With a cautious heart, Li Chen asked, "Driver, how much farther to Tianchen Hotel?"

"Haha, it’s still a ways to the city," the driver answered, "so you’re not from here, huh? The road from the airport to the city center was being rushed for repairs last night and it’s still not fixed. The cars that went earlier are still stuck there. Although the road I’m taking will be a bit late, there’s no need to be in a traffic jam. Don’t worry."

Li Chen didn’t say anything after hearing the driver’s explanation.

"Hey, driver, is there an underworld in Beihe City?" Li Chen asked suddenly.

"Of course, there is. Which city doesn’t?" the driver replied.

"Who’s the most powerful one?"

"Haha, I wouldn’t know that, but I can tell you who the most powerful person in Beihe City is. He can have his way in both the legitimate and the criminal worlds, and nearly everyone gives him some face when they see him."

"Who’s that powerful?" Li Chen asked while leaning forward to glance at the taximeter, and frowned—it was broken and not running at all.

"Master Pang, that’s what people in the underworld call him, haha."

Hearing the driver say this, Lin Yi raised her head, surname Pang?

Li Chen asked nonchalantly, "Driver, why isn’t the meter running?"

"Oh, it’s broken," the driver glanced at his timer, "Don’t worry, I won’t cheat you. When we get there, it will definitely be the market price. I’ve been running this route for so long, I have all the prices memorized."

"That’s good," Li Chen coldly smirked and then fell silent.

The taxi kept driving on, but the surroundings remained desolate. Suddenly, Li Chen asked, "Driver, which gang are you with?"

The driver was momentarily stunned, but then smiled, though Li Chen noticed the smile seemed forced.

"I’m not with any gang. I’m just a taxi driver trying to make a living," the driver said with a smile, but at that moment, the taxi pulled into an abandoned factory.

"I’m going to step out for a bathroom break," the driver suddenly stated, and then he opened the door and got out of the car.

Li Chen sneered inwardly, sure enough, it was an unlicensed taxi.

Lin Yi was startled when he saw the driver get out of the car, but Li Chen reached out and took her hand, reassuring her, "Don’t be afraid; I’m here."

At this moment, many people holding weapons emerged from all around.

Li Chen narrowed his eyes and said to Lin Yi, "Stay in the car; don’t go out."

Then, someone opened the car door and stepped out.

Upon opening the door, they saw the driver standing next to a muscular man.

"Brother Qu, here’s a fat sheep," the driver had changed his demeanor, his eyes filled with sycophancy and ferocity. "And that woman in the back seat, she really looks first-class."

The man called Brother Qu was wearing only a black tank top, his muscles visibly bulging. After hearing the driver’s words, he merely grunted in acknowledgment.

"There’s another chick inside? Drag her out for me," Brother Qu commanded one of his subordinates.

As the subordinate stepped forward, he hadn’t even gotten close when Li Chen swiftly subdued him with a move and then kicked him hard.

The thug hadn’t expected Li Chen to strike so suddenly, and the pain brought him to his knees.

With Li Chen’s intervention, Brother Qu shifted his gaze onto him.

"You really think highly of yourself," Li Chen said, looking at the driver, "From swindling to robbery now."

"Bro, don’t put it that way," the driver grinned, "We’re all just trying to make a living."

Li Chen eyed the thugs surrounding them, which added up to about twenty people.

"Are you going to kneel on your own, or do we have to beat you to your knees?" Brother Qu grabbed an iron bar from nearby.

"Is there a third option?" Li Chen shrugged.

"No," Brother Qu said with a cold smile.

"Unfortunately, I choose neither of those options," Li Chen responded.

"Hahaha," Brother Qu laughed, "You’re quite the character. Let’s see how calm you can stay when I hang you up."

Li Chen smiled too, "You think you’ve got me figured out?"

Brother Qu gestured with his hands towards the others around him and even turned around, "With so many of us, you think I haven’t got you pinned down?"

"Funny," Li Chen said with a smirk, "I think I’ve got you figured out. Hurry up and hand over all the money you have."

"Hahaha," this time, not only Brother Qu but also the other thugs burst into laughter. This guy must be out of his mind.

"Alone, I can take on all of you," Li Chen’s smile disappeared, and suddenly, he charged toward the group!

In an instant, Li Chen burst into the crowd; his first move was a fierce kick at one man, who was knocked down by the force. Simultaneously, Li Chen pivoted on his foot, dodging an incoming thug’s attack, then he smashed his left fist onto the arm of another thug, who dropped his weapon in pain.

However, Li Chen grabbed him and flung him to the side, using the sent thug to block another assailant’s strike before tossing him aside with a backhand slap.

The thug spun on the spot from the smack, his eyes rolling back as if he might faint any moment.

Li Chen grabbed another’s shoulder, then flipped over, evading multiple attackers, and in mid-air, threw the thug he had in his grasp!

"Ahh!" the thug roared as he slammed onto the ground.

Li Chen moved swiftly among the numerous thugs, striking left and right as if in an uninhabited territory, with each contact resulting in a thug falling or flying away!

Brother Qu, standing aside, watched as his underlings were swiftly taken down around the rapidly moving Li Chen.

"Dammit, this one’s tough!" Brother Qu roared in fury, rushing towards Li Chen in the crowd with his iron bar.

After pushing through his subordinates, he suddenly faced Li Chen, only inches away.

Seeing Brother Qu so close, Li Chen’s face broke into a smile.

Enraged, Brother Qu swung his iron bar directly at him, but Li Chen vanished, and the bar ended up striking a subordinate holding a bat behind him!

"Agh!" the subordinate screamed in pain.

Where is he?

A hint of doubt swept through Brother Qu’s mind, but as he felt a tap on his shoulder, he swung his iron bar without thinking, only to be met with more cries from his own men.

A flicker of humiliation and anger crossed Brother Qu’s face when suddenly the cries of his subordinates increased around him. Within a few seconds, they all collapsed.

"Stop looking; I’m right behind you," Li Chen said, clapping his hands.

Brother Qu turned to see Li Chen with a wide grin, "Now, do you think I’m the one in control?"

Glancing at the thugs lying on the ground, Brother Qu involuntarily swallowed his saliva.

"The rest of you, don’t move or I’ll break your legs," Li Chen suddenly spoke up, his voice calm. The driver, who was attempting to quietly slip away, froze, perspiration beading on his forehead—he had eyes in the back of his head!

"You, what do you want?" Brother Qu asked, staring at Li Chen, realizing this was no mere sheep but a tiger instead!

"Simple," Li Chen chuckled, "I’ll give you two choices: first, hand over the money willingly; second, I beat you up and take the money myself."

"You, you..." A wave of indignation washed over Brother Qu. Was he actually being robbed?

This must be some mistake!

"What’s with the ’you’? Hurry up and hand it over," Li Chen said sharply, his foot tapping the ground, causing a knife scattered on the floor to fly up. With a single slap from his left hand, it flew narrowly past Brother Qu’s head.