Urban Genius Divine Doctor

Chapter 126: Chapter 126: I Am Threatening You

Right as Wang Chenning was smacking Yang Xiaodong, Zheng Qiuhang pushed the door open, leading Li Mingchao inside. Both of them saw Wang Chenning raise his hand to hit Yang Xiaodong, who stood there like a pushover, not daring to resist at all.

The expressions on both their faces changed.

"Brother Chao is here! Quick, have a seat!" Wang Chenning didn’t get up, remaining seated. "You got here pretty fast. I was just about to give you a call."

Although it wasn’t a slap across the face, being hit by Wang Chenning in front of others—and on his precious head, no less—still made Yang Xiaodong furious.

Seeing Li Mingchao enter, he was suddenly emboldened. He shot to his feet and roared furiously, "Wang Chenning, what gives you the right to hit me?"

Wang Chenning turned to the approaching Li Mingchao. "Why don’t we let Brother Chao answer that question!"

With Zheng Qiuhang standing nearby, Li Mingchao looked extremely awkward.

He patted Yang Xiaodong’s shoulder, gesturing for him to sit. "Xiaodong, calm down. Let’s sit and talk things over."

Wang Chenning gave Zheng Qiuhang a look. Understanding the signal, she left and closed the door behind her.

"Li Mingchao, I know you and a few others are plotting against me. We all know the score here, so let’s not beat around the bush." Wang Chenning dispensed with the pleasantries, laying his cards on the table. "I don’t blame you. Anyone would do the same in your position. If someone humiliated me that badly, I’d be out for their blood too. So, let’s drop the fake sincerity and just be direct. Once we’ve cleared the air, we can sample Qingyun Hall’s signature dishes."

These words left Li Mingchao utterly mortified and Yang Xiaodong completely dumbfounded.

’Even though he knew Li Mingchao was temporarily on the losing end of his struggle with Wang Chenning, Li Mingchao was still the eldest young master of the Li family! Even he, the eldest young master of the Yang family, wasn’t his equal, to say nothing of some nobody from the sticks like Wang Chenning. He was sure that, given time, Li Mingchao would crush Wang Chenning under his heel. But right now, Li Mingchao’s presence couldn’t hold a candle to Wang Chenning’s; their levels of audacity were worlds apart.’

’Besides, everyone in their circle was obsessed with saving face. Even if two people were secretly trying to kill each other, itching to stick a knife in the other’s back, they would still maintain a basic veneer of politeness in public and would never spell things out so bluntly.’

’Wang Chenning had laid things bare, leaving no room for polite denial. It was pure gangster tactics.’

’Still, seeing Wang Chenning so brazenly take on even Li Mingchao, Yang Xiaodong felt his own anger subside a little. At least he wasn’t the only one having a bad day, the only one getting pushed around. That brought him a small sense of equilibrium.’

"Eldest Young Master Wang, you really are a straightforward man!" Li Mingchao rubbed his nose to hide his embarrassment. Then, steeling himself, he decided to play along and say things that should have remained unsaid. "You’re right. After being humiliated in front of my friends, of course I hate you. I really did want to have you killed to vent my frustration. And Xiaodong here, he doesn’t want you as his brother-in-law. He thinks you’re not good enough for Xiaofei. Everyone thinks so."

"So, yeah, we’d get together and grumble about it, even talked about getting rid of you a few times. But we live in a society with laws. It’s just something you say when you’re angry. How could we actually do something like that?"

Now that everything was out in the open, Li Mingchao seemed to feel less constrained. He continued, "The more I’ve interacted with you, Eldest Young Master Wang, the more I’ve come to see that you’re a man of true feeling. You’re decisive, you don’t hide your emotions, and you act with incredible boldness. I’m starting to think that someone like you is the best kind of person to befriend. Perhaps, one day, we can turn from enemies into friends, even great partners!"

"You’ve said all that, but not a single word about the plans to get me killed!" Wang Chenning cut Li Mingchao off. "That’s not very forthcoming of you!"

Li Mingchao froze, unsure of what to say next.

’Is this guy a psycho?’ he thought. ’I already made myself clear. We *used* to want him dead, but now we don’t. We even want to be friends!’

’I’ve already said this much, and Wang Chenning is still trying to force me to say things I don’t want to say. Isn’t he just trying to make my life difficult?’

But Li Mingchao didn’t dare let his anger show. Steeling himself, he just started spouting nonsense. "We thought about it before... paying people to cause a scene at your workplace, hiring some seniors to pose as patients and give you a hard time, or maybe sending a bunch of thugs to trash your clubs. Find a chance to smash your car, kidnap your President Zheng, drug her..."

"Not bad, not bad. Those are some well-thought-out ideas!" Wang Chenning gave Li Mingchao a thumbs-up. "If you actually did all that, it would give me a real headache. So how about this: if any of that stuff happens in the future, I’ll just assume it was you. Sound good?"

Li Mingchao was stunned. So was Yang Xiaodong.

After a moment of shock, both of them cursed him internally. ’Motherfucker!’

’This bastard is taking things too far! Nothing but threats, both open and veiled. Does he really not see us as people?’

’We’re the top-tier playboys in all of Yandu, for god’s sake! Wang Chenning is just shamelessly grinding our faces into the dirt!’

’They had never met anyone more shameless than Wang Chenning!’

"Alright, let’s not discuss this any further." Wang Chenning stood up and sent a text to Zheng Qiuhang, telling her to have dinner brought in.

Then he looked at Li Mingchao and Yang Xiaodong with a beaming smile. "You two had better hope none of those things we just discussed actually happen to me. Otherwise, you’ll be my primary suspects. And if I can’t find the real culprits, well, the blame will just have to fall on you. I hope Eldest Young Master Li and Eldest Young Master Yang know what’s good for them. Don’t make things difficult for a newcomer like me!"

"Wang Chenning, you’ve gone too far!" Yang Xiaodong finally snapped, leaping up from the sofa. "Are you threatening us?"

"Yes," Wang Chenning didn’t deny it, nodding seriously. "I am, in fact, threatening you. What about it? You got a problem, Eldest Young Master Yang?"

As he spoke, Wang Chenning walked over to Yang Xiaodong, grabbed the collar of his coat, and hauled him to his feet. "I haven’t had a conflict with anyone else. If someone comes after me, of course I’m going to blame you. Let me tell you, Yang Xiaodong, I’ve already let you off the hook several times, and that was only for the sake of your sister and your grandfather. If there’s a next time, don’t blame me for getting rough."

Yang Xiaodong was livid. He struggled as he yelled, "Wang Chenning, let me go, or I swear I’ll fight you to the death!"

Far from letting go, Wang Chenning reached out with his other hand and patted Yang Xiaodong’s cheek, a wide smile on his face as he threatened, "Oh, that’s right. I forgot to give you a taste of what it’s like to piss your pants. How about we try that today?"

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