Chapter 515 - 311: Spare My Life for the New Year

"Zhang Weidong! Will you ever stop?!"

Tang Wan strode over. Even through her mask and sunglasses, her fury was palpable.

"This has nothing to do with you! I have to get this straight today!"

"Are you crazy?! This is my business! It has nothing to do with you!" Tang Wan shouted.

"You’re my girlfriend! How could it have nothing to do with me?!"

Zhang Weidong was the type who loved to make a scene. The more people tried to stop him, the more relentless he became. His glare at Lin Jiang burned with even greater fury.

"I know you’ve got some money to throw around, but I’m telling you, this isn’t over! I’ll see this through to the end!"

"Zhang Weidong!"

"Hang on a second."

Lin Jiang stopped Tang Wan just as she was about to speak. He looked at Zhang Weidong and said,

"Buddy, calm down. I still have no idea what’s going on. Can you explain it clearly?"

Fang Jie was just as confused, completely bewildered by Zhang Weidong’s outburst.

"Playing dumb with me, are you?! On the night of the 30th, you got Xiaowan drunk! What did you do to her?!"

At this, Lin Jiang and Fang Jie finally understood what was happening.

"Let me explain," Fang Jie said, her tone restrained and polite.

"Xiaowan did drink a lot that day. We took her to her hotel room and left immediately."

"You think I’d believe that?" Zhang Weidong said, his face cold.

"Don’t think I don’t know what’s going on! You’re just covering for him! You’re trying to hide this from me!"

"It’s really not what you think. We’re a legitimate company. The kind of thing you’re imagining wouldn’t happen," Fang Jie said.

"Do you really think I don’t know what the entertainment industry is like? You capitalists, you investors... not a single one of you isn’t..."

SLAP!

Tang Wan raised her hand and slapped Zhang Weidong across the face.

Zhang Weidong froze, stunned by the slap.

"Let me tell you something, Zhang Weidong! From this moment on, we are through! You have no right to meddle in my affairs!"

With that, Tang Wan grabbed Lin Jiang and Fang Jie and started to walk away, wanting nothing more to do with Zhang Weidong.

"Just a moment. This will be over soon."

Lin Jiang didn’t move. He stood his ground, looking at his phone. "I don’t care if you two break up or not, but when something like this happens, it needs to be cleared up. Don’t be hasty."

Tang Wan and Zhang Weidong both stood frozen, wondering how Lin Jiang planned to explain the situation.

"Here it is."

Lin Jiang held his phone out in front of Zhang Weidong and said,

"On the 30th, it’s true that I took her to the hotel. But I left as soon as I got her to the room. Everything after that was handled by a female hotel employee. The video here shows the times I entered and left. Take a look."

Zhang Weidong leaned in to look, and Tang Wan did the same.

The video was a recording of the hotel’s security footage.

It clearly showed Lin Jiang helping her into the room. His movements were restrained, and he was careful not to touch anywhere inappropriate.

Looking at the timestamp, the entire process from entering to exiting took less than five minutes. Plus, other people had gone in at the same time.

Under these circumstances, even Zhang Weidong had to admit that nothing could have happened between them.

Just then, a system notification appeared in Lin Jiang’s mind.

[Wild Mob Killed: Reward: Beating Star x1, 1,000,000 cash]

"The video is very clear, and the timestamp is right there. You should understand what happened now, right?"

Standing there awkwardly, Zhang Weidong’s face flushed red. He wanted to say something but didn’t know what.

’I really was too impulsive. I jumped to conclusions and imagined the worst.’

Tang Wan stood to the side, the video confirming her earlier suspicions.

’President Lin is different from the others. He’s a true gentleman. He didn’t do anything to me.’

"You two can sort out your own problems. I won’t disturb you any longer."

Lin Jiang left with Fang Jie following behind him. But as she was leaving, Fang Jie gave Tang Wan a meaningful look.

Tang Wan understood what it meant.

