Chapter 91: Chapter 91: Face Slapping
The next moment, An Zhiheng’s expression changed slightly.
The hand in his felt rock-solid, as if he were gripping a hard block of steel.
He looked over and saw that Lin Qi’s expression hadn’t changed in the slightest; he was still smiling.
The next second, a sharp pain shot through his palm.
The veins on Lin Qi’s arm bulged like rebar, and a terrifying force erupted from his hand.
His Fist Power, exceeding 1,200 kilograms, was unleashed.
"CRACK! CRACK!!"
"Ah!"
An Zhiheng gritted his teeth, trying to hold on, but the pain was excruciating. A "CRACK! CRACK!" sound came from his palm; his bones felt like they were about to shatter.
Lin Qi watched An Zhiheng’s pained expression, the corners of his mouth lifting. Hearing the cracking sounds, he felt a secret thrill of satisfaction.
Influenced by his mother, An Zhiheng had loved competing with him over everything since they were kids.
After moving away, they would still come back every Spring Festival to show off. An Zhiheng’s favorite trick was to embarrass him with a handshake, but this time, the tables had turned.
An Zhiheng’s face was beet red from the pain. He yanked his hand back and shook it vigorously, attracting the attention of many onlookers.
Being watched in such an embarrassing state, An Zhiheng instantly flew into a rage.
"Little Heng, what’s wrong?" Yan Ying asked, confused, when she saw what was happening.
"It’s nothing!" An Zhiheng shook his head, shoving his aching right hand into his pocket.
"By the way, how are Little Qi’s grades now? He needs to work hard. The third year of high school is the most critical one."
"If there’s anything he doesn’t understand, he can ask Little Heng!"
Yan Ying shifted the focus to Lin Qi, her question laced with ill intent.
Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi immediately smiled. ’We were just waiting for you to say that.’
"Yingzichuan, our Little Qi doesn’t need Little Heng’s guidance."
"Our Little Qi is even more incredible now! He’s second in his grade at Tianhai No. 2 Middle School and ranked ninth in all of Celestial Sea City," Aunt Huang said loudly, giving a thumbs-up.
"That’s right, Little Qi is so impressive now..." the other aunties chimed in.
"Ninth in Celestial Sea City?!"
"For real?"
Yan Ying and An Zhiheng’s hearts sank.
Lin Zhen said with a smile, "Just ninth place. It’s nothing worth mentioning."
"Little Heng, if you have any questions in the future, you can ask Little Qi too," Fang Huiyi said.
Lin Qi also spoke up, "An Zhiheng, Guo Heng, Lv Xiang, Wu Feng, and Qiu Siying from the Elite class at No. 1 Middle School are my friends."
"You can look for them if you have any problems."
An Zhiheng’s face turned ashen. He was shocked. ’Lin Qi actually knows Evil Tiger Guo Heng, and Lv Xiang and the others? Could what he said be true?’
Yan Ying’s expression changed. She offered a dry congratulations, "Little Qi is really promising."
"Oh, right, we have something to do, so we’ll head up first."
"Let’s talk again when we have time!"
After saying that, she hastily dragged An Zhiheng upstairs.
"Haha!!"
Watching the two of them retreat in embarrassment, everyone burst out laughing. The air was filled with cheer.
"We’re heading out, Aunt Huang, Aunt Li!"
"Alright!"
Lin Qi’s family got into the car with their gifts and slowly drove away from Rongshan District.
In the car, Lin Zhen slapped his thigh.
"That was so satisfying! I finally got to see Yan Ying get taken down a notch. She looked as disgusted as if she’d swallowed a fly."
Fang Huiyi laughed. "I feel completely refreshed now."
Lin Qi laughed as well.
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Celestial Sea City, Yuanzhou District
Building 1, Room 305
"Alan, hurry and get ready. Huiyi and her family are coming!"
This was a house of over a hundred square meters, simply furnished, neat, and spacious.
At that moment, the handsome and refined Fang Zhe was preparing lunch with a middle-aged woman, sorting vegetables and cutting meat.
Alan, who was washing vegetables, sighed with emotion.
"I never thought your sister’s family would actually recover."
"I complained when you lent them money back then, but their family was in such a difficult situation, so we lent it."
