At that moment, outside the brick house, a man dressed in a suit was surrounded and standing by the door with seven or eight other men.
"What exactly are you trying to do?" Zhen Xiang pushed the door open, her face stern as she looked at the crowd standing outside.
The man in the suit looked extremely impatient. "Little girl, do you think the words I said to you before were just to scare you? Opening a Flower Cellar next to my Second Brother Song's, without even checking out what kind of person Second Brother Song is.
Since you two are young girls, I won't make things too difficult for you. Hurry up and pack your things and scram. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
Zhen Xiang's expression became grave, but before she could speak, the girl who was with her stepped forward.
"We haven't broken any laws by opening a Flower Cellar, so why should we move? This is nothing but bullying and strong-arming..."
Upon hearing the girl's words, Second Brother Song snorted coldly. "Bullying and strong-arming? Today, I will show you what bullying and strong-arming really is."
Having said that, Second Brother Song was about to signal his followers to start.
"Wait..." Zhen Xiang interjected.
Second Brother Song turned to Zhen Xiang. "Do you have anything else to say?"
"We undergraduates have also had a hard time starting our business, and we have invested a lot of money in this Flower Cellar. Is there no way you can let us stay?" Zhen Xiang pleaded.
"Not move out?" Second Brother Song made a light snorting sound. "That can work too, pay me twenty thousand a year, and then we can talk..."
"You are simply robbers..." The girl next to her said angrily, her cheeks blushing red, upon hearing Second Brother Song's words.
"Fuck, since you two moved here, you've taken away quite a bit of my business. Even asking you for twenty thousand, I feel it's too little." Second Brother Song added.
"Business is supposed to be about fair competition. If you can't compete with us, who are you to blame?" The girl retorted unwaveringly.
"You've got a sharp tongue for a little girl. Now, let me vividly teach you a lesson."
Having said this, the man in the suit waved his hand at the seven people he brought with him. "Smash all the flowers inside! In two days, I want to see them try to deliver to Boss Li without any flowers!"
Zhen Xiang's face immediately grew ugly.
In these two days, a big boss had placed a large order for fresh flowers from them. At this moment, Zhen Xiang also understood why Second Brother Song had been so hostile towards their Flower Cellar these past few days.
It seems it was because Boss Li did not favor their Flower Cellar, and they thought that she and her partner had snatched their order.
"Don't, don't smash..." Zhen Xiang desperately tried to pull back those who were about to rush into the Flower Cellar to smash the flowers.
If these people really smashed the flowers, then in two days, they truly wouldn't have any flowers to deliver to Boss Li. Zhen Xiang had hoped to do well with this order and then gradually expand. But if these people smashed the flowers, then everything would be over.
However, even as Zhen Xiang tried to pull them back, these people were not something she could stop. In a moment, seven or eight men directly pushed Zhen Xiang and the girl aside and charged straight into the Flower Cellar.
"Don't!" Zhen Xiang, at this moment, was frantic.
After graduating from university, she and her classmate had come here to run the Flower Cellar, hoping to start a business. She had poured her heart and soul into this Flower Cellar. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝·𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚·𝔫𝔢𝔱
Zhen Xiang now felt extremely helpless and sat down on the ground.
But just then, a figure suddenly shot out like a cannonball and was flung into the air.
After flying back seven or eight meters, that figure heavily hit the ground. Then, he convulsively twitched on the ground, apparently unable to get up for a while.
Second Brother Song glanced at the person who had been thrown, noting that the person must have weighed around 150-160 kilograms, to be kicked that far—it seemed almost like an acrobatic feat.
Zhen Xiang and the girl beside her were also stunned.
At that moment, from inside the brick house, a person slowly walked out.
"Fuck, you two little girls did well, even knowing to find someone." Second Brother Song glanced at Ding Fan, his eyes full of scorn.
Ding Fan was slim, while the men Second Brother Song had brought were all burly. The men he had brought, dealing with the delicate-looking young man in front of them, was definitely more than sufficient.
"Teach him a lesson!" Second Brother Song commanded his subordinates.
His followers, who had stopped advancing towards the Flower Cellar, swung their fists and charged directly at Ding Fan.
With so many people swinging at Ding Fan simultaneously, to everyone present, it seemed Ding Fan had no chance of dodging. At that moment, the young girl beside Zhen Xiang even involuntarily closed her eyes.
However, the situation didn't evolve into Ding Fan being beaten up. Instead, Ding Fan suddenly struck out, and before anyone could see what he had done, those who had reached him were already flipped onto the ground.
