The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

Lan Tianci was a bit older than Yu Xiaodi and Wen Qiang, and had always prided himself on being mature and steady. Like befriending someone like Chen Wen, he had a broad understanding of all sorts of matters, including hearing about names like Li Yonghao. Upon hearing Li Yan's words, he was a bit surprised—could Li Yan really be such a formidable figure?

However, his hatred for Li Yan was deep-rooted, and of course, he didn't want to miss the opportunity for revenge and to strike. Unsure of Chen Lao Da's attitude towards Li Yonghao and before he could think it through, he quickly said, "Li Yan! Do you remember me, Lan Tianci? Do you remember Brother Chen Wen? We have some scores to settle! I don't care what kind of backing you bring out, with Chen Lao Da here, who do you think you can scare?"

No matter what Chen Lao Da's attitude towards Li Yonghao might be, he preemptively blocked any retreat with these words, though outwardly, he acted as if he only knew Chen Lao Da's prowess, having never heard of Li Yonghao.

"Lan Tianci? The voice sounds similar, but how did you become such a mess?" Li Yan laughed heartily, "The Chen Wen you mentioned, is he that pretty boy I met at dinner last time? I told him to inform you that when I see you next, I'd crush your balls. Did he pass on the message?"

"Hmph! Keep pretending! He's already dead because of you!" Lan Tianci loudly reminded, looking at Chen Lao Da's gloomy face.

"Nonsense! We hit it off right away, why would I harm him? Could it be that you harmed him and framed me instead?" Li Yan sneered.

"Hmph! Keep pretending! All these injuries on me and Brother Chen Wen are thanks to you!" Lan Tianci looked at Li Yan with poison in his eyes. No matter what, he was bent on revenge, needing to undergo reconstructive surgery, and he was determined to settle the score with Li Yan.

"Are you out of your mind? Do you have a persecution complex or something? If I wanted to slap you into a facial paralysis, would I do something to pockmark you like this?" Li Yan continued smoking.

A face full of pockmarks! Lan Tianci was nearly spitting blood in anger, as his face full of wounds was likened to pockmarks!

Seeing Lan Tianci get agitated again, Chen Lao Da, who had been silent, finally spoke: "You are Li Yan?"

Looking at him, Li Yan said calmly: "You must be the Chen Lao Da Chen Wen talked about? In contrast, this Lan Tianci has always looked to mess with me; maybe he killed Chen Wen and used this ploy to pit us against each other!"

He and Chen Wen had only met once, and apart from Lan Tianci and Wen Qiang, Chen Lao Da's people had no idea, and without evidence, Chen Lao Da could only believe Lan Tianci's side of the story. But having climbed to the top as their boss, he was also suspicious by nature, unwilling to fully trust anyone, especially since he wasn't familiar with Lan Tianci either. Li Yan was trying to sow discord, yet his words could be quite truthful.

Seeing him fall silent, Li Yan asked again: "When did Chen Wen die? How did he die? Please shed some light. To be honest, I've only met him once; Lan Tianci, on the other hand, had known him for a long time and has always been jealous of me."

Lan Tianci couldn't hold back his anger: "Jealous of you? Do I need to be jealous of you? How could you be worth my envy? That night, Chen Wen called many people to block your car, we were on the second floor across the street. It was you who fired shots and shattered the glass, leaving Chen Wen and me covered in shards. He lost his footing and fell! You dare claim you didn't do it?"

"Insane! You think this is how you'd frame me? Use your pea-brain for a second; let's say even if I went mad to kill someone, it'd be you, whom I loathe more, wouldn't it? Why would I shatter the glass? With just the two of you on the scene, who knows what happened?" Li Yan sneered continuously, having already noticed when they approached that Lan Tianci wasn't that close to Chen Lao Da, so he continued to sow discord.

At first, Chen Lao Da wasn't fully convinced by Lan Tianci's words anyhow, since ordinary people using a gun, even if it missed, would still be unusual, according to Lan Tianci. If only Li Yan, with two beauties, was talking rudely, Chen Wen on approach felt displeased, hence gathered a crowd intending to give Li Yan a hard time and be a hero rescuing a beauty, resulting in later mishaps.

