Lin Feng didn't halt his steps to take action; the man and woman before him had a combined combat power below five, not enough to stir his desire to fight.

Amidst the young pair's surprised gazes, Lin Feng sauntered up to the young woman, giving her an exaggerated once-over. After a moment, he let out a breath and said, "Fortunately, there are no words carved on your face. That scared me..."

"What do you mean? What words on my face?" The woman was puzzled and asked subconsciously.

"Nothing. It's just that you seemed to look down on country folk and discriminate against farmers earlier. That made me think you might have 'Noble Urban Aristocrat' tattooed on your face! Turns out, apart from your thick makeup, there's nothing special about you..." Lin Feng said, his tone impeccably serious and his expression earnest.

"What are you looking at? My makeup isn't that thick!" The woman clearly wasn't very bright. Lin Feng's comment about her makeup successfully diverted her attention from his mockery, and she earnestly argued.

The man gave an elegant chuckle, a hint of mockery in his eyes. "Liu Yu, he's being sarcastic. Only criminals exiled in ancient times had words carved on their faces! Boy, don't think we from Harbor City are ignorant of history!"

"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Hongming. Your knowledge is indeed profound, unlike certain men who lack manners and have ulterior motives!" Liu Yu, finally realizing Lin Feng was mocking her, found her expression souring. She glared at Lin Feng and swore at him.

So, they're from Harbor City. No wonder their accents sounded strange. Lin Feng had heard about the inherent snobbishness of Harbor City residents, and today he got to experience it firsthand. He couldn't understand how they could feed on food grown by hardworking farmers, yet have the audacity to act arrogant and look down on them. Disgusting.

The current Lin Feng was the son of Lin Zhonghua, so he certainly wasn't from a farming background. However, before his rebirth, the Lin Feng known as the White Wolf King had been a poor child from an impoverished family and an orphan, no less. In his youth, if it weren't for the support from the uncles, aunts, and other elders in his village—all of whom were farmers—he would have struggled even to survive. They were all farmers. Their integrity wasn't any less than these self-proclaimed superiors, nor was their character any less dignified.

Lin Feng casually flicked the cigarette butt in his hand, accurately tossing it into a trash bin ten meters away. He grinned and said, "Actually, I'd consider you two to be criminals as well. Do you know what 'show-off' criminals are? They're people just like you, addicted to showing off. If they had to go a few days without it, it would be worse than death. Loss of appetite, listlessness, dizziness, tinnitus, pervasive weakness, an unbearable craving, visual distortions, and auditory hallucinations—those are just the mild symptoms. Severe cases involve convulsions, foaming at the mouth, incontinence, and even death by suffocation. Compared to these, having words etched onto your face is nothing…"

"You..." Liu Yu was somewhat flustered by Lin Feng's barrage of words. Her Mandarin comprehension wasn't great, and she hadn't quite caught everything Lin Feng said, so she didn't know how to retort.

Li Hongming gently placed a hand on the agitated Liu Yu's arm. He looked at Lin Feng with a faint smile and said, "I am Li Hongming, the general manager of the Gangcheng Changhe Group's Jiangzhou City office. And who might you be? I must say, you're quite articulate and sharp-tongued!"

The Gangcheng Changhe Group was one of the conglomerates under China's wealthiest Li Family. Jiangzhou City is China's largest economic hub, so the Gangcheng Changhe Group's Jiangzhou office was likely substantial. Therefore, for Li Hongming to hold this position at his young age, he had to be quite capable. Otherwise, even if he were a scion of the Li Family, he wouldn't have been entrusted with such significant responsibility.

As for Liu Yu, her status was similar to Li Hongming's. She was the niece of the President of Harbor City's Liu Corporation and was currently visiting Jiangzhou on vacation. Li Hongming was essentially her tour guide.

After spending less than two days with him, Liu Yu was deeply impressed by Li Hongming's extensive knowledge and outstanding abilities. When they went out, they acted almost like a couple.

Of course, Li Hongming was interested in Liu Yu, whom he didn't find unattractive. After all, the Liu Corporation was an enormous entity, comparable to the Changhe Group. If he could marry Liu Yu, Li Hongming genuinely believed he could cut thirty years off his struggle for success.

So, when Liu Yu was verbally attacked by Lin Feng and didn't know how to respond, Li Hongming stepped in to defend her. To gain the upper hand, he introduced himself before formally addressing Lin Feng...

"Gangcheng Changhe Group?!" Lin Feng couldn't help but be slightly taken aback upon hearing these words. This was because the group was just too famous in China; it was hard not to know of it.

"Don't be frightened. Actually, I'm very approachable. After all, my upbringing and yours are not on the same level. I'm not accustomed to verbally abusing people!" Seeing Lin Feng's expression, Li Hongming assumed he was scared and habitually began to show off his superiority.

Liu Yu's gaze towards Li Hongming grew even more infatuated.

Lin Feng nodded. "I am a bit surprised. Who would have thought the person in charge of the renowned Gangcheng Changhe Group would be this sort of character? If I'd known it was so easy to get a position there, I'd have applied to be chairman. I imagine old man Li Jiacheng would really appreciate me..."

"Such shameless bragging…" Li Hongming looked at Lin Feng with pity in his eyes and scoffed, "You're not wearing a single item of clothing worth over two thousand yuan, you don't have a watch, you wander the mall alone, and you don't even have the guts to talk to pretty women. You can only resort to smoking in public to ease your boredom. You're just a stereotypical loser. What qualifies you to apply for the position of chairman of the Changhe Group? It's a joke, an absolute pipe dream!"

The first half of what Li Hongming said about Lin Feng's attire was true.

Most of the clothes Lin Feng wore were bought for him by his mother, Jiang Xiuyun. Accustomed to a low-key lifestyle, Mrs. Lin rarely bought Lin Feng overly extravagant designer brands. As for Lin Feng himself, his clothing habits were simple: comfortable and not unsightly was good enough for him, and he never cared about how high-end his 'gear' had to be. Lin Feng did have a few mid-range watches at home, birthday gifts from his parents, but he was now used to fighting, and wearing a watch would hinder his movements, so he rarely wore one, leaving his wrists bare.

Li Hongming, on the other hand, was dressed in a custom-made Italian suit and wore a Patek Philippe on his wrist. In terms of 'equipment,' he was indeed a clear winner over Lin Feng.

However, Li Hongming's assumptions about Lin Feng were completely wrong.

And comically so.

Lin Feng was wandering the mall alone because he had recently promised Ning Aoxue to keep his distance. Moreover, when Lin Feng saw beautiful women, it wasn't that he lacked the courage to approach them; he simply had no desire to do so. Lin Feng was gradually realizing that there were simply too many beautiful girls around him. If there were any more, he'd start to despise himself.

Out of boredom, Lin Feng's shopping trip had devolved into smoking to pass the time... That was the truth of the matter.

As the animosity between Li Hongming and Lin Feng intensified, more onlookers began to gather.

Ning Aoxue and Su Zi, who had been shopping in a nearby boutique, grew curious when they saw Lin Feng surrounded by people. They exchanged glances and quietly walked over to him.

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