Zhong Lintian laughed triumphantly as he looked at Tang Qi.
He raised his chin and said, "Don't be arrogant in front of me. You are nothing in my eyes!"
"If you know what's good for you, don't appear before me again. Otherwise, the next time we meet, I'll show you what pain is!"
Tang Qi trembled violently with anger.
As the leader of Tang Ren Yin Shi, this was the first time she had suffered such humiliation.
If it weren't for the overwhelming power of Zhong Shi Group, she would have initiated a business war right then and there.
Although Bai Ruoqi was a rival to Tang Qi for affection, she couldn't stand to hear any more.
She couldn't help but frown slightly and say, "Young Master Zhong, aren't you going too far with your words?"
"Director Tang is a woman, after all. How can you speak to a woman like that?"
Zhong Lintian chuckled and said, "Miss Bai, you don't need to concern yourself with this matter. It's between her and me."
"If you insist on interfering, it's hard not to suspect that you're biased towards her!"
Bai Ruoqi was about to speak again, but at that moment, Wu Tian's sharp voice suddenly rang out.
"I advise you to shut your mouth right now and leave this place. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be leaving so easily."
Zhong Lintian hadn't paid much attention to Wu Tian before. Now, he hadn't expected Wu Tian to dare to join their conversation.
He immediately fixed a dark gaze on Wu Tian and said in a deep voice, "Kid, who do you think you are?"
"What business is it of yours? Do you think you're qualified to butt in?"
Wu Tian sneered, "You're speaking to my friend like that. If you don't apologize to my friend, I don't think this matter will be easily resolved."
"Friend?" Zhong Lintian was slightly taken aback.
He first sized up Wu Tian, then couldn't help but burst into laughter. "You're Tang Qi's friend? That's hilarious!"
"Look at your demeanor. Anyone would believe you if you said you picked up scraps. Tang Qi actually has a friend like you. Have you ever thought if you're worthy!"
Tang Qi said coldly, "Zhong Lintian, don't talk nonsense. Wu Tian is my friend!"
"He's much better than you. You're not qualified to look down on him!"
Upon hearing this, Zhong Lintian laughed even harder. "Ah? So you are really friends? Then I find it even more amusing."
"Tang Qi, when I pursued you before, weren't you quite proud, acting like you looked down on me?"
"Why have you found such a good-for-nothing as a friend now?"
"Oh, I see. It must be because you're a trash recycling station, so you like to find trash, right?"
"Then it's a good thing I didn't sleep with you, or I'm afraid I would have been tainted!"
"You!" Tang Qi was enraged by Zhong Lintian once again.
Wu Tian's expression also became even more somber.
He said coldly, "Seeing as you are, you're not planning to admit your mistake, are you? Fine, I didn't expect you to admit it anyway."
Zhong Lintian said arrogantly, "Kid, since you understand this clearly, why are you asking all these nonsensical questions?"
"What are you? In my eyes, you are no different from an animal. Have you ever seen a person apologize to an animal?"
He pointed to his lower body: "Instead, I want to tell you that if you dare to speak to me like this today, I will not let you off!"
"If you don't want to die, crawl through my legs right now."
Zhong Lintian's words were simple and crude.
He had always been this way, relying on his family's wealth to look down on everyone, always thinking he was the local emperor of the county, and no one could defy his will.
Bai Ruoqi, seeing Zhong Lintian dare to humiliate Wu Tian like this, immediately felt a surge of anger.
Her pretty face darkened as she said, "Zhong Lintian, please watch your words."
"If you continue to act recklessly here, then don't blame me for not giving your Zhong Shi Group any face."
Zhong Lintian still had some fear of Bai Ruoqi, but he didn't believe Bai Ruoqi would fall out with him over a nobody.
So he continued to smile and say, "Miss Bai, if you wanted to intervene when Director Tang was being spoken about, I could understand that, as Tang Ren Yin Shi is, after all, an enterprise of some standing."
"But if you want to intervene when I'm disciplining this kid, isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
"He's just a stray dog by the roadside. Kicking him a couple of times isn't illegal, is it? Do you really like to stick up for others so much, Miss Bai?"
Bai Ruoqi said sharply, "Shut up! Wu Tian is my friend. Humiliating Wu Tian is humiliating me!"
"You'd better apologize to Wu Tian right now, or I will turn your Zhong Shi Group to ashes today!"
As she said this, a sharp aura erupted from Bai Ruoqi.
This aura had nothing to do with internal energy or spiritual energy; it was purely the absolute authority of a superior!
This authority startled Zhong Lintian.
He asked doubtfully, "No way, Miss Bai, you say this guy is your friend? I don't believe it, I really don't believe it."
"Who are you? You are a heavenly daughter. Shouldn't young masters from other families in the capital be vying to pursue you?"
"You would be friends with someone like this? Isn't that lowering your status?"
Bai Ruoqi had completely lost her patience.
She was too lazy to waste any more words with Zhong Lintian and directly made a phone call, then said, "From today onwards, we are not to have any business dealings with Zhong Shi Group. Do you understand?"
After hanging up the phone, Bai Ruoqi said coldly, "Zhong Lintian, your Zhong Shi Group has been blacklisted by us."
"From today onwards, you're on your own. Our Tian Bao Group will no longer deal with you."
Zhong Lintian was utterly stunned.
He didn't doubt Bai Ruoqi's words at all, but he just couldn't understand it!
How could this be? Bai Ruoqi was suppressing them like this for a nobody. It seemed impossible no matter how he thought about it!
He insisted, "Miss Bai, you should think carefully. Our Zhong Shi Group is the richest company here."
"If you sour your relationship with us, your future business expansion will definitely not be so easy!"
"Is that so?" Bai Ruoqi said indifferently, "What's important is self-awareness. It seems you have none at all."
"A mere ten-billion-dollar group dares to threaten us. Do you really think you're something great?"
"The richest company doesn't necessarily have to be you. Since you don't want to be it, it's not a big problem to have another richest company, is it?"
She stared into Zhong Lintian's eyes: "Or do you think our Tian Bao Group doesn't have this capability?"