Chapter 178: It's you I'm hitting!

On the second floor of the Goddess Bar, An Yunxi received another call from her subordinate.

She learned that Chang Tao was causing trouble.

An Yunxi's pretty face turned icy, and she went downstairs directly.

She walked swiftly through the crowd and arrived in front of Chang Tao's booth.

"Chang Gongzi, you're in such a refined mood tonight? Come drink at my Goddess Bar? Let me keep you company with a drink." An Yunxi smiled politely, picked up her glass and approached.

But Chang Tao stared at An Yunxi with narrowed eyes and said coldly, "An Yunxi, don't give me this act. Call out the Priest for me. I want to drink with him; others aren't qualified."

An Yunxi narrowed her beautiful eyes and said, "What about me?"

An Yunxi naturally could not let Lin Yuan come over.

This Chang Tao obviously came to cause trouble for Lin Yuan.

An Yunxi had already secretly notified Lin Yuan to leave through the back door first. Tonight she gave him a temporary day off.

Chang Tao glanced at An Yunxi with narrowed eyes and said, "An Yunxi, huh? If you could sit in my lap and keep me company while drinking and chatting about life, that wouldn't be impossible."

As he spoke, Chang Tao's hand reached toward An Yunxi's slender waist.

But just then, a figure suddenly appeared behind An Yunxi.

"Crack!" Lin Yuan seized Chang Tao's wrist with one hand.

"Ah!" Chang Tao's face twisted in pain as he let out a miserable howl.

Seeing Lin Yuan suddenly appear, An Yunxi's pretty face changed and she said, "What are you doing here? Who let you come?"

An Yunxi was speechless; she tried desperately to protect Lin Yuan, but this guy insisted on walking into the line of fire.

"Manager An, he's come to find me; I'll keep him company with a drink." Lin Yuan said, gesturing for An Yunxi and the others to step back.

This Chang Tao came for Lin Yuan, so Lin Yuan naturally couldn't let An Yunxi take the hit for him.

Moreover, Lin Yuan would not allow An Yunxi to be bullied.

Lin Yuan stepped forward slowly and sat down.

Chang Tao covered his aching wrist and coldly stared at Lin Yuan.

"Priest, you finally came."

Lin Yuan nodded, "Chang Gongzi, your warm invitation—I certainly had to come."

"Heh, interesting—I thought you'd be scared and run away." Chang Tao curled his lip in a cold smile.

"I haven't offended you, so why should I run?" Lin Yuan replied fearlessly and calmly.

"Heh, interesting. Come, pour the wine." Chang Tao gestured to his subordinates.

A few subordinates stepped forward and poured cognac into both of their glasses.

"Come, let's clink glasses?" Chang Tao said playfully.

Lin Yuan raised his glass with him and they clinked.

Then Lin Yuan downed the wine in his glass in one gulp.

But Chang Tao simply poured the wine in his glass onto the floor.

"Heh, I told you to drink, so you drank, Priest—you're really obedient, just like a dog." Chang Tao's voice carried cold mockery.

This was clearly him looking for trouble.

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes and said, "Only dogs would renege on a drink; I'm a man, so I keep my word. Say cheers, and we cheers. Since Chang Gongzi doesn't want to drink, forget it."

Lin Yuan said and was about to get up.

Upon hearing this, Chang Tao's eyes narrowed!

This was a counter‑mockery… satirizing him, Chang Tao, as a dog!

Just as Lin Yuan was about to rise, several of Chang Tao's bodyguards blocked him.

"Heh, Priest, you're really sharp‑tongued—your verbal skills are pretty strong. Did I let you leave?" Chang Tao narrowed his eyes and exhaled a puff of cigar.

"Chang Gongzi, what do you want?" Lin Yuan turned his head and asked coldly.

Chang Tao sneered, "Before, you cut a wound on my father's neck, and then… you held me hostage, injuring my neck. We ought to settle this, right?"

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes; this Chang Tao had indeed come for revenge.

"How do you want to settle it?" Lin Yuan asked coldly.

"Easy, easy. Actually I don't want to make things hard for you—if you kneel now, kowtow three times, and apologize to me, I can let this go." Chang Tao said coldly, then added, "Or there's another way: if you agree to join my Changsheng Group and become part of its faction, I'll naturally not target you."

Lin Yuan's face turned icy: "Chang Gongzi, you sent people to surround me, but I ended up capturing them; I hurt you in self‑defense—it's legitimate defense, and I don't think I'm wrong. As for joining your Changsheng Group, that's out of the question; I won't do anything illegal."

Chang Tao smiled amusedly: "So you're unwilling, then?"

"I'm afraid I can't comply." Lin Yuan replied coldly.

Chang Tao suddenly raised his hand and swung a slap straight at Lin Yuan!

This Chang Tao is truly arrogant! He dares to lay hands on Lin Yuan openly in the Goddess Bar!

Just see how arrogant and overbearing he is!!

"Slap……!" a sharp slap rang out!

