Kang Xuequan went straight to the hospital. The wound on his hand was a minor matter, the glass of juice he had been forced to drink was the real crisis.

Even though he underwent a gastric lavage, part of the drug’s effect had already been absorbed. His lower region immediately swelled to an absurd degree, making him worry if he would be permanently ruined.

“I have encountered a bit of trouble in Zhonghai. Have the Deputy Butler come over for a trip!” Kang Xuequan lay on the hospital bed, holding his phone and barking orders.

The Kang family’s Deputy Butler was named Kang Xiangrong. He specialized in handling the family’s dirty work, his methods were ruthless and sinister, leaving no room for survival.

Hearing that the Third Young Master Kang wanted the Deputy Butler, Kang Xiangrong, to come over, many people drew a sharp breath of cold air. Exactly who had offended Young Master Kang so severely that he would summon a man like Kang Xiangrong?

“Zhonghai truly is quite lively. Even the Third Young Master of the Kang family suffered a loss here and has to call in Deputy Butler Kang Xiangrong!” Xu Aoxue sat on the sofa painting her nails, speaking with a playful smile.

“What? Kang Xiangrong? He is actually coming to Zhonghai!” Yu Xiaolong, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation nearby, opened her eyes and asked in surprise.

Yu Xiaolong was dressed in a casual home outfit of short sleeves and shorts. Her fair skin was exposed, appearing entirely different from her heroic posture when in uniform, she radiated a rare, peerless beauty.

Unfortunately, no man was present to appreciate this scene.

Xu Aoxue said giggling, “You did not know? Kang Xuequan was beaten in Zhonghai. His hand was even pinned through with a knife!”

Hearing this, Long Yanan could not help but frown. This boorish man had actually stirred up such a massive disaster!

Kang Xuequan’s background was hundreds of times stronger than Sister Jing’s from the bar. They were not even in the same league. This guy was becoming more and more capable of causing trouble!

Yu Xiaolong shook her head. She had no interest in silk pants like Kang Xuequan. The only surprising thing was that this incident required mobilizing Kang Xiangrong.

The Deputy Butler of the Kang family, Kang Xiangrong, had been famous for years as a very gloomy individual. Many of the Kang family’s unspeakable deeds were handled by him personally.

Yu Xiaolong even suspected that the massacre of an entrepreneur’s family of eighteen in the north years ago was related to that old man.

“If I told you that the person who pinned Kang Xuequan’s palm was your former fiancé, would you be interested then?” Xu Aoxue asked, looking at Yu Xiaolong with a half-smile.

Upon hearing those words, Yu Xiaolong abruptly uncurled her legs. She frowned. “How could he have a conflict with Kang Xuequan? Is he seeking death?!”

Xu Aoxue briefly explained the events, which caused Yu Xiaolong to shake her head repeatedly.

“Even if it was to protect his wife, he is too reckless and impulsive. He is destined to fail at achieving great things!” Yu Xiaolong said.

Xu Aoxue replied, “Indeed. With Kang Xiangrong coming personally this time, that cheap fiancé of yours is likely unable to escape death.”

Yu Xiaolong gave a cold snort. “Yanan, bring me my uniform!”

Long Yanan said in shock, “Miss, to offend the Kang family for him, is it really…”

“I unilaterally tore up the engagement, so I feel some guilt. Furthermore, I promised to help him settle two matters! He is stubborn and refuses to speak up, so I can only take the initiative to help.” Yu Xiaolong said flatly.

Xu Aoxue said, “You are not thinking of taking a regret pill, are you, Xiaolong?”

“Is he worthy?” When Yu Xiaolong heard this, she offered only two cold words. Even Xu Aoxue felt a wave of boredom at her response.

After speaking, Yu Xiaolong’s gaze turned toward the peak of Cloud Top Mountain. She said coldly, “Even if a man could marry me, it must be someone like Chu Wudao who stands tall between heaven and earth!”

Long Yanan nodded repeatedly from the side. in her view, a little prison guard like Qi Dengxian, who just waited around to die, was not worthy of Yu Xiaolong at all.

If Miss helps Qi Dengxian settle this matter, plus the help I gave earlier, it will count as two things. This guy likely won’t have the face to pester Miss anymore! Long Yanan thought to herself. She hurried to fetch the uniform, carefully pinning the two glittering golden Dragon Stars onto the shoulder straps.

