I Want to Buy a Stone as a Betrothal Gift

In the end, Xu Keming had no choice. He could never stand firm against this mother and son; otherwise, Xu Mingxian would not have turned out the way he had.

Only after getting Xu Keming's promise did Xu Mingxian stop sniffling.

"Tell me everything."

Since Xu Keming had agreed to deal with Zhang Yang, he needed to know his opponent before making a move.

"Okay."

Xu Mingxian smiled at Xu's Mother. Their little scheme had worked.

Xu Mingxian embellished the story and invented plenty more, piling accusation after accusation on Zhang Yang. To improve their chances, he added one last warning.

"Dad, Zhang Yang may be a punk, but he knows how to fight. Plenty of thugs and bodyguards have gone down against him. Even Master Long, supposedly Gong City's top killer, lost to him. We'll need stronger people, or we won't be able to take him down."

That was the only truthful thing Xu Mingxian had said. Everything before it had been nonsense.

"No rush. Let's look into him first."

Xu Keming knew Xu's Mother would not sit idle. She would send someone to sound Zhang Yang out, just as she had said she would.

"He got me, too. Look!"

Xu Mingxian pulled out his phone and showed Xu Keming a selfie.

"Whoa... Who's that? You?"

Xu Keming glanced at the photo and jumped. On closer inspection, he could still make out something of Xu Mingxian in the face.

"Yeah. He did that to me."

Xu Mingxian kept up the lie. Zhang Xin'ai had plainly been the one responsible.

"That kid really can fight. He didn't kill you, but he beat you so badly I almost didn't recognize you. We'll have to handle him carefully."

Despite his words, Xu Keming sounded flippant. He had never met Zhang Yang. He