Ren Wei

Following the sound, Qiusheng turned around and spotted a scrawny little punk with a face full of pockmarks. One hand was tucked into his pocket, while he swaggered toward Ren Tingting, swinging the other.

"Qiang San, right? If I were you, I'd go home and have dinner with your mother. Otherwise, how about I treat you to a meal of shit?"

Watching the punk's movements, Qiusheng stepped forward without a word and stood in front of Ren Tingting, forcing Qiang San away from her.

"Kid, I know you. You're that brat who hangs around the Rouge Shop all day."

"Step aside now, and I'll pretend I didn't hear a thing. Otherwise, heh..."

When Qiang San saw a tall, handsome young man suddenly appear in front of him, he immediately felt annoyed.

Especially after hearing what Qiusheng said, his eyes narrowed, and his triangular eyes filled with malice.

Of course he knew Qiusheng. After all, there was only one Yi Hong Brothel and one Rouge Shop in all of Ren Family Town.

Those punks who spent all day loafing around naturally loved hanging out at those two places.

So he'd seen Qiusheng before, though that was all.

In Qiang San's mind, although Qiusheng looked tall and strong, he'd grown up in a Rouge Shop. Most likely, he was all show and no substance.

With that thought in mind, Qiang San naturally wasn't intimidated by Qiusheng's threat. He strode forward and shoved a hand against Qiusheng's chest, trying to push him aside in one go!

Qiusheng didn't budge, letting Qiang San shove him as much as he wanted. No matter what Qiang San did, he couldn't move him.

"Hey, I won't say it twice. You'd better get lost right now. Otherwise, you'll face the consequences."

Qiusheng remained calm, but this time, he'd reached the limit of his patience.

A little punk like this shouldn't have warranted such restraint.

But his aunt did business in town. He wasn't afraid of offending scum like these, but he was worried they might cause trouble for her.

"Kid, what are you so cocky about?"

Seeing that he couldn't push Qiusheng back, Qiang San roared and swung a fist at his face.

Who would've thought that this very punch would change the course of his life?

"Smack!"

Qiusheng shot out one hand and caught Qiang San's fist, then twisted it hard.

"Crack!"

The sound of a bone breaking rang out. Qiusheng followed with a kick.

A scream rang out, followed by a heart-wrenching wail.

"Ah! My hand! My hand!"

Qiang San fell to the ground, rolling around and clutching his right hand.

With casual ease, Qiusheng had broken it.

As soon as Qiang San was kicked away, a large group of Security Corps members in uniforms, carrying foreign guns, suddenly appeared from who knew where.

"Who's causing trouble? Who dares cause trouble on my turf?"

The Security Corps had only just appeared when, amid an extremely arrogant shout, their captain, Ren Wei, came swaggering out.

The captain had a pistol slung at his waist. With his chin raised and his nose in the air, he strutted over to Qiusheng.

He first looked at Qiusheng, who stood motionless, then at Qiang San, who was sprawled on the ground, rolling around and crying. A smile spread across his face.

Qiang San was an old acquaintance of his. He loved stirring up trouble around town, and if he hadn't known to butter Ren Wei up now and then, Ren Wei would've kicked him out of Ren Family Town long ago.

In a way, Qiang San was one of his underlings.

The situation was clear: his underling had picked a fight with someone he couldn't handle. As the big brother, Ren Wei ought to do something to help him save face.

Thinking this, Ren Wei unconsciously rested his right hand on the metal-cased pistol at his waist.

"Cousin, hurry up and arrest this hooligan! He dared to harass me."

Just as Ren Wei was about to act, a voice that made his bones melt reached his ears.

He saw a beautiful young woman with peerless looks suddenly emerge from behind the handsome young man before him.

Her outfit was so stylish that he nearly started drooling.

"Cousin, what happened?"

Seeing his cousin, Ren Wei was overjoyed. Finally, he could show off in front of her.

But when his gaze landed on Qiusheng, he immediately felt displeased.

The young man didn't look like a good sort. Could he have improper intentions toward his cousin?

The moment the thought crossed his mind, he fixed Qiusheng with a dangerous look and moved closer to his cousin.

"Cousin, I went out today to buy rouge and powder. I bought so much that Auntie Fang from the Rouge Shop—Qiusheng's aunt—asked her nephew to help carry it back for me."

"Who knew that just after we left the Rouge Shop, we'd run into this man? He actually tried to harass me."

Whether Tingting did it on purpose or not, she didn't act like she was close to Qiusheng in front of her cousin.

After hearing his cousin's explanation, Ren Wei flew into a rage.

In his heart, no one in Ren Family Town was good enough for his cousin except him.

In other words, his cousin, Ren Tingting, was already the wife he'd claimed for himself.

Now someone had dared to harass his not-yet-wed wife. How could he let that stand?

"Qiang San, you've got some nerve, harassing my cousin! You're asking for trouble, daring to challenge me!"

"Men, take this guy back. Tonight, I'll personally teach him a good lesson."

Ren Wei fixed Qiang San with a vicious stare, then waved his hand at his men.

After that, he put on another ingratiating smile, ready to turn and exchange a few more words with his cousin.

But when he turned around, his cousin was nowhere to be seen. She'd already vanished without a trace.

On the way to Ren Mansion, Ren Tingting grabbed Qiusheng's hand and ran ahead at full speed.

As it turned out, while Ren Wei had turned to deal with Qiang San, Ren Tingting grabbed Qiusheng, who was still standing there watching the show, and hurried toward home.

Soon, Ren Mansion came into view. Ren Tingting patted her heaving chest with one small hand and spoke to Qiusheng.

"Brother Sheng, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say you were an employee at my aunt's shop."

"I don't know what's gotten into my cousin, but these days he doesn't like having other friends around me."

"If he finds out you're my friend, he'll definitely find a way to give you trouble."

"It's all right. But, Tingting, could you let go of my hand first? If people see us like this, they might get the wrong idea."

Qiusheng raised his left hand with a faint smile. Ren Tingting was still holding it tightly in her right hand!