Hearing this voice, it was quite familiar; Ling Zhenfei turned his head to look, only to furrow his brows involuntarily.

It turned out, a slow-stopping Audi A4 at the roadside with its door opening revealed a portly middle-aged man and a young woman stepping out.

The one who spoke was in his forties, dressed in a suit and shoes, his hair slicked back without a strand out of place, and wearing gold-framed glasses on his nose, exuding a visage of utter hypocrisy.

This man was none other than the department manager of the company where Ling Zhenfei used to work, Fan Tong!

Fan Tong, true to his name, was like a human-shaped straw bag—a big, useless blob.

This fellow didn't have a shred of talent; his greatest feature was his ability to suck up to superiors. Somehow, he had gained the company owner's favor and was made a manager.

Up above, he would flatter and fawn; below him, he threw his weight around with great pomp.

He would callously order the company's employees around, acting big and bossy, and was extremely lecherous to boot. He would never let any pretty female employee pass by untouched.

Once, he was about to harass the new female employee, Yang Zixuan, when Ling Zhenfei saw and gave him a thorough beating.

And, in no time at all, Ling Zhenfei suffered his revenge, as Fan Tong ratted him out in front of the company boss, which led to Ling Zhenfei's dismissal.

Even though Fan Tong had already fired Ling Zhenfei, his hatred for Zhenfei had not diminished in the slightest.

After all, Ling Zhenfei's beating had left him quite the worse for wear, several teeth knocked out; he still whistled when he spoke.

While Fan Tong was loudly ridiculing Ling Zhenfei on one side, Ling Zhenfei couldn't even be bothered to glance at the man, instead fixating his puzzled gaze tightly on the woman standing beside Fan Tong.

Glossy black hair cascading down like a waterfall to her tender, rounded shoulders.

The woman's face was a textbook example of a beautiful inverted-triangle shape, with delicate and long eyelashes, eyebrows like silk threads, a high and straight nose, and lightly pursed cherry lips.

There was no doubt that the woman before him was a quintessential beauty of the East.

But in Zhenfei's eyes as he stared at her were no traces of astonishment. Instead, there was only puzzled incomprehension.

Of course, he recognized this beauty, the very female employee, Yang Zixuan, who the dimwit Fan Tong had bullied.

Yang Zixuan was a recently assigned female college graduate working at the company—gentle and demure, not much of a talker. It was for this very reason that Ling Zhenfei had stepped in to defend her from Fan Tong's bullying.

But unexpectedly, she turned out to…

"Big Brother Ling, don't get me wrong… I'm not…"

Though Ling Zhenfei hadn't spoken a word, Yang Zixuan obviously perceived a hint of contempt in his eyes. Her delicate face suddenly flushed red as she hurriedly explained, "Big Brother Ling, the company has now been acquired by Lin's Group. The old boss has left, and Manager Fan was having a meal with Lin's senior executives and asked me to accompany them…"

So that was it!

Ling Zhenfei had thought Yang Zixuan was acting under Fan Tong's coercion, but after her explanation, he realized he had misunderstood her.

"Hey, kid, I'm talking to you. Didn't you hear me? Why aren't you answering me?"

Just as Ling Zhenfei was about to speak with Yang Zixuan, Fan Tong, seeing himself being ignored, became instantly furious, glaring at Ling Zhenfei.

"A joke, who says I must answer you when you talk to me? Is it so that if you fart, others are not allowed to cover their noses?"

Ling Zhenfei acted as though he had just noticed Fan Tong and retorted with a cold laugh.

"You…" Upon hearing this, Fan Tong's face turned green with anger. But, having recently suffered at the hands of Ling Zhenfei, he didn't dare to be too arrogant in front of Zhenfei.

"Just a country bumpkin, if I were to stoop to your level, it would only lower my own value. Little Yang, let's go!"

Unable to do anything with Ling Zhenfei, Manager Fan scoffed in disdain and was about to leave with Yang Zixuan.

"Big Brother Ling..."

But Yang Zixuan didn't get into the car; instead, she stood there, looking at Ling Zhenfei with pleading eyes, hesitant to speak.

"Zi Xuan, if you have something to say, just say it. As long as it concerns you, I will certainly do my utmost to help you," Ling Zhenfei comforted her with a smile, seeming to see her predicament.

"Big Brother Ling, could you... accompany me to the hotel? I'm... a little scared!" Yang Zixuan looked at Ling Zhenfei with a pitiful gaze.

"Alright!"

Ling Zhenfei seemed to have anticipated her request and agreed without a second thought.

In fact, even if Yang Zixuan hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have felt at ease letting her go to the dinner with Manager Fan, the old lecher.

"Really? Big Brother Ling, thank you so much!" Yang Zixuan was overjoyed to hear Ling Zhenfei's agreement.

She had thought that Ling Zhenfei would be reluctant, especially since it was because of her that he had been fired last time.

She actually didn't want to trouble Ling Zhenfei, but at the moment, he was the person she trusted the most. Except for Ling Zhenfei, she really didn't know who else to turn to for help!

"No way, this is an internal banquet for our company. As an outsider, what are you joining in for?"

Just as Ling Zhenfei was handing over his tricycle to the staff of the agricultural company for safekeeping and preparing to get into the car with Yang Zixuan, Manager Fan blocked them with a dark face.

"Move aside!"

Ling Zhenfei glared sternly at him and barked, "Idiot, do you think I want to have dinner with an idiot like you? I'm doing this because I'm worried Zi Xuan will be harassed by you again."

"Manager Fan, if you won't allow Big Brother Ling to accompany me, then I simply won't go," said Yang Zixuan firmly, though she was gentle, she was not weak.

"This... no, no..." Seeing Yang Zixuan's resolute tone, Manager Fan started to worry.

With the company newly acquired by a new boss, Manager Fan had managed to connect with Du Kongting, the vice president of Lin's, and invited him to this meal.

Manager Fan had hoped that having the beautiful Yang Zixuan to accompany Du Kongting might ensnare him with her charms. If Yang Zixuan didn't go, would his efforts not be in vain?

"Fine, Little Yang, I agree to bring him along," Manager Fan reluctantly complied with Yang Zixuan's request and turned to Ling Zhenfei with displeasure: "Kid, you can come, but once we're there, don't speak out of turn! President Du is a big shot in the company, not someone a country bumpkin like you can afford to offend."

"Tsk, it's just accompanying someone for a meal. Do you really think you're somebody important?"

Ling Zhenfei ignored Manager Fan's warning, a playful smirk playing on his lips as he took a seat in the back with Yang Zixuan.

"You..." Seeing Ling Zhenfei's expression, Manager Fan felt like his lungs were about to explode with rage.

Manager Fan had wanted to sit in the back with Yang Zixuan to take any chance to get fresh with her.

But Ling Zhenfei, the brat, had calmly occupied the space meant for two, showing no intention of giving Manager Fan any ground, forcing him to sit in the passenger seat, sullenly, and telling the driver to start the car.

From the rearview mirror, seeing Ling Zhenfei and Yang Zixuan sit closely together, Manager Fan swallowed his fury. When they finally arrived at the hotel entrance, he was the first to get out of the car.

"Hey, kid, we're already here, why aren't you getting out?" Manager Fan slammed the car door shut with a "bang" and glared fiercely at Ling Zhenfei.

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