Big Baldy and his henchmen suddenly became very displeased. Clearly, the last thing they wanted was being identified as thieves by the shoppers here, where they still needed to make a living.

"Go for him!" Big Baldy commanded, brandishing a switchblade in his hand. He then swiftly lunged the blade's edge toward Ye Xiao.

It sounded slow, but in reality, it was incredibly fast.

With a flash of the cold blade, the switchblade was before Ye Xiao's face, stabbing directly at him. Not only Big Baldy, but his accomplices also quickly brandished their knives at Ye Xiao with great speed.

At this moment, when these men actually brandished their knives, the onlookers were startled, and some couldn't bear to watch any longer. The more faint-hearted even yelled out in panic about a murder.

Although Jiang Miaoke had seemed very spirited just moments ago, her face turned pale with fear, quite clearly having not anticipated their opponents to resort to knives.

Ye Xiao, with one arm holding Jiang Miaoke, lightly touched the ground with his foot and retreated onto the steps behind him.

There were three layers of steps. It might be somewhat manageable to jump forward, but in reverse, many would find it difficult to ascend—let alone Ye Xiao, who was still embracing Jiang Miaoke.

With this jump, they barely avoided the knives, but it wasn't over.

Ye Xiao helped Jiang Miaoke to a chair in the Playboy storefront, with his back turned to the entrance.

Seeing Ye Xiao's agility and that none of them had managed to wound him, Big Baldy's face was burning with rage. This was embarrassing and infuriating for him. So, he took a quick step and dashed up the steps toward Ye Xiao, with his knife stabbing forward like a pioneer.

"Ye Xiao, watch out!" Jiang Miaoke could see everything clearly and cried out in alarm.

However, Ye Xiao still showed no signs of turning around; instead, a slight smile appeared on his face.

Suddenly, Ye Xiao, who had been standing with his back to the door, spun around on the spot and kicked at Big Baldy's abdomen. Big Baldy was sent flying out of the Playboy store like a kite with its string cut, crashing heavily onto a garbage truck parked outside.

For Ye Xiao, this kick wasn't very forceful; at least, it didn't involve any use of True Qi. But for Big Baldy, it might as well have been a lethal blow. The kick felt as if all his organs were shifting places. He must have flown at least seven meters through the air, considering the distance of five or six meters between the Playboy's storefront and the garbage truck.

"Boss!" Big Baldy's underlings immediately rushed to the garbage truck, which was full of leftovers and nauseating trash, emitting a stench. You can imagine how Big Baldy felt, lying there amidst the reeking garbage.

Ye Xiao, still with his back to the Playboy's storefront entrance, looked at Jiang Miaoke with a smile of resignation and said, "Can we try not to meddle in others' business from now on?"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Jiang Miaoke stuck out her tongue and giggled, "Alright, I got it."

"Then let's go pay the bill, it's 3782 yuan in total." Ye Xiao said with a smile to Jiang Miaoke.

Jiang Miaoke was now very obedient, nodding and standing up to pay. However, after taking a few steps, she turned around, smiling at Ye Xiao, "Ye Xiao, you are so cool!"

"Ah?" Ye Xiao, looking at the sprightly Jiang Miaoke, laughed and then walked directly to the entrance!

As Ye Xiao returned to the entrance, the onlookers once again turned their eyes towards him. Now, in their view, there was only one word that could describe Ye Xiao: "Cool!"

Ye Xiao's actions just now were truly cool, at least that's what many people believed. Countless men were fantasizing about having the outstanding skills Ye Xiao demonstrated to teach the villains led by Big Baldy a lesson.

"I know stealing isn't your true intent, just a means of survival, but theft is theft, and you cannot go around brandishing knives and wounding people, especially when you nearly hurt my woman. Consider this a small lesson. If you offend me again, don't blame me if I beat you to a point where you can't take care of yourselves." Ye Xiao's voice was calm, yet this very calmness seemed rather pretentious to almost everyone.

Pretentious?

Ye Xiao himself felt it was pretentious, but sometimes, the feeling of pretentiousness could indeed be very badass.

"Alright!" Jiang Miaoke was in a great mood, the previous gloom swept away, as if she was the one who had shown off her fighting skills.

"Where are the torn clothes?" Ye Xiao noted that Jiang Miaoke's hands were empty.

