Urban Martial Saint

Hearing Huo Pingping’s excited voice, Zhao Chengshuang wore a proud look and said, ”If not her, who else could it be!”

”She... she is your sister?” Huo Pingping looked at Zhao Chengshuang and said, ”Nonsense, your surname is Zhao, hers is Li...”

”Cousin, is that a problem?” Zhao Chengshuang said.

Huo Pingping, in disbelief, said, ”I don’t buy it. By that logic, you’re related to Lin Zhen Nan too?”

Zhao Chengshuang said, ”We are relatives indeed, he is my maternal uncle!”

”Really?” Huo Pingping was still skeptical.

Zhao Chengshuang protested, ”How could that be fake? My mom’s surname is Lin, she is Lin Zhen Nan’s cousin. Aren’t we relatives then?”

Huo Pingping was somewhat surprised and said, ”So, you’re actually related to Lin Zhen Nan?”

”Of course!” Zhao Chengshuang said, ”If you don’t believe me, you can go and ask Lin Tian You, he is my uncle’s nephew!”

Huo Pingping was stunned, her eyes wide and jaw dropped for a while. She suddenly walked over to Zhao Chengshuang, leaning on the bed, and beckoned him with her finger.

Zhao Chengshuang was puzzled, leaned in and said, ”What’s up? Trying to pull a fast one on me? Let me tell you, I’m very picky about girls, anyone shorter than 1.7 meters or with a bust size smaller than 36 doesn’t even count. You… ouch…”

Zhao Chengshuang hadn’t finished speaking when Huo Pingping grabbed his ear, causing him to yelp in pain.

”Finally found a relative of Lin Zhen Nan!” Huo Pingping twisted Zhao Chengshuang’s ear, grinding her teeth and said, ”I almost got harassed at Lin Corporation doing business. I have nowhere to vent my anger, but here you show up. Come on, bring the other ear over here too, see if I don’t tear them both off today!”

Zhao Chengshuang shrieked like a slaughtered pig, finally managing to break free, he backed away two meters, heart still pounding, and shouted angrily, ”You psycho, wait till I recover, then we’ll see, I’m taking you on!”

”Come on, I’m not scared of you!” Huo Pingping picked up the IV stand, brandishing it menacingly at Zhao Chengshuang.

Zhao Chengshuang immediately felt disheartened and turned to Ye, asking, ”Ye, how on earth do you know my cousin?”

”I don’t know her,” Ye said.

”Don’t know her? Impossible, right?” Zhao Chengshuang said, ”If my cousin hadn’t caused a scene at the detention center, I wouldn’t have even known something happened on your end. I heard that this incident even startled my uncle, and he personally went to investigate. Ye, my cousin is famously temperamental and never shows any man a good face.

She caused a commotion at the detention center today just for you, and this is the first time I’ve seen her do that. Be honest, what did you do to her!”

Ye was completely baffled and said, ”I haven’t even met your cousin, what could I have possibly done!”

”I don’t buy it!” Zhao Chengshuang pouted and waved a hand, ”Come on, we’re all men here. If you did something, there’s no harm in admitting it. I’m very open-minded, and besides, I really respect you. You are worthy of her. Come on, share some tips with me since I’ve been eyeing a few heiresses myself and am unsure of how to approach them!”

Ye disregarded him, and Huo Pingping glared and said, ”Zhao, stop contaminating Ye with your filthy thoughts.”

”How am I filthy!” Zhao Chengshuang was frustrated, then remembered something and said, ”Oh my God, I almost forgot, my cousin and others had gone to the crematory too. Quick, quick, quick, give me the phone, I need to call her and tell her to come here soon, or it will be a wasted trip!”

Seeing Zhao Chengshuang earnestly making the call, Huo Pingping semi-believed him, and looking at Ye, she whispered, ”Hey, you, do you really know his so-called cousin?”

”I don’t know,” Ye innocently replied. He truly had no idea who Lin Huayu was. Moreover, he never expected that the girl he had casually helped last time turned out to be the heiress of Lin Corporation.

Huo Pingping said, ”Don’t play dumb with me. She’s coming soon, and I’ll see how you’re going to handle this!”

Ye simply remained silent. Even if she came, not knowing her was still not knowing her, what could change?

About twenty minutes after Zhao Chengshuang made the call, a group of people rushed into the ward hurriedly.

The person leading them was indeed Lin Huayu, her eyes still rimmed with tears, yet her face showed hope. Bursting into the ward, she scanned around and finally, her gaze settled on Ye.

Seeing Lin Huayu, Ye finally understood who Zhao Chengshuang was talking about. He truly hadn’t expected such a background from this girl. Honestly, helping Lin Huayu last time was an effortless deed; he had never thought he’d see her again.

”Cousin, cousin!” Zhao Chengshuang called out a few times, and Lin Huayu finally snapped back to reality, quickly walked up to Ye, and said, ”Ye, you… you’re alive, do you remember me?”

Ye nodded, and Lin Huayu was even more delighted, and said, ”I’ve been searching for you in the city to say thank you, but I couldn’t find you. I finally got your news this morning and didn’t expect...”

Trailing off, Lin Huayu’s voice choked up. Seeing Ye again truly was a saga of twists and turns, and she herself felt quite emotional.

