Chapter 789: Master's Wife's Affair Exposed

Pan Xiaoting replied during the call: "Husband, have you forgotten?"

"A while ago, you composed a single for me called 'Nine Ball'. The staff of Maitian Music called me and said that the accompaniment tape had been recorded. They notified me to go to the Maitian Music recording studio today to officially record the song. So I came back early." Pan Xiaoting's last tone rose, and her sweet voice could not hide her happiness.

After hearing this, Lin Lang raised his phone and said in a daze: "If you hadn't mentioned the recording of the song, I would have almost forgotten about it."

Pan Xiaoting said excitedly and expectantly: "Honey, I'm in a taxi and will be at Maitian Music Company soon. Will you come in the morning?"

Lin Lang replied, "My master's wife was hospitalized due to excessive grief after the unexpected death of our master. I will go to the hospital to visit her this morning. After you finish recording the song, return to the hotel and send me a text message. I will go over to accompany you."

"Okay, husband. You go ahead and do your work first. Xoxo." Pan Xiaoting kissed the phone and blew a kiss to the air.

"Bye, love you baby!"

After Lin Lang hung up the call, he stood in front of the bedroom window and stretched lazily. The sunlight shining on his face made him feel very comfortable.

Lin Lang first took a shower, then changed into a pair of black trousers and a black shirt, and finally did not forget to wear a mourning badge.

Although Lin Lang was dissatisfied with his master's wife Zhuang Jingxue's deliberate absence from his master's funeral, he still drove his Lamborghini convertible sports car to Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University in Shanghai after having breakfast at Chu's house.

After driving to the hospital, Lin Lang bought a bouquet of flowers and a fruit basket at the flower shop and fruit shop near the hospital, and went to the inpatient department to visit his master's wife Zhuang Jingxue.

Following the system prompts, Lin Lang came to the inpatient corridor of Zhuang Jingxue's ward.

The bodyguard standing outside the door bowed respectfully when he saw Lin Lang, and greeted him, "Hello, Mr. Lin!"

Lin Lang nodded politely.

The bodyguard knocked on the door of the ward and announced, "Madam, Mr. Lin is here to visit you."

Zhuang Jingxue, who was sitting on the hospital bed and reading the novel "The Legend of Zhen Huan", put down the book in her hand and replied with one word, "Come in."

The bodyguard respectfully opened the door, and Lin Lang walked into the VIP Jiahua ward holding flowers and carrying a fruit basket. He looked at Zhuang Jingxue and greeted her, "Master's wife, how have you been recuperating these days?"

After seeing Lin Lang, Zhuang Jingxue smiled slightly and replied gently, "I'm much better now. I plan to be discharged from the hospital this morning."

Lin Lang placed the flowers and fruit basket on the bedside table and asked with concern: "Master's wife, have you had breakfast?"

"I've eaten. Alang, please sit down." Zhuang Jingxue was very enthusiastic.

Lin Lang sat on a chair next to the bed, peeling an apple with a fruit knife skillfully, and said, "Master's Wife, I should have come to visit you yesterday, but after Master's accidental death, the people in Zhenbao Pavilion were in a panic. In order to appease the company's employees and business partners and stabilize Master's antique business, I was busy in Zhenbao Pavilion all day."

After hearing this, Zhuang Jingxue praised him, "Alang, when Mengyao came to the hospital to see me yesterday, she told me that Master's wife knows that you are filial, and the Zhou family is lucky to have you to support the business of Zhenbao Pavilion."

"Mengyao and I are both amateurs. From now on, the Zhou family's antique business will depend entirely on you!"

"Master's wife, don't worry. All matters within the master's sect are the disciple's business. I have already discussed this with Mengyao, and I hope she will take over as the chairman of the Zhenbao Pavilion Company as soon as possible. What do you think, Master's wife?"

Zhuang Jingxue replied, "I only have this one precious daughter. The Zhou family's huge fortune will be inherited by Mengyao. Master's wife has no objection."

"Mengyao said that after she succeeds the chairman of the board of directors of Treasure Pavilion, she will appoint you as the executive president of Treasure Pavilion. This way, you can manage the affairs of Treasure Pavilion legitimately. I wonder if you have any requests or difficulties, Alang?"

Zhuang Jingxue was testing Lin Lang to find out what conditions he wanted in order to become the CEO of Zhenbao Pavilion.

"Master's Wife, I don't have any requests, and I won't make it difficult. Master and Master's Wife treat me like their own child. Now that Master is gone, I will take good care of Master's Wife and Mengyao, and support the Zhou family's business. I don't ask for any rewards or benefits, just to repay Master's kindness."

Zhuang Jingxue was very moved after hearing this and couldn't help but praise him, "Alang, you are really sensible. You can do this without asking for any reward, but Master-wife can't let you work in vain."

"How about this? Master's Wife will give you 20% of the shares of Treasure Pavilion. You will have a share of the Zhou family's business in the future. Master's Wife doesn't want to treat you unfairly."

Lin Lang declined, "Master's Wife, you know that I own several Internet companies that are developing rapidly. I am not short of money. I don't want to be accused by outsiders of coveting Master's business and Zhou's property."

"So, I will serve as the executive president of Treasure Pavilion without any salary. This will not only silence the gossips, but also allow me to fulfill my filial duty after Master's passing."

Zhuang Jingxue was a little surprised after hearing this. She didn't expect Lin Lang to be so loyal and righteous, and not even covet the Zhou family's hundreds of billions of wealth.

"Oh, Alang, it was Master's wife who underestimated you. If your master knew what you said, he would rest in peace!"

Lin Lang cut the peeled apple into small even pieces, put them in a fruit plate, inserted a fruit fork, and placed it on the bedside table.