’President Fang isn’t pleased with my performance today.’

The two of them left, and Zhang Weidong looked at Tang Wan, his face full of apology.

"Xiaowan, I’m sorry. I was too impulsive. But I only did it because I care about you so much. You can forgive me, right?"

"Forgiveness is no longer a factor between us," Tang Wan said coldly.

"Stop following me. I’m leaving."

Tang Wan no longer planned to see the movie. After what had just happened, she wasn’t in the mood.

Zhang Weidong was dumbfounded. He chased after her.

"I already admitted I was wrong! Why won’t you forgive me? I only did it because I was worried about you!"

"I don’t want to hear it right now! Stop following me!"

Picking up her pace, Tang Wan got back in her car and quickly drove away.

Meanwhile, Lin Jiang and Fang Jie also got into their car.

After getting in, Lin Jiang noticed a small package on the passenger seat.

It definitely hadn’t been there when he arrived.

He suddenly realized it was probably the reward from Tongzi.

’This thing is getting more and more brazen, sending the reward straight here.’

Lin Jiang was also curious about what this "Beating Star" was.

But he had a hunch it was probably something less than proper.

"Huh? What’s this?"

As Fang Jie was about to get into the passenger seat, she also saw the small package on it.

"Take a guess," Lin Jiang replied ambiguously.

’If it’s something normal, it doesn’t matter if Fang Jie sees it.’

’If it’s something improper, it matters even less if she sees it.’

"I could never guess what you’d buy. Besides, it’s right here in my hands. I’ll just open it and see what it is."

Fang Jie didn’t open it immediately. Instead, she stole a glance at Lin Jiang’s expression.

Only after confirming that he had no intention of stopping her did she dare to open the package.

Inside was a long, rectangular box. On the box was a picture of the product.

They were both adults. One look was all it took to know what it was.

[Beating Star: Produces high-frequency vibrations with eight selectable modes. Solar-powered, so you never have to fear battery anxiety.]

’Damn it!’

’Tongzi really never gives me anything normal.’

"Do you like it?"

Lin Jiang spoke first, seizing the initiative.

This would make Fang Jie think he had bought it for her.

"You’re terrible, buying something like this for me."

"The ones you bought yourself aren’t as fun. This one is more interesting."

"You really are a handful. If I don’t teach you a lesson, you’ll never learn how tough I can be."

Fang Jie had her own little plan in mind.

They had just left the mall after their session. Even with the run-in with Tang Wan, it hadn’t taken long.

’Even if he’s young, there’s no way he could recover his stamina in such a short time.’

’There’s no such thing as an over-plowed field, only an exhausted ox. He’s definitely spent right now.’

’I can do whatever I want. I can even use this chance to mock him.’

Lin Jiang looked at Fang Jie, sizing her up.

"I think that line suits me better."

"As the saying goes, ’Experience is the best teacher.’ What’s the use of talking a big game? If you’ve got the guts, prove it and make me submit."

Lin Jiang just smiled and said nothing.

’I just love these newbies who don’t know what’s good for them.’

Seeing Lin Jiang fall silent, Fang Jie’s expression grew even more smug.

’He’s gotten the better of me twice, and I’ve lost every time. Today, I’m finally getting my pride back.’

’He’ll definitely get his revenge next time and make my life a living hell, but today, I must redeem myself!’

"Hm?"

Just as Fang Jie was feeling smug, she noticed Lin Jiang had suddenly stopped the car.

"What’s wrong?"

"Come to the back seat and you’ll find out."

Fang Jie didn’t think much of it. She got out of the passenger seat and moved to the back.

"This... this is impossible! It’s only been twenty minutes in total..."

Fang Jie was dumbfounded, frozen in her seat, at a loss for words.

Only then did she realize that Lin Jiang’s silence earlier wasn’t him backing down. He was looking for a suitable spot.

’This is a corner of the parking lot, with no other cars around. He’s definitely planning to do it here!’

