The speaker was none other than Su Qingning. At this moment, she stood at the entrance of the private room, her stunningly beautiful face frosted over with anger. It was clear that Su Qingkun's words had infuriated her.

At her words, Su Qingkun sneered disdainfully. With a haughty expression, he said, "On what grounds? On the grounds that my sister was fortunate enough to land a man of high standing, while you could only marry a filthy beggar!"

Su Qingning's brows furrowed slightly, her beautiful, peach-blossom eyes filling with suspicion. She still doesn't know what happened to Su Qingfeng's husband and the Li Jinglong clan. It was only natural for her to be confused.

"What are you trying to say?" Su Qingning asked coldly.

Su Qingkun said with a sinister smile, "I don't mind telling you. A scion of a great family has taken a liking to my sister, and he even had the King of the Southern Town himself act as the matchmaker. Su Qingning, you're destined to rot with this filthy beggar for the rest of your life! But don't you worry. Once my sister remarries, I'll make sure you two pieces of trash understand the consequences of offending our family!"

After throwing out this threat, Su Qingkun turned and left, his head held high in arrogance.

Lin Xiao didn't stop him. It won't be long before that guy is crying his eyes out anyway.

Su Qingning's expression turned grim. Su Qingkun's words had clearly dealt her a significant blow.

"Honey, are you alright?" Lin Xiao asked gently.

Coming back to her senses, Su Qingning shook her head and said indifferently, "I'm fine!"

Even so, she couldn't suppress the gloom welling up in her heart. It wasn't that she envied Su Qingfeng for always managing to marry into prominent families; rather, she just felt that fate was truly unfair. She knew perfectly well that if Su Qingkun's words were true, she and Lin Xiao were in for a world of trouble. After all, for someone to have the King of the Southern Town personally act as a matchmaker meant their power was extraordinary. With that kind of connection, there was no telling how the Su Family would come after her and Lin Xiao.

At this thought, Su Qingning sighed softly. Life is so hard.

Lin Xiao saw what was worrying her and chuckled. "Honey, maybe things aren't what you think. Perhaps Su Qingfeng's new marriage is just one big joke!"

Su Qingning shot Lin Xiao a charming eye-roll. This shameless rogue doesn't even know how to comfort someone. The King of the Southern Town himself acted as the matchmaker. How could this marriage possibly be a joke? Seeing the confident look on Lin Xiao's face, so certain that Su Qingfeng's marriage was a joke, I really want to retort. But then again, Mother and Uncle's family are waiting for him in the private room. If I upset him now, I won't know how to face them, especially since I already told them he was on his way.

"Stop talking such nonsense. Let's go in," Su Qingning said irritably.

Lin Xiao knew Su Qingning didn't believe him, but he couldn't be bothered to argue. Time will prove me right anyway.

"Alright!" Lin Xiao said with a smile, and the two of them entered the private room together.

But Su Qingning seemed to remember something and suddenly pulled Lin Xiao aside.

"Honey, what's wrong?" Lin Xiao asked curiously.

"When you meet my cousin's girlfriend later, no matter what she says, don't take it to heart!"

Lin Xiao's expression darkened. "Honey, was she giving you a hard time? Tell me, and I'll go in there right now and rip her mouth open!"

Lin Xiao was no upstanding gentleman who would never lay a hand on a woman. Hitting a woman was nothing; if someone crossed his bottom line, killing them wasn't out of the question.

His words were crude, but they filled her heart with warmth. She could feel that he was genuinely protective of her, and there was nothing more touching than that.

"No, I was just reminding you," Su Qingning said calmly.

Lin Xiao laughed. "Alright, I get it. But honey, if she really tries to cause trouble, I can't promise I won't teach her a lesson!"

Su Qingning glared at Lin Xiao. "Enough nonsense. Let's go."

Smiling, Lin Xiao followed Su Qingning into the large private room, where five or six people were seated. He saw Su Qingning's mother, Qiu Jianping's family of three, and another girl who was somewhat attractive. That must be my cousin-in-law's girlfriend. Although she's somewhat attractive, her style of dress is highly inappropriate. She's supposed to be meeting elders, yet her clothes are extremely revealing, giving her a cheap, vulgar air.

As Lin Xiao was observing her, her gaze quickly swept over his face. For a moment, her eyes showed a hint of surprise, but it was quickly replaced by a flash of contempt.

It was just a flash, but Lin Xiao saw it clearly. He couldn't help it; his eyesight was just that extraordinary. No wonder Su Qingning gave me that special warning. So, this one's a snob who looks down on people.

When Qiu Jianping saw Lin Xiao, he quickly stood up and said with a smile, "Lin Xiao, you're here!"

Qiu Jianping knew that his son's problem had been resolved so easily all thanks to Lin Xiao. If not for his connection to the King of the Southern Town, the Qiu Family might have been destroyed. He was therefore incredibly grateful to Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao responded with a smile and a nod. Then he greeted Su Qingning's aunt and cousin one by one. Finally, his gaze landed on the somewhat attractive girl, and he smiled. "This must be my sister-in-law, correct?"

The girl gave a lukewarm nod, while Su Qingning's cousin, Qiu Jingfeng, beamed in response.

"Liu Dan, hurry up and thank your brother-in-law. If he hadn't helped yesterday, things would have been very difficult to resolve!"

"Brother-in-law, you're exaggerating," Lin Xiao said with a smile. "I didn't really do much. You're safe and sound because fortune favors the virtuous."

His humble words pleased everyone. Even Su Qingning's mother had to admit that while Lin Xiao might be a bit uncouth, he had spoken quite appropriately just now.

Su Qingning was also surprised. She hadn't expected this rogue to say something so gracious.

Qiu Jianping couldn't help but think to himself, Qingning really married a good man. He might not have power, status, or connections, but he's a person of good character!

As this thought crossed his mind, Qiu Jianping suddenly took out a check and slowly pushed it across the table to Lin Xiao.

"Lin Xiao, Qingning, please accept this. It's a wedding gift for you both, and a small thank you for your help yesterday. I hope you won't refuse."

When Su Qingning saw the check was for one million, she was so startled she immediately moved to refuse it.

But at that moment, Liu Dan suddenly let out a disdainful sneer.

Everyone frowned slightly, and an expression of displeasure crossed Qiu Jingfeng's face.

"Dan Dan, what are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at your stupidity, of course. What, you really think this beggar resolved yesterday's issue?"

Her words stunned everyone in the room.

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