How could I not know what Yang Hu is thinking? Unlike Zhou Yufei, he saw Li Si purely as a good friend, with no other emotions mixed in.

Without giving it another thought, Chen Yang sat on the sofa and began to watch TV out of boredom.

"Ah!" Li Si yawned widely as she stepped out of the bathroom.

Having been out in the cold wind for so long without catching a cold or even getting a fever, she was clearly in excellent shape.

Dressed in a white bathrobe, Li Si walked over to Chen Yang, drying her hair as she spoke. "Yang, why are you staying here?"

From her perspective, it seemed unsuitable for someone of Chen Yang's status to be living in such an old residential complex.

"This is the house of a former subordinate of mine. It happened to be empty, so I moved in," Chen Yang said nonchalantly. "Hurry up and dry your hair, then get dressed."

Li Si pouted, feigning an aggrieved look. "Yang, are you... are you trying to kick me out?"

"Don't be silly. Is it proper for you to be in a married man's house dressed like that?"

"I don't mind."

Li Si laughed and sat down next to him. "Yang, I just can't wrap my head around it. How can a manly man like you be so henpecked?"

Chen Yang: "..."

"Are you really that afraid of Qin Qiu?" Li Si asked, blinking.

"Stop talking nonsense. I'm not henpecked at all. Qin Qiu and I are equal partners."

"Pfft!"

Li Si curled her lip, feeling a little sour. She stopped talking about Qin Qiu and changed the subject. "Yang, how long are you planning to stay in Qiyun Road this time?"

"Not much longer."

Chen Yang stood up, took off his clothes, and changed into a loose casual jacket. "After I'm done here in Qiyun Road, I'm heading to Cangyun City."

"What a coincidence! I'm also going to Cangyun City soon," Li Si said, astonished.

Chen Yang was speechless. "I heard your family is arranging a match for you. Are you still just running around?"

"I don't want to get married!"

Li Si crossed her arms. Her excitement from a moment ago vanished, replaced by dejection. "You should see the kinds of guys they introduce me to! They're either rich playboys or arrogant fools. They aren't even worthy of carrying your shoes, Yang."

"Besides, my heart already belongs to someone."

As she said this, a smile returned to Li Si's face. She looked at Chen Yang and gave him a playful wink.

CREAK.

The villa's main door swung open.

Chen Yang assumed Yang Hu had returned, but instead, two strangers walked in.

Hmm? Chen Yang furrowed his brow.

The leader was a pot-bellied, balding middle-aged man in a suit. He took out a document and announced, "I'm the property developer, Lv Liang. I'm here to inform you that this villa is being reclaimed. You need to move all of your belongings out immediately."

Chen Yang: "..."

"Oh, right. Here's the buyback payment for the villa." The middle-aged man named Lv Liang produced a bank card and flicked it disdainfully at Chen Yang's feet.

Chen Yang frowned, puzzled. "Why?"

Logically, Zhao Dejiang had owned this house for many years. In such an old residential area, the idea of a developer reclaiming an owner's property was unheard of. This is completely ridiculous!

"You're asking me why?" Lv Liang shook his head and sneered. "Kid, I'm here to tell you to move, not to explain anything to you. Understand?"

"Get out now!"

Li Si hurried to Chen Yang's side and whispered, "Did you offend someone?"

Chen Yang shook his head. He had only been in Qiyun Road for two days. How could he have offended anyone?

Seeing that Chen Yang wasn't moving, Lv Liang laughed, clapped his hands, and yelled to the men outside, "Everybody in! Throw everything out!"

Chen Yang: "..."

Who did I piss off to deserve getting evicted like this?

With a great shuffle of feet, a dozen burly men swarmed in. They all wore grim expressions, but their eyes were fixed hungrily on Li Si.

"Get moving!"

Lv Liang waved a hand, leisurely lit a cigarette, and took a long drag. He then blew a puff of smoke in Chen Yang's direction, a smug, inscrutable smile on his face.

BANG!

A heavy thud echoed from outside.

Instantly, a third of the burly men who had just stormed in were knocked to the ground, bowled over by a figure that came flying through the doorway.

This…

The remaining men stood frozen, completely dumbfounded.

Lv Liang's face was so grim it looked like it could drip ink.

"Who is it?" Lv Liang snapped his head up, his dark eyes staring past the door. "You dare touch my men? I think you've got a death wish!"

BANG!

Another heavy thud.

Lv Liang: "..."

Everyone: "..."

You wouldn't even treat a dog this way, would you?

Lv Liang's expression shifted rapidly. He gritted his teeth and ordered, "All of you, get him!"

However, just as they moved to attack, they all froze abruptly. They began to back away, raising their hands in surrender.

Lv Liang was stunned. He bellowed, "What are you doing? Get him!"

Suddenly, the black muzzle of a handgun was pointed directly at Lv Liang.

Lv Liang: "..."

"Come on, charge at me!" Yang Huzi bared his teeth and beckoned to Lv Liang.

Lv Liang stumbled back several steps, his face completely pale.

Wha—what the hell is going on?

"I think I heard you say you wanted to empty this house. Does that mean you were planning to kick my Boss out?" Yang Hu asked, walking up to Lv Liang with a grin.

Lv Liang's lips trembled as he stammered, "A mis-misunderstanding! I think... I think I must have gone to the wrong building! Yes, yes, that's it! I'm at the wrong address!"

Ordinarily, it would have been a plausible excuse. The complex was large, and on a dark, snowy night, going to the wrong house was understandable.

BANG!

Yang Hu brought the butt of his pistol down hard on Lv Liang's head. The man staggered a few steps before collapsing to the floor.

Lv Liang's vision went black and his chest felt tight. He clutched his head and pleaded, "S-Sorry! Please, sir, forgive me."

"First, wipe up the blood on the floor. Then, you can tell me who sent you," Yang Hu said.

He then walked over to Chen Yang and asked, "Boss, what's all this?"

Chen Yang shook his head.

Lv Liang and his men didn't dare to delay. They immediately tore off their own jackets and knelt, using the fabric to scrub their own blood from the floor. Each man worked more frantically than the last, desperate not to miss a single spot.

「Meanwhile.」

A Ferrari pulled up at the yard's entrance.

Yu Yang stepped out of the car. Seeing the large trucks parked outside, a smirk touched his lips.

But when he saw the scene inside the yard, the smile on his face froze solid.

What the hell? He was utterly bewildered. Weren't they supposed to be evicting someone? So what was this? Why was everyone kneeling on the ground, scrubbing the floor? Scrubbing the floor...

"..."

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