"Ow!"
Somehow, this person had suddenly rushed in front of him and blocked the punch meant for Li Hanwen's face.
Li Hanwen looked so anxious that he forgot all about Qi Sijing's status. "What are you doing?!"
Qi Sijing was about to strike again when the man suddenly caught his hand. He tried to pull free, but for some reason, it was as though his body had frozen. He couldn't move at all.
The man covered his injured face, his other hand gripping Qi Sijing tightly. "S-sorry, Mr. Qi. I got in the way."
Qi Sijing wanted to say that of course he had gotten in the way, but his mouth moved against his will. "It's fine. It wasn't your fault."
Li Hanwen was still going on and on about what Qi Sijing had done wrong, showing just how worried he was about this young man.
Qi Sijing wanted to scoff, but he couldn't stop a strange feeling from welling up inside him... possessiveness?
"Who needs your concern?" He was about to pull the man behind him when someone shoved him aside.
[Qi Sijing, you bastard. You were so tough when you bullied me before. Grow a spine!]
[He really can't move an inch once he sees Tea Bag.]
"Li Hanwen, open your eyes and look around. Where do you think you are?" Lin Xingye's tone was fierce, his voice just loud enough for everyone nearby to hear.
Li Hanwen's gaze abruptly cleared. His pupils constricted, and he didn't even dare turn around to look at the faces of the people around him.
Had he just lost his mind? He had scolded Qi Sijing in front of all these people at Old Mr. Qi's birthday banquet!
He couldn't even understand why Lin Xingye had suddenly grown a conscience and helped him.
Qi Sijing felt even worse. His head swam, as though he had suddenly lifted his face out of a suffocating ocean and could finally snatch a breath.
Only by feeling Lin Xingye standing in front of him, holding his hand tightly, could he gradually gather his scattered thoughts.
What had just happened?
A rare surge of panic gripped him. He couldn't help squeezing that warm hand in return, as though this was the only way he could feel safe.
Feeling the thick layer of bandages around Lin Xingye's hand, Qi Sijing froze. Was he hurt? So that was why he had kept his hand behind his back earlier.
Damn it, he had been so careless!
Qi Sijing gently stroked his injury, his heart aching with guilt.
Qin Ke was stunned by Lin Xingye's shove. Damn it, Qi Sijing had almost taken the bait!
He even suspected that Lin Xingye might have discovered something.
Unfortunately for him, Lin Xingye simply couldn't stand seeing things go his way.
Lin Xingye had been wondering about it himself. How had Li Hanwen, who usually only bullied his own family, found the nerve to challenge Qi Sijing today?
Had his head been caught in a door?
Old Mr. Qi's expression was exceptionally dark as he watched from behind them. It had been many years since he had encountered someone who showed him so little respect.
Before he could lose his temper, however, a commotion broke out at the entrance.
"Let me in! I'm here for Li Hanwen! Get the hell out of my way!"
Ugly curses rang out from the entrance as a woman tried to force her way inside. Whenever the security guards approached to restrain her, she screamed that they were molesting her.
Unfortunately, none of the guards were women, and in the confusion, she actually managed to barge in.
The woman in charge of the evening's arrangements hurried forward to stop her. "Ma'am, please settle any issues privately. This is a banq-ah!"
"Get lost! Stay out of my way!" The woman slapped her across the face without hesitation.
Who else could this aggressive, unreasonable woman be but the fired Chen Xiaoyan?
Lin Xingmo frowned deeply when he saw her. "Chen Xiaoyan, what are you doing here making a scene?"
Chen Xiaoyan rolled her eyes at him, her tone brazen. "You're not my boss anymore. Mind your own business!"
Li Hanwen remembered this woman and her tantrums. After the previous incident, he had heard that the Lin Corporation had fired her and taken it as their way of apologizing to him.
Since then, whenever Chen Xiaoyan went looking for work, he had sent people to obstruct her and spread word of what she had done, making it impossible for her to stay in City A!
