"Qing... President Leng, are you all right?"
Although the situation before him differed somewhat from what he had expected, and he had not gotten to play the hero saving the beauty, Xiao Chen did not think much of it. He looked at Leng Qingqiu and asked with concern.
"What could possibly happen to me?"
"Xiao Chen, why are you here?"
"Were you following me?"
Hearing Xiao Chen ask such a question, Leng Qingqiu found it utterly baffling. Her eyelashes furrowed slightly as she questioned him.
She had already told this guy not to follow her. Why had he still come?
For Xiao Chen to appear here, he must have been tailing and following her the whole way.
With that suspicion taking root, Leng Qingqiu grew even more disgusted with Xiao Chen.
[Leng Qingqiu developed disgust toward Xiao Chen, Emotion Points +3344...]
"I..."
"I just happened to be passing by. That's right, that's all it was!"
Noticing the undisguised disgust in Leng Qingqiu's eyes, Xiao Chen was rendered speechless and stammered.
Although he really had been following Leng Qingqiu all the way here, how could he possibly admit to something like that?
"Just passing by? Do you think I look like an idiot?"
"Xiao Chen, you're fired. Don't come to Lanzi Group tomorrow!"
Leng Qingqiu sneered mockingly, directly sentencing Xiao Chen to death.
Her patience with Xiao Chen had already reached its limit. Now that she had seen him barge in without regard for the occasion and interrupt her cooperation negotiations with Jiang Che, Leng Qingqiu could no longer endure it.
Although Xiao Chen was indeed exceptionally skilled, Leng Qingqiu would not indulge him endlessly.
Now it seemed that Xiao Chen was nothing more than a reckless brute with no social awareness.
To think she had even admired this guy a little before. She must have been blind!
[Leng Qingqiu utterly despised Xiao Chen, Emotion Points +4455...] [Xiao Chen was completely dumbfounded, Emotion Points +2233...]
"No, Qing Qiu, listen to my explanation..."
Xiao Chen wanted to defend himself, but Leng Qingqiu paid him no attention at all. Instead, she looked toward Jiang Che at the side, her tone apologetic.
"President Jiang, I'm truly sorry about what happened today..."
"How about we discuss the cooperation at another time?"
She had originally intended to take the opportunity to agree to cooperate with Lingxiao Capital. But Xiao Chen's sudden appearance had ruined the mood, and Leng Qingqiu no longer had the nerve to bring up financing.
Before Jiang Che could answer, three black-clad men with bruised and swollen faces appeared at the private room's entrance. They immediately began tearfully complaining to Jiang Che, looking utterly miserable.
"What happened?"
Jiang Che's expression darkened as he put on an act and asked.
"It was him!"
"Young Master, we had been guarding the door the whole time. After this guy came over, he beat us up without saying a word."
"He said you were no good and must have been forcing President Leng inside the private room..."
"Young Master, you have to stand up for us!"
The leading black-clad man spoke in a whiny, tearful voice, snot and tears running down his face. His acting was exquisite as he pointed at Xiao Chen beside Leng Qingqiu.
"President Leng, I need an explanation."
Jiang Che did not even glance at Xiao Chen. Instead, he questioned Leng Qingqiu, his voice cold and devoid of its earlier warmth.
"No... President Jiang, I didn't expect things to turn out like this either..."
Leng Qingqiu was completely stunned and hurriedly tried to explain herself. Her disgust toward that reckless brute Xiao Chen grew even stronger, and she was furious to death.
That bastard Xiao Chen had actually dared to beat Jiang Che's men?
Even when beating a dog, one had to consider its owner.
Those three bodyguards were all Jiang Che's men. Beating them was no different from slapping Jiang Che in the face.
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At this point, forget negotiating cooperation—even if Lanzi Group did not suffer retaliation from Lingxiao Capital, that would already count as Jiang Che showing mercy.
Although Lanzi Group had a market value of ten billion, it was not worth mentioning before Lingxiao Capital.
Not to mention that Jiang Che had the Jiang Family behind him.
If she completely offended Jiang Che, there would be no place for her in all of Jiangzhou Province, or even the entire Dragon Kingdom.
That fool Xiao Chen did not know Jiang Che's terrifying identity, but Leng Qingqiu was, after all, a member of Linjiang City's upper class. How could she not know that Jiang Che was the Crown Prince of Jiang Prefecture?
"Qing Qiu, why are you explaining yourself to him?"
"You don't need to worry about the financing. I can help you solve it."
Xiao Chen looked disdainful as he forcibly interrupted Leng Qingqiu's explanation.
"Shut the hell up!"
Leng Qingqiu was so furious that smoke nearly came out of her ears. Veins bulged on her forehead as she backhanded Xiao Chen across the face!
Slap!
The crisp sound echoed through the room, making it clear just how hard Leng Qingqiu had struck him. She was so angry that she even cursed.
If the law allowed it, Leng Qingqiu truly wished she could shoot Xiao Chen, this useless trash, dead!
He could not accomplish anything and only ruined everything, yet he was still being stubborn even with death looming over him.
How had she ever come to admire such a brainless fool, even a little?
Xiao Chen was slapped into a daze by Leng Qingqiu, his face full of bewilderment.
[Xiao Chen questioned his life, Emotion Points +3344...]
Just then, several police officers appeared at the private room's entrance. The leading middle-aged officer froze when he saw Jiang Che. After recognizing him, he hurried forward to greet him.
"Young Master Jiang, I'm Wang Mu, captain of the Criminal Investigation Unit at Chengxi Branch."
"We received a report from the public that a group fight was taking place here. Are you all right?"
As he spoke, Wang Mu carefully observed Jiang Che's expression, his heart in turmoil and filled with unease.
If anything happened to this gentleman in Chengxi, forget him—even his superior's superior would be stripped of his position!
"I'm fine..."
"Hello, Officer. I was just discussing a potential cooperation arrangement with Leng Qingqiu, president of Lanzi Group. Then this person injured my bodyguards and barged in without warning."
Jiang Che shook his head and roughly explained what had happened to Wang Mu.
"As long as you're all right, Young Master Jiang. Leave the rest to us..."
Only after hearing Jiang Che's answer did Wang Mu finally let out a long breath and wipe away cold sweat that was not actually there.
He turned to Xiao Chen at the side, his tone cold as he ordered the two officers behind him.
"Take him away!"
The matter was simple and clear: it was just an ordinary group fight.
Such matters could be treated as major or minor offenses; the key was the attitude of those involved.
Wang Mu keenly sensed that this was a good opportunity for advancement, so naturally he wanted to perform well before Jiang Che.
Since the matter involved Jiang Che, this blockhead would never see the light of day again.
Watching helplessly as the two officers put handcuffs on him, Xiao Chen wanted to break free. He hesitated several times, but ultimately gave up on that unrealistic idea.
Resisting arrest was a serious crime in the Dragon Kingdom, and he did not want to become a wanted man.
This was just a simple fight. At most, he would have to pay compensation. Xiao Chen was not short on money.
Therefore, Xiao Chen did not think it was a big deal.
Besides, he had some connections above as well. Xiao Chen was completely confident that he would get through this safely.
Before being taken away, Xiao Chen stared coldly at Jiang Che. His fists clenched tight with rage, his face red as he wished he could kill this hypocritical bastard on the spot!
By then, he had finally begun to understand. This entire thing had been a trap set in advance, all for the purpose of sending him to the police station.
Otherwise, how could the police have arrived here in less than ten minutes?
And those three black-clad men each possessed mid-stage Bright Force strength. Even if they were no match for him, there was no way he could have beaten them into such a miserable state. They were obviously putting on an act!
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