Shanghai, Changhai Road, the street in front of Wangjiang Pavilion.

A stylish young woman paused to glance at the middle-aged man catching up behind her, then stepped towards Wangjiang Pavilion, the sound of her red high heels clicking crisply on the ground.

She brushed through her wavy hair, her gaze sweeping across the entrance of Wangjiang Pavilion, where a few security guards stood sloppily against the wall, their white shirts marked with chaotic footprints, looking somewhat embarrassed.

The guards didn't show much reaction to the woman's arrival, seemingly not recognizing her.

Xiong Ge, with a cigarette in his mouth, just about to light it, only glanced a few times at the beautiful woman who got out of the Ferrari, without much care.

In a place like Shanghai, luxury cars and beautiful women are in no short supply. Although the woman exuded a powerful aura, someone of Xiong Ge's status had seen all kinds of women.

But when he saw the middle-aged man following the woman, his hand holding the lighter hesitated slightly.

The woman's pretty face was icy cold as she stepped straight to the entrance of Wangjiang Pavilion, her eyes sweeping over Xiong Ge and his group before finally landing on him. She spoke in a clear, cold tone, "Are you that Xiong Ge?"

Xiong Ge was stunned for a moment, did not answer, but looked at the middle-aged man behind him, forcing a smile, "Guo Ju, what brings you here."

The middle-aged man looked at him blankly, nodded to him, then introduced softly to the woman beside him, "He's Xiong Jun."

The woman pointed at the few security guards looking disheveled and spoke again, "Did you beat them?"

Xiong Ge was stunned again, from Guo Ju's somewhat respectful attitude towards this woman, he had already sensed that her identity was not simple.

Now, asking about these security guards, it's obviously related to this restaurant, very likely she's the restaurant owner.

He had heard people say that the owner of Wangjiang Pavilion on Changhai Road had quite a solid background. He didn't expect it to be this solid, even earning respect from the second in command of the city's bureau.

It's important to note that this is Shanghai, and the second in command of this city's bureau is in no way ordinary, it's very prestigious.

Previously, he had felt a bit angry for losing face in front of Qi Yun and his group, but the people couldn't run away anyway. Soon, he would regain his standing and handle the tasks assigned by Mr. Ji.

But with this woman and Guo Ju appearing, a vague feeling arose in his heart that things might be getting out of control.

"I'm asking you, were you the one who hit them?" The woman opened her red lips slightly, her voice not loud, but strangely oppressive.

Xiong Ge glanced at Guo Ju, seeing no sign from him, so he nodded, "I hit them."

"Slap!"

Just when everyone was unprepared, a crisp sound of a slap suddenly rang out.

The woman's delicate hand slapped Xiong Ge hard across the face, causing him to stagger. The cigarette he hadn't lit yet fell to the ground, and he looked at the woman in front of him in disbelief.

"You fucking want to die, don't you!"

"Damn it! How dare you hit Xiong Ge!"

The nearby young men with buzz cuts couldn't take it, seeing their boss being slapped and immediately wanting to make a move on the woman.

Although this woman came with Guo Ju, they had seen Guo Ju before and their boss even played cards with him, their relationship was quite good.

So, in the eyes of these lackeys, you might have some connections, but it definitely couldn't be stronger than Xiong Ge and Mr. Ji behind him.

However, their fawning behavior at this moment, rushing up without their boss's command, was not really due to loyalty.

It was actually because earlier, upstairs, they were utterly thrashed by Chen Wei, leaving them feeling disgraced, and now they were eager to pick on someone weaker.

Couldn't take down Chen Wei, but dealing with a woman like you should be a breeze?

But the woman just stood there quietly, no emotion on her pretty face, as if she wasn't the one about to be hit.

"Stop!"

"Don't move!"

Just as the lackeys' fists were about to reach the beautiful woman's face, two shouts rang out simultaneously.

"Stop" was shouted by Guo Ju.

"Don't move" was shouted by Xiong Ge himself.

Not only did he shout, but he quickly spread his arms, blocking his lackeys behind him.

The lackeys were somewhat confused, their boss had always been vengeful.

But here, being slapped, yet restraining them—could it be that he fancied this woman?

At this moment, the roar of engines again came from the road behind them.

Seven or eight cars drove straight to the front of Wangjiang Pavilion and stopped, completely blocking the road.

The car doors opened, and a dozen people came out in a flurry, aggressively charging towards Wangjiang Pavilion.

Xiong Ge's reinforcements had arrived.

"Xiong Ge!"

"Boss!"

The crowd of lackeys who just arrived saw the somewhat bizarre scene in front of them, not quite understanding what was going on.

"Slap!"

"Slap!"

Just as they were in a daze, the crisp sound of slaps rang out again!

The woman, with no warning, slapped Xiong Ge twice more, then shook her hand lightly, as if stopping because her hand hurt.

The lackeys who just arrived stood in a momentary daze, shocked by what they had witnessed.

When they came to their senses, each of them immediately roared and was about to lay hands on the woman.

"You fucking..."

"Get lost!" Having been slapped twice more, Xiong Ge pointed at the group of lackeys and shouted angrily, "All of you get the hell out of here!"

The lackeys, hearing this, were once again dumbfounded, momentarily failing to comprehend the situation.

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