Although the floor was quite old and somewhat rotten, what kind of force could push a chopstick straight into the floor?

And what kind of precision was needed to make the chopstick land so close to one's foot?

Or perhaps... he... he didn't care at all if the chopstick would stab his own foot?

Thinking of this, Li Nan felt a tingling at the back of her head, shivered suddenly, and felt more fearful in her heart. In her view, Chu Ge seemed to have transformed into a monster!

Even though Chu Ge didn't utter any more threatening words, and Li Nan wasn't sure if the chopstick had coincidentally pierced a severely rotten part of the floor, the still quivering chopstick had become an insurmountable chasm in her eyes, making her truly dare not take a step forward!

Previously, when she confronted Chu Ge and was overpowered by him, she didn't think much of his skills, believing she had been too careless. But now, her feelings were changing.

As for Lin Ling, who had little courage and relied on others to impose, she was so frightened that she let out a scream, her body turned soft, and she forgot they had already called Brother Li, instinctively stepping back several paces.

From her heart, there arose an impulse to leave immediately, wanting to get as far away as possible from that dangerous man.

Just then, a creaking sound came from outside the restaurant. A Jinbei van stopped, and the door was pushed open; eight menacing men filed out of the car.

Hearing this, Li Nan quickly turned her head. Her eyes widened with terror, but then brightened, and she ran swiftly to the door, looking at the leading man, and shouted joyfully, "Brother Li!"

With the shout of "Brother Li," the eight men strode into the small restaurant.

As they entered, the room filled with the scent of alcohol. The leader appeared to be in his thirties, while the others were around twenty, each looking fierce and burly, with tattoos covering their bodies.

Several of them even had long, gruesome scars, which looked even more horrifying because they had clearly been drinking, resembling blood-red, wriggling worms.

Seeing these eight men, Chu Ge squinted slightly, a mocking smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. Ye Li felt weak all over, dizzy, overwhelmed with bitterness. When she saw the last man close the door and lock it with a "click," she panicked completely.

In Ye Li's view, even if Chu Ge could help her with her foster father's incident, it was due to Chu Ge's friends. Even if his friends were powerful, now it was just Chu Ge alone.

If Chu Ge hadn't slapped Li Nan and Lin Ling, perhaps Chu Ge could have played the friendship card, uttered a few appeasing words, and the matter might have blown over. But with the slap marks still visible and their cheeks swollen, how could Li Nan's brother easily let it go?

Though Ye Li wasn't familiar with street life, she knew people like this cared about face. Chu Ge slapping Li Nan was akin to slapping Brother Li. It seemed certain that a fight would ensue.

There was only one Chu Ge, but eight opponents, and they all seemed like fierce, ruthless types. How could there be any chance of winning?

Filled with guilt and fear and completely at a loss, Ye Li suddenly heard Chu Ge's voice.

"Don't worry, it's fine."

Turning her head, Ye Li met Chu Ge's gaze.

In her sight, Chu Ge's expression was completely unruffled, with a hint of teasing smile, as if the eight men were nonexistent.

Though not understanding Chu Ge's calmness, Ye Li felt a near-blind trust in him. The tension and anxiety lightened significantly within her.

Meanwhile, "Brother Li's" eyes had settled on Li Nan and Lin Ling's faces. Seeing the bright red slap marks, he frowned.

"Li Nan, did someone just hit your faces?"

"Brother Li" wasn't blind, but he found it hard to believe anyone would so blatantly disrespect him in this area, knowing Li Nan was under his protection, yet daring to strike so hard.

"Yes, it was that bastard! I mentioned your name, and not only did he hit me, but he also called you a bicycle repairer!"

Li Nan pointed at Chu Ge, her eyes filled with venom, and said through gritted teeth.

"Brother Li" laughed in anger, then looked in the direction Li Nan pointed. However, due to the angle and the restaurant's layout, from his position, the entire restaurant wasn't visible.

At this moment, Chu Ge could see him, but he couldn't see Chu Ge.

Whether or not he could see Chu Ge was unimportant to "Brother Li." Since the person was eating in such a low-end restaurant, he couldn't be anyone significant. As soon as he made himself known, everything would be settled.

