Yu Kaihe sneered. The Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce was a tyrant in Zhonghai, did he need to give face to two women?

“What kind of thing are you, demanding face from me? If she doesn’t drink, you drink!” Yu Kaihe looked at Li Yunwan with cold eyes and asked indifferently.

The brothers around Yu Kaihe all laughed, sizing up Li Yunwan and Qiao Qiumeng with mocking gazes.

In their view, these two women were already turtles in a jar for President Yu.

Li Yunwan’s face turned pale. Her alcohol tolerance was poor, if she drank this bottle, she’d probably drink herself to death and end up getting her stomach pumped in the hospital.

Yu Kaihe said, “President Qiao, I’ve given you the opportunity. Whether you seize it or not is up to you.”

Qiao Qiumeng pursed her lips and gripped the bottle, hesitating.

“You can’t drink it…” Li Yunwan gritted her teeth, but still insisted on her opinion.

Yu Kaihe looked displeased. Slap! He struck Li Yunwan directly across the face and sneered, “If you won’t let her drink, then you drink!”

Li Yunwan, spoiled and delicate, had never been treated so rudely before.

But after taking this slap, she didn’t dare utter a single word of complaint. The other party was from the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce, she couldn’t afford to offend them.

The Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce was an existence that could stand shoulder to shoulder with Zhonghai’s Richest Man, Wang Wanjin, and the leading enterprise, the Xiang Corporation.

Qiao Qiumeng knew Li Yunwan’s drinking capacity. She hadn’t expected recovering this twenty million debt to be so difficult. Steeling her heart, she said, “I’ll drink. But President Yu, don’t renege on the twenty million debt!”

Having said this, Qiao Qiumeng pressed the bottle opening to her lips. Glug, glug, glug. She began to chug the full bottle of foreign liquor.

Yu Kaihe laughed loudly. “Good! President Qiao is indeed straightforward!”

Enduring the knife-like burning pain in her throat, Qiao Qiumeng poured the entire bottle of liquor solidly into her stomach.

As the alcohol hit her, she nearly collapsed. With blurry, drunken eyes, she said to Yu Kaihe, “President Yu, I’ve drunk the bottle. You should return the twenty million debt to me now…”

“I can’t handle the alcohol right now, so I’ll be leaving first…”

Yu Kaihe, however, grabbed Qiao Qiumeng’s wrist and smiled. “The money will definitely be returned. After all, it’s rare to see a heroine as straightforward as President Qiao!”

“But we haven’t drunk to our heart’s content yet. If President Qiao leaves now, isn’t that not giving me face?”

Qiao Qiumeng felt her stomach churning like an overturning sea. Li Yunwan was frantic with anxiety. If things continued like this, Qiao Qiumeng would likely be eaten clean by this guy Yu Kaihe!

“Why isn’t that useless trash Qi Dengxian here yet? Mengmeng is going to suffer a huge loss!” Li Yunwan stamped her feet in anxiety, but she didn’t dare provoke Yu Kaihe.

Yu Kaihe’s boss was the President of the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce, Zhao Heilong. What kind of person was Zhao Heilong? Today, he even shot arrows alongside Yu Xiaolong. One could imagine how terrifying his background was.

Qiao Qiumeng could barely stand steady. She pleaded, “President Yu, let me go. Let me go home. I really can’t drink anymore!”

Yu Kaihe smiled instead. “Drink one more glass. Drink just this one more glass, and I’ll let you go.”

“Get lost!” Qiao Qiumeng couldn’t bear it any longer. With a scream, she smashed the bottle in her hand onto Yu Kaihe’s head.

Bang!

Yu Kaihe stumbled back a step in pain, clutching his head and groaning miserably.

“You bitch!” Yu Kaihe’s eyes turned red with rage. He kicked Qiao Qiumeng in the stomach, sending her flying.

Seeing this scene, Li Yunwan’s face turned deathly pale from fright. She hadn’t expected Qiao Qiumeng to be bold enough to smash a bottle over Yu Kaihe’s head.

“It’s over. Mengmeng has caused a huge disaster!”

“Drink your mother! If you want to drink, can’t you drink by yourself?” The door to the private room was kicked open. Qi Dengxian burst in, his voice cold.

