Chapter 88: 88

“You!” Zu Can was getting irritated.

He recognized this girl Chen Yuanyuan, who was constantly at odds with his younger sister, Zu Yingying. This girl was the daughter of Chen Medicine Hall’s Chen Wenlin. She was also a girl who had been spoiled all her life, contributing to her arrogant and capricious personality.

Speaking of Chen Medicine Hall, although they couldn’t match up to the prominent families within Maple City like the Zu family or Gao family, they weren’t too far behind either.

In terms of assets, Chen Medicine Hall was the largest pharmacy around and they were quite wealthy. The only thing they lacked was a noble background.

After all, the Chen family’s ancestors had been poor folks, and it was due to Chen Wenlin’s competence that the family business managed to grow to what they were today.

Many people were watching on. As a man, Zu Can couldn’t be bothered arguing with a woman like Chen Yuanyuan in public so he flung his sleeve dismissively. “I refuse to deal with impertinent people like you.”

Having said that, Zu Can asked Lin Jin quietly, “Brother Lin, do you have a grudge with her?”

Taking a moment to search through his memory, Lin Jin shook his head. Back then, it was Chen Wenlin who acted as their matchmaker. It was also the Chen family who called off the engagement. If anything, his predecessor should be the one holding a grudge against them.

“Then, Brother Lin, how are you acquainted with her?” Zu Can was confused.

This was hard for Lin Jin to explain. Strictly speaking, their matters had nothing to do with him.

“Let’s go!” Lin Jin had a feeling this girl had a few screws loose in her head. She was either a mental case or a lunatic. In other words, trying to reason with a crazy person would just be a waste of time. All one had to do was to stay far away from her.

However, Chen Yuanyuan wouldn’t let things end like this.

“Lin Jin, stand there! Explain what your pet beast has done to my General Might the last time! Ever since then, my General Might has been so depressed that even a little noise would startle him. He can’t eat or sleep properly so you must have done something to him, didn’t you? Did you think you could end this thing by staying silent? If you don’t give me an explanation, don’t even think about leaving!”

Lin Jin truly hadn’t done anything the last time they met. After a brief moment of contemplation, Lin Jin realized that Xiao Huo must have used his Rank 3 Beastmaster Deterrence to frighten the maned jackal who was ferocious only in appearance.

However, it was only in response to this woman’s instruction for her pet beast to hurt him.

Should he have just stood there and let the beast bite a chunk out of him?

This woman continued to provoke him relentlessly and Lin Jin was no pushover.

Yes, she was a woman, but that didn’t mean she could spout nonsense without end.

Just because Lin Jin refused to challenge this mentally-deranged woman didn’t mean he was fearful of her.

“Chen Yuanyuan, being arrogant and unreasonable, you sent your dog to attack me. But not only did your good-for-nothing pet beast fail to do so, but he was also frightened by my pet beast’s aura. Who could you blame? Still, it looks like you haven’t learned your lesson, seeing that you’re still standing here, provoking me. Let me be brutally blunt and advise you to quit before it’s too late. Stop letting your mistakes pile up.”

With his head held high, his posture and tone made it seem like Lin Jin was lecturing a junior.

He was doing it on purpose.

Otherwise, should he have argued with her instead?

Was she worthy of that much attention from him?

Sure enough, Chen Yuanyuan was instantly triggered when he did that.

“Lin Jin, who do you think you are to lecture me? General Might, bite him!” Chen Yuanyuan wanted to send her pet beast to the frontlines again. But General Might was still traumatized by his encounter with Xiao Huo. It had only been a few days since that incident and how he was being ordered to attack again? Where would General Might find the courage to attack?

Hence, no matter how many times Chen Yuanyuan ordered, the maned jackal remained still.

Chen Yuanyuan flared up in anger. Assuming General Might was deliberately embarrassing her, she took out a whip and viciously lashed out at her pet beast.

“Trash! Bite him! Get up, get up this instant!”