"You were the one who said, ’Experience is the best teacher.’ Now, I’ll give you a practical lesson."

"I... I..."

He didn’t give Fang Jie another chance to speak, teaching her a lesson with his actions instead.

Ever since getting Tongzi, the only person he’d ever had a round two with was Xu Lin, right at the beginning.

After that, he had grown even stronger, and no one else had been able to handle consecutive rounds in such a short time.

It had to be said, Fang Jie was a case of a newborn calf having no fear of the tiger.

An hour later, Fang Jie was sprawled in the back seat like a puddle of mud, her clothes in disarray, unable to move a muscle.

She was regretting it to death. ’Why did I have to be such a smartass in front of Lin Jiang? I was just asking for trouble.’

’But how can he be in such good physical condition?!’

’He’s like a monster.’

After resting for a few minutes, Fang Jie felt a little better, but her legs were still numb. She probably wouldn’t be able to walk normally for a while.

Just then, Fang Jie noticed Lin Jiang had stopped the car again.

She was about to ask what was going on when she saw him unbuckle his seatbelt.

"Let’s go," Lin Jiang said.

"Huh? Go where?"

Lin Jiang didn’t speak, simply pointing toward the side of the road.

Fang Jie tilted her head and saw the Ritz-Carlton Grand Hotel right next to them.

She was horrified.

Fang Jie sat frozen in the back seat.

’It hasn’t even been five minutes since we started driving again.’

"You can’t be..."

"You guess?"

...

About five minutes later, the two of them were already in a hotel room.

Fang Jie was completely numb.

’Is he even human...?’

"Darling~~~" Fang Jie whispered,

"I know I was wrong. Please, spare me. I really can’t take any more..."

"We haven’t even started yet. Why are you backing down already? The lesson isn’t over."

Fang Jie’s consciousness was already fading...

She had never imagined she would one day be subjected to such treatment.

’This is inhuman abuse, ahhh!’

Lin Jiang sat on the edge of the bed, about to check on Fang Jie, when a system notification appeared in his mind.

[Target in sight can be converted into a mount. Convert?]

’There’s a feature like this?’

’Convert!’ Lin Jiang said in his mind.

[Mount Conversion Successful]

[Mount Name: Snow Rabbit (Fang Jie)]

[Effect: All subsidiary industries’ revenue increased by 10%.]

[Note: If fed less than five times per month, the effect will disappear.]

Seeing the mount’s effect, Lin Jiang internally exclaimed, ’Awesome!’

A 10% increase in industry revenue would translate into a terrifying amount of pure profit.

And it only required feeding five times a month, which wasn’t much.

Lin Jiang got up and patted Fang Jie’s butt.

"How are you feeling?"

Looking at Fang Jie’s snow-white body, the name "Snow Rabbit" certainly suited her.

Fang Jie’s hair was disheveled. She let Lin Jiang push her around without moving.

"I can’t... I know I was wrong... Let me live to see the New Year..." Fang Jie said weakly.

"Consider this firing the first shot of the New Year. Your company will definitely have smooth sailing this year," Lin Jiang said.

Lin Jiang had already fired his "first shot" with Qin Yangyang, so this time, only Fang Jie’s company would get the good fortune.

"I don’t know about smooth sailing, but I’m definitely done for..."

"Will you still be so provocative in the future?"

"I won’t dare... I really won’t dare..."

Lin Jiang chuckled. "Get up and get yourself together. I’ll take you home."

"I can’t move. I have no feeling in my lower body. You should go ahead, don’t let me keep you from going home. I’ll get a taxi myself later."

"Can you manage on your own?"

"I can manage~~~"

"Then I’ll get going."

"Mmm~~~"

After getting dressed, Lin Jiang left.

Watching Lin Jiang’s retreating figure, Fang Jie managed to roll over with some effort.

’I’m so pathetic.’

’From now on, I won’t have any pride left in front of him. I’ll just have to be obedient...’