"Master's wife, eat an apple."

Zhuang Jingxue ate the apple peeled by Lin Lang with a fruit fork and felt that it tasted especially sweet. The more she looked at her son-in-law Lin Lang, the more she liked him.

At this moment, Xu Wenkang's voice came from outside the ward again: "Please make an exception. I'm here to visit Vice President Zhuang."

The bodyguard outside the ward said impatiently: "Why are you so difficult? What are you doing here again?"

Xu Wenkang was wearing a hospital gown, with bandages on his face and body where he was bitten by the dog. He was holding a glass thermos in his hand.

"I have something important to discuss with Vice Dean Zhuang. Please inform her. She will definitely meet with me."

The bodyguard lost his patience and said, "Our wife has ordered that no outsiders are allowed to see us. If you have any questions, you can call our wife. Don't embarrass me here anymore. Leave now."

Zhuang Jingxue in the ward was startled when she heard the voice, and the apple in her hand suddenly lost its fragrance. She did not dare to show it in front of Lin Lang that she and Xu Wenkang had a romantic relationship.

Lin Lang was naturally very clear in his mind that Xu Wenkang's purpose in wanting to meet Zhuang Jingxue was nothing more than to extort a breakup fee from him, otherwise he would expose the scandal that Zhuang Jingxue and he were lovers.

But Lin Lang saw through it but didn't say anything.

The sound of bodyguards driving Xu Wenkang away was heard outside the ward.

Xu Wenkang, who was furious, suddenly unscrewed the glass thermos in his hand and poured the sulfuric acid in the bottle at the bodyguard. Heart-wrenching screams suddenly broke out outside the ward.

The bodyguard who was tragically splashed with sulfuric acid fell to the ground with his face covered. Green smoke seeped out from between his fingers, and his skin burned by the concentrated sulfuric acid was making a "sizzling" sound. His flesh and blood stuck to his clothes and peeled off. The pungent smell of acid mixed with blood quickly spread.

Xu Wenkang had a grim smile on his face and yelled frantically, "Zhuang Jingxue, you can hide on the first day, but you can't hide on the fifteenth."

Before he could finish his words, Xu Wenkang kicked open the door of the ward. With a sinister fire burning in his crazy pupils, he suddenly poured the sulfuric acid in the glass thermos in his hand onto Zhuang Jingxue who was sitting on the hospital bed.

Zhuang Jingxue was immediately frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. The arc of liquid with a cold glow was about to pour on her body. She was so scared that she screamed and fell off the bed.

At the critical moment, Lin Lang kicked Xu Wenkang and sent him crashing into the wall, causing him to fall to the ground in pain. At the same time, he triggered his mind power to strangely redirect the sulfuric acid that was splashing in the air, and it fell on Xu Wenkang's head and face like a heavy downpour.

“Ah…it hurts so much!”

Xu Wenkang held his head and screamed in pain. The strong acid instantly corroded his bandages and seeped into his flesh. The right side of his face melted at a speed visible to the naked eye, revealing white stubble on the cartilage of his nose. The skin on his head and face was bubbling in the corrosive liquid.

Xu Wenkang stumbled and knocked over the bedside table. The apple pieces mixed with acid in the fruit bowl exploded on the floor, emitting green smoke.

Zhuang Jingxue rolled and crawled to hide under the bed, sobbing unnaturally. She was frightened to the point of losing her color, and tremblingly called out, "Help!"

Xu Wenkang fell in a pool of blood and twitched. The skin on his arms rolled up like a cicada molting out of its sheath, revealing the throbbing blood vessels beneath the texture. His screams gradually turned into the gurgling sound of blood foaming, and the whole ward was filled with the sweet and fishy smell of burnt flesh and rust.

Lin Lang's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness that even he himself could hardly detect. He leaned over to block the curled-up figure under the bed, but his voice was exceptionally steady: "Don't be afraid, Master's wife, I'm here!"

Zhuang Jingxue hurriedly crawled out from under the bed and hid behind Lin Lang in fear. She looked at Xu Wenkang, who had done nothing wrong but was severely burned by sulfuric acid. She was so scared that her face turned pale and she trembled.

"Oh my god, is Dr. Xu crazy? He actually wants to throw concentrated sulfuric acid on me!"

Lin Lang knew it very well, but he just looked at Zhuang Jingxue with concern and asked, "Master's wife, are you okay?"

Zhuang Jingxue's voice trembled, and she covered her mouth with a lingering fear and replied: "I, I'm fine. Fortunately, you are here, otherwise the consequences of being splashed with sulfuric acid would be disastrous."

Xu Wenkang fell to the ground and screamed in agony because he suffered severe burns on his head and face from sulfuric acid. He inhaled sulfuric acid vapor and some sulfuric acid liquid choked into his trachea, causing swelling of the larynx to block his airway and causing acute suffocation.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the ward. Medical staff rushed over upon hearing the news and urgently rescued the bodyguard who was screaming in agony after being splashed with sulfuric acid outside the ward.

Xu Wenkang's struggle had calmed down. Only the "hissing" sound of the strong acid corroding the floor was particularly harsh in the ward.

Watching Xu Wenkang die in front of her, Zhuang Jingxue was almost paralyzed on the ground.

Lin Lang held Zhuang Jingxue's waist and whispered in her ear: "Master's Wife, Xu Wenkang is dead now. Your secret with him will never be known to others. Don't worry anymore."

Zhuang Jingxue was shocked when she heard this. She didn't expect Lin Lang to know about her and Xu Wenkang's scandal. She couldn't help but said in astonishment: "Uh...Alang, I...I don't know what you are talking about."