Magic Doctor CEO Lady's Humble Husband (Fade Chen)
Chapter 1408

Tom's face darkened. He was about to explain.

Fade stood up, interrupting him. He looked at them and spat, "Don't you worry about me needing your resources. I am already qualified to participate in the Martial Arts Convention. I am not planning to steal anything from you!"

The three of them who stood across him were stunned by what he said. Their eyes widened as they gasped silently, but later, their facial expressions went from surprise to doubtful.

Fade noticed their skeptical expressions, but he did not feel the need to explain anything to them. He patted Tom's shoulder and smiled, "I've got stuff to do, and I have to go back to school now. Let's talk after the Martial Arts Convention!"

"Fade, I..." Tom hurriedly got up to persuade him to stay, but when he caught sight of the look on his three friends' face, he stopped himself, "I'll walk you out, Brother Fade."

"Alright!" He nodded, and the two of them left the room.

As they reached the hotel entrance, Tom furrowed his brows at Fade apologetically. "I'm terribly sorry. I just wanted to introduce my friends to you.

I didn't expect that they..." "It's alright. Those in the martial arts circle always put their interests first. Besides, there's nothing wrong with them being vigilant," Fade laughed it off as he waved his hand dismissively. "You should prepare yourself and give it all you got in the Martial Arts Convention tomorrow."

"Alright, I will." Tom bobbed his head as he watched Fade enter the car and left the hotel.

Halge and Lillian were busy scarfing down food when Tom returned to the room. When he got back, he was infuriated by their attitude, and he glared at the two of them. "Halge, Lillian, what was that all about? invited Brother Fade here, but why did you two do that?"

Lillian slowly put down her bowl and chopsticks and sneered. She glanced towards Tom and said, "Tom, don't pretend anymore. You have been bragging non-stop about your Brother Fade throughout our journey. It was just a trick to convince us to take him with us to participate in the Martial Arts Convention. However, you have to know that we worked hard to earn our resources and the qualifications. Did you ask us before you decided to share them with an outsider?"

"That was not my intention. Besides, Brother Fade is a strong martial artist. He doesn't need my help if he wants to participate in the Martial Arts

Convention. You worry too much," Tom defended.

However, the two of them remained unconvinced. "Fade? Strong? You must be joking. I probed how capable he was when he came in, and I couldn't detect any trace of positive energy. I could tell that he was a nobody with just one look at his face. You've got to be kidding!"

"That's right, Tom. You fawned over us to partner with you. Don't forget where you stand," Lillian said coldly.

"You two..." Tom clenched his fists so tight that his knuckles cracked. He was trying hard not to start a fight.

At this moment, Hertzel slammed the table and warned, "The Martial Arts Convention is tomorrow. Now is not the right time to fight among ourselves. Let's talk about it after the competition."

Tom looked at them, and his face turned dark. He swung his arm and turned away to leave the private room. "I've lost my appetite. I'll go back to my room to rest."

The three of them stared at Tom as he left. Halge tilted his chin towards Hertzel as he complained, "Hertzel, it looks like you chose the wrong person to be on our team!" Lillian quickly chimed in, "I thought that he was an honest and hardworking person who was willing to put in the grind, but little did I know that he had other intentions."

Hertzel frowned and hesitated, "The Martial Arts Convention is about to begin. Let's talk about it later."

"Then we'll have to endure this brat for a few more days," Halge and Lillian snorted.

Fade got up early the next morning and left Capital University with Jasmine. They drove to the Martial Arts Convention.

The Convention was happening at Swallow Lake this year, located in the northern suburbs of Capital City. The suburban district was sparsely populated and surrounded by scenery which was beautiful and suitable to be used for a Martial Arts Convention.

Fade saw a lot of cars driving towards Swallow Lake. The passengers in those cars were martial artists with majestic positive energy. Some of the arrogant ones even released their positive energy as they were still in their vehicles to show off and challenge others.

They finally arrived at their destination after an hour and a half of driving.

Fade parked his car and walked towards the lake nearby to take a look at the venue. Rows of spectator seats had been set up around Swallow Lake, and they were divided into separate areas for the participants and guests.

Several steel fighting rings were set up on the lake. These were the arena for the competition. In the middle of the lake was a two-story arena. This would be the main arena for the Martial Arts Convention. The match had not started yet, but many people gathered around Swallow Lake. Some of the martial artists were busy greeting their old friends, whereas some made new acquaintances.

A few smart business owners took the opportunity to set up stalls by the lake. They were selling all kinds of products: cultivation methods, martial arts techniques, weapons, and pills.

As expected, there were also various kinds of gambling stalls.

Among them, the most popular one was the bet on Martial Arts Convention's winner. The popular candidates were selected beforehand, and their information was displayed at the gambling stall. Everyone was busy analyzing and discussing the possibility of the candidates winning the championship as they decided who to place their bets.

At that moment, Tom, Halge, Lillian, and Hertzel were walking towards a large gambling stall.

Halge and Lillian looked at the stall with interest as they walked over. "Let's go and place our bets too!" Halge suggested.

Lillian quickly supported him, "Yeah, if we can win the bet, even if we lost the match, our trip will still be worth it."

Tom wasn't interested initially, but he followed Heertzel unwillingly when he saw him walking towards the two of them.

The stall owner promoted enthusiastically as he saw new customers walking towards his stall, "Lady and gentlemen, would you like to place your bet?"

Halge raised his eyebrows, "We don't know much about the candidates. Could you please introduce them to us?"

The stall owner was amiable. He patted his chest and said, "Of course! Look, the twenty people on the ranking board are the popular candidates for the championship this year. They are basically the top twenty of the Dragon List."

"Who is the most popular person?" Lillian cut in. She was too impatient to let the stall owner finish his explanation.

The owner smiled and pointed his finger at the top of the list, "Young Master Faxon is the most popular candidate." "Why is it so?" Halge asked.

"Young Master Faxon is from the Martial Arts League, and he ranks second on the Dragon List. Besides, rumour has it that he is related to the hidden family. Such a powerful person is, of course, the most popular one."

Halge, Guilian, and even Hertzel's eyes lit up with excitement when they heard the stall owner's explanation.