The two arrived at the elevator banks only to find Cao KeFei and Li YunDong already standing there, both looking equally puzzled and staring at the rapidly gathering crowd.
“You two are still here?” Yin MengFan paused, slightly stunned.
Cao KeFei asked with a frown, “What happened? Why are these guys acting as excited as if it’s payday at the end of the month?”
Shen Hui, however, glared fiercely at Li YunDong, her eyes burning with what looked like hatred that could never be quenched.
Li YunDong blinked slightly when he noticed the young girl staring at him, but he quickly realized she was the one from that mix-up at the Chanel boutique last time.
Meeting her here made Li YunDong feel a bit awkward, and he offered Shen Hui a tentative smile.
But Shen Hui was in no mood to accept it; she snorted coldly, giving him a clear ‘just you wait’ look.
Cao KeFei sensed the tension between the two and asked, “Do you two know each other?”
Shen Hui snapped angrily, “I certainly don’t know this huge pervert!”
Li YunDong managed a wry smile. “It was just a misunderstanding last time, is it necessary to hold such a grudge?”
Shen Hui shouted back, “You did it on purpose!”
Just as Li YunDong was about to speak, the elevator dinged, and the office workers crowding around it all shouted in unison, “The elevator is here! The elevator is here!”
Immediately following that, another loud cry cut through the air: “Wow, I heard someone died on the ninth floor!”
A huge commotion erupted among the people on the floor, and the sensation-seekers immediately surged toward the elevator car.
Li YunDong, Yin MengFan, Cao KeFei, and Shen Hui, being closest to the doors, were involuntarily swept into the crush of people funneling inside.
Yin MengFan was squeezed until she broke out in a nervous sweat, shouting, “Hey! What’s the big rush for this one? Let’s take the stairs! Hey, who’s pushing me!”
The employees who usually showed great respect for Yin MengFan were now just shoving their way in, laughing, seemingly not hearing a word she said.
Although Li YunDong possessed immense inner strength and could have single-handedly resisted the pressure of so many people, those around him were either young girls like Shen Hui or mature professional women like Yin MengFan and Cao KeFei. If he exerted himself, they wouldn't be able to bear it.
Li YunDong hesitated for just a moment, and was then squeezed haphazardly into the elevator.
In the blink of an eye, the car was packed tight, like cans in a tin. The elevator’s alarm began to beep incessantly, while more people tried to force their way in from outside.
Then someone outside yelled, “Another elevator is arriving!”
With a sudden rush, the crowd shifted its focus, and a few people nearest the doors bolted out, allowing the elevator doors to finally slide shut with a near squeeze.
What Li YunDong found truly strange was that even though the elevator was crammed with people, the majority were light-framed women. With so many women packed together, he couldn't even turn around, yet it hadn't overloaded!
“Are all these women dieting fanatics?” Li YunDong marveled internally at the experience he was having on his very first day of work.
As he was contemplating this, he suddenly felt a sharp pressure on the sole of his foot. Li YunDong looked down to see Shen Hui standing right in front of his chest, bracing herself with both arms pressed against his torso, desperately trying to prevent her full, high bust from pressing against him.
Even with his body having undergone Golden Core Rejuvenation, Li YunDong couldn't tolerate being stepped on by a woman’s high heel!
Li YunDong gritted his teeth and said, “Hey, you’re stepping on me!”
Shen Hui retorted through clenched teeth, “You’re crushing my chest too!”
Li YunDong frowned. “Hey, look how many people there are, what can I do!”
Shen Hui sneered back, “With this many people, it’s unavoidable that I might step on someone!”
Li YunDong bristled. “Are you deliberately looking for trouble?” He jerked his foot back slightly and shifted his body, immediately eliciting a loud cry from Yin MengFan behind him: “Hey, watch it, stop pushing!”
Li YunDong turned his head and offered an apologetic smile. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to.”
However, Li YunDong’s movement caused Yin MengFan to shift, which in turn caused a woman nearby to suddenly shriek, “Ah! Who touched my butt!”
Shen Hui instantly fixed her gaze on Li YunDong and shouted, “It has to be him!”
With a whoosh, every eye in the elevator turned toward Li YunDong. Li YunDong felt utterly wronged. He protested, “I didn’t! I was so far away from her!”
Saying this, he tried to raise his hand, but the surrounding crowd was so tight, he felt like a filling in a sandwich. As soon as he lifted his elbow, it sank directly into the deep, soft valley between Shen Hui’s breasts.
Shen Hui immediately let out a piercing scream registering nearly 200 decibels and lunged at Li YunDong, clawing and biting.
Furious, Li YunDong grabbed her arm with one hand and pressed down on her shoulder with the other. “Hey, are you a dog! I didn’t do it on purpose!”
Shen Hui was hysterical, grinding her teeth in anger. “You did it on purpose, you giant pervert! I’ll fight you!”
The elevator was already overcrowded, and the fight between Li YunDong and Shen Hui made it erupt into chaos. The women started shrieking one after another: “Hey, who’s pushing!”
“Stop pushing! My glasses just got knocked off!”
“Your glasses getting knocked off is nothing? My breasts got squeezed off!”
“Hey, who’s grabbing my chest? It hurts!”
“Shut up, you gossip! Your yelling is deafening! Do you even have breasts?”
“What? You think you can be obnoxious with artificial ones here?”
For a time, the elevator was filled with a deafening din of female voices, the sound of a teeming hive of angry bees, making Li YunDong dizzy and lightheaded.
Finally, with a welcome ding, the elevator doors opened, and the passengers poured out like convicts released from prison. Li YunDong, fending off Shen Hui’s kicks and slaps, was swept out with the throng.
