Apology and Provoking Li Qian

Apology and Provoking Li Qian

"You—"

Li Xingwu seemed thoroughly enraged, his finger trembling as he pointed at Li Chenghu.

Li Qian's expression grew even uglier.

Ever since trouble had struck her family and Li Xingwu had brought her into the martial arts school, he had catered to her in every way.

Li Qian's personality had also become increasingly willful and hostile.

Now,

Li Chenghu wanted her to apologize to Chen Sheng, a minor character she looked down on.

It was more unbearable than killing her.

She immediately wanted to argue again.

But just then, Guo Yang, who had remained silent the entire time, suddenly stepped forward.

He looked at Li Chenghu with a modest smile.

"Junior Sister's behavior that day was indeed somewhat inappropriate, and she was disrespectful toward Junior Brother Chen."

"Please rest assured, Uncle Master Li. I'll take Junior Sister to apologize."

As soon as he finished speaking,

Li Qian's brows shot up, and she was about to lose her temper.

But Guo Yang directly grabbed her wrist and secretly gave her a look.

Under Guo Yang's gaze,

Li Qian finally shook off his hand and said nothing more.

"A Sheng is at the training grounds in the back. You'll find him if you go there."

"I hope you'll keep your word."

Li Chenghu stared intently at Guo Yang, carrying an imposing aura even without anger.

But Guo Yang was completely unaffected, merely smiling and nodding.

"Please rest assured, Uncle Master Li."

As for Li Xingwu, seeing that his eldest disciple had given him a way out, he could not very well continue making a scene.

He snorted coldly and headed outside.

Once outside the office, the four gradually walked away.

"If there's an apology to make, you do it. I'm not going!"

The moment they were some distance from the office, Li Qian said with a cold expression.

"Junior Sister."

"You've been able to survive until now despite being so spoiled only because Master has been protecting you."

"But if we continue staying at the Xingyi Association Hall and something happens to Master, no one will protect you anymore."

"So be sensible, all right?"

Guo Yang narrowed his eyes.

Yet Li Qian could still see the chill contained within the slits of his eyes.

Li Qian's breathing caught as she immediately looked to Li Xingwu, hoping he would speak up for her.

But to her disappointment, Li Xingwu began persuading her as well.

"Qianqian."

"As long as you endure this period, once your Junior Brother Wu Ran shines at the Martial Arts Tournament, the three of you will be able to drink spiritual medicine every day, and your strength will advance by leaps and bounds."

"What is Chen Sheng, anyway?"

"A minor character destined to be left behind by you. There will be plenty of chances to deal with him in the future."

"Don't fuss over temporary gains and losses."

In the end, tempted by the spiritual medicine, Li Qian reluctantly nodded.

"Guo Yang, stay with your Junior Sister and keep an eye on her."

"Wu Ran and I will wait for you at the entrance."

Li Xingwu gave him a look.

The implication was for Guo Yang to watch Li Qian and prevent her from doing anything excessive.

After saying that,

he glanced at Wu Ran.

From beginning to end, Wu Ran had remained calm and composed, showing no reaction to what had just happened.

Such temperament was the mark of true talent.

A trace of satisfaction flashed through Li Xingwu's eyes as he led him out of the Martial Security Bureau.

Guo Yang, meanwhile, took Li Qian toward the building behind them.

"Junior Sister, there's no need to be too formal."

"Just casually say sorry. For Uncle Master Li's sake, would Junior Brother Chen really make things difficult for you?"

On the way,

Guo Yang tried to comfort Li Qian.

But Li Qian neither agreed nor disagreed, her expression dark as she wondered about something. --Martial Security Bureau, training grounds.

"Coach, my Five Elements Fist..."

"My San Ti Stance..."

During the break, several newcomers led by Liu Ming surrounded Chen Sheng, wanting him to give them more guidance on their movements.

Chen Sheng showed no impatience.

Only after instructing them one by one did he walk over to Xu Rou.

"Xu Rou, sorry about yesterday. I took your pendant."

"I was wondering whether you'd be willing to sell it. If so, name your price."

Although Chen Sheng did not have much money, he did not want to casually make up an excuse to deceive Xu Rou, so he could only ask whether she was willing to sell it.

