Leaving the private room, Ma Junfei turned to Yan Liming, somewhat embarrassed, "Third Brother, I have to be honest with you, actually, Brother Xiao and I were heading to Hall One to discuss swapping rooms with them. My uncle just tried, but they flat out rejected us."
"What kind of background do they have?" Yan Liming asked. Anyone who dared to refuse Ma Jincai must have some support.
"They have a bit of strength, but it’s nothing significant in Lin City," Ma Junfei said. He truly didn’t see the Li Family and the Wu Family as threats.
"Well, that’s indeed a lack of appreciation, let’s go and see," Yan Liming sneered and walked towards Hall One. He’d seen many families that failed to appreciate what they had, and in the end, all of those families met a miserable end.
Seeing someone else entering, Li Zhijun turned to Li Hui next to him, "It’s Xiao Lingxun." Xiao Lingxun, the eldest son of the Xiao Family, had a bit of strength and status in Lin City, almost everyone with some position knew him.
"Leave it to me," Li Hui gave Li Zhijun a reassuring look, stood up, and walked towards Ma Junfei and the others.
Li Hui approached Ma Junfei and the two others, offering a faint smile, "If you’re here to offer congratulations, I’m very welcoming! But if it’s about something else, then I’m sorry!"
"Have you considered the consequences of offending us? Just for this moment of stubbornness, do you really think it’s worth it?" Xiao Lingxun said with a cold smirk.
"There’s no need for the three of you to worry about that. I also want to remind you not to think you’re above everyone else. Just like the name of this restaurant suggests, there are skies beyond our sky," Li Hui said, still smiling at the three men.
"So what you’re saying is, your backing is stronger than the Yan Family?" Yan Liming asked with a cold face, looking at Li Hui sarcastically. Ma Junfei had told him a bit about Li Hui on the way here.
He knew that Li Hui had just graduated from Jinchen University not long ago, and his spouse was also a student from Jinchen University, but just a country girl with no background. Li Hui dared to be so arrogant; it seemed he must have some connections at Jinchen. But what of it? Could they possibly trouble the Yan Family?
"I’m only speaking based on the situation," Li Hui said. It looked like he really needed to rely on Lu Hanmo’s influence this time. He didn’t want to do so, but would the Ma Family and the Xiao Family let the Li Family off? And the young man, from Ma Junfei and Xiao Lingxun’s utterly obedient attitude, it’s clear his background is far from simple.
"I hope you won’t regret this," Yan Liming sneered, his gaze coldly sweeping over everyone present.
But in the next moment, his gaze froze, and his legs couldn’t help but tremble. Why is he here?
Lu Hanmo saw Yan Liming looking at him as if seeing a ghost, and a hint of displeasure appeared in his sharp eyes. He was fully aware of the previous threat Ma Jincai made to the Li father and son. With his hearing ability, as long as he wished, he could hear everything.
Given the relationship between Meng Yujuan and Shushu, even if Li Hui didn’t ask for his help, he wouldn’t stand by idly and watch the Li Family being bullied.
Yan Liming swallowed hard, withdrew his gaze, and forced a calm smile at Li Hui, "Young Master Li, I was just joking, don’t take it personally. In the future, if you need anything at Jinchen, just let me know, and I’ll take care of it perfectly." Lu Hanmo was indeed beyond the heavens. Not only could he not afford to offend Lu Hanmo, but even his grandpa would not dare to cross Lu Hanmo. The downfall of the Song Family was a vivid memory for the Yan Family. They didn’t want to follow in Song Family’s footsteps.
Ma Junfei and Xiao Lingxun looked puzzled at Yan Liming. What happened to him? Was he possessed?
Li Hui gave a mocking smile, "If there’s nothing else, the three of you may leave." He knew for sure that Yan Liming must have seen Lu Hanmo; otherwise, his attitude wouldn’t have changed so swiftly.
Yan Liming heard this and hurriedly walked towards the exit. He couldn’t wait to leave this place right now. Just one look from Lu Hanmo had made him feel as though he was enveloped in ice, the chill piercing deep into his soul. It was terrifying—truly horrifying!
Ma Junfei and Xiao Lingxun exchanged a look of surprise and quickly followed Yan Liming. Their hearts were filled with confusion. What on earth had caused Yan Liming to change his demeanor so suddenly?
"Third Brother!" The two hastened to catch up with Yan Liming.
Yan Liming shook his head and quickly walked toward Hall Number Three.
When he reached his seat, Yan Liming reached for the cup on the table and took two big gulps, feeling only then slightly better.
Everyone was filled with astonishment at Yan Liming’s actions.
Ma Jincai stepped forward, pulling Ma Junfei to one side, "What’s happened?" He had seen panic and fear on Yan Liming’s face. What had he encountered to be transformed ?
Ma Junfei shook his head, "I don’t know." He recounted what had happened when they went to Li Hui’s private room.
Ma Jincai pondered for a moment, "Could he have seen someone that frightened him?"
"That seems unlikely, doesn’t it? I also took a glance just now, and most of the Li Family’s relatives are dressed very ordinarily. There aren’t any significant figures." Ma Junfei explained. After seeing Yan Liming’s expression, he had made sure to observe the people around them. Most were villagers, with the exception of a table of young people who stood out a bit. But based on their ages, they should just be classmates of Li Hui and his future wife.
"Then why would this be?" Ma Jincai was at a loss.
"We’ll ask him later," Ma Junfei said. Only the person involved would know the full story, although he wasn’t sure if Yan Liming would be willing to share.
"That’s all we can do," Ma Jincai said, stepping towards Yan Liming’s table.
After having a few sips of alcohol, Yan Liming’s mind stabilized a bit. He hadn’t offended Lu Hanmo this time, so he figured Lu Hanmo probably wouldn’t do anything to him. It was fortunate he realized Lu Hanmo was there in time; otherwise, if he had bullied Li Family’s people before noticing Lu Hanmo, it would have been too late. He hadn’t expected the Li Family to have such a powerful backer.
"Third Brother, what exactly happened?" Seeing Yan Liming’s expression return to normal, Ma Junfei asked.
"You still have the nerve to ask? I almost got killed because of you guys this time." Remembering how he almost offended Lu Hanmo, Yan Liming was both angry and scared.
Upon hearing this, Ma Junfei and the others were shocked.
"Third Brother, I’m a bit unclear on what you mean," Ma Junfei said stiffly. It was his own decision to follow, so why was he being blamed now? But because of Yan Liming’s status, he felt he could be angry but dared not speak up.