If this were truly the case, the grudges between Chen Wen and Li Yan would indeed be minor. At most Chen Wen would have someone beat Li Yan up. Conversely, Li Yan, as an ordinary person without influence, how could a small-time employee dining with beauties be carrying a gun?

These doubts were obvious, and Lam Tianci could only convince him because he had also been injured, and Chen Lao Da had no more clues.

Though Chen Lao Da was already highly suspicious of Lan Tianci, he didn't voice it directly. Yet when Li Yan mentioned Li Yonghao, not taking action could imply cowardice, let alone for a brother's death, caution was paramount. Even if Lan Tianci was far more suspicious, Li Yan was still a suspect.

"Slander! Do you think Chen Lao Da will believe your lies? You're on the verge of death yet you still want to sow discord between us!" Lan Tianci feared Chen Lao Da would buy into Li Yan's words and loudly cursed.

At this, Chen Lao Da spoke, "Enough talk! What are you all standing there for? Seize him and take him back!"

...

In truth, none of them were wrong, but the difficulty was astronomical!

It's like carrying something heavy, lifting a hundred pounds at a time, split over twenty attempts, though exhausting, moving a ton remains possible. But lifting a ton at once is an impossible task.

Yet the same scenario was seen differently by Li Yan. Indeed, one person fighting twenty is very hard, but can twenty people at once even manage to get within striking distance of him? In reality, even if all twenty rushed in, only four or five could get close, so theoretically, handling them in waves rather than all at once is viable.

Of course, this assumes the ability to quickly knock down opponents; otherwise, it's all talk no matter how many.

Seeing them charge, Li Yan was also ready. As the first few approached within a meter, he swiftly kicked forward at one person's groin. Then, as he retracted his leg, he simultaneously kicked backward with it! Surrounded entirely by people, he didn't need to aim, he could hit anyone. His hands were busy too, throwing punches at the heads and faces of those coming at him from either side. Beyond that, he even used his cigarette in his mouth; taking a puff, he spat it towards a person's face. Though it couldn't scald someone, a brief ember contact still had an effect.

Only four or five managed to get near Li Yan, yet squeezing together, people could replace slipped spots, available to attack were more than just those few. His punches and kicks were brutal enough, knocking them down with cries. Without the exaggerated flying body-wall in movies, he efficiently blocked one or two people, buying crucial time, mitigating excessive pressure.

And Li Yan didn't pause after starting, each strike hit flesh, every move lethal, he had no intricate flamboyant moves. Every action was about simplicity, attacking fragile points, and achieving maximum effect, all while showing restraint from lethality. Yet King taking action isn't something ordinary people can bear?

In a mere dozen seconds, seventeen to eighteen of the twenty had crumpled, only two at the outer edges, initially unable to squeeze through, realizing something wrong, retreated by Chen Lao Da's side under the guise of protection.

Even bystanders like Chen Lao Da and Lan Tianci were left wide-eyed and slack-jawed by the sudden turn of events, even drivers in nearby cars, unable to discern clearly from afar, were startled too. Was this still human capability? Was this the legendary folk martial arts expert?

Li Yan walked slowly forward, ignoring those injured thugs left scrambling out his way.

Chen Lao Da maintained his awe-inspiring demeanor, waiting for Li Yan to approach within two meters. Although only two people were shielding him now, drivers were unable to help, even if they came, would be futile.

Lan Tianci was trembling already, this being his third witnessing of Li Yan's combat prowess, getting stronger each time! The first time in this area, he swiftly knocked out and kicked away his friends, awe-striking him then, thinking it a fluke against incompetent elite scions. Yet inciting Taekwondo expert Ling Muhang's action, he still took Li Yan lightly down, realizing then his genuine capability. This time, defeating nearly twenty in swift succession left him utterly speechless! (Please cast your monthly pass...)

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