Once outside the elevator, they found the hallway completely jammed with people. Standing at the main entrance of the film company was a man, dressed far too warmly for the hot weather, appearing bulky. He held a knife in his hand, and at his feet lay a woman, slumped motionlessly on the ground, her condition unknown.
The man was shouting hoarsely, “Cao KeFei, you rotten bitch, pay me back now, or I swear I’ll make this place run with blood today!”
Saying this, he raised the knife as if to strike, startling the surrounding onlookers, who cried out in fear and scrambled backward.
After scaring away the bystanders, the man pointed the tip of his knife at the crowd and roared, “I want Cao KeFei out here in ten minutes, or I’ll start killing indiscriminately!”
Seeing the viciousness in his eyes, the staff realized he wasn't bluffing, and a wave of horror swept through them. They began whispering amongst themselves: “Hey, why isn’t 110 here yet?”
“What good will they do? This guy is blocking the main entrance, our only way out. If he snaps, we’re all finished!”
“Security! Where is security? Are these guys just paid to eat idle food?”
“Of course they are paid to eat idle food. Aren't they all placed here through connections? You’d have a better chance relying on a pig than counting on them!”
“Where on earth is CEO Cao? This is killing me!”
Just then, someone with sharp eyes spotted the tall figure of Cao KeFei and pointed, yelling, “CEO Cao is right there!”
The shout caused the crowd to part instantly, like water splitting into two waves, immediately exposing Cao KeFei, Li YunDong, and the others.
Cao KeFei, being tall and wearing heels, naturally stood out in the crowd dominated by women. Now fully exposed under everyone’s gaze, even if she wanted to turn and flee, it was too late.
Cao KeFei’s face paled, her legs trembled involuntarily, and she stammered, “You, you don’t do anything reckless! Killing is against the law; it costs a life.”
The man’s face twisted hideously. “What’s the point of living anyway? Why should I be afraid! With all these beauties here, killing one is the same as killing two!”
His words were dripping with murderous intent. The office workers who had come down from the upper floors to watch the spectacle now secretly regretted their curiosity, quickly sizing up their escape routes.
Seeing some of them sneaking toward the stairwell, the man let out a roar, “Stop right there, or I’ll chase you down and chop you dead!”
This shout actually caused them all to go weak-kneed and sink to the floor like sheep; not a single person dared to move again!
In truth, this man was named Wang Yong, nothing more than a shiftless hoodlum who spent his days loafing around, running petty debt collection jobs. This time, he had been hired to collect from Cao KeFei’s film company. He had never dealt with entertainment media before and was quite nervous upon arrival. But he hadn't expected the place to be mostly women, and the men to be such wimps. Alone, he was surprisingly managing to look commanding!
This situation inflated his ego, making him increasingly arrogant and vicious. He hadn’t felt this dominant in a long time, and in his excitement, his eyes turned red with feverish energy, making him genuinely intimidating.
Cao KeFei was terrified, clutching her chest tightly, her expression pained and distressed. She whispered tremulously, “Please, don’t get agitated. Give me two more days; I don’t have the money for you right now!”
Wang Yong’s eyes widened, and his face contorted menacingly. “Still saying you have no money? Looks like you won’t understand my seriousness until you see some blood!”
With that, he lunged straight toward Cao KeFei, brandishing his knife.
Cao KeFei was so scared she was frozen stiff, standing in place unable to dodge. Yin MengFan and Shen Hui beside her were also trembling on the spot, their expressions vacant, their minds completely blank.
Some staff members nearby seemed to foresee a bloody tragedy about to unfold; one let out a scream and covered their eyes, unable to watch.
Although Li YunDong didn't know the exact details of what was happening, he possessed a strong sense of justice and could not tolerate someone committing violence right under his nose.
Furthermore, having already faced various thugs in recent encounters, Li YunDong’s courage had been hardened. Combined with his high level of skill, he stepped forward without hesitation.
Li YunDong watched Wang Yong advance menacingly, took a step forward, and blocked his path. “Stop!”
Wang Yong took a quick look at the man who stepped forward, and his heart skipped a beat; he instinctively halted. But then he noticed the man’s youthful face, looking like a student. His courage instantly returned, and he snarled, “Get out of the way! Or I’ll let some of your blood flow!”
He fully expected this meddlesome boy to scare off and retreat.
But Wang Yong never imagined that today he had kicked an iron plate that was impossibly hard!
Li YunDong had faced real guns and survived multiple brushes with death, and now possessing peerless abilities, he certainly didn't fear this kind of threat.
He looked at Wang Yong with a cold smile. “Come and try?”
Wang Yong’s aggressive posture faltered immediately. He stared wide-eyed and shouted, “Aren’t you afraid to die?” Although he appeared arrogant, his voice already carried a hint of false bravado.
Li YunDong scoffed. “Of course I’m afraid to die! But you lack the ability to make me die! However, I have the ability to make you die!”
Saying this, Li YunDong channeled the true qi within his body and glared!
This glare was truly like the wrathful gaze of a Vajra, his divine eyes sharp as lightning!
Wang Yong was so startled that he stumbled backward two steps, his heart pounding violently.
At this moment, everyone could see Wang Yong’s false courage. A male employee, emboldened by the sight, shouted loudly, “He’s scared! He’s scared!”
Hearing this, Wang Yong’s mind exploded. Being told he was scared in front of so many people was something he absolutely could not tolerate!
Wang Yong’s face flushed red, his breathing heavy. A rush of heat surged to the top of his head, causing him to instantly lose all reason. Gritting his teeth, he rushed forward two steps with the gleaming knife aimed directly at Li YunDong!
A collective gasp rose from the surrounding crowd!