Do You Know Who He Is?
"What's wrong, Mr. Li?" Zhang Yang asked, following Li Xingyu's gaze into the store.
Inside the store, a man and a woman were sitting at a booth.
Zhang Yang, the girl, still remembered her; she was the girl in the photo Li Xingyu had shown her not long ago.
A tall, handsome young man was sitting next to the girl.
The two were behaving intimately, feeding each other desserts; their closeness made it hard to believe they weren't a couple.
"This..." Zhang Yang didn't continue asking.
Li Xingyu did not act impulsively or lose his mind as Zhang Yang had imagined, nor did he rush in immediately.
Instead, he lit a cigarette, stood at the shop entrance, and watched the couple inside while smoking.
I don't know how much time passed, but the cigarette was finished.
He casually crushed the cigarette butt onto his newly bought handbag, which cost over ten thousand yuan, and the bag immediately emitted a burnt leather smell.
The two people inside the shop seemed to have finished their dessert and left together.
The two chatted and laughed.
"How about we go see a movie together tonight?"
"I don't want to go, there aren't any movies I want to see lately..."
The girl's smile froze the moment she saw Li Xingyu as the shop door opened.
She looked as timid as a pure white flower.
"Xingyu? What brings you here?"
"Is it good?" Li Xingyu asked with a calm smile, his tone completely indifferent.
"No, Xingyu, he is..." The girl was a little anxious and wanted to explain immediately.
The boy looked at Li Xingyu, then at the girl.
"So what if they found out? What's there to explain? You can just talk to them and make things clear..." he said, as he tried to put his arm around the girl's shoulder.
"Don't touch me!" The girl quickly took two steps to the side, then looked at Li Xingyu, "Please let me explain, okay?"
Li Xingyu smiled and casually tossed the bag he had bought at the girl's feet.
The Hermes logo is very eye-catching, and the burn marks on it are even more noticeable.
"You..." The girl glanced at it, her eyes trembling.
The boy standing nearby, indignant, frowned and stepped forward, saying, "So what if you have money? Does that give you the right to insult people to their faces? If you're so capable, settle this like a man!"
"You bastard!" Li Xingyu slapped him hard across the face. "Did I tell you to speak?"
He casually tossed his coat aside, pulled off his belt, and began to whip it.
Zhang Yang watched from the side.
Who would have thought that Li Xingyu, who seems so gentle and refined, could be so ruthless when he gets going?
First came a sudden, unexpected slap, followed by a series of whippings with a belt.
The boy was completely stunned. He was thrown to the ground, then clutched his head, wailing and begging for mercy as he twisted and turned to avoid the falling belt.
"Brother! Brother, stop... Ah! I was wrong, brother!"
"Brother... speak properly, speak properly!"
The girl standing nearby was stunned and didn't know what to do.
She didn't know how much time had passed before she finally reacted, rushing forward to hug Li Xingyu's waist. "Are you crazy?! Stop... Li Xingyu, I told you to stop!"
Li Xingyu smiled, casually took out a tissue, and wiped the belt from top to bottom.
Then he casually tossed the blood-stained tissue at his feet.
Just moments ago, he was a clean-cut and fresh-faced young man, but now he is covered in bruises, his nose is bleeding profusely, and when he opens his mouth, several teeth are spilling out.
"Okay, I'll stop. Didn't you want to explain? Go ahead, I'm listening."
The girl looked at Li Xingyu, who was smiling gently, and felt a chill run down her spine.
"I... I'm just angry, angry that you made me angry. He's just a classmate of mine, and he just wanted to keep me company because I was in a bad mood."
"Hmm, and then?" Li Xingyu asked with a smile.
"And then, you suddenly appeared, and without saying a word, you started hitting me. You came and attacked me without warning. Did you never trust me to begin with?" The girl looked down at the boy groaning on the ground, a hint of pity flashing in her eyes.
"Since you don't trust me, let's just end it here."
"Sure." Li Xingyu shrugged, took a step forward, and stepped directly on the boy's hand on the ground.
Suddenly, the boy let out a wail and his body curled up like a shrimp.
Li Xingyu stood in front of the girl and extended his hand.
The girl shrank back in fright; Li Xingyu's performance had truly terrified her.
"Don't worry, I don't hit women. Give me back my things."
"The thing?" The girl was taken aback, then bit her lip casually. "Fine, I'll give it to you. I didn't expect you to be so petty."
She took off her necklace and her earrings.
"And a watch." Li Xingyu spread his hands.
The girl was taken aback, a hint of surprise and reluctance flashing in her eyes...
