My husband Can Cultivate-Chapter 194: Today’s matter is not over yet!
"Hahahaha..."
The crowd laughed wildly, waiting for Yang Qi to make a fool of himself. Only then could they vent the rage in their hearts, and he would become their complete plaything.
"You think this is funny?" Yang Qi looked up, a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
Everyone instinctively took a step back, terrified. That look in his eyes was like that of a wild beast.
A bunch of ungrateful bastards. Forgetting my kindness was one thing, but to humiliate me like this... If I hadn’t begun my Immortal Cultivation, if I didn’t have my current abilities, wouldn’t they have gotten their way today? Thinking of this, his heart grew even more vicious.
"Hurry up! What are you dawdling for? Do you really want to die?" Lin Hao sneered.
"A wretched life is better than a good death, right?" Jiang Lan mocked. "You’re bankrupt, you’ve been cuckolded, what else do you have to care about? Is your pride that important?"
"Get on your knees! You don’t really want to die, do you?"
"I advise you to face reality. You’re nothing now. Any one of us could turn you into a corpse. You should just obediently complete our five punishment games."
"He was always a lowly person, what does he need face for anyway?"
The crowd jeered and egged him on.
Tang Lan looked down at Yang Qi as if she were a queen. "Don’t think you’re the same Yang Qi you used to be. Even if you were, if I tell you to kneel now, you have to kneel. Complete the five punishment games immediately. Otherwise, I’ll make sure your investment goes down the drain tomorrow. I’ll shatter that beautiful dream of yours."
She relished this feeling of superiority. After all, back then, she had merely embezzled a little money, and Yang Qi had fired her for it.
"Do you really have to be so cruel?" Yang Qi raised his head and asked coldly.
I have the urge to kill every single one of them. Once a person gains certain abilities, they can truly decide the life and death of many with a single thought.
"What, are you scared?" Tang Lan sneered.
"That’s enough! Have you no shame, humiliating someone like this?"
Finally, someone couldn’t hold back any longer. Yang Qi looked over, curious, and the icy killing intent he felt was instantly melted by the voice.
Someone’s actually defending me?
It was a girl in her twenties, and Yang Qi actually knew her. When she had first joined the company, she had been quite restless, always dreaming of making it big and climbing the social ladder. But after Yang Qi reprimanded her a few times, she finally settled down and became more practical. In truth, she was a graduate of a prestigious university with exceptional qualifications. Just as Yang Qi was preparing to promote her, the company ran into trouble. This had become one of his regrets.
The girl’s name was Lin Xiaofei, and she was very good friends with Zhang Xiaoduo.
Originally, Yang Qi had assumed this woman would hate him the most. After all, during her time at the company, she had struggled at the bottom and never made it into management. He never expected that a girl like her would still remember his kindness and be willing to stand up and speak for him.
"You all say President Yang held you back? But search your hearts and ask yourselves: which one of you wasn’t a recent graduate struggling to find a job back then? It was President Yang who recruited you into the company. He gave you the opportunity to learn and grow, and he paid you a very generous salary. What did he do wrong? He cherished his dream, treating the company like his own child and wanting to make it bigger and stronger. Was that wrong? Why do you have to hate him so much? I truly don’t understand you people. You’re a bunch of madmen."
Her voice was firm and powerful, not at all like that of a delicate girl.
Tang Lan shot Lin Xiaofei an indifferent look and said sarcastically, "I never expected you would actually speak for him. By all rights, back at the old company, you were the one he scolded the most, the one who was punished the most."
"Because I knew President Yang was doing it for my own good. Without his strictness, I wouldn’t be where I am today," Lin Xiaofei stated.
"Fine. If you feel so sorry for him, then you can join him as a jobless vagrant. As of today, you’re fired," Tang Lan said flatly.
"What gives you the right to fire me? I’m with the Qifei Group now, not the Qin Group," Lin Xiaofei said, neither servile nor overbearing.
"So what? I am currently the Vice President of the Qin Group. In terms of position, I’m on par with your President Ye. You think I don’t have the authority to fire a minor employee from the marketing department?" Tang Lan mocked. "You truly know nothing about power. Since she wants to be with this homeless bum, let’s add her to tonight’s punishment games."
"Alright," Lin Hao laughed.
Jiang Lan laughed.
Everyone laughed.
Of the dozens of people present, only one showed Yang Qi any gratitude. And of all people, it was someone he hadn’t had the time to promote. It was quite a poignant thought.
"Let’s go." Yang Qi grabbed Lin Xiaofei’s hand and headed for the door.
"Stop them!" Tang Lan roared.
A few men blocked Yang Qi’s path.
"SCRAM!" Yang Qi bellowed.
The men were suddenly sent flying. No one understood what had happened. After all, they were all ordinary people, unable to see Yang Qi’s move, much less witness the terrifying burst of his Spiritual Power.
Yang Qi gave the crowd a cold glance and stepped out of the private room.
"Yang Qi, don’t get smug!" Tang Lan shouted from behind him. "So what if you can fight? A brute is useless in this society. This isn’t over! If you refuse to play the punishment games, I guarantee I’ll make you wish you were dead!"
Yang Qi ignored her.
Punishment games? Tomorrow, I’ll make sure these people get a taste of their own medicine. It’s time to settle all scores, old and new.
Once outside the hotel, Yang Qi let go of Lin Xiaofei’s hand and smiled. "Don’t worry. Go to work tomorrow as usual. No one can fire you."
"Forget it, you don’t have to comfort me," Lin Xiaofei said, shaking her head. "Tang Lan is right. Her position is a lateral transfer, and she’ll definitely be the vice president of the new company. If she wants me fired, I won’t be able to stay."
"Do you regret it?" Yang Qi smiled.
"Not at all," Lin Xiaofei said. "I was calm and completely serious. When I said those words, I knew what the consequences would be, but I said them anyway. Because I’m not afraid, and I have too much self-respect to associate with people like them."
"Good. In any case, go to the company tomorrow. There’ll be a surprise waiting for you," Yang Qi said.
"Of course I’ll go," Lin Xiaofei said with a self-deprecating smile. "Even if I get fired, I still have to collect my last paycheck."
***
On the other side, Tang Lan and the others were also losing interest. Now that the protagonist of their show had left, what was the point?
"I can’t believe that Yang Qi actually knows martial arts. No wonder he wasn’t killed," Lin Hao said with a frown.
"So what? He’s just a brute. I’ll ruin him sooner or later," Tang Lan sneered. "Let’s save today’s punishment games. They’ll definitely come in handy in the future. Everyone, head back. We have the internal consolidation and pledge meeting tomorrow. Get a good night’s rest. Once the dust settles, we’ll deal with that Yang Qi."
