Chapter 15: Zhang Xiaotian's Backup Plan

Qin Lu felt like she wanted to die; what on earth was happening? In the evening, she had nearly been despoiled by this beast, and now as night had just fallen, here he was with a gang in tow.

Tears filled Qin Lu's eyes, leaving her feeling utterly helpless.

Liu Chen moved quickly, finishing the rice in his bowl in no time.

"No way, if things keep going like this, I'll be ruined by her sooner or later. Tonight, I'm going to make things clear with him!"

After Qin Lu finished speaking, she got up, ready to confront Zhang Xiaotian outside.

"We'll go with you!" Lin Xueting clenched her fists, her tone resolute.

"No, you've already helped me so many times. I know what kind of power Zhang Xiaotian has behind him. We can't afford to provoke them. It's better to mind our own business. Just stay at home; I can deal with it!" Qin Lu said, rejecting their offer.

At that moment, Liu Chen stood up, raised his head, and looked at Qin Lu.

"We've already offended Zhang Xiaotian. Since we're already at odds, we don't fear a second time. I refuse to believe that there's no justice in this world!" Liu Chen said indifferently.

"Right, all three of us have offended him. What are we afraid of? Donghai City doesn't belong to Zhang Xiaotian. We have nothing to fear!" Lin Xueting also spoke righteously.

Qin Lu looked at both Lin Xueting and Liu Chen.

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have dragged you into this!" Qin Lu said, blaming herself.

"Don't say that. We're friends, aren't we? Friends help each other out, right?" After saying this firmly, Liu Chen walked straight out of the living room.

Qin Lu and Lin Xueting followed him out of the living room and into the courtyard.

Zhang Xiaotian's face still sported several bruises. Inside the courtyard, he was accompanied by over a dozen black-suited bodyguards, each one wielding an iron bar, all burly men brimming with power.

The commotion at Qin Lu's house quickly attracted the attention of many neighbors, and before long, a crowd had gathered around, all curious about what was going on inside Qin Lu's courtyard.

Looking at the dense group of imposing black-suited bodyguards wielding iron bars, the onlookers didn't have high hopes for the trio consisting of Liu Chen.

"That poor girl Qin Lu is quite pitiable. Her husband died not long after they married, and she frequently gets entangled with these disreputable people. Such a hard fate for the young woman!" an elderly man over sixty sighed outside the courtyard, seemingly feeling sorry for Qin Lu.

He was powerless to help, but if he were as young as Liu Chen, he would undoubtedly extend a helping hand.

"Just looking at these people, you know they're up to no good. It seems these three youngsters are in danger tonight!"

"It's clear now, these three young people are truly in danger!"

The surrounding onlookers whispered among themselves.

Zhang Xiaotian looked at Liu Chen and the other two, letting out a wild laugh.

"All three of you, remember me, Zhang Xiaotian? Tonight, you will pay for what you've done!"

His attitude swaggering and overbearing, he was the epitome of arrogance and haughtiness.

"Zhang Xiaotian, you've gone too far!" Qin Lu said coldly, her face filled with hatred toward Zhang Xiaotian.

"Qin Lu, I've told you before, you're my woman. With that face of yours, that body..." Zhang Xiaotian continued arrogantly, his gaze on Qin Lu filled with evil and possessive desire.

"You're shameless, despicable, you're nothing but a beast!"

Tears filled Qin Lu's eyes as she was harassed like this in full public view. Every woman is fragile, requiring care and protection.

Zhang Xiaotian laughed maniacally before finally turning his gaze to Liu Chen. As he listened to Zhang Xiaotian's arrogant and defiant words, Liu Chen's fists clenched tighter and tighter. The rage within his heart grew and grew, and if it reached a certain point, the moment Liu Chen erupted would be the time for Zhang Xiaotian and his men to weep.

"And you, brat, should go out and find out who I am. Zhang Xiaotian is a well-known name around here. What are you, even? I'll make sure you end up a cripple!" Zhang Xiaotian pointed at Liu Chen's nose and cursed, forever brooding over the beating he got at the Holiday Hotel at the hands of Liu Chen.

Liu Chen slightly lifted his head, looking at the non-stop talking Zhang Xiaotian.

"Sorry to disappoint, but I never took you seriously. You're nothing to point fingers and make commands at me. I'll give you one chance: take your men and get out of this yard. I might tolerate your previous verbal diarrhea, but if you truly anger me, don't blame me, Liu Chen, for not being polite!"

Liu Chen spoke calmly, each word weighed with steadiness.

"Haha, you brat, still so ignorant of the way things work!" Zhang Xiaotian sneered.

The onlookers shook their heads in disappointment at Liu Chen's reaction.

"This young man really doesn't know his place. Speaking so boldly in the face of such a power gap, he doesn't back down. It seems this trio is indeed going to receive a harsh lesson from Zhang Xiaotian tonight!" the surrounding people discussed.

