Chapter 429: Chapter 429: The Overconfident Man, Lin Mingjun
The sheer force of Li Xiaoliang’s presence sent Third Aunt Lin stumbling back three steps. ’But with Mom and Big Brother here, what’s there to be afraid of?’ she thought.
"Young man, I was just giving you a kind reminder. How can you be so ungrateful?"
Third Aunt Lin forced herself to calm down, but her voice still trembled as she spoke.
"A kind reminder? Who the hell do you think you are?" Li Xiaoliang scoffed.
His face turned livid. He took an aggressive step forward. "I’d say you’re the one with ulterior motives!"
He wasn’t usually so sharp or quick to lose his cool, but this woman had just insulted Divine Doctor Su Gu.
That was the person who saved his grandfather’s life. How could he possibly stand for this!
Third Aunt Lin had never been backed into a corner by someone from a younger generation like this before. She threw caution to the wind and retorted sharply.
"And who do you think you are? Daring to shout and carry on in front of the Bao Family."
Her lips had trembled as she began speaking, but her confidence grew with each word.
She stared directly at Li Xiaoliang, her expression fearless. "Let me tell you, the Bao Family won’t let you get away with this."
"Is that right? Are you sure the Bao Family would offend me for your sake?" Li Xiaoliang snorted. "For you?"
Third Aunt Lin defiantly straightened her spine. "The Lin Family isn’t to be trifled with, either. We’ll make sure you regret this."
The words had barely left her mouth when she felt something was wrong. Li Xiaoliang’s expression grew darker and darker, and a chill suddenly ran down her spine.
She glanced back to see her older brother looking like he wanted to throttle her, and her mother’s face was etched with disappointment.
Third Aunt Lin grew flustered and quickly changed her story. "No, no, no... This has nothing to do with me! Mom, it’s all his fault!"
Li Xiaoliang’s expression grew even darker. "I’ve been standing right here. I never provoked you. What have I done wrong?"
Third Aunt Lin’s face paled at his words.
Granny Bo never dreamed that after marrying into the Lin Family over twenty years ago, her daughter would turn out so warped.
She wished she could just throw this good-for-nothing daughter out, but remembering they were at the Mu Family’s residence, Granny Bo simply glared at her, willing her to shut up.
Who would have thought she’d only get more worked up, completely ignoring her mother’s warning.
Both Granny Bo and Bo Zhao Feng knew that the Li family was a force the Bao Family could not afford to offend.
So, their attention was fixed on Third Aunt Lin, terrified she would say something even more outrageous.
But just then, Third Aunt Lin’s son, Lin Mingjun, had set his sights on Gu Jiaojiao.
Lin Mingjun coasted on the fact that he bore a resemblance to the universally adored Wang Shaofang and that the Lin Family was wealthy. He was used to countless women fawning over him.
But today, he had actually laid eyes on Gu Jiaojiao, a woman even more beautiful than the legendary Seven Immortal Maidens.
So, he smoothed the mousse in his hair, struck what he believed to be his most handsome pose, and asked Gu Jiaojiao with a patronizing air, "You. What’s your name?"
Gu Jiaojiao knew the overconfident pretty-boy was talking to her, but she pretended not to hear.
’Arguing with an arrogant wannabe in public would just make me look tacky.’ So, she simply kept her eyes fixed on Li Xiaoliang and Mu Ziquan.
That woman had been insulting her, but she hadn’t mentioned her by name, and Li Xiaoliang had immediately stepped in to confront her.
So Gu Jiao just watched Li Xiaoliang intently, not getting involved in the catfight. ’If I were to get involved, I wouldn’t waste my breath talking. I’d just give her a couple of hard slaps.’
But Lin Mingjun didn’t think for a second that Gu Jiaojiao was ignoring him. He considered himself even more handsome than Wang Shaofang; in his experience, no girl had ever ignored him.
So, the ever-confident Lin Mingjun strode up to Gu Jiaojiao. "My dear, you’re even more beautiful than the Seven Immortal Maidens. May I ask for your name?"
"Who the hell are you? You’re blocking my view of the show!" Gu Jiaojiao snapped. Given Lin Mingjun was only about twenty, it was perfectly natural for her to address him so condescendingly.
"My name is Lin Mingjun, but you can call me your darling..." Lin Mingjun thought her voice was intoxicating, sending a thrill through his entire body.
"Where did this punk crawl out from? Get lost before I really get mad."
"You... You..." He was furious. Women always fawned over him. This was the first time in his life he’d ever tried to woo a woman, and this was how she treated him.
’How dare she tell me to get lost? She’s only acting like this because she has a pretty face. Does she really think she’s all that!’
’I graced her by asking for her name, and she has the audacity to be so shameless!’
’So what if she’s beautiful?’
’It’s not like he’s short on beautiful women throwing themselves at him.’ The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, his overconfidence flaring up.
He immediately shot back in a passive-aggressive tone, "You’re overthinking things. I was just kidding. Heh. It’s not like I compliment just anyone."
His tone was utterly condescending.
"Kidding? Do I know you? What gives a stranger like you the right to ’kid’ with me?"
Gu Jiaojiao’s fists clenched. She took a menacing step forward, which sent Lin Mingjun scrambling back three steps.
His face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
He had thought she was a delicate peony waiting to be plucked, but it turned out she was a rose with thorns.
’Even though she embarrassed me in front of all these people,’ he thought, ’a woman like this isn’t half bad.’
’Compared to the women who come running with just a crook of his finger, she’s more of a challenge. More exciting!’
At that thought, Lin Mingjun immediately felt much better.
’She must not know who I am,’ he surmised. ’She doesn’t know I’m from the Lin Family. That’s why she’s treating me with such contempt.’
He composed himself, about to tell Gu Jiaojiao that he was from the Lin Family—that his great-grandfather had been the head steward for a tycoon.
"I told you she was a seductress! Look, it’s barely been a minute and she’s already got her hooks in my son!" Third Aunt Lin’s shrill voice pierced the air.
She had been intimidated by the glares from her mother and brother and was about to pull her precious son away, but then she saw him getting tangled up with Gu Jiaojiao.
So she lunged toward Gu Jiaojiao, her hand raised to strike.
SLAP. Gu Jiaojiao raised her hand and delivered a resounding slap across her face.
Even her excellent composure was beginning to crack under the mother and son’s insufferably arrogant demeanor.
Gu Jiaojiao pointed a finger at Third Aunt Lin’s nose and asked with cold arrogance, "Seduce your son? Who the hell does he think he is?"
The slap left Third Aunt Lin stunned. ’There it is again,’ she thought. ’"Who does he think he is?" Her son! The Lin Family is incredibly wealthy!’
"My son is far out of your league—"
"You think your son is some kind of prize? Trash belongs in a dumpster. Why let him out to bother people?"
"How is my son trash?" Third Aunt Lin asked in disbelief.
"I get it. Of course, you don’t think your own son is filthy and foul-smelling. After all, you gave birth to him. I can understand that. But you can’t force everyone else to see him that way!"
Hearing this, the corners of everyone’s mouths began to twitch uncontrollably.
But Gu Jiaojiao wasn’t finished with the mother-son duo yet. "When it comes to money, the Xiao Family is just as rich as your Lin Family.
When it comes to looks, Li Xiaoliang and Mu Ziquan right here are certainly no worse than your son.
And when it comes to temper, I could wipe the floor with both of you. So what exactly do you have to be so proud of?"
Hearing Gu Jiaojiao’s arrogant tirade, Lin Mingjun didn’t recognize his own shortcomings at all. Instead, it only fueled his rage.
