In the square, after a bout of heavy sobbing, Li Si finally calmed down.

"Yang, aren't you going to hug me?" Li Si asked pitifully, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Uh…" Chen Yang looked embarrassed.

Li Si knew exactly what Chen Yang was thinking, but she was relentless. "It's just a hug. It's not like we're going to do anything."

"Okay." Chen Yang brought his hands together and gently patted her on the back.

"Yang, you're the best." Li Si finally let go of Chen Yang, satisfied, and stared at him. "In this world, apart from my parents, you treat me the best."

"We're best friends," Chen Yang said earnestly.

Li Si's beautiful, tear-streaked eyes suddenly filled with resentment. She pouted, "I know we're just friends, but do you have to emphasize it so much?"

"One of these days, I'm going to have a look at that Qin Qiu and see just how outstanding she is to have stolen my Yang's soul!" Li Si said indignantly.

She was truly furious!! Why? Why does Yang have to belong to her, to Qin Qiu?!

"Don't you dare!!" Chen Yang hastily stopped her. "Sisi, be reasonable. Don't cause trouble!"

Li Si covered her mouth and chuckled lightly. "Look how scared you are. Is this all the courage the mighty Nine Gates Admiral has?"

"Come on, I'll treat you to a meal." Chen Yang rubbed his nose, quickly changing the subject.

Li Si linked her arm with Chen Yang's, laughing playfully. "No, I should be the one treating! You helped me so much today, Yang. How could I let you pay?"

"Alright," Chen Yang nodded, then added awkwardly, "Sisi, can you not hold my arm?"

"No way!!" Li Si flatly refused. "I'm holding my Yang's arm. What business is it of anyone else's?"

Chen Yang was speechless.

「At a restaurant.」

While waiting for their food, Li Si propped her chin with her hands, blinked at Chen Yang, and said, "Yang, I've made up my mind. After the concert tour, I'm going to leave this industry and find a school in Hanyun Valley to be a music teacher."

"That's a good idea. That way…"

Chen Yang stopped mid-sentence and said, exasperated, "Of all places, why must it be Hanyun Valley?"

"Because the person I like is there! He's the leader of the Hanyun Valley Martial Guard, and I just want to be closer to him." Li Si grinned, her eyes narrowing into slits as she raised an eyebrow at Chen Yang.

Chen Yang rolled his eyes and ignored her.

After the meal, Li Si returned to her residence alone.

Chen Yang drove back to the company.

On the way, Yang Hu called to report, "Boss, the Ten Thousand Martial Guards have come to Lingjin City! Ji Ping's message is that he'd like you to come and see."

"That guy." Chen Yang shook his head and smiled. "When?"

"Tomorrow morning! If you're free, Boss, he'll come to pick you up personally."

"Alright," Chen Yang agreed. "I really do owe him a favor for that business in Tianque City."

"Okay, I'll let him know right away."

After hanging up, Chen Yang returned to the Qin Corporation.

He went directly to Qin Qiu's office, as he'd heard her mention earlier that morning that there were some issues with the distribution channels.

Logically, these channels were handed over by Zhang Zhaoyang. The Qin Corporation should have just been able to send people to take them over. So why were there problems?

Could that Zhang Zhaoyang be up to his old tricks again?

Mulling over this question, Chen Yang arrived at Qin Qiu's office.

Qin Qiu was standing by the floor-to-ceiling windows, talking on the phone. As Chen Yang looked at her graceful back, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

He didn't disturb her. Instead, he walked over to the coffee table and meticulously brewed a cup of tea.

Once Qin Qiu hung up, Chen Yang brought the teacup over to her, smiling playfully. "Honey, have some tea!"

"You—when did you get here?" Qin Qiu asked, astonished.

"Just now. I saw you were on a call, so I didn't interrupt," Chen Yang handed her the teacup, then changed the subject. "Honey, what's the problem with the distribution channels?"

Qin Qiu took the teacup and sighed. "It's the Shuofang Group from Qiyun Road. Their representative claims they hold dry shares in a portion of Zhang Zhaoyang's distribution channels and that Zhang Zhaoyang had no right to hand them over. He's demanding compensation from me!"

"He even said that if I don't pay, I can forget about acquiring those channels peacefully."

Chen Yang frowned. "Did you call Zhang Zhaoyang? What did he say?"

"He said that years ago, there were indeed some dealings with the Shuofang Group over these channels, but it was all verbal promises that aren't legally binding!"

With one arm across her chest and the other holding the teacup, Qin Qiu continued, "He also said he tried to persuade the guy, but he absolutely won't listen and insists on getting compensation from me."

"Isn't this just pure gangsterism?" Chen Yang's gaze darkened. "That son of a bitch is just begging for a lesson!!"

Qin Qiu quickly tried to calm him down. "Chen Yang, don't do anything rash this time. The Shuofang Group is much more influential than Zhang Zhaoyang's Juling Pharmaceutical Group. I'll negotiate with them."

What she feared most was Chen Yang resorting to violence. Although his brute force had solved problems before, if he ever met a truly formidable opponent, it could be fatal.

Just as she spoke, her phone rang.

Seeing Qin Qiu's brow furrow deeply, Chen Yang asked, "The Shuofang Group?"

Qin Qiu nodded.

Chen Yang snatched the phone, answered the call, and said coldly, "What's the matter? Can't be a decent person, so you have to be a bandit instead?"

"Who is this? I'm looking for Qin Qiu."

"I'm her husband!" Chen Yang said bluntly, ignoring Qin Qiu's desperate glares. "I'm giving you a formal warning. Back off immediately, or I'll make you regret it!"

"Heh heh..." The man on the other end laughed disdainfully. "I'm at the Yuelan Hotel, Suite 888. If you've got the guts, come and sort me out right now!"

"My name is Xiong Yaotian, and I'm begging to be sorted out!!"

Chen Yang was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

This arrogant?!

The man continued with a shocking statement, "I'll give you half a day. If you don't show up by nightfall, then I'll be coming to find you!!"

CLICK.

With that, he hung up.

"You! Do you have to be so aggressive?" Qin Qiu glared at Chen Yang, speaking irritably.

"He's even more arrogant than I am!" Chen Yang put down the phone and grinned. "He told me to go sort him out, said if I don't, he's going to come after me!"

"Listen to that! What kind of lunatic says that?"

Qin Qiu was speechless.

"Honey, you get some rest. If there's time, I'll cook dinner for you tonight." Chen Yang waved and walked out.

Qin Qiu hurriedly took a few steps after him, shouting, "Chen Yang, don't do anything reckless!"

"Relax, I never act recklessly!"

Seeing Chen Yang completely ignore her, Qin Qiu stomped her foot in frustration. "That damn guy!!"

After leaving the Qin Corporation, Chen Yang called Yang Hu. "Bring some men to Suite 888 at the Yuelan Hotel immediately. Detain him and wait for me to arrive."

Most of the time, Chen Yang tried to keep a low profile.

But when it came time to be arrogant, he had never been afraid of anyone.

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