Yun Nongyue and Hua Jieyu froze as well.
The confidence and certainty of victory on their faces vanished in that instant.
In their place came profound disbelief.
"What... did you say?"
Yun Nongyue's brows knitted tightly.
She wondered whether she had misheard.
"Do you know what refusing us means?"
An involuntary chill crept into her voice.
"Without the protection of the Cloud Family and the Flower Family, you won't be able to take a single step in Longdu!"
"The Cao Family will never let you off!"
Beside her, Hua Jieyu also put away her seductive smile, her beautiful face turning frosty.
"Young Master Yue, do you think we're joking?"
"Let me tell you, you can never fight the Eight Great Clans alone!"
"You offended the Cao Family today. If you offend our Cloud Family and Flower Family as well, you'll truly be alone in Longdu! When that happens, there won't be a place for you anywhere under heaven!"
Her words had already taken on a threatening edge.
They refused to believe that any man in this world could resist the combined temptations of power and beauty.
Yue Xiaofei had to be playing hard to get!
He must be using this to raise his asking price and secure greater benefits!
That had to be it!
Yet in the face of their questions and threats...
A nearly mocking smile appeared on Yue Xiaofei's face.
"So what?"
He straightened, his tone still calm, but behind that calm lay an unquestionable confidence and forcefulness!
"I'm no powerful figure's plaything."
"Nor am I a pawn for any family's games."
"Every decision I make in this life, as Yue Xiaofei, comes from my own heart."
He looked at the two women and spoke with absolute clarity, enunciating every word:
"I don't need to hide behind anyone."