Zhang Yang glanced at the watch on the girl's wrist; it looked like a Cartier Ballon Bleu.
"Here you go!" The girl took off her watch and slapped it into Li Xingyu's palm.
Li Xingyu casually weighed the object in his hand a couple of times, then raised his arm high and threw it away without any warning.
The lake in the distance.
With a thud.
Items worth hundreds of thousands of yuan vanished without a trace in the river without even a ripple.
"What... what are you doing?!" the girl exclaimed.
The girl initially thought Li Xingyu was just being stingy and petty by wanting his things back, but when she saw him throw them into the water without hesitation, she panicked.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stuff? Just throw it away like that?
Not far away, a Brabus G900 with a Beijing license plate suddenly came to a slow stop.
Many passersby stopped and took photos with their phones.
Because this car is so rare, the B on the front emblem is much more impactful than the B on Bentley.
"Holy crap, Brabus G900! Am I seeing things?"
"The one that cost 15 million to produce, and was limited to only 50 units worldwide?"
"The ceiling of the Mercedes-Benz Big G?"
The Brabus G900's doors opened, and two figures stepped out from the driver's and passenger's seats respectively.
The driver's figure resembled a small mountain.
The person who arrived was none other than Chen Zhang, who had met Zhang Yang once before and who could make Li Xingyu obedient and avoid him.
"Brother Chen?" Li Xingyu's expression faltered slightly.
"Xiao Li, what are you doing? A full-blown fight?" Chen Zhang smiled as he surveyed the situation.
"Brother Chen, it's just a personal matter, please excuse the embarrassment," Li Xingyu said, his expression a little awkward.
After all, this is hardly something to be proud of, no matter who it happened to.
"Hmm." Chen Zhang looked at the boy on the ground, then at the timid girl standing to the side. "So that's why you were avoiding me. You have a girl in Tianjin, right? Long-distance relationship? Someone interfered? No way? You, Young Master Li, have finally met your match."
If anyone else had said those words, Li Xingyu would have already attacked them.
But when facing Chen Zhang, they didn't dare, and could only manage a forced smile; they couldn't even muster the courage to express their anger.
"Let me guess..." Chen Zhang looked at the girl beside him, "Do you know who he is?"
The girl was slightly taken aback, still not quite understanding what Chen Zhang meant.
"Got it. So you were just pretending to be weak to fool others, huh?" Chen Zhang pointed at Li Xingyu twice, laughing and scolding, "You're really something. You're the eldest son of the prestigious Li family in Beijing, with family assets worth tens of billions, handling hundreds of millions of venture capital projects every day, and you still have this kind of free time?"
The girl next to him suddenly looked up at Li Xingyu in disbelief, her voice trembling.
"Starry Sky..."
"Young lady." Chen Zhang looked at the girl, shook his head and sighed, "You're so naive, yet you managed to hook up with the young master of the prestigious Li family in Beijing, making him come to see you every weekend. You're so smart, yet you're not going to pursue and pamper such a golden bachelor, and instead you're cheating on him?"
He walked forward, looked down at the boy curled up like a shrimp on the ground, and shook his head in surprise.
"Judging by his appearance, he doesn't seem to have any special talents."
At this point, the little girl beside him could no longer hold back. She ran up to him, grabbed the hem of Li Xingyu clothes, and looked more anxious than ever before.
"Xingyu, I was a bit impulsive just now and said a lot of hurtful things. Can you forgive me?"
"Let go then," Li Xingyu said with a smile, unmoved.
"Xingyu, let's make it work, okay? I want to eat your cooking, I want to sleep in your arms. Didn't you say that I'm the most like..." the girl continued, trying to salvage the situation.
"Get lost!" Li Xingyu's eyebrows shot up. "You dare compare yourself to her? You're not even worth a single hair on her head."
The girl trembled and blankly let go of her hands.
"I'm warning you, get as far away from me as you can. Do you really think I'm playing games with you and being nice to you?" Li Xingyu sneered.
"Then... then take care of yourself. I know I don't deserve it..." The girl gently hugged her shoulders, her eyes slightly red, biting her lip with a helpless look. "Before we break up, could you hug me one more time..."
"You green tea bitch! Say one more word and I'll make sure you can't stay at your school anymore, you get it?" Li Xingyu remained unmoved and pointed a finger at her.
With things brought up to this point, more and more people gathered around to watch.
The girl covered her face, turned around, and ran away.
"Young Master Zhang, and Brother Chen, please excuse the commotion." Li Xingyu took a deep breath and looked again at Zhang Yang and Chen Zhang, who were waiting to the side.
