After those people had left, Ye Xiao immediately turned to the street vendor with a smile and said, "Hey, aren't you going to ask for the money for the noodles? I told you, let's settle the bill."

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, the street vendor gave a bitter smile. Being in business, how could he possibly not collect the money? However, with the situation just now, how could he have dared to approach? Heaven knows if he had tried to collect the money just now, Brother Xiong might have punched him into paralysis. After all, he did not have the courage like Ye Xiao to dare to grab Brother Xiong's fist.

"You, young man, you better leave quickly. These are all big shots, and if you don't leave now, there's no telling if they might actually call Sixth Master Wu here, and then you'd really be in big trouble," the vendor had heard the people mention bringing Sixth Master Wu, and just the thought made his head spin. Although Sixth Master Wu usually didn't bully ordinary people, after all, he wasn't someone you could afford to offend. What if something wasn't handled properly? Who knows if disaster might descend upon him?

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "I'm leaving now. If they really come, they might smash up your stall. If I don't go, hehe, you won't have any problems here."

Ah?

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, the color drained from the vendor's face. He had initially told Ye Xiao to leave out of good intentions, but now hearing what Ye Xiao said, to be honest, he suddenly didn't want Ye Xiao to leave at all. They really didn't want Ye Xiao, who had stirred up trouble, to just walk away while those gangsters could come back to harass him, which would really be big trouble.

The vendor was just an ordinary person; there was no way he could afford to provoke those gangsters.

"You… would you like something else to eat?" the vendor asked Ye Xiao somewhat awkwardly.

Ye Xiao merely gave a wry smile. People were certainly selfish. The moment he suggested staying, the vendor wanted him not to leave.

Now, Ye Xiao felt that not to mention another bowl of stewed noodles; if he wanted to eat hot pot, this guy would definitely make everything available.

Hot pot!

Ye Xiao thought about it and suddenly felt that eating hot pot in such cold weather would be really satisfying. Therefore, he turned to Zheng Lingshan and said with a smile, "Shanshan, if you have time, I'll go to your father's place for drinks and hot pot."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zheng Lingshan really felt an urge to faint at that moment. What was this guy really thinking, having the mood for hot pot? Didn't he realize that staying here even a minute longer was a minute more of danger? Did he actually want to stick around for someone like Sixth Master Wu to show up?

"Ye Xiao, let's… let's just go," Zheng Lingshan implored as she looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao glanced at Zheng Lingshan and smiled faintly, saying, "No worries, I'm a friend of their Sixth Master Wu."

"Hm?" Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zheng Lingshan didn't believe it at all and worriedly said, "Ye Xiao, stop kidding. Those are people from the underworld, we shouldn't wait here. If we keep waiting, there will definitely be danger; those gangsters are extremely ruthless."

Ye Xiao, hearing Zheng Lingshan's words, nonchalantly said, "It doesn't matter. They harassed you earlier; we can't just let that go, we must get them to compensate."

"Ah?" Zheng Lingshan listened to Ye Xiao's words, finding what he said completely unbelievable. How could those people from the underworld possibly compensate her?

"Ye Xiao, I feel staying here has no benefits, really no benefits!" Zheng Lingshan urged as she looked at Ye Xiao.

However, Ye Xiao was not persuaded at all and instead responded cheerfully, "Don't worry, it's okay. Don't you trust me?"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Zheng Lingshan was momentarily stunned, then stopped talking, her heart still filled with some worries, yet Ye Xiao's behavior filled her with a sliver of anticipation.

About five minutes later, from the direction Brother Xiong had left, a group of about twenty people approached, clearly, and they were headed directly for the street vendor stall.

"Ye Xiao, they're here!" Zheng Lingshan said anxiously to Ye Xiao, who was actually not just nervous but also somewhat excited, even though she didn't understand why.

Ye Xiao smiled slightly, casting a glance at the arriving group out of the corner of his eye. Upon seeing them, he unexpectedly chuckled quietly.

Ye Xiao laughed, surprising Zheng Lingshan and everyone else present. Some were eating, others had finished their meals yet stayed to watch the drama; however, seeing Ye Xiao sitting there chuckling, everyone was confused and amazed. They really couldn't figure out why, in such a moment, Ye Xiao could still laugh. Was this what they called great skill inspiring great boldness?

Hong Company was a very powerful organization nearby, so nobody dared to challenge its authority. But today, Ye Xiao showed no fear.

Those present were now looking forward to seeing if Ye Xiao could really pull off a miracle.

