By this time, Zhao Chengning and company had already created some distance between them and Dragonâs Claw. Black Kite looked over to Qi Mu, and it looked like sheâd been scared witless. A wave of concern for Qi Mu washed over her, and her intuition told her that there was something up with that man too.
"Whatâs wrong, Qi Mu? Do you know that man?"
"Hm?" Qi Mu looked as if sheâd suddenly been wrenched free from her thoughts, and was overcome by a brief stint of confusion. Upon making out what Black Kiteâs question was, her confusion quickly turned into resentment and bitterness. A thought suddenly occurred to Shen Jingbin when she caught Qi Mu subconsciously looking back.
Sure enough, Qi Muâs answer proved her right.
"That man was the one who caused Whitey, Gentle Kite, and me to lose our levels."
"Ah!" Black Kite cried out softly in surprise. "So, heâs the one? I never expected someone decent looking like him to turn out to be such scum! Good thing my little brother didnât come today, otherwise, he mightâve tried to beat him up," she said as she gave herself a calming pat on the chest.
"Youâre the only one who thought that that man looked decent. Didnât you see how he stuck to Nutty the moment he laid eyes on her? Calling men like him âtrashâ is an insult to trash," Delicate Flower said.
Qi Mu nibbled at her lips as she looked to Shen Jingbin and said with some hesitation, "Nutty, do you know him? He said..."
Shen Jingbin knew what she was getting at. "No, I donât know him. But, I happened to run into him at the exhibition hall in the afternoon. Heâs a brainless, arrogant idiot."
Qi Muâs expression turned unreadable.
Seeing this, Pure Crane attempted to console her. "Men like him arenât worth reminiscing over. Knowing his true colours sooner rather than later is a good thing."
"I wasnât reminiscing about him. Itâs just hard for me to look at him. He couldnât even recognize me... Sigh, do you think Iâm a fool?"
Shen Jingbin really felt like nodding her head and saying âyesâ, but she held herself back when saw how Qi Mu looked like she was about to break out in tears at any moment.
While the group was doing their best to console Qi Mu, telling her not to bother about such scum, they suddenly heard the impatient shuffling of footsteps from behind them, followed by a manâs excited yet somewhat frustrated voice.
"Qi Mu! Youâre Qi Mu, right?!"
Dragonâs Claw came running over and went straight up to Qi Mu, grabbed her shoulders, and gave her a good shake. In his excitement, he failed to control his strength and nearly shook her senseless.
"Qi Mu, itâs you, right?! I knew you looked familiar... Donât you live in C City? Whyâre you here? I asked you to come over to B City in the past, but you refused. We wouldnât be like this if youâd listened and had come to B City a little earlier."
Dragonâs Clawâs tone made everyone present feel like puking. This person was rewriting what it meant to be âshamelessâ all by himself!
"L-let go of me!" Shortly after, Qi Mu came to her senses and she began struggling to break free. Unfortunately for her, there was too much of a disparity in strength between a man and a woman and she failed to do so.
Being the nearest to Qi Mu, The Winds Of Ximen and Cheshire Cat rushed over to help her. One of them held the man back, while the other shielded her.
Dragonâs Claw wasnât the least bit happy about being interrupted, and he began swearing up a storm. "Who the hell do you think you are? Whatâre you doing? What I say to my wife is none of your business. Butt out!"
Qi Mu, who was wrapped in Weiweiâs embrace, was so overcome with anger that her body began to shudder.
How blind must she have been to actually date such a âman amongst menâ?
Pure Crane couldnât bear to look on any longer and stood between Qi Mu and the man. "Take this nonsense about her being your wife and whatnot somewhere else. Thereâs no wife of yours here."
"The f*ck did you come from, you little shit? Do you have any part to play in this? Listen up, that woman behind you is my wife in-game. We agreed to extend that to real life as well, so sheâs my wife both in-game and outside of it. Donât butt into our matters!"
"Bullshit!" At this moment, Qi Mu broke free from Weiwei. "Your wife is Angelic Mira! You have nothing to do with me, so stop spouting bullshit!" cried Qi Mu with reddened eyes.
Dragonâs Claw, who still couldnât break free from The Windâs Of Ximenâs hold, immediately softened his tone. "Qi Mu, I know you blame me for not helping you last time, but you know how powerful Mira- no, that woman is. If I stepped out to help you, she wouldâve made things even more difficult for you... You... you have to know that I did this for your sake... I still have that picture you sent me of you in a nightgown from last time. If you donât forgive me, I-I canât be sure of where this photo will end up tomorrow."
Unexpectedly, he decided to turn to threats at the end. Qi Muâs eyes turned yet another shade redder.
The photo that Dragonâs Claw was referring to was the one sheâd sent when they first got together, and they were in their âhoneymoon phaseâ. At the time, she didnât know of the evil that lurked within the hearts of men, and sheâd had complete confidence in herself. One word from him was all it took for her to send him an R18 photo of herself. Sheâd even fantasised about how she was going to have him wrapped around her thumb. Although the photo didnât reveal her entire face, those who knew her would be able to immediately figure out who she was.
"You bastard!" Unable to keep his anger in check any longer, The Winds Of Ximen rushed at him and gave Dragonâs Claw a good kick.
Dragonâs Claw let out a blood-curdling shriek before falling to the floor.
"Eh? Whatâs wrong? What are you guys doing?" The members of Jade Sea Pavilion whoâd drunk themselves silly and hadnât noticed the commotion behind them finally realized that something was wrong and came running back to see what was happening. They couldnât help but be taken aback when they saw The Winds Of Ximen kicking someone, while the rest of the people present had dark looks on their faces.
Whyâd it feel like the entire world had changed in just the blink of an eye?
Before they had the chance to figure out what was going on, they heard Shen Jingbin speak up in a conspiratorial whisper, frost lacing her voice, "Zhao Chengning, would you stop me if I decided to beat someone up?"
Zhao Chengningâs voice sounded just as dangerous as hers did, "I was just about to ask you the same question."