Chapter 14: Chapter 10: Resolute
Liu Tianxiong nodded and swept his gaze over Zheng Dongfeng and the others, committing their faces to memory.
In the same second, Zheng Dongfeng, Chen Dahong, Zheng Yu, and the rest became so nervous that they gasped for breath, their faces turning even paler.
The fear in their hearts condensed frantically. Some of the more cowardly ones had already started to tremble. They regretted mocking Su Chen earlier; how could Su Chen's revenge come so swiftly?
But what they did not know was that Su Chen's anger and hatred towards them were not because of their earlier mockery, but rather their indifference.
"Right, if one day you feel you have the strength, or you are confident enough to seek revenge on me, you can find me. My name is Su Chen!" Lastly, Su Chen said solemnly to Liu Tianxiong.
Leaving these words behind, Su Chen, under everyone's fearful and apprehensive eyes, walked over to Lin Lanxin, took her small hand, and headed towards the exit of the hall.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the backs of Su Chen and Lin Lanxin, silent and then silent again.
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Holding Lin Lanxin's small hand and walking slowly along the bustling streets, Su Chen moved very slowly.
"Su Chen, I…" Suddenly, Lin Lanxin opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but the words seemed to falter on her lips.
"Do you want to ask why I suddenly underwent such a drastic change?" Su Chen stopped walking, looking at Lin Lanxin with a very warm smile.
In his previous life, he gradually became a Mysterious Qi Grandmaster, Master Alchemist, and a legendary healer known for resurrecting the dead and mending bones. Countless people respected him and feared him.
He had acquired strength, status, wealth beyond the average person's imagination... but he had never smiled from the bottom of his heart like this.
At this moment, Su Chen was smiling so purely.
"No need to ask, as long as I know you are Su Chen, that's enough for me!"
"Lanxin, in this life, no one besides me can bully you!" The next second, Su Chen suddenly pulled Lin Lanxin into an embrace, holding her tightly.
"And you are not allowed to bully me!" Lin Lanxin wrinkled her cute nose, snorted proudly and nestled in Su Chen's embrace, her body soft and inexplicably quiet, warm, and comforting.
"Lanxin, I didn't eat enough at noon, when we get back could you cook some more food for me? I want Mapo Tofu, Winter Melon Pork Rib Soup, and Tomato Egg Soup!"
"You… you said my cooking wasn't very tasty, right?" Lin Lanxin spoke softly.
"Delicious, it has always been delicious!" Su Chen said with a wry smile, yet his heart ached.
He indeed had said before that Lin Lanxin's cooking wasn't very tasty, but in his previous life, after Lin Lanxin died, he had tasted countless exotic delicacies, yet what he missed the most was still Lin Lanxin's home-cooked meals.
Sometimes, it is only after losing something that one realizes how precious it is.
In his previous life, he didn't know the blessing of living in bliss!
"Then, I'll always cook for you from now on."
"Let's go home..." Su Chen released Lin Lanxin and said softly.
"Yes!" Lin Lanxin trembled slightly, a blush spreading across her pure and beautiful face, the word 'home' covering her in a shy and sweet flush.
Neither of them suggested taking a bus or a cab.
They just walked.
Shortly after.
At a hotel not far from Chengfeng University, Su Chen suddenly looked up at the hotel sign, furrowed his brows, and remembered something!!!
"Su Chen, what's wrong?" Lin Lanxin asked curiously.
"No…" Su Chen sighed.
Baina Grand Hotel, ah! This too is a place etched deep in his mind, one he could never forget!
In his past life, he had too many regrets and owed too much to too many people.
And among them, the most unforgettable involved three women.
The first, naturally, was Lin Lanxin, who could almost be said to have died because of him.
The second was Xiao Yuan, whom he could say had caused his rebirth.
Xiao Yuan, a woman so exceptional that she made almost all men feel inferior.
She possessed a beauty that could overthrow cities and kingdoms, astonishing talents, and a kind heart.
And his story with her began at the Baina Hotel.
