"Am I unjust?" Wong Qifu looked at Wang Yu, her expression indifferent. "Then you tell me, what do you call justice?"

Wang Yu had clearly just broken free from her guards to burst into the room. Two or three people who were supposed to be watching her scurried in behind her. She had been unconscious ever since she was brought back and had only just woken up to learn that Wong Liqing was being publicly tried. She'd immediately rushed to the conference room to intervene.

"He presents some utter nonsense and makes whatever claims he wants about Liqing! How is that not unjust?" Wang Yu's expression was fierce and tinged with resentment. "And another thing! Look at how heavy-handed he was! Isn't that proof he's nursing a grudge and using his position for personal revenge? Shouldn't he be punished for that?" She then sneered, "Did you really think no one would care that you're keeping a pretty boy in the corporation?"

At her words, the expressions of both Wong Qifu and Xu Ke darkened. Everyone was taken aback to see Wang Yu so openly turn against Wong Qifu.

During previous corporate meetings, Wang Yu had been at odds with Wong Qifu, but she had never gone so far as to say something like this.

Are Wang Yu and Wong Liqing really going to tear all pretense apart in public? The crowd couldn't help but wonder. But when they saw the bruises on Wang Yu's face, they suddenly understood. No wonder she's throwing a fit. If we were beaten like that, we would have been raising hell long ago.

Thinking this, the crowd exchanged glances and shook their heads. Xu Ke is too arrogant! How could he be so vicious! It's one thing to call Wong Liqing and Wang Yu back for questioning, but to strike both of them in the face so brutally is another. Wong Liqing is one thing, since he's a powerful Martial Artist. But Wang Yu is just an ordinary person! For Xu Ke to be so excessive with an ordinary person—and a woman at that—is truly tyrannical and vicious!

"Shut your mouth, Wang Yu. I can't be bothered to waste my breath on you," Xu Ke said with a cold smile. "I hit hard, but I only hit Wong Liqing. Tang Yingchang gave you those injuries on your face, so what does that have to do with me?"

Everyone was shocked, then utterly confused. We all remember that Wang Yu pays a fortune to retain Tang Yingchang's services. Why would he hit her? Has Xu Ke lost his mind? Why is he spouting such nonsense?

"See? Spouting nonsense is your fiancé's specialty," Wang Yu sneered at Wong Qifu before yelling at Xu Ke, "I'm the one who hired Mister Chang! Why would he lay a hand on me, let alone so viciously? This Xu Ke must be insane, just making things up!" She continued, her voice rising, "And you have no respect for your elders! Don't you know I'm your senior? 'Wang Yu'? Is that a name you have any right to use so casually?!"

Of course, Wang Yu knew perfectly well that Tang Yingchang, the man she'd hired, had inflicted the injuries on her face. But she was the type to bully the weak and fear the strong. I don't dare accuse Tang Yingchang, so I can only continue making trouble for Xu Ke. Besides, Xu Ke left without getting any recording of Tang Yingchang hitting me. It's my word against his, so I can say whatever I want. Even if he really does get Tang Yingchang to confront me, I have ways to handle it.

The others immediately nodded in agreement. That's right. How could Tang Yingchang possibly attack her?!

Hearing this, Xu Ke just smiled. "Since you claim Tang Yingchang would never attack you, why don't we just ask him ourselves if he did? You have his number, don't you, Wang Yu?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Yu scoffed. "Mister Chang is unwell and needs to rest. How would he have time to answer your questions?" She sneered, "Do you think a top-tier expert like him is idle all day, with nothing better to do, like you?" As if I'd ever make that call.

Some of the Wang Family Clan members present immediately chimed in to support her.

"Well said."

"Mister Chang, like Uncle Wu, is a renowned expert. How can we disturb him over such a baseless accusation?"

"Xu Ke, stop dragging this out over such a trivial matter. Be careful not to offend Mister Chang."

"Show some maturity. This isn't a child's game. Do you think you can just question Mister Chang whenever you feel like it?"

"If you did it, you should own up to it. Learn to take responsibility for your mistakes."

But without exception, they were all telling Xu Ke to shut up. The subtext was clear: You're the one who hit her, so stop trying to bother Tang Yingchang!

Standing behind Xu Ke, Wang Wu wore a strange smile. This bunch... they don't even dare to offend a single Tang Yingchang. I wonder what kind of comical expressions they'll make when they find out Xu Ke's true identity?

"Fine. If Wang Yu won't make the call, I will. I have his number anyway," Xu Ke said, already dialing.

Several people immediately grew angry. "You're just going to call him? What if he thinks our Wang Family Clan lacks discretion?"

"Exactly! It's bad enough that you're so reckless, but now you're trying to drag the rest of us down with you?"

Xu Ke said calmly, "It's fine. I'll take full responsibility for offending Mister Chang."

"You—"

Someone else started to curse him, but it was too late.

The call connected.

He put it on speaker.

Tang Yingchang's voice came through the speaker. "Mister Xu, how may I help you?"

His tone was humble, even a little subservient. He didn't sound like a top-tier expert at the Innate Great Perfection realm, but more like a bodyguard in Xu Ke's service.

Everyone was instantly dumbfounded. Is this an imposter pretending to be Tang Yingchang? That was their first reaction. But one look at Wang Yu's deathly pale face told them it was the truth.

They turned to stare stiffly at Xu Ke. Being treated with such deference by an expert of the Innate Great Perfection realm... he must be on cloud nine, right? But Xu Ke is so calm! It's like he really is just talking to his bodyguard. This is an Innate Great Perfection master we're talking about!

Xu Ke spoke into the phone, "Here's the situation. Wang Yu is claiming I'm the one who injured her face. Is that what happened?"

The crowd swallowed hard. Isn't his attitude toward an Innate Great Perfection expert a little too disrespectful?

But Tang Yingchang seemed to relish it. "Yes, Mister Xu! I was the one who personally struck Wang Yu."

"She offended you, Mister Xu, refused to cooperate with the investigation, and showed gross insubordination. She deserved to be punished."

"According to the Wang Family Clan's own rules, there is no issue with my actions."

After Tang Yingchang finished speaking, the room fell silent. What was there left to say? Just moments ago, they were accusing Xu Ke of offending a powerful expert, and now that very expert was calling a member of their family insubordinate. It felt like their own faces had just been slapped swollen. The ones who had been the most vocal wished a hole would open in the ground and swallow them.

Xu Ke stared at Wang Yu. "Did you hear that?"

Everyone was as quiet as a mouse. The figurative slap from Xu Ke had left their faces burning. They all turned to Wang Yu, expecting to see her cringing in shame. But, to their surprise...

"Heard what?" Wang Yu sneered. "Tang Yingchang, an outsider to the Wang Family, struck me in the face. You were there. Shouldn't you have immediately held him accountable to defend the dignity of our Wang Family? And you have the gall to ask if I heard him? Have you become so accustomed to being beaten that you think it's fine for a member of the Wang Family to be assaulted by an outsider?!"

As she finished speaking, the crowd was stunned. They never imagined that Wang Yu had been laying this trap for Xu Ke all along.

A cold smirk played on Wang Yu's lips. I was just waiting for you to confront Tang Yingchang. Nominally, he's retained with my personal funds and has no official connection to the Wang Family. His striking me is therefore not an internal family matter. You, Xu Ke, were present and did nothing to help. In fact, you allowed an outsider to assault me. That changes the nature of this situation entirely!

All eyes in the room turned to Xu Ke in unison.

But at that moment, Tang Yingchang's cold laughter echoed from the phone. "Wang Yu, you are audacious!"

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