Qiao Qiumeng’s flying body landed right in front of Qi Dengxian. He stepped forward quickly, catching her just as she went limp, allowing her to lean into his embrace.

Relying on her last shred of consciousness, Qiao Qiumeng looked dazedly at the man holding her, then closed her eyes heavily.

With a dark face, Qi Dengxian held Qiao Qiumeng with one arm and stepped instantly in front of Yu Kaihe. raising his hand to deliver a massive slap!

Pa!

Yu Kaihe’s body left the ground, spinning in the air. After two full rotations, he crashed heavily to the floor.

Li Yunwan looked at Qi Dengxian with horror. This piddling little prison guard actually dared to hit someone from the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce for Qiao Qiumeng?!

The Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce members at the table stood up instantly. Without a word, they rushed at Qi Dengxian one by one.

Qi Dengxian remained expressionless. One arm holding Qiao Qiumeng to protect her, his legs kicked out like butterflies weaving through flowers. Bang, bang, bang! In moments, people were lying all over the floor, clutching their bellies and curled up like cooked shrimp.

“Your drinking is none of my business, but bullying my wife is open for discussion.” Qi Dengxian said with a sneer, stepping on Yu Kaihe’s head.

Yu Kaihe screamed in pain and roared, “Kid, you’re in trouble! Do you know who you’ve offended?”

“We are from the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce! My boss is Mr. Zhao Heilong!”

Qi Dengxian looked disdainful and said coldly, “Since when are Zhao the Loach’s subordinates qualified to bully my woman?!”

Although he didn’t have deep feelings for Qiao Qiumeng yet, they had just registered their marriage. In name, they were husband and wife.

Hearing Qi Dengxian address Zhao Heilong like that, Li Yunwan’s vision went black, and she nearly fainted on the spot.

If Zhao Heilong heard these words, forget about Qi Dengxian, the entire Qiao family might be wiped out because of it.

“Hand over the debt payment, or I’ll kill you today.” Qi Dengxian bent down, picked Yu Kaihe up directly, and tossed him casually next to the dining table.

Li Yunwan listened with creeping horror. Is this Qi Dengxian crazy? He beat people up like this, and he still wants to ask for the twenty million debt?!

“You still fucking want the debt? You touched me, your whole family is going to die!”

“I’m telling you, not only will you not get the money, but you’ll also have to kneel for three days and three nights begging for my forgiveness! Otherwise…”

Yu Kaihe wanted to curse more, but Qi Dengxian grabbed the back of his head and slammed it viciously against the table. Blood poured out, accompanied by screams for his parents.

Yu Kaihe was thoroughly beaten into fear. He wailed, “Grandpa, stop hitting me… I can’t take out the money.”

“This sum requires Mr. Zhao’s personal signature to be transferred from finance to the Qiao family.”

“Even if you beat me to death right now, I can’t get it!”

Qi Dengxian frowned and said indifferently, “Fine. Then tell Zhao the Loach to prepare the money for me. I’ll come to collect it personally later!”

Yu Kaihe nodded repeatedly, but cursed internally: Damn it, you still want the money? Once I gather my men later, I’ll cripple you!

“Let’s go. What are you staring at?” Qi Dengxian said to Li Yunwan, turning around with Qiao Qiumeng in his arms.

Li Yunwan snapped out of her daze and hurriedly followed Qi Dengxian out of this troublesome place. As for the trouble that would follow, that wasn’t for her to consider right now.

“Qi Dengxian, do you have a death wish? Striking so ruthlessly, do you know the consequences?!” Li Yunwan was still palpitating with fear, scolding him all the way as she followed.

Qi Dengxian couldn’t be bothered to speak. After leaving, he handed Qiao Qiumeng directly to Li Yunwan, telling her to take Qiao Qiumeng back to the Qiao family home, while he returned directly to Cloud Top Estate.

Early the next morning, Qi Dengxian drove his low-key Phaeton to the Qiao family home to visit.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Qiao Qiumeng lying on the sofa, with Zhang Shaojie sitting beside her.

He heard Zhang Shaojie comforting her gently: “Qiumeng, it’s alright now. Just rest easy. I’ve already saved you and brought you back.”

NOTES

Turtles in a jar: An idiom meaning trapped or easy prey.

Butterfly weaving through flowers: A martial arts description for agile, rapid, and precise kicking movements.

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