Chapter 43

Lu Xin put down his phone and smiled bitterly at Shen Yafang and Li Lu, saying, "I still have to go to the hospital to take care of the two leaders tonight, I must leave!"

"Why do you have to take care of them when those two people have such strong ill will towards you?" While Lu Xin was taking a shower, Jiang Chunyu saw that Shen Yafang's impression of Lu Xin had greatly improved, so she told Shen Yafang about the difficulties Lu Xin had been facing recently. However, she did not directly ask Shen Yafang for help, because Jiang Chunyu knew that as long as the relationship between Lu Xin and Shen Yafang reached a certain level, Shen Yafang would offer to help even if Lu Xin didn't ask. On the contrary, if Lu Xin asked for help now, it might backfire.

"Still, they are leaders. The power of the county officials is greater than that of the current officials, and a higher rank can crush a person. No matter how they treat me, I can only smile and face it," Lu Xin said with a bitter expression, trying to gain Shen Yafang's sympathy.

After what had just happened, Shen Yafang now felt very differently about Lu Xin. Since Lu Xin took her seriously, she would take his matters as her own. She said, "I'll go with you and tell everyone that you are my godson. Let's see which bastard dares to bully you!"

"Godmother, don't worry. I can handle these two. If I really can't, I'll ask for your help!" In Lu Xin's current social circle, Shen Yafang was his biggest trump card. He wanted to use her to deal with Li Zhonggang and Li Qiming, but for dealing with Liu Jianhui and Li Li, he didn't need to involve Shen Yafang. It was like playing a card game; playing the big cards too early would put him at a disadvantage and might even lead to a loss.

"Alright, if you have any difficulties, you must tell your godmother. If I can't solve it, your second uncle will help you," Shen Yafang gave Lu Xin a light hug and a strong promise as he was about to leave.

Shen Yafang wanted to give Lu Xin a warm hug, but her daughter Li Lu was watching with her big, beautiful eyes.

Li Lu also gave Lu Xin a light hug and said in a sweet voice, "Brother Sanjin, come over to tutor me in composition again tomorrow night!"

"Sure, no problem!" Lu Xin, who was now determined to climb up the relationship ladder with Shen Yafang and Li Lu to change his current unfavorable situation, naturally agreed.

Lu Xin quickly walked out of the Sanjiang villa area and rushed to the Sanjiang Group附属医院 (affiliated hospital).

As he approached the ward, he heard a commotion coming from the room where Liu Jianhui and Li Li were staying. Many patients were peering inside. Lu Xin hurried his steps.

Pushing through the crowd, Lu Xin entered the ward and saw an old woman with a hooked nose berating Liu Xinmeng, using very harsh words, calling her a fox spirit, a mistress, and a slut.

Li Li's face was extremely dark, and he kept his head down, saying nothing.

Liu Xinmeng was sobbing on the bed, not responding to the old woman's insults.

Liu Jianhui, lying on another bed with his face wrapped like a mummy, was looking at Li Li and Liu Xinmeng with a smug expression, not trying to mediate at all.

Lu Xin noticed a familiar face next to the old woman—it was Xie Fei, who had tried to drop the alloy block to injure him earlier in the day.

Seeing Xie Fei's hooked nose, Lu Xin understood that the old woman berating Liu Xinmeng was likely Xie Fei's mother.

But why was Xie Fei's mother calling Liu Xinmeng a fox spirit? Could it be that Xie Fei's father had an affair with Liu Xinmeng?

Lu Xin originally wanted to stay out of it, but seeing Xie Fei's mother relentlessly berating Liu Xinmeng, making her sob uncontrollably, he couldn't bear it anymore. He said to Xie Fei, "Xie Fei, tell your mother to stop. This is not a good influence!"

His words were meant to be neutral and well-intentioned, but Xie Fei snorted coldly, "What's it got to do with you?"

Xie Fei's attitude was already bad, but his mother's was even worse. Hearing Lu Xin's words, she turned her head and glared at him coldly, "What do you mean? Shouldn't I scold her? Are you the wild man she's been hooking up with outside, defending her?"

Encountering such a bizarre mother-son pair, Lu Xin was very frustrated. He muttered, "You're crazy!"

Xie Fei's mother, relying on the power of the Xie family, was used to being arrogant and domineering. Hearing Lu Xin's words, she stepped forward to slap him.

Lu Xin quickly dodged, "Can you be reasonable, old woman? I'm just trying to help you maintain a good image. Did I say something wrong? You're being so unreasonable and even trying to hit me. That's too much!"

Xie Fei's mother, Liu Jianhong, had a pair of triangular eyes and a hooked nose. Although she looked a bit ugly, she was well-maintained. But now, in a fit of rage, she looked like an old witch from a Western fairy tale. "Dare to call me an old woman? I'll teach you a lesson, you wild man!" She stepped forward, chasing after Lu Xin to slap him.

Lu Xin dodged again, shouting at Xie Fei, "Xie Fei, stop your mother!"

Seeing Lu Xin's agility, Xie Fei's mother, Liu Jianhong, couldn't catch up. She shouted at Xie Fei, "Xiao Fei, hit him!"

Xie Fei had been in a bad mood all afternoon because his plan to use the alloy block to injure Lu Xin had failed. In his twisted mind, Lu Xin should have been standing there and getting hit by the alloy block. Since Lu Xin was unharmed and his plan had failed, he hated Lu Xin even more.

Hearing his mother's shout, Xie Fei circled around from the other side, caught up with Lu Xin, and swung a punch at him.

Lu Xin wanted to fight back but, in a moment, he saw Liu Jianhui's cold smile from the bed.

Lu Xin suddenly realized that he had offended Li Qiming, Liu Jianhui, and Li Li, and these three bastards were looking for any chance to find fault with him. If he fought with Xie Fei, his metal ability, though not a huge fist, was a more destructive iron fist. One punch could make Xie Fei spit blood or even break a bone. If Xie Fei was injured, Li Qiming and the other two bastards would use the fight as an excuse to fire him or even report him to the police and have him detained!

Small things can ruin big plans. Lu Xin retracted his hand and used his chest to block Xie Fei's punch.

Xie Fei's punch hit Lu Xin's chest, and it felt like hitting a steel plate. His hand bones almost broke, and he cried out in pain, "Damn, how can your body be so hard!"

Lu Xin smiled coldly, "It's not that my body is hard, but that you have weak kidneys and soft bones!"

Xie Fei had always been very confident in front of Lu Xin because his family background was dozens of times better than Lu Xin's, his academic performance was much better, and he thought he was much more handsome. The only thing he lacked was sexual ability. From the fact that he could only satisfy his girlfriend Zhou Ya once a night while Lu Xin could satisfy his girlfriend Yang Xiaoli seven times, it was clear that he was far inferior to Lu Xin in this aspect.

Hearing Lu Xin's words, Xie Fei thought Lu Xin was mocking his sexual ability and became extremely angry. He swung another punch at Lu Xin.