After speaking, Ye Yun stared at Ye Xue without moving, her lips slightly curved, her eyebrows slightly raised, and her face showing a leisurely expression.

Ye Xue dared not agree and involuntarily clenched Cui Baoxiang's clothes.

She feared that the longer she spent with Ye Yun, the more she would be exposed, ruining the image of herself as weak and helpless in Cui Baoxiang's mind.

"Xiaoxue, what's wrong?" Cui Baoxiang asked, not noticing Ye Xue's nervousness.

The sudden voice made Ye Xue involuntarily shrink back. Seeing that Cui Baoxiang and Ye Yun were both looking at her, she hastily licked her lips and said, "No, I think it's better if we go. My sister just came back from Lin'an and should be having a family reunion dinner. It wouldn't be appropriate for us to go."

Ye Yun scoffed coldly: "So you do know I just came back from Lin'an?"

Cui Baoxiang also sensed something amiss in Ye Yun's words. He glanced at Ye Xue, frowned, and said unhappily, "Xiao Xue, what do you mean by your cousin just returning from Lin'an? Didn't you say you ran away from home last time because she bullied you..."

"Oh, that's enough." Ye Xue quickly covered Cui Baoxiang's mouth, turned her back to Ye Yun, and pleaded softly, "Brother Baoxiang, I'm scared of my cousin, let's go eat somewhere else, okay?"

Because her back was to the crowd and her voice was very soft, others could hardly hear what she was saying.

The most urgent thing is to coax Cui Baoxiang away and not let him notice anything amiss. She needs to use her weak and helpless image to arouse Cui Baoxiang's protective instincts and successfully marry him.

Cui Baoxiang's father is the head of the winery. With an official as his father, Cui Baoxiang's future is bright.

If Cui Baoxiang becomes an official, she can also become an official's wife as she wishes.

By then, what could a little Ye Yun and Qin Zheng possibly show off in front of her?

No matter how fashionable they are, they are just low-level self-employed individuals, far less prestigious than her, the wife of an official.

Thinking of this, Ye Xue felt even more eager to see the day when she could finally hold her head high. She was filled with confidence and became increasingly anxious to pull Cui Baoxiang away so that she could quickly cultivate a relationship with him elsewhere.

Unexpectedly, when she pulled hard, she couldn't move Cui Baoxiang beside her.

"What's the rush? Your cousin has already invited you. Since it's a family dinner, and you're family too, why don't you eat together?" Cui Baoxiang frowned, seemingly puzzled by Ye Xue's behavior, but more displeased.

Ye Yun couldn't help but laugh.

“Yes, Xiaoxue, this is a family dinner. Come and sit down with us. Your sister won’t eat you.” As she spoke, she reached out and pulled Ye Xue’s arm.

Caught off guard, Ye Xue's wrist was grabbed, and she panicked, "Don't touch me!"

Suddenly she flung Ye Yun's hand away.

Like a frightened rabbit, she immediately hid behind Cui Baoxiang, her eyes filled with fear as she peeked at Ye Yun, trembling.

Ye Yun was speechless with astonishment.

Beside her, Qin Xiang'e was also completely bewildered: "My dear sister-in-law, what do you mean by this...?"

Ye Xue simply grabbed Cui Baoxiang's arm, her eyes red and looking quite aggrieved, and said, "Brother Baoxiang, shall we go somewhere else?"

Good heavens, who could stand this?

Cui Baoxiang not only did not agree to go elsewhere, but was also aroused by Ye Xue's appearance and comforted her by grabbing her hand: "Xiao Xue, don't be afraid. With your brother here, no one in the whole of Jinqiao will dare to bully you anymore. Watch how your brother teaches this woman a lesson."

Ye Xue looked slightly bewildered.

Cui Baoxiang, however, flicked his clothes, stood forward menacingly, raised his chin and glared at Ye Yun, saying arrogantly, "It's you who's been bullying my Xiaoxue at home all this time?"

Ye Yun raised an eyebrow.

What scene?

Ye Xue wants to marry a rich man, and Cui Baoxiang wants to play with women. One is after money, and the other is after sex. Why don't they just cooperate on their own? Why are they putting on an act in front of her?

So, is she part of their play?

Ha, is she some kind of despicable person?

Ye Yun rolled her eyes speechlessly, gave Qin Xiang'e a wink, and then, carrying the child, prepared to return to the private room.

However, a hand landed on his shoulder.

"Who gave you permission to leave?" Cui Baoxiang's threatening voice came from behind. Ye Yun was caught off guard and was suddenly pulled around by him.

Holding the child in her arms, she almost lost her balance, but fortunately Qin Xiang'e behind her hurriedly helped her up.

Qin Xiang'e felt sorry for Ye Yun, who almost fell, and angrily scolded Cui Baoxiang: "What are you doing? Can't you talk things out? Why are you pushing people? Go do whatever you want, nobody cares about your freedom! Why are you making things difficult for us?"

Upon hearing this, Cui Baoxiang exclaimed, "Oh? You old woman, you're quite rude. Who gave you the audacity to talk to me like that? Do you know who I am?"

"No matter who you are, you can't be this arrogant."

Ye Yun's face darkened, and she didn't want to say anything more. