Lin Feng was somewhat surprised by Tang Zhendong’s attitude. Generally speaking, among the people of China who value hospitality, allowing a guest to speak at the door is already considered impolite. Tang Zhendong, who has been navigating the business world for decades, should not make such a basic mistake.

However, Tang Zhendong indeed did not invite Lin Feng inside to talk, which can only mean he has issues with Lin Feng.

"Uncle Tang, what do you want to say to me?" Lin Feng looked at Tang Zhendong calmly, his expression showing no displeasure.

Tang Zhendong didn’t speak directly; he glanced at the new car behind Lin Feng with interest and asked, "Is this the car you bought?"

"Yes..." Lin Feng sighed, looking at Tang Zhendong, he spoke calmly, "Uncle Tang, just say what you want to say!"

Tang Zhendong’s expression was somewhat peculiar as he looked at Lin Feng, showing a trace of admiration, "Lin Feng, I truly admire your courage. If I were as young as you and in such a venue, I definitely wouldn’t be as natural as you. I can’t understand, why aren’t you afraid of me at all?"

Lin Feng looked up at Tang Zhendong, smiled slightly, and asked faintly, "Why should I be afraid? Does being afraid benefit me?"

"The emotion of fear, of course, has no benefits; it only brings harm..." Tang Zhendong smiled and nodded, "I didn’t expect you to have such maturity at such a young age."

"So..." Lin Feng casually lit a cigarette, looked at Tang Zhendong indifferently, and said, "Uncle Tang, just say what you want to say!"

"Last night, a big incident happened at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jiangzhou City, I think you should know..." Tang Zhendong turned his head to stare at Lin Feng, his expression calm but his tone very heavy, "The engagement banquet for the son of Secretary Ling Aiguo from Jiangnan Province was disrupted, and Secretary Ling himself was affected by the incident, leading to a heart attack due to excessive emotional agitation. He is now recuperating at Jiangzhou City’s People’s Hospital..."

Lin Feng’s expression changed; he hadn’t expected Tang Zhendong to mention Ling Aiguo’s affair to him, something Lin Feng himself caused, how could he not know...

Tang Zhendong, upon seeing Lin Feng’s expression, turned gloomier. He hadn’t been invited to the wedding banquet due to his lack of ties with Ling Aiguo, but an enterprise friend who was present told him about it. Then, Tang Zhendong sent someone to investigate, finally learning that the person who heroically disrupted Secretary Ling Aiguo’s son’s wedding was Lin Feng, leaving Tang Zhendong dumbfounded...

This young man Lin Feng actually dared to provoke Ling Aiguo, regardless of his reasons, Tang Zhendong thought Lin Feng was insane!

Ling Aiguo is someone, a genuine regional official; even if Lin Feng managed to gain an advantage temporarily, he couldn’t possibly withstand the subsequent retaliation from the other side!

Considering both his own future and Tang Rou’s, Tang Zhendong didn’t want Tang Rou to continue associating with Lin Feng.

Previously, Tang Zhendong had hinted to Tang Rou over the phone to reduce her contact with Lin Feng, however, he didn’t tell Tang Rou what Lin Feng did, only stating Lin Feng hadn’t achieved anything yet, and he was disappointed in him, hence didn’t wish for Tang Rou to continue close contact.

Tang Rou, originally a very obedient girl, wouldn’t blindly follow Tang Zhendong’s opinion regarding Lin Feng’s affairs, thus, she had already had a dispute with Tang Zhendong, saying Lin Feng being young and not yet accomplished is very reasonable.

But Tang Zhendong’s original intention was to have Tang Rou listen to him, so he wouldn’t go into excessive explanations with Tang Rou, and his attitude was very firm, indicating if she didn’t obey, he’d directly speak to Lin Feng...

Tang Rou, worried that Lin Feng might be hit hard by Tang Zhendong’s words, eventually wanted to force herself to follow Tang Zhendong’s suggestion of less contact with Lin Feng as a trade-off, forbidding Tang Zhendong from directly conversing with Lin Feng. Yet unexpectedly, Lin Feng was spotted by Tang Zhendong when sending her back.

"Such a big scandal happened in Jiangzhou, it’s hard to cover it up. Although this event didn’t hit the newspapers, the entire day, all the prominent figures in Jiangzhou’s political and business circles were discussing the Ling family affair; do you know what this means?"

Tang Zhendong looked at Lin Feng, questioning him coldly.

Yes, Tang Zhendong was interrogating Lin Feng because he was perplexed, angry, and heartbrokenly disappointed!

"This means the Ling family has completely lost face..." Lin Feng looked up at Tang Zhendong, speaking calmly, "And, the Ling family will definitely retaliate against whoever put them in this situation. Uncle Tang, is this what you’re trying to say?"

"Yes, you’re very smart!" Tang Zhendong looked at Lin Feng with some surprise, he hadn’t expected Lin Feng to respond directly to his query, "Then, do you think I should be concerned?"

Tang Zhendong had pushed the matter to this point, there was no way Lin Feng didn’t know what he meant; Tang Zhendong meant to say he was recklessly bold, offending the Ling family and affecting the Tang family.

Regarding Tang Zhendong’s concern, Lin Feng could logically understand, but emotionally couldn’t accept.

"But, Uncle Tang, aren’t you overthinking..." Lin Feng looked at Tang Zhendong, smiled and asked, "Since I dare to do things, naturally I’m prepared for the consequences. If the Ling family dared to move against me, they would’ve already sent someone to deal with me. Since I’m still safe, won’t Uncle Tang guess something?"

Tang Zhendong squinted slightly, staring at Lin Feng, and asked, "What do you mean?"

"My meaning is quite straightforward..." Lin Feng looked at Tang Zhendong proudly, speaking steadily.

Complex emotions flashed in Tang Zhendong’s eyes; he understood Lin Feng meant that since Ling Aiguo hadn’t moved against Lin Feng, it indicated there’s something about Lin Feng that Ling Aiguo fears!

This was an accident caused by information asymmetry; Tang Zhendong only knew Lin Feng disrupted the Four Seasons Hotel but didn’t know what specifically happened there, nor did he know Lin Feng had both Jiangzhou City’s mayor Cao Tiannan backing him, and Jiangzhou City’s military commander Lin Zhonghua openly threatening Ling Aiguo to protect Lin Feng!

"If you truly have the capability, you need to let me see it..." After pondering for a while, Tang Zhendong realized he couldn’t refute Lin Feng’s standpoint, his tone softened involuntarily, "After all, I only have Little Rou, my precious daughter, I can’t let her take such risks, hope you understand!"

Seeing Tang Zhendong’s tone softening, Lin Feng also felt a bit of empathy. However, the act of Tang Zhendong having Guo Yun directly drag Tang Rou into the villa made him still somewhat dissatisfied, but he didn’t show a good face, "On the eighth of next month, I’m opening a Martial Hall at Xinhai International Building, come and see for yourself by then. As for Tang Rou, don’t say anything harsh to her again, I’ll handle it myself!"