Chapter 533

Chapter 533 The Most Disgraceful Face!

Amare Stoudemire!

No one present had any idea that the man behind Europe’s Alpine Investment Bank was none other than one of the twelve gods of the dark world — the God of Wealth himself!

The outside world assumed Alpine Investment Bank was no match for Citigroup,but who could have known that with a single casual word,Stoudemire had acquired 80% of Citigroup’s bonds,sending that high-and-mighty “top investment bank” crashing down to earth!

Without Stoudemire’s help,how could Su Rui have ever forced Citigroup CEO Smith to come all the way to China just to apologize to him in person?

The local Ninghai tycoons present only knew the name “Amare” — they didn’t even know his full name — and yet here they were,endlessly fawning and groveling!

At this very moment,Lin Aoxue finally remembered why Amare’s voice had sounded so familiar to her!

She had received a call from him once. At the time,this foreign fat man was saved in Su Rui’s phone under just two characters — Old Si!

If she hadn’t accidentally picked up Su Rui’s phone that day,Lin Aoxue would never have known that Su Rui had borrowed ten million dollars from someone just to take a shot at Citigroup — all to avenge her!

Perhaps it was after that phone call that Lin Aoxue had truly and completely fallen for this man.

Lin Aoxue’s lips moved slightly,but no sound came out. Only now did she understand why Su Rui hadn’t left in advance.

The entire banquet hall had fallen completely silent. Li Yongxing didn’t know what to say either — Su Rui’s words had been so outrageously disrespectful that Stoudemire was surely going to be furious!

“My friend,why are you being so rude to me the moment we meet? Could it be that you’re jealous of how handsome I am?” Stoudemire took a long drag of his cigar,and the smoke nearly blew right into Su Rui’s face!

Lin Aoxue was a little stunned. Had she remembered wrong? Otherwise,why did these two seem like they had never met before?

Su Rui said coldly,”You fat bastard,if you don’t tell me why you’ve come to China,I’ll knock every tooth out of your head!”

One of the twelve gods of the western dark world had quietly slipped into China — there was no way Su Rui was going to believe he had no special purpose here!

But before Stoudemire could say a word,Li Yongxing came storming over and grabbed Su Rui by the collar!

“How dare you speak to Mr. Amare like that? He is our honored guest! This is a high-society circle — it’s no place for someone like you! Shut that filthy mouth of yours and get out of here!”

Li Yongxing was genuinely terrified. The partnership between the Li Group and Alpine Investment Bank was far too important. If Su Rui’s insolent words ruined everything,he wouldn’t even have time to cry!

No matter what,he had to shut this reckless young man up today!

“Shut my mouth? Chinese law guarantees every citizen the right to free speech. Who are you to tell me to shut up?” Su Rui made no move to pull Li Yongxing’s hand away,and simply stood there with his collar grabbed,sneering coldly.

Su Rui’s behavior was so brazen that quite a few of the bosses were already rolling up their sleeves,ready to step in regardless of their dignity. If it came to it,they really would have ganged up on him!

“Who the hell do you think you are,talking to me like that?” Li Yongxing shouted,his face flushed red. “Where’s security? Get him out of here!”

Smack!

At that moment,the sharp crack of a slap suddenly rang out across the room!

The slap was so crisp and loud that everyone present jolted in shock!

When the crowd registered what had happened,they saw that Li Yongxing — the wealthiest man in Ninghai — had stumbled and fallen several meters away,crashing to the ground with his right cheek already swelling up badly!

Contrary to everyone’s expectations,it wasn’t Su Rui who had struck him — it was the man they all deeply revered,Mr. Amare!

What was going on?

Stoudemire weighed at least three hundred pounds. The force behind that single slap was nothing short of terrifying!

Li Yongxing lay on the ground unable to get up for a long time,blood trickling from the corner of his mouth,half his back teeth loosened. Stars were spinning before his eyes!

Even now,he couldn’t wrap his head around why the boss of Alpine Investment Bank would beat him like this!

He was supposed to be Stoudemire’s future partner in China — he had been on his side from the very beginning!

Just like him,the other bosses in the room had no idea what had caused such a sudden change in Amare!

Had this super-tycoon lost his mind? Why was he hitting one of his own people?

But to everyone’s surprise,Stoudemire hadn’t lost his mind at all. He pointed at Li Yongxing,who lay on the ground clutching his face,and coldly repeated the words that had just been said to Su Rui: “You asked him what gave him the right to talk to you — well,I’d like to ask you the same thing. Who the hell do you think you are,talking to him like that?”

If Stoudemire’s act of striking someone had been shocking,then the words he spoke now left everyone utterly speechless. The implications packed into those words were enormous!

Li Yongxing could barely believe his own ears! So Su Rui actually held such an important place in this man’s eyes!

Why — why had his “unwavering loyalty” earned him nothing but a beating?

Why had the young man he had been mocking all along managed to win Amare’s protection?

