Just as Yan Wangchuan was about to walk out of the shadows, a small hand reached out from the side and grabbed the corner of his shirt.
âUncle Yan?â Song Fengwan tightened her grip on his shirt and shook her head at him.
Qiao Aiyun obviously didnât want to implicate him. If he went out now, not only would he be involved, but the entire Yan family would also be affected.
Although Song Fengwan was young, she knew what this meant. Her mother didnât want him to appear, so she naturally had to stop him.
âDonât worry. I know to behave appropriately.â Half of Yan Wangchuanâs face was in the shadows, and the other half was illuminated by the light. It was flickering, giving off a sense of desolation.
âYou donât know how to act appropriately!â Song Fengwan blurted out.
If he knew his limits, he wouldnât have been dragged into the police station.
Yan Wangchuanâs face stiffened.
Song Fengwan released her little hand awkwardly and grabbed Fu Chenâs clothes. Her tone was a little timid. âUncle Yan, I⦠Thatâ¦â
How could she have dared to talk to him like this in the past? It was only recently that their relationship had gotten closer. He was serious and rigid, but he was also awkward and shy. Song Fengwan wasnât that afraid of him anymore and spoke more casually as a result.
âItâs all right. I truly didnât know my limits before.â
It was the first time that Yan Wangchuan had been criticized by a junior. His old face blushed. Fortunately, the light wasnât bright, so she couldnât see it clearly.
His mouth twitched, and he felt inexplicably embarrassed.?Too embarrassing.
âOkay, just be careful next time,â Song Fengwan muttered softly.
Fu Chen reached out his hand secretly and gently held Song Fengwanâs little hand.?Be careful next time?
This girl is too mischievous.
Who pampered her to such an extent that she dares to speak to Yan Wangchuan like that?
***
At this moment, Nanjiang, the Yan family residenceâ¦
Old Madam Yan was leaning against the sofa with her reading glasses and a thin needle in her hand. Holding a red string, she was embroidering a few flowers on a piece of white cloth. At this moment, her eyes were fixed on the TV screen unblinkingly.
She had specially got someone to find a local TV station in Yuncheng for a real-time report of the press conference.
But with the host and guestsâ analysis, the camera switched back and forth, making her frown.
âThis host is really annoying.â Old Madam Yan sighed and threw the embroidered cloth aside.
âHave something to drink. Itâs already past nine. Why donât you rest early?â Mother Huang handed her a cup of ginseng tea.
âI canât sleep. Say, this Song fellow is really a piece of work. Why did that girl insist on marrying him back then?
âHow is our Wangchuan worse than him?
âOur Wangchuan is tall, handsome, and can earn money too. The two of them are also considered childhood sweethearts, so why didnât she take a fancy to him?â
Old Madam Yan harrumphed coldly. She had always had a knot in her heart about the engagement being broken.
Seeing her angry expression, Mother Huang couldnât help laughing. âOld Madam, do you want to hear the truth?â
âWhat truth?â
âSir is bad at talking.â
Old Madam Yanâs fingers holding the cup paused, and she coughed twice.?Thatâs true.
âWhich young lady doesnât like to hear sweet nothings? He always puts on a straight face. If not for the annulment of the engagement back then and his attitude when he came back, I wouldnât have been able to tell that he likes Miss Qiao.â
âEnough. Stop talking,â Old Madam Yan interrupted.
The truth hurt the most.
How did I give birth to this awkward and inarticulate thing?
If he returns in failure this time, it will really be embarrassing for our old Yan family.
âHas this kid not arrived in Yuncheng yet? Why hasnât he appeared yet?â Old Madam Yan took a sip of hot tea. She was anxious.
âOld Madam, if Sir appears now, we wonât be able to go backâ¦â
âGo back for what? The two of them are innocent to begin with, so why would our Yan family be afraid of people gossiping? Aiyun clearly doesnât want to drag our family into this. Otherwise, how would she be forced to this point by that bastard?â
Old Madam Yan reached out to adjust her reading glasses. âHow can our Yan family hide behind a woman?
âBesides, what do they have between them that can make those people dispute?â
Mother Huang nodded and smiled. âAre you really sure that thereâs nothing between them? Everyone says that theyâre already cohabiting.â
âHeâs my son. Do you think I donât know his character? Back then, he stayed with the Qiao family and lived under the same roof as her. He didnât even dare to talk to her. Cohabitation? Hahââ Her tone was full of disdain.
