Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO-Chapter 599 I Really Am the Store Manager

In the inner room, next to a purple-red wooden table, sat two square wooden chairs, their varnish bright and their wood emitting a strong, pleasant fragrance.

After entering, Xu Ke showed no sense of being the host, casually sitting down before saying, "Come, Manager Lin, please sit!"

Lin Huiyang's face stiffened, a flash of anger crossing his eyes as he inwardly cursed, Country bumpkin.

Despite his anger, he maintained his smile and sat down. "Doctor Xu, you truly are an unconventional man."

Looking at him, Xu Ke smiled. It has to be said, Lin Huiyang is quite handsome in that suit, he thought. But his eyes... they give too much away.

"Stop with the veiled insults," Xu Ke said, suddenly sitting up straight and staring at him with an ambiguous smile. "If you want to curse me, just say it to my face."

"What do you mean…" Lin Huiyang's face stiffened again.

Just then—

BANG!

The door to the inner room slammed shut.

Tang Yingchang walked in, his gaze emotionless as he stared at Lin Huiyang.

Lin Huiyang abruptly stood up, his face pale with horror. "What are you trying to do?"

"Do what?" Xu Ke chuckled, his tone turning cold. "I should be the one asking you that. What are you trying to do, Manager Lin?"

"I'm just here to sell medicine! What right do you have to lock me up?" Lin Huiyang exploded, panic-stricken.

"Really? Just here to sell medicine? Could I have been mistaken?" Xu Ke suddenly stood up, feigning surprise.

Seeing Xu Ke's reaction, Lin Huiyang instantly regained some composure and declared righteously, "You're definitely mistaken."

"And let me tell you, I wanted to work with you out of goodwill for what you did for Wong Gang. I was going to offer you a special price.

"But you can't recognize a kind heart and even want to lock me up! I'm calling the police! I'm going to report this to the authorities and have your clinic shut down!"

Lin Huiyang pulled out his cell phone, his expression severe.

Xu Ke immediately put on an anxious expression and a smile. "I'm sorry, it was all a misunderstanding. Please don't call the police, I apologize."

He hurriedly stepped forward.

I've got the upper hand now, Lin Huiyang thought, growing smug. "Do you think an apology is enough?"

"Then what else do you want?" Xu Ke asked as he approached, his face a mask of anxiety, as if he would agree to anything.

"I want…" Lin Huiyang was overcome with glee.

Just then, he suddenly felt his pocket become lighter.

He instinctively looked down—

The recording pen in his pants pocket was gone.

Lin Huiyang's pupils constricted.

He looked up again, his gaze focusing—and his expression changed completely.

He saw Xu Ke calmly holding the recording pen. "Now talk. Who sent you?"

"What are you doing? You stole my property!" Lin Huiyang blustered, his voice betraying his inner terror.

He hadn't expected Xu Ke to be able to snatch the recording pen before he could even react.

"'This? Isn't this mine?" Xu Ke smiled, a contemplative look in his eyes. It seems this Lin Huiyang really is an ordinary person. Any martial artist from Tianhai would know about my skills. Would they be so unguarded as to let me get this close? Only someone completely ignorant of martial artists would act like this.

"It's mine! You're shameless!" Lin Huiyang yelled.

"Tsk, don't say that. Wasn't it also quite shameless of Zhou Fan to send you here?" Xu Ke said with a smile, spinning the recording pen in his fingers.

SNAP!

With a casual flick of his wrist, Xu Ke snapped the pen in two and tossed it into the trash can. As it flew, its arc passed perfectly before Lin Huiyang's utterly shocked face.

Lin Huiyang's lips trembled. "How… how did you know?!"

"Don't think that just because I haven't been to Yihe Pharmaceuticals yet, I'm completely in the dark. I know exactly who is behind Haidong Pharmacy."

Haidong Pharmacy had been acquired by Yihe Pharmaceuticals a few years ago, a fact he had already investigated. From the moment Lin Huiyang had introduced himself, Xu Ke knew the man was inextricably linked to Zhou Fan.

Lin Huiyang's face was deathly pale. "You actually know? But… aren't you just some country bumpkin from Shan City?"

Lin Huiyang was filled with regret. I've definitely messed with the wrong person, he thought. I should have never come!

Xu Ke was speechless. That Zhou Fan really did a number on this guy.

"Sit down and explain what you came here to do." Xu Ke kicked a stool over, signaling for him to confess.

Just then, Lin Huiyang suddenly grabbed the stool and smashed it toward Xu Ke. He then spun around and, with a vicious look, charged toward a nearby window.

He was going to jump out and escape!

Seeing that neither Xu Ke nor the old man had reacted, Lin Huiyang was ecstatic. Idiots! he cursed inwardly. I'm getting away, and you'll never catch me!

Xu Ke caught the stool and watched the man rush headfirst toward the window, pressing a hand to his forehead in exasperation.

What in the world was Zhou Fan thinking? When he sends his men out, couldn't he at least brief them a little more?

THUD!

A sickening sound echoed through the room.

Lin Huiyang fell stiffly in front of the window and fainted without so much as a scream.

Tang Yingchang, who had appeared at Lin Huiyang's side, awkwardly withdrew his hand. "Sorry, Mister Xu, I didn't control my strength properly."

"It's fine. Let's just wait for him to wake up," Xu Ke chuckled.

「A moment later.」

Lin Huiyang's eyes fluttered open.

Xu Ke's face came into view. "Awake, huh?"

"AAAHH—"

Lin Huiyang screamed the moment he woke up. Didn't I escape through the window? Why am I still here? He had no idea that Tang Yingchang had knocked him out cold.

Looking at Lin Huiyang's utterly shocked and confused face, Xu Ke sighed. "Just tell me the truth. Once you're done, I'll let you go.

"I won't make things difficult for you."

"You… you… How is this possible?! Didn't I get away?" Lin Huiyang's lips trembled.

"I don't have time to waste on your nonsense. Spill it all," Xu Ke said impatiently, pulling out the Gale Dart and pressing it against Lin Huiyang's neck.

Seeing the cold, sharp glint on the Gale Dart and feeling the painful prick on his neck, Lin Huiyang broke out in a cold sweat. "I'll talk, I'll talk!"

"What did he send you here to do?" Xu Ke asked, looking at the Gale Dart with a pang of pity.

I can't believe its first taste of action is against a coward like this. What a waste.

"Young Master Fan sent me here to sell you a batch of medicinal herbs at a price far below the market rate," Lin Huiyang said, his head bowed. "As long as you successfully placed the order, I would receive one hundred thousand yuan."

Xu Ke was surprised. So he really was here to sell medicine? I assumed he was here with that recording pen to frame me. I never expected this... 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"So you really are a store manager?" Xu Ke asked again.

"Yes, yes!" Lin Huiyang muttered.

"Wow, you're that capable?" Xu Ke said, surprised. But seeing the man's guilty expression, he asked with a tone of disbelief, "Wait, what kind of store?"

"A… a duck restaurant." Lin Huiyang's head hung even lower.

"Are you messing with me…?" Xu Ke's expression turned grim, and he lifted the Gale Dart.

Seeing the look on his face, Xu Ke immediately suspected this "duck restaurant" was not the kind that served food.

"How could I dare, sir!" Lin Huiyang cried, his face mournful. "I used to be the manager of a male escort club. A week ago, at a party, I caught Young Master Fan's eye.

"He took me away from the gathering with him."

Xu Ke was stunned. What the fuck? Zhou Fan is into that?!