Chapter 10 - A Slap in the Fac

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

That phrase from Wind Chen shocked everyone present.

A tinge of malice flashed in the eyes that Chanler Fong hid behind his spectacles. He said calmly, “You’re not very capable, but you’ve got quite the temper. Aren’t you afraid of losing out?”

“In what way? Can you make me lose my job or my wife?” asked Wind Chen with a laugh.

Chanler Fong’s expression immediately froze upon hearing these words.

“Wind, forget it. Don’t make a scene.”

Queena Ye tugged at Wind Chen. She knew that Wind Chen was unhappy with Chanler Fong because both Chanler Fong and Chelsea Ye were behaving like snobs and clearly despised him. However, this was not the place to make a fuss about such things.

“That wouldn’t do,” said Wind Chen. “As the old saying goes, it is better to destroy 10 shrines than to tear a marriage apart. But there is an idiot here who’s come out of nowhere, and the first thing he tells you is to divorce me? If I don’t teach him a good lesson today and make him remember this for the rest of his life, he might think that he can do whatever he wants just because he’s some director-level guy in Thousand City Entertainment.”

“My gosh, you’re just a useless coward. Nobody’s going to be afraid of you,” sneered Chelsea Ye.

“One obvious characteristic of incapable people is their stubborn words. It can’t be helped. When he finally manages to earn millions a year like me, he’d probably finally realize how foolish he was today.” Chanler Fong pushed his glasses up his nose out of habit.

“Wind Chen, can you stop making a fool of yourself? Take it that I’m begging you,” Sue Lee chimed in through gritted teeth.

Mina Ye and her husband just looked on like they were waiting for a good show.

Just then, Zander Ye walked in and immediately sensed something was wrong. After he found out what happened, he glared at Wind Chen and said directly, “Who do you think you are? How could you threaten Mr. Fong like that? Aren’t you going to apologize to him?”

“Give me three minutes. This so-called managing director is going to lose his job.”

Wind Chen pulled his phone out to make a call.

Everyone’s attention fell naturally on Wind Chen.

“What the heck is he up to? Is he going to keep up this pretense? What a dumbass,” muttered Penn Zen, shaking his head.

“Who cares what he’s going to do? Let’s just watch,” replied Mina Ye.

Sue Lee and her husband got angrier. To them, Wind Chen was just mindlessly putting on a pretense that would fall apart in seconds, and he was such an embarrassment to them.

“And who are you even trying to call? Are you still in Lalaland?” Chanler Fong mocked Wind Chen while trying hard not to laugh.

Wind Chen ignored him, because his call got through.

“Brother Chen, how nice of you to call me. Is anything the matter?” Tiger Xu’s voice reached Wind Chen’s ears.

Wind Chen replied, “Brother Xu, is there a guy named Chanler Fong working for your company, Thousand City Entertainment?”

“Chanler Fong? Brother Chen, he’s one of the company’s managing directors, and I was the one who approved his hiring too. What’s wrong with him?” asked Tiger Xu.

“Nothing, really,” said Wind Chen with a laugh. “Chanler Fong is now advising my wife to divorce me, and he boasted about how he earns a few million a year. I think this man doesn’t have an honest character and can be problematic.”

“Got it. Brother Chen, don’t worry, I know exactly what to do.”

Tiger Xu hung up.

Wind Chen kept his phone away too.

“Don’t tell me that you just gave a call to VP Xu?” Chanler Fong tried his best not to burst out laughing.

“Congratulations, you got it right. Your prize for guessing it right is that you might lose your job within the next few minutes,” said Wind Chen.

“You’re such an interesting fellow!” Chanler Fong couldn’t hold himself back and started laughing loudly.

At the same time, Zach Ye, his wife and daughter, couldn’t stop themselves from laughing either. They looked at Wind Chen like he was nothing but a clown.

“Do you know what sort of position VP Xu has? You’re just a useless coward. Why would you even have his number? I’m begging you, stop embarrassing your family, alright?” Chelsea Ye mocked him.

Sue Lee and her husband, Mina Ye and her husband, as well as Queena Ye all turned a brighter shade of crimson when they heard these words.

But at this juncture, Chanler Fong’s phone suddenly rang.

He pulled his phone out to see that it was VP Xu calling him. He froze for a while before taking the call.

“Mr. Xu, is anything the matter?” asked Chanler Fong politely.

“Wind Chen is my brother.” That was the first thing Tiger Xu said.

Chanler Fong shuddered, and his face paled instantly.

“Congratulations, you’ve been fired! Goodbye!” That was the next thing Tiger Xu said.

After that, the tone went dead as Tiger Xu hung up.

Chanler Fong was fired on the spot, and his already pale face turned whiter.

“Chanler, what’s wrong?” asked Chelsea Ye.

“I… I’ve…been fired?”

