Chapter 102: Bringing Tina Feng Home!

Chapter 102: Bringing Tina Feng Home!

[WINNER BY TKO, RICK LEE-TANG!]

The referee yelled, his booming voice echoing loudly over the roaring crowd. Many viewers looked confused by how cleanly and quickly the fight had ended. Aside from the raw scratches across skin, it was just an exchange of lightning-fast moves. In reality, we spent more time talking than fighting. But when blows are capable of dropping an average man in one or two hits, brief exchanges are normal.

Alex could have ended up a lot worse. Right now, only his two forearms and thighs were scratched up. The cuts could heal easily, leaving only light scarring if any. My nails were not pointed like daggers, just normal men's nails that I squared off slightly to keep them from folding or ripping out of my fingertips. His only real injury was the heel-kick straight to the ball-sack. That was going to need two cold beers—one to drink, and one to place inside his underwear.

Alex stood up and looked at me with a flash of regret. It was like he had played a timely gacha game and poured in a massive amount of money, only for me to come along, drop enough for two pulls, and win the grand prize.

The octagon door swung open and two women rushed to my sides, Tina and Mei. In front of the entire crowd, Tina threw her arms around my neck and kissed me deeply, openly accepting her new fiancé. Mei brought out medical supplies to clean and disinfect my hands, getting straight to work while Tina held me with a warm, charming smile. It was completely genuine, entirely replacing her usual fake mask.

The reason Tina was truly happy? The stupid game that had been hanging over her head forever was finally over. She was free. Soon, she could officially take control of the Fire Birds and become its new mistress, while I served as the official leader and figurehead. Basically, Tina would technically keep her vice-leader position but do the leader job for me.

"Finally, you're mine Rick. I have waited for far too long, my fiancé!" Tina squeezed her arms tighter around my neck, her breath warm against my cheek as she claimed her prize.

I could not hold Tina back right now because Mei was still clipping my nails and sanitizing them. I looked at Tina's glowing face. "Say goodbye to mother and father, then go to Vicky for the ride home."

Tina gave a decisive nod, reluctantly letting go of my neck to smoothen out her outfit. "Then I will have Jenifer drive my car over with our bags. See you in a bit."

As she made her way out of the ring, Ana Zi walked in with the medics to tend to Alex's injuries. Dressed in her white gown, she approached Mei and me with a slow, deliberate stride and a charming smile. "Congratulations on your win Mr Tang. Now don't forget, call me. I do owe you a date. See you later, tough guy, fufu."

As she left, she did not even glance at Alex. He really was not in the mood to deal with her anyway. Mei looked up at me, her eyes narrowing slightly as she paused her clipping tool. "Master? You and that Ana Zi?"

I looked down at her and smiled warmly, gently tapping her forehead with a free knuckle. "Mei, I would come to you first before I even had the urge to call her. Don't worry, I am not so easily charmed."

She relaxed, a bright flush rising on her cheeks. She finally finished cleaning my hands, helped me pull my clothing back on, and gave me a soft reminder as she packed away her medical kit. "Are we still going to Disneyland next Sunday, Master~!"

"I bought the family including you season passes, so yes we are still going, Mei." I zipped up my gear, offering her a reassuring grin.

She stepped behind me to follow, wearing a slight smile appropriate for the public as we began to leave the arena area. Alex called out weakly from behind. "So did I have a chance?"

I paused and looked back at the man. Two medics were busy cleaning his scratches while he winced on the bench. "Very small chance, but your martial arts are pretty good. Just spend the weekends chasing girls, and the weekdays training, and you will be a monster in under four years. You have as much skill in fighting as you do flirting. So if you have enemies, what will help you more? Women or you? See you around for a drink someday!"

I left it like that with Number 3. We would just have to see if we became friends, strangers, or rivals.

On my way back to my party, I had to stop and say hello to many people who wanted to meet me. The thing I did not expect was some of the boss-level Fire Birds handing me their cards. They knew I would eventually take over, and smart subordinates wanted to make a good first impression.

