Chapter 135: River City Martial Meet!
"President Lin, I..."
Tang Feng gritted his teeth, not knowing what to say. In the end, he said dejectedly, "I will resign."
Having offended Lin Mu, he could no longer stay at the company.
What a pity. After establishing a firm foothold at Boheng Pharma over many years, he was just about to take the next step and become a manager. Now, because of Huang Qi, everything had gone down the drain.
Thinking of this, he shot Huang Qi a resentful glance and got up to leave.
"Brother Feng, Brother Feng, don’t leave me behind," Huang Qi shouted from behind. "You said you’d make me the sales manager. How can you go back on your word?"
"Go to hell, you bitch!" Tang Feng cursed loudly and left without looking back.
It wasn’t until Tang Feng left that Huang Qi remembered she had also offended Lin Mu and couldn’t stay at the company either. But she just couldn’t accept it.
Suddenly, Huang Qi saw Liu Zijian, and a glimmer of hope appeared in her eyes.
"Zijian, please, beg President Lin not to fire me. I’ve come so far, and I don’t want to give up," Huang Qi crawled over, pleading with Liu Zijian. "Zijian, for the sake of our past marriage, please beg President Lin not to fire me."
Huang Qi was now weeping bitterly and beseeching loudly, a complete contrast to her previous aggressive demeanor.
Lin Mu was a bit surprised. So this Huang Qi was actually his brother’s ex-wife. Things were getting interesting.
Liu Zijian looked at Huang Qi and said calmly, "You should leave. From the moment we divorced, we have had nothing to do with each other."
Huang Qi exclaimed, "How can we have nothing to do with each other? We were husband and wife for years! And there’s our son—yes, our son!"
She clutched Liu Zijian’s leg. "Zijian, I know I was wrong. For our child’s sake, please, I’m begging you. Ask President Lin to let me stay."
"You still have the nerve to mention our son?" Liu Zijian let out a derisive laugh and said coldly, "When you insisted on divorcing me and abandoned our son when he wasn’t even a year old, did you ever think about today? When you took everything of value from our home, did you think about our marriage then? What gives you the nerve to beg me now?"
Huang Qi cried uncontrollably. "Zijian, I had no choice! I wanted a good life too, but what could you give me?"
"Yes, you wanted a good life, so you abandoned your husband and son to cling to someone else. Go on, then, go live that wonderful life of yours," Liu Zijian said with disgust.
Huang Qi wiped her tears. "But it’s different now. Your brother is the chairman of the company, and you’re wealthy. We can be like we were before, can’t we? Zijian, honestly, I’ve never forgotten you all these years. I really haven’t."
"Enough!" Liu Zijian raised his hand. "You don’t feel disgusted saying that? I’m disgusted just listening to it. I must have been blind to have ever known a woman like you!"
Huang Qi immediately burst into a torrent of curses, "Liu Zijian, you heartless bastard! You’re a loser! You were a loser before, you’re a loser now, and you’ll be a loser in the future. What’s so great about you? All you did was get lucky with some damn brother!"
"Yes," Liu Zijian said calmly, his single sentence silencing her. "But this brother of mine will never abandon me and never betray me."
Lin Mu shook his head and said, "Zijian, what’s the point of talking to a woman like her? Let’s go."
With that, Liu Zijian stood up and left with Lin Mu, leaving behind a sobbing Huang Qi, who was now filled with gut-wrenching regret. Chen Jie hurriedly stood up and followed them.
Outside the café, Liu Zijian started to say, "Elder Brother Mu, I..."
Lin Mu patted his shoulder. "Nothing needs to be said between brothers. The Sales Department Manager position at the company is being saved for you."
"I’m afraid I won’t be able to do a good job," Liu Zijian said.
"Even if you can’t, you still have to do it!" Lin Mu insisted. "You’re my brother. If you don’t help me, who will?"
Moved, Liu Zijian said in a deep voice, "Don’t worry, Elder Brother Mu. I’ll definitely do my best and won’t let you down!"
"That’s more like it." Lin Mu glanced at Chen Jie and smiled. "Alright, I won’t disturb you two. I have some business to attend to, so I’ll be going."
"Elder Brother Mu, actually, we..."
Liu Zijian tried to explain, but Lin Mu had already walked away, giving him an encouraging fist pump as he left.
"Miss Chen, my Elder Brother Mu isn’t usually like this," Liu Zijian said, his face flushing with embarrassment.
Chen Jie chuckled, her own cheeks turning pink. "I know. Don’t worry, I don’t mind at all. In fact, I envy you for having a brother like him."
"Yes, I feel very fortunate too!" A faint smile appeared on Liu Zijian’s face.
As Chen Jie looked at the man beside her, whose face bore the marks of a hard life and whose eyes held a hint of sadness, something trembled softly within her heart.
"Elder Brother Liu... c-can I treat you to dinner?" Chen Jie mustered her courage. When she saw him look at her, she quickly explained, "I just want to thank you for helping me sign my first contract."
"Of course. It would be my honor." Looking at the pure and kind girl before him, Liu Zijian smiled warmly.
* * *
The next day, Liu Zijian reported for duty at Boheng Pharma. He went through the normal procedures, starting from the very bottom to gain experience. When Lin Mu heard about it, he simply smiled knowingly and didn’t object. Liu Zijian had done it to prevent gossip at the company, and far from being disappointed, Lin Mu fully supported his brother’s decision.
In the days that followed, Lin Mu rarely appeared at the company. Boheng Pharma was just a tool for him to make money, nothing more. It wasn’t that important. His focus was entirely on his cultivation.
The River City Martial Way Tournament was approaching, and Lin Mu couldn’t afford to slack off. Although Lin Mu was confident he would have no rivals in the Martial Way Tournament, his goal was never just the tournament itself.
Time passed, and only a few days remained until the Martial Way Tournament.
That day, Guan Chengye called. He informed Lin Mu about the time and venue for the River City Martial Way Tournament, telling him they would leave tomorrow and that he should be prepared.
After hanging up, Lin Mu looked toward the sunset, a faint smile on his face. Whether in my past life or now, I’ve never participated in a Martial Way tournament. I’m actually a little excited. I just hope it doesn’t disappoint me.
That night, Lin Mu didn’t cultivate. Instead, he simply spent some quality time with his family. His mother’s restaurant was now successfully up and running. With her two friends and Liu Zijian’s mother, Ye’s, business was quite good.
As for Liu Zijian, he had performed surprisingly well in less than a month, securing several major contracts in a row. If it weren’t for how new he was to the company, he would have already been promoted. Therefore, that night, Lin Mu met up with Liu Zijian, and the two of them had some drinks.
「Early the next morning, Guan Jiaojiao came to the villa to pick up Lin Mu for the River City Martial Way Tournament.」