Chapter 3 Apologies

At Wu Family, around forty to fifty bodyguards rushed to the entrance in the blink of an eye, led by a middle-aged man with a scar on his face, the captain of the Wu Corporation security team, Sun Cheng. Sun Cheng immediately positioned himself to shield Wu Yu, "Young Master, are you alright?"

Wu Yu, feeling empowered by the presence of so many security guards behind him, scoffed, "Are you blind? How can I be alright? I was almost beaten to death! Everyone, get him, kill this bastard! Whoever lands a punch on Xu Hao, I'll reward with five thousand yuan!"

With such a generous reward, brave souls were bound to step forward.

Under the lure of Wu Yu's money, the group of security guards turned red-eyed, scraping their feet on the ground, ready to deliver a fatal strike at any moment!

"Remember, don't hurt my Ruyan!" Wu Yu, glaring menacingly at Xu Hao, said coldly, "Run, come on, keep running! Damn it, today I'm going to take your wife right in front of you, what can you do about it? Haha!"

Wu Yu burst into a mad cackle as his bodyguards grew restless.

Xu Hao's expression turned serious, and he spoke to Liu Ruyan beside him, "Ruyan, when the fight starts, don't worry about me. I'll make a way out for you; you run from here and call the police!"

"But..." Liu Ruyan looked at Xu Hao, her expression laden with complexity. She was deeply touched by Xu Hao's effort to rescue her at such a moment. However, she worried about what might happen to him against so many opponents, "Or, Xu Hao, maybe we should just give in to Wu Yu?"

As soon as Liu Ruyan finished speaking, Xu Hao's face darkened, "What are you talking about? My woman, who dares to touch her besides me? Just listen to me!"

His scolding left Liu Ruyan stunned.

Since when had Xu Hao dared to talk to her like that? Yet, Liu Ruyan couldn't feel angry; at that moment, Xu Hao really did possess a sort of masculine charm.

The security guards at the forefront had already closed in, and a young man in a suit beside Xu Hao threw punches as fast as lightning, sending the first few security guards flying. The rest were shocked and hesitated to advance.

Wu Yu stood at the door, seeing Xu Hao surrounded, and felt exceptionally delighted, "Haha, you son of a bitch, that's for hitting me... Hmph, now you've got your comeuppance! Come on, why don't you kneel and beg me? Beg me, and I might spare your life..."

With so many security guards surrounding Xu Hao, Wu Yu felt he had Xu Hao completely at his mercy.

Meanwhile, inside the hall, Wu Yu's father, Wu Zhongcai, was sweating profusely, as if facing a severe threat, his voice trembling as he continued a phone call, "President Liu, I understand, I'll handle it immediately, yes, I'll do exactly as told!"

On the other end of the phone, a man's grave voice spoke, "Wu Zhongcai, you've offended someone you shouldn't have! You'd better pull back from the brink, or wiping out your entire Wu Corporation would just take a matter of minutes! Just a reminder, the person you've offended is named Xu Hao. Better seek his forgiveness soon, or in ten minutes, the Wu Family won't exist in Jing'an anymore! Take care."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Hearing the man's voice over the phone made Wu Zhongcai's back break out in a cold sweat, his body hair standing on end. His heart pounded wildly, thinking about how the company's stocks had plummeted so severely today, losing over sixty billion yuan because of offending someone!

But who was Xu Hao? Wu Zhongcai pondered for a second and then it hit him, damn! Hadn't Wu Yu just said that Xu Hao was beating him up at the door?

Hanging up the phone, Wu Zhongcai didn't even care that he had lost one of his shoes, and he sprinted towards the front door, yelling, "Stop, everyone stop for God's sake!"

Upon seeing the chairman, the security guards at the door quickly cleared a path!

The security guards who were about to make their move stopped when they heard Wu Zhongcai's words.

Seeing that all the security guards suddenly stopped, Xu Hao and Liu Ruyan were utterly confused and speechless, "Dad, why did you make them stop? Look, that bastard Xu Hao has beaten me up like this..."

Seeing Wu Zhongcai approaching, Wu Yu quickly cried out to him with a mournful expression.

Unexpectedly, Wu Zhongcai, who had always doted on Wu Yu, suddenly raised his hand and harshly slapped Wu Yu's face, "Damn it, why didn't he beat you to death? You deserved it!"

Thinking about Liu Tianxiong's stern tone on the phone just before, Wu Zhongcai was still trembling in fear. Liu Tianxiong was one of the two business tycoons in Jing'an City, not only having indisputable authority in Jing'an but also throughout Tiannan Province with sky-high power; destroying Wu Corporation would really be as simple as lifting a finger for him.

Moreover, if it had been any later, Wu Corporation's stocks would have completely collapsed, and the Wu family would have been utterly ruined. And all the key factors hinged on this Xu Hao right in front of him.

How could Wu Zhongcai not be terrified? Even Liu Tianxiong didn't dare to provoke Xu Hao; just how frightful was this Xu Hao?

Seeing his cowardly son, Wu Zhongcai kicked Wu Yu's butt, "Kneel before Young Master Xu!"

"Ah?" Wu Yu, who had been dazed from the beating, still seeing stars, suddenly heard Wu Zhongcai ordering him to kneel before Xu Hao? "Dad, did I hear wrong? You want me to kneel to him? On what grounds?"

Furious, Wu Zhongcai pulled out a steel rod from a security guard and harshly struck Wu Yu, "On what grounds? Is this reason enough? Damn it, you've cost the Wu family a loss of 80 billion yuan, you good-for-nothing!"

Bang, bang, bang!

A few solid hits landed on Wu Yu, causing him to cry out in pain, "It hurts, dad, I'll kneel... isn't that enough?"

After Wu Yu promptly knelt down, Wu Zhongcai then took a moment to wipe the sweat off his forehead, looking respectfully at Xu Hao, "Young Master Xu, I'm Wu Zhongcai, this cursed child's father. Wu Yu did wrong, and I apologize to you on his behalf, I'm sorry! Please, Young Master Xu, be magnanimous and forgive him this once. I promise I'll discipline him properly when we get back, ensuring he won't dare to offend you again..."

What?

What's going on?

All the security guards from Wu Corporation were stunned, looking at each other! Just moments ago, the CEO had ordered them to come help the young master tidy up a mess, and now the CEO was making the young master apologize to Xu Hao by kneeling.

Has the CEO gone mad?

Liu Ruyan was also baffled, turning to look at Xu Hao, the Wu family's stock had lost 80 billion yuan? Was all this Xu Hao's doing? Since when did Xu Hao have such great power?

Xu Hao glanced at an older man in a tuxedo standing nearby; the man subtly nodded. Xu Hao immediately understood that definitely the man in the tuxedo had exerted his influence behind the scenes, even making Wu Corporation wary! Impressive, dad!

"Hmph, you think an apology is enough? If it weren't for my tough bones, I'd probably be lying on the ground by now!" Xu Hao coldly looked at Wu Zhongcai, Wu Yu had even dared to target his wife, it was necessary for the Wu family to bleed...