"It was just hard on Linlin, not having enough money to buy resources for her."
"I never expected Little Qi’s family to pay off the entire debt at once."
"And Little Qi himself just skyrocketed. He’s already broken into the top ten of Celestial Sea City."
Fang Zhe said proudly, "Little Qi was very smart even as a child. His mind was too mature for a kid."
"I knew back then that his future would be limitless."
Seeing his wife’s admiring expression, he felt proud and delighted. She was nothing like this gentle person before.
Because he had lent money to his sister’s family, his wife Alan had been strongly against it, and they often argued.
She never gave him a pleasant look.
Just when he thought it might take ten years to pay off the debt, Lin Qi suddenly rose to prominence.
Not only did he pay off the debt in one go, but his Martial Arts strength also took off completely, soaring to ninth in the city.
Now everyone knew that his sister’s family had a bright future ahead.
His wife’s attitude had completely changed, and it was all thanks to Lin Qi.
"DING-DONG!!"
The doorbell rang while he was lost in thought.
"Old Lin and the others are here. Linlin, go get the door."
A beautiful figure emerged from one of the bedroom doors.
"CLICK!"
"Is that Linlin?"
The main door opened, revealing Lin Zhen, Fang Huiyi, and Lin Qi behind them.
"Uncle, Aunt, wishing you prosperity!"
The pretty Fang Lin, dressed in a blue down jacket, smiled and offered her New Year’s greetings.
"Wishing you prosperity!"
Lin Zhen chuckled and took a red envelope from his pocket to hand to her.
"Come on in!"
Fang Zhe walked over from inside the house, and Alan came to get cotton slippers.
"Cousin, slippers!"
"Thanks!"
Fang Lin looked at her cousin, dazed. Compared to last year, her cousin Lin Qi felt like a stranger to her.
The change was too drastic. He was taller and stronger, his features more handsome, and he had a cold, stern aura that made it hard for people to meet his gaze.
’Is this still my cousin?’
Lin Qi followed them inside, his eyes landing on his cousin, Fang Lin. She had inherited her uncle’s genes, with delicate features, a pure aura, and a well-proportioned figure.
Everyone sat down on the living room sofa and exchanged polite pleasantries.
Fruits and snacks were laid out on the coffee table.
The TV was on.
"So this is Little Qi? I haven’t seen you in a year, the change is huge, isn’t it?" His aunt’s reaction upon seeing Lin Qi was even more exaggerated than Fang Lin’s. She was completely stunned, frozen in place.
’Is this still the Lin Qi I remember?’
"Little Qi is ninth in the entire city now, that’s really amazing," his aunt said with a cheerful laugh, having recovered from her shock.
"By the way, Linlin is in her second year of high school now, almost in her third. If there’s anything she doesn’t understand, she can ask her cousin."
Fang Lin nodded obediently and looked at Lin Qi, full of curiosity.
Previously, because her father had lent money to her cousin’s family, her mother had always objected, and they argued frequently. This caused her to have a poor impression of her cousin as well.
Especially after learning that he was ranked over one hundredth at No. 2 Middle School, she had looked down on this cousin in her heart.
But she never expected that after just a few months, her cousin would become ninth in the entire city, a rank that would place him among the top five third-year geniuses at her own No. 1 Middle School.
"Little Qi just got upgraded to an A-level Contract!" Lin Zhen bragged casually.
Fang Lin’s eyes widened. ’An A-level Contract?’
She had looked into it. With her current rank in the top fifty of her grade, the best she could hope for was a C-level Contract.
And this cousin she used to look down on already had the most stringent A-level Contract?!
For a moment, besides awe, she felt an inexplicable sense of inferiority.
...
In the afternoon, Lin Qi and his family returned from his uncle’s house.
Soon, the doorbell rang.
Lin Qi got up to open the door and saw two familiar figures.
"Brother Qi, Happy New Year! Now where’s my red envelope!"
"Brother Qi, Happy Spring Festival!!"
The siblings, Jiangtao and Jiang Miaoyin, stood at the door wearing down jackets and holding gift boxes.
Jiang Miaoyin was in a pink down jacket, her fair cheeks flushed red by the cold wind, and she had a playful smile on her face.
"Come on in!"
Lin Qi laughed and handed them two big red envelopes!
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