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Li Xiaoyao's words greatly shocked the three people in the private room.

Even if Ye Qinglian wanted to stop him, it was too late now.

By saying what he did, Li Xiaoyao had completely offended Liang Zhengdao, leaving no room for reconciliation.

"Good!" Liang Zhengdao slammed his palm down and looked at Ye Qinglian, "Qinglian, it's not that I'm not giving you face, but this kid is just too outrageous. You heard it too; this kid actually spoke to me in that tone. I, Liang Zhengdao, have dominated the business world for decades, and yet no one has ever spoken to me like that."

"Uncle Liang, I'm sorry, Xiaoyao didn't do it on purpose," Ye Qinglian said weakly.

"Not on purpose? I think he did it intentionally." Liang Zhengdao snorted angrily, "Even if he leaves Ling City today and never sees Zhu Xiaoyue again, I will not let him go. I will make him realize the cost of offending me, Liang Zhengdao!"

"Oh? Is that so? Is your Liang Family very powerful?" Li Xiaoyao asked with a cold laugh.

Liang Zhengdao looked down with disdain, "You're just an ordinary person, how could you possibly understand the depth of the Liang Family! When my father was in office, he was the prefect of Muze City, and his students are scattered throughout Lu Province. With just one phone call from me, I could have you thrown into prison for life. And me, I am the chairman of Muze City Group, with control over more than a billion in funds!"
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"Is that all?" Li Xiaoyao remained unfazed, not intimidated by the other's power, and replied calmly, "In my eyes, your Liang Family is just so-so."

"Just so-so?" Liang Zhengdao thought he had misheard, then burst into laughter, "Young man, don't try to act like a big shot in front of me."

Li Xiaoyao shook his head; these ordinary people had no idea of his capabilities.

Money, for Li Xiaoyao, held no threat at all; if he wanted, with just one phone call, people would scramble to offer him money.

As for officials, Li Xiaoyao might not know any high-ranking ones, but he believed that with Cheng Dongliang's influence, knowing one or two prefects shouldn't be a problem.

In terms of money, Li Xiaoyao crushed him.

In terms of power, Li Xiaoyao still crushed him.

There was no suspense in the crushing!

However, Liang Zhengdao was still unaware, truly pitiable.

"Qinglian, let's go," Li Xiaoyao said as he stood up and walked toward the exit of the private room.

Ye Qinglian looked at Liang Zhengdao's angry face and then at Li Xiaoyao, who had already reached the doorway. In the end, she sighed in her heart and followed him out.

After Li Xiaoyao and Ye Qinglian had left, Liang Zhengdao took out a cigarette, smoked one, and said with a grim face, "Good, very good!"

Liang Wenshuo, who had been silent until now, then said, "Dad, that kid is too disrespectful, what do we do?"

Liang Zhengdao blew out a puff of smoke, "Just pin a random charge on him, and throw him in jail to rot."

Liang Wenshuo smiled with glee, "Dad is still the best. What is that kid anyway, daring to talk to you like that. Hmmph, just let him taste the consequences of offending you."

...

Outside the clubhouse, Li Xiaoyao finished smoking a cigarette before getting into the car, considering how he should deal with Liang Zhengdao.

Should he ask Cheng Dongliang for help? Or should he ask the Xiao Family to take action?

Li Xiaoyao believed that if he asked, both the Cheng Family and the Xiao Family would scramble to solve the problem for him.

The reason was simple: they were hoping he would owe them a favor.

But Li Xiaoyao didn't want to ask for their help, and the reason was equally simple: he didn't want to owe any favors.

Li Xiaoyao was still too green, or rather, his mindset was not liberated enough.

If Jiang Lichun had been here, he would have waved his hand grandly and said to Li Xiaoyao, "We cultivators should not act timidly. If someone threatens us, then blast them away! The rules of the secular world are but paper tigers to us."

Liang Zhengdao really should feel lucky that the one he offended was Li Xiaoyao, a man who had only recently entered the circle of cultivators. Had he encountered someone like Jiang Lichun, he probably wouldn't have seen the moon tonight.

"Li Xiaoyao, you're too impulsive!" Ye Qinglian caught up with him and sighed.

Li Xiaoyao smiled slightly; he had a very good impression of this woman.

Li Xiaoyao might be able to disregard Liang Zhengdao's status, but Ye Qinglian was just an ordinary person. Yet, for his sake, she did not hesitate to offend the Liang Family.

Although Li Xiaoyao also understood that Ye Qinglian did this as a way to thank him for saving her, no matter what, her actions today moved Li Xiaoyao deeply.

"It's fine, a mere Liang Family doesn't deserve my attention," Li Xiaoyao said nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qinglian let out a light spit and said, "Do you think you're a leader of Lu Province or something?"

Li Xiaoyao smiled and said, "Although I'm not a leader, even if a leader met me, they'd have to politely call me Mr. Li."

Li Xiaoyao was not boasting; with his strength, even leaders would need to treat him with great respect.

Ye Qinglian rolled her eyes, feeling that she really had no common language with Li Xiaoyao.

"The first time I met you, how come I didn't notice that you're such a blowhard?" Ye Qinglian got into the car, still angry about Li Xiaoyao's recent behavior.

Li Xiaoyao also got into the car, and as he drove, he said, "You've been driving all morning, are you hungry? What would you like to eat? It's my treat."

Ye Qinglian said fiercely, "Of course, you're treating. For your sake, I took two days off, and now not only did I not accomplish what I meant to, I've also offended Liang Zhengdao. Humph, now I've paid off my debt to you, and you owe me instead."

Li Xiaoyao, left speechless by her peculiar logic, said, "Alright, whatever I owe you, I'll cover all your daily meals from now on."

Ye Qinglian's eyes lit up, "You said that, right?"

"Yes, I said that."

Ye Qinglian was currently the deputy director of the Drum Tower sub-bureau. Although her position was not low, her salary was not high. She would usually run out of money at the end of the month after buying cosmetics and clothes, let alone treating herself to something nice to eat.

But Li Xiaoyao, someone who could afford to drive a Land Rover, definitely wasn't short of cash. Most importantly, she had offended Liang Zhengdao to help Li Xiaoyao and her days ahead would certainly be tough. Therefore, when Li Xiaoyao offered to provide her with three meals a day, Ye Qinglian accepted without hesitation.

The two drove to a famous Sichuan-style hotpot restaurant in the city center to combine breakfast with lunch.

...

Last night, Zhao Ge took a video of the group of young masters in their heated moment and then let them go.

Returning to their hotels, the group of rich kids were still terrified by the events of the evening.

After the fear came boundless anger.

Each of them had been born with a silver spoon in their mouth and had never experienced such humiliation before.

This humiliation was something they could not bear!

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