Chapter 152
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Chapter 152 The Hongmen Banquet
Lin Aoxue clearly sensed something unusual in the air. Of course, she was already well aware of this matter and understood that tonight’s dinner would not be simple.
Of course, from Lin Aoxue’s current perspective, this “not simple” also meant dangerous, which in a sense could be considered equivalent.
“Please sit.”
Song Tianxiang stood up and made a welcoming gesture.
It was quite difficult for him to make this gesture toward the perpetrator who had severely injured his son.
The spacious private room and large table, with only three people seated, seemed somewhat empty.
Song Tianxiang looked at Lin Aoxue and squeezed out a smile: “Aoxue, won’t you introduce this person to Uncle Song?”
Lin Aoxue raised her eyebrows, seemingly uncomfortable with the affectionate term “Uncle Song.”
“Mr. Song, he is…” After thinking for a second, Lin Aoxue still couldn’t bring herself to say the words “Uncle Song.”
Before she could finish, Su Rui interrupted her.
“My name is Su Rui.”
Su Rui smiled slightly, looking at Song Tianxiang: “I’ve long heard of the renowned Mr. Song of Tianxiang Group. I’ve also met your son Song Yili several times before. We really hit it off. I wonder where he is now, why hasn’t he come today?”
Hearing this, Lin Aoxue gave him a surprised look. At this moment, she felt she needed to reassess the level of Su Rui’s shamelessness.
Wasn’t Song Yili severely injured by you? How could you ask such a question knowing the answer? Acting as if nothing happened, what an incredible performance!
After hearing Su Rui’s words, Song Tianxiang’s facial muscles twitched violently!
If he hadn’t already investigated and confirmed that his son was injured by this man standing before him, Song Tianxiang might have been fooled by Su Rui’s acting!
What kind of instant connection and kindred spirits was he talking about? This was complete nonsense!
His son was lying in the hospital, suffering from pain every day, his mind filled with hatred, yet this man could say such things!
Looking at Su Rui, the murderous intent in Song Tianxiang’s eyes flashed wildly. For so many years, he had been working on self-cultivation, but he never expected that the calm state of mind he had maintained for so long would be completely destroyed by a few words from this Su Rui!
Song Tianxiang really wanted to tear Su Rui to pieces right now, but it wasn’t the right time yet. He had to endure!
Su Rui seemed completely unaware of Song Tianxiang’s mood and curiously asked: “What’s wrong? Uncle Song? Your face is red. Are you feeling unwell?”
Uncle Song!
Hearing Su Rui call him that, Song Tianxiang felt like spitting out a mouthful of blood!
How could someone so young be so shameless!
Lin Aoxue, hearing Su Rui’s words, looked at this man with her beautiful eyes, revealing a trace of gentleness.
Perhaps Su Rui didn’t need to act so despicably, but he was using this method to disturb Song Tianxiang’s composure and disrupt his plans. Others might not understand this, but Lin Aoxue understood it very well—whenever Su Rui started acting obnoxious in certain situations, he definitely had a purpose for doing so.
If you really take him for a fool, then you are the real fool.
After his gaze lingered on Su Rui’s “sincere smile” for five seconds, Song Tianxiang suddenly smiled.
Transitioning from an extremely gloomy expression to a face full of smiles, Song Tianxiang now looked quite strange. Lin Aoxue inadvertently frowned.
Indeed, old ginger is spicier. Song Tianxiang was more difficult to deal with than Lin Aoxue had imagined.
Su Rui also smiled, laughing heartily.
“The new generation surpasses the old, and the old is washed away by the tide.” Song Tianxiang laughed until tears nearly came out. He rubbed his eyes and said: “This world belongs to you young people now. We old folks should retire from the scene.”
Su Rui smiled and said: “You’re still young, don’t call yourself old. Uncle Song, you’re almost sixty, but you really look like a twenty-something youngster who hasn’t even grown facial hair yet.”
“Su Rui, what do you mean by that?”
Song Tianxiang immediately said coldly. If he hadn’t been restraining himself, he might have slammed the table at Su Rui! This guy was really too hateful!
Lin Aoxue didn’t speak. Su Rui must have had his reasons for speaking so bluntly.
Unknowingly, Lin Aoxue seemed to have started following Su Rui’s lead.
“Actually, to be honest, I’m just a straightforward person. I don’t like beating around the bush.”
Su Rui gently placed his wine glass on the table and said: “Song Tianxiang, we all know why you invited us to this meal today. Since everyone understands, why waste time and energy putting up pretenses? Wouldn’t it be better to get straight to the point?”
Song Tianxiang looked at Su Rui and suddenly felt disheartened. Yes, after so many years of building Tianxiang Group from scratch, commanding respect in the business world and being invincible at the negotiation table, this time he found that this young man had seized the initiative with just a few words!
