Chen Yang was in a foul mood.

He initially hadn't wanted to deal with this guy who had suddenly appeared to cause trouble. If things escalated, he would just let Yang Hu handle it. But when the man claimed to be Li Si's brother, Chen Yang lowered the window, revealing half his face. "What is it?" he asked coolly.

"Heh, quite arrogant, aren't you!"

Li Changqing lit a cigarette, an amused smile on his face. "What, after all that buildup, was this your plan? To act all deep and mysterious in front of me?"

He'd already stated who he was, yet the man only showed half of his face. Aside from a pair of eyes, Li Changqing couldn't get a clear look at his features. What does this mean? Does he look down on me, or is he deliberately acting superior?

"Do you think acting like this will make me look up to you?"

Li Changqing's lip curled in a sneer. "Judging by your car and where you live, I know you're just some pauper trying to worm your way into my sister's heart. You think you can use her to latch onto the Li Family, don't you?"

"I have to admit, it's a clever plan. With the Li Family's backing, you could skip two hundred years of struggle and live a carefree life among the true upper class."

"But I'm here to shatter that little fantasy of yours. Someone like you isn't on my sister's level. You're not even from the same world."

Li Changqing flicked his ash. "Aren't you ashamed? Trying to ride a woman's coattails into high society?"

"Get to the point," Chen Yang cut him off, his face devoid of expression.

Li Changqing was taken aback for a moment, then he laughed. "Kid, you're really going to keep this act up with me?"

"Hah!" Li Changqing scoffed. "I came here today for one reason: from this day forward, you will stay away from my sister. Cut off all contact with her. Otherwise... well, the Lingjin River is full of corpses. Interested in taking a look?"

It was a naked threat.

"Are you done?" Chen Yang retorted.

"I advise you not to test my patience. I, Li Changqing, always do what I say!"

Chen Yang withdrew his gaze and raised the car window.

Li Changqing: "..."

What does that mean? I said all that, and he doesn't even bother to respond? And that final look...

Li Changqing's face darkened. He wasn't a patient man. The only reason he hadn't gotten out of his car was because he felt the person opposite him wasn't worth the effort. But now... he was being ignored? Heh... This damned punk... does he really think he's someone important?

Before he could make a move, Yang Hu stuck his head out and asked with a grin, "Hey, kid. You came looking for trouble just like that? Didn't Sisi tell you who my Boss is?"

"Shut your mouth! The name 'Sisi' isn't for the likes of you to utter!"

Li Changqing said coldly, "He's just a pretentious bastard. I see he's gotten too lost in his own role. Putting on airs in front of some trash is one thing, but to try and act important in front of me, Li Changqing? It's pathetic!"

"Status? You have the nerve to talk about status?"

"Moron!"

Yang Hu pulled his head back in. "For Sisi's sake, I won't waste my time with a dumbass like you."

With that said, Yang Hu restarted the van and prepared to leave.

BOOM!

However, the SUV beside them shot forward, cutting off the van.

"You, get out of the car!"

Li Changqing was completely enraged. This piece of trash actually dared to call him a moron? He, Li Changqing, was young and accomplished, capable of wreaking havoc in the capital markets. Even seasoned veterans of the business world would greet him with smiles and show him great respect.

But what the hell was this thing in front of him?

"Kid, don't push your luck."

Yang Hu was actually interested in playing along, but Chen Yang, in the back seat, had clearly run out of patience. Yang Hu's face instantly darkened, and his tone turned hostile. "The only reason you're still sitting in your car talking to us is out of respect for Sisi."

"If you keep harassing us, don't blame me for what comes next."

HISS!

The rear window of the SUV lowered, revealing several ferocious, grim-faced men staring coldly at Yang Hu.

Li Changqing never fought an unprepared battle. Having come today, he was naturally well-prepared.

"Three seventh-rank Fist Masters."

With a cigarette nestled between his fingers, Li Changqing pointed at the men in his car, then beckoned to Yang Hu. "Come on. Show me how you're going to be 'impolite'."

His arrogance was absolute; he didn't take them seriously at all.

That was all it took for a man with Yang Hu's temper. He slammed his hand on the steering wheel and was about to shove the door open. He'd shown Li Si enough respect. Today, he was going to teach this guy a lesson and show him a world of pain.

"Have you made enough of a scene?" Chen Yang lowered the window a little more, his grim eyes fixed on Li Changqing.

Li Changqing's heart involuntarily trembled.

That look...

As the eldest son of the Li Family, Li Changqing had seen it all. Yet at this moment, he felt as if he'd been plunged into an icy abyss, a bone-deep chill spreading through him.

"Hmph!"

Li Changqing took a deep breath. Driven by defiance, he pointed at Chen Yang and said coldly, "You, get the hell out of that car now!"

BOOM!

With a wave of Chen Yang's right hand, the two-meter-tall SUV crumpled as if it had been struck by a battering ram and was violently flung sideways.

It landed three or four meters away and rolled over several times before crashing to a stop.

"Drive," Chen Yang instructed Yang Hu, closing his eyes to rest once more.

*Cough, cough.*

Li Changqing, his head split open and bleeding, struggled to crawl from the wreckage, his face a mask of utter terror.

If not for the searing pain that wracked his entire body, he would have sworn it was an illusion.

He had seen it clearly: the man had only waved his hand. And my car was sent flying just like that?

Li Changqing instinctively looked in the direction the van had disappeared, sucking in several sharp, cold breaths.

Just who on earth was that man?

The bodyguards were also badly injured, but they scrambled to Li Changqing's side and helped their young master to his feet.

"Y-Young Master, that guy isn't some lowlife... he's a top-tier Fist Master, Eleventh-Rank or higher!" one of the bodyguards stammered, his voice shaking with fear.

Li Changqing: "..."

Eleventh-Rank or higher? This...

A storm of emotions crossed Li Changqing's face, and he clenched his fists tightly.

No wonder that man had zero respect for me. His attitude... it wasn't an act?

"Young Master, the Qin Family... are we still going?"

"Look at me! How can I go now?" Li Changqing roared. "We're going home!"

「The Li Family Manor」

In the main hall, Li Si's tears streamed down her face as she bit her lip and stared outside. A middle-aged woman was talking to her incessantly.

"Sisi, the Qin Family is proposing a marriage alliance. With so many powerful families from other cities here, our Li Family doesn't have much of an advantage. If you marry Qin Yan, it will pave the way for your brother's own marriage into the Qin Family."

Li Si's mother, Lady Tong, clutched her daughter's arm, her voice laced with desperation.

Li Si cried hysterically, her eyes squeezed shut as tears gushed out, her whole body trembling.

"Can't you care about my feelings for once?" Li Si cried out, utterly heartbroken.

Lady Tong's heart ached, but she didn't back down. "You are a daughter of the Li Family. You must consider the family's future and fortune."

THUD!

Lady Tong fell to her knees before Li Si. "Sisi, I'm begging you," she implored. "Please, just agree to it!"

Li Si's nails dug so deeply into her palms that the veins on the back of her hands bulged. But in the next moment, all the tension drained from her body. She went slack, like a puppet with its strings cut, utterly lifeless.

"Mother, get up."

Li Si stood up woodenly and walked slowly out of the main hall. "I agree."

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