Chapter 64: A Shocking Piece of Gossip

Red Luan: "Understood, but I cannot tell you. However, given his relationship with the Lin family, you can consult him whenever you encounter any difficulties in martial arts or research. With his help, your path as a martial artist will go very far, and the genetic potion might even be successfully developed."

Upon hearing this, Lin Wei was utterly astonished. She knew that Red Luan was one of the eight supreme Guardian War Gods, and she had never heard Red Luan speak of anyone in such high regard.

It seemed that Ye Huan's background and identity were extraordinary!

"Yet he told me to stop the research, saying that once the secret leaks out, it will bring disaster to the Lin family," Lin Wei said.

Silence fell over the other end of the phone. After a long while, Red Luan's voice came through:

"You must not stop the research. In the past, I indeed worried that your research on the genetic potion would harm the Lin family, but now I am no longer worried. Ye Huan can guarantee the safety of the Lin family."

"Is he really that powerful?" Lin Wei asked in shock.

Red Luan: "His strength exceeds your imagination!"

"I understand! No matter how difficult or bitter it is, I will persevere!"

Lin Wei hung up the phone, her gaze resolute.

In fact, Ye Huan did not know that Lin Wei was a soldier and a disciple of Red Luan. Lin Wei's purpose in researching the genetic potion was not for herself, but for the country.

As for those masked men in black at the research department, they were not Lin Wei's fellow disciples, but military martial artists sent by Red Luan to protect Lin Wei and the research facility.

***

Shen Mingxuan was pacing back and forth anxiously at the entrance of the Lin Corporation building.

To the right of the entrance stood a luxury reclining chair, next to which was a small round table laden with tea, fruit, sunflower seeds, and cigarettes.

These had all been prepared for Ye Huan by the security guards!

"Mr. Ye!"

Seeing Ye Huan approaching from a distance, Shen Mingxuan hurriedly trotted over and proactively extended his hand. "Mr. Ye, we meet again. I am so glad to see you once more!"

Ye Huan did not shake Shen Mingxuan's hand, saying expressionlessly, "The Shen family has already fallen into such a pathetic state, yet you can still manage to be happy. You are truly hypocritical!"

With that, he walked around Shen Mingxuan and headed toward his 'post'.

Maintaining his handshake posture, Shen Mingxuan stood in excruciating embarrassment, a vicious, chilling light flashing in his eyes as he cursed Ye Huan's ancestors down to the eighteenth generation in his heart.

Then, he turned around and eagerly chased after Ye Huan!

Arriving at his post, Ye Huan lay down on the recliner and demanded, "Cigarette!"

Shen Mingxuan hurriedly picked up a cigarette from the table, pulled one out, and with a flattering smile, placed it between Ye Huan's lips before personally lighting it for him.

***

The shocking impact of this scene was nothing short of devastating.

The front desk receptionists and the lobby manager of the Lin Corporation knew Shen Mingxuan, but they were clueless about Ye Huan's background.

From their perspective, the young master of the Shen family was actually bowing and scraping to light a cigarette for a mere security guard—it was simply incredible!

Meanwhile, people from other companies passing by the Lin Corporation building recognized some of them, while others did not.

However, there was Ye Huan, dressed in a security guard uniform, lounging at the entrance of the Lin Corporation like an emperor, with someone waiting on him hand and foot to light his cigarette.

In an instant, passersby stopped in their tracks, pointing and whispering among themselves!

"Mr. Ye, can we go inside to talk?"

Seeing the crowd of onlookers growing larger by the second, a searing wave of shame made Shen Mingxuan wish a crack would open in the ground so he could crawl into it.

"Massage my legs!"

Ye Huan took off his security cap and placed it over his face!

Shen Mingxuan was almost driven to fury. With so many people watching, this butcher was actually treating him, the young master of the Shen family, like a common servant. If someone were to take a picture and post it online, his reputation and that of the Shen family would be dragged completely through the mud.

"What? Are you unwilling?" Ye Huan asked coldly.

"Willing, perfectly willing!"

Enduring the immense humiliation, Shen Mingxuan obediently squatted down and began massaging Ye Huan's legs.

Gasps!

This sight sent a wave of shock through the onlookers!