A mountain of a man blocked my path, extending a massive hand. "Hey Leader! I made 10000 dollars thanks to you, ha-ha! I just wanted to be the first to call you that. I guess you are technically the new vice-leader now, but I will just call you Boss! My name is Luke Fu from the Fu family if you forgot, ha-ha!"

I shook the heavy guy's good hand, testing his solid grip. "Nope, I remembered who you were but not your noble family?! That one surprised me a lot."

He rubbed his bald head, reminding me of a wrestler and actor from my old Earth. He grinned broadly, shifting his weight with a booming laugh. "My mother is the head of the Fu family. But I wasn't the sharpest in the brains department and was only brave and strong. I passed the next head position to my smart little sister and made my way in the Fire Birds for my Fu family. And here I am working my way up."

I grinned right back at him, clapping him firmly on his good shoulder. "Luke, don't worry, I will get you a good spot when I get in. Men like you are what we really need in the Fire Birds. I will call you, or I will have Tina or Jenifer contact you on my behalf. Rest well and finish healing that arm."

He gave a thuggish grin, saluted me with two fingers, and left.

"Son, over here!" A sharp voice cut through the background noise.

I turned to see Jenifer, Jill, and Lane walking toward me. I smiled. Lane stepped forward and openly gave me a heavy hug. She looked just like a blonde, older version of Tina. "You winning was a certainty, but not being able to call you son was killing me, ufufu."

Jill stepped up right behind her, crossing her arms. She pouted at me, though her eyes danced with amusement. "You could have lost for me, you know? Now I have to find some normal guy, boo! I will give you stink-eyes at family meals now, fufu."

Despite her teasing words, she lunged forward and hugged me tightly, welcoming me into the family openly. I patted her back with a light chuckle. "Well if your man gives you trouble, let me know and I can chat with him. I am good at making friends!"

After a few short words, the mother and daughter walked back to Tony Feng. He was currently completely overwhelmed with boot-lickers, which was why the two blondes had come over to greet me in his place. Jenifer shifted closer to my side, tugging lightly on her hemline. "Master, can we get the others? I am feeling uncomfortable in this mini-maid-dress?"

I realized she was right. I immediately took off my long coat, draped it over Jenifer's shoulders, and looked down at her. "Then please wear this for me till we get to our home. Let us go."

Mei followed close behind us. Jenifer, now wrapped in the long black coat, walked along in a complete daze. She did not know whether to blush from the revealing miniskirt or the fact that I had handed her my coat to cover up. She definitely did not secretly smell the jacket. And I simply ignored her calling me Master.

When I finally made it over to Tina, Vicky, and Kim, they had managed to hook some trash in their fishing net by accident. Chuck Ben had tracked down Victoria, guided right to her by Kim Smith and her loud outfit. When Vicky saw me approach, a flash of relief hit her purple eyes. She clearly wanted her husband's help.

I stepped directly into Chuck's personal space, intentionally cutting off his line of sight to the girls. "Victoria and Kim, it is time to go. Your bodyguard is on duty, so let me take you to your limo now. Oh?! Hello Mr Ben! Sorry to interrupt you again, ha-ha!"

Chuck had been trying to pull his suave routine, and this event was supposed to be perfect for it. Talk about terrible luck for him. He looked at me, frowning deeply as his posture stiffened. "Congratulations on your brutal fight, Mr Tang. If you can give me just a minute with Vicky I would be appreciative, thanks."

I cut him off immediately before he could try to make me look rude, crossing my arms over my chest. "Well we are in a rush and one man's issues can't be more important than the Feng, Tang, and Long's issues, can it? If it is about the cruise, then she is going and I have been contracted to protect Miss Long on her trip. Anything else, then like she said, call her secretary. I appreciate it."

Chuck looked thoroughly miffed. He ignored me entirely and turned his focus back to Victoria, trying to appeal to her status. "Vicky, we have Long and Ben business. Can a Tang bodyguard talk like this to me?"