âThen, if Sir and Miss Qiao get together in the future, you wonât object?â
âWho said I wonât object? Who told you that?! Iâm still angry!â Old Madam Yan harrumphed coldly.
Afraid that Mother Huang wouldnât believe her, she added a few minutes laterâ¦
âIâm very angry. Iâve been angry for more than twenty years!â
***
Yuncheng, Huamao Hotelâ¦
At the press conference, Song Jingren was certain that Qiao Aiyun didnât dare to reveal Yan Wangchuanâs identity and kept pressing her. âSay it. Werenât you just very eloquent? Why have you gone mute now? Tell everyone who the man who ate with you and went home with you is.â
âDonât be too shameless.â Qiao Aiyun didnât expect him to use this to attack her.?Heâs too despicable.
âWho exactly is the shameless one? You keep criticizing me, but you wonât explain your own issues clearly. Since you have nothing to do with him, why donât you just reveal his name openly?
âArenât you being secretive exactly because youâre feeling guilty!
âSomething unspeakable must have happened between you two behind my back, right?â
The audience started breaking into discussions again.
If there was no relationship between them, she could just clarify it openly. But Qiao Aiyun looked troubled.
When the two of them fought just now, she had always had the upper hand. When she had encountered all kinds of slanders and accusations, she remained calm. Why was she so timid now?
It was hard for everyone not to guess in another direction.
Qiao Aiyun gritted her teeth and raised her hand to hit him.
Before the slap landed, Song Jingren raised his hand and grabbed her wrist. He felt guilty just now, so when Qiao Aiyunâs slaps came fast and fierce, he couldnât dodge in time.
This time, he naturally wouldnât obediently admit defeat.
Qiao Aiyun frowned and tried to pull her wrist out of his palm. But the difference in strength between a man and a woman was too much for her to break free. âYou!â
âYou want to hit me because youâve gotten angry from shame? Do you think Iâll stand still and let you slap me this time?â Song Jingren smiled sinisterly, knowing that he had hit her sore spot.
âWhy donât you continue shouting? Weâre the same after all.
âWhat right do you have to scold me?!
Song Jingren already couldnât stand the relationship between the two of them long ago. Yan Wangchuan was obviously interested in her and had stood up for her time and time again. How could anyone be nice to someone for no reason in this world?
Some people were like this. They didnât cherish what they had, and after giving it up, they didnât allow it to be touched.
âSay, did you two hook up long ago?â
The corner of Qiao Aiyunâs lips twitched, and she smiled disdainfully. âYou may be filthy, but donât think that everyone is as vile as you.â
âThen tell me. Who is that wild man?â His smile was a little arrogant and lawless.
Geng Ying, standing at the side, was feeling anxious and angry.?Since she said that thereâs nothing between them, what does it matter who this person is? Is there a need to be so protective?
It was just that the man in the photos who had eaten with her was very tall and always wore a suit. He was well-built and had broad shoulders and a narrow waist. It was apparent that he had an excellent disposition and temperament and wasnât someone who could be easily used as a shield by someone.
Wild man??Qiao Aiyun raised her other hand to hit him.
But Song Jingren wanted to rake in some interest from her. He actually raised his other hand and was about to hit herâ¦
The moment he lifted his handâ¦
Everyone below the stage gasped and held their breaths.
F*ck!
Theyâre finally going to come to blows.
Standing in the dark, Song Fengwan was feeling anxious. But Fu Chen kept holding her hand and didnât let her moveâ¦
At this moment, a black shadow swept past her. Even the security guards standing at the side of the stage, who were in charge of maintaining order, didnât react in time. And the person had already rushed onto the stageâ¦
âHeyââ A security guard took out his baton from his waist and tried to stop him.
âWhatâs the hurryââ Shi Fang reached out to stop him.
âAnd who are you?â The security guard looked at the two burly men in black behind him and tightened his grip on the baton.
âWeâre not here to cause trouble. Donât get agitated.â Shi Fang raised his eyebrows and patted his shoulder.
F*ck, why did Third Master insist that I bring two bodyguards with me? Canât I intimidate a few security guards by myself?
At the time, Fu Chen said, âDo you think youâre Qian Jiang?â
K.O.
He was so angry that he no longer had a temper.
Youâre the boss. Whatever you say is right.
***
Everyone thought that this married couple was about to fight physically in front of the entire country. That would be too ugly.
