Ye Bufan curled his hands into claws and seized A Long by the arms.
With a slight exertion of force, A Long's suit instantly tore into strips of cloth.
Hiss!
Everyone was shocked, unable to imagine what would happen if that move were used on them.
No wonder he was someone Old Master Lin had taken a liking to. He really had some skills.
A real man never looked back at explosions!
The corners of Ye Bufan's lips lifted as he confidently looked toward Mu Qingcheng and Li Shiyao.
The next second, his bones creaked and his eyes turned bloodshot.
Li Shiyao and Mu Qingcheng were both attending to Jiang Cheng—one was massaging him, while the other fed him peeled grapes.
This is infuriating!
You brat, how dare you humiliate me?
Ye Bufan wanted nothing more than to chop Jiang Cheng apart, but when he saw the two women swallowing their grievances for his sake, he let out a heavy breath.
Qingcheng, Shiyao, wait for me to rescue you.
Hm?
Something's wrong!
Where were the screams? An ordinary person would have had both arms crippled by that blow.
How could this bodyguard endure it without crying out?
Ye Bufan turned around to check.
Whoosh~
A palm strike so fast it left an afterimage swept toward him like the wind.
Smack!!
Ye Bufan spun three hundred and sixty degrees through the air, a large tooth flying from his mouth.
That was why the Protagonist's Halo was so terrifying.
An ordinary person would probably have gone to meet their ancestors, but Ye Bufan was like an indestructible cockroach.
Jiang Cheng saw in him a respect and longing for life!
Struggling to his feet, Ye Bufan shook his head, feeling countless little stars spinning above him.
He bit through his lip. The taste of blood cleared his head, but it also enraged him.
It was one thing for his women to hit him, but Jiang Cheng's bodyguard actually dared to slap him?!
Wasn't that the same as Jiang Cheng slapping him?
"I want you dead!"
Ye Bufan stopped holding back. He stomped a deep footprint into the ground, fully revealing his Internal Strength.
Not good!
Jiang Cheng's pupils contracted. He never expected Ye Bufan to have already broken through to Internal Strength.
Without the Thousand-Year Blood Ganoderma, how had he done it?
This was troublesome.
A Long was at the peak of Outer Strength. Jiang Cheng had feared that Ye Bufan might have some hidden trump card, which was why he had told A Long to use his full strength from the very beginning and seize the initiative.
Before he could stop him, Ye Bufan had already closed in on A Long.
He threw a punch straight at A Long's vital point.
The wealthy young ladies in the hall had already closed their eyes, too afraid to watch.
Bang!
A Long's muscles bulged all over, his entire body resembling a small mountain.
"A Body Refinement Master!"
Ye Bufan inwardly cursed.
Damn it, Old Six!
A Long allowed Ye Bufan's punch to land on him, producing a metallic clang.
The next second, he kicked out, sending Ye Bufan flying like a cannonball.
"Since it's just a spar, why go for the kill?"
At some point, Lin Chongwu had stepped in front of A Long, acting as a mediator.
"Young man from the Jiang Family, don't you agree?"
"Old Master Lin, I think you've got that backwards."
Jiang Cheng motioned for A Long to return, then sneered.
"It was this Brother Ye who tried to kill first. Everyone here saw it with their own eyes."
Lin Chongwu's eyes darkened. He had not expected Jiang Cheng to refuse him so bluntly.
"Did any of you see it?"
At Lin Chongwu's words, everyone in the hall fell silent.
Neither the Jiang Family nor the Lin Family was someone they could afford to offend. Who would dare speak up at a time like this?
Li Shiyao's face flushed red as she silently cursed Lin Chongwu for his shamelessness.
Mu Qingcheng's expression was no better. That old bastard was clearly deliberately favoring Ye Bufan.
"I saw it."
At that moment, a cold voice tinged with anger came from outside the door.
Lin Chongwu frowned. Clearly, he had not expected anyone to dare deny the Lin Family face at such a time.
