The man sat there, as if he had eyes on the back of his head, and the moment the woman made contact with his clothes, he stood up and walked outside.
With a loud thud, the woman fell right beside the barstool the man had been sitting on, landing flat on her back.
An Yi thought that the boss would at least catch the woman to prevent her from falling, even if he didn’t stick up for her.
But that was just the way the boss was, aloof and indifferent, especially towards women.
Watching the boss leave, An Yi gave the woman a look that said ’you’re on your own’ and followed him out.
The woman watched the man leave, surprise flashing in her eyes. He didn’t play the gallant knight, which was interesting. Might he prefer a tough, independent type?
The rich second generation sneered as he saw the woman looking wistfully in the direction the man in the black trench coat had gone, "Little girl, you were hoping that man would come to your rescue, huh? Too bad, he’s not interested in you, you..."
The woman stood up, picked up a barstool, and smashed it at the rich second generation.
Damn it, noisy to death.
The rich second generation was left with a bruised and swollen face, and as he was about to chase after her, several imposing men suddenly appeared beside him, glaring at him menacingly.
The rich second generation was also a seasoned player, and he understood what this meant.
Damn it, today I hit a steel plate, pissed off someone I shouldn’t have.
Feifei looked in the direction the Dragon King had gone, her eyes full of intrigue. She had planned to give the Dragon King a chance to play the hero, but it seemed he had no interest in playing the rescuer.
This approach won’t work, I’ll have to change tactics.
Thinking this, the corners of her mouth twitched into a smile. She didn’t believe there was a man who could resist a woman’s charm.
They were all part of this world’s riffraff; it was all the same story.
An Yi caught up with his boss and whispered, "That girl actually looked quite good."
"If you liked her why didn’t you catch her?" The Dragon King was utterly dismissive.
"Boss, if you didn’t catch her, how dare I?" An Yi chuckled sheepishly.
The Dragon King glanced at him, "Did you send out the news that I’m back in the game?"
"It’s all sent out. You made such a big commotion in the West District, anyone in this underworld would find it hard not to know."
The Dragon King nodded.
At the Xu Family, Men Chao looked at the woman lying on the bed, barely alive, his face as expressionless as ever.
Xu Xuezi opened her eyes, hate evident on her face as she looked at the man before her.
It was him. If not for him, Xiao’ou wouldn’t have betrayed her, nor would he have attacked her.
She wouldn’t be like a living dead, unable to die, nor stand up, forced to lie in bed all day.
"Men Chao, you got what you wanted. You’ve successfully taken over as head of the Xu Family. You ungrateful, backstabbing traitor, you won’t get away with this," she said.
Men Chao sneered, "Retribution? If we must speak of retribution, what about the retribution for the one hundred and thirty lives taken that year?"
Xu Xuezi frowned, the 319 Explosion case was unfamiliar to her. However, from the tone of Men Chao’s voice, it was clear he harbored vengeful feelings towards the Xu Family, "Are you taking revenge on the Xu Family?"
Initially, she thought Men Chao was merely ambitious. Marrying her seemed like an easy step to becoming Family Head of the Xu Family. Now, it appeared everything was his plot.
"What do you think?" Men Chao responded without turning from the window, "However, I must thank you for your impulsiveness. If you hadn’t impulsively tried to handle Su Xiaofeng, I wouldn’t have taken over the Xu Family so quickly. After all, if the Gu Family and Xu Family hadn’t fallen out, I wouldn’t have been able to make big moves."
If the previous Men Chao appeared cold and laconic, the current Men Chao felt sinister: "So, Gu Yecheng’s death has nothing to do with me, does it? It’s all your doing. You discovered my actions, but you didn’t stop me. Instead, you changed your target. My target was Su Xiaofeng, and your target was Gu Yecheng."
Xu Xuezi now realized just how foolish she had been, having handed over the leadership of the Xu Family right into his hands.
"You’re not too stupid," Men Chao said coldly, "The explosion back then was a massacre. My mom was six months pregnant and still working, my dad had been working overtime for half a month without coming home. Just when the research was about to be publicized, boom, one hundred thirty lives were lost at the research facility. I always thought it was an accident until one day, I heard old Xu mention the case, saying it was deliberate. How could I not hate that?"
His dad, his mom, and the unborn sibling all perished in that fire, gone, all gone, leaving him alone in this world.