But as a gossipy crowd of spectators, there was always the mentality of watching a show while fanning the flames.
âF*ck, is he really going to lay his hands on a woman? Youâre embarrassing us men.â
âHow can a scumbag like him still have any face? Didnât Ms. Qiao say earlier? He even hit his daughter. Heâs really a f*cking beast.â
âThis scum, even I f*cking want to go on the stage and beat him up.â
â¦
While the crowd was getting agitated, Geng Ying, as Qiao Aiyunâs lawyer, had been standing very close to her. She initially wanted to go up and stop the fight, but she felt a black shadow pass by herâ¦
Like a gust of wind, it whistled past, causing her short hair to fly everywhere.
Just as Song Jingrenâs hand was about to touch Qiao Aiyunâs face, someone grabbed it ruthlessly.
This personâs strength was immense. It felt as though an iron arm was about to crush his wrist bones.
âAhââ Song Jingrenâs arms went weak from the pain, and he instantly lost his strength.
The pain instantly spread throughout his entire body.
âLet go!â His voice was rough and deep, carrying an indescribable sense of vicissitude.
Song Jingren was afraid of him because of the beating last time. When he heard Yan Wangchuanâs voice, his body reacted instinctively and let go of Qiao Aiyun.
Qiao Aiyun didnât expect Yan Wangchuan to appear at this moment. She looked at him in surprise.
âGo stand behind me.â
âSenior Brotherâ¦â Qiao Aiyunâs mind was about to explode. If she was really misunderstood and he was treated as a wild man, she would feel incredibly guilty.
Yan Wangchuan looked at her with a grave expression.
She could only stand behind him.
âYouâ¦â Song Jingren didnât expect him to dare to stand directly in front of the cameras.
He felt a little pleased but also flustered. This was because Qiao Aiyun really stood behind him obediently. Just now, she had been speaking sternly and confronting him arrogantly. Now that she had shed her tough exterior, her expression softened a little.
âI thought that you wouldnât want to see me after I taught you a lesson twice.â
Song Jingren twisted his wrist twice, while Yan Wangchuan twisted his wrist once. His fingers loosened and tightened.
Just as Song Jingren was still struggling to get free, Yan Wangchuan punched him hard in the face.
Bang!
Song Jingren was knocked straight to the ground. His head was dizzy from the impact, and the bones in his body seemed to be on the verge of cracking.
Half of his face was mottled with blue and purple bruises, as if he had been beaten until it was deformed.
It was obvious how fierce the force had been.
The wind from his punch was strong and seemed to carry a biting cold.
It was fierce and ruthless.
Song Fengwan gasped.?Is this what Uncle Yan meant by âbehave appropriatelyâ?
He sure is good at grasping the concept.
At this moment, she couldnât describe how she felt. The last time she saw Song Jingren, she still felt bitter. But now, she felt an inexplicable sense of reliefâ¦
Heâs not worth it.
Song Jingrenâs head was in a daze from the punch. He only came back to his senses after more than a minute. From the side, Secretary Zhang tried to help him up, but he was glared at by an even more vicious gaze. The former shrunk to the side and didnât dare to move.
The reporters below gulped nervously.
âF*ck, that punch was really bloody powerful.â
But Yan Wangchuanâs gaze was sharp, and his expression was glacial as he looked at Song Jingren disdainfully. People didnât dare to stare at him intently.
Based on his figure, everyone was almost certain of his identity.
Yan Wangchuan loosened his grip. He wished he could crush him.
âIâm the man in the photos. Iâm the wild man heâs talking about. My name is Yan Wangchuan.â
âSenior Brother.â Qiao Aiyunâs heart skipped a beat.
âHiding behind a woman, is that still considered a man?â
Qiao Aiyun opened her mouth. He didnât tell her in advance, so she didnât know how to deal with the current situation.
Yan Wangchuan loosened his tie and stood on the stage openly, allowing the reporters to snap photos of him.
The Yan family kept a very low profile, and not many people knew his name. They might have seen him on some wealth rankings occasionally, but it was only a quick glance.
If people searched on Baidu, it would naturally be another scene.
Reporters had always been well-informed. As soon as he introduced himself, all the detailed information about him immediately appeared.
If these two people were secretly together, would they still be standing in front of the camera like this?
He was too bold.
But to most people, Yan Wangchuanâs actions were truly manly!