Chapter 29: Establishing Authority
Qian Dayong was incredibly conflicted at this moment. He was very satisfied with his job and cherished it greatly. With a monthly salary of four thousand yuan, plus comprehensive social insurance and housing fund, such compensation was definitely not found just anywhere.
There were several mouths at home waiting to be fed, and his child’s milk powder money depended entirely on him. He didn’t know what the consequences of stopping Young Master Xu would be, but he was clear about the consequences of getting fired.
"Damn it, only mothers with milk matter," Qian Dayong quickly weighed the pros and cons and, without saying another word, hurried into the lobby to catch up with Young Master Xu.
"Stop right there!" A loud shout startled everyone at the front desk.
The three people in the monitoring room saw this scene and were completely dumbfounded. By the time they snapped out of it, Ling Fan had already left the building.
"Shit, where did the general manager find this loose cannon? Is he tired of living?" Huang Shanhe cursed as he rushed out in a hurry.
Li Fu and Wu Kangan looked at each other and said, "Let’s go check it out!"
The two also ran downstairs.
Front desk in the first-floor lobby.
Xu Sicong, baffled, turned to the obstructing Qian Dayong, "Are you sure you’re calling for me?"
Qian Dayong’s face turned red with effort, but he nodded, "Uh-huh!"
"What’s the matter?" Xu Sicong asked oddly.
"You can’t go in there!" Qian Dayong remembered the instructions from the walkie-talkie and firmly expressed his stance.
Realizing what was happening, Xu Sicong became infuriated, "You fucking don’t want this job anymore, do you? Know who I am? Get lost!"
Qian Dayong was tall and strong; when Xu Sicong pushed him, he didn’t budge.
At that moment, the female staff at the front desk’s mouths fell open, "Qian Dahui has gone mad!"
Other security guards also hurried over, "Qian Dahui, oh Qian Dahui, are you really that tough? Move aside already, is Young Master Xu someone you can clash with?"
"I’m sorry, Young Master Xu, please calm down. This Qian Dayong has a screw loose, we all call him Qian Dahui. Please don’t stoop to his level!" A security guard who was on good terms with Qian Dayong quickly apologized.
"Fuck off, you’re a bunch of fucking lunatics. Get this idiot out of here, I don’t want to see him again next time, really fucking bad luck," Xu Sicong cursed vehemently, exploding with anger.
Just then, Ling Fan happened to come downstairs. He had been momentarily irritated and hadn’t expected Qian Dayong to actually dare to stop Young Master Xu.
"Hmm, a real talent!" Ling Fan nodded in approval.
As Qian Dayong was feeling uncertain, Ling Fan came over and patted his shoulder, "Good performance, you can stand down now!"
Qian Dayong breathed a sigh of relief, but felt the voice was a bit unfamiliar. When he turned around and saw Ling Fan, he was completely bewildered.
"Was it you who asked me to stop him just now?"
"Uh-huh, I’m your new deputy team leader, you didn’t come up for the meeting just now!" Ling Fan explained.
This explanation did little to ease Qian Dayong’s concerns. He had thought it was Huang Shanhe’s order. If he had known it was Ling Fan, perhaps he wouldn’t have been so rash, but talking about it now was useless.
Even though Xu Sicong was usually suave, he was incensed at this point, "Is this what Xiao Chubing wants?"
He suddenly realized that without orders from above, these security guards normally wouldn’t have the guts. He’d been coming and going for more than a day or two, and who at the company didn’t recognize him as Young Master Xu? It didn’t make sense!
"My idea, you have a problem?" Ling Fan smirked coldly.
Xu Sicong’s face grew dark, "You’re tired of living, are you? Believe it or not, I can destroy you in minutes!"
Right at that moment, Huang Shanhe arrived, sweating profusely.
"Ling Fan, have you lost your mind? Step aside! Young Master Xu is from the Fengyang Xu Family, do you have a death wish?" Huang Shanhe’s heart pounded. Offending Young Master Xu, even he would be in deep trouble.
Xu Sicong turned to Huang Shanhe, furious, "One of your men? He has a grudge against me?"
Huang Shanhe was about to faint. How was he to know what Ling Fan was thinking?
"No, no, he was just hired by President Xiao today, and was supposed to be appointed as the team leader," Huang Shanhe quickly disassociated himself.
Ling Fan, this idiot, offended Young Master Xu and was definitely not going to have a good ending, so he wasn’t afraid to upset him.
