Chapter 56: I Won't Let Go Even If I Die

It was obvious that these people meant no good. Su Man was startled, wondering if they were here to deal with her. If that was the case, dressed the way she was, she would be completely finished.

Lin Chen glanced at the group that had burst in. The leader was the man he and Leng Hanyan had run into while shopping previously—Zhang Jing's current boyfriend, Li Qifeng, whom he had met through his snobbish female coworker.

Without a doubt, they had come to settle a score.

Sure enough, the moment Li Qifeng laid eyes on him, a look of delight crossed his face, and he laughed loudly, "Bastard, it really is you! When I saw you in the lobby just now, I thought I was seeing things, but it actually is you, guy!"

He sneered repeatedly, "You little punk actually dared to make a fool of me in public last time! If I don't cripple you today, my surname isn't Li!"

His hatred for Lin Chen was deeply etched into his bones. From childhood until now, he had never suffered such a huge loss. Remembering it still made his face burn; it was an eternal, indelible humiliation in his life.

That was why, upon catching sight of Lin Chen in the lobby earlier, he had immediately summoned a group of street thugs. He was determined not to stop until he had broken Lin Chen's limbs.

As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed Su Man standing behind Lin Chen, and his eyes instantly lit up.

This punk had incredible luck with women. Last time, he had a cold, elegant half-blood beauty by his side, and this time, it was a woman who looked just like a vixen.

Thinking this, Li Qifeng looked at Lin Chen with eyes full of jealousy and viciously demanded, "Punk, is this woman yours too?"

Lin Chen looked at Su Man and smiled, "You aren't really my woman, are you? It seems this guy is quite interested in you. How about I leave you to them? That way, I suppose they'll let me go."

"Bastard, how dare you—"

Su Man was furious, gripping Lin Chen tightly and refusing to let go, terrified that he might actually run away.

She glared at Li Qifeng and shouted loudly, "I am Su Man, the General Manager of Huading Group. You'd better get the hell out right now, or you'll regret it for the rest of your lives!"

"Hahaha! You're the General Manager of Huading Group? And I'm the richest man in China!"

Li Qifeng laughed heartily, his eyes filled with lust, "Beauty, why don't you come with me instead? I guarantee you fine food and drinks. It'll definitely be much better than following this broke loser. What do you say?"

Su Man spat in disgust and scolded, "Who do you think you are? Wanting me to go with you—go take a look in the mirror!"

Li Qifeng's expression darkened. "You ungrateful bitch! Do you really think you can escape from my grasp?!"

He turned his gaze back to Lin Chen, sneering from a position of superiority, "I told you, you shouldn't have provoked me. You dared to make a fool of me last time, and I won't let you off! Heh heh, if you're scared, why don't you get on your knees and beg me right now? Maybe I'll let you walk away, as long as you leave this woman behind."

Upon hearing this, Su Man's face turned pale with fright. She was terrified that Lin Chen might actually abandon her and leave. If that happened, the consequences were unimaginable. Even if she could throw these men into the ocean to feed the fish afterward, it would be of no use.

She panicked, "Lin Chen, you... you must not abandon me!"

Lin Chen chuckled, "Scared? Aren't you a career woman who has everything under control? Will you dare to play mind games with me next time?"

"I... I won't dare anymore..." Su Man pouted, a layer of mist welling up in her eyes. She looked at Lin Chen with a grievance-filled expression, her pitiful and moving appearance enough to stir a deep desire to protect her in anyone's heart.

"Fine, I won't abandon you. But if you keep grabbing onto me like this, I can't move at all, let alone beat this gang to the ground," Lin Chen said.

"Then... what should I do? If I let go, there are so many of them. What if you start fighting and one of them grabs me? Think of something quickly!" Su Man said nervously.

"Relax, I can handle these guys with one hand. Let go of me first; no one is going to grab you," Lin Chen had no choice but to say.

"No, absolutely not! Are you trying to make me let go so you can run away by yourself? In your dreams!" Su Man tightened her grip on Lin Chen even further.

Lin Chen was utterly speechless. Did he really look that untrustworthy?

"Are you two done chattering over there? Bastard, do you take me and my brothers for a joke?"

Li Qifeng shouted to the seven or eight bulky thugs behind him, "Brothers, go up and break this punk's hands and legs! That woman is ours now!"

Hearing Li Qifeng's command, the thugs cracked their knuckles and walked toward Su Man and Lin Chen with cold smirks.

"Bastards, don't you dare come closer! Lin Chen, hurry up and think of something."

Seeing the group of burly men approaching with lustful glares, Su Man grew even more anxious.

Lin Chen rolled his eyes and said, "Let go of me and go stand over there."

"No... no, I won't let go! Even if I die, I won't let go!"

Lin Chen was speechless. "Now you know to be scared? Knowing you'd be scared, why did you dare bring me here?"

Despite saying that, Lin Chen was as clear as a mirror inside. He could sense that a true martial arts expert was waiting outside the door right now. That person was undoubtedly one of Su Man's subordinates, but because their presence had been locked onto by Lin Chen, they didn't dare to act rashly.

Su Man actually felt quite puzzled inside as well. What on earth was going on with Old Qian? Why hadn't he come in under these circumstances to sort out these scumbags—and ideally, beat Lin Chen up too, so he wouldn't look at her with such disdain anymore?