"I didn't realize you could be so ruthless when you turn on someone," Zhang Yang said with a smile.
"Women, it's just clothes. It's also my fault; I was a bit bewitched a while ago," Li Xingyu said with a wry smile.
"It's not your fault," Chen Zhang suddenly spoke up. "She does resemble her somewhat."
The scene fell silent for a few seconds.
"Let's not talk about that anymore, Zhang Yang, what a coincidence." Chen Zhang turned his gaze and walked towards Zhang Yang with a smile.
"Hello, Brother Chen." Zhang Yang nodded and reached for a cigarette.
"No, no." Chen Zhang pressed Zhang Yang's hand down. "Actually, I was just talking about you with my friend. Come on, let me introduce you to someone."
He pointed to the man beside him.
"Ye Yunkai, the director of the Tianjin Martial Arts Hall and the owner of Tianjin Jingwu Sports Culture Company... Mr. Ye, this is the friend I told you about, Zhang Yang. I can't even last one move against Zhang Yang."
"Hiss... I've heard so much about you." The man named Ye Yunkai's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward to get to know him.
Zhang Yang knew that Tianjin had always had a strong martial arts tradition. During the Republic of China era, martial arts Huo Yuanjia were everywhere, with nearly two hundred different martial arts societies. Huo Yuanjia, a great martial arts master, was from Tianjin. Han Muxia, one of the top ten masters of the Republic of China, known as a Whampoa Military Academy instructor, and the head instructor of the army's thousand-man martial arts corps, was also from Tianjin.
This Tianjin Martial Arts Hall is certainly not one of those ubiquitous martial arts academies these days, and the Tianjin Martial Arts Hall's director is definitely no ordinary person.
He might very well hold a prominent position in Tianjin's martial arts community.
"Hello, Director Ye." Zhang Yang greeted him with a smile.
"Um..." Ye Yunkai looked at Chen Zhang, his expression questioning, "Could it be..."
"Zhang Yang, I just happened to need to talk to you about something. Could you help me out?" Chen Zhang laughed heartily and stepped forward. "Shall we talk in private and find a place to sit?"
"Okay." Zhang Yang nodded without hesitation.
Although I don't know how he can be of any help, it's okay to sit down and chat since we've just met. Even if we don't become close, getting to know each other and making a good connection is a good thing.
"Li Xingyu, what about you? Are you with us?" Chen Zhang looked at Li Xingyu again.
"Me? I think I'd better not go." Li Xingyu shook his head shrewdly, perhaps feeling pressured being with Chen Zhang. "Young Master Zhang, then let's meet in Beijing."
"Then you can drive my car back." Zhang Yang casually tossed the car keys to Li Xingyu.
Afterwards, he got into the car with Chen Zhang and the others.
A moment later, the Brabus G900 started up and left the spot.
Li Xingyu glanced at the boy who was still lying on the ground, pretending not to move, sneered, and stepped over his head.
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The Brabus G900 stopped in front of a quaint old building.
The three chatted idly along the way before getting off the car.
Zhang Yang got out of the car and glanced at the plaque on the huge antique-style building in front of him, and then faintly heard shouts coming from inside the building.
"Come on, Zhang Yang, this way." Chen Zhang knew the way well.
Stepping inside the martial arts school, one is immediately struck by its hidden charm. There are various wooden dummy training dummies, all sorts of modern equipment, more than a dozen huge fighting rings, and at least several dozen young people dressed in martial arts uniforms practicing their punches and kicks.
"I've always taken it upon myself to promote traditional Chinese martial arts. In recent years, with the help of new media, I've done a good job of promoting our traditional martial arts," Ye Yunkai said, standing in front of a wall.
Zhang Yang glanced at it.
The wall is covered with various certificates of honor and photos. At first glance, many of the photos feature him with various celebrities, including stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
One photo in particular features Hong Kong Island director King of Glasses and all the main creators of his martial arts-themed film.
It's a gathering of industry leaders.
Besides these, there are countless photos of him with various official figures.
"Oh, I served as the president of the Tianjin Martial Arts Association for one term. This is a photo from that time," Ye Yunkai briefly mentioned. "President Zhang, the reason I invited you here this time is actually because... Young Master Chen mentioned it last time, saying that you..."
"I'm pretty good at fighting, right?" Zhang Yang shook his head and smiled.
"You might not know this, but many years ago, Young Master Chen won the championship in a military region-level all-army martial arts competition." Ye Yunkai looked at Zhang Yang with a meaningful expression. "Mr. Zhang, you were able to defeat Young Master Chen in one move. That's quite terrifying, isn't it?"