Just then, a clerk from Playboy came over with the clothes Ye Xiao had taken off earlier, looking at Ye Xiao with a grin, "Sir, here are your clothes."

Jiang Miaoke looked at the clerk, who was giving Ye Xiao an intense gaze.

"Have you had your fill of looking? He's my boyfriend!" Jiang Miaoke frowned, protective as if guarding something very important.

When the clerk heard Jiang Miaoke's words, her face turned red, and she quickly turned away.

Miaoke looped her arm through Ye Xiao's with a giggly smile and said, "My boyfriend, let's go. I think you won't embarrass me."

It turned out that what made Miaoke so cheerful was the idea that her boyfriend probably wouldn't embarrass her. Ye Xiao couldn't help but give a wry smile.

Then, Ye Xiao and Miaoke left naturally, chatting and laughing as if nothing had happened.

Clearly, Ye Xiao had just played the hero, and now he had the fresh and ethereal beauty of Miaoke by his side. What it meant to be the envy of others, this was it.

Ye Xiao was, after all, a common man, so he really enjoyed this feeling of superiority.

After buying the clothes, Ye Xiao and Miaoke quickly headed to the parking lot, where Ye Xiao, as usual, was the driver.

"Where are we heading now?" Ye Xiao asked with a smile, turning to Miaoke, only to find that she was already looking at him and broke into a smile, "What are you looking at? Is there something on my face?"

Miaoke's face turned a pretty shade of red as she huffed, "Who's looking at you? I was just critiquing this outfit; the quality seems pretty average."

"That's the one you picked out, isn't it? But I think it's quite nice. I am a person who knows how to be content," Ye Xiao chuckled.

Miaoke said, "Men shouldn't always be content. It's the men who aren't satisfied who reach the pinnacle of life."

"But right now, I am content—with a luxury car, a beautiful woman, and this handsome guy right here," Ye Xiao declared proudly.

Miaoke immediately rolled her eyes, saying to Ye Xiao, "Shameless, praising yourself as a handsome guy."

Ye Xiao responded at once, "I'm not the one who said it."

"Then who did? They must be blind," Miaoke scoffed disdainfully.

"It was you!" Ye Xiao chuckled.

Hearing Ye Xiao say this, Miaoke was momentarily speechless. Back in the playboy store, she seemed to have said just that, but… but that was...

"Hmph, I must have been blind, but the luxury car and the beauty aren't yours—they're mine," Miaoke still wanted to tease Ye Xiao.

But who knew, Ye Xiao's skin was thicker than the city wall, as he smiled and said, "Who says? Aren't you mine right now? You just warned the female clerk that I am yours, so if I am yours, doesn't that mean you are mine too?"

Miaoke blushed at Ye Xiao's words.

"Go… go to Central District, to Black Mood Bar," Miaoke really didn't know how to respond to Ye Xiao, seemingly whatever she said, Ye Xiao always had a comeback.

"Central District, alright. Where's the Black Mood Bar?" Ye Xiao asked immediately.

"Just head to Central District, and I'll tell you," Miaoke really didn't want to talk to Ye Xiao at this moment because it seemed her ability to speak was hindered whenever she talked to him.

How could Ye Xiao not know what was up with Miaoke? He simply smiled faintly without saying much, then quickly started the Porsche and sped towards Central District.

During the ride, Miaoke didn't talk much with Ye Xiao, but she couldn't forget his performance back in the playboy store—it was etched into her mind.

If possible, Miaoke really wanted to know just how strong Ye Xiao's True Qi was.

Every girl has a Prince Charming in her heart, and Miaoke was no exception. The question was, who was hers? Ye Xiao's actions today had left her astonished, and she knew that if it hadn't been for Ye Xiao, she might have been drenched in blood right there.

Ye Xiao had saved Miaoke once again.

Black Mood Bar!

This was a place not particularly large, but it was indeed steadier than other bars. No riff-raff would dare to cause trouble here because, reportedly, one of the eight great families held shares in it.

Imagine who would dare provoke any of the eight great families?

The strength of each of the eight families was not to be underestimated.

The blue Porsche stopped in front of the Black Mood Bar, where seven or eight cars were already parked. These were Ferraris, Porsches, and even Lamborghinis. If one didn't know this was a special bar, one might think it was a luxury car expo!

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