ABCFWGR Chapter 42

 Boom!

The door of the private room was kicked open.

Xu Lin stood at the doorway, hands on hips, with several men behind her.

"Bro, this is the gigolo that Zhang Ke brought."

Xu Lin pointed at Gu Chen, extremely angry. "He's the one who swelled my hand with chopsticks."

After speaking, she deliberately showed her swollen hand, which looked like a pig's trotter, to the men.

"If you dare to accuse me for even a second more, I'll break your fingers right away," Gu Chen said coldly.

His voice was as icy as if it had been dipped in frost, devoid of any emotion.

Xu Lin still had lingering fear in her heart, but she refused to back down. "I warn you, don't be too arrogant, or you won't be able to leave this room!"

"My brother is the overlord of this street, and no one dares to disrespect him."

"If you bully me, it's the same as bullying him!"

At the same time, the men behind her pushed her aside and walked in.

"Kid, don't doubt it. What my sister said is true."

"On this street, ask around, and everyone knows who I, Xu Long, am."

Xu Long sat on a chair, tilted his head, and looked at people with disdain through his nostrils.

His expression was as arrogant as it could be.

"I don't know you, and I'm not interested in finding out," Gu Chen said calmly as he took a sip of tea.

He didn't even look at him directly, as if afraid of dirtying his eyes.

"You..."

Xu Long was furious and was about to erupt.

"Big Brother!"

Not wanting to cause trouble for Gu Chen, Zhang Ke quickly spoke up. "Big Brother, we're just here to eat. We'll leave after we finish."

"Can you please let it go and not bother us?"

Big Brother?

So, Xu Lin was her cousin?

Gu Chen was a little surprised. If they were relatives, why would they bully Zhang Ke?

"Kid, I'll deal with you later!"

Xu Long glared at Gu Chen, then shamelessly ogled Zhang Ke, licking his lips. "Cousin, it's been a long time since I've seen you. You're even more beautiful now."

"I don't want to make things difficult for you, but your cousin Xu Lin got beaten up. I can't pretend not to know, can I?"

"If word gets out, who will respect me in the future?"

Since encountering Xu Lin, Zhang Ke had been completely flustered.

She had lost her usual alertness.

Now, hearing Xu Long's words, she subconsciously reached into her bag, took out a stack of money, and placed it on the table, pleading, "Big Brother, consider this as compensation for Cousin's medical expenses, okay?"

"Zhang Ke, are you sending money to beggars?"

Before Xu Long could speak, Xu Lin rushed over and slammed the table. "Everyone knows you're the boss's secretary. With your slutty look, you've probably already crawled into the boss's bed. He probably gives you tens of thousands every month, right?"

"This amount of money isn't even enough to buy medicine, let alone cover emotional damages. If it's less than two hundred thousand, you two dogs won't be able to leave this room!"

She really dared to ask for that much?

Not only Zhang Ke, but Xu Long was also shocked by her audacious demands.

There was easily ten thousand yuan on the table, and Xu Long had intended to settle the matter, but he hadn't expected her to be even more ruthless than him.

"Cousin, I don't have that much money."

Zhang Ke hurriedly explained, "And, my previous boss was a woman, I didn't do any of the things you said."

She also explained to Gu Chen, not wanting him to misunderstand.

"So what if she's a woman?" Xu Lin sneered. "Some female bosses are just like you. Besides, your mom was promiscuous. Where can you get your decency from?"

"Don't you dare slander my mom!"

Zhang Ke became agitated, clenching her fists.

She could endure being called names, but she couldn't stand anyone defaming her mother.

"You little bitch, how dare you shout at me?!"

Xu Lin was furious, rolling up her sleeves and about to rush over to teach her a lesson.

Suddenly, a cold gaze fell on her, like a stare of death, forcing her to stop in her tracks.

As if one step forward would cost her her life.

Unwillingly, Xu Lin glanced at Gu Chen but ultimately didn't dare to move forward.

However, it didn't stop her from running her mouth.

"Your mom got pregnant out of wedlock and gave birth to you, tarnishing the family's reputation. She refused to reveal who the man was."

"Grandpa pitied her and allowed her to come back home, but she was still vague with the neighbors. If she's not promiscuous, what is she?"

"These things are no longer secrets. Who in the Xu family doesn't know?"

"It's only you and your mom pretending to be innocent, fooling yourselves!"

Xu Lin's words were vile and hateful.

"That's enough!"

"Stop it!"

Zhang Ke covered her ears in pain. "My mom isn't like that. Several uncles deliberately smeared her to claim her share of the inheritance!"

"Disgusting!"

Xu Lin sneered, "Your mom has no shame. If she didn't have a bad character, would grandpa have kicked her out of the house?"

Xu Long's face also darkened. "Zhang Ke, watch what you say. Don't bring my dad into this when talking about your mom."

To hear her mother being spoken of in such a derogatory manner, and yet to be powerless, Zhang Ke couldn't help but shed tears.

"Don't cry, I believe you."

Gu Chen came to Zhang Ke's side, gently patting her back and comforting her. "If you want, we can work together to clear your mother's name."

It wasn't until now that Gu Chen understood why Zhang Ke had been reluctant to talk about it before.

Over these years, she must have endured a lot of grievances.

"Can we really?"

Zhang Ke looked at him through tear-filled eyes, a glimmer of hope shining in her eyes.

"Hope? Forget about it!"

Suddenly, an unpleasant voice interrupted. Xu Long twisted his neck and said, "Picking up girls at any time, do you think we don't exist?"

"Whether you can safely leave this room is still up for debate. Don't even think about reclaiming any damn innocence."

"Hilarious!"

Xu Lin and the others sneered.

The light in Zhang Ke's eyes instantly dimmed, and she bit her lip in sadness.

"If I want to leave, who dares to stop me?"

Gu Chen's cold gaze swept over them. "Before I lose my patience, each of you should apologize to Zhang Ke and seek her forgiveness. Maybe then you can leave in one piece."

"You son of a bitch, who are you trying to impress?"

Xu Long became furious. "I didn't deal with you earlier. If a tiger doesn't show its might, you take me for a sick cat, huh?"

"You dare to walk out on me, I'll break your damn legs!"

He grabbed the nearest chair and brandished it.

Xu Lin and the other men stood in front of the door, blocking it directly.

"Bro, why waste words on this idiot?"

"We need to teach him a lesson. Money alone won't cut it; we have to make him crawl out from between our legs."

Xu Lin instigated, adding fuel to the fire.

She had always resented Gu Chen for hitting her with the chopsticks.

"Mr. Gu, I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble," Zhang Ke said apologetically.

Gu Chen patted her head. "It's not your fault. It's my decision to stay. Don't worry, they're just annoying flies. Besides being disgusting, they can't do anything else."

"Dare to call me a fly? I'll kill you!"

Xu Long threw away the chair, grabbed the edge of the table, and yelled, about to flip it over.

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