Urban All-Round Master

Chapter 1653: Chapter 1687: Lin Zifeng’s Bold Remarks

At this moment, the banquet had reached its climax. At the forefront of the event, the eldest son of the Hai Family, Hai Wuyan, had become the star of the night.

However, to entertain the many guests today, Hai Wuyan even offered the family’s very precious Yang Lotus Grass on-site, ensuring everyone present could receive their share. The Yang Lotus Grass itself acts to purify and cleanse the body, offering great benefits, although not quite as effective as the Pure Yang Pill, it offers similar results.

Lin Zifeng stood in the crowd holding Hai Zhilan, without a dance partner, nor a woman in a party dress to accompany them, standing quietly and alone. As the autumn breeze gently blew, Hai Zhilan felt like a fool.

Looking at Lin Zifeng’s current expression and actions, they seemed very casual.

He just stood there, even pushing Hai Zhilan forward a bit.

Soon, the Yang Lotus Grass mentioned earlier by Hai Wuyan at the banquet was quickly distributed. Any guest attending Hai Wuyan’s birthday banquet today could receive it.

Most of the banquet guests invited were social elites and those from wealthy families, with quite a few from the Shangguan, Nolan, and Ouyang families.

Taking advantage of this birthday banquet, Hai Wuyan hoped to enhance his reputation in the eyes of everyone and gain their approval. He wanted to vie for the Family Head position in the Hai Family, which definitely required external connections...

At this point, after everyone collected their share of Yang Lotus Grass, Lin Zifeng pushed Hai Zhilan, nudging him to go up and collect his share too. But this coward’s legs were weak, refusing to go up even if it killed him, making Lin Zifeng wonder if this guy had any skills beyond pretending to be a small-time player or picking up girls?

”Lin, I-I can’t do it. I’ve just been humiliated by my brother, asking me to go up now feels like asking for death.”

Hai Zhilan refused to go up, appearing extremely embarrassed.

”If you don’t go up now, he’ll have more opportunities to humiliate you in the future.” Lin Zifeng wrapped his arm around his neck, whispering in his ear: ”As a man, what’s face worth? You earn respect by asserting yourself. If you lack even this bit of confidence, do you think you’ll ever be able to compete with Hai Wuyan?”

Lin Zifeng was clearly disappointed, feeling that Hai Zhilan was too cowardly.

”I, I... but I...”

At this moment, Hai Zhilan’s heart was pounding hard. Lin Zifeng’s encouragement to collect the Yang Lotus Grass naturally had a purpose. However, being humiliated repeatedly by his brother, Hai Zhilan had lost even his temper, unwilling to face his brother, bottling up his pain inside by himself.

Eventually, Hai Zhilan failed. He did not go up to collect the Yang Lotus Grass...

”Is there anyone else who hasn’t received their Yang Lotus Grass? You may come up to collect it.” At that moment, Hai Wuyan still had a lot of Yang Lotus Grass in his hands, but the banquet guests seemed to have all received theirs. No one went up.

Of course, Hai Wuyan’s sharp eyes quickly caught sight of Hai Zhilan standing indecisively in the crowd, and a playful smile appeared on his face...

Just as he was about to put away the Yang Lotus Grass, a voice attracted everyone’s attention.

”Young Master Hai, I haven’t received my Yang Lotus Grass yet!”

At this moment, Lin Zifeng’s voice spread through the crowd, stepping out and moving toward Hai Wuyan.

At this moment—

Almost everyone at the banquet turned their odd gaze toward Lin Zifeng.

Earlier, Hai Wuyan had invited everyone to go up and receive their share, yet he delayed, and now suddenly raised his voice for the Yang Lotus Grass. This impolite behavior caused many name-brand guests around to feel a bit disdainful.

Upon Lin Zifeng’s appearance, Hai Wuyan’s eyes immediately betrayed a hint of change.

”Who are you? Why haven’t I seen you before?”

Hai Wuyan directly confronted Lin Zifeng about his identity. All of the guests present today were acquaintances of Hai Wuyan, but Lin Zifeng’s appearance was unexpected, and Hai Wuyan did not recognize him.

”He’s my bodyguard.”

At this point, Hai Zhilan, who had been holding back, gathered the courage to step out from the crowd.

At this moment, Hai Zhilan was no fool. Lin Zifeng standing out so bravely for him required him to step forward.

”Your bodyguard?”

Hai Wuyan looked at Hai Zhilan emerging from the crowd like watching a fool, feeling a bit amused.

”Hai Zhilan, don’t you know that bringing a bodyguard to the banquet is very irresponsible?” Hai Wuyan squinted his eyes, radiating menace.

Though he didn’t lose his temper in front of everyone at the banquet, the implication was accusatory.

”I...”

Upon being asked this, Hai Zhilan was stunned, not knowing how to counter.

”Exactly! Who here doesn’t have a bodyguard by their side at this gathering? This is a private party, bringing a bodyguard here is not responsible for our personal security, is it?”

”This fool even brought a bodyguard. Doesn’t he know it’s a private banquet?”

”A fool is a fool. If he didn’t bring a bodyguard, he probably wouldn’t be able to stand on his own here. Haha~”

For a moment, the banquet was filled with gossip. In such private banquets, bringing a bodyguard is undoubtedly inappropriate. If someone’s bodyguard was a detective or a journalist, the banquet today would turn into an event of public scrutinization.

It’s worth noting that most people attending such banquets are here for enjoyment.

Moreover, these individuals already live quite an extravagant life, combined with several hundred escort girls gathered at the banquet, waiting for them to pick for entertainment...

Escort girls, also known as ’dirty models,’ disguise themselves as actors or high-class models, but their deeds aren’t much different from prostitution... As long as the price is right, anyone can sleep with them.

After the blame around him, Hai Zhilan looked around and sensed his heart stirring, his face turned extremely pale, showing a lack of confidence.

However, at this moment, Lin Zifeng reached out to support him, lightly patting him on the shoulder, reassuring him.

”Although I’m just a bodyguard, perhaps I shouldn’t be at such a high-class banquet venue. But as a bodyguard, it’s my responsibility to protect my client’s life safety.”

”But in such a private banquet, do you think your presence is enjoyable?”

At this point, Hai Wuyan’s icy gaze fixated on Lin Zifeng. He looked like an angry lion about to tear Lin Zifeng apart.

”My responsibility is to protect my client’s life safety. Of course, in such a high-class venue, I shouldn’t be here. But I had no choice but to come.” Lin Zifeng boldly declared.

”Hiss...”

The group erupted in astonishment. What kind of nonsense logic was this? A mere bodyguard, yet speaking so righteously?