Wan Jia glared at him. She pulled her hands from him and moved back. With all her strength, she rained a succession of punches towards him, all of which he dodged before he gripped her hands together.

He looked at her with a smile. "Your strength has increased slightly."

"Really?" she probably didn't mind the last word and her eyes lit up.

The man was not stingy with his compliment. "Hmm. You made me use 1% of my strength."

Wan Jia glared at him furiously. Making him use 1% was considered improving? Was he trying to say that the other times she didn't make him use any strength at all? Just how weak was he trying to say she was?

Fine, he was Lu Aotian. "Thanks for the compliment. My trainer taught me well."

Small Xing couldn't hear their conversation properly but when the madam glanced in his direction, he knew it was something about him.

The battle continued. After being complimented, she was motivated and showed even more improvement.

The bodyguards who were watching were even more envious of Small Xing.

"Small Xing sure knows how to suck up to people. He knew that by sucking up to madam, he could get on master's good side as well."

"That's not the point. It seems like that pretty boy managed to teach madam a move or two. She is becoming visibly stronger and more skilled."

A man called Huge Xing sneered. "What's there to be so shocked about? Madam was a complete rookie who couldn't even kill a fly. She has learnt from the weakest one of us. Isn't it obvious? Next, master will ask a stronger person to continue training her."

Most of the bodyguards were Huge Xing's friends so they seconded him. "That's the only explanation that makes sense. Besides, she has been training with master too. It's not surprising that her improvement was that fast."

At the side, Little Jia looked at her parents curiously. She asked the bodyguard sitting next to her. "Is my mommy learning how to fight?"

"Little Miss, madam is learning self defense skills. What she is learning right now is how to attack bad people if she is in danger."

The little girl nodded and tilted her head to the side. "Can I learn too?"

The bodyguard was shocked by that question. "That…little miss, you should ask master."

As soon as the couple was done for the day, Little Jia hugged her father's leg and looked up to him with her cute big eyes. "Daddy, can you teach Little Jia self defense skills too?"

Lu Aotian chuckled. Of course his daughter would want to learn everything she saw others learning. "Daddy will teach you when you are old enough."

Little Jia held her parents' hands and walked back to the house happily.

___

When Lu Aotian was done showering after the training, he received a phone call.

"Let's meet for a drink this evening." The man was straight to the point and hung up without waiting for Lu Aotian's answer.

Lu Aotian's lips twitched. Fine, I will go.

…

Emerald Grand Hotel, that evening.

"Order anything you like. Your father-in-law is paying." Lin Zhou shot him a look that other people would probably mistake for a happy smile.

"Go straight to the point. We are both businessmen, CEO Lin." Lu Aotian knew that Lin Zhou must have called him for a business-related reason, and he didn't want to have his time wasted on small talk.

Lin Zhou's gaze turned into a mixture of worry and disdain. "My daughter Lin Lihua may not take over Lin Industries. She is so much drawn into acting that she is starting her own entertainment agency. In future, Lin Industries will land in the hands of Little Wan."

Lu Aotian gave him a stern glance. "Why are you telling me this?"

Lin Zhou turned even more serious. "Lin Industries will still belong to you in future. Can you let it off? Can you really stand to see your own father-in-law struggling so hard?"

Lu Aotian gave a smile of ridicule. "You still think I'm the one trying to send Lin Industries into bankruptcy?"

"Who else could it be?"

"With this sort of thought process, I'm shocked that Lin Industries didn't go bankrupt years ago. This man is obviously playing a game with you. He is attacking your company but leaving you a way out every time; just like a cat playing with its mouse before it can finally enjoy its meal. Can't you tell that this is not my style of doing things?"

He was right. If it was Lu Aotian, Lin Industries would have gone bankrupt months ago. He had no time to play around with him.

Lin Zhou had a blank expression. If it wasn't Lu Aotian, who was it? The only company he could think of that had such terrifying power was Lu Enterprises. He wasn't tooting his own horn but even at a difficult time like this, Lin Industries was not weak enough to be attacked by just any company.

He had a doubt. If Lu Aotian were to change his way of doing things, who would ever know?

Lu Aotian saw his expression that didn't look convinced in the slightest. He shook his head. "I don't have any more time to discuss this. Enjoy your drink."

As soon as he left, he received a text message. [If only Lin Zhou was as intelligent as you.]

His lips twitched. What was this man playing at this time?