"What the hell do you two think you're doing, Elder Xiang, Elder Tao?"

Before Luo Xiu and Lin Xiyue could even step forward, Qin An took the lead. He had come today specifically to back Luo Xiu up. Since someone was intentionally causing trouble, he naturally wanted to make a show of it. Regardless of the outcome, he stood to earn a favor from Luo Xiu. In the world of business, everything revolved around connections and etiquette.

Qin An left his seat and swaggered over to the two Dragon Heads, his presence quite formidable.

Meanwhile, on the stage, Lin Xiyue lowered the microphone and glanced down at Luo Xiu, a question in her eyes. Luo Xiu simply smiled and gave her a reassuring look.

Lin Xiyue nodded and gestured for her secretary, Xiao Lu, to approach.

"President Lin, you called."

"Contact the head of the PR department," Lin Xiyue said softly. "First, go keep our friends in the media calm. Hand out red envelopes where necessary and ask them not to take random pictures or release any raw footage. They can post an edited version online later."

"Yes, President Lin."

Xiao Lu looked worried. "President Lin, maybe you and Director Luo should make yourselves scarce for now? I don't think those men from the underworld will let this go easily today."

"It's fine. Go and do what I asked."

Lin Xiyue then stepped off the stage and came to Luo Xiu's side. "Are you sure this is no problem?"

With his arms crossed behind his head and his legs crossed, Luo Xiu leaned back lazily in his chair. "Since they're here, let them make a fuss for a while. It'll make it easier for me to rip them off later."

Lin Xiyue rolled her eyes at him. "Planning to play dirty again?"

"If you don't play dirty with people like them," Luo Xiu retorted, "do you really expect to reason with them?"

...

At the entrance, Qin An squinted, a mock smile directed at the two Dragon Heads before him.

"You two certainly know how to pick your moments. How about you do me a favor and let this end here for today?" he offered. "Whatever grudges you have, we can sort them out later. We'll settle things according to the rules of your underworld. What do you say?"

Tao Laosi sneered. "Sorry, Mr. Qin, but you don't have a say here today."

Qin An frowned, surprised. With his status and power in Sea City, even these two Dragon Heads would normally have to treat him with respect.

What's going on today? he wondered. These two are acting unusually bold.

Xiang Laoer sneered, "Mr. Qin, from the looks of it... are you determined to get involved?" He lowered his voice. "Out of respect for our many years of acquaintance, I advise you to stay away from that Luo Xiu. The kid won't be alive for much longer!"

Qin An replied with a strained smile, "Gentlemen, let's not burn any bridges. If you two insist on pushing this and take things too far, none of us will come out ahead."

Looking impatient, Tao Laosi suddenly strode forward and slapped Qin An across the face.

"All you do is run your mouth. Qin An, who the hell do you think you are? In the past, I might have seen you as someone, but now, you're nothing in my eyes! If you don't want to die, then get the hell out of my sight. Stop acting like you're some big shot. Let me tell you, Qin An, your reputation means nothing here!"

Clutching his face, Qin An trembled with rage. He let out a curse and charged forward to retaliate. Before he could, however, a figure appeared out of nowhere and kicked him back. He landed hard on his rear, looking utterly pathetic. He then saw Tao Laosi and Xiang Laoer respectfully step aside as a beautiful young woman in a white dress walked out from between them.

It was none other than the Third Miss of the Ye Family—Ye Ningxue! She was the very source of Xiang Laoer and Tao Laosi's confidence today.

Scrambling up from the ground, Qin An glared at Ye Ningxue and gritted his teeth. "Bitch, was that you who just kicked me?"

Ye Ningxue looked at him calmly and said indifferently, "Sorry, I'm just here to help. It's boring, but I have to keep my promise. I don't want to make things difficult for you. You should leave."

With that, she gave an elegant yawn and looked at Tao Laosi and Xiang Laoer, her expression blank and her tone impatient. "You dragged me here this early in the morning. Who exactly am I supposed to cause trouble for? Hurry up and get him out here. I want to go back to sleep."

Xiang Laoer gave an embarrassed smile. "Miss Ye, please don't be hasty. He's right here."

Xiang Lanxin suddenly scanned the area and shouted, "Luo Xiu, you son of a bitch! If you have the balls, then get your ass out here! Stop fucking hiding like a coward in its shell! Weren't you so damn tough last time? If you've got the guts, come out and show me how tough you are now! If you don't show yourself, I'll fucking smash your company!"

Hearing the name, Ye Ningxue's brows twitched. She looked at Xiang Lanxin and asked, "What did you say? Luo Xiu?"

Xiang Lanxin smiled. "Miss Ye, Luo Xiu is the Chairman of the Shen Luo Company. We called you here today to cause trouble for him, to help us teach that son of a bitch a lesson."

Ye Ningxue suddenly fell quiet, her sleepiness vanishing in an instant.

At that moment, she remembered the powerful man from that night.

That man was also named Luo Xiu!

As she was lost in thought, the crowd on the other side of the room parted, revealing Luo Xiu casually strolling toward them.

"You bastard, Luo Xiu! You're dead meat today!" The moment Xiang Lanxin saw him, her rage erupted. She pointed at him and let loose a stream of curses. For days, she hadn't been able to eat or sleep, dreaming of nothing but tearing Luo Xiu limb from limb to vent the hatred in her heart.

A sinister smile touched Tao Laosi's lips. He sidled up to Ye Ningxue and whispered, "Miss Ye, that kid is Luo Xiu. You just need to handle him for us. We can take care of the rest ourselves."

...

But by now, Ye Ningxue stood frozen, her beautiful eyes trembling slightly as she watched Luo Xiu approach.

It... it's really him! That man!

However, Tao Laosi and the others didn't notice the change in her. This was because Ye Ningxue always seemed this way; not exactly aloof, but so composed that she often appeared somewhat absent-minded.

Thus, Tao Laosi, Xiang Laoer, and Xiang Lanxin advanced confidently on Luo Xiu.

With the legendary Third Miss Ye personally backing them, who the hell was Luo Xiu? He was nothing!

Xiang Lanxin glared at Luo Xiu with a ferocious expression. "You bastard, today you die!"

Luo Xiu shook his head with a soft chuckle. "It seems last time's lesson wasn't enough for you."

Xiang Lanxin laughed mockingly. "Who the hell do you think you are, trying to fucking teach me a lesson?"

Luo Xiu gave her a taunting look. "You're so arrogant. Tell me, do you dare to come over here and hit me?"

Xiang Lanxin's expression flickered, and she instinctively took a step back.

She didn't actually dare get close to Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu smiled. "Trash will always be trash. You bark louder than anyone, but when I tell you to come hit me, you don't have the guts. And you call yourself part of the fucking underworld."

"Lanlan, step back." At that moment, Xiang Laoer took a step forward, regarding Luo Xiu with a look of pity. "We didn't come here today just to have a war of words with you," he said. "Luo Xiu, it's about time we settled the score between us."

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