Long Yanan stood before Qi Dengxian with a cold, haughty expression, radiating a sense of absolute superiority.

“If I hadn’t made that phone call, you would likely have been chopped into pieces by now! Do you really think this bar is a place where you can just cause trouble?”

“Or do you think that young man named Wang Bao is someone you can afford to provoke?”

“If you lack ability, keep a low profile. Don’t always think about playing the clown for attention—it’s embarrassing and an easy way to get yourself killed!”

“I’m afraid when the time comes, there won’t even be anyone to collect your corpse.”

Long Yanan’s words were biting.

Li Yunwan watched from the side, dumbfounded. If this woman looks down on Qi Dengxian so much, why go through all this thankless effort?

Listening to Long Yanan, Qi Dengxian let out a snort of laughter. He replied nonchalantly, “I think you’re mistaken. Whether it’s that Wang Bao or that Sister Jing, I never placed either of them in my eyes.”

“The fact that they were willing to listen to you and settle the matter was their good luck.”

“Otherwise, I wouldn’t have minded letting them know exactly what kind of temperament I have!”

Long Yanan’s eyes turned icy. She said indifferently, “You likely don’t know who stands behind Sister Jing, hence your arrogant words.”

“Even if Miss met the person backing her, she would treat them with courtesy.”

“It’s best if you don’t say such things in public. Otherwise, you won’t even know how you died.”

Xu Aoxue watched from the side with interest. This man, whose engagement was personally broken by Yu Xiaolong, seems somewhat interesting…

Of course, “interesting” didn’t mean he was actually capable, rather, it was because he was loose-tongued, overbearing, and had the stubbornness of a dead duck.

“Miss gave you two opportunities to ask her for help. Consider this my way of helping you once on her behalf!” Long Yanan stated.

“So what?” Qi Dengxian looked casual, even throwing out a bit of English.

Long Yanan sneered, “So, you only have one chance left. This might be the only opportunity you ever get to save your own worthless life!”

“I hope you show some restraint in the future. Deliberate carefully so you don’t waste this last chance on a whim.”

“You must understand that you and Miss belong to different worlds. To even have these two chances is already a blessing from the heavens!”

“As a person, the most important thing is to know your own weight, rather than doing things as futile as a mantis trying to stop a carriage just to seek the spotlight.”

Having said her piece, Long Yanan turned around.

Li Yunwan was incredibly curious. Who was this “Miss” Long Yanan kept mentioning, and what was her relationship with Qi Dengxian?

Xu Aoxue smiled and said, “Let’s go!”

“Wait,” Qi Dengxian said calmly.

“Something else?” Long Yanan turned back, her voice cold.

“Although I’m loath to admit it, I did accept a favor from you today. I’ll offer a word of advice here: this President Xu should focus on her own business. Don’t target the Xiang Group. Otherwise, you won’t even know how you ended up losing everything.” Qi Dengxian said flatly.

Xu Aoxue was genuinely startled. How did this guy know the secret behind her trip to Zhonghai?

Could it be that Yu Xiaolong is still in contact with him?

No, that was impossible. Given Yu Xiaolong’s pride, once the engagement was broken, she would never maintain contact with Qi Dengxian.

“If such words came from the mouth of a billionaire on the Forbes list, I might consider them. From you…?” Xu Aoxue gave a slight smile and turned to leave.

Qi Dengxian shrugged. If you won’t listen to advice, then let’s clash. We’ll see who’s tougher: you and Yu Xiaolong, or this Second-in-Command!

Beside him, Li Yunwan took a large gulp of wine to steady her nerves. She asked dubiously, “Was that… the CEO of the capital’s Xu Group, Xu Aoxue?!”

“That’s her.” Qi Dengxian replied unhurriedly.

Pfft!

Li Yunwan nearly spat out her wine, looking utterly dazed.

“It’s her, and you still dared to speak to her like that?!” Li Yunwan was shocked. “Wait, she’s targeting the Xiang Group?”

“She’s just a bit better looking than most. Why wouldn’t I dare speak?” Qi Dengxian said with disdain.

Li Yunwan was speechless. She felt that communicating with a “straight man of steel” like Qi Dengxian was simply impossible!

As for the conversation between Qi Dengxian and Long Yanan, Sister Jing hadn’t paid much attention, but she had heard it.

She couldn’t help but snort. She had rarely seen a man as arrogant as Qi Dengxian in her life.

Although she was angry, she had to give face to Yu Xiaolong. For now, she couldn’t settle the score.

“We should leave quickly. You just spoke ill of Sister Jing. If she decides to look for trouble, it won’t be good!” Li Yunwan was already slightly tipsy and felt it was time to go.

“What’s the rush? The wine isn’t finished! It would be a waste!” Qi Dengxian said, completely unconcerned.

Firstly, the wine tasted quite good, secondly, his mood wasn’t great.

He decided to finish the wine before leaving.

Hearing Qi Dengxian’s arrogant words, Sister Jing’s anger flared up again. She gritted her teeth and decided it was better to leave first, lest she be provoked to death by him!

Sister Jing got up and returned to her office. Her mood was far from pleasant.

“What’s this? Who dared to make our little Jing angry?!” As soon as Sister Jing closed the door, a cynical voice drifted over.

Sister Jing looked up and saw a middle-aged man in casual clothes, looking utterly lazy. He was half-lying—or rather, half-collapsed—on the sofa.

Sister Jing broke into a smile and leaned over, sitting beside him. Her soft hands began to massage the man’s thighs as she smiled, “Sir, why did you come over?!”

Ye Feng laughed and placed his large hand on Sister Jing’s smooth thigh beneath her red dress.

This gesture did not elicit even a hint of dissatisfaction from her.

“Something went wrong in the bar?” Ye Feng asked.

“Well…” Sister Jing sighed. While massaging Ye Feng, she told him everything that had just happened.

Hearing the story, Ye Feng raised an eyebrow and laughed. “This little bastard really took advantage and then acted like a victim. He got to do all the posturing while you had to swallow your anger!”

Sister Jing let out a helpless laugh. “Forget it. Consider it giving General Yu some face.”

“General Yu’s face must be given, but I still have to step out to warn and give a small lesson to this blind fool.” Ye Feng stood up.

A flash of joy appeared in Sister Jing’s eyes. She hadn’t expected Ye Feng to be willing to vent this anger for her!

“Maybe we should let it go. After all, Long Yanan spoke to me personally.” Sister Jing said.

“How could we let it go? Everyone knows I’m the one behind you. If he dares to talk such big game, it’s equivalent to slapping my face!”

“Other than the two years I spent in prison, no one has dared to look down on me so blatantly!”

Ye Feng let out a cold snort, then took Sister Jing’s hand and strode out.

Yu Xiaolong’s face had to be respected, but a small punishment was absolutely necessary, lest this man continue to speak recklessly and ruin his and Sister Jing’s reputation.

NOTES

 Mantis trying to stop a carriage (螳臂當車): An idiom for someone overestimating their own strength to do something futile.

 Dead duck’s mouth is still tough (死鴨子嘴硬): An idiom meaning someone is stubborn and refuses to admit they are wrong even when they are.

Take advantage and act like a victim (得了便宜還賣乖): An idiom for someone who gains something but still complains or acts as if they were the one who lost out.

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