Meanwhile, the Qiao family was in a state of deathly silence. Not a sound could be heard.

Qiao Guotao sat on the sofa. He had smoked almost half a pack of cigarettes already. His throat felt like it was on fire, yet he did not stop for a second.

Nearby, Pang Xiuyun wiped her tears and reproached him. “I told you not to marry Qiumeng to that waste Qi Dengxian! Not only is he useless, but he is also a magnet for trouble!”

“One moment he offends the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce, the next he offends a big figure from the capital. Moreover, this big figure was originally introduced to Qiumeng by Young Master Zhang…”

“Old Qiao, tell me, what are we to do? What can we do?!”

Qiao Guotao choked on the smoke and coughed repeatedly. He looked at his wife with a dejected expression and sighed softly.

Qiao Qiumeng also glared at Qi Dengxian. She said in despair, “Are you satisfied now? You have killed our whole family to be buried with you. Are you happy now!”

Qi Dengxian’s expression remained as usual. He said flatly, “Uncle Qiao, Auntie Pang, and Qiumeng, please rest easy.”

“A man stands by his actions. I will settle Kang Xuequan.”

Pang Xiuyun jumped up as if ignited like gunpowder. She roared, “You will settle it? With what will you settle it? What kind of thing do you think you are to be compared with the Third Young Master of the Kang family?”

“You are nothing but a goddamn prison guard! You dog who wants to eat swan meat! Instead of being grateful, you want to bring disaster to our Qiao family. How can there be such a white-eyed wolf like you in this world?!”

“Divorce! You and Qiumeng must divorce immediately! Maybe then our Qiao family will have a chance to breathe!”

Qiao Qiumeng said in despair, “Mom, doing that is useless. Young Master Kang already said there that he would definitely not let Qi Dengxian go, and he wants our whole family to be buried with him. Even if we divorce now, it would just be an unnecessary addition. Young Master Kang will not show mercy!”

After saying this, her tears flowed down like a waterfall.

She felt truly unlucky. Just as her career was showing a bit of progress, Qi Dengxian had emerged halfway to become her husband.

It was one thing to have no ability or status. But he was also intensely jealous, he envied Zhang Shaojie’s capabilities and loved to cause trouble.

This time, a catastrophic disaster had been provoked. The entire Qiao family was going to be ruined along with him!

“Qiao Guotao, do you know that you have brought destruction upon our Qiao family?!” Qiao Guodong’s furious voice came from the door. He rushed in aggressively with a group of Qiao family relatives.

His daughter, Qiao Qingyu, was also full of panic and anger. She screamed, “Qiao Qiumeng, how the hell could you let your waste husband offend Young Master Kang? You are tired of living, but we are not!”

“Qiao Guotao, how do you plan to solve this? I heard the Kang family has already sent someone over. Maybe they have already gotten off the plane in Zhonghai right now!”

“Qiao Qiumeng, as the president of the Qiao Corporation who caused such a disaster, you should commit suicide immediately to apologize and appease the Qiao family’s anger!”

“That is right! You two husband and wife should commit suicide to apologize immediately! We will take your corpses to the airport and kneel, begging the Kang family for forgiveness. That is the only way to survive!”

These Qiao family relatives were all fuming with rage and were terrified to the extreme. They actually wanted Qi Dengxian and Qiao Qiumeng to kill themselves to appease the Kang family’s wrath.

Pang Xiuyun let out a wail and began to cry loudly.

Qiao Qiumeng also covered her face. Her body trembled as her tears flowed incessantly.

Ring, ring, ring!

Qi Dengxian’s phone rang at this moment. He picked it up and saw it was Li Yunwan. He curled his lip and did not bother to answer.

Most likely, Li Yunwan was also calling to ask about the Kang family matter.

NOTES

Silk pants (紕絝): A term for spoiled, wealthy young men who do nothing but squander their family’s money.

White-eyed wolf (白眼狼): An ungrateful person who bites the hand that feeds them.

Unnecessary addition (畫蛇添足): Literally “adding feet to a snake.” Doing something redundant that might even spoil the result.

Commit suicide to apologize (自殺謝罪): A traditional, extreme concept of taking one’s life to take responsibility for a grave error.

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