Half the servant's face instantly swelled red from the slap, and their head buzzed for a long while before they could make out Lu Xingchen's words. Then, trembling, they replied meekly.
"I... I understand..."
Lu Xingchen coldly watched the servant, who shifted with the wind.
That slap intimidated the other servants who had wanted to stir up trouble, and Lu Xingchen made it into the storeroom unimpeded.
In the courtyard.
Lu Yichen helped Zhou Fenglan, who had fallen and could not get up, then turned to look aggrievedly at the equally disheveled Lu Yize.
"Yize, you're just letting Lu Xingchen leave this easily, and giving him ten million for nothing!"
"What gives that bastard the right..."
Clutching her face, Zhou Fenglan said shrilly.
"Exactly! Yize, you mustn't let that bastard off. The Lu family kindly brought him back from the countryside, only to raise an ungrateful wretch!"
Lu Yize had vomited bile all over the ground. His mouth tasted unbearably sour and foul, and he sat on the ground, utterly drained.
He could not understand how Lu Xingchen had become like a completely different person overnight.
With Lu Yichen and Zhou Fenglan still chattering complaints in his ears, Lu Yize grew so irritated that he forced down his discomfort and interrupted them.
"Shut up!"
Both fell silent in fright. Lu Yize had always prided himself on being a gentleman. He had never lost his composure or temper in public, much less with his family.
"Chenchen, tell me honestly. How exactly did those two beasts get into your room? From the first floor to the third, with so many servants along the way..."
Before Lu Yize could finish, Zhou Fenglan hugged Lu Yichen tenderly and turned to reproach him.
"Yize, is this any way for an older brother to behave? Chenchen is still so young. How could he possibly lie? Those two beasts must have sneaked up to the third floor when nobody was looking!"
Lu Yichen looked at Lu Yize in disbelief. His round, almond-shaped eyes instantly reddened and rapidly filled with tears as he choked out.
"Yize, don't you believe me? We've lived together for so many years. Don't you know what kind of person I am?"
Only then did Lu Yize realize his tone had been a little harsh. He lowered his head apologetically.
"That's not what I meant. Don't be angry. I was wrong. I shouldn't have doubted you."
"I remember you wanted that newly released limited-edition bag a few days ago, didn't you? I already preordered it. It should arrive at the Lu Residence tomorrow."
At that, Lu Yichen instantly held back his tears and broke into a smile.
"Really? Thank you, Yize! Don't let Lu Xingchen off easily. I knew he must have been pretending when he acted so meek in the Lu family before."
Lu Yize's eyes instantly darkened. "Don't worry. I won't give Lu Xingchen a chance to leave the Lu Residence."
Lu Xingchen put Tofu into the cat carrier and carried it on his back. He held Xiao Huang in one arm and a bag of cat food and dog food in his other hand. Something long and flat protruded from the bag, with a red handle.
Humming a tune, he had just stepped out of the Lu family's door when he saw a group of muscular bodyguards in black blocking the courtyard gate.
Lu Xingchen looked calmly at Lu Yize, his knife-sharp gaze piercing straight at him, and teased.
"Can't bear to see me go, Yize? You know what I like, so you sent a bunch of burly men to see me off?"
Lu Yize kept rinsing his mouth with a cup as he threatened Lu Xingchen. "Lu Xingchen, don't even think about leaving the Lu family today!"
"Get him!"
The moment he finished speaking, the bodyguards in the courtyard rushed at Lu Xingchen en masse.
The calm on Lu Xingchen's face shattered instantly, revealing a sharp murderous intent. He carefully set Tofu and Xiao Huang on the ground.
With a thud, the bag hit the ground heavily, followed by a series of intimidating buzzing sounds.
Lu Xingchen had known all along that Lu Yize would not let him leave the Lu family easily.
Luckily, he had been clever enough to take a chainsaw from the storeroom.
Lu Xingchen started the chainsaw. Its teeth spun furiously at an astonishing speed, giving off a deafening roar.
Each tooth sat tightly against the next, forming a lethal line of defense that sent a chill up people's spines.
The bodyguards, who had been brimming with fighting spirit moments earlier, instantly stopped in their tracks.
They were the Lu family's bodyguards, hired to keep the family safe. They would not commit crimes or do anything that could cost them their lives.
The pay was only a thousand a day. Whoever wanted this job could have it!
Lin Yufan adjusted his glasses, which had been knocked askew by his fright at the absurd scene before him. Resigned, he took out his phone to livestream it for Huo Chuyun.
"Mr. Huo, I don't think the Huo Corporation's bodyguards will be needed. Young Master Lu is chasing everyone around single-handedly with a chainsaw."
Huo Chuyun appeared on the phone screen in an immaculate black suit. His meticulously styled hair gave him a distinctive charm, while the hideous scar on his face added a lethal allure.
The corner of Huo Chuyun's mouth twitched. He pressed a hand to his forehead with a slight headache. "...Make sure Lu Xingchen stays safe."
Lin Yufan: "..."
Compared with Young Master Lu, he was actually more worried about everyone else's lives.
Lu Xingchen wiped away his sweat and stopped to catch his breath, exhausted.
He saw that the burly men who had been so menacing earlier were now like chicks, trembling as they crouched in corners, clutching their heads and begging for mercy.
Turning to look, he saw that the Lu family stood frozen in terror, each drenched in cold sweat and trying to make themselves as inconspicuous as possible, afraid Lu Xingchen would suddenly remember them.
The old Lu Xingchen certainly would not have dared to actually cut anyone with a chainsaw, but the current Lu Xingchen was an absolute madman.
Only Lu Yichen, overflowing with confidence and equipped with a protagonist's halo, threw the mouthwash in his hand to the ground and said snidely.
"Lu Xingchen! You know you can't get that ten million, so you're lashing out and threatening us with a weapon, aren't you? I don't believe you'd actually dare cut anyone!"
Without another word, Lu Xingchen proved his stance through action, running straight toward Lu Yichen with the chainsaw.
The bodyguards: Thank you for saving our lives, youngest young master of the Lu family!
"Aaaah! Lu Xingchen, don't you dare! I'll call the cops!" Lu Yichen cursed as he ran.
Lu Xingchen said disdainfully, "Go ahead. I won't even have to do anything myself. Your beloved big brother will stop you."
"Do you think he'll let you spread word of what happened today? Do you think you're more important, or the Lu Corporation's bid for the partnership project in Country A?"
"Besides, didn't you say you didn't believe I'd dare cut you? Aren't you unafraid? What are you running for?"
"Who the fuck wouldn't run with someone chasing them with a chainsaw! I don't want to run either, but my legs won't listen! Lu Xingchen! Even if I can't call the cops, don't think this will make me afraid of you!"
Seeing Lu Xingchen getting closer and closer to Lu Yichen, Zhou Lanfeng shouted as though her flesh were being sliced off, "Lu Xingchen! Ten million... We'll pay the ten million! Don't hurt Chenchen!"
"Too late!" Lu Xingchen could not even be bothered to turn his head. He ran faster and faster and demanded an exorbitant sum outright.
"I want fifty million now!"
Lu Yihao, who had only just slowly regained consciousness, heard this and burst out cursing. "Lu Xingchen, don't push your luck!"
"Wipe the shit off your face before you talk to me. I can smell that stinking face of yours from a hundred thousand miles away."
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