Villain: He humiliated the protagonist's sister, but she fell in love with him.

Lin Ba raised his hand and grasped her fair, small hand, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"Mr. Liu, you're too kind."

After using the insight function, Liu Ruoyan's information appeared in front of me.

Name: Liu Ruoyan

Age: 25

【Height: 170】

Appearance rating: 92

Body type: D

[Special: 0]

【Favourability: 30】

Immediately afterwards, information about Xiao Bufan also popped up.

[Ding! Detected the Chosen One, Xiao Bufan.]

[Script: The Dragon King's Son-in-Law]

[Identity: Dragon King of the Overseas Dragon King Palace.]

[Future storyline: After three years of forbearance, he unleashes a crazy display of power and slaps people in the face...]

Only then did Xiao Bufan belatedly realize what was happening.

He was played!

He stared at Lin Ba's hand that was holding Liu Ruoyan, a wave of bitterness rising to his head.

They've been married for almost three years, and he hasn't even touched Liu Ruoyan's finger!

Now this little hand is being held in someone's palm, squeezed and played with...

Moreover, judging from Lin Ba's posture, he showed no intention of letting go at all.

"Hey kid! Let go of my wife's hand right now!"

Xiao Bufan couldn't hold back any longer and roared.

But Lin Ba didn't even glance at him, instead continuing to play with Liu Ruoyan's hand.

He even gently rubbed the back of Liu Ruoyan's hand twice before turning his gaze to her delicate face:

"President Liu, is this how your Liu Group treats its guests—by letting a guy in flip-flops point at my nose and bark at me?"

"If that's the case, I don't think we need to continue talking."

Liu Ruoyan then realized that her hand was still being held and instinctively tried to pull it back.

But the implicit threat in Lin Ba's words made her pause for a moment.

She gritted her teeth, suppressing the discomfort, and turned to face Xiao Bufan, her tone icy:

"Xiao Bufan, shut up. You have no right to speak here. Apologize to President Lin immediately."

Xiao Bufan looked at her in disbelief:

"I'm your husband! You expect me to apologize to this gigolo?"

His lips twitched, his neck stiffened, and he shouted defiantly:

"I won't!"

Lin Ba clicked his tongue at the opportune moment, released Liu Ruoyan's hand, and turned to walk towards the car.

"Mr. Liu, it seems today isn't a good time to discuss business. Let's do it another day."

Liu Ruoyan panicked, stepped forward and grabbed his arm, quickly trying to stop him:

"Mr. Lin, please wait! Xiao Bufan is drunk. I'll make him apologize right now."

She turned to look at Xiao Bufan, her eyes filled with undisguised annoyance:

"Xiao Bufan, if you don't apologize today, we're getting a divorce."

Xiao Bufan's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

He was unwilling to get a divorce. The three-year period was almost up, and if he divorced now, wouldn't all his efforts to become the Dragon King be in vain?

Besides, he's been a devoted admirer for three years, and it's unacceptable to ask him to give up before he's even won over!

He clenched his fists, pondered for two and a half seconds, and finally gave in.

"I...I apologize."

The Azure Dragon beside him grew anxious and quickly stepped forward to dissuade him in a low voice:

"Dragon King! No! How can the dignified Dragon King of the Dragon King's Palace apologize to someone!"

But Xiao Bufan ignored him and walked up to Lin Ba with a frustrated expression.

He said in a voice that could be heard by only the two of them:

"sorry."

Lin Ba pretended not to hear and innocently raised his voice to ask:

"What did you just say? I can't hear you."

Xiao Bufan glared at him, his eyes practically spitting fire.

But seeing Liu Ruoyan's unfriendly gaze, he finally raised his voice to the maximum and roared at Lin Ba:

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Kobayashi! I was wrong! I'm so sorry!"

[Ding! Host humiliated Xiao Bufan, congratulations on obtaining the Immunity to All Poisons Physique!]

Lin Ba then smiled with satisfaction and nodded.

"Not bad, your attitude is acceptable, I forgive you."

He patted Xiao Bufan on the shoulder and casually attached a locator to his device.

Then he turned around and gave Liu Ruoyan a meaningful smile.

"Let's go, Mr. Liu, let's go to your office and have a proper 'detailed discussion'."

When he said the last two words, Lin Ba emphasized them.

This infuriated Xiao Bufan once again.

The two entered the elevator one after the other. Only after the elevator doors closed did the surrounding employees dare to breathe a sigh of relief, and all eyes turned to Xiao Bufan, who was still standing there.

"Don't you guys think... Mr. Lin and Ms. Liu have a pretty good chemistry when they stand together?"

"That Xiao Bufan guy, wearing flip-flops and a tank top, looks like he's here to collect junk. Compared to others, he's really far inferior."

"Speaking of which, our CEO Liu is really lucky to have met her match. The Lin family is the leading company in Jiangcheng. It's already a big deal that young CEO Lin even gives her the time of day..."

The whispers of those around them reached Xiao Bufan and Qinglong's ears.

Qinglong's face was ashen, and he said in a low voice:

"Dragon King, how about you authorize me to mobilize the resources of the Dragon King's Palace and take down this Lin Group?"

A flicker of interest crossed Xiao Bufan's eyes, but he ultimately shook his head.

"No. The three-year agreement hasn't been fulfilled yet. If we attack the Lin family now, wouldn't we be exposed? All my previous efforts would be wasted. I promised the old man that I wouldn't use the Dragon King Palace's resources for these three years."

"So the Dragon King will just keep enduring this?"

Qinglong was somewhat unwilling.

Xiao Bufan's lips slowly curved into a smile, a sinister glint in his eyes:

"Of course we won't let it go like this. Don't we still have you?"

Azure Dragon paused for a moment:

"I?"

Xiao Bufan patted him on the shoulder, speaking earnestly:

"Find an opportunity to take care of this Mr. Lin! Be quick and clean, don't leave any loose ends."

"Remember, it was that pretty boy who offended you, that's why you killed him, it has nothing to do with me!"

Azure Dragon's lips twitched, but since the Dragon King had spoken, he dared not hesitate and bowed his head in response:

"Yes, Dragon King!"

"Alright, go and get ready."

Xiao Bufan waved his hand and walked towards the elevator.

"I'll follow them and see, so Ruoyan doesn't get hurt."

......

Xiao Bufan followed to the elevator entrance, ready to take the elevator.

At that moment, a security guard stood in front of him.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Liu is receiving important guests today, and unauthorized personnel are not allowed to go up."

Xiao Bufan's face darkened.

"Do you know who I am? I just recently delivered chicken soup to your CEO, Mr. Liu!"

The security guard remained unfazed and showed no intention of letting them through.

"Sorry, rules are rules."

"Okay, okay."

Xiao Bufan chuckled, too lazy to argue.

He glanced to the side, then suddenly pointed and shouted:

"Holy crap! There's a thief!"

The security guard instinctively turned his head in the direction he was looking.

In that instant of turning his head, Xiao Bufan moved his feet and slipped directly into the elevator, the doors slowly closing...

After the security guard looked around for a while and couldn't find the thief, he realized he had been tricked by this kid!

The security guard immediately sent a message to report to General Manager Liu, but Liu Ruoyan did not reply, seemingly too busy.

Without a second thought, the security guard quickly chased after them via the nearby fire escape...