“You are too kind, Mrs. Yemen. You and Mr. Yemen are like my own parents. The five blood bird’s nests aren’t that many. In fact, if you want more, even fifty, or five hundred, as long as I have it, I will bring them to you.” Wesley was an eloquent man and he managed to excite Ryna. As her fondness for Wesley grew, so did her dislike for Kaze. Especially when she already viewed Wesley as her son-in-law and her husband still wanted Kaze to marry Cyan, it felt disgusting. “Look at Wesley and the way he respects us. He’s countless times better than someone else.” Ryna looked askance at Kaze and said sarcastically, “Someone came to visit his teacher but he came empty-handed and wanted to freeload, like always. This isn’t very respectful.” Everyone instantly looked at Kaze and they knew Ryna was talking about him. Wesley smirked and simply enjoyed the show. Cyan heard her mother and looked at Kaze with a sense of disappointment as well. Comparison was any man’s thief of joy
The big sack that Kaze had been carrying contained assorted expensive herbs. When he put it on the table, it opened up and herbal fragrance instantly filled the room. “This herbal scent is from those herbs?” The guests sniffed the air and recognized the energetic herbal scent. Everyone in the room was knowledgeable. When they had a whiff of the sack, they knew it contained some of the most expensive and rarest herbs in the market. “Kaze, what is this?” Lock asked after a sniff. At first, he thought the sack was simply Kaze’s luggage, so he did not pay extra attention to it. Kaze smiled. “Mr. Yemen, as your student, there’s no way I would have come bearing nothing. “When we talked on the phone last night, I heard you were coughing, and I assumed you had an ailment, so I took the liberty and brought you some supplemental herbs.” Lock took the sack and peeked inside. He said, “Hehe, you shouldn’t have brought all these here. I’m happy you are here in person. You don’t ne
The room went silent after that. Everyone’s jaws dropped and they looked at Kaze in shock. The poor kid who got bullied by Ryna and Wesley suddenly toughened up and decided to fight back. It was as though he was a different person. The blood bird’s nest produced by Golden Scale Corporation was expensive. Five of those would cost at least a million, yet Kaze called them a pile of scraps. The audacity of his.Then, everyone looked at the herbs in the sack and suspicion rose. These cost more than ten million? This sounded more like a lie. Wesley’s expression turned dark. He stared at Kaze and questioned coldly, “You called the blood bird’s nest from Golden Scale Corporation scraps?” Ryna furrowed her brows, her eyes burning with anger. “Kaze, what do you mean by that? Wesley is just giving you a piece of advice and you responded with sarcasm? Who do you think you are? You aren’t even on his level! Who gave you the confidence to talk to him like that? “You dare slander t
“Why are you standing there? Hurry up and apologize to Wesley!” Looking at Kaze’s unresponsive face, Ryna demanded he apologize. “Wesley isn’t someone you can afford to mess with, let alone Golden Scale Corporation. “Since Wesley is giving you a chance as a courtesy to us, you should hurry up and kneel! Apologize for what you said. Otherwise, not even the mayor of Riverbank could save you!” Ryna said whatever was on her mind in order to aggrandize Wesley. Wesley simply demanded Kaze apologize, yet Ryna instructed Kaze to be on his knees while at it. The other guests did not intervene and simply watched the show with a smirk. Kaze, a poor loser who came to Riverbank to seek help from his teacher, somehow got the nerves to insult Wesley. He basically was asking for humiliation. Kaze was the perfect embodiment of “play with fire and you’ll get burned.”Despite being under different gazes, Kaze remained unfazed. He did not care about Ryna, who looked askance at him. He l
“What’s wrong, Wesley? You don’t look okay.” Ryna saw Wesley’s face turning pale, his forehead glistening with sweat. She quickly went up to him and held him. However, Wesley instinctively shook her hand off. “How?! How did you know our branch chief died in Lilyrose?” Wesley stared at Kaze as he shouted. People saw his lips and legs trembling. He was afraid. Terrified. Wesley was scared of Kaze? Everyone felt unreal. They widened their eyes in disbelief, no one dared to make a noise. “You noticed something was wrong based on my words? It seems like you are not beyond redeemable.” Kaze raised his brows surprisingly for a moment before resuming normalcy. He said, “Not only did I know that your branch chief died in Lilyrose, I even knew his name. “Newell Ettinger. His son, Brad. His sister, Malova. I know all of them. How? It’s simple. They died in my hands. As for me, I am the branch leader of West State Viper’s Den. “So, do you think your uncle should kneel befor
Wesley almost buried his face on the floor, and his arrogance was nowhere to be found. Everyone was shocked. Wesley did not only kneel, he prostrated. He hammered his head on the floor and apologized to Kaze.Since when did Kaze become the branch leader of West State Viper’s Den? Lock and Ryna were stunned, and so was Cyan. Cyan almost lost her mind as she watched the scene unfold before her. A moment ago, she admired Wesley because she believed only a person with his status was worthy of her. Now, Wesley was on his knees like a humble slave in front of Kaze. The sudden twist felt so surreal that Cyan could not react in time. Ryna was the first to compose herself, but when the truth settled in her mind, she turned pale. She went up to Wesley and tried to help him up. “Wesley, what are you doing? Why are you kneeling to this bumpkin here? Are you mistaken? How could he be the branch leader of West State Viper’s Den? “I knew he was the chairman of Perfect World Gro
Noticing no argument coming from Kaze, Wesley wiped his tears and snot off with his sleeves. He quickly got up from his knees and shouted at Kaze, “Kaze Lee, how dare you impersonate the branch leader? I knew you were faking it! The branch leader is a prominent figure, even my uncle has to bow to him in person. What makes you, a live-in husband who got kicked out, the branch leader? “You are just a fucking loser who lies and play tricks on people!” Ryna shouted at Kaze, “Get down on your knees and apologize a hundred times, or don’t even think about getting up!” Kaze ignored Ryna and looked at Wesley with a faint smile. “Mr. Gwake, I like you better now, all arrogant and stuff. But aren’t you curious how a loser like me gets to know confidential information about the Viper’s Den? Isn’t the information limited to the top brass only? Yet I got to know such details.” Wesley was burning in rage when he heard Kaze yet what Kaze said next made him hold his anger back. “How did yo
“Lock, let’s catch up another day!” The guests came up with different excuses and left. When they walked out of the VIP room, they would have a good look at Kaze as if they were trying to imprint his face onto their minds. Their eyes at him carried a mix of emotions, between admiration and contempt. They admired him because the young man from Lilyrose seemed more capable than they thought. With just a few words, he was able to scare Wesley down to his knees, crying and begging for mercy before scuttling away. Any other ordinary man having such capabilities would have been a big shot. Unfortunately, Kaze was not familiar with the rules of survival in a big city like Riverbank. Playing tricks and relying on quick wits might work in a small city like Lilyrose but Riverbank was a big playing field with more powerful and elite players; background, resources, and connections were everything. Therefore, based on what Kaze had said, he would never make it in Riverbank. He m