Translator – Ink Hub
Editor – Ms. B

When Li Yunwan saw the look on Qi Dengxian’s face, she knew he was about to do something reckless. She hurriedly grabbed his arm.

“Don’t do anything crazy,” she whispered urgently. “This is a banquet hosted by Xiang Dongqing for an honored guest. If you cause trouble here, do you have a death wish?”

Although she suspected Qi Dengxian had some hidden depth since he lived in Yunding Villa, the Xiang Group was the undisputed titan of Zhonghai. Their reputation was far too intimidating to provoke.

Qi Dengxian ignored her. He silently finished the food on his plate and set it aside.

“What did you say? Say that again?” Lin Wanqi was stunned. She clearly hadn’t expected Qi Dengxian to utter something so moronic.

“Is this guy insane? He actually dares to threaten Miss Lin?”

“What an idiot… The Qiao Group’s entire net worth probably doesn’t equal what Miss Lin earns on her own. And he’s trying to force her into an endorsement?”

“There’s something wrong with his head. Threatening a VIP at a banquet hosted by the Xiang Group… it’s like he’s terrified the Qiao Group won’t collapse fast enough, haha…”

“Miss Lin was personally mentored by Chairman Zhao of the Black Dragon Merchant Corps. He dares to use underworld tactics to threaten ‘her’? Miss Lin could teach him how to be a human being in a heartbeat!”

Everyone heard Qi Dengxian’s words clearly. One by one, they sneered, convinced he had lost his mind.

Qi Dengxian calmly picked up a wet wipe and cleaned his hands. Then, he spoke with flat gravity. “I want you to fulfill the promise you just made. Sign the cooperation contract properly.”

Lin Wanqi burst into a harsh laugh. “Are you even more of an idiot than Qiao Qiumeng? You’re so brain-dead it’s a miracle you can even find your way home.”

“I’m not fulfilling anything. What are you going to do about it?”

“You want to threaten me? Then I suggest you do a thorough investigation into who my backer is before you open your mouth!”

Li Yunwan bit her lip, giving Qi Dengxian’s sleeve an urgent tug. “Better to let this go. If you act out at this banquet, Xiang Dongqing definitely won’t let you or the Qiao Group off the hook. You might not be afraid, but it would only take a single word from the Xiang Group to crush the Qiaos into the dust…”

Qi Dengxian waved her off. “Xiang Dongqing won’t do anything to me. Right now, she’s actually the one who needs my help.”

Pfft!

As soon as those words left his mouth, several guests sprayed champagne across the floor.

“My ears must be failing me. President Xiang, a woman worth tens of billions, needs a lowly prison guard to help her?”

“Hahaha… a bragging toad has managed to sneak into a circle of swans. This is too entertaining! We really have to thank Qiao Qiumeng for bringing her husband tonight. He’s brought us so much joy!”

“I really don’t see the point in bragging like this. Aside from making yourself a laughingstock, what’s the benefit? Qiao Qiumeng must be blind to have settled for a man like this.”

“This kind of useless glutton, this pathetic loser who only knows how to talk big… if he tried to strike up a conversation with me, I’d slap him to death!”

Li Yunwan was equally dumbfounded. Qi Dengxian’s words were enough to scare anyone to death. She didn’t even know how to respond.

Lin Wanqi gave a mocking chuckle. “President Xiang needs your help? Help with what? Carrying her shoes, or scrubbing the toilets at her company?”

Qi Dengxian ignored the jab, continuing as if she hadn’t spoken. “You have two paths now. One: do as I say. Two: continue yapping like a clown.”

Lin Wanqi shook her head. “Do you think that’s possible? Who do you think you are to speak to me like that?”

“The fact that I’ve allowed you to say so much in my presence is an honor your ancestors must have burned high incense for lifetimes to earn!”

“Now that your nonsense is finished, it’s my turn to set the conditions.”

“Don’t you love to eat? I want you to eat this entire roasted suckling pig. Not a single bone can be left. Then, you will crawl out of here like a dog so you don’t lower the prestige of this banquet!”

“Otherwise, I will use all my connections to besiege the Qiao Group. I’ll ensure they are completely bankrupt within three days!”

Lin Wanqi stared at Qi Dengxian with cold eyes as she laid out her terms.

The surrounding socialites couldn’t help but laugh. Lin Wanqi indeed possessed that kind of power. As a top-tier celebrity, she moved in circles with powerful tycoons. Furthermore, she had a formidable force like the Black Dragon Merchant Corps backing her. Crushing the Qiao Group would be a matter of minutes.

“This Qi Dengxian must be regretting it to death now. He couldn’t keep his mouth shut, and now he’s completely enraged Miss Lin!”

“A star like Miss Lin… even established entrepreneurs wouldn’t dare offend her. A tiny little Qiao Group trying to act tough in front of her? Isn’t that just begging for death?”

“Qiao Qiumeng only lost a bit of face earlier, but now she’s going to lose everything. I bet if she were here, she’d have the urge to murder her own husband.”

After hearing Lin Wanqi’s demands, Qi Dengxian merely raised an eyebrow and smiled.

“Hey, little prison guard, if I were you, I’d hurry up and do as Miss Lin said.”

“Weren’t you eating quite happily just now? Hurry up, finish that roasted pig and crawl out.”

“Miss Lin is truly considerate. It’s only a twenty-jin suckling pig. If you force it down and induce vomiting a few times, you might actually survive!”

Lin Wanqi crossed her arms, looking down at Qi Dengxian with such arrogance it was as if she were looking at an ant.

After a moment, Qi Dengxian smiled. “No room for negotiation?”

“None. If you don’t gorge yourself to death here today, I’m afraid you won’t be walking out that door!” Lin Wanqi said, her expression harsh and cold.

“Oh, I’m so scared…” Qi Dengxian nodded.

The people around them laughed. Learning to be afraid now? Isn’t it a bit too late?

Li Yunwan broke into a cold sweat. Qi Dengxian was truly caught between a rock and a hard place.

“Wanqi, let it go. You and Qiumeng are old classmates after all. Embarrassing her was enough—why be so relentless when you’ve already won?” Li Yunwan stepped forward, trying to mediate.

“Get lost! Who do you think you are to advise me?” Lin Wanqi’s expression turned venomous. She swung her hand and slapped Li Yunwan hard across the face.

Pa!

Li Yunwan clutched her cheek and stumbled back, her eyes wide with disbelief. She hadn’t expected Lin Wanqi to actually strike her.

Qi Dengxian reached out to steady Li Yunwan. The smile vanished from his face, and his entire aura turned ice cold.

“You had better apologize,” he said slowly. “Then, let my friend return that slap. Otherwise, the person who won’t be walking out that door today will be you.”

Lin Wanqi was stunned for a heartbeat, then she laughed with pure disdain. “A little loser who only knows how to talk big. You’ve said plenty of nonsense, but I haven’t seen you do a damn thing!”

“You need to realize that this is a banquet hosted by Ms. Xiang Dongqing of the Xiang Group!”

“Even more importantly, I am a long-term partner of the Xiang Group. I’m the one who will be filming advertisements and endorsements for their major projects!”

“Even if I told her to hit me, do you think she’d dare?”

“Or rather, do you have any idea what the consequences would be if you touched me here?!”

Li Yunwan shook her head at Qi Dengxian, pleading with her eyes for him not to escalate things further.

But who was Qi Dengxian?

He wasn’t about to indulge Lin Wanqi. He took a single step forward and delivered a thunderous, resounding slap right to her face!

Pa!

“Go on then, tell me,” Qi Dengxian said, looking down as the blow sent Lin Wanqi crashing to the floor. “What are the consequences?”