Chang Tao's whole body, like a kite with its string cut, was flung three meters away by the slap.

"Bang!" Chang Tao's body crashed hard onto the ground three meters away!

His left cheek was already red and swollen, a bright red palm print appearing!

Even though Chang Tao was the one who struck, it was he himself who received the slap!

Because in the instant Chang Tao raised his hand, Lin Yuan was faster! Lin Yuan backhanded him with a slap!

With such force, the slap sent Chang Tao flying three meters away!

This happened so fast that nobody present had time to react!

Chang Tao covered his red, swollen cheek, his whole body trembling!

That was anger, savage!

Lin Yuan!!! You dare hit me?!" Chang Tao trembled as he got up from the ground, gritting his teeth!!

"Smack!" Just as Chang Tao's words fell, An Yunxi suddenly rushed forward and slapped him hard, saying, "I'm hitting you."

"Bang!" Chang Tao had just gotten up from the ground, and his right cheek also got a hard slap.

Chang Tao was knocked down again.

Chang Tao covered his swollen cheeks on both sides, his whole mind went blank.

Savage, fury skyrocketing!

"An Yunxi?! You bastard… you dare to move too?!!" Chang Tao was completely furious!

He came tonight just to regain face!

As it turned out, he unexpectedly got slapped twice in a row by Lin Yuan and An Yunxi, two bastards, taking turns!

This simply brought Chang Tao immense shame and humiliation!

He hadn't even recovered his former dignity, and now his face was completely lost!

However, just as Chang Tao finished speaking, "smack!" his face got another hard slap!

An Yunxi backhanded him another slap!!

On Chang Tao's face, two red swollen palm prints had already appeared!

The palm prints were clear, extremely painful, and intensely humiliating!!

"Fuck your mother!! Hit him!" Chang Tao, savage and furious, couldn't hold back any longer, and roared at the over forty thugs!

But just then, suddenly behind An Yunxi, a dark mass of Goddess Bar security rushed forward.

A sea of people came from all sides, instantly surrounding Chang Tao and his group in an impenetrable encirclement.

"Chang Tao, do you have a bear's heart and leopard's guts? Don't you see whose turf this is? Are you sure you want to cause trouble in Goddess Bar?" An Yunxi lightly pursed her red lips and said coldly mockingly.

Chang Tao gritted his teeth, "Indeed, this is Goddess Bar."

Even if Chang Tao was arrogant, he wouldn't dare to cause trouble on someone else's turf.

Then he would surely suffer a loss.

Chang Tao gritted his teeth, "An Yunxi! You're ruthless! Father, I'll remember this debt tonight! This matter isn't over!"

Chang Tao said, and was about to leave.

But Lin Yuan had already stepped forward and blocked his path.

"Young Master Chang, the matter is indeed not over, and I haven't let you go. Who said you could leave?" Lin Yuan blocked Chang Tao's path and said coldly.

The scene, the atmosphere was oppressive.

An Yunxi looked at Lin Yuan in surprise.

This guy's gall is simply lawless.

He really isn't even afraid of Chang Tao.

"What the hell do you still want to do? Want to fight?" Chang Tao said coldly angrily.

Behind him, the over forty thugs had already drawn their daggers.

Lin Yuan said coldly, "You just smashed our bar's wine glasses and a tea table; you must pay for them. Also, apologize to Manager An!"

"You're asking for death!" Chang Tao, hearing this, was practically driven mad!

"If you don't pay? Then you won't be leaving tonight." Lin Yuan just stood there blocking the door.

At the same time, Zhang Ligang and a group of the bar's security also felt their blood boiling.

"Damn it! Lin Yuan is too badass!"

"Damn! A man should be like this!"

"Scared of nothing! What's the matter with the Young Master of Changsheng Group?"

"This is the turf of Goddess Bar!"

"Brothers, surround them!" Zhang Ligang also gave the order!

Countless bar security closed in!

They surrounded Chang Tao and his group in an impenetrable encirclement!

Chang Tao, forced to grit his teeth, finally could only pull out a stack of money and throw it in front of Lin Yuan.

"Take it, don't look for change! I'm not short of money!" Chang Tao gritted his teeth, could only pay.

But while paying, he didn't forget to throw out harsh words.

But Lin Yuan coldly said, "Apologize to Manager An."

Chang Tao practically gritted his teeth! Veins bulged on his forehead!

"Father, don't bully people too much!"

Lin Yuan still coldly said, "Apologize."

"Father, have you thought about the consequences? Forcing me to apologize? Do you know how severe my retaliation will be?" Chang Tao said through gritted teeth.

But Lin Yuan continued coldly, "As you said, this matter isn't over. Since our conflict can't be resolved, why should I still care about your retaliation? It's just a matter of time. Today, you must apologize."

As soon as these words were spoken, the air turned suddenly cold.

Indeed, the conflict between Lin Yuan and Chang Tao cannot be resolved.

Then what is he still afraid of?