Because she was addicted

Lu Chenyan was clearly going to stir things up.

Lin Zhidong narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing within them.

The bodyguard immediately understood, his face contorted with rage, and he pointed at Lu Chenyan, cursing:

"I advise you to mind your own business! Don't think you're too old to live..."

The bodyguard, who had been intimidated by Lu Chenyan's glare and released Wen Jia, felt he had lost face in front of his boss. He only wanted to show his loyalty and make amends. But as soon as he took a step forward, Lu Chenyan grabbed his fingers.

Before anyone could react, the bodyguard let out a scream as Lu Chenyan forced his hand back onto his shoulder.

Lu Chenyan: "President Lin, why can't we talk things out instead of resorting to violence?"

Lin Zhidong glanced at the bodyguard.

Lu Chenyan twisted the bodyguard's entire right hand backward. In order to dissipate the force and prevent the hand from breaking, the bodyguard had to twist his body, with half of his body squatting on the ground, his face turning as red as a pig's liver.

The bodyguards were handpicked by him.

Those who could stay by his side were the best of the best.

But in just one exchange, he was subdued by Lu Chenyan. Lu Chenyan's martial arts skills and strength were simply terrifying.

Lin Zhidong: "Hey Lu, I'm having dinner with Wen Jia, mind your own business."

Lu Chenyan: "What a coincidence? I also invited her to dinner."

Lin Zhidong stared intently at Lu Chenyan with a sinister gaze. "Lu, you're determined to meddle in this mess, aren't you?"

Lu Chenyan chuckled: "Why are you meddling in other people's business? Mr. Lin, if I understand correctly, it seems like you're harassing my girlfriend!"

The moment the word "girlfriend" was uttered, everyone's expression changed.

The onlookers outside the building fell silent for a few seconds before quickly starting to whisper amongst themselves, their suppressed chatter growing louder.

Wen Jia's face paled slightly.

Lin Zhidong clearly didn't believe it and scoffed.

"You? Wen Jia's boyfriend? The one surnamed Lu, you've only been here a few days? You can't even make up a believable lie!"

Wen Jia couldn't bear to watch any longer. "Mr. Lu, thank you. You can leave now."

She didn't know anything about Lu Chenyan's background.

She knew Lin Zhidong's background very well.

In Haicheng, no one who offends him ends up well. Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone to such lengths, even resorting to the now-utterly awful tactic of marrying Shen Yu.

Everyone else was avoiding her, but Lu Chenyan stood up for her; she was already deeply grateful for that.

But after all, she wasn't familiar with him.

There's really no need for Lu Chenyan to get into this kind of trouble because of her.

She can't pay it back.

Lin Zhidong scoffed, "Wen Jia is the only one who knows what's good for her. Get in the car."

Wen Jia took out a small knife she had prepared from her bag, and with one hand took out her phone and dialed 110, her thumb hovering over the dial button.

"Mr. Lin, you're a big shot in Haicheng, while I'm just an insignificant nobody. If you keep pushing me, I'll slash myself a few times as soon as I get in your car. If something happens to me in your car, I'm afraid you'll get into legal trouble, which would be quite troublesome..."

Before she could finish speaking, her eyes widened suddenly.

Lu Chenyan forcefully twisted the bodyguard's hand backward, and with a crisp sound of bones breaking, the bodyguard kneeling beneath him let out a deafening scream, clutching his twisted right hand in agony as he collapsed to the ground.

The next second, he had already climbed into the car and sat down next to Lin Zhidong.

"What do you want to do!"

Lin Zhidong had barely uttered a sentence when Lu Chenyan grabbed the back of his neck and snatched the cigar from his hand. Before he could react, he heard a loud "sizzle!" as the cigar was pressed firmly against his inner thigh.

It looks like a sausage placed on a hot teppanyaki grill.

A foul smell, a mixture of burning and charred fabric, instantly filled the carriage.

Lin Zhidong screamed, his face immediately turned pale, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

"You bastard surnamed Lu, you're asking for it!"

He was about to move when he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck.

He had clearly seen that Lu Chenyan had broken his bodyguard's hand with almost no effort. He believed that if Lu Chenyan had used even a little force, his own cervical spine would have broken on the spot.

"Ugh, I'm so dizzy after a long day at work, I can barely hold a cigar."

Lu Chenyan looked at Lin Zhidong with a grin, slowly grinding the cigar in his hand into the meat, while saying sincerely:

"Mr. Lin, we're all acquaintances, we see each other all the time. Why did you have to make such a fuss? So many people are watching, don't you have any pride left?"