Victoria offered a smooth, professional smile that did not reach her eyes. She answered him bluntly, knowing I would just beat him down if she did not end this firmly right now. "We are in a rush so please do call my secretary. And when he is my bodyguard, I must listen for my safety. Goodnight Mr Ben."

Chuck was left standing stupidly as our group walked away. He ground his teeth, watching my back with raw fury as I led Victoria away. He still had no idea about my marriage with Teacher Long. Wait until he ran to Kimberly to spit venom about what a fucking Tang was doing with her sister.

"When Kimberly Long is done with you, you will not be stepping foot on my ship you fucking toad!" Chuck hissed under his breath, his voice trembling with pathetic rage as he watched us leave.

On our way out of the venue, my feet suddenly stopped cold. In the distance, Scott was holding Hope tightly around the waist. They did not notice me looking, but Mei caught my sudden shift in posture and froze right beside me, her eyes widening in surprise.

We had not brought up Scott's name much lately, so we had completely missed this juicy bit of gossip. Mei, who knew Scott well, tugged urgently on my arm and whispered close to my ear. "That is highly out of his normal behavior! I guess he lost everything and she is using him for her own ends. Do you want me to find out?"

I stared at the distant couple for another second before shaking my head. "Mei, you are the one who told me to stop obsessing over Scott. I cleared the slate, so I don't care unless my family is in danger."

Mei nodded submissively, keeping her voice low so the others wouldn't notice. "No problem. Honestly, the Song disgust me with the topics they discuss anyway."

I escorted the women out to the curb, loading the main group into the limo before walking Jenifer over to Tina's sleek sports car. Tina and Jenifer really had not brought much with them tonight, planning to just buy new things later. A moving truck would be coming next week to transfer the entire contents of their closets.

Once we were out on the open road, my phone buzzed through the car's speakers. I answered it immediately, keeping my eyes on the dark asphalt ahead.

"Thanks Nichole." I kept my voice down so I wouldn't wake the sleeping girl next to me. "I knew you were up due to Harem-Chat. So just let Jenifer in and show her the rooms, and she will do the rest. We will be home a bit after..."

[ Rick, are you still going to Mary's room after the shower... ] Nichole's soft voice drifted smoothly through the car's audio system, a slight teasing lilt in her tone. [ Tina needs sleep too... ]

I chuckled quietly, tapping my fingers against the steering wheel. "Then go to bed and I will see you at breakfast, night love you."

I disconnected the line. Tina, curled up into the passenger seat with her head resting against my left arm, looked up with a knowing smirk. "Was she trying to get extra Rick time?"

"Exactly." I nodded with a grin, navigating the late-night traffic. Nichole was my resident schemer and would always try to find loopholes to secure herself a better deal.

Sitting in the back, Kim looked thoroughly ashamed of herself. She leaned forward, clearing her throat nervously. "Um, Rick, when I said to kick him in the balls, it was more of a joke, ha-ha. I had no idea you would kick him in the balls for real, oops!"

Tina smiled back at the embarrassed American woman, resting her chin on my shoulder. "Rick here sometimes takes requests literally, ufufu. I had to ambush him myself just to make our relationship grow. He is a good boy though."

She leaned over to press a quick, affectionate kiss against my cheek before her expression turned serious. "Sadly I can only take a nap with him tonight. My Thursday will take forever to come around. So I will have to sneak in while you shower, dear."

Fuck. I just realized a major flaw in my master schedule. When exactly do I get to sleep in my own bed now? Do I seriously have a different bedroom to report to every single night? Oh, never mind. Now that group sleepovers are out, I can just bring my wives into my own bed whenever I want. I am a genius.

But okay, absolutely no more wives. There are literally not enough days in the week.

When we pulled up at the Velvet Tower, I walked Victoria up to the grand entrance doors. "Vick, bring some things to put in my room. My bedroom is also going to be yours now when you come over to stay. You are always welcome. Especially on Fridays."

Her eyes lit up instantly. "Mind if I add some purple to the black and white? I will order some things for the room to make it feel like both of our rooms, how is that? Just make some space for my clothes in the walk-in, and I will bring some things."