Within moments, the leader of the group finally reached the vendor stall, but when that person—with a cold expression—walked up to the stall and saw the only jovially smiling man there, he was momentarily stunned, seemingly surprised to find this person here.

"Brother Chao, it's him!" a young man pointed at Ye Xiao and loudly said.

The person known as Brother Chao looked at Ye Xiao, and at this time, Ye Xiao was also looking at him.

"What are you doing here?" Brother Chao looked at Ye Xiao. Although he didn't have a good impression of Ye Xiao, he knew that Wu Shengchang valued Ye Xiao highly, so he spoke rather neutrally.

Ye Xiao retorted, "Ma Chao, why are you here? I clearly asked for Wu Shengchang to come, so why did you come instead?"

"Ye Xiao, don't go too far. In front of so many people, you dare to call Sixth Master by his name," Ma Chao glared at Ye Xiao and said.

Ye Xiao said, "Really? Aren't names given to be called? Now that you are here, what next? Are you planning to beat me up? Or, like your lousy subordinates, are you going to harass the beautiful lady by my side?"

Before Ma Chao came over, he had indeed heard from his subordinates. Naturally, all they talked about was how overbearing Ye Xiao was and how much he disregarded Hong Company and Sixth Master Wu. As for harassing a beautiful lady, they hadn't said a word about that.

Ma Chao immediately glanced at his subordinate and said, "Did Big Xiong harass someone?"

"Brother Chao, Brother Xiong wasn't really harassing her, just inviting this lady to have fun at the KTV, but this guy was too ruthless and actually broke Brother Xiong's hand," the subordinate rambled on about how seriously Brother Xiong was injured.

Ma Chao had only heard this much and knew Ye Xiao was not wrong, and his expression immediately darkened as he said, "Step aside!"

"Huh?" Ma Chao suddenly roared, thunderously surprising everyone present.

What was Ye Xiao's identity? Ma Chao hadn't even gotten to that and he was already scolding his subordinate.

"Brother Chao, it was this guy!" The subordinate tried to speak again.

Ma Chao immediately glared fiercely at him and said, "Does my word carry no weight in front of you? Scram!"

Ma Chao cursed again, and immediately, the Hong Company subordinates on site were terrified and quickly retreated!

Ma Chao then looked up at those gathering and eating around and coldly said, "If there are still bystanders here in a minute, drag them out and beat them for half an hour."

Domineering!

Hearing Ma Chao's words, Ye Xiao's smile became even thicker, and at this time, Ma Chao sat down in front of Ye Xiao.

And those who were eating and watching scrambled away quickly, knowing what kind of person Brother Chao was. Everyone who hung around this area knew of Ma Chao's reputation. Not only was he formidable, but his word was law, truly a man of iron.

"You hit him too hard," Ma Chao said to Ye Xiao, plainly.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Moderately."

"That's moderate?" Ma Chao looked at Ye Xiao. Though he had ordered his men to step aside, he knew all too well the extent of Big Xiong's injuries. His entire arm was effectively ruined, the bones in his hand misaligned like chicken claws.

"There's nothing I can do, first of all, I didn't start this. So, I shouldn't be held responsible. More importantly, that Brother Xiong dared to harass a decent girl, I think he should compensate us," Ye Xiao stated matter-of-factly.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Ma Chao sighed and said, "So what do you want?"

"See that electric scooter?" Ye Xiao pointed to the electric scooter placed in front of the street food stall, of course, the one without a battery.

Ma Chao glanced at it, immediately looked at Ye Xiao puzzled, obviously still not quite understanding what Ye Xiao meant.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Our beautiful lady's scooter's battery was stolen, so, just compensate us with a new battery."

"You're being too unreasonable," Ma Chao became somewhat angry upon hearing Ye Xiao's words. Clearly, it was his subordinate who was more seriously injured, and now it seemed as if Ye Xiao was the one who had been greatly wronged.

"Unreasonable?" Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "According to my temperament, harassing a woman by my side, whether she is my girlfriend or not, involves more than just breaking an arm. If you don't believe me, try harassing her and see."

Ye Xiao's words were casual as if discussing a very simple matter, but the arrogance exhibited between the lines greatly displeased Ma Chao. Clearly, in Ma Chao's view, Ye Xiao was far too arrogant.

"If I were to do that, how could I face my subordinates in the future?" Ma Chao shook his head and said, "Absolutely not!"

"If you're unwilling, I'll just find that Brother Xiong and disable his other hand too. Then we'll be even," Ye Xiao said casually again.

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