Chapter 817: Chapter 817: Encountered a Rival Chapter 817: Chapter 817: Encountered a Rival “How is Yanyan doing now?” In the lounge, Xia Ye Zhao was the only one concerned about Xia Yanyan.
Han Chengbei assured him, “Brother Zhao, don’t worry, it’s just superficial wounds, just quite swollen actually, nothing serious.”
“I’ll go take a look,” Xia Ye Zhao said as he stood up.
Ye Xingguang immediately grabbed Xia Ye Zhao, “Brother, if you go see her, how will you explain that you are also in the Undersea Empire? Will you say that I am the queen of this Undersea Empire? Honestly, I don’t want them to know; otherwise, your mother will rush to the palace tomorrow, wanting to become the Empress Dowager. You know I have no real power in this empire, think about my situation…”
Indeed, she was that petty. Xia Yanyan getting beaten actually made her feel relieved; she didn’t want her brother to care about Xia Yanyan at this moment. But knowing her brother well, Ye Xingguang also knew she couldn’t stop him.
“I won’t reveal your identity. I just want to check on Yanyan and mom since they are strangers in this place.”
After saying this, Xia Ye Zhao still left, caring equally for both sides: Ye Xingguang, his sister, and Xia Yanyan, his sister too. He couldn’t just ignore others bullying his sister.
After Xia Ye Zhao left, Ye Xingguang angrily kicked Han Chengbei.
Han Chengbei looked helpless, didn’t dare to cry out in pain, but kept trying to placate her, “My lord, I really couldn’t do anything about it; you are the big BOSS of Starlight Travel, if you don’t step in, Xia Yanyan won’t let this go after she returns home. She is, after all, a national treasure; enduring such humiliation abroad and not being able to voice out, how could she let it go?”
Ye Xingguang was infuriated, “Why did she dangle in front of Geshu Yuan? I had killed some people close to Geshu Yuan before, and he has always seen me as a thorn in his side. Xia Yanyan swishing her tail in front of Geshu Yuan, wasn’t that asking for a beating? She brought it on herself and still expects me to back her up, what a daydream!”
Tang Zhou agreed, “Exactly, she asked for it; what does it have to do with our little Xingguang?”
Han Chengbei glanced at Tang Zhou and said, “You should stop fanning the flames now, no matter what, my lord, you are currently the queen of this Undersea Nation. Your sister got beaten up, can you really swallow this pride?”
“Who says she’s my sister, pshh!” Tang Zhou always used profanities as his catchphrase, spitting them out effortlessly.
The word ‘sister’ also touched a nerve in Ye Xingguang, her face souring rapidly, almost severing ties with Han.
So what if she doesn’t care?
Ye Xingguang left everyone, washed her face, and went to bed.
The next morning, she got the news that her brother Xia Ye Zhao had personally gone to find Third Elder Geshu Tang to settle the matter. Ye Xingguang, ultimately worried not for Xia Yanyan being bullied, but that her brother would be at a disadvantage against the Third Elder.
Xia Ye Zhao indeed didn’t gain any advantage from Geshu Tang, because—
Geshu Yuan definitely wasn’t raised on veggies. Hearing someone was coming to her, she immediately strategized with her girl gang. They counter-attacked by claiming Xia Yanyan had attacked her first and even exaggeratedly checked into a hospital.
Geshu Yuan’s girl gang, all testified for her, saying it was Xia Yanyan who provoked first and that she was the first to strike; they reacted to defend themselves and fought back against Xia Yanyan.