Xu Sicong nodded, figuring the guy wouldn’t have the guts to oppose him anyway, and besides, this kid was essentially one of his own; he had bought him over a long time ago to irregularly report Xiao Chubing’s whereabouts to him!
"If you know what’s good for you, get the hell out of here now, and I can pretend you never showed up! And from now on, be smart, Xiao Chubing is not someone you can think about," Ling Fan said indifferently.
The company’s security guards and the front desk beauties were all stunned. Who was this guy who even dared to confront Young Master Xu?
Li Fu and Wu Kangan, who had just chased after him from behind, didn’t even dare to breathe heavily, silently standing to the side with their eyes wide open.
"Could this newcomer be some pretty boy kept by the General Manager? Otherwise, why would he go crazy the moment he learned Young Master Xu was pursuing President Xiao?" Li Fu, with wild imagination, made a bold guess.
"Huang Shanhe, have your men break this kid’s legs for me, if anything happens it’s on me!" Xu Sicong said angrily.
He came alone today, without anyone he could rely on; it seemed he would need to bring bodyguards in the future.
Huang Shanhe clenched his teeth, "Ling Fan, if you don’t want your legs broken, kneel and apologize to Young Master Xu. He’s the kind of person who can kill someone without facing any consequences, so think it over for yourself."
"What’s going on? Why is everyone gathered here?" Chen Ling heard the noise from upstairs.
"Secretary Chen, does Tian Yun have such a high threshold that I can’t even enter?" Xu Sicong huffed.
Chen Ling frowned, "Can someone tell me what happened?"
The onlookers had a strange look on their faces as Xu Sicong looked at Ling Fan with sneering laughter, "This is your new security team leader, right? He just called me a bastard, and he even threatened me to never come after your President Xiao again!"
Chen Ling didn’t understand what the guy’s relationship with President Xiao was, but a security guard, no matter how special, how far could he really go?
Young Master Xu, whom even President Xiao couldn’t afford to offend, this guy thought he could?
After realizing all these connections, Chen Ling said coldly with a straight face, "Ling Fan, don’t cause trouble for President Xiao. Since she introduced you, you should know the rules.
You might not be very familiar with Young Master Xu, but you must know of the Xu Corporation in Fengyang, Xu Xiaotian is Young Master Xu’s father."
The company’s onlooking employees all sweated for this newbie.
"Such a shrewd person, President Xiao, where did she find this bumpkin? If things go wrong, even she might get implicated," someone muttered softly.
No sooner had these words fallen, than Xu Sicong spoke insistently, "This kid’s apology isn’t the end of it, it will depend on President Xiao’s sincerity and attitude, or else I might just ruin his hands and feet."
Xu Sicong’s words immediately changed everyone’s expression. They were all ordinary people, unaccustomed to such spectacles. Ruin his hands and feet?
Even Chen Ling’s face turned deathly pale; she believed Young Master Xu had such power.
"Are you deaf? Apologize now! Young Master Xu is President Xiao’s boyfriend, what are you going insane for?
You might have some family ties with President Xiao, but in front of Young Master Xu, you are less than nothing. If you anger Young Master Xu, not even President Xiao can protect you!" Chen Ling stamped her feet in panic, with cold sweat pouring down.
Ling Fan, listening to Chen Ling’s reprimands, felt an unexplainable irritation. What kind of people surrounded Xiao Chubing?
Even Chen Ling, a close confidant who should be reliable, was turning things outward, keeping such people around his wife was something he could not feel at ease with.
He was unaware that Xu Sicong, in his pursuit of Xiao Chubing, had also bought over Chen Ling.
Ling Fan frowned, "Are you done yapping? Isn’t it my turn to speak yet?"
Saying that, he looked at Chen Ling, "Right now, I find you very unpleasant. You might want to pack up your stuff and get lost later!"
Having finished, Ling Fan paid no mind to the dumbfounded Chen Ling.
He turned towards Huang Shanhe, "Your brother-in-law works at the health bureau, right? Don’t tell me he was the one who came for the sanitation inspection yesterday, or else I’ll break your damn legs and you can get lost too!"
Huang Shanhe was also stunned, looking at Ling Fan as if he was looking at an idiot, cursing inwardly, "Lunatic!" n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
In the end, Ling Fan stared at Xu Sicong, who was smirking, and with a backhand slap sent him flying.
"Laughing? Laugh at your fucking self. Your dad is Xu Xiaotian? You think you’re something special? Fuck that, if you’re so tough, let your old man’s barks-at-heaven dog bite me right now!" With one roar from Ling Fan, the room fell dead silent.