The King of Urban Mercenaries
Chapter 281 - 281 281 Accidentally Became An Honored Guest

281: Chapter 281: Accidentally Became An Honored Guest 281: Chapter 281: Accidentally Became An Honored Guest “I had initially planned to have you invest in Meishilin together,” said Fang Wenxi as his face turned livid in the banquet hall of the Royal Hotel.

Though he was speaking to Mu Shanshan, his eyes were fixed intently on Lin Fei, with a hint of murderous intent emerging within them.

Overall, Fang Wenxi was relatively restrained.

As the eldest son of the Fang Family and president of the Fangxing Group, Fang Wenxi had never enjoyed being touched and slapped on the face in such an “intimate” manner.

Fang Wenxi was well aware that if it came to blows, he would definitely be no match for Lin Fei.

Of course, the main reason was that the setting was inappropriate.

Even as the eldest son of the Fang Family, he didn’t dare to initiate a fight with Lin Fei at the charity dinner hosted by the influential deputy leader Gu Lanzi.

If he had indeed struck, he wouldn’t need Lin Fei to retaliate, as there would be plenty of people willing to intervene on behalf of Gu Lanzi.

It was only because Lin Fei had an intimate private relationship with Gu Lanzi that he dared to disregard her as a leader.

Otherwise, anyone present at the event tonight would likely show her some respect.

Slap!

“Little Fang, that’s where you’re wrong.

Can you casually call Shanshan by her name?

From now on, you should call her sister-in-law, understand?!” Fang Wenxi clenched his teeth and dropped a cursory remark, attempting to leave, when Lin Fei grabbed his shoulders again and slapped the back of his head.

Slap!

“What are you standing there dumbfounded for?

Aren’t you going to call her sister-in-law quickly?!”

Seeing that Fang Wenxi didn’t respond immediately, the impatient Lin Fei slapped the back of his head again, neither too lightly nor too heavily.

“I’ve known Shanshan since we were kids—”

Slap!

“Are you deaf?

Call her sister-in-law, got it?!”

After being slapped three times by Lin Fei, Fang Wenxi’s already livid face now looked so gloomy it seemed water could drip from it.

If one listened closely, they could even hear the grinding of Fang Wenxi’s teeth in suppressed rage.

Clearly, Fang Wenxi was teetering on the edge of an outburst.

At this moment, what Lin Fei was saying didn’t matter to Fang Wenxi anymore.

The only thing Fang Wenxi felt was the need to use all available power to make Lin Fei disappear from his sight as soon as possible.

In fact, Fang Wenxi had been wanting to get rid of Lin Fei for not just a day or two.

Over a month ago, Fang Wenxi had secretly joined forces with Jiang Yunpeng, dispatching people like Fubo and Du Zhengting in an attempt to take Lin Fei’s life.

Regrettably, Uncle Fu suffered severe injuries while fleeing, and Du Zhengting and others had vanished, but Lin Fei was still very much alive.

This undoubtedly served as a significant wake-up call for Fang Wenxi, and it was the main reason why he had only used commercial tactics over time, acquiring Meishilin, and hadn’t resorted to underhanded means against Lin Fei.

In short, it wasn’t that Fang Wenxi didn’t want to get physical with Lin Fei, but that he no longer had full confidence in doing so.

That’s why he bought Meishilin, to spite the Mu Group, while also trying to stir up trouble between Mu Shanshan and Lin Fei.

However, having been “smothered” by Lin Fei, Fang Wenxi, feeling humiliated, could hardly care about maintaining appearances.

“Fang, we all heard that.

So, are you not going to introduce us to this distinguished guest?” Just as Fang Wenxi was about to irreparably sever his relationship with Lin Fei, two entrepreneurs who had been chatting not far from Lin Fei and had been invited to the charity dinner, approached Fang Wenxi with a smile after being pulled into the conversation by Lin Fei.

Unlike Mu Shanshan, who seldom attended various banquets, as the scion of the Fang Family and the president of Fangxing Group, Fang Wenxi was a regular at various gatherings in Zhonghai, well-known within the city’s high society.

These two entrepreneurs, also guests at the charity dinner, clearly knew Fang Wenxi.

Knowing his identity, having seen Lin Fei repeatedly being friendly with Fang Wenxi, and observing their interactions reminiscent of close brothers, they naturally regarded Lin Fei as a “distinguished guest,” keen on forging an acquaintance.

The sudden arrival of the two entrepreneurs at the charity dinner caught Fang Wenxi off guard momentarily.

However, being a veteran of many social events, Fang Wenxi quickly regained his composure.

He then attempted to return the favor by introducing these two unexpected guests to Lin Fei while planning to give Lin Fei a few metaphorical slaps in return.

“Director Zhang, Director Wu, let me introduce you to—”

While speaking, Fang Wenxi attempted to make his move.

His plan was indeed clever.

After all, he was unaware of the “personal connections” between Lin Fei and Gu Lanzi.

Fang Wenxi assumed that Lin Fei would act like him, not letting outsiders perceive that they were about to engage in a confrontation, so as not to leave a bad impression on Gu Lanzi, the influential vice leader.

Unfortunately, he seriously underestimated Lin Fei’s adaptability.

“What are you doing, are we that close?

Step back, don’t cozy up to me!

Just because you’ve acquired Meishilin, you think you’ve forgotten your own name, but it was just that our Shanshan despised you, and threw it your way.” The moment Fang Wenxi opened his mouth, Lin Fei, with a look of disgust, pushed him away, strode towards Mu Shanshan, and casually wrapped an arm around her slender waist.

As he walked, he said, “Wife, not to be critical, but you’re just too kind.

Though Meishilin isn’t top-notch, it could have still been nice to take it over for increasing our company’s employee benefits.

How could you feel sorry for the Fang Family and just hand over Meishilin to them?

Don’t do that next time.”

Although Lin Fei’s voice was not very loud, it was clear enough for Fang Wenxi and the two entrepreneurs attending the charity dinner to hear.

As members of Zhonghai’s business world, the two entrepreneurs were aware of the Fangxing Group’s acquisition of Meishilin.

Lin Fei’s admonishing words to Mu Shanshan were indeed shocking to them.

“The person just now looked somewhat familiar,” one of the entrepreneurs who attended the charity dinner, Director Zhang mentioned by Fang Wenxi, commented pensively as he watched Mu Shanshan’s retreating figure.

“Shanshan?

Could it be the one from the Mu Group?!” The other, Director Wu, muttering Lin Fei’s endearment for Mu Shanshan, suddenly remembered her identity.

If it were only based on Lin Fei’s account, perhaps the two entrepreneurs might not have speculated much.

But having recognized Mu Shanshan as the icy corporate president and linking her to Lin Fei’s reference, the two entrepreneurs exchanged glances, spotting a trace of apprehension in each other’s eyes.

Although the Mu Group might not be as prominent as the Fang Family’s Fangxing Group, it was nonetheless substantial.

And Mu Shanshan herself was revered as the business goddess of Zhonghai.

Becoming Mu Shanshan’s husband, Lin Fei’s “distinguished guest” status inevitably led to further speculation by the two entrepreneurs attending the charity dinner…