Lord Hu's mouth twitched. He took a drag from his cigarette and slowly blew out a smoke ring. "Fine," he said. "Some women just don't know what's good for them. Do you have to wear a man's patience completely thin? Will you be happy once I force myself on you?"

Lord Hu's real name was Zhao Yinghu, a renowned figure in Lingjin City. His business empire, which once only covered entertainment and catering, had expanded into the high-profit medical equipment industry.

Ever since he saw Zhou Yufei on this restaurant's opening day, he had come to dine almost every other day. He was incredibly ardent, sending her flowers or inviting her to dinner. Yet, Zhou Yufei avoided him like the plague, and her appearances at the restaurant grew less and less frequent.

Zhao Yinghu had been playing the long game, planning to reel her in eventually. He never expected that today, right under his nose, the woman he was so diligently pursuing would be clinking glasses with another man.

Worst of all, that guy was a total pretty boy. With so many of his men watching, how could he, Lord Hu, not lose face?

After a moment's thought, Zhao Yinghu agreed to Liu Jie's plan. His eyes flickered with a cold glint. "Don't touch the people here," he ordered. "Go call in more men from outside so we don't tip our hand."

No matter how one tried to clean up their act, their true nature would never change. Even without today's incident, he would have made his move eventually, once his patience had completely run out.

He had never failed to get any woman he set his sights on!

"Lord Hu, when have I ever let you down? Just sit back and enjoy the show. You can head straight to the hotel afterward!" Liu Jie assured, thumping his chest.

"Go on!" Zhao Yinghu said, lifting a glass of red wine and swirling it leisurely. His lips curled into a high smirk. Since I've set my eyes on you, how could you possibly escape the palm of my hand? You've disrespected me time and again, so I have no choice but to use force. I just hope you don't cry when the time comes.

「...」

As Chen Yang clinked glasses with Zhou Yufei, he asked, "Fairy, do you have a boyfriend?"

"What? You're really trying to make a move on me?" Zhou Yufei gave a seductive smile. "Don't you know that a 'fairy' devours men, bones and all?"

At her words, Chen Yang instinctively shrank back. This woman was something else!

Just then, a few men approached from nearby, their ill intentions perfectly obvious.

"Fairy, looks like some new toys have delivered themselves to your doorstep. Why don't you devour them?" Chen Yang raised an eyebrow, settling back into his chair in the most comfortable position possible, ready to watch the show.

"Hmph!"

Zhou Yufei glanced at the men, her eyebrows raising slightly. She then turned to Chen Yang and said, "You're my little brother. Do you have the heart to watch your sister get bullied?"

"But you're the 'fairy' who devours men, bones and all," Chen Yang retorted.

Soon enough, the men came over and brazenly sat down at the adjacent chairs.

The leader was Liu Jie. He nonchalantly poured himself a glass of wine and said with a grin, "Beauty, I saw you drinking earlier. You can really hold your liquor. How about you have a drink with me?"

"After that, I can take you somewhere else for some fun. I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

Zhou Yufei smiled, but there was a coldness in it. She instinctively glanced at Chen Yang, only to find him gazing out the window, admiring the scenery.

Asshole!

Cursing inwardly, Zhou Yufei turned back to Liu Jie and said flatly, "I'm sorry, but my boyfriend doesn't allow me to drink with other men."

Chen Yang's facial muscles twitched. What a way to pass the buck! This woman is ruthless!

As expected, Liu Jie turned to Chen Yang. He bared his teeth in a sneer. "So, she's your girlfriend? In that case, I'm sure there's no problem if I have a few drinks with her and then take her away for the night, right?"

His words were utterly blatant and indecent.

Things having reached this point, Chen Yang had no choice but to turn his head. However, he merely smiled, showing no intention of speaking.

Liu Jie scoffed. Did I not say it plainly enough? Or is this pretty boy just a complete coward, too scared to even make a sound?

What an undeserved loss for Lord Hu, getting shown up by such a spineless wimp.

Chen Yang's silence only emboldened Liu Jie. He slammed a glass of wine down in front of Zhou Yufei. "Drink this, then come sleep with me. You'll be well taken care of in the future! Otherwise, you can get ready to shut this place down for good!"

However, he had barely finished speaking when a hot dish was shoved in his face.

"AHHH!" Liu Jie screamed. The searing heat and spicy sauce scalded his entire face. His eyes, in particular, felt like they were on fire.

"Have you been eating shit? Can't a single decent word come out of that mouth of yours?" Chen Yang said coolly.

"You! All of you, get him! I want this guy to be carried out of here horizontally—"

But before the goon could finish, Chen Yang's fist hammered down. The man slid from his chair and crashed to his knees.

With a sickening thud, his vision went black. It felt as if his knees had cracked open, and an excruciating pain shot through his entire body.

This sudden action stunned the rest of the men. They stood there dumbfounded, trapped in a dilemma, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

"What are you gawking at? Get him!" Having regained his senses, Liu Jie roared with all his might, his eyes looking ready to pop from their sockets.

He had been beaten, and to make matters worse, Lord Hu was watching from upstairs. If he botched this, how could he possibly face him and report back?

Chen Yang glanced at Zhou Yufei indifferently and then stood up unhurriedly.

Before the goons could react, he shot forward like an arrow, his presence chilling and his movements powerful.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

With each dull impact, another man fell.

In less than two minutes, Chen Yang was the only one left standing.

Zhou Yufei's eyebrows twitched, and a peculiar glint flashed in her eyes.

Liu Jie was dumbfounded. Isn't he supposed to be a cowardly pretty boy? How can he be so skilled?

Before he could think further, Chen Yang kicked him to the ground and planted a foot on his face. "What's with all the swagger with your pathetic level of strength? Believe it or not, I could crush your skull with one foot."

Liu Jie truly felt the shadow of death loom over him. Forgetting everything else, he instinctively screamed toward the second floor, "Lord... Lord Hu, save me!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yinghu's face instantly turned green.

"Useless trash! A whole group of you can't even handle one simple thing!" Zhao Yinghu snarled, clenching his teeth as he fiercely ground out his half-smoked cigarette in the ashtray.

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