"Ms. Wu."

Seeing Wu Yujun standing in front of her shop, looking her over, Ye Yun went out and greeted her politely with a slight smile.

Qin Zheng followed behind Ye Yun.

When Ye Yun first met Wu Yujun, she instinctively felt wary of strangers. However, seeing that he was dressed in an extraordinary manner and arrived in a car, she figured he must be someone important. She wondered when Ye Yun had met such a person.

While Qin Zheng was sizing up Wu Yujun, Wu Yujun, who had just finished exchanging pleasantries with Ye Yun, was also sizing up Qin Zheng.

She wasn't stupid; she could sense a hint of wariness in Qin Zheng's eyes, and looked at Ye Yun with a puzzled expression.

Ye Yun smiled slightly and raised her hand to introduce him: "This is my husband, Qin Zheng."

"Qin Zheng, this is Ms. Wu. We just met yesterday. Her family runs a gold shop. I originally planned to buy some jewelry from her, but we got along so well that I invited her to come to our shop sometime."

Oh, I see.

Qin Zheng's guard gradually dissipated.

He was too nervous and almost thought that Xu Jiashen's side had deliberately sent someone to approach Ye Yun.

"Hello Ms. Wu, this is Qin Zheng."

“Calling me Ms. Wu would be too formal, wouldn’t it?” Wu Yujun glanced at Qin Zheng with a gentle smile, but only for a moment before turning her gaze back to Ye Yun. Even her eyes were gentle. “Little Ye, we’re friends now. I’m a bit older than you, so just call me Sister Wu. You can all just call me Sister Wu.”

Ye Yun nodded. "Okay."

Seeing that Wu Yujun had come alone, she didn't say anything, but invited Wu Yujun into the shop and asked Tian Xiaohui to bring over a serving of mung bean cake.

Wu Yujun said she hadn't eaten breakfast that morning, so she naturally picked up a triangular fork and started eating mung bean cake.

After finishing their meal, they praised the mung bean cakes, saying they were well-made. Upon learning that Tian Xiaohui had made them, they generously gave her a two-yuan tip, which made Tian Xiaohui grin from ear to ear behind the counter, clutching the two bills.

He even said, "Sister-in-law, you should make more rich friends, so I can get rich from tips, haha!"

Ye Yun: "..."

Wu Yujun was amused by her and, seeing Tian Xiaohui's greedy look, couldn't help but give her another dollar.

Tian Xiaohui was overjoyed and put the money in her pocket. Wu Yujun thoughtfully poured her a bowl of warm water and added some sugar.

The shop is unusually quiet today because there's a "Closed for the Time" sign on the door.

Ever since the last time Xu Jiashen's men came and caused trouble while they were still in business, scaring the two children and almost injuring them, Ye Yun decided to temporarily close the business to focus on dealing with Xu Jiashen.

Wu Yujun had obviously noticed the sign at the door as well, and raised an eyebrow, "Are you afraid to open for business because of someone surnamed Xu?"

Ye Yun nodded.

Qin Zheng, who was helping Tian Xiaohui with cleaning, looked at Wu Yujun with suspicion upon hearing this. She also knew about their grudge with Xu Jiashen.

"Yes, Xu Jiashen caused trouble last time, almost scaring the young customers in the store. In order to prevent any accidents, we have temporarily closed the store."

Ye Yun answered truthfully.

Wu Yujun narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of gloom flashing in his eyes beneath his gentle smile. He scoffed coldly, "It's truly a case of the emperor being far away and the world in chaos, even producing local tyrants."

Ye Yun shook her head.

Just as I was about to speak, another black sedan suddenly stopped outside.

There were only about one car in the entire Jinqiao County. Apart from government agencies, only people with status and power like Xu Jiashen could own one.

Sure enough, the next second, three bald, burly men in black uniforms got out of the car.

The leader had a buzz cut and a diagonal scar on his face. Ye Yun remembered him clearly; he was the one who had brought people to cause trouble at her shop before.

The group of men pushed open the door of the pastry shop without any politeness, and walked straight toward Ye Yun with menacing expressions.

But the next second, Qin Zheng blocked them.

Although he was alone, Qin Zheng was tall and strong, half a head taller than them. Although his expression was indifferent, his eyes silently surged with the ruthlessness that came from countless battles fought on the front lines of bloodshed.

As he stood in front of Ye Yun, an aura of unparalleled strength emanated from him.

No matter how fierce-looking the bald man was, he was nothing but a paper tiger when he met a real living Yama. He and his men subconsciously took two steps back.

"Our master wants to have a talk with Miss Ye, is that alright?"

When the bald man spoke to Qin Zheng, he dared not look directly into Qin Zheng's seemingly calm eyes, and his tone even carried a hint of discussion.

Qin Zheng scoffed coldly.

Instead of directly rejecting him, she simply asked in return, "What do you think?"

That's impressive.

Those few words, spoken lightly, made the bald man feel a tightness in his throat, and the immense pressure caused a fine layer of sweat to break out on his forehead.

He couldn't forget how this man had beaten him up before.

The day he came to cause trouble at the pastry shop, he was in the middle of threatening Ye Yun when this man rushed back from outside, grabbed them by the collar, and gave them a severe beating, even more severe than when he had beaten them at their Zhongxinglou restaurant before.

Now, whenever he sees Qin Zheng, he feels a dull ache in his heart.

It's not fake pain, it's real pain.

"Get out, don't force me to take action." Qin Zheng stared at the bald man with a calm gaze, his tone already impatient.

The bald man swallowed hard.

"No, bro, can I call you bro?" The bald man's tone completely changed, and he said with a distressed and mournful face, "I'm just a lowly laborer, I do things for money, to put it bluntly, I'm just a lackey, why are you making things difficult for me?"

"Why don't you just let your wife go? With you protecting her, we're not going to eat her alive!"

"Besides, you won't get away with this. Third Master has tripped you up so many times, and you've learned your lesson, haven't you? And he hasn't even gone after the garment factory and your shop in the Lotus Market yet. You can't be too disrespectful, or my master will really be ruthless, and you won't get away with it!"

Look at what you're saying.

Qin Zheng's gaze gradually turned cold, and he scoffed, "Do I need to say it a second time?"

"No, you..."

Seeing that he was being unreasonable, the bald man tried to persuade him, but was interrupted by Ye Yun's cold voice—

“If Xu Jiashen wants to talk to me, then let him come here in person.” Ye Yun’s voice was firm and resolute: “Go back and tell him that the one who is at a disadvantage is not me, but him. Make him realize his place and know that he should come and bow down to me when necessary, understand?”

What?

The bald man and his group were greatly shocked, their eyes filled with disbelief.

“Miss Ye, the last person who said that is long gone, their grave is overgrown with weeds. Are you sure?” This time, his tone was filled with genuine respect.

Ye Yun smiled slightly, "I'm sure."

The two words were spoken lightly, and although he was smiling, his eyes were full of coldness, and his tone was as chilling as ice.

The bald man was dumbfounded.

Since he started working for Xu Jiashen, the third master of the Xu family, this was the first time he had ever seen someone so arrogant towards him, especially a young woman who was heavily pregnant.

"Slap...slap...slap..."

A round of applause rang out, followed by a sound of clenched teeth.

"Okay, well said."

Everyone turned their heads in confusion.

Xu Jiashen clapped his hands, a string of purple Buddhist prayer beads on his wrist, his eyes flashing with a terrifying light, and walked into the shop unhurriedly like a smiling tiger.