Qi Dengxian tore open the packet and slowly poured the contents into the glass of orange juice standing before him.

Beside him, Kang Xuequan watched with a face full of immense satisfaction. The Qi family was once a top-tier clan that could stand on equal footing with the Kang family. Yet at this moment, the former eldest young master of that very clan was forced by his threats to personally poison his own wife’s drink and prepare to send her to another man’s bed!

“Haha, Hahaha!” Kang Xuequan couldn’t help but laugh out loud, his pride swelling.

Zhang Shaojie watched with a sour feeling in his heart. If he had power like Kang Xuequan’s, he could have forced Qi Dengxian to drug Qiao Qiumeng as well, and she would have been delivered to his bed obediently!

This cuckold is actually drugging his own wife just to please Young Master Kang!

Does he even have a choice? Facing a figure as great as Young Master Kang, he has no choice at all. Did you think he was still General Yu Xiaolong’s fiancé? Did you think he was still the eldest young master of the Qi family?

Hahaha, let’s witness this! Let’s see if green grass starts sprouting from the top of this dog’s head in a moment!

Seeing Qi Dengxian pour the entire packet into the glass, the group erupted in laughter.

Unexpectedly, after throwing away the wrapper, Qi Dengxian looked up at Kang Xuequan with a smile and said, “Drink this, and I won’t kill you today.”

The smile on Kang Xuequan’s face froze instantly. He had clearly not expected such words to come out of Qi Dengxian’s mouth.

The surrounding people were also stunned for a heartbeat before they burst into loud, angry curses.

“Qi, do you think you’re still that young master from back then? Daring to speak to Young Master Kang like that: I think you’re tired of living!”

“Young Master Kang was kind enough to give you some face for the sake of the past, yet you’re so ungrateful!”

“Exactly! Let alone Young Master Kang telling you to drug your wife, even if he told you to drug your own mother, you should do it without hesitation!”

“Young Master Kang, should we deal with this dog thing? Just say the word, and I’ll gladly do it for you!”

Zhang Shaojie also let out a cold sneer at this moment, saying, “Qi Dengxian, I see you won’t shed a tear until you see your own coffin! Daring to speak to Young Master Kang like that: I don’t know who could possibly save you.”

Qi Dengxian grabbed Zhang Shaojie by the collar, pulled him close, and delivered a massive slap to his face.

“Qiumeng treats you as a friend, yet you harbor ill intentions toward her. This is unrighteousness!” As he spoke, Qi Dengxian delivered another slap.

“To please the elite class, you betrayed Qiumeng and even planned to harm her. This is injustice!” Another slap landed.

Qi Dengxian held Zhang Shaojie as if he were holding a dead dog. Very soon, the next slap followed.

“You swindled funds from Uncle Qiao, Auntie Pang, and all the Qiao family relatives. Disrespecting your elders: this is a lack of filial piety!”

“The company’s cash flow is struggling, yet instead of trying to save it, you turned to crooked ways to embezzle money and flee, betraying the employees. This is disloyalty!”

Qi Dengxian’s slaps rang out one after another, leaving Zhang Shaojie seeing stars. He was beaten to within an inch of his life, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.

“A man as unrighteous, unjust, disloyal, and unfilial as you still has the face to speak before me?” Qi Dengxian said coldly, holding Zhang Shaojie up.

The surrounding people were intimidated by the sight of Zhang Shaojie. After those few slaps, his face was already unrecognizable.

Kang Xuequan, however, was sneering. He said indifferently, “Qi Dengxian, do you think this is interesting? Do you think slapping Zhang Shaojie a few times will scare me?”

The people around him nodded and began to mock Qi Dengxian again.

“Zhang Shaojie is just a rich second-generation kid from a small town. Do you think hitting him will scare Young Master Kang?”

“Young Master Kang is from the capital, you bumpkin! Have you even been to the capital? That’s a place where throwing a random brick will hit a government minister!”

“You’re too green to be playing the ‘killing the chicken to scare the monkey’ game. You can touch Zhang Shaojie, but do you dare lay a single finger on Young Master Kang?”

Qi Dengxian glanced sideways at Kang Xuequan and said, “I’m not trying to scare you. I’m telling you that if you don’t drink this glass, your fate will be much worse than his!”

