Zhu Bufan feigned consolation towards Zhan Yucheng and Zhan Feilong, it was only afterwards that he realized Du Yujia was still on the ground, sobbing pitifully. Just now, in his haste to deal with Zhan Feilong, when Du Yujia tried to intervene, he knocked her to the ground. She stubbornly refused to get up and just sat there crying.

Though the conflict had subsided, she continued to cry incessantly all alone. Zhan Feiyu and her sister tried to console her from either side for a long time, but failed to get her back on her feet. Instead, her crying grew louder and more intense.

Zhu Bufan hastily made his way over and reached out to pull Du Yujia up by the wrist, only to be surprised to find that Du Yujia stubbornly refused to budge from the spot. If he forced her up, he would likely rip her arm off.

Such was her stubbornness.

Left with no choice, Zhu Bufan had to bend down, support Du Yujia's small waist, and carry her up in his arms.

Just as Zhu Bufan picked up Du Yujia, she suddenly struck out, slapping Zhu Bufan's cheek.

While Du Yujia's strike was quick, it could not escape Zhu Bufan's keen perception. However, Zhu Bufan now had her in his arms and unless he tossed her aside, there was no way he could dodge the attack at such close range.

Toss her aside? Falling from such a height could break her bones. Zhu Bufan steeled himself and decided not to evade.

"Slap!" Therefore, her slap landed on him.

Having hit Zhu Bufan, Du Yujia secretly breathed a sigh of relief knowing that if Zhu Bufan had resisted just now, she would have been either dead or severely disabled. But she was unwilling to let Zhu Bufan off so easily. She raised her leg and kicked at Zhu Bufan's abdomen.

"You disappointing fool, you've truly let me down!" Du Yujia exclaimed, kicking again and continuing, "Would waiting a moment kill you? With your petty-mindedness, how could you ever achieve anything great?" She kicked again.

Du Yujia was wearing high heels with particularly sharp toes, and after several kicks, Zhu Bufan felt overwhelmed and involuntarily stepped back, slightly dodging the blow, which caused Du Yujia to nearly fall. It was Zhu Bufan who promptly reached out to stabilize her.

"Let go of me! You dare to dodge? I'll see where you can hide. I won't stop today until I beat the disappointment out of you!" she yelled, lifting her fists and charging towards Zhu Bufan again, unleashing a barrage of blows.

Although Zhu Bufan was being hit, Du Yujiao and the others were secretly amused. This kid was unyielding and would not admit defeat easily, yet he was still a "true man" who knew how to respect his elder, Du Yujiao.

He did not fight back, surely out of respect for Du Yujia who was his second aunt, not because he was afraid of her. After all, when it comes to martial prowess, 100 Du Yujias combined would be no match for Zhu Bufan.

Zhao Juan could not bear to watch any longer and wanted to intervene, but Zhu Dayou immediately stepped forward to stop her: "Little Juan, don't bother. Du Yujia isn't really trying to injure him. She's doing this for Zhan Yucheng to see."

Zhao Juan nodded in understanding and muttered softly, "If she causes any serious harm to Zhu Bufan, I'll definitely not let her off easy!"

Du Yujiao launched a frenzied attack on Zhu Bufan, and Zhu Bufan refused to fight back. After more than 30 seconds, Du Yujiao finally came to her senses, and quickly stepped out of her seat, shouting from across the room, "Yujia, what are you doing! If Zhu Bufan did something wrong, just tell him, no need to get physical!"

As she spoke, she rushed over, embraced Zhu Bufan in her arms, raised her hand to push Du Yujia aside, and scolded, "Enough, enough. If Zhu Bufan isn't fighting back it's to give you face, and yet you're taking it seriously?"

"Sis, this kid is really disappointing!" Du Yujia said indignantly, "I think he's too impulsive and unfit to be the company president. You should take over personally."

"What are you saying?" Du Yujiao angrily responded, "How is he too impulsive? I think Zhu Bufan has done well. It was indeed Fei Long who went too far. The Head of Security should be a Power User. If we had a literary man without the strength to truss a chicken, could he protect us? I think Zhu Dayou is more suitable for the job than Old Jin!"

"Sis, how can you say that? It's clearly him who..."

"That's enough!" Du Yujiao declared. "Let's leave it at that for today. I'm his mother. If you have any grievances, tell me and I'll reprimand him. Leave it at that. Go on, go." Having said that, Du Yujiao pushed Du Yujia aside and took Zhu Bufan back to their seats.

In front of Zhan Yucheng, Du Yujiao said, "Xiao Yi, let's set the matter between you and Fei Huang for tomorrow. From then on, we are a family. If you have any troubles, just come to mom and I'll take care of you. If anyone dares to bully you, feel free to fight and beat them until they submit!"

"Yujiao, you..." Zhan Yucheng's face changed drastically as he stood up to scold, "Yujiao, even if Fei Long was in the wrong, you can't just tell him to fight like that. We're all family. If we start resorting to fists every day, how can we live together!"

Du Yujiao laughed and said, "Yucheng, don't be so agitated. I didn't say he should hit Fei Long. I meant the people who bully him. Some people who can't see their own faults will behave after a few beatings!"

Zhan Yucheng's face turned the color of iron with anger, but he was a man of quality and status. Could he really argue here with Du Yujiao, a woman? He had to let it go.

But Du Yujiao was not content to fall silent and continued, "Bufan, just now you pushed your Auntie, and she gave you a few hits to vent her anger. Don't take it to heart."

Zhu Bufan shrugged indifferently. If I took it to heart, would Du Yujia be standing unharmed right now?

It was Du Yujiao's rapid change of attitude that greatly surprised Zhu Bufan. At first interaction, she had always treated him like a country bumpkin, openly looking down on him, which infuriated Zhu Bufan.

Later on, for the sake of Zhan Feihuang, her attitude softened a bit toward him, but only to a lukewarm level.

Up until today, with a sudden 180-degree turn, she publicly declared the marriage between Zhu Bufan and Zhan Feihuang, even loudly claiming herself as "mom."

She recognizes you and therefore says such things; she sees potential in you to offer her "support!" Du Yujiao, a person outwardly warm but innately icy, is not someone whose good graces are easily won. Bufan even felt unexpectedly flattered.

Being a grown man and held in your arms like a child feels somewhat strange to me. However, the faint scent of perfume on Du Yujiao is indeed refreshing; at least Zhu Bufan does not resist it here.

Yet Zhao Juan watched with deeply furrowed brows, muttering to herself, "Du Yujiao's sudden change of face and being so nice to Zhu Bufan, could it be she's taken a liking to him?"

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