In this area, there's truly no one who dares to disrespect "Brother Li's" reputation!

Nodding at Li Nan, "Brother Li" twisted his neck, letting out a series of crackling sounds as he walked towards Chu Ge.

Watching "Brother Li" lead seven underlings, swaggering forward, Li Nan and Lin Ling exchanged a glance, their eyes once again filled with arrogance and smugness.

When "Brother Li" and his men beat that bastard to a pulp, leaving him lying on the ground like a dog, they vowed to return the slap on their faces tenfold!

Aren't you acting all tough? Let's see how tough you are now!

"You motherf***er, who's got the balls to mess with my people, get the hell out here!"

"Brother Li" shouted arrogantly and grabbed a beer bottle from a nearby table, stomping forward with a menacing look.

No response.

"Brother Li" snorted through his nose, assuming the other party was silent out of fear, and took a few more steps forward, finally spotting a man and a woman in his sight.

The woman looked very innocent, visibly nervous and biting her lip as she looked in his direction, while the man showed no sign of panic, leisurely sipping beer with his neck tilted back, still keeping his face hidden.

"Kid, you're pretty bold, hearing I'm coming and you still have the mood to drink? Who the hell gave you the guts?"

"Brother Li" thought this kid would soon be knocked down like a puddle of mud on the ground, panicked and terrified, probably hiding under the table by now. He didn't expect this kind of reaction, his eye twitching twice, his expression growing darker.

Chu Ge finished his beer, set the glass on the table, and finally met "Brother Li's" gaze.

"Nephew, you're really filial, coming all this way to pour your uncle some wine knowing I'm out?"

As soon as Chu Ge said this, everyone was momentarily stunned, no one could have expected he'd spew such a line upon seeing "Brother Li."

Then, feeling emboldened by "Brother Li's" presence, Li Nan cursed loudly: "F***, you still dare to be cocky? Do you really not know how to spell 'death'?"

"Brother Li" also cursed: "I'll f***ing..."

But just then, "Brother Li" finally saw Chu Ge's face clearly, and the last two words caught in his throat, swallowed back in utter shock.

Looking at "Brother Li," whose face alternated between pale and flushed, Chu Ge's mouth curled into a teasing, cold smile, as if he truly was addressing a young family member. Sitting boldly, he pointed to the empty cup in front of him, and said lightly: "Come over, pour me a drink."

At this moment, Chu Ge finally understood why "Brother Li" sounded familiar to him. This "Brother Li" that Li Nan brought over was the same man who operated the haunted house at the amusement park and orchestrated a racket against him.

Having seen Chu Ge's true face, Geng Li felt his heart pounding madly, his regret almost physical. If he'd known Chu Ge was here, he wouldn't have come, even if Li Nan begged him, not even if his own father ordered it!

He had seen firsthand from the surveillance cameras how good a fighter Chu Ge was. Even if they had come with eight, ten times their numbers, it would be useless against someone like Chu Ge.

He also knew well how powerful Chu Ge was, having seen his haunted house forcibly shut right the day after Chu Ge visited. He wasn't foolish; he knew this was Chu Ge's doing.

After all, he still remembered what Chu Ge had said to him that day.

"Nephew, let me ask you again, who told you to do this? A kind reminder, if you want your haunted house to keep running, you'd better not hide any secrets from me."

Back then, Geng Li thought it was just an empty threat, but reality proved Chu Ge truly had such power. Despite having family connections and begging and bribing, nothing worked.

Forced to transfer ownership of the haunted house, he watched as the new owners reopened it the very next day.

Though he was itching to hack Chu Ge into pieces, staring at that mocking face, after much hesitation, he finally squeezed out an awkward smile, biting open the beer cap with his teeth, walking over to Chu Ge, bowing slightly, and filling the empty glass on Chu Ge's table.

Then, swallowing his pride, he said to Chu Ge: "Brother, please... enjoy."

Seeing Geng Li's expression and hearing him utter those words, everyone in the room, except for a few who previously knew Chu Ge and about the haunted house incident, was left gaping at Chu Ge, utterly astonished.

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