"Secretary-General, I'm sorry, but I have to go downstairs; it seems my son has been beaten..." In this gathering of distinguished guests, someone else hitting his son's face was the same as hitting Li Zejiang's own face. Although he knew his son had been spoiled by himself and was somewhat arrogant and overbearing, he was generally bearable and wouldn't make big mistakes.

Moreover, no matter the reason, he couldn't pretend not to see that someone had beaten his son, so he excused himself to Xu Kunpeng and prepared to go downstairs.

"Uh, it was your son who got hit..." Xu Kunpeng, upon hearing that it was Li Zejiang's son, Li Chang, who had been hit by Wang Xiaoqiang, was also taken aback, but at that moment he maintained his composure, saying, "Then I shall go have a look as well..."

Li Zejiang thought Xu Kunpeng was going downstairs to stand up for his son. Feeling both flattered and shocked, he naturally wouldn't refuse and said, "Secretary-General, after you..."

Meanwhile, in the lobby on the first floor, everyone seeing the deputy mayor's son being publicly slapped was taken by surprise and turned their gaze to the one who had done the slapping. Seeing that it was a newcomer, the crowd started speculating about Wang Xiaoqiang's identity, abuzz with discussion.

Zhou Mingjun saw Wang Xiaoqiang hit the deputy mayor's son, Li Chang, and was secretly surprised, wondering how the two had come into conflict. It shouldn't be, he thought. Could it be that Li Chang was unaware of Wang Xiaoqiang's relationship with the Xu Family, not to mention his connection with Zhong Ping?

However, that slap had been quite satisfying to watch, as Li Chang had once harassed his girlfriend. At the time, he was too scared to speak out. Wang Xiaoqiang had avenged him.

"You...##%￥*..." Li Chang, having been slapped, pointed at Wang Xiaoqiang and was only able to utter "you" before his mouth went numb. The rest that came out was just a string of nonsensical "bird" language, making the situation as bizarre as it was comical.

It was because Wang Xiaoqiang had used the Aura of Geng Metal when he slapped, paralyzing Li Chang's mouth.

"Achang, what, what's happened to you?" Mei Yanli asked Li Chang with concern, then glared fiercely at Wang Xiaoqiang. She then turned to Xu Wenhai and said, "Young Master Xu, what are you waiting for? Someone is committing violence and assaulting people right here. Aren't you going to call security to have this person arrested and taken to the police station..."

Seeing this scene, Jing Xueyan burst into tears. Wang Xiaoqiang had actually hit the deputy mayor's son, Li Chang. Now, not only was her future job in jeopardy, but Wang Xiaoqiang himself was probably in trouble.

Xu Wenhai himself respected Wang Xiaoqiang's courage for actually hitting Li Chang. He wouldn't have dared to do it himself. But considering Wang Xiaoqiang as the assailant, he was also filled with anger and immediately summoned security.

Two security guards who had been patrolling outside the hall immediately came over.

"Take this country bumpkin away and send him to the police station..." Xu Wenhai commanded with an intimidating presence.

Just as the security guards were about to take Wang Xiaoqiang away, an authoritative voice rang out: "I want to see who dares to make a move!"

It was Xu Kunpeng who had walked over, addressing the two security guards sternly.

The security guards hesitated and looked towards Xu Wenhai. Seeing that it was Secretary-General Xu Kunpeng, Xu Wenhai's heart skipped a beat, and he had an ominous premonition. He immediately gestured to send the two security guards away.

"Secretary-General, hello, this, this country... no, this Little Wang, he actually hit Li Chang..." Xu Wenhai reported to Xu Kunpeng. His voice was timid and uneasy, lacking the confidence and authority he had just displayed.

Xu Kunpeng didn't pay any attention to Xu Wenhai at all. His face, previously severe enough to scare people, now broke into a smile as he reached out to Wang Xiaoqiang, "Mr. Wang, I am so sorry. I didn't know you were coming; otherwise, I would have come down to greet you earlier..."

At these words, everyone was shocked beyond belief. Xu Kunpeng held such a high office and was being so deferential to this young man. Could it be that this young man's background was even deeper than Xu Kunpeng's? If that was the case, then this young man's background and power must exceed the scope of the Provincial Capital.

With that thought, everyone drew a sharp breath, looking at Wang Xiaoqiang with a mixture of awe and reverence.