"Hey Lu, if you've got the guts, go ahead and crush me!"

"Mr. Kobayashi, why are you so angry? Don't provoke me. I have a serious illness, and sometimes I can't control myself."

"..." Lin Zhidong's face turned pale.

"Mr. Lin, I've made dinner reservations. It's almost time. Can my girlfriend leave now?"

Lu Chenyan twisted his cigar.

Lin Zhidong gripped his thighs with both hands, leaning back as far as possible to avoid having his neck snapped, his whole body tense and afraid to move, large beads of sweat dripping down his face.

"You've got guts!"

The words were practically squeezed out of Lin Zhidong's mouth.

His thigh was burned by a cigar, and he was in a semi-conscious state, only holding on by his willpower not to fall in front of Lu Chenyan. Lu Chenyan was holding the back of his neck, and the fear of death made him afraid to move.

"Thank you, Mr. Kobayashi."

Lu Chenyan snapped his cigar away, glanced at his watch, and

"I'll treat Mr. Kobayashi to a cigar another day, the best one!"

As he spoke, he shook his leg and got out of the car. Seeing the bodyguard/driver leaning over the car, he earnestly reminded him:

"What are you all standing there for? Can't you see your CEO, Mr. Lin, is about to faint? Hurry up and get him to the hospital!"

Lu Chenyan stood there, motionless, with even a slight smile on his lips.

This carefree and roguish attitude, showing no fear of Lin Zhidong's retaliation, is so jarring compared to his serious, old-fashioned image in the office.

"Let's go." Lin Zhidong was sweating profusely.

Suppressed screams came from inside the car.

The bodyguard staggered back to the driver's seat and, enduring the excruciating pain, started the car.

As the car wobbled and disappeared from sight, Wen Jia's tense body finally relaxed, but her legs went weak and she almost knelt on the ground.

The other people in the company were standing far away and didn't see what happened inside the car.

It was said that Lu Chenyan got into the car, chatted with Lin Zhidong for a while, and then Lin Zhidong left.

But Wenjia saw it.

She saw Lu Chenyan, impeccably dressed, calmly press a burning cigar onto Lin Zhidong's lap, and she also saw Lu Chenyan gripping Lin Zhidong's neck.

She also saw the hatred and anger in Lin Zhidong's eyes.

She was trembling all over.

Lu Chenyan grabbed her and snatched the knife from her, putting it into his trouser pocket.

"Are you alright?"

Wen Jia almost burst into tears. "You hurt him."

"I asked you if you were injured?"

"I said you hurt Lin Zhidong!" Wen Jia's voice trembled. "What should we do? He's narrow-minded and vindictive; he's capable of killing!!"

Wen Jia took out her phone, ready to dial the police, but her fingers trembled and she couldn't press the numbers correctly.

After the initial tension subsided, feelings of bewilderment and lingering fear slowly surfaced.

What are you doing?

"Call the police! I'll explain to the police that he harassed me, and that I'm the one who burned him, it has nothing to do with you. I won't let you suffer for me."

Wen Jia truly didn't expect that when everyone in the company, even Shen Yu, chose to stand by and do nothing, Lu Chenyan would stand up for her, and in such a drastic way.

She could only see Lu Chenyan's mouth opening and closing in front of her, but she couldn't hear what he was saying at all.

All I could think about was how to tell the police.

How can I convince the police that she injured the person and that it has nothing to do with Lu Chenyan?

"Oh right, there's also the CCTV footage. I'll go to the security room and delete the footage."

She turned to run inside, but Lu Chenyan grabbed her arm.

"Hey, can you listen to me first?" Lu Chenyan forcefully straightened Wen Jia's body, trying to calm her down.

But how could Wen Jia possibly calm down?

"Lu Chenyan, you just returned to the country, you don't know what kind of person Lin Zhidong is! He won't let us off the hook just because we were humiliated today, he'll retaliate tenfold, a hundredfold. Everyone outside says he's had blood on his hands. Lu Chenyan, why did you rush out like that! Everyone else knows to hide and not mess with him. But you, you just delivered yourself to his doorstep. Are you stupid! Are you an idiot! I haven't even finished dealing with what happened before! And now you're doing this again, how am I supposed to repay you! How am I supposed to repay you! Ugh!"

Wen Jia's words were firmly stuck in her chest, because Lu Chenyan had silenced her with a kiss.

Lu Chenyan gripped her arm tightly, lifted her up like a chick, and pressed her against his mouth.