Jiang Chen saw the situation and couldn't help but comment, "Arguing, huh."

Even though they were no longer at each other's throats, Tong Dan couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

"Did I have a fight with him?"

Yeah.

The beginning of a relationship is always the most beautiful; conflicts and disagreements only arise later.

Unless it's over the bride price that can't be agreed upon.

But the two of them weren't in that direct, goal-oriented dating mode, not to the point of demanding a house and a car.

"What happened?"

Fang Qing also sensed something was amiss.

"Tong Dan, don't worry. If Pan Yang really bullies you, as friends, Fang Qing and I won't just stand by; we'll definitely help you seek justice." Jiang Chen rambled on the side.

"It's really not his fault. I can't stay in Japan forever, right? Now I'm out of a job, living off savings. Even if Jiang Chen helped pay my rent, I have to think about the future."

Jiang Chen looked surprised, "Since when did you become so steady and mature?"

"Go to hell!"

Tong Dan cursed jokingly and then said, "I'm not a big boss like you; when I want to cling to your thigh for support, you don't even want to, so what choice do I have? I have to fend for myself."

"Didn't you tell Fang Qing you wanted to join Tianci Capital?"

"I did think that way before, but then I thought it over carefully, and it seemed like a bad idea. If I joined Tianci Capital, wouldn't that make me your slave? You'd definitely find ways to torment me."

Jiang Chen was both laughing and crying, turning to Fang Qing, "See, she doesn't want to come."

In fact, Jiang Chen had long anticipated that Tong Dan wouldn't join Tianci.

Having known her for so long, how could he not understand this girl's character? Even though she talks about clinging to him for support, she has her pride.

"Then tonight, why don't you invite Pan Yang and have dinner together?"

Fang Qing suggested.

"Are you treating?" Jiang Chen turned his head to ask.

Fang Qing ignored him.

"We can eat ourselves, why call him."

Tong Dan quickly replied.

In this scenario, even a fool could see something was wrong.

Realizing her response was odd, Tong Dan pursed her lips and sighed, "Don't ask."

"Qing Gege, seems like someone doesn't consider you a friend. You accompany them everywhere, even thinking about arranging work for them, yet they won't tell you anything."

Jiang Chen sighed heavily.

"Can you stop stirring up trouble here!" Tong Dan said, half angry and half amused.

Then she looked at Fang Qing with an expression of helplessness.

"Fine, I'll say it, but promise you won't laugh at me."

"That depends on whether it's funny or not."

Jiang Chen added, which was why Tong Dan always bickered with him; he really made people itch to argue.

"Pan Yang's boss might have mistaken me for a romantic rival, thinking I broke them up."

Tong Dan shot a glance at Jiang Chen and finally spoke up.

No wonder she was being so secretive earlier.

Even though this had nothing to do with them, such matters were indeed a bit hard to talk about.

Hearing Tong Dan's words, Fang Qing couldn't help but glance at a certain someone beside her.

Could he guess so accurately?

Jiang Chen sensed Qing Mei's gaze and immediately gave a nonchalant look, then said to Tong Dan, "It's not funny at all. Her boss likes him, and you're his dating match; seeing you as a rival is logical and normal."

Then, Jiang Chen added, "This actually shows how outstanding you are. If there was no sense of threat, they wouldn't have minded you."

What a way to comfort someone.

Tong Dan looked over, "Should I be glad then?"

"And then?"

Fang Qing asked.

If it's just because of that, there's really no need to care; no one can control others' thoughts. If you mind what others think, you might as well not live.

Being seen as a rival by Pan Yang's boss shouldn't have made Tong Dan overreact so much.

"I didn't expect that Manager Xu to be so extreme."

"For personal gain, they can abandon everything else. Can such a person not be extreme?"

Jiang Chen chimed in, then guessed with interest, "Didn't she challenge you to a fight? Did you win or lose?"

Tong Dan wanted to curse but, thinking about why she could still stand here safe and sound, her mood calmed down.

