Long Jieming had a face of cold indifference, and deep within his eyes, there was a hint of killing intent.
Ever since he was young, he had been fond of Murong Mingyue, and he had long considered her his off-limits treasure.
Over the years, no matter how eagerly he had tried to court her, Murong Mingyue never paid any attention to him, not even offering the chance for a private dinner.
But now, Murong Mingyue was actually having dinner alone with another man.
The key issue was that this man was even more handsome than him, and he detested anyone who was more handsome than himself.
Murong Mingyue was stunned for a moment before she finally snapped out of it, and immediately scolded with a face full of anger, "Long Jieming, shut your mouth!"
She had finally found a chance to invite Qin Chuan for a meal, and just as it was about to end, that bastard Long Jieming appeared.
She was fully aware of how severe the consequences of offending Qin Chuan could be.
Indeed, Qin Chuan’s gaze turned cold in an instant, and for a moment, the temperature within the entire private room seemed to plummet several degrees.
Hearing Murong Mingyue scolding him, the rage in Long Jieming’s heart flared up even more.
"Are you deaf or something? I told you to get lost!"
Seeing Qin Chuan still seated there, not even standing up, Long Jieming grew even angrier.
"Smack!"
The crisp sound of a slap rang out.
Murong Mingyue slapped Long Jieming, and with an angry face, said, "This is the Murong Family’s private room, you are the clueless one, and you are the one who should get out!"
"Long Jieming, get out now, or don’t blame me if I make this public. The Long Family won’t let you off easily then."
When the Longdu Grand Hotel first opened, it was the head of the Long Family who begged the other eight family heads for the privilege of having a private room in the Longdu Grand Hotel.
It was because of the gimmick of the Nine Gates of Yandu private rooms that the Longdu Grand Hotel rocketed to the top of the Yandu dining industry in a very short amount of time.
If the news of Long Jieming crashing the Murong Family’s private room got out, it would undoubtedly bring a great negative impact to the Longdu Grand Hotel.
"You..."
Long Jieming was furious beyond measure, but the hand he had raised ultimately did not fall; he could only fiercely glare at Qin Chuan and say through gritted teeth, "Kid, you’d better pray you don’t fall into my hands."
After dropping a harsh word, Long Jieming stormed out in fury.
"Qin Chuan, I’m sorry, I didn’t expect Long Jieming to practically barge in like that," Murong Mingyue said with an apologetic face.
Qin Chuan asked, "Is he your fiancé?"
Murong Mingyue hurriedly shook her head and explained somewhat frantically, "I have nothing to do with him."
"The head of the Long Family had talked to my grandfather about an arranged marriage, trying to match me and Long Jieming, but my grandfather refused."
For some reason, hearing Murong Mingyue’s response settled the anger in Qin Chuan’s heart.
Qin Chuan picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth, glanced at the time, and said, "The auction is about to start, let’s go!"
Just as the two of them walked out of the restaurant, they were stopped by two security guards blocking their way.
Murong Mingyue frowned and spoke with displeasure, "What are you doing?"
One of the security guards, holding a rubber baton and tapping the other hand with it, said with a grin, "Miss Murong, you may leave, but this guy can’t!"
Murong Mingyue’s expression drastically changed, instantly realizing this was Long Jieming’s retaliation.
Long Jieming didn’t dare to act recklessly in the Murong family’s top-floor private room, but this was already outside the restaurant.
"Knowing who I am and you still dare to stop my friend? Are you not afraid of offending me, Murong Mingyue, just because you fear offending Long Jieming?"
Murong Mingyue said angrily.
The quiet gracefulness of Queenliness was fully displayed; she radiated the authority of someone superior.
The two initially aggressive security guards from the restaurant were now hesitating, thinking twice about their stance.
Just like Mingyue said, they feared offending Long Jieming, did they not fear offending Murong Mingyue?
They were merely the lowest-rung security guards. If they really offended the young lady of the Murong family, they probably wouldn’t live to see the sunrise tomorrow.
But if they let Qin Chuan leave, Long Jieming wouldn’t let them off either.
"Qin Chuan, let’s go!"
Murong Mingyue swept a cold glance at the two security guards and then forthrightly took Qin Chuan’s hand to leave.
The two security guards exchanged a look, both of their eyes filled with bitterness.
This must be what it’s like when immortals fight—mortals suffer the consequences, huh?
"Useless trash!"
Just then, a scolding voice rang out.
"Young Master Long!"
Upon seeing the newcomer, the two security guards hurriedly greeted him with the utmost reverence.
"Kid, I said just now, you’d better pray you don’t run into me, and I didn’t expect we’d meet so soon," Long Jieming said with a smile, an expression of mockery on his face as he stared at Qin Chuan and continued, "What do you think, is my luck just too good, or is your luck just too poor?"
Following behind him was an Energizing Skill Initial Stage Realm Martialist.
In the Nine Gates of Yandu, to be assigned a Grandmaster of Energizing Skill by one’s family highlighted just how esteemed one’s status within the family was.
Clearly, Long Jieming’s position in the Long Family was not low.
A faint red handprint was still visible on Long Jieming’s face, obviously the result of the slap given by Murong Mingyue just earlier.
Upon seeing Long Jieming accompanied by an Energizing Skill Strong, a sharp, substantial coldness flashed in Murong Mingyue’s eyes.
Murong Mingyue said coldly, "Long Jieming, Qin Chuan is my friend. What exactly do you want?"
Long Jieming said cheerfully, "I don’t need him to do much, as long as he kneels down and kowtows to me three times, I’ll let him leave."
"Otherwise, I’ll break his dog legs, and from then on, he can beg at the entrance of Longdu Grand Hotel for the rest of his life!"
By the end of his sentence, Long Jieming was practically grinding his teeth.
Murong Mingyue having a meal alone with Qin Chuan had already displeased him greatly, and now Murong Mingyue had gone so far as to slap him for Qin Chuan’s sake.
For him, it was sheer humiliation.
He had long regarded Murong Mingyue as his own woman and naturally wouldn’t do anything to her, so he could only redirect his anger toward Qin Chuan.
The more Mingyue spoke up for Qin Chuan, the deeper Long Jieming’s anger grew.
"You shut your mouth!"
Murong Mingyue suddenly became anxious and immediately scolded.
Qin Chuan was someone she had brought to the Longdu Grand Hotel for dining. If a serious conflict with the Long Family truly erupted, they might face a lot of trouble.
If possible, she would rather offend the Long Family herself in place of Qin Chuan.
"Qin Chuan, don’t mind him. Let’s go!"
Murong Mingyue said as she took Qin Chuan’s hand and was about to leave.
Seeing Murong Mingyue actually holding Qin Chuan’s hand made flames seem to burst from Long Jieming’s eyes.
With a ferocious expression, Long Jieming demanded, "Scoundrel, let go!"
Murong Mingyue was about to speak, but Qin Chuan beat her to it, "You want to break my dog legs?"
Although Qin Chuan did not wish to cause trouble in Yandu, that didn’t mean he could tolerate an ant prancing before him.
Especially an ant from a powerful family harboring murderous intent toward him.