She paused, looking around the public lobby with a touch of regret. "Rick, I would hug and kiss you for this, but... I love you Rick, see you on Monday. I will call you later today."

I just nodded along to everything as she excitedly blurted out her interior design plans. Seeing her act like a teenager in love was incredibly cute.

When we finally got back to my own mansion, I decided to walk Kim home personally so Tina and the maids could head inside to unpack. The neighborhood was secure, but I still tucked a single gun into my waistband just in case.

As we strolled down the quiet path toward Kim's new house, she looked down at her shoes. "Thank you for tonight, Rick. You blew five years of resentment off in one go. Also thanks for not hurting him more than you did. I had once loved him and I don't think he deserves death or anything, I just..."

She trailed off, her brow furrowing in frustration as she struggled to find the right words.

"You only wanted to be respected? To not give into pressure?" I offered, stepping over a stray leaf on the pavement.

She stopped walking, thinking it over before adjusting my words. "Respect, yes. Pressure, not really, but... I wanted commitment first and it broke my heart. I only wanted an 'I do', and to give everything for two words is not much, right?"

I shook my head firmly, looking her dead in the eye. "Too cheap! Not only do you deserve an 'I do', but an 'I love you' as well. That is the bare minimum your heart deserves."

A massive grin broke across her face. "Did you like my cheer? I missed doing that, but I think I got too excited, ha-ha!"

I pointed a playful finger at her flashy outfit. "Sadly Eurasia does not have enough cheerleaders. That is a really fun thing you have in North America. And that was really fun for me, thanks for doing it."

We finally arrived at her second-level front door. I stood back on the landing, waiting for her to safely unlock it.

Kim paused with her key in the lock, turning back with a sudden glance. "Hey Rick. If I can't find love by next school year, would you take in an old lady like me?"

The question was so entirely random that my brain completely short-circuited. I failed to respond fast enough, causing her to quickly backtrack with an awkward laugh. "Just kidding, ha-ha! Good night Rick and see you in university on Monday."

She slipped inside, and a second later, I heard the heavy click of the deadbolt followed by the beep of the alarm system. Satisfied, I turned and walked back to my mansion.

The first thing I did upon entering was head upstairs to make sure Tina was adjusting well to her new quarters. She was already inside, smoothing down the sheets. When she saw me walk through the door, she beamed and gestured around the space. "You made everything bare and plain for me, thanks Rick. I am so glad you remembered."

I grinned, crossing my arms as I leaned against the doorframe. "Have you looked in the walk-in yet?"

Tina caught the playful glint in my eyes. Intrigued, she walked into her massive walk-in closet, and a moment later, a burst of tinkling laughter echoed out into the bedroom.

When I walked in after her, she had already pulled down a hidden Murphy single bed from what looked like a fake cabinet. She looked ecstatic that I had remembered our very first time together and explicitly built this into her closet.

"On our wedding night, anniversaries, or special days, we can lock ourselves in here to remember our sneaky night together," I explained, tapping the wooden frame. "Or we can use this bed to mess up and still have a clean one waiting in the main room to sleep in. You have options."

Her golden eyes grew moist with emotion. She lunged forward, wrapping her arms tightly around my waist to pull me into a deep, breathless kiss.

When she finally pulled back, she gave me a gentle push toward the door. "I will wait until my designated day, so don't keep Mary waiting any longer. But don't think you will get any sleep on Thursday, because we will be thoroughly breaking in this gift. I love you so much my Dragon, now go before I tie you up!"

Stepping back out into the hallway, I realized a hilarious truth. My actual master bedroom was now essentially reduced to a place where I just take showers and grab fresh clothes.

Still, my day had finished incredibly well. I had finally put an end to the retarded game that had plagued me since high school, freed my Tina, and now I was heading off to hold my wife and longest-loved Mary Lee.

I should finally have some peace in my life for a little while, right?

Well, at least until I have to step foot onto The Love Boat.