Heavenly Dragon Doctor Son-in-Law-Chapter 117 - 118: Wang Ming Gets a Slap in the Face!
He felt an indescribable rage brewing in his heart.
The female deputy general manager came to greet me, but the so-called boss behind the scenes didn’t even show his face. Yet, the moment Qin Long arrived, he personally came out to shake his hand. Isn’t this just asking for a slap in the face? Am I really lower than a lowlife like Qin Long?
The more Wang Ming stewed on it, the more incensed he became.
"Young Master Wang, welcome, welcome." The boss glanced at Wang Ming, offering a perfunctory welcome. His attitude was neither humble nor arrogant.
"Are you provoking me?" Wang Ming was instantly enraged by the boss’s lukewarm reception.
The boss beside him looked as if he wanted to speak but held his tongue. Logically, he absolutely could not afford to offend Wang Ming. The Wang Family was, after all, a new first-rate family in Jiangzhong with considerable power. The boss should have been fawning all over him.
But, as a shrewd man, he knew Wang Ming must have offended that powerful woman. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have threatened to personally slap Wang Ming’s face. I absolutely cannot offend her right now, even if it means offending Wang Ming!
Thus, he paid Wang Ming’s feelings no mind.
"Young Master Wang, please make yourself at home. I have important matters to attend to. I’ll be sure to personally keep you company next time." With that cold remark, the boss led Qin Long toward the VIP room.
Thinking back to that icy demeanor, Wang Ming clenched his fists, his face contorted with fury.
"That son of a bitch, he’s deliberately looking down on me!" he roared. "Damn it!"
Finally, he spun around and smashed his fist against a nearby glass door.
CLANG!
His punch landed squarely on the tempered glass. A piercing pain shot up from his hand.
"Fuck, that hurts like hell!" Wang Ming winced, shaking his hand as laughter erupted around him.
"Damn it, damn it!" Wang Ming’s face darkened as he stormed toward his sports car. Despite the bone-deep ache in his fist, he swallowed the pain for the sake of his pride, putting on an expression that said nothing was wrong.
"Mr. Wang, wait for me..." the beautiful woman called out, sighing helplessly. That fool... perhaps...
Qin Long can’t possibly have this kind of power! There must be some kind of hidden secret!
Wang Ming slid into his sports car, slammed the door, and began to pound his chest and stamp his feet in frustration.
"Mr. Wang, didn’t you say Qin Long used to be a con artist?" the woman asked from outside the car, her eyes lighting up as a thought occurred to her. "Maybe he’s using the Tang Family’s reputation to run scams and fool people?"
Hearing this, Wang Ming paused his tantrum to consider it. After a moment, he gave a firm nod.
That’s right, it must be. It’s because the Tang Family is holding their fiftieth-anniversary celebration soon that the boss was so respectful to a good-for-nothing like him! He must be leveraging the Tang Family’s name to pull his usual street-hustler scams.
A flash of understanding lit up Wang Ming’s eyes. He suddenly understood how Qin Long had afforded the designer bags, the jewelry, and the Rolls-Royce. At the time, he suspected Qin Long had mortgaged the Tang Family Ancestral House, but now it seemed far more likely that he had secretly sold it.
Haha, so not only has Qin Long been leeching off the Tang Family, but now he’s gone and sold their ancestral home! I’ve been trying to figure out how to drive him out of the family for good, and now the perfect opportunity has landed in my lap! When the Tang Family finds out he sold their ancestral land, they’ll want to kill him! Who would protect him then? Not even Tang Xuewu could save him!
Wang Ming laughed maniacally in his mind.
"Alright, that’s enough for today," he said, pulling a thick stack of cash from his bag and tossing it onto the woman.
"Mr. Wang, it’s not about the money! I truly love you!" she cooed, stuffing the cash into her purse.
"I’ll call you if I need you again." Wang Ming promptly shut the car door.
This is a critical time. I haven’t managed to get Tang Xuewu into bed yet, and I can’t let the Tang Family see me messing around. It would be disastrous for my plans.
「Inside the VIP Room of the Longquan Hotel」
Qin Long sat off to one side. The boss clapped his hands, and an attendant immediately brought in a carton of Dragon and Phoenix Prosperity Gold Dragon cigarettes, which cost five thousand yuan apiece. Zhou Hongying was someone he had always wanted to get on the good side of. Now that she had put in a word, he couldn’t possibly offer anything less than the best.
"When will our guest arrive?" Qin Long asked, looking at the boss.
"They should be here any moment. Please, just wait a little longer," the boss said. "I’ll go and hurry them along myself."
As soon as the words left his mouth, he rushed toward the main entrance. He didn’t dare offend Qin Long, but he was even more terrified of slighting the female titan who was on her way. The boss had all his employees line up respectfully on both sides of the hotel entrance to await Xiao Lingyue’s arrival. He had the female deputy general manager stay inside to chat with Qin Long. As much as he wanted to attend to Qin Long personally, the arriving guest struck far more fear into his heart.
「Outside the Entrance of the Longquan Hotel」
Less than five minutes later, a blue Jeep SUV approached slowly. It looked perfectly ordinary and drew no attention from the people outside. In fact, the driver of a car behind it was cursing loudly.
"Hey, do you know how to drive?" a fashionable young woman with brown curly hair and sunglasses shouted, rolling down the window of her Ferrari with a sneer. "This is a Ferrari! Can you afford to pay if you scratch it?"
As the blue SUV pulled up, a woman in a leather jacket and tight leather pants hopped out of the driver’s seat. She walked respectfully to the rear passenger door and opened it.
Then, Xiao Lingyue slowly stepped out.
TAP. TAP. TAP.
The boss and his employees rushed forward to greet her.
"Welcome, esteemed guest! We are honored by your presence!" The boss led his entire staff in a deep bow. He hadn’t even gotten a clear look at the powerful woman’s face before making this incredible display of respect.
The sneering young woman in the Ferrari saw this, and her expression changed dramatically. What in the world is going on? She had been about to park but quickly steered her car to the other side of the lot, giving the powerful arrival a wide berth.
Xiao Lingyue paid the young woman no mind. "Has that arrogant fellow arrived yet?" she asked, glancing at the boss with a placid expression.
"He arrived some time ago. He’s in the lounge now," the boss answered immediately and cautiously.
"Not bad," Xiao Lingyue said. "I hear he’s friends with the head of the Binhai District? It seems today is a good day to teach little Zhou a lesson." Her voice was calm, yet it carried an air of absolute authority, as if no one else mattered. As the deputy commander of the Heavenly Dragon Army, she certainly had the power and means to back it up.
Beside her, Qing’er was perplexed. Given Miss Xiao’s status, she really doesn’t need to handle this herself. I could do it. After all, she’s a deputy commander of the Heavenly Dragon Army, a seven-star general. While not as high-ranking as the Dragon Commander, she is still a titan. No one in Jiangzhong can possibly match her.
"Miss, according to the deputy general manager," the boss began, "Zhou Hongying has apparently been trying to curry favor with him, seemingly with the intent to get on his good side. Based on my assessment, she also seems quite afraid of offending him..." After a moment of hesitation, the boss shared his honest thoughts.
But Xiao Lingyue just smiled faintly, her expression serene and unconcerned. So what if Zhou Hongying was fawning over him? With Xiao Lingyue’s status, even the director of the Supervision Department had to listen to her commands without question, let alone anyone else.
"I understand your concerns."
