The room was dark, with no lights on. The three of them crept into the living room. However, before they could enter Liu Yilin's room, they saw a man in pajamas standing in the living room, looking at them with a smirk.
"You three, so late at night, are you here to steal, or to get revenge? Though I suspect it's more about revenge, isn't it?" Ning Beichen said, looking at them.
"Ning—Bei—Chen!" Tang Jin gritted his teeth, uttering each word as he looked at Ning Beichen.
"It seems I was too kind during the day, making you think I'm easily bullied." Ning Beichen knew what was going on as soon as he saw Tang Jin. Before, he had been a little nervous, thinking his enemies had found him, or that assassins targeting Liu Yilin had reappeared. Turns out, it was just this resentful fellow. Since it was him, Ning Beichen had nothing to worry about. This guy wasn't even an ant in his eyes.
"Liu Yilin, you b**ch, get out here. Today I'll show you what I'm capable of." Tang Jin completely disregarded Ning Beichen and yelled loudly.
At this moment, the lights flickered on, and Liu Yilin walked out of her room with a face full of anger, looking at Tang Jin with utter disgust. Previously, she had merely looked down on this man; now, she detested him from the bottom of her heart. This kind of person was beyond being merely petty; they were simply despicable and shameless.
"Tang Jin, what exactly do you want?" If Liu Yilin knew how to fight, she would have rushed over and slapped him a few times by now.
"What do I want? You ask me what I want? You've ruined my ability to establish myself in Las Vegas, what do you think?" Tang Jin roared at her.
"It's your own problem, don't blame others for everything. Tang Jin, I used to think you were just a spoiled brat, but I never expected you to be so shameless!" Liu Yilin said.
"I'm shameless, yes I am. But what are you, Liu Yilin? Pretending to be noble, never showing any favor to men, acting like a white lotus. And now you're flirting with this little bodyguard, even sharing the same room." Tang Jin said enviously. A woman he, Tang Jin, couldn't even have, whom he had never even touched, was now benefiting a mere bodyguard. This made him so jealous he lost his reason.
"Tang Jin, you... you're talking nonsense." Liu Yilin trembled with anger. She was merely sharing a suite with Ning Beichen, not as he imagined.
"I'm talking nonsense? Liu Yilin, you'd rather give yourself to a little bodyguard than to me. Today, I, Tang Jin, will have you." With that, Tang Jin reached out to grab Liu Yilin.
However, with Ning Beichen present, he didn't stand a chance of touching even a single strand of Liu Yilin's hair. Before he could even grab her, he saw his arm bone snap, drooping uselessly beneath a thin layer of skin. Tang Jin let out a piercing scream. He was just an ordinary person, knew no martial arts, and had never experienced such agony. His screams were more horrific than a pig being slaughtered.
"Kill him, kill him for me!" Tang Jin screamed while roaring at his two subordinates. These two were men he had hired, considered thugs. They immediately moved to attack Ning Beichen. But how skilled could the men Tang Jin hired be? They were nothing more than two ruffians, not even desperate criminals. To think they could deal with Ning Beichen was indeed wishful thinking.
With two swift punches. The two ruffians hired by Tang Jin didn't even see how Ning Beichen threw his punches before they happily collapsed on the floor, unable to even get up.
"You... don't come any closer." Tang Jin, seeing that the men he brought were useless, immediately panicked. His previous arrogance vanished completely. As Ning Beichen walked towards him, he completely forgot his pain, desperately scrambling backward in fear and shouting in terror.
Ah!
Another scream. Ning Beichen's foot landed on his other, still intact hand. Although it was just Ning Beichen's foot, Tang Jin felt as if his hand were being crushed by a steamroller. The pain brought tears and snot streaming down his face.
"Boss, do you want me to slap him a few times to vent your anger?" Ning Beichen turned to Liu Yilin. Liu Yilin, who was originally very angry, couldn't bring herself to do it seeing Tang Jin's miserable state. She shook her head at Ning Beichen, but the disgust in her eyes for Tang Jin was impossible to hide.
"Then I'll have someone take him away. So the boss doesn't have to look at him and get annoyed." Ning Beichen said. Liu Yilin nodded, not wanting to see Tang Jin's face anymore. Ning Beichen picked up his phone and made a call. In less than two minutes, some nervous individuals appeared at his door. The first thing they did upon seeing Ning Beichen was to beg for forgiveness.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Ning. It's my dereliction of duty. Please punish me, Mr. Ning." The leader said, his face ashen.
"Take them away. You know how to handle them." Ning Beichen waved his hand, too lazy to waste words with them. These people belonged to the Countess, not to him. Therefore, Ning Beichen couldn't overstep his bounds.
"Yes, Mr. Ning. I will surely satisfy you." The leader, relieved that Ning Beichen wasn't furious, quickly promised. Soon, Tang Jin and his two subordinates were taken away. Whether they lived or died, Ning Beichen didn't bother to care. However, based on his experience, Tang Jin probably wouldn't see the sunrise.
After Tang Jin was taken away, Liu Yilin felt very restless. She didn't know if Tang Jin's words had affected her or something else. Ning Beichen could only stay by her side to comfort her.
"Boss, you shouldn't take the words of such scoundrels to heart. Such people can't say anything good. The more you dwell on it, the more you're hurting yourself." Ning Beichen tried to reason with her.
"I'm just angry that this scoundrel dared to talk about you and me like that. I used to think he wasn't that annoying, but I never expected him to be this kind of person at his core." Liu Yilin said indignantly, drinking a large glass of water.
"Boss, you can know someone's face but not their heart. There are all sorts of people in this world," Ning Beichen said helplessly.
"Just like you?"
"Ning Beichen, are you also one of those people who know faces but not hearts?" Liu Yilin asked him.
"Boss, I'm wrongly accused. Don't you know my character? How could I be a despicable scoundrel like Tang Jin?" Ning Beichen felt like crying but had no tears. He was the wronged one. His master had brought him back to protect her without explaining anything. Ning Beichen didn't dare to offend her. Who knew what kind of relationship she had with his master? If things went wrong, she might be his master's wife, or even his master's illegitimate daughter, so Ning Beichen felt it was best to play it safe and avoid offending her as much as possible.