Chanler Fong’s voice was trembling. He still couldn’t believe it.

Boom.

Chelsea Ye felt like she had just been struck by lightning.

Zach Ye and his wife were also struck dumb.

At the same time, Queena Ye and the rest were flabbergasted and stared at Wind Chen in disbelief.

Could it be that Wind Chen had really made a call to the vice president of Thousand City Entertainment?

Wind Chen took a step forward and patted Chanler Fong’s face with a smile. “Your laughter was really bright and merry just now. Why don’t you laugh a little longer for everyone to hear? Oh, and what were you saying earlier? The one obvious characteristic of incapable people is their stubborn words? Do you want to show me how stubborn you can be?”

“I…”

Chanler Fong’s heart felt like something was stuck inside, and it made him feel awful.

“Do you want me to make another phone call and make sure you never get another job in this city?” Wind Chen spoke very nonchalantly.

Thud.

Chanler Fong’s heart sank, and he fell to his knees before Wind Chen. He slapped himself across the cheek before saying, “Brother…Brother Chen, I was wrong! I was blind and couldn’t see that a great man was standing before me! Please be magnanimous and forgiving, and let me off this time!”

“Chanler Fong! What are you doing? Get up!” shouted Chelsea Ye. Her face stung as if she had just been slapped in the face.

“Get lost! If you didn’t want me to accompany you to this party, this wouldn’t have happened to me! Go away!” roared Chanler Fong.

“You’re an a**hole!”

Chelsea Ye’s eyes were red.

Chanler Fong ignored Chelsea Ye and begged Wind Chen again to let him off.

Wind Chen stared down at Chanler Fong and said quietly, “There are always people more capable than you, and there is a universe out there that’s greater than yourself. Don’t be such a showoff.”

“Yes, yes, Brother Chen. I was in the wrong.”

Chanler Fong bowed his head and didn’t have any of that snooty air he had earlier.

“Don’t let me see you again.”

Wind Chen pulled a cigarette out and lit it.

“Brother Chen, thank you for letting me off! Thank you so much! I’ll take my leave first.”

Chanler Fong scrambled to his feet and ran off without hesitation.

“Chanler, wait for me!” Chelsea Ye quickly ran after Chanler Fong.

But Chanler Fong had run off in a great hurry, and he couldn’t wait to get out of here.

Everybody felt their hearts pound wildly after witnessing this.

“What a wonderful son-in-law your family has! He’s a wolf in sheepskin, and he’s so vicious even to his own family. Well, now we know,” scoffed Zach Ye before turning and leaving.

Wendy Cey glared fiercely at Wind Chen, then left with her husband.

Wind Chen exhaled a mouthful of smoke and wasn’t bothered at all.

Queena Ye, Zander Ye and his wife, as well as Mina Ye and her husband finally snapped out of their daze.

Queena Ye’s stare could bore a hole through Wind Chen. Wind Chen had just displayed what he was capable of. One phone call from him could make a managing director of Thousand City Entertainment lose his job. Was this man still that timid and incapable Wind Chen she knew?

“Did the money you used to buy the car and clothes also come from this Thousand City Entertainment VP?” Sue Lee stared at Wind Chen.

“You could say so,” answered Wind Chen.

“Why?” Sue Lee continued asking.

“I saved his daughter’s life. To repay me, he gave me five million dollars,” replied Wind Chen emotionlessly.

“Five million dollars? My goodness! Rich people are really generous! Where’s the money? Where’s the money?” Sue Lee was so excited.

Wind Chen frowned and had a bad feeling about this. He never thought his in-laws would react this way. They didn’t care about why he had been able to become friends with Tiger Xu and lit up only at the mention of money.

“Pass the money to your mum. It’s not safe for you to hold onto a few million dollars,” said Zander Ye with a serious look on his face.

“That’s right. It’s right for Mum to handle it for you,” chimed in Mina Ye.

“Hurry up! Stop dawdling! You’ve leeched off us for two years, and this is the first time you’ve finally earned money. You ought to repay the family for feeding you all this time. Besides, I’ll keep this money aside for you and Queena. I’ll give it back to you in the future.” Sue Lee stretched her hand out.

“Mum, Dad, you two have really gone too far. Wind’s expenses over the last two years couldn’t have gone over a hundred thousand dollars. You’ve already taken possession of his new car, and now you want him to hand a few million bucks over? Aren’t you being unreasonable?”

Queena Ye couldn’t stand it anymore.

Wind Chen was still puffing away when he heard Queena Ye stand up for him. His mood immediately improved, and he flicked the cigarette ash away as a bright smile appeared on his face. “Wifey, actually I’m good with giving Mum this money. It’s not much.”

“Shut up.” Queena Ye threw Wind Chen a look. “Also, you’re not allowed to smoke!”