Second Brother Song's seven or eight men were all lying on the ground, constantly moaning in pain.
Second Brother Song's eyes widened; the scene before him was simply difficult to comprehend. How Ding Fan had moved, he hadn't seen clearly at all, yet all his men had been toppled by Ding Fan.
That was just too unscientific.
"Oh my, that's so cool."
The girl next to Zhen Xiang had her mouth agape, the situation before her was incredibly baffling.
One man against seven or eight, and he had knocked them all down in the blink of an eye.
She had seen handsome, but never this handsome.
"Kid, do you know who I am…" Second Brother Song suppressed the astonishment in his heart and asked Ding Fan.
Ding Fan looked calm and indifferent, showing neither joy nor anger as he faced Second Brother Song.
Seeing Ding Fan's fearless and unperturbed demeanor, the girl next to Zhen Xiang had a sparkle in her eyes.
He who has thunder in his chest and a placid lake on his face could be worshipped as a general!
Handsome. Such a guy was simply too handsome!
At that moment, Second Brother Song proudly patted his chest. "Let me tell you, there aren't many here who don't know who Second Brother Song is. My eldest uncle is the village head here! You've provoked me, you're going to find yourself in a world of trouble!"
Just when Second Brother Song thought flaunting his uncle would make Ding Fan very afraid, something he never imagined happened.
Ding Fan spoke in an even tone, but his presence was nothing short of impressive.
When Second Brother Song saw Ding Fan disregard his face to such an extent, he originally wanted to say a few routine phrases. However, he felt a chill from Ding Fan's gaze, which left him terrified. For a moment, he dared not say anything more in front of Ding Fan.
Second Brother Song turned and left without looking back.
The men brought by Second Brother Song, seeing their leader retreat, didn't bother with their pain; those who could crawl crawled, and those who could roll, rolled away…
"So cool. Handsome, what's your name!" The girl with Zhen Xiang approached and patted Ding Fan on the shoulder, speaking very frankly.
"Jing Yi, can't you be a bit quieter, you might scare someone." Zhen Xiang came over. "Let me introduce you. This is Ding Fan, Brother Fan; this is my partner, Li Jing."
"Brother Fan, hello! How did you beat them just now, it was so cool, can you teach me!" Li Jing said excitedly.
Zhen Xiang's demeanor, unlike Li Jing's excitement, showed concern.
"Li Jing, don't get too pleased too soon. Second Brother Song has quite some influence here, and Brother Fan hitting his men isn't something that can be overlooked easily."
"What's there to be afraid of, they started it by smashing our Flower Cellar, it wasn't us who hit them first," Li Jing retorted, somewhat displeased.
At this moment, Ding Fan didn't want to attract too much trouble. In his eyes, Second Brother Song and his men were insignificant, no different from ants, but Ding Fan didn't have the time to crush these ants either.
After pondering for a moment, he directly pulled out his phone, naturally calling Xu Rui.
Xu Rui's dad is the deputy mayor of Dancheng, it was best to let him handle the situation.
Xu Rui had once lived with Ding Fan in Dongcheng for a while, so Ding Fan had Xu Rui's number.
"Hello, this is Ding Fan…" Ding Fan relayed the incident at the Flower Cellar. "This Flower Cellar is owned by my friend…"
This time, Xu Rui didn't say much to Ding Fan, replying only with 'Understood.'"
Ding Fan was somewhat speechless as Xu Rui had hung up directly without him explaining his intentions fully. However, although Xu Rui often argued with him, she genuinely cared about his affairs. So, he didn't think much of it afterward.
"It's settled now, no one will cause trouble," Ding Fan said to Zhen Xiang.
Zhen Xiang nodded. She had witnessed a wealthy young master apologizing to Ding Fan yesterday in the café, so she absolutely believed in Ding Fan's words.
"Can you now show me around your Flower Cellar?" Ding Fan asked with a smile.
"I'll take Brother Fan there," Li Jing said, and took Ding Fan's hand, leading him towards the Flower Cellar.
Zhen Xiang smiled helplessly by the side, then quickly followed.
The entrance to the Flower Cellar was inside a brick house. Once they entered, Ding Fan was greeted with a burst of fragrant flowers.
As Ding Fan took in the scenery before him, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Inside the Flower Cellar, it was indeed a scene of colorful blooms.
Roses, lucky bamboo, orchids… everything was there, red, yellow, blue, green, and every shade in between…
Just then, a unique fragrance wafted over to him, causing Ding Fan to pause.