Chapter 174: You Owe Me a Slap, and So Does Your Sister

Chapter 174: Chapter 174: You Owe Me a Slap, and So Does Your Sister

’What the fuck?’ Wang Chenning cursed internally. His whole worldview just shattered.

He knew Lin Anning was an unusual woman, but he never expected her to be *this* unusual.

After all, Lin Anning was a lady from a wealthy and powerful family, practically a princess. Even if she wanted to ruin someone else’s reputation, did she really need to destroy her own in the process?

Inflicting a hundred casualties at the cost of eight thousand of her own—only she would be capable of something so self-destructive.

’Looks like I was a little too rough on her last night,’ he thought. ’She’s completely lost her mind.’

Zhao Xiao’an also hadn’t expected Lin Anning to say such things. After a moment of shock, she started laughing.

She looked at Lin Anning with a sneer. "Lin Anning, are you trying to insult our intelligence?"

Then she added a few more words that nearly made Lin Anning jump up in a rage: "Would he really be that desperate? President Zheng from Li Garden Hall is better looking than you, has a better figure, and is so grateful to him she’s dying to offer him her body in thanks. If he wanted a woman, he wouldn’t even consider you!"

"Zhao Xiao’an, you’ve been blinded by love!" Lin Anning desperately wanted to march over and slap Zhao Xiao’an, but she forced herself to hold back. "If you don’t believe me, you can go ask Zhao Ziman and Li Dongjun if he kicked them all out last night and left me alone in the private room. You can also ask my brother what kind of message that bastard sent him afterward."

She gave Zhao Xiao’an a cold look, then stared at Wang Chenning for a moment before a small smile appeared on her face. "You really are strong, and your methods are impressive. You made me give up all resistance in just a short while, and I even started to willingly cooperate. I don’t blame you. After all, I was satisfied too, wasn’t I? I only came here today to expose your true colors as a scumbag in front of Zhao Xiao’an!"

"Miss Lin, I really overestimated your abilities, and your intelligence," Wang Chenning said with a dry chuckle. "I just recorded what you said. Should I send it to your brother? Or maybe I should post it online and let everyone know that the great Miss Lin has become my woman?"

"Do whatever you want!" Lin Anning faltered for only a second before replying with a nonchalant air. "How about this: when you’re teaching your class tomorrow, I’ll come and tell your students all about it?"

"Welcome, welcome, you’re more than welcome!" Wang Chenning clapped his hands. "As long as you’re willing to throw away all your dignity, Miss Lin, I’ll be happy to play along with whatever you do!"

"Lin Anning, get the hell out of here!" Zhao Xiao’an was truly angry now, no longer caring about any friendship they once shared. "From this day on, you are no longer my friend! If you ever harass Wang Chenning again or try to get revenge on him, don’t blame me for what I do!"

Zhao Xiao’an and Lin Anning knew each other, of course, and their relationship hadn’t been bad.

Zhao Xiao’an had always been a straightforward person, and she had actually admired Lin Anning for being even more uninhibited than she was.

Before Wang Chenning came to Yandu, while the two of them weren’t exactly close, they could be considered friends.

But now, Zhao Xiao’an was ashamed to have ever been friends with someone like her.

She simply didn’t believe Wang Chenning would ever force himself on Lin Anning. No matter how senseless he could be, he would never do something that crossed such a fundamental line.

Lin Anning was just here to disgust them.

Suddenly, she felt a profound disgust for Lin Anning.

She couldn’t believe that the esteemed eldest daughter of the Lin family could act with such a complete lack of morals.

The ship of their friendship had just capsized.

Friendships between women were inherently fragile, like plastic. They could shatter over the smallest things, let alone over a man.

"Zhao Xiao’an, so you’re into scumbags!" Although Lin Anning was internally fuming, she suppressed her anger and sneered at Zhao Xiao’an. "The great princess of the Zhao family, bewitched by a lowlife like him. Shamelessly fighting with Yang Xiaofei over a man, willing to be the other woman... I’ve really got to hand it to you!"

"Wasn’t last night’s lesson enough for you?" Wang Chenning exploded. He grabbed Lin Anning by the collar and lifted her straight out over the surface of the North Sea lake. "Believe it or not, if I let go, you’re going in that lake!"

Wang Chenning moved so fast that Lin Anning had no time to react. Her body was suddenly airborne over the frozen lake, and she let out a terrified scream.

Zhao Xiao’an was also startled.

Her first instinct was to shout for Wang Chenning not to be reckless, but in the end, she said nothing.

After the initial shock, Lin Anning quickly calmed down. She clutched at her own clothes and stared mockingly at Wang Chenning. "Do you dare throw me in? If you really toss me into the lake, I’ll be impressed!"

Wang Chenning immediately let go, then with lightning speed, grabbed her by the ankles, leaving her dangling upside down.

Lin Anning was scared out of her wits and screamed uncontrollably.

Wang Chenning paid her no mind. Holding her by the ankles, he slowly lowered her toward the surface of the lake, then chuckled. "The ice on the North Sea isn’t very thick, and it’s certainly not as hard as your head. If I give you a good knock, your head might crack open, and the ice definitely will. A drink of icy water in the middle of winter might help you cool down and get your senses back. Want to give it a try?"

"Wang Chenning, pull me up!" Feeling the chill rising from the ice and the discomfort of the blood rushing to her head, Lin Anning’s bravado vanished in an instant. She tried to lift her body and begged Wang Chenning for mercy. "I’ll stop causing trouble, okay? Just pull me up! I’m scared of you, alright?"

"Wang Chenning, pull her up!" Zhao Xiao’an’s heart was also pounding. She never dreamed Wang Chenning would be so ruthless. "Calm down!"

’He treats the eldest daughter of the Lin family like she’s nothing, bullying her however he pleases.’

She was genuinely afraid that Wang Chenning would actually drop Lin Anning. If that happened, things would spiral out of control.

But then she remembered how Wang Chenning had publicly slapped Lin Annian, snatched Qingyun Hall from him, and bullied Li Mingchao even more mercilessly. She realized this man was truly capable of doing something extreme.

Thankfully, Wang Chenning didn’t act on his whim. After hearing Lin Anning’s pleas, he hauled her back onto the shore.

Lin Anning was clearly terrified. When he pulled her up, her pretty face was filled with horror, a deathly white. Then, as the blood circulation returned to normal, it flushed a deep red.

As her face turned red, tears started to stream down her cheeks.

While Zhao Xiao’an stood there, unsure of what to do, Lin Anning turned away, covered her face with her hands, and began to cry.

A few men hurried toward them. It was Lin Annian, who had come looking for Lin Anning with two bodyguards.

Seeing her brother approaching with his men, Lin Anning quickly wiped her tears, smoothed her hair, and prepared to flee.

"Ningning, did Wang Chenning bully you again?" Seeing the lingering tears on Lin Anning’s face and the sense of grievance filling her beautiful, tear-filled eyes, Lin Annian felt a pang of heartache followed by a surge of fury. "Wang Chenning, you’ve got some serious nerve, bullying my sister time and time again!"

Wang Chenning paid him no mind and walked toward the furious Lin Annian with a smile.

"Lin Annian, do you remember what I told you before?"

"What are you talking about?" Lin Annian asked, taken aback.

SLAP! Wang Chenning struck Lin Annian across the face.

"Back at the Li patriarch’s birthday banquet, you owed me a slap, and your sister owed me one too. I’m counting hers against you." As he spoke, he slapped Lin Annian again. "Let’s settle that old score first!"