“You’re fucking insolent! Speaking to Young Master Kang like that: today we’ll make you crawl out of here like a dog!”

“Threatening Young Master Kang to drink this? I think your brain is fried. Do you think hitting a Zhang Shaojie can intimidate us?”

The scions were all cursing, but seeing Zhang Shaojie’s miserable state, none of them actually stepped forward for a moment.

“Qi Dengxian, what are you doing? Let go of Young Master Zhang!” At this moment, Qiao Qiumeng appeared at the door of the private room. Seeing this scene, she flew into a rage.

She rushed in and yanked Qi Dengxian’s hand away. Zhang Shaojie’s body hit the floor with a heavy thud.

Qiao Qiumeng glared at Qi Dengxian, gritting her teeth. “I didn’t realize you were this kind of person! It’s one thing to be jealous of him, but to actually hit him? Are you even a man?!”

Qi Dengxian said calmly, “I was right to hit him. He deserves it.”

Qiao Qiumeng’s face turned red with anger. She roared, “Do you have any idea how much effort Young Master Zhang put in so I could keep my position as the CEO of the Qiao Corporation?”

“Do you know how much it cost him to get the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce to compromise with me?”

“Do you know Young Master Zhang specifically invited a big figure from the capital to introduce to me?”

“He is my benefactor! He is the benefactor of the Qiao Corporation! And you treat him like this?!”

Qi Dengxian’s face remained numb. He didn’t care about Qiao Qiumeng’s nonsense at all.

Beside them, Kang Xuequan couldn’t help but laugh. “Qi Dengxian, oh Qi Dengxian. You really are a piece of trash. Even your own wife is this disgusted by you. What’s the point of living?”

“Hurry up and jump out of here! I won’t even look for trouble with you anymore!”

After saying this, he pointed toward the open window.

“Hahaha, the eldest young master of the Qi family became a matrilocal son-in-law for the Qiao family, and his wife’s heart is entirely with another man. He lives a life worse than a dog!”

“This is truly blinding my titanium eyes! To think the eldest young master of the capital’s Qi family has fallen to this point. Truly worse than a dog. If it were me, I’d just die.”

“Qi Dengxian, just jump. You’re so pitiful that we can’t even be bothered to torture you anymore. A miserable life like yours is best ended quickly.”

The mockery of the crowd made Qiao Qiumeng pause. Her face flushed a deep crimson.

She bit her lip and muttered, “You… don’t listen to them. I was a bit harsh with my words, but don’t do anything foolish.”

These words made Qi Dengxian glance at Qiao Qiumeng. He gave a small smile then turned his head back to Kang Xuequan.

He reached out, picked up the drink, and stood directly opposite Kang Xuequan. “My patience is limited!”

Zhang Shaojie regained some of his spirit at this moment. He said to Qiao Qiumeng, “Qiumeng… this is the big figure from the capital I wanted to introduce to you, Young Master Kang of the Kang family!”

“However, Qi Dengxian clearly had some misunderstanding. After finding out I was here, he rushed in and beat me, and even offended Young Master Kang…”

“This man has gone crazy. Don’t worry about him anymore.”

“Don’t worry, either. I’ll plead with Young Master Kang for mercy on your behalf in a moment!”

Seeing that Zhang Shaojie was still thinking of her even in this state, Qiao Qiumeng couldn’t help but feel touched.

Before she could say anything to Zhang Shaojie, she saw Qi Dengxian confronting Kang Xuequan.

The scene made her body tremble with fear. She barked, “Qi Dengxian, what are you doing? Don’t offend Young Master Kang!”

“Is he someone you can afford to offend?!”

Qi Dengxian turned back with a smile and asked, “What kind of thing is he that I can’t afford to offend him?”

After saying this, he slammed his hand on the table and said coldly, “Are you drinking it or not!”

NOTES

Unrighteous, Unjust, Disloyal, Unfilial: Qi Dengxian uses these four Confucian vices to systematically deconstruct Zhang Shaojie’s character before beating him. It highlights the MC’s moral code despite his “lowly” status.

Kill the chicken to scare the monkey (殺雞儆猴): An idiom meaning to punish a subordinate as a warning to their superior.

Titanium eyes: A modern Chinese internet slang term used to describe seeing something so shocking or “cringe” that it “blinds” the viewer.

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