At that moment, while Su Chen held Lin Lanxin's hand, he should not have thought about another woman, but... just as he passed by the entrance of the Baina Grand Hotel, memories flooded in like a tide.
In his past life.
After Lin Lanxin had died, all his thoughts were focused on revenge; he frantically investigated how Lin Lanxin had died.
A year later, he had uncovered everything and began to take action for revenge.
Unfortunately, he had not practiced martial arts cultivation back then; being an ordinary person, seeking revenge was extremely difficult, especially against someone like Xuu Ming, a top-class gentleman of Chengfeng City, which was as hard as reaching the sky.
However, heaven helps those who help themselves; after a considerable period of tailing, he eventually found a good opportunity.
That night, Xuu Ming attended a charity dinner, his bodyguards not present, amidst a crow of mixed characters, and he slipped in effortlessly.
Carrying a fruit knife, taking advantage of a time when many noblemen and ladies were dancing, he approached Xuu Ming and without thinking, he made his move.
The result was as expected; he did not succeed.
He had underestimated Xuu Ming!!!
A Xuu Ming who had long practiced fist and foot, was not someone he, who had not yet begun his martial arts cultivation, could kill.
Even though his stab did hit Xuu Ming, it did not take Xuu Ming's life.
Afterward, his fate was as one might imagine; his leg was broken, his flesh was mangled, and he was on his last breath.
However, just as Xuu Ming was about to take his life, it was Xiao Yuan who stepped in and stopped Xuu Ming.
He asked Xiao Yuan why she stepped out to stop Xuu Ming from killing him?
Xiao Yuan said, "Your eyes show deep-seated hatred and purity; you cannot be a bad person. The reason you want to kill Xuu Ming must be because he did something that drove you to a dead end."
It was that one sentence that showed Su Chen, who was lonely, in pain, and in despair, a glimmer of hope and a chance to live.
That night, Xiao Yuan took him back to the Xiao Family, where the family's private doctor saved him from his critical injuries, although he lost a leg.
Without Xiao Yuan, he would have died long ago in his past life; where could he have become the Mysterious Qi Grandmaster, Master Alchemist, and Divine Healer later on? Nor would he have been reborn in this lifetime.
One could say Xiao Yuan gave him a new life.
During his time at the Xiao Family, he learned that Xiao Yuan's health was not good; it seemed she had contracted a strange illness.
Because of the torment of that strange illness, Xiao Yuan grew increasingly haggard, and Su Chen, seeing this in his eyes and feeling anxious in his heart, swore to become a divine healer; he wanted to save Xiao Yuan.
Unfortunately, he did not succeed because, five years after he left the Xiao Family, his medical skills finally achieved some success.
By the time he returned to the Xiao Family, Xiao Yuan had already been dead for several years!!!
"This life, perhaps I can cure your strange illness, right?" Su Chen murmured to himself, and could not help but give a bitter smile.
The women involved with him were indeed plentiful, and moreover, each was so outstanding, every one of them extremely important to him, every one a regret from his past life, every one he absolutely could not let down or give up in this life.
"In my past life, I was lone and lonely; in this life, may many women accompany me by my side, witness the bustling life and a magnificent lifetime with me?"
Su Chen shook his head, sighed, and then his expression firmed up again. He was not one to dwell on uncertainties; since this life was destined to be this way, he ought to accept it.
At least, he knew, whether it was toward Lin Lanxin or Xiao Yuan, his feelings were pure. He was willing to pay any price to change their destinies, to shelter them, even if it cost him his life.
Having understood this, Su Chen gripped Lin Lanxin's small hand even tighter and continued their stroll.
Half an hour later.
The two returned to the apartment.
Entering the apartment, in an instant, Su Chen felt as though he were in a different world.
"You watch TV; I'll go cook!" Lin Lanxin took off her white cloth shoes and socks with cartoon prints, revealing her clean little feet with pale pink nail polish, slipped into slippers, and cheerfully headed to the kitchen.