Chapter 130 Grandmaster Lin

Wang Lisha delivered a sharp slap before the mother-in-law could finish her sentence, sending her crashing to the ground.

"How dare you hit me! Do you even know who I am?" the mother-in-law shrieked harshly. Having just tasted a few days of the noble life as a chairperson's elder matron, she could not bear such humiliation.

Disregarding everyone present, she lunged toward Wang Lisha.

Wang Lisha was no pushover. She clapped her hands and directly summoned her bodyguard, Sister Hu.

"Sister Hu, teach her some manners!"

"Understood, President!"

Ever since Lin Feng saved Hu Lichun at the Five-Province Martial Arts Tournament, she had held the utmost respect for him.

This shrew was not only showing disrespect by publicly humiliating Miss Li Yating, but she also dared to berate Grandmaster Lin. Her audacity knew no bounds.

Sister Hu grabbed the mother-in-law by the collar and, with crisp and decisive movements, delivered over a dozen slaps across the face, swelling the mother-in-law's cheeks instantly.

"Mom! Let go of my mom!"

Yao Qianqian stepped forward to plead. At a subtle gesture from Lin Feng, Sister Hu released the mother-in-law, whose entire body trembled under a single, vicious glare.

Finally, the farce came to an end, and the grand ceremony for the Alliance Leader officially commenced.

Dressed in a vibrant crimson traditional Chinese tunic suit, Elder Tang stepped onto the stage in the center of the garden and announced solemnly:

"Today is a day of great celebration for Binhai City, for starting today, Binhai City shall witness the birth of the very first Underworld Alliance Leader of the Five Coastal Provinces in history! He will represent Binhai City and lead the Five Coastal Provinces toward a new era of glory. Please welcome the hero of Binhai City, Grandmaster Lin!"

"Grandmaster Lin!"

"Grandmaster Lin!"

"Grandmaster Lin!"

Amidst the deafening cheers and roars of the crowd, Lin Feng rose from his seat, walked leisurely toward the elevated stage, and stopped beside Elder Tang.

Tactfully, Elder Tang stepped aside to cede the floor to Lin Feng.

"I am deeply honored to represent Binhai City in securing the position of Alliance Leader. I also hope that all of you will join hands with me to build an even more splendid Binhai City!"

As Lin Feng concluded his speech, another wave of thunderous applause and cheering erupted from the audience.

At that moment, the mother-in-law and Yao Qianqian stood frozen in place, utterly dumbfounded.

"Lin Feng? Is that Lin Feng? Since when did Lin Feng become Grandmaster Lin? Isn't he just a kept man raised by Tang Yunyun? When did he become Grandmaster Lin? And he's become the Alliance Leader as well... Could this entire ceremony have been staged for him alone?!"

The mother-in-law stood in a daze, her heart gripped by sheer terror.

In her eyes, Lin Feng had been completely worthless, yet somehow, imperceptibly, he had risen to become the most prominent and powerful figure in Binhai City and across the Five Coastal Provinces.

No wonder he had been able to hand over the Yao Corporation to Qianqian simply as a divorce settlement.

Given his current status, the Yao Corporation was utterly insignificant!

A tremor ran through the mother-in-law's chest, followed immediately by a sharp, gripping pang of heartache.

Meanwhile, Yao Qianqian gazed at Lin Feng on the stage—radiating confidence, flanked by major magnates, and receiving the awe and adoration of all—and felt a profound wave of despair wash over her.

She realized that had they not divorced, she should have been standing by his side as his wife, sharing in this honor and joy.

The ceremony thus concluded with Lin Feng's brief speech and the enthusiastic cheers of the crowd.

Stepping down from the stage, just as Lin Feng was preparing to leave the Tang family estate, he was unexpectedly intercepted by the mother-in-law.

"Lin Feng! You are Grandmaster Lin, aren't you? You are the most powerful man in Binhai City, aren't you?"

"So what if I am?"

"Then I don't agree!"

"You don't agree? What on earth do you have to disagree with?"