Tap, tap, tap~
The instant Lin Chongwu saw who it was, his expression changed.
"Miss Qin."
Qin Yan's gaze was as cold as ice that had remained frozen for ten thousand years. She gave Lin Chongwu an indifferent glance before walking straight toward Jiang Cheng.
Her face was full of smiles and longing, like winter snow melting away.
"Are you all right?"
Jiang Cheng shook his head. This feeling of living off a woman was really great!
Lin Chongwu's heart skipped a beat. The Jiang Family had actually formed a connection with the Qin Family.
Qin Yan knew this was not the time to tell Jiang Cheng how much she missed him, so she could only temporarily suppress the restlessness in her heart.
She turned and swept her gaze over everyone in the hall, then said coldly.
"Tell me, did you see it?!"
"We saw it."
"I saw it too."
Everyone wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads and hurriedly spoke up.
Lin Chongwu's expression immediately turned as ugly as if he had eaten shit, yet he did not dare lash out.
As expected of my wife—she was so cool!
Jiang Cheng thought to himself, feeling utterly satisfied.
Qin Yan nodded in satisfaction and spoke blandly.
"Family Head Lin, did you hear that clearly?"
"I... I heard it clearly."
Lin Chongwu no longer had his earlier arrogance, his old face ashen.
The birthday banquet ended hastily, leaving only the mess strewn across the floor and Ye Bufan, who had fainted.
At the foot of the mountain,
"Senior, I'll ride with Sister Mu."
Li Shiyao stared at Qin Yan beside them and took the initiative to speak.
Jiang Cheng was startled. He had not expected Li Shiyao to say that.
"Can't bear to part with them?"
Watching the two women leave, Qin Yan pinched Jiang Cheng's waist.
"What's there to miss?"
Jiang Cheng wrapped an arm around Qin Yan's waist, his lips brushing against her ear.
His scorching breath made Qin Yan's heart itch, and her entire body went limp in Jiang Cheng's embrace.
"Brother Cheng."
At that moment, an untimely shout rang out.
Qin Yan instinctively straightened up and glared at the newcomer in annoyance.
Lu Ming jogged over to the two of them, his eyes filled with admiration for Jiang Cheng.
"Sister-in-law."
Lu Ming bowed to Qin Yan.
Qin Yan let out a soft, deliberately indifferent hum, though her heart was in turmoil.
She really liked that form of address!
From now on, they could call her Madam Jiang.
"You'd better have a good reason."
Jiang Cheng looked displeased. This brat always ruined his good moments.
"Ahem, Brother, of course I have a reason. A huge one! It concerns my future happiness!"
Lu Ming slid to his knees, grabbed Jiang Cheng's leg, and began crying bitterly.
"All right, spit it out."
Jiang Cheng could not be bothered with this drama queen and got straight to the point.
"Hehe~"
Lu Ming gave an awkward laugh, stood up, and spoke with a wronged expression.
"Brother Cheng, you have no idea."
"My dad has no clue what kind of madness he's gotten into lately. He insists on forcing me to start taking over the family business. Nothing I say works."
"I'm still so young. I really don't want to inherit the family business!"
Jiang Cheng's mouth twitched. Was that even something a human being should say?
Still, given Lu Ming's playful personality, it really was hard on him.
"So how do you want me to help? Don't tell me you want to hand the Lu Group over to me?"
Lu Ming's eyes lit up.
That was a good idea. Why hadn't he thought of it?
Jiang Cheng was once again speechless. This fool really had been considering it.
"If you don't want to anger Uncle Lu to death, you'd better think it over again."
Wait...
Jiang Cheng suddenly froze. In the original plot, Lu Tiannan had died from heart and lung failure.
However, because the Lu Family had not become deeply involved with Ye Bufan, the plot had not mentioned much about them.
Could it be that Uncle Lu had already discovered his physical condition at this time and was arranging his affairs?
It looked like he needed to find time to visit the Lu Family...
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