Chapter 53: Wrath of the Hades

"Mr. Ye is truly full of surprises. To think you could break the rules of the First Tower and come and go as you please without showing a membership card. I suppose Mr. Ye must have an extraordinary relationship with the owner of the First Tower?"

After Lin Xi, Shen Mingxuan, and Han Wenqing had their membership cards verified and stepped inside the First Tower, Shen Mingxuan smiled and spoke.

His words carried an undisguised tone of flattery.

Beneath the surface, however, lurked a hint of envy and probing curiosity.

"Of course it's not an ordinary relationship!" Ye欢 replied with a deliberately mysterious air.

Lin Xi, Shen Mingxuan, and Han Wenqing immediately looked at Ye Huan with eager anticipation, waiting for him to elaborate.

However, the moment he finished speaking, Ye Huan turned and walked straight toward the elevators.

Lin Xi: "???"

Shen Mingxuan: "???"

Han Wenqing: "???"

The three of them stared dumbfoundedly at Ye Huan's retreating back. Why did he just walk away without finishing his sentence?

"Then what kind of relationship is it?"

Shen Mingxuan hurried forward a few steps to catch up with Ye Huan and asked.

"Guess!" Ye Huan gave a faint smile.

Shen Mingxuan: "..."

Guess your mother's corpse.

Shen Mingxuan took a deep breath and said, "The rule of the First Tower is that members must have their cards checked before entering. Yet Mr. Ye can come and go freely without one. The First Tower is willing to break its rules for you, so your connection to the owner must certainly be unusual."

"Keep guessing!" Ye Huan said.

Shen Mingxuan: "..."

Heaven as my witness, Shen Mingxuan swore he wanted to smash Ye Huan's mouth to pieces.

This pig butcher was infuriating!

Shen Mingxuan was about to probe further when he suddenly received an email from Tian Nong. Forced to use making a phone call as an excuse, he waited until Ye Huan, Lin Xi, and Han Wenqing had walked some distance away before opening the message.

"Su Yunting's legs were broken by that pig butcher?"

After reading the contents of the email, Shen Mingxuan frowned. He fell into a brief contemplation before replying to Tian Nong with a text message:

"Wait until Su Yunting comes out of the operating room, and then discuss when to launch the plan to destroy the Lin Group. As for the plan to eliminate Ye Huan, put it on hold!"

Until he figured out the relationship between Ye Huan and the owner of the First Tower, Shen Mingxuan did not dare to make a move against Ye Huan lightly.

He worried that if he killed Ye Huan, he would face the retaliation of the First Tower.

The First Tower was simply too mysterious.

On the surface, it was a global chain of high-end clubs with branches in every major city across the world.

In reality, it was the world's premier intelligence center, possessing a global intelligence network and engaging in all sorts of illegal activities.

And yet, strangely enough!

All the governments of the world knew that the First Tower engaged in illicit operations, but not a single national authority had ever raided or shut it down.

One could only imagine just how heaven-defying the background and power of the First Tower truly were!

"Mr. Ye, what on earth is your relationship with the owner of the First Tower?"

While Ye Huan, Lin Xi, and Han Wenqing were waiting for the elevator, Han Wenqing finally couldn't help but ask directly.

"Just tell them already, look how anxious Young Master Han is!"

Lin Xi chuckled playfully. In truth, she was also curious about Ye Huan's connection to the tower's owner.

"To be honest, I am the big boss behind the scenes of the First Tower!"

Ye Huan stated the truth.

Lin Xi and Han Wenqing rolled their eyes in unison, refusing to believe a single word.

At that moment, the elevator arrived!

The three of them stepped inside.

"Wait!"

Shen Mingxuan came running over just then, stopping the closing elevator doors.

"Mingxuan, Mr. Ye just said he's the big boss behind the First Tower!" Han Wenqing said with a smile as Shen Mingxuan stepped into the car.

"Mr. Ye sure has a great sense of humor!"