"What is going on with the Lin Corporation? They actually allow a security guard to sunbathe at the company entrance, complete with fine tea, fruit, and someone waiting on him hand and foot. This is completely dragging down the image of the Lin Corporation."

"That handsome guy massaging the security guard looks like Shen Mingxuan, the president of the Shen Corporation."

"The young master of the Shen family lighting a cigarette and massaging the legs of a minor security guard at the Lin Corporation? Are you kidding me?"

"It really does look like Shen Mingxuan, the young master of the Shen family."

"That's right, it's him. I've seen him in business magazines."

As more and more onlookers recognized Shen Mingxuan, the scene became completely uncontrollable.

"Good heavens, who on earth is that security guard, to be worthy of having the young master of the Shen family light his cigarette and massage his legs?"

"The Lin Corporation is going too far. This is clearly using a security guard to humiliate the president of the Shen Corporation."

"Shen Mingxuan is willingly lighting cigarettes and massaging legs for a small security guard; he must be asking the Lin Corporation for a favor."

"Nonsense. If Shen Mingxuan needed a favor from the Lin Corporation, he would go directly to Lin Tai or Lin Xi. Flattering a security guard is completely useless."

"Could it be that the Lin Corporation is deliberately making things difficult and humiliating Shen Mingxuan?"

***

"If so, the Lin Corporation has gone way too far."

Instantly, the onlookers began to voice their condemnation of the Lin Corporation, Lin Tai, and Lin Xi.

Just at that moment, Shen Mingxuan, who was massaging Ye Huan's legs, could hold back no longer and blurted out:

"Mr. Ye, my younger sister was ignorant and offended you. When we went back last night, my father, my mother, and I gave her a stern scolding, and she knows she was wrong. I beg you to be the bigger person and overlook her transgression. For the sake of the long-standing friendship between my sister and Lin Xi, please forgive her this once."

"We'll talk about it later!" Ye Huan replied coldly.

As soon as these words were spoken, the onlookers were collectively dumbfounded!

So it turned out the Lin Corporation wasn't deliberately making things difficult or humiliating Shen Mingxuan at all; rather, Shen Mingxuan's sister had offended this security guard, and Shen Mingxuan had come to apologize for his sister.

Realizing this, the onlookers were utterly shocked and began to speculate about Ye Huan's true identity.

"What kind of background does this security guard have, to make the young master of the Shen family set aside his dignity to apologize?"

"Even if the young lady of the Shen family didn't just offend a minor security guard, but actually beat and humiliated him, logically speaking, the guard wouldn't dare say a word. Why is Shen Mingxuan lowering his status to apologize?"

"This security guard's identity must be extraordinary..."

While the onlookers whispered and speculated, someone couldn't resist taking out their phone to take pictures and record videos.

This was top-tier gossip!

Seeing this, Shen Mingxuan knew that his reputation and the dignity of the Shen family were completely ruined.

"Mingxuan, have you lost your mind? What on earth are you doing?"

Just then, accompanied by a voice of astonishment, Lin Qingyun walked through the crowd of onlookers, flanked by his bodyguards.

He pulled up Shen Mingxuan, who had been squatting beside the recliner, and reprimanded him:

"You are the dignified president of the Shen Corporation and the young master of the Shen family! How can you lower your status to wait on a mere butcher?"

Feeling as though he had seen his savior, Shen Mingxuan said, "Uncle Lin, Huamei offended Mr. Ye last night. I came here specially to apologize to Mr. Ye. Please put in a good word for me and help me get Mr. Ye to forgive Huamei!"

So the security guard lying on the recliner with his cap over his face was actually Ye Huan... Lin Qingyun's understanding dawned.

He then gave the recliner a swift kick and barked angrily:

"You butcher, what do you think you're doing? This is a company, not a nursing home! What kind of spectacle is this, lying around here? Get up this instant and apologize to Mingxuan!"

Lin Qingyun had no fear of Ye Huan today because, before leaving work yesterday, Lin Tai had equipped him and everyone else in the Lin family with brand-new bodyguards.

He had already tested the strength of these bodyguards—they were genuine martial artists, immensely powerful. Dealing with Ye Huan would be an absolute breeze!