Chapter 41: The Arrogant Agent

The girl smiled shyly, "It's not heavy, really. Thank you very much. I have an urgent matter to attend to, so I'll be going now."

With that, she walked towards the door, but her steps were slow and labored. It was clear that her claim about the weight was a lie.

A high-pitched, shrill voice suddenly came from the doorway.

"Jiang Mengshu, are you a snail, moving so slowly? If you delay Chunchun's performance, can you take responsibility? Move faster, damn it!"

Lin Chen looked over and saw a "man" with a neutral appearance, fair skin, and delicate features. He was pointing at the girl with a兰花指 (lanhuazhi - a term often used to describe a feminine gesture, typically with the index finger and thumb touching to form a circle), his face full of arrogance and impatience. To be honest, if he covered his Adam's apple, Lin Chen would have had a hard time telling if he was a man or a woman.

"This guy actually calls himself 'old lady.' What a freak," Lin Chen muttered.

The girl, Jiang Mengshu, looked panicked when she saw the effeminate man. She hurriedly said, "Agent Luo, I'll catch up right away, I'll catch up right away."

With that, she quickened her pace, but the things she was carrying were too heavy. In her panic, she stumbled and fell to the ground.

Agent Luo, seeing this, walked over menacingly, his finger almost touching Jiang Mengshu's nose. His voice became even more shrill in anger.

"What good are you as a personal assistant? You're a complete waste! You can't even handle such a simple task. If you can't do it, just get lost. There are plenty of people lining up to be Chunchun's assistant!"

Jiang Mengshu looked pained, rubbing her twisted ankle. Hearing Agent Luo's words, she said with a hint of委屈 (grievance),

"Agent Luo, but... but you didn't tell me to prepare these things last night. You only notified me an hour ago, so I just found and packed everything. That's why I was a bit late."

Agent Luo, seeing that people around were pointing at him, became even angrier. "Alright, you little bitch, who do you think you are? A mere personal assistant, and you dare to talk back to me, a top agent? Do you want me to fire you right now?"

Tears welled up in the girl's eyes, but she gritted her teeth and, despite the pain in her foot, stood up.

She looked at Agent Luo defiantly.

"What are you looking at? Are you going to bite me? You're just a cheap slut! If you can't even handle this, don't come to Yuehai City. Go back to your village, you hick. Do you think you're so precious? Hurry up, Chunchun is waiting outside!"

The girl gritted her teeth and, with great effort, gathered her things and followed behind Agent Luo.

However, because of her twisted ankle, she limped, her brows furrowed in pain.

"Faster! Don't dawdle!" Agent Luo turned around and shouted in his high-pitched voice.

Lin Chen finally couldn't stand it and walked over, saying irritably, "Are you a man? Making a girl carry such a heavy load, aren't you ashamed?"

Agent Luo was taken aback by Lin Chen's intervention. He sized Lin Chen up, and when he saw his clothes, his eyes were full of disdain.

"Where did you come from, you poor wretch? Wearing such shabby clothes, you even managed to get in. The security is getting really lax. Do you know where you are? This is Tianqiong Entertainment. It's full of stars and is the fashion capital of Huaxia. Look at your outfit; you're just a beggar. You don't belong here.

Forget it, I don't even want to deal with you, a peasant. You're lowering my standards. Get lost right now. My business is none of your concern. In Tianqiong Entertainment, very few people dare to meddle with me. Get lost!"

Lin Chen sneered, "Even if my clothes are low-class, they're still better than yours, you freak. A man dressing like a woman, it's unnatural. No wonder you're so angry at this girl. Freaks aren't scary, but self-satisfied freaks are. What standards do you have?"

Many of the onlookers couldn't help but laugh.

Everyone knew that Agent Luo liked men and hated women, but as a top agent in the company, no one dared to call him a freak to his face.

Many onlookers felt relieved when they heard Lin Chen call him a freak, but they also felt sorry for Lin Chen. This guy was in big trouble now.

"You... you little bastard, you dare to insult me? Say it again if you dare!"

Lin Chen smirked, "I've never met anyone so cheap. Getting insulted is one thing, but asking for more? Looks like you're not just a freak, but a masochist too."

"Argh! You've made me so angry, you little bastard, you little animal—ah!"

"Slap!"

Before he could finish, Lin Chen slapped him across the face, and a tooth was knocked out, falling to the ground.

It was clear how hard the slap was.

Lin Chen said coldly, "If you dare to say another word, I'll knock out all your teeth!"

Lin Chen had already disliked him for bullying the girl, and now that he dared to insult him, he wasn't going to hold back.

The onlookers were shocked to see Lin Chen be so domineering, knocking out Agent Luo's tooth with just one slap. They wondered who this young man was and why they had never seen him in the company before.

"Who... who are you?"

Agent Luo, holding his bleeding face, looked at Lin Chen with venom in his eyes, about to curse, but he saw Lin Chen's icy gaze and swallowed his words.

"What's going on? Brother Luo, why are you taking so long? Where's Jiang Mengshu?"

A handsome young man, resembling a Korean idol, walked over and shouted from a distance. But when he saw the slap mark on Agent Luo's face, his expression changed, and he asked angrily,

"Did someone hit you? Who did it?"

The onlookers immediately put away their smiles, as if afraid of being seen.

"This young man is in trouble. He dared to hit someone from Lu Chun's team. It was satisfying, but a bit reckless."

"Yeah, Lu Chun just won the Yuehai City Best Newcomer Award. The company is fully promoting him. He's very powerful now. Who dares to provoke him?"

"But I just can't stand him. Even An Xueyao, who is not only a diva but also the chairman's daughter, isn't as arrogant as him."

"Sigh, it's just a case of a small person getting lucky. But he's handsome and talented. What can you do? Be quiet, don't let him hear you talking about him. He's very petty!"

The onlookers whispered, looking at Lin Chen with sympathy.

No matter what, given Lu Chun's character, this young man would at least get slapped twice for slapping his agent.

Agent Luo, seeing Lu Chun, looked like he had found a savior. He pointed at Lin Chen and said, "Chunchun, this guy hit me. You have to get revenge for me!"

Lu Chun looked at Lin Chen coldly, but when he saw that Lin Chen's expression didn't change, he felt a bit wary.

He wasn't a fool. He had reached his current position and gained the favor of the company's leadership through his own abilities.

Daring to hit his agent in the company, this person was either ignorant or had real strength.

He asked Lin Chen suspiciously, "Who are you? I don't think I've seen you before?"

Lin Chen replied, "It's not strange that you haven't seen me. I'm not an employee here."

Lu Chun's face showed a hint of amusement. "Judging by your appearance, you must be here to apply for a job, right? So you didn't know who you hit?"

"You're right. I am here to apply for a job. As for who this freak is, it doesn't matter to me. I would have slapped him no matter who he was."

Lin Chen was indeed here to apply for a job, specifically to be An Xueyao's bodyguard.

The hint of caution on Lu Chun's face disappeared. He had been worried that the other person might be a wolf in sheep's clothing, but it turned out to be a reckless job seeker!

This guy was really asking for trouble, not knowing when to stop!

Lu Chun sneered and said arrogantly, "So you hit him without knowing who he is? Let me tell you, he's my man. And now that you've hit my man, you still think you can get a job here? You must be dreaming!"