In the end, she had no choice but to ask Huo Sikun for help in order to escape this quagmire.

"Put it right?" Zheng Jiaming sneered, "How do you want me to put it right?"

He raised his voice, almost roaring, "If it weren't for my sentiments of the past, wanting to take things slow with you, do you think you would have the chance to escape? I've already given you enough respect, yet you, you ungrateful woman, not only do you not appreciate it, but you also find people to threaten me, warn me?"

Zheng Jiaming's eyes turned fierce, he shouted, "Fine, now you even bring along another man here to show off in front of me, what? Trying to flaunt your power in front of me? Really think I'm still the old me?"

Having said that, he pulled out a bundle of Green Coins from his chest and slammed it onto the ground: "Now I've got money, I've got manpower. Even if I deal with both of you, your cheap adoptive father won't say a word."

"You think I'm still the old me? Think your so-called adoptive father can still scare me?"

Zheng Jiaming stepped forward, snarling with bared teeth like a hyena, "Let me tell you, now in my eyes, your adoptive father is nothing more than a pile of dog shit, a worthless stinking pile of dog shit… Doesn't he just rely on having a few dirty bucks, able to call in some bodyguards? I now have countless ways to make him disappear."

Saying this, he cast a fierce glare filled with warning and disdain at Lin Beichen.

However, the next scene astounded him.

Lin Beichen walked towards him slowly, every step appearing so composed and unhurried. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Coming closer, Lin Beichen looked Zheng Jiaming up and down, then grinned: "Although I like keeping dogs and sometimes take them for walks to kill time, I have serious business to attend to now, no time to play with you. So, can you have the decency to get lost quickly?"

With the last word, he lifted his hand lightly before swinging it sharply.

"Smack!"

A crisp slap sounded, and Zheng Jiaming staggered backwards like a leaf blown by the Gale, finally landing on the ground. His left cheek quickly swelled up, looking like half a pig's head, the color a frightening mix of red and green.

The surroundings instantly plunged into a dead silence. Passers-by stopped to watch, their eyes wide and mouths agape, shocked at the scene. Especially the woman who greeted Huo Xuan'Er earlier, her face full of disbelief.

This… this is Zheng Jiaming! The Zheng Jiaming who recently found a strong backing! How dare this kid… how dare he be so bold as to hit him?

This is undoubtedly courting death. The people behind Zheng Jiaming will definitely not spare him. This kid is finished, not even the Immortal could save him.

"You bastard, how dare you hit me?" Zheng Jiaming covered his swollen cheek with one hand, pointing at Lin Beichen with the other, roaring crazily like a dog whose tail had been stepped on: "Do you know who the people behind me are?"

"Xuan'Er, how… how could you do this?" The woman who greeted Huo Xuan'Er earlier sighed and said: "You're too impulsive, and the man you brought is even more recklessly impulsive. I haven't told you, how come you've already clashed with Zheng Jiaming?"

"Susu, you're overthinking. So what if there's a conflict with him?" Huo Xuan'Er said indifferently: "Not to mention merely scolding or slapping him, even if I beat him up, he wouldn't dare to do anything. Besides, he's someone even my adoptive father would treat respectfully."

"It's different, it's completely different now." Susu said anxiously: "Maybe it was like that before, but now the situation has changed. Zheng Jiaming is not what he used to be; he… he has strong backing now. That person is not someone we can afford to offend, not even your adoptive father would dare to easily offend him."

"While Zheng Jiaming hasn't completely lost his temper, quickly take that man and kneel before him, apologize, and plead for mercy. Only then might you save your life." Susu continued.

Although Huo Xuan'Er knew she had a wealthy adoptive father, she wasn't clear about his exact identity and background. Therefore, upon hearing Susu's words, she couldn't help but feel a bit shaken.

At this point, Zheng Jiaming yanked off his shirt, revealing patches of bulging muscles. He waved fists the size of casserole dishes, threatening Lin Beichen cruelly: "Kid, immediately kneel down and beg for my forgiveness, it's your only way to live. Otherwise, I promise to let you experience the most brutal torture in this world, dying in endless pain. Moreover, your family, friends, and everyone connected to you will face my wrath."

"Zheng Jiaming, haven't you had enough?" Huo Xuan'Er frowned and shouted at Zheng Jiaming: "If you're done, leave quickly, this is someone even my adoptive father respects, not someone like you can mess with."

"Haha…" Zheng Jiaming laughed recklessly as if he heard the funniest joke in the world. After laughing for over ten seconds, his face suddenly darkened, and he said coldly: "Bitch, didn't you hear what I just said? Or have you been away too long, and your brain's not working? I said I'm not what I was, no longer scared by your so-called adoptive father. In my eyes, he's nothing but a pile of dog shit, a worthless stinking pile of dog shit, understand?"

"Xuan'Er." Susu hurriedly pulled the fuming Huo Xuan'Er aside and whispered: "Xuan'Er, don't go head-to-head with Brother Zheng anymore. Zheng, Brother is genuinely different now, do you know who's behind him? The combines of all of us including your adoptive father wouldn't be enough to defeat him."