Dragon King Palace: Urban Affluent Son-in-Law

At this moment, Liu Shiyuan's mind wandered to the image of Jiang Feng.

Although she had never hoped for anything to happen with Jiang Feng in her heart, and didn't dare to think about it, she inexplicably thought of him now, and felt aggrieved to the point of wanting to cry!

At least Jiang Feng helped her without expecting anything in return, whereas the person in front of her was scheming against her and using her helpless father's terminal illness to make her compromise!

How is this different from forcing her to sell her body and dignity?

"Liu Shiyuan, think carefully. What I'm saying is for you to be my girlfriend, not to be my plaything or mistress!"

Pan Sheng coaxed: "In a big place like Binhai, not every girl has the chance to enter the gates of the Pan Family! As I said, that would be like letting you become a phoenix perched above, a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate! You should know how many years, or even generations, of struggle this would save you!"

"What if I say, I don't care?" Liu Shiyuan, for once, firmly refused, for the sake of the person buried deep in her heart.

"Hmm?"

Pan Sheng never imagined that this inherently delicate girl would dare to resist him!

But the more she did this, the more it fueled his desire to conquer and possess Liu Shiyuan!

"You have no choice. Do you want to watch your father die helplessly? Throughout Binhai, if I don't agree, no one will dare sell your father medicine, no matter whom you turn to!"

"How can you do this? This is coercion!" Liu Shiyuan was furious.

"Heh, you're right!" Pan Sheng sneered.

In fact, he had already known that Liu Shiyuan was not easy to win over, which is why he adopted such an extreme approach, giving her no way out.

"I'll give you one more chance to think it over before you answer!" Pan Sheng, confident of his victory, looked at Liu Shiyuan's resistant yet powerless demeanor with pride: "Don't think Chu Feifei will protect you; she is she, and you are you. She was born with a silver spoon, while you are just the daughter of a family on welfare, a world of difference between you!"

Liu Shiyuan closed her eyes, knowing that Pan Sheng spoke the truth.

At this moment, what appeared before her was the sallow face of her father paralyzed in bed and her mother's increasingly weary and wrinkled face. Silent tears rolled down her cheeks.

Inexplicably, she really wanted to say sorry to Jiang Feng. Her humility meant that even the fantasies she dared not voice were to be shattered, and once she nodded, she would forever remain in the other's grasp!

But ultimately, Liu Shiyuan had no choice but to compromise. She opened her eyes and spoke with a lifeless tone: "I can agree to try being with you, but regarding being your girlfriend, I need time. I hope you keep your promise and let Uncle Ma sell the medicine to my father!"

Pan Sheng frowned, not expecting Liu Shiyuan to dare negotiate!

However, he also understood the principle of moderation; if pushed too far, making Liu Shiyuan rather break than bend, it would be unfavorable.

"Alright, it's settled then. After all, I'm not worried about anyone stealing you from me. In this life, whether living or dead, you belong to me!"

With a cold laugh, Pan Sheng suppressed the urge to pounce on Liu Shiyuan immediately, and started the car.

He wanted to take Liu Shiyuan for a spin, and with her personality, taking her out was likely to lead to "cooking raw rice into cooked rice," making everything easy!

...

Today the sun was scorching, and Heizi had been sitting absent-mindedly in front of the fan all morning.

Finally reaching off-work time, he couldn't hold back any longer and stood up to say to Jiang Feng, "Let's go, brother, have a couple of drinks with me!"

A man isn't truly heartbroken without drinks, especially since Heizi had given so much only to be kicked aside. Jiang Feng understood him, so he went out with him.

Since it was just a drinking session between men, Bai Zhiqing wasn't invited this time. Heizi chose an open-air food stall nearby that specialized in local dishes and sat down with Jiang Feng.

Although open-air, it was covered with a plastic roof, and there were several powerful fans blowing nearby, making it very cool. More importantly, there was an unlimited supply of iced beer and fresh water-soaked watermelon at their disposal.

Heizi ordered a few hearty dishes. The meal was both to thank Jiang Feng for helping him settle his family's demolition dispute in Nanhua before, and to drown his sorrows with alcohol to help forget the materialistic woman Feng Na.

"Brother, if I drink too much, I'll rely on you to keep an eye on things this afternoon," Heizi said to Jiang Feng, biting open a beer bottle.

"You should drink less; it's not a big deal," Jiang Feng said lightly. In his heart, he felt that a woman like Feng Na was unworthy, at least not of a straightforward guy like Heizi.

Just as Jiang Feng opened his own bottle of beer with an opener, there was suddenly laughter outside the food stall, and a group of students swaggered in.

Heizi, who had just bitten open a bottle cap, was suddenly stunned because he clearly saw that among those people was Feng Na!

In just over half a month, Feng Na appeared even more provocative than before: She wore a revealing off-white belly top showing arms and navel, paired with a micro-mini skirt that barely covered her thighs, provocatively swaying with each step, barefoot in toe-post sandals, hair down, and her strong perfume was detectable from ten meters away.

Following Heizi's gaze, Jiang Feng also saw Feng Na, but that wasn't the main point. The main point was that Feng Na was at this moment affectionately linked arm in arm with someone who was evidently a wealthy and powerful second-generation rich. He was decked out in designer clothes, holding the latest limited edition Apple XS, and even wore an expensive branded watch on his wrist.

Sensing Jiang Feng and Heizi's gaze, Feng Na glanced over too. Upon seeing them, she immediately paused, and her first reaction was to hold onto that wealthy young man and turn to leave.

Even amidst a group of arrogant students, that young man was evidently the leader. He was puzzled by Feng Na's actions.

"Baby, what's wrong?" the young wealthy man asked puzzledly.

"Ran into someone I know; I don't want to eat here anymore!" Feng Na pouted. Her expression was full of disdain, as if just seeing Heizi would make her feel disgusted.

"Someone you know, who is it?" The young man asked, puzzled as he noticed Feng Na's awkward expression.

Then he looked inside the food stall. Because there weren't many diners at that moment, and Jiang Feng and Heizi had been staring at Feng Na, it was easy for the young man to identify the target.

"What are you afraid of if it's someone you know?" The young man met Jiang Feng and Heizi's gaze and asked Feng Na indifferently.

"He's over there too!" Feng Na was even more eager to leave quickly, feeling it would be so much better not to see, sparing herself from vexation.

"He?" The young man instantly understood something when he heard this, then a cold smile appeared on his face: "I see, so this is the smelly old security guy you used to date, huh? Why leave? Let's take a look. I want to see what your ex is like!"

With that, not heeding Feng Na's pull, the young man walked straight towards Jiang Feng and Heizi, his group of arrogant companions following, all with contempt and disdain on their faces.

Feng Na was extremely annoyed but helpless, knowing that a confrontation was inevitable, so she followed along glumly.