The whip continued to crackle, and soon, her pet beast was covered in bruises.

Onlookers were getting unsettled by the scene. Even Lin Jin was shaking his head as he mused how unlucky this maned jackal was to get attached to such a merciless owner. It was a pity that the maned jackal only had average strength and wasn’t a rare beast so it couldn’t possibly break his blood contract on his own. He could only scrunch up pitifully into a ball.

“Let’s go!” Lin Jin couldn’t bear to watch the scene any longer.

Suddenly, Chen Yuanyuan tossed her whip aside and turned to Lin Jin, exclaiming, “Lin Jin, you trash! Do you know why our Chen family chose to call off the engagement back then? It’s because I thought nothing of you. Despite being a beast appraiser, you’re disrespected, weak, and refuse to improve yourself. If I married you, I would have become a laughing stock. The husband that I, Chen Yuanyuan seek to have is someone who can bring me fame and glory, someone who can lead my Chen family to success. And you are just a complete and utter loser.”

Gritting her teeth and wearing a savage look, this woman was definitely mental.

Wasn’t she just dealing the same damage to herself by doing this?

How many screws in her head must be loose for her to blurt out private matters like this in front of so many people?

However, this move indeed dealt quite some damage. Had it been the previous Lin Jin, he might have sputtered blood out of anger. After all, having an ex-fiancee defame you in public, ridiculing you by calling you worthless and incompetent. Even the most patient man in the world would never be able to take such a hit without lashing out in retaliation.

Even the current Lin Jin was annoyed.

The current Lin Jin was him, and he was Lin Jin.

All of a sudden, there was a waft of fragrance as someone came over and latched onto Lin Jin’s arm, saying, “Brother Lin, you said you would wait for me, but why did you come over first?”

Zu Can’s eyes widened at this, even Lin Jin was dumbstruck.

This woman latching onto Lin Jin had a sweet voice and a demure look. She was far superior to Chen Yuanyuan in appearance and was none other than Lu Xiaoyun.

Lin Jin felt his scalp prickle. ‘Excuse me, Xiaoyun, what on earth are you doing?’

But it didn’t take long for him to notice the hint of slyness in Lu Xiaoyun’s beautiful round eyes.

‘Got it.’

Lin Jin smiled, calmly accepting her move.

Then, Lu Xiaoyun shot a proud glance at Chen Yuanyuan who was gaping and said, “Some people really have no taste and just miss out in the end. You’re envious of how successful my Brother Lin has become. You want to get back with him, don’t you? Looks like you’ve done nothing but fail to gain his affection. And now, you’re shameless enough to spout such nonsense in public. You said Lin Jin is worthless? My Lin Jin is now a Rank 2 beast appraiser with an incredible future. You won’t ever be able to ride on his coattails even if you wanted to.”

Zu Can drew in a breath of cold air when he heard that. Exchanging a glance with Lin Jin, the men understood a fact from each other’s eyes.

‘Women’s catfights are truly frightening. Good God…how scary!’

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Chen Yuanyuan’s face turned pale out of anger. Then, she snorted, “Where did this frivolous woman come from and what nonsense are you spouting? Lin Jin? Becoming a Rank 2 beast appraiser? With his half-baked skills? The sun must be rising from the West, and the pigs must be flying!”

Lu Xiaoyun’s expression darkened and she stepped forward to give Chen Yuanyuan a tight slap across the face.

That slap was, clear, crisp, and precise.

Chen Yuanyuan was dumbfounded.

“Wash your mouth with soap. Lin Jin’s a man so he’s reluctant to deal with a woman like you, but if you keep running your mouth like that, be careful as I might just rip your throat out.”

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With her ice-cold expression, Lu Xiaoyun was like a carnivorous female leopard.

“Also, let me tell you something on behalf of Lin Jin. It’s not that he can’t match up to you. It’s you who can’t match up to him. And ultimately, I have to thank you for what you’ve done. Thank you for showing him mercy by not marrying him!”

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