From the moment they entered until now, everything he said was disrupting his plans! Clearly, he had seen through his intentions!
Song Tianxiang smiled slightly, still trying to maintain his composure: “Very well, since you put it that way, if I continue to beat around the bush, it would make me seem petty.”
Su Rui leaned back slightly in his chair, looking relaxed: “That’s the right attitude.”
Seeing Su Rui’s posture, Lin Aoxue’s slightly raised heart completely settled down. This ice queen understood that today’s matter could be completely handled by Su Rui, and she didn’t need to worry at all.
Song Tianxiang sneered: “Today, I want to seek justice for my son.”
“Seek justice?” Su Rui’s eyes immediately narrowed slightly: “He brought this upon himself, yet you want justice? What face do you have to seek justice?”
“Song Yili is my son. Even if he brought this upon himself, it should be for me to discipline him, not for an outsider like you to interfere.”
As Song Tianxiang spoke, he felt himself approaching the edge of explosion, because the image of Song Yili wrapped in bandages appeared before his eyes again.
That was his son, his own flesh and blood. What father wouldn’t feel heartbroken seeing his son beaten to such a miserable state?
“I wasn’t interfering, I was just defending myself.”
Su Rui leaned forward slightly. In negotiations, this was a move to put pressure on the opponent.
“Self-defense? If it was self-defense, why did you beat him until his kidney failed? Do you know that if he had been sent to the hospital two hours later, he would have died!” Song Tianxiang’s body trembled slightly with anger.
“If I hadn’t beaten him like that, he might have killed me.” Su Rui’s eyes were ice-cold: “I was just trying to save my life. Leaving him alive was already showing mercy.”
Song Tianxiang wanted to say something more, but for some reason, when he met Su Rui’s cold gaze, he felt his throat dry up and his mind go blank, not knowing what to say!
Destroying one of his son’s kidneys and causing his face to be stitched with dozens of stitches, and he called that showing mercy?
This was clearly making someone’s life worse than death!
Actually, Song Tianxiang was a good father, there was no denying that.
However, sometimes these good fathers might do some impulsive things because of their love for their children.
“You haven’t experienced the despair of having your face stitched up, you haven’t experienced the pain of a kidney completely failing, you haven’t experienced these things, so you used such heavy force. You’ve almost ruined his entire life!”
“I ruined his life?” Su Rui sneered: “Do you know how many lives your precious son has ruined? For what he’s done, killing him directly wouldn’t be excessive!”
“Furthermore, you just said I haven’t experienced these things, so I used such heavy force, is that right?” Su Rui stared at Song Tianxiang, his eyes flashing with cold light.
“Isn’t that the case?” Song Tianxiang retorted.
Su Rui sneered, his sneer full of mockery: “Injuries like Song Yili’s are really nothing to me. I’ve suffered even worse injuries.”
“You think I would believe such words?”
Song Tianxiang naturally didn’t believe it, but Su Rui had no interest in explaining further.
Fortunately, he had once met that old divine doctor living in seclusion in the mountains. Fortunately, there was the specially formulated scar-removing potion, otherwise his skin would really look like it had countless patches.
Destroying one kidney, there’s still another kidney. As for those scars on Song Yili’s face, in Su Rui’s view, they were nothing at all. What’s a ruined appearance? Compared to a real life-threatening situation, facial stitches were nothing!
Besides, with plastic surgery technology so advanced nowadays, men can even become women, so why would Song Yili worry about skin grafts?
Looking at it this way, Su Rui had been too kind, too lenient, too generous to Song Yili. Not killing him was already a mercy that Song Yili should be grateful for!
“Regardless, this is still a crime,” Song Tianxiang said solemnly.
Su Rui looked at Mr. Song across from him, the cold light in his eyes gradually receding, and said: “Actually, you’re a good father. What you’re doing for your son is understandable.”
Song Tianxiang was stunned, not knowing why Su Rui suddenly said these words.
“It’s just that your son is really too despicable. Let me give you some advice: if you want to target others, clean up your own act first. Otherwise, you might really be dragged into a pit by this precious son of yours.”
After saying this, Su Rui looked at the table full of cold dishes and said to Lin Aoxue: “Aoxue, it seems the host of this ambush dinner doesn’t have much sincerity. Why don’t I take you to the street food market outside to make do with a meal?”
“Okay.” Lin Aoxue nodded and stood up decisively. Since they had agreed to follow Su Rui’s lead, she naturally wouldn’t have any objections. In this regard, Miss Aoxue performed quite well.
However, just as Su Rui and Lin Aoxue were about to walk out side by side, Song Tianxiang stood up and said slowly: “Did I say you could leave?”