Lin Zhen Nan walked in and said, ”Mr. Ye, I didn’t know it was you who had saved my daughter. I apologize for the previous issues.”

Ye’s expression was calm as he said, ”I also have my faults, Mr. Lin. There’s no need to be polite.”

”Regardless, thank you for saving my daughter!” Lin Zhen Nan nodded in response. Despite his gratitude, he still harbored some dissatisfaction towards Ye. This was a habit of his, always feeling a sense of animosity towards martial artists.

”Uncle, I told you Ye is a good person!” Zhao Chengshuang exclaimed indignantly, ”Look at what happened this time. The Ye brothers almost died in the detention center last night. Moreover, someone even went to the hospital this morning, trying to kill a friend of the Ye brothers. These people are completely disregarding the law!”

Lin Zhen Nan frowned slightly. Zhao Chengshuang’s remarks at this time clearly intended for him to handle the matter. After all, Ye had saved Lin Huayu, and Lin Zhen Nan couldn’t just ignore these things.

Lin Zhen Nan fell silent for a moment before saying, ”Shenchuan City has indeed been somewhat chaotic recently!”

Zhao Chengshuang was overjoyed, for Lin Zhen Nan wielded significant influence in both political and business circles in Shenchuan City. His remark was enough to draw attention. If someone still wanted to cause trouble at this time, it would mean opposing Lin Zhen Nan. At least for now, those enemies of Ye wouldn’t dare to oppose Lin Zhen Nan!

When Lin Huayu saw Ye, her emotions surged, and she said, ”Aren’t you working at Yunchi Company? Why did they tell me you weren’t there when I went looking for you last time?”

”You went looking for me?” Ye was even more surprised, not knowing about this.

Lin Huayu took out Ye’s bullet pendant and continued, ”Yes, last time I saw this pendant, they told me you were a salesman at Yunchi Company. I went there, and they said you had been fired.”

Ye took the bullet pendant, finally understanding how Lin Huayu had ended up at Yunchi Company. It seemed she recognized the pendant.

Ye replied, ”I have always been at Yunchi Company. Are you sure you didn’t go to the wrong place?”

”How many Yunchi Companies could there be in Shenchuan City? I didn’t make a mistake!” Lin Huayu asserted. ”And I even met your sales department manager, someone named Wang Xuan. He was the one who told me you had left the company.”

Ye replied, ”No, I’ve been working there all this time.”

”Then what is going on?” Lin Huayu was very frustrated.

Ye knew that it must have been Wang Xuan who interfered. However, he didn’t want to bring it up, as it wouldn’t be good for the company’s image.

Ye didn’t mention it, but Huo Pingping was famously blunt and immediately said, ”What else could it be? Obviously, someone is lying!”

Lin Huayu furrowed her brows, saying, ”Are you saying that Wang Xuan lied?”

”Do we even need to ask that? If it wasn’t him lying, then who else could it be?” Huo Pingping waved her hand and added, ”I’ve told Director Mu a long time ago that Wang Xuan is no good. Keeping him around will cause problems sooner or later. She just wouldn’t listen to me. Look at the big misunderstanding this time. I must give Director Mu a call and get her to fire Wang Xuan as soon as possible!”

Lin Huayu also looked infuriated and said, ”This person dared to lie to me, that’s outrageous. No, I must confront him about this!”

Huo Pingping and Lin Huayu shared similar fiery temperaments. Huo Pingping was even more direct, pulling out her phone to call Mu Qingrong, but she couldn’t get through.

”Huh, why is the big boss’ phone turned off?” Huo Pingping wondered aloud.

Lin Huayu stamped her foot anxiously and said, ”Oh no, I almost forgot, just now Ms. Mu heard that Ye had died, and she left alone. She seemed a bit out of it, I hope… I hope nothing has happened?”

”What?” Ye’s expression softened as he said urgently, ”Where did she go?”

Lin Huayu replied, ”She walked east from the detention center. We were in a hurry to go to the crematory so we didn’t pay much attention.”

”My God, her phone is also off. Where could she have gone?” Huo Pingping was sweating profusely and exclaimed, ”She wouldn’t be thinking of some kind of tragic gesture, would she?”

Ye looked at her helplessly, and Huo Pingping stuck out her tongue, adding, ”Don’t worry, I’ll call the office. She’s most likely there.”

Huo Pingping hurriedly called Huang Yun. The phone rang several times before being answered. A hushed voice on the other line said, ”Pingping, what’s up? I have some trouble here, can I call you back later?”

”No, I have an emergency as well!” Huo Pingping hastily stopped Huang Yun, saying, ”Is Director Mu there at the office?”

Huang Yun replied, ”She is. What’s wrong?”

Huo Pingping demanded, ”Then get her on the phone. What’s this about turning off her phone for no reason?”

Huang Yun responded, ”Now? It’s not convenient!”

Huo Pingping insisted discontentedly, ”How is it not convenient? Just hand her the phone. If she scolds you, I’ll cover for you!”

”No, it’s not that... the company... the company is in trouble...” Huang Yun whispered, ”Several companies we were collaborating with have come to cancel contracts and are demanding prepayments back. They’ve nearly torn Director Mu’s office apart. It’s quite troublesome here. Director Mu’s phone was smashed and she can’t take calls!”