He was the richest man in Ninghai! A man of the highest social standing! Even the Ninghai Party Secretary treated him with the utmost respect! And today,he had been slapped to the ground in front of everyone!

How was this possible?

Rubbing his swollen face,Li Yongxing wanted nothing more than to strangle this fat bastard on the spot,but thinking of the future partnership,he forced himself to hold back.

He picked himself up off the floor,wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth,and put on a smile again. “Respected Mr. Amare,is there perhaps some misunderstanding? I…”

“There is no misunderstanding!”

Stoudemire’s expression changed faster than flipping a page. He reached out with one thick arm,grabbed Li Yongxing by the collar,and hoisted him clean off the ground with one hand — feet dangling in the air!

“Who the hell do you think you are? When Su Rui and I were fighting through gunfire and mountains of corpses,where were you hiding? How dare you talk to my brother like that — are you tired of living?”

Every word Stoudemire spoke sent shockwaves through everyone present!

This man,who ranked among the top names on international rich lists,actually shared this kind of bond with Su Rui!

And Lin Aoxue’s eyes had begun to slowly fill with a glimmer of light,growing brighter and brighter!

The corners of her lips curved up slightly. At this moment,only she herself understood — the plan she had been quietly working on for so long might finally be ready to set in motion!

Li Yongxing hung there by his collar,trembling all over,completely unable to say a word!

“Answer me! Are you tired of living? Want to take a trip to hell?”

The speed at which Stoudemire’s expression changed was enough to fill anyone with dread. Just a minute ago he had been all smiles — now that smile had twisted into something sinister,sending a chill down everyone’s spine!

“Re…respected Mr. Amare,I think there must be some…some kind of mistake…” Li Yongxing said,shaking with fear.

Being stared down by Stoudemire like this,he felt an overwhelming terror wash over him!

“A mistake? Say that again?”

“Mr. Amare,this must be a mistake…”

Before Li Yongxing could finish,he saw the foreign fat man take a long,deep drag of his cigar and blow the thick smoke directly into his face!

It was an utterly humiliating gesture!

“Cough,cough,cough!”

The smoke hit his airway and sent Li Yongxing into a fit of coughing. His face had gone crimson,blotched purple and red,all dignity gone!

“You dare suggest I made a mistake? Do I look like someone that foolish? I forgot to mention — I hate it when people doubt me!”

With that,Stoudemire’s fist — the size of a wok — came crashing down onto Li Yongxing’s face!

There was a sickening crack,and his fragile nose broke instantly. Blood exploded across his face!

The crowd watched in horror,bodies frozen stiff,forgetting even to run!

The single punch left Li Yongxing completely dazed. He didn’t know how to react — all he could do was cry out on instinct!

A newly crowned tycoon,reduced to this state — it was truly a sight to behold.

Li Yongheng was thrown into a panic as well. He had never witnessed anything like this before. He tried to pull out his phone to call the police,but his trembling fingers had no strength — the phone slipped and clattered to the floor!

Stoudemire tossed the screaming Li Yongxing to the ground and said,”Blackburn,get over here!”

A figure like a black iron tower stepped forward — a tall,powerfully built Black bodyguard who had been at Stoudemire’s side the whole time.

Back when the strategist had borrowed money from Stoudemire,this man had said something disrespectful about Su Rui and been punished by Stoudemire — forced to swim in the ocean for an entire afternoon,nearly collapsing from exhaustion!

And now,with so many people in this room who had mocked and belittled Su Rui,how could Stoudemire possibly let them off the hook?

“Boss,I’m here.” Blackburn,the iron tower,said in a deep,rumbling voice.

“Guard the doors of this club. If anyone tries to leave without my permission,cut their legs off.” Stoudemire was utterly domineering.

The moment those words left his mouth,the vast majority of people in the room began to tremble!

Stoudemire planted one foot on Li Yongxing’s chest. His immense weight nearly caved the man’s ribcage in!

Sweeping his gaze across every boss in the room,Stoudemire said coldly,”Coming to China was supposed to be a happy occasion for me. So why am I watching people mock and belittle my brother? Who here wants to explain to me what exactly is going on?”

Who could explain?

Everyone looked at each other. The moment they felt Stoudemire’s gaze sweep toward them,they immediately lowered their heads — not a single person dared to meet his eyes!

In China,the powerful trampling on the weak had long been a fact of life. People had grown so accustomed to it that the idea of “all men are created equal” never even crossed their minds. It was precisely for this reason that when Li Yongxing had mocked Su Rui,not one person had spoken up for him — instead,everyone had stood by waiting to watch this “live-in son-in-law” make a fool of himself!

And once Stoudemire had made his entrance,things had only gotten worse. Everyone sided with power. Everyone piled on with their mockery of Su Rui!

Many had even gone so far as to publicly sever ties with Bikang Group on the spot,just to curry favor with Stoudemire!

One by one,these so-called elites of high society had revealed their most shameless faces!

“Unless someone gives me a satisfying answer,none of you are leaving here today!”

As he spoke,Stoudemire lit another cigar.