Xu Ke came upstairs slowly, intending not to attract attention. But he didn't expect to witness such a shameless scene involving Ye Chong the moment he arrived.

If I had been any later, wouldn't Wang Qiya have been in extreme danger? he thought.

The moment Wang Qiya saw Xu Ke, she was flooded with ecstatic relief and the overwhelming feeling of having narrowly escaped a catastrophe. She didn't know why Xu Ke had appeared in the bar at this particular moment, but she knew he had come to rescue her. At this moment, Wang Qiya's heart filled with such intense gratitude that her eyes reddened and brimmed with tears.

Hearing Xu Ke's voice, Ye Chong slowly turned his head. The smile on his face gradually faded. "Why are you here?"

"Didn't you want me to come and apologize? Well, I'm here now, aren't I?" Xu Ke said coldly, stepping forward.

Seeing this, Zhao Xinyue immediately felt triumphant, assuming Xu Ke was really there to apologize. She sneered, "You spineless turtle, a good-for-nothing who relies on the Wang Family's power to throw your weight around. So you finally know fear? You've come to kneel? Let me tell you, it's too late!"

But Ye Chong's expression darkened. He couldn't see any sincerity in Xu Ke's supposed apology.

Xu Ke gave Zhao Xinyue a quiet look, a mocking smile curling his lips. "All that glitters is not gold."

At his words, Zhao Xinyue grew furious. "What did you say?"

A worthless son-in-law who lives off the Wang Family dares to criticize me on this occasion? Courting death!

But Wang Qiya, supporting Zhou Yi Yi, simply sneered. "He's calling you a treacherous backstabber who sells out friends for glory! Get it now?!"

"Wang Qiya!" Zhao Xinyue, humiliated to her face, felt anger surging within her like a tidal wave. "I was helping you, and you're cursing me?"

"Tell me, what good is your brother-in-law? How can he possibly help the Wang Family in its current predicament? Young Master Chong is a good person. Chatting with him could help your family's business. I was just trying to help you, and you treat my good intentions like dirt." Zhao Xinyue trembled with rage, acting as if Wang Qiya had genuinely wronged her.

However, Zhou Yi Yi just laughed in exasperation. "Your ability to twist right and wrong is getting more impressive by the day. How utterly shameless."

"You!" Zhao Xinyue's eyebrows shot up. She raised her hand, about to slap Zhou Yi Yi again.

But there was no way Xu Ke would give her that chance.

WHOOSH.

A silver needle flew through the air, the sound of it cutting through the wind echoing in the corridor.

"AHHH..." The needle struck a pressure point on Zhao Xinyue's arm. She let out a miserable shriek as her arm went limp and dropped uselessly to her side.

Ye Chong's expression shifted. "You dare to attack? Do you know whose turf this is? Xu Ke, you are far too arrogant!"

Xu Ke's strength was indeed not to be underestimated; his needle was so fast that Ye Chong's men didn't even have time to react.

Zhao Xinyue glared at Xu Ke with venom, her voice sharp but trembling. "People of your low class only know how to solve problems with brute force. You'll never be fit for polite society." Since Ye Chong showed no sign of intervening on her behalf, she didn't dare to act rashly against Xu Ke and could only offer a symbolic verbal protest.

Xu Ke walked up to Wang Qiya, ignoring Zhao Xinyue and looking directly at Ye Chong. "Do you call this an attack? I was merely asking Miss Zhao to accept a needle."

Ye Chong's face turned ugly. Xu Ke was throwing his own logic right back at him.

"Alright, let's settle our accounts," Xu Ke said, his voice laced with ice. He glanced at the two bodyguards, then at the red handprint on Zhou Yi Yi's face. "First, give the phone back." He held out his hand.

"Settle accounts?" Ye Chong sneered. "Xu Ke, do you really think serving Wong Qifu well lets you run wild in Tianhai? I'm telling you, you walked in here on your feet, but I'll make sure you leave lying down. This is my home turf."

As his words fell, dozens of men began to emerge from the shadows, slowly surrounding them. The bodyguards behind Ye Chong immediately drew two hidden daggers. They were all Ye Chong's men. They hadn't appeared earlier when the situation was fully under control, but now that Xu Ke had arrived, they naturally came out to help.

So what if he's powerful? I've got so many men here. Even if he's unbeatable in a one-on-one fight, he'll still drop dead from exhaustion!

Seeing this, Zhou Yi Yi's face went pale. She whispered, "Qi Ya, can your brother-in-law really handle this?" Her knowledge of Xu Ke was limited to what she had seen on the news; she had no idea what kind of person he really was.

"He can," Wang Qiya said, her own face pale as she forced a nod. Even if he couldn't, there was nothing she could do now. After all, she was the one who had gotten them into this mess. Wang Qiya had tried to send a message while Xu Ke was distracting Ye Chong, but the signal had been jammed, making it impossible.

Watching as his men packed the corridor so tightly that not even water could pass through, Ye Chong leisurely pulled the silver needle from Zhao Xinyue's arm, his previous indifferent demeanor fully restored.

Xu Ke scanned his surroundings. He was surrounded by brawny, menacing thugs. They stared at him like tigers stalking their prey, the silver glint of their sharp knives proving just how honed their edges were.

"Kid, you're dead meat."

"You dare cause trouble in the Golden K Bar? Who the hell do you think you are?"

"I finally get to kill you, you useless, freeloading piece of trash."

The men all sneered viciously. They were surrounded on all sides.

Seeing these murderous thugs, Zhou Yi Yi and Wang Qiya's faces went completely white. With so many people surrounding them, how could the three of them possibly escape?

Xu Ke raised an eyebrow. Why do these guys look like they hold a deep grudge against me?

In fact, they had held a grudge against him for a long time. It was because Wong Qifu, in order to vent Xu Ke's anger, had once brutally beaten Li Jun right here in the Golden K Bar. Afraid of Wang Wu, none of these bodyguards had dared to lift a finger. Now that Xu Ke—the useless wretch in their eyes—had shown up, they were eager to settle Wong Qifu's score on him.

With so many people backing her up, Zhao Xinyue's confidence returned. A venomous look crossed her face. "People like this, who don't know their place or their own worth, should just be killed."

"How about it, Xu Ke?" Ye Chong looked down on him, his face radiating the confidence of someone in complete control. "I'm going to teach you that no one gets to be this arrogant in the Golden K Bar."

But even surrounded, Xu Ke remained perfectly calm. "Is this what you call arrogance? No matter what I've done, it's better than you disrespecting the law, isn't it?"

Ye Chong scoffed at his words. "Disrespecting the law? And which of your damn eyes saw me disrespecting the law? I was just going to ask Miss Wong'er to have a drink. I never intended to threaten her safety. Xu Ke, isn't it a bit improper for you to slander me with such baseless accusations?"

Zhao Xinyue immediately chimed in with a jeer, "People like him can only run their mouths, spreading rumors and slinging mud. When it comes to these kinds of dirty tricks, we highly educated people are no match for a lowlife like him, who only gets by clinging to the coattails of his betters."

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