"She's an elite, how could she do something so low-level? She actually found the Yamaguchi-gumi to give me a hard time."

Yamaguchi-gumi?

Fang Qing was caught off guard.

"That ruthless?"

Jiang Chen was astonished.

"How did you know?"

In response to her best friend's confusion, Tong Dan explained, "The Yamaguchi-gumi came directly to me. The reason nothing happened to me is because the person my colleague called last time showed up, and he still remembered me."

Fang Qing couldn't help but glance at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen shrugged it off, casually saying, "No need to thank me."

Tong Dan gave a wry smile.

Indeed, she had to thank him.

Otherwise, if she'd fallen into the hands of the Yamaguchi-gumi, who knows what might have happened,

"So this is why you want to return home?"

Jiang Chen asked.

"I can't provoke them so I might as well avoid them. She's Japanese; can she chase me back home for revenge?"

"She definitely can't."

Jiang Chen chuckled, "But this doesn't suit your character. They even got the mob involved to deal with you, and you're just going to leave like that?"

"What else am I supposed to do?"

Tong Dan said, "What can I do? I'm just an ordinary citizen, how can I fight them?"

Jiang Chen laughed even harder, "Tong, my dear, you're the textbook definition of bullying the weak while fearing the strong."

Tong Dan got it, and quickly replied, "Not everyone is as reasonable as you."

The words settled.

Even Jiang Chen, not to mention Fang Qing, couldn't help but let out a chuckle at the inappropriate timing.

"Do you guys think I'm unlucky?"

"Being liked by someone isn't Pan Yang's fault."

As one of the male comrades, Jiang Chen stood on an objective and fair ground, "You can't blame him for this."

"I'm not blaming him. On the contrary, I even feel a bit sorry for him. I went back home, that Xu Jing surely won't be watching me anymore, but she probably won't just give up on Pan Yang. Being liked by someone like that is simply a disaster."

"So you ran off, leaving poor Pan Yang unattended?"

Jiang Chen teased.

"What else could I do? What can I do?"

"An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. Aren't you acquainted with that Yamaguchi-gumi high-level person? If she can ask the Yamaguchi-gumi for help, can't you do the same?"

Jiang Chen suggested.

Tong Dan was startled for a moment, then said, "The Yamaguchi-gumi doesn't show me any favor."

"How about I give them a heads up?"

Jiang Chen tentatively offered.

Tong Dan hesitated.

Yeah.

In terms of status, she definitely couldn't compare to that Xu Jing, but Jiang Chen?

For Jiang Chen, who could even mobilize the US Army, Xu Jing might just be an ant.

She was indeed angry, but surprisingly, Tong Dan didn't ask him for help.

Friends are friends.

But her relationship with Jiang Chen isn't the same as with Fang Qing.

Debts of gratitude need to be repaid.

And at his current level, she has no chance to repay, nor could she even if she wanted to.

"Alright, you go tell the Yamaguchi-gumi that whatever method Xu Jing plans to use against me, use the same method back at her."

Jiang Chen nodded, quite loyal, and immediately intended to take out his phone to make a call.

"Wait a minute!"

Seeing this, Tong Dan hurriedly called out, who knew he really would, "That's illegal!"

Jiang Chen looked at her.

"Thanks. Never mind."

Tong Dan shook her head and said.

"Tong, my dear, are you sure? Do you understand that kindness is taken advantage of?"

"Endure it, and it will pass."

Yes.

Just like most ordinary people in society, when facing bullying, there really isn't a choice.

Jiang Chen put down the phone.

"Tong Dan, you still treat us as friends? Bullied by a Japanese, you can endure; I can endure. But can you ask Fang Qing if she can endure?"

Qing Gege glanced at someone.

In both public and private matters, emotionally and rationally, it seems there's nothing to say.

"Times have changed. The Japanese no longer have the right to act imperiously, even on their own land."

Jiang Chen said lightly.

"Let me stand up for you, using legal means."

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