6 Chapter Six: Shameless Old Butler, Quite the Style of a Young Master

林睿 turned around and gave Gu Chenerxi a faint smile. "A small Gu family like yours isn't something I'm concerned about. As for Xu Bingbing, you're right. I used to like her, but three days ago, she made some unreasonable demands to our family, which angered my parents greatly."

"You know I'm a filial son. I despise Xu Bingbing's behavior, so I decided not to marry her. To teach her a lesson, I had no choice but to marry you."

"Although in the eyes of outsiders, you're already considered crazy, but I know you're not. And in terms of looks, intelligence, and emotional quotient, you've always surpassed Xu Bingbing. In her eyes, you're the woman she envies and hates the most in her lifetime, because she can never surpass you."

"I think, for Xu Bingbing, my refusal to marry her and choosing to marry you instead will probably be the greatest humiliation of her life. Why wouldn't I do it?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Chenerxi couldn't bear it anymore. She looked at Lin Rui with anger. "You want to marry me just to spite Xu Bingbing? What do you take me, Gu Chenerxi, for? A tool for you and Xu Bingbing to play with?"

Seeing Gu Chenerxi in extreme anger, Lin Rui felt extremely satisfied. In the world of novels, this female protagonist Gu Chenerxi had always been portrayed as a cold and aloof female CEO. Therefore, Lin Rui had decided that since he had come to this world, he must teach her a lesson.

Now, give her a taste of his dominance. If she doesn't listen in the future, he'll just do as he pleases.

"It was just a joke, don't take it too seriously. I, Lin Rui, always act according to my own likes and dislikes. Xu Bingbing is now no different to me than a disgusting bug."

"As for you, whether you become my beautiful wife or something else in the future depends on your efforts."

After saying this, Lin Rui stood up directly and walked towards the courtyard gate. Gu Chenerxi's fingers were tightly embedded in the mud, her lips almost bleeding from biting.

The once seemingly incompetent prodigal son of a wealthy family had transformed into a demon in front of her.

And this demon would probably be around her for the rest of her life.

Thinking of this, even the strong-willed Gu Chenerxi couldn't help but shed tears.

As Lin Rui walked to the gate of the courtyard, Chen Bo stopped him. Because he had been watching his mistress, he had just noticed that she seemed to have cried.

He straightforwardly asked Lin Rui, "What did you say to Miss just now? Why did she cry?"

Lin Rui glanced back at the helpless figure and sighed lightly. "It's probably because of some beautiful childhood memories that touched her."

...

Leaving the Gu family garden, Lin Rui's phone kept ringing incessantly. The caller ID showed that it was a call from Xu Bingbing.

Lin Rui didn't answer any of them.

He could guess that the reason for Xu Bingbing's frequent calls was probably because the old butler, Lin Bo, had already begun to refuse the marriage proposal at the Xu family.

Although he wasn't sure if Lin Bo could handle this matter well, since he had entrusted it to him, there was no need for him to intervene anymore. Trusting people was his style.

Lin Rui didn't go home directly but drove around the suburban and urban areas on various major roads. Since he had come to this world, he had to take a good look around.

While admiring the scenery, he also began to consider his future plans.

Since he wanted to be the protagonist, he must help Gu Chenerxi deal with these enemies. Legal means were not the best option in his opinion because Lin Rui knew too well that for these business tycoons, there were too many loopholes in the law.

The best way to make them disappear cleanly from this world was through business means.

Moreover, after completing the first option task, he would gain a divine-level investment skill. So, in terms of business, he had enough confidence.

It wasn't until nightfall that Lin Rui left the bustling downtown area. His phone had been turned off since the afternoon until evening.

After parking the car, Lin Rui hadn't even entered the house when an excited figure rushed over to him at the gate of the Lin family mansion.

It was none other than the old butler, Lin Bo.

He ran to Lin Rui's side in great excitement, his face brimming with confidence and joy.

With great joy, he said to Lin Rui, "Young Master, the old servant has not let Young Master down. The Xu family has agreed to our demands, and they will definitely not marry into our Lin family in the future."

"In addition, according to Young Master's instructions, the extra expenses incurred by Young Master on Xu Bingbing have been recovered."

"The total amount has been handed over to Madam, totaling three million and eighty thousand."

...

Upon hearing this number, Lin Rui couldn't help but be stunned. He reached out and patted Lin Bo's shoulder. "Impressive, Lin Bo. I never thought you'd be such an expert in debt collection."

To be honest, Lin Bo, the old butler, had been diligent and conscientious in the Lin family for more than ten years. But he had always been quite rigorous in his demeanor and usually followed the rules.

The reason Lin Rui entrusted him with this debt collection task was because he saw the stability and rigor in his approach.

But initially, Lin Rui had thought Lin Bo might be able to recover tens of thousands at most. He hadn't expected him to retrieve so much in one go.