Inwardly, Shen Mingxuan cursed Ye Huan for bragging without batting an eye, but on the surface, he smiled and said, "Mr. Ye, Lin Xi and I are classmates and friends, and Lin Xi is also my sister's best friend. From now on, we're all one big family. There's really no need to keep something like your relationship with the tower owner a secret from me, right?"

Ye Huan smiled and remained silent!

What could he say?

He had already told the truth!

It was Lin Xi, Shen Mingxuan, and Han Wenqing who refused to believe him!

"Mr. Ye, don't you want to be friends with Mingxuan and me?" Han Wenqing asked, feigning displeasure.

"Friendship isn't something you just talk about with your mouth," Ye Huan replied.

"Of course, we will prove with our actions that we truly consider you a friend!" Han Wenqing said.

Shen Mingxuan quickly chimed in, "Given our relationship with Lin Xi, Mr. Ye, you are officially a friend of Shen Mingxuan from now on!"

Ye Huan looked at Shen Mingxuan and Han Wenqing with a deeply moved expression and said, "Since the two of you consider me a friend, and I happen to be short on cash recently, which of you can lend me 100 million?"

Shen Mingxuan: "..."

Han Wenqing: "..."

Lin Xi burst out laughing, inwardly praising Ye Huan for his craftiness. Testing friendship these days was so simple—just ask to borrow money. As long as they lent it, they were absolute friends!

"It seems the two of you were just paying lip service and don't actually regard me as a friend at all!"

Ye Huan said, putting on a disappointed look.

Shen Mingxuan and Han Wenqing exchanged glances. Only then did they realize they had been played by Ye Huan.

At that moment, the elevator reached the floor where the private dining rooms were located.

The four of them walked toward the reserved room.

Inside, the atmosphere was lively with chatter. Seeing the four enter, the occupants greeted them one after another.

The moment Xiang Yingxin caught sight of Ye Huan, her face turned pale with fright.

"What are you doing here, you pig butcher?"

The sight of Ye Huan immediately stirred up a well of anger in Shen Huamei, who stood up and snapped at him.

A cold flash crossed Ye Huan's eyes, but he managed to suppress the urge to snap back. After all, this was Lin Xi's class reunion, and he needed to save some face for her.

A trace of displeasure flickered across Lin Xi's face. Shen Huamei was her good friend and confidante, yet she treated Ye Huan this way in public, which was tantamount to slapping Lin Xi in the face.

"Huamei, mind your manners!"

Shen Mingxuan reprimanded her, saying, "Although this is a class reunion tonight, Mr. Ye is Lin Xi's family. It's completely reasonable for him to be here."

Hearing this, the classmates finally realized who Ye Huan was and began sizing him up from head to toe as if looking at some strange monster.

They had long heard that Lin Xi had registered a marriage certificate with a pig butcher and had even been gossiping about it earlier. They hadn't expected to meet him so soon.

He looked decent enough!

A textbook gigolo living off a woman!

"Pig butcher, tonight is our class reunion, and nobody else brought their family members. Do you even have the shame to stay here?"

Ignoring Shen Mingxuan, Shen Huamei marched up to Ye Huan angrily and spoke.

"Miss Shen, back at the bar last time, you insulted me. Out of respect for Lin Xi and because it was your birthday, not only did I let it go, but I even helped treat your pain."

Struggling to suppress the urge to slap Shen Huamei to death on the spot, Ye Huan said coldly, "You're insulting me again this time. I'll give Lin Xi face once more and let it slide, but I'm warning you—if you dare insult me one more time, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

These words scared the wits out of Shen Mingxuan. This pig butcher was a reckless brute who had dared to cripple Jin Peng, Su Yunting, Su Danchen, and Su Lei, and even beaten up Qi Meng.

He had no doubt that if Shen Huamei uttered one more insult, Ye Huan would definitely strike her across the face.

Before he could stop her, however, Shen Huamei had already spoken.

"Get the hell out of here! Our class reunion does not welcome lowlifes in the pig-butchering business!"

Ignoring Ye Huan's threat entirely, Shen Huamei pointed toward the doorway and shrieked.

You're courting death!

Ye Huan boiled with rage!