"Your name is Liu Chen, right? I'll give you a chance as well. If you kneel and beg for mercy, today I'll leave you three with a way out, how about that?" Zhang Xiaotian said, his face alight with arrogant amusement, his gaze fixed on Liu Chen.

Liu Chen's fist tightened completely.

"Congratulations, you've successfully enraged me. Tonight, I'm going to entertain you properly!"

After speaking, Liu Chen looked back at Qin Lu and Lin Xueting.

"You two step back a bit. Tonight, I'll show these sons of bitches that there's always someone stronger out there, that the sky's the limit!"

After speaking, Liu Chen stepped forward, an unruly aura bursting forth as his gaze swept over the group of burly men holding iron bars.

"A bunch of trash, scum, truly birds of a feather flock together!"

Liu Chen unapologetically mocked.

"You little bastard, you're clueless about life and death. Tonight I'll cripple you!"

The burly man at the front, clutching a metal rod, stepped forward and took a swing at Liu Chen.

Liu Chen shifted his position with incredible speed, charging toward the big man like a shadow. Before the man could see clearly, he felt a pain in his arm and the metal rod was already in Liu Chen's hands.

"Can't even hold onto a metal rod and you're trying to fight people, what a pig brain!"

Liu Chen chuckled, spun the metal rod in his hand, and then smashed it down hard on the big man's head.

Clang!

A cry of agony followed.

Blood was streaming from the head!

Liu Chen effortlessly knocked down a big man, leaving everyone around dumbfounded.

"This kid seems to have some skills, but can he really hold his own against so many? Can two fists really beat four hands?"

The crowd of onlookers muttering in hushed tones had filled the courtyard.

Qin Lu and Lin Xueting were also shaken, watching Liu Chen, they didn't know what to say for the moment.

Liu Chen had unwittingly become their lifesaver.

"Trash, garbage, you can't even beat a fool, a bunch of rice buckets bringing shame upon me!" Zhang Xiaotian hissed coldly as he watched the big man on the ground screaming, his head bleeding profusely.

"Get him, turn that little bastard into a cripple!"

At Zhang Xiaotian's command, the surrounding bodyguards with metal rods in hands and cold expressions charged at Liu Chen.

Qin Lu and Lin Xueting, watching this scene, felt their hearts in their throats and prayed that Liu Chen would be safe.

A smile appeared on Liu Chen's lips, and he gripped the metal rod in his hand a bit tighter.

Watching the group charge at him, Liu Chen moved and charged as well, having seen far more brutal scenes than this, these little scuffles were nothing to him.

The metal rod in Liu Chen's hands was like a venomous snake, each strike ensured another big man was left with a bloody head.

The battle was a complete domination; none of the big men could get close to injuring Liu Chen. His rod moved like a phantom. After a minute, Liu Chen was still standing in the middle of the courtyard, surrounded by big men bleeding profusely, moaning in pain.

Not only was Zhang Xiaotian stunned, but so were the onlookers.

"What... just happened? A dozen big men, beaten by one kid?"

It took a long while for Zhang Xiaotian to recover, his face contorted in anger.

"A bunch of good-for-nothings, why do I even keep you lot around? You've completely embarrassed me!" Zhang Xiaotian's voice was filled with fury and bordering on hysteria.

The bystanders were shocked.

"There's always someone better. Who would have thought this kid was a hidden master!"

Qin Lu and Lin Xueting were also stunned; Liu Chen's abilities were beyond their expectations.

Zhang Xiaotian looked at Liu Chen.

"Kid, you've got some moves. Come be my bodyguard, and I'll give you endless riches and untold pleasures, with all the beautiful women you can desire. How about it?" Zhang Xiaotian smiled at Liu Chen, already scheming inside, hence offering an olive branch.

Liu Chen's mouth curled into a smile, looking at Zhang Xiaotian as if he were looking at a fool.

"Buddy, aren't you a little too full of yourself? Do you think I would work for trash like you, a person worse than a pig or dog?"

At Liu Chen's words, Zhang Xiaotian's face instantly fell.

"You little bastard, you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. Since talking won't get us anywhere, it's time to settle our grievances!"

Zhang Xiaotian sneered, and the next moment, he drew a black pistol.

The black pistol was aimed directly at Liu Chen.

"Jump, little bastard, jump! Let's see if you're faster than a bullet!" Zhang Xiaotian said in a bizarre tone.

The pistol pressed against Liu Chen's forehead, and his gaze grew dark as he looked at the unassailable Zhang Xiaotian. Indeed, under the muzzle of the gun, he seemed to be at a loss.

Not far away, Qin Lu and Lin Xueting, seeing the pistol, were thrown into utter chaos. They had never imagined Zhang Xiaotian would be armed with a gun.

"Zhang Xiaotian, what are you doing? Let Liu Chen go, let him go, I can do anything you want!" Qin Lu blurted out in desperation.

Zhang Xiaotian's eyes gleamed with wicked lust triumph as he eyed Qin Lu.

The atmosphere in the courtyard had turned strange...