Although Lin Rui had spent far more on Xu Bingbing over the years than this amount, three million plus was still quite substantial.

Lin Bo smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Young Master's instructions. Speaking of which, the main reason I was able to retrieve this money was because Young Master instructed me to obtain bank statements."

He didn't boast about his achievements and even transferred the credit to his master. This further increased Lin Rui's appreciation for the old butler.

However, Lin Rui also knew that Lin Bo's trip to the Xu family to refuse the marriage proposal and demand repayment wouldn't have been easy.

With the personalities of the Xu family members and Xu Bingbing, it wouldn't be as simple as just presenting a few bank statements to force them to return this portion of money.

So Lin Rui smiled and asked Lin Bo directly, "Lin Bo, I reckon today's trip wasn't that easy. Just relying on a few bank statements, the Xu family probably wouldn't easily return the three million plus, right?"

Lin Bo nodded. "Young Master is wise!"

"In fact, this trip was indeed not easy. When I first went to the Xu family, they didn't even let me in. They felt that a servant from the Lin family was not worthy of entering their Xu family. They said if there was any business, it had to be discussed with Young Master in person."

Speaking of this, Lin Bo couldn't help but sigh lightly. Then he continued, "However, while I was upset about this, I was also very angry at the Xu family's behavior. I sat outside the Xu family's gate for half an hour. After thinking it over, I decided that since the Xu family didn't let me in, I might as well visit the Xu Group."

"Before going to the Xu Group, I spent a thousand yuan to contact a media interview agency and another thousand yuan to hire a private lawyer. I briefed them on everything, then went to the Xu Group."

"At first, the security guards stopped us, and the person in charge of the Xu Group refused to see us. So I led the little journalist and the small lawyer to create a scene in the lobby of the Xu Group. In the end, under compelling circumstances, the person in charge of the Xu Group agreed to see us."

Upon hearing this, Lin Rui couldn't help but give the old butler a thumbs up. The shameless way Lin Bo handled things was indeed reminiscent of his own style back in the day.

Lin Bo continued, "The person in charge of the Xu Group is not a member of the Xu family. He's just a manager in a high position. After I stated our demands, he immediately called the Xu family."

"Half an hour later, Xu Bingbing appeared in the meeting room of the Xu Group. After I conveyed Young Master's instructions to her, she was furious on the spot."

"The next moment, she started calling Young Master, but it seems she couldn't get through. Xu Bingbing demanded that we leave the company immediately. She insisted that the matter of refusing the marriage proposal needed to be discussed with Young Master in person because Young Master had instructed us to show the Lin family's toughness and not to show weakness."

"So, I told Xu Bingbing directly that Young Master never wanted to see her again in his life. Then, I listed out the bank statements and demanded that she return the expensive jewelry and bags that Young Master had bought for her."

"This action angered Xu Bingbing even more. She insisted it was impossible. At that moment, in front of the small lawyer, the little journalist, and the manager of the Xu Group, I candidly told her that there was nothing impossible in this world. Even the most romantic wanderer will eventually wake up one day."

"After that, I had the small lawyer explain the necessity of returning these expenses based on legal provisions. At the same time, the little journalist took pictures throughout."

"At that time, Xu Bingbing still ignored us and even wanted the security guards to forcibly drive us out of the Xu Group. But then, Xu Bingbing received a call, which I believed was from her father, Mr. Xu Lingtian, the head of the Xu family. I don't know what Mr. Xu said on the phone, but in the end, Xu Bingbing wrote a check according to the numbers on the bank statements and returned most of the amount."

"Finally, they confiscated the video footage we took and demanded that this matter not be made public."

Clearly, Xu Lingtian requested Xu Bingbing to do so because he didn't want the matter to escalate. After all, it happened in his company, and it had already caused a stir. If it continued to spread, it would damage the company's reputation.

After listening to Lin Bo's account, Lin Rui couldn't help but exclaim how wonderful it was. Although Lin Bo's operation still had room for improvement, for an ordinary old butler, he was already very resourceful.

"You did a great job with this task, Lin Bo. As we agreed, fifteen thousand of the three million will be yours. I'll have my mother arrange for it to be transferred to your account later."

Lin Bo didn't refuse but nodded in relief. Lin Rui especially appreciated this attitude, preferring straightforward servants who could accept punishment when they made mistakes and accept rewards when they did well, rather than those who were eager for rewards but hesitated to accept them and acted pretentiously.

Just as Lin Rui was about to step into the house, a beam of car headlights flashed not far away, accompanied by a roar.

As someone who was quite knowledgeable about cars, Lin Rui could tell from the sound that it was the roar of a Porsche 911 accelerating.

And Xu Bingbing usually drove a limited edition Porsche 911.