"I don't agree to you and Qianqian getting a divorce! We don't want any Yao Corporation; our Qianqian only wants you as her husband!"

Though a vulgar shrew of the streets, the mother-in-law was not stupid. She knew that if Lin Feng remained Yao Qianqian's husband, let alone a mere Yao Corporation, even the prestigious Tang family would have to bow and scrape before her!

And now look at what she had done: for the sake of the sesame seed that was the Yao Corporation, she had lost the giant watermelon that was Grandmaster Lin.

The mother-in-law was filled with supreme disappointment and bottomless regret.

"Lin Feng, you and Qianqian were married for three years; there is real affection between you. I know you only divorced Qianqian to spite me, right? All right, I'll stand right here and let you vent your anger. As long as you're willing to remarry Qianqian, you can beat me however you like!"

Even at this juncture, the mother-in-law was actually demanding that Lin Feng remarry Yao Qianqian.

They say a shattered mirror cannot be mended, and spilled water cannot be gathered.

For the sake of her own wealth and status, this mother-in-law had spent the past three years tirelessly scheming to tear Lin Feng and Yao Qianqian apart. Yet now that she had finally gotten her wish, she was using Grandmaster Lin's power and influence to publicly coerce Lin Feng into remarrying Yao Qianqian!

It was utterly beyond reason.

"Lu Cuiyun, you are oversimplifying things! You wanted me to divorce, so I had to divorce? You want me to remarry, so I must remarry? Who do you think you are? Are you mightier than the laws of heaven itself?"

Lin Feng glared at her coldly, his voice ringing out in a harsh reprimand.

Yao Qianqian looked at Lin Feng's resolute expression, her heart shattering into a million pieces. How could she still dare to harbor any extravagant hopes of remarrying him?

"Mom, stop making a scene! Let's go home! Stop embarrassing us further!"

"Embarrassing? What embarrassment?! You foolish girl, you should rightfully be the Grandmaster's wife! All the dignitaries and powerful figures of Binhai City should be bowing at your feet! Now that this brat Lin Feng has found success, he wants to cast aside his loyal wife—he's simply inhuman! If he doesn't give me an explanation today, don't expect me to leave this place!"

Flling herself onto the ground, the mother-in-law began to throw a rolling tantrum.

Lin Feng furrowed his brow slightly and said coldly, "Lu Cuiyun, do not forget: I gave the Yao Corporation to Yao Qianqian, and I can take it back at any moment. If you continue to be this stubborn and obstinate, I can ruin you and leave you with nowhere to turn within a single day!"

"You—"

The mother-in-law was finally jolted by Lin Feng's words, utterly failing to anticipate that he could be so ruthless and cold-blooded.

"You... Fine, Lin Feng! I, Lu Cuiyun, have truly seen your true colors today. Fine, I'll leave! I'm leaving right now! From this moment on, our family's Qianqian and you are completely through, cut off forever!"

"Qianqian, let's go!"

Yanked up by her mother, Yao Qianqian was dragged away, publicly severing all ties with Lin Feng before the entire crowd.

Yet, she failed to realize one crucial thing: the only reason the Yao Corporation had been able to secure its footing in Binhai City and thrive a thousand times better than before was because people were extending favors out of respect for Lin Feng.

Now that she and Lin Feng had severed all ties, the Yao Corporation would lose countless clients and instantly become a target for hostility throughout Binhai City.

Old adversaries of the Yao family, who had long held back out of fear of Lin Feng's might, were once again stirring with hostile intent, pushing the fate of the Yao Corporation perilously close to collapse.

Lu Cuiyun was utterly oblivious to these intricacies, but Yao Qianqian understood them with crystal clarity.

"Mom! The Yao Corporation is finished!" Yao Qianqian muttered despondently as she slumped inside the car, her face ashen with despair.

"What? How could the Yao Corporation be finished? Didn't we just earn an extra ten-plus million this month?"

"Those were all contracts handed to us purely out of respect for Lin Feng! Now that you've publicly severed ties with him in front of everyone, our Yao Corporation won't even be able to take a single step forward from now on!"

"Ah! How can this be?!"