Even if the price was high, he would accept it.

After all, the pendant had helped him immensely.

As he spoke, Chen Sheng took out his phone, preparing to transfer money to Xu Rou.

"No, no need."

Xu Rou had been studying the Five Elements Fist she had just learned. When she heard Chen Sheng's voice, she seemed startled and waved her hands repeatedly.

"That thing was very cheap. If you like it, Coach, just take it."

"How could I do that?"

Knock, knock.

Chen Sheng and Xu Rou were still going back and forth.

But they were interrupted by a knocking sound.

Chen Sheng turned around.

The moment he saw who had come, he immediately frowned, and the smile on his face quickly faded.

Guo Yang stood in the doorway, knocking on the training ground door with his knuckles.

Behind him stood Li Qian, her face dark.

"Junior Brother Chen, long time no see."

Guo Yang acted as though they were old friends.

As if he had completely forgotten about threatening Chen Sheng two days ago.

"What do you want?"

Chen Sheng looked at Guo Yang expressionlessly.

He did not have the slightest favorable impression of the two before him.

The only reason he could still speak calmly to them was out of respect for Li Chenghu.

"It's like this, Junior Brother Chen."

Guo Yang stepped forward, intending to throw an arm around Chen Sheng's shoulders.

Chen Sheng took a step back, directly avoiding him as he continued to look at him expressionlessly.

It was strange.

If it had been the Chen Sheng from two days ago,

even if he disliked the two of them, he would not have shown it so clearly.

But now, he only felt endlessly annoyed, wishing they would disappear from before his eyes immediately.

At this moment,

the Martial Security Bureau newcomers at the training grounds also noticed something was wrong and stopped their movements to look over.

Guo Yang was not embarrassed. He laughed it off and continued.

"That day at the martial arts school, we were quite disrespectful toward Junior Brother Chen."

"So today, I specifically brought Junior Sister Li to apologize to Junior Brother Chen."

As he spoke,

Guo Yang pulled Li Qian in front of himself.

Only then did Li Qian turn her gaze toward Chen Sheng.

The disgust deep in her eyes was entirely undisguised.

She opened her mouth, but no sound came out for a long while.

"Junior Sister?"

Only when Guo Yang urged her from behind

did Li Qian, after gathering herself for a long time, slowly squeeze out three words through clenched teeth.

"I'm sorry."

As she apologized, Li Qian clenched both fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her flesh.

Compared to her humiliation and restraint,

Chen Sheng seemed much calmer.

He merely gave a soft grunt before turning to continue speaking with Xu Rou.

By his own wishes, there was no way he would accept her apology.

But she was Li Chenghu's niece, and Chen Sheng did not want to pursue the matter too much.

Hm? Hm?!

Behind Chen Sheng, Li Qian's eyes slowly widened.

She had finally steeled herself to apologize to Chen Sheng.

And all he gave her was a grunt?! "I'm apologizing to you."

Li Qian's face darkened instantly.

She stared fixedly at Chen Sheng's back and emphasized it again.

"I don't accept it. You can leave."

Chen Sheng turned around and impatiently waved his hand.

If it had been before, he definitely would not have said something so blunt and merciless.

But now, a faint sense of anticipation arose deep within Chen Sheng's heart.

It was precisely this anticipation that drove him to say something meant to provoke Li Qian.

Sure enough.

The moment the words left his mouth,

it was as though a pair of scissors

had instantly cut the string of reason in Li Qian's mind.

"You're courting death!!!!!"

Her eyes instantly reddened. Throwing all caution aside, she raised her hand and viciously slapped toward Chen Sheng's face.

Seeing this, Guo Yang hurriedly tried to stop her.

His Junior Sister was truly brainless.

If that slap actually landed, it would be difficult to explain to Li Chenghu.

However, neither Li Qian nor Guo Yang had expected Chen Sheng's reaction to far exceed their expectations.

"The one courting death is you!!!!"

A palm far heavier and faster than Li Qian's swung toward her cheek.

Slap!!!!

Accompanied by a crisp sound.

Li Qian's body was sent flying sideways.