He had never expected this lunatic to turn up here!
His face turned livid. "If you have an issue, make an appointment with my assistant and settle it privately! What do you think you're doing, making a scene at someone else's banquet?!"
"I never did anything to you! The Lin Corporation fired you because you behaved disgracefully and insulted a client!"
Chen Xiaoyan refused to back down. "You're the useless bastard who got pushed around by someone else and took it out on me because you had nowhere else to vent! That's why I cursed you out!"
"I got fired, and you're still here enjoying a banquet? You ***!"
She had grown up in back alleys, listening to her parents and neighbors scream abuse at each other. After moving to the big city, she had toned it down to keep up appearances, but her true nature had never changed.
She hurled practically every filthy insult she knew at him. Li Hanwen couldn't trade curses with her, and his face looked hideous from holding himself back.
Chen Xiaoyan didn't just curse. She got physical, too.
Li Hanwen had to restrain his temper while fending off her Nine Yin White Bone Claw. Worst of all, this was Old Mr. Qi's birthday banquet.
He didn't dare imagine how ugly Old Mr. Qi's expression must be. Even if this had nothing to do with him, he was the reason she had come, so part of the blame would fall on him.
Meanwhile, the considerate Lin Xingmo had already gone over to apologize to Old Mr. Qi and immediately called for people to take her away.
[This is fantastic. I didn't call her here, though.]
Behind him, Qi Sijing, who was quietly pretending to be weak as he leaned against Lin Xingye, paused. So this wasn't little Star's doing.
Lin Xingmo froze for a moment. He had thought his brother had called her here.
Now that he knew the truth, he felt much more confident in front of Old Mr. Qi.
He had felt somewhat guilty when he thought his brother was responsible. After all, whatever the circumstances, they shouldn't have disrupted Old Mr. Qi's birthday banquet.
Since it had nothing to do with them, he no longer needed to worry.
Just then, someone else charged in through the entrance, spewing even filthier curses and demanding to know who had seduced his wife.
Lin Xingye frowned. Ever since gathering those photographs, he had discovered that quite a few of the women involved with Li Hanwen were married.
Most had been busy with their careers and in no hurry to marry, only for their families to force them to find someone and settle down.
Not only were their marriages unhappy, but many of their husbands were freeloaders.
He really couldn't understand what their families were thinking. To get these women married off, apparently any man would do. When other problems arose, all they ever said was that it had nothing to do with them.
That had given Li Hanwen his opening. Lin Xingye had informed those people, but he had given them the address of Li Hanwen's company, not this place.
Who had thrown the plot off course?
On the other side of the banquet hall.
The man sat beside Old Mr. Qi, his expression barely changing, though his gaze grew increasingly cold.
Old Mr. Qi turned to him. "Bo Xi, is this the surprise you said you had for me?"
Bo Xi chuckled. "Old Mr. Qi, at your age, you should watch more lively entertainment. It's good for your body and mind."
Old Mr. Qi snorted but said nothing more.
After all, Bo Xi had already prepared a lavish apology gift for him.
Once the man barged in, the three of them began brawling. What a spectacular sight it was.
[Yes, yes, yes! Hit him right there!]
[*Ooh~ A kick to end his bloodline! **Foshan Shadowless Kick!***]
[Beautiful! Nice shot!]
The few people listening to the live commentary: ...
Qi Sijing glanced down at him, sorely tempted to cover his mouth.
Unfortunately, covering it wouldn't help.
Li Hanwen was on the verge of a breakdown. He had been scammed again. As if the woman beating him until he was drenched in sweat wasn't enough, she had smashed a glass of wine into his face, then started laughing uproariously.
That customer service agent had lied to him again!
It didn't stay on at all! It wasn't waterproof!
Customer service: Dear customer, we can't guarantee it will hold if you sweat that much and get it wet too~ (^_^)
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