For those standing on the periphery, it was somewhat better; after all, how powerful and influential Wang Xiaoqiang was didn't concern them too much. But for Li Chang, Mei Yanli, Xu Wenhai, and even Li Zejiang, who was standing behind Xu Kunpeng, there was a sinking feeling in their stomachs, a sense of foreboding that they had offended somebody important.

They were about to be in big trouble, and even the crying Jing Xueyan stopped her tears in shock.

Wang Xiaoqiang symbolically extended his hand and gave Xu Kunpeng a shake, saying indifferently, "Secretary Xu, you're here too. If it weren't for showing support for Sister Ping tonight, I wouldn't have come, and this unpleasant incident wouldn't have happened..."

When the crowd saw Wang Xiaoqiang's indifferent attitude towards Xu Kunpeng, the group was once again surprised, and they found the term "Sister Ping" curious. Could it be that the Sister Ping he mentioned was Zhong Ping? As far as they knew, Zhong Ping didn't have such a younger brother. Since this person called Zhong Ping "Sister Ping," their relationship must be extraordinary.

Everyone knew that Zhong Ping never addressed men as her brothers.

Upon hearing this, Xu Kunpeng's eyes shifted to Xu Wenhai, and his face darkened. "Little Xu, what is going on? Don't you recognize Mr. Wang? To have security escort people out...ridiculous!"

"Secretary-General, I...I really don't know Mr. Wang," Xu Wenhai dared not meet Xu Kunpeng's gaze and turned to Wang Xiaoqiang instead, "Mr. Wang, I've offended you earlier, please forgive me."

As Xu Wenhai began to apologize, Xu Kunpeng turned his gaze towards Li Chang. He could see that the real conflict with Wang Xiaoqiang was with this young master.

Feeling guilty, Li Chang couldn't lift his head, and Mei Yanli trembling behind him dared not even breathe too heavily. If they had known the person to be someone even the Provincial Secretary himself respects, they would have never dared to offend Wang Xiaoqiang!

Li Zejiang, who had come downstairs to stand up for his son, realized his son had offended a significant figure. Although his son Li Chang was the one ultimately at a loss, he still very timely reminded his son, "Achang, aren't you going to apologize to Mr. Wang..."

Upon hearing this, Li Chang felt stifled. He had grown so big that even his father, Mayor Li, had never hit him. Now, he had been publicly slapped by someone younger than him, and to make it worse, now he must apologize to the person who slapped him.

"￥%#.*..." Li Chang, seeing Xu Kunpeng's gloomy expression that seemed like it could drip water, felt panic in his heart. He naturally dared not disobey his father's reminder, but when he opened his mouth, he only spat out a string of "bird language."

Immediately, a strange smile appeared on everyone's faces. Everyone thought, could it be a slap could render someone mute? How strong of a slap would that be?

"Eh, Achang, what's wrong with your mouth?" Li Zejiang, seeing his son utter a series of unclear notes in the room, immediately asked in shock.

Li Chang was in an embarrassing state, he gave a bitter smile and shook his head, but he didn't dare blame Wang Xiaoqiang.

It was Mei Yanli behind him who pointed at Wang Xiaoqiang and interjected, "Mayor Li, it was...it was Mr. Wang who hit him..."

"If it weren't for you, Little Qiang, er, no, Mr. Wang, would he have hit him?" Jing Xueyan, seeing Mei Yanli blame Wang Xiaoqiang, couldn't help but fire back at her. In her view, the main culpability of this affair still lay with Mei Yanli.

Mei Yanli had a nickname in the company known as "Trouble Spirit" because she was always causing trouble, always seeking to stir things up, and always liked to make trouble for men.

Slap!

Li Zejiang slapped Mei Yanli across the face, immediately leaving five clear finger marks on her pretty face.

Li Zejiang had climbed to his current position, his eyes were naturally not blind. He had long seen that Mei Yanli was not a good woman and often advised his son to sever ties with her. However, seeing that Li Chang considered this woman just a fling, he did not persist. If she wasn't going to be his son's future wife, why be so strict?

Unexpectedly, this woman was so troublesome. Now it seemed his son's offense toward Wang Xiaoqiang was all because of her. After hitting Mei Yanli, he roared disdainfully, "Get out of the way! Do you know what you are? This isn't your place to speak!"

Mei Yanli instantly turned pale, her delicate hand covering her face, her delicate body trembling, tears streaming down, yet she bit her lips tightly, desperately suppressing any sobs. Now she knew, she might be Li Chang's girlfriend in public, but in reality, she was nothing. Or perhaps, she was just a pitiful and laughable plaything! (To be continued.

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