C47 You Personally Apologize

After a moment of silence, Qin Xiaojia burst into unrestrained laughter.

Lin Xuan regarded him with the look one gives a fool.

"Calling you an idiot was an understatement; you truly are one! How could you come up with such a ham-fisted scheme?"

Qin Xiaojia's eyes turned vicious as he snarled, "You smashed my jade cup, so you owe me thirty million yuan in compensation. If you can't cough up the cash, your wife will just have to keep me company!"

Pei Qiuyu, terrified, sought refuge behind Lin Xuan.

With a face as serene as a still pond, Lin Xuan examined the shard and remarked, "You claim this is a jade piece, yet its color lacks any clarity. The green is unevenly distributed, and there are even tiny bubbles inside. And you still call this a jade cup?"

He tapped the fragment on the table once more, producing a dull, muted sound.

"Clearly, it's a counterfeit. Anyone with a basic understanding of jade could see that. Trying to swindle people with this is just amateurish."

With that, Lin Xuan nonchalantly tossed the shard onto the floor.

"Lin Xuan, are you telling the truth?" Pei Qiuyu asked, her voice tinged with hope.

If Lin Xuan was correct, the jade cup was worthless, not to mention worth thirty million.

Lin Xuan nodded, then pulled out fifty yuan and laid it on the table. "Fifty yuan, not a penny more. Even that's being generous to you."

"You dare claim my jade is fake? You're asking for trouble!"

As Qin Xiaojia's words hung in the air, a group of burly, tattooed men closed in, encircling Lin Xuan and Pei Qiuyu.

"I'm telling you, you'll pay the full thirty million!"

Qin Xiaojia jabbed a finger at Lin Xuan with a threatening air. "Or else, I'll break your legs and have my way with your wife right before your eyes!"

Lin Xuan's smile was icy. "Is that a threat?"

With a menacing look, Qin Xiaojia retorted, "I'll do as I please, and you'll pay whatever I say! Waste one more breath, and neither of you will walk out of Ju Ya Pavilion!"

Lin Xuan clapped his hands, a glint of menace sparkling in his eyes.

"If you can pull it off fair and square, I won't utter a single complaint. However, let me advise you to drop the idea of messing with my wife, or you'll live to regret it."

"Are you bluffing or pleading?" Qin Xiaojia sneered in fury. "No one in this place has ever dared to speak to me like that. Today, I'll show you that I, Master Qin, am not someone you can trifle with!"

"Attack, now!"

At Qin Xiaojia's command, a swarm of muscular brutes charged.

Lin Xuan's foot connected with the lead attacker, sending him soaring through the air for a good four or five meters, toppling those behind him like dominoes.

Next, Lin Xuan seized another by the hair and thrust downward.

With a resounding "crash," the man's head collided with the steel coffee table, shattering the glass into a spray of shards.

Pei Qiuyu's hands flew to her mouth, too shocked to utter a word.

In mere moments, Lin Xuan had laid out the gang of brutes, now sprawled on the ground, wailing in pain.

Enraged, Qin Xiaojia whipped out his phone and bellowed, "You dare to make trouble here? You're a dead man!"

He punched in a number and sneered, "Just wait. Once my father, Qin Hu, gets here, you're going to wish you were never born!"

Lin Xuan strode up to Qin Xiaojia and delivered a slap that sent two of his teeth flying.

Clutching his bleeding mouth, Qin Xiaojia mumbled incoherently, "You... you dare hit me? You're done for..."

Pei Qiuyu, her face drained of color, urgently tugged at Lin Xuan's arm. "We need to get out of here, now! You've stirred up serious trouble. If we don't go, it'll be too late."

But Lin Xuan just chuckled. "Wife, did I just hear him drop Qin Hu's name? In my book, Qin Hu is less than a fart. Let him come."

"You've got some nerve! No one in A City has ever had the gall to insult my father like that. You say he's nothing to you? Just wait until he arrives—I'll have you groveling at his feet, and I'll snap your legs like twigs!"

Within minutes, the screeching of tires and the sound of a car making an emergency stop echoed from outside.

"Who has the guts to cause trouble on my turf! And to lay a hand on my son! Show yourself!"

"Dad, dad!"

Qin Xiaojia called out, his voice tinged with excitement.

In the next moment, a middle-aged man in a suit with a slicked-back hairdo burst in, leading a sizable entourage. This man was none other than Qin Hu, also known as Master Hu.

Qin Xiaojia dashed over and pointed at Lin Xuan, yelling, "Him, it was this jerk who hit me!"

Qin Hu's gaze followed his son's finger, and he was visibly shaken, his soul nearly leaping out of his skin!

This... wasn't this the big shot, Director Wang's boss?

He himself was nothing but a junior in Director Wang's presence, and now his foolish son had crossed the boss of all bosses!

Qin Hu was petrified, at a loss for what to do.

Meanwhile, Qin Xiaojia stood there, eyes bulging, taunting, "Jerk, now that my dad's brought a whole crew, even if each one took a slice at you, do you think they couldn't turn you into mincemeat?"

Pei Qiuyu was shaking with fear, clutching Lin Xuan's arm tightly.

She had never witnessed such an intimidating display.

Lin Xuan, however, just gave a cold laugh and retorted, "Why don't you ask your dad if he has the nerve to lay a finger on me?"

"Still trying to act tough, huh?"

Qin Xiaojia, seething, turned to Qin Hu and demanded, "Dad, you see how insolent this jerk is? Let them cut him down..."

"I'll cut down your mother!"

"Smack!"

Qin Hu's hand struck Qin Xiaojia's face before he could finish, spinning him around in place.

Qin Xiaojia, hand on his cheek, was utterly stunned.

"Dad, why did you hit me?"

Qin Hu was on the verge of fury with his idiotic son.

"You're asking why I hit you? I ought to kill you!"

With a swift kick, Qin Hu sent Qin Xiaojia tumbling to the ground, cursing, "Are you out of your mind? You've brought a catastrophe upon us!"

"Damn it, I might as well not have a son. I'd rather beat you to death myself!"

Qin Hu's tirade only fueled his rage further. In a fit of fury, he lifted his foot and unleashed a barrage of kicks upon Qin Xiaojia's body.

The pain was so intense that Qin Xiaojia clutched his head, wailing on the ground.

Onlookers who hadn't encountered Lin Xuan before were completely taken aback.

Surely, no father should discipline his son in such a manner, should he?

After a brutal flurry of kicks, Qin Xiaojia lay on the ground, sobbing, "Dad, didn't you promise to take my side? Why are you hitting me? Are you even my real dad?"

"Go to hell, and keep your mouth shut!"

Still seething, Qin Hu delivered another kick, knocking Qin Xiaojia unconscious.

Qin Hu then dashed over to Lin Xuan, bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle, and said with utmost respect, "Mr. Lin, please accept my apologies for my son's insolence."

Lin Xuan responded coolly, "Qin Hu, what an exemplary son you've raised."

"He's got some nerve, coveting my wife and trying to swindle thirty million from me with a worthless jade cup."

At these words, Qin Hu shuddered, his entire being overtaken by a chilling fear. "I've failed in my duties as a father, I deserve to die! This wretched offspring! I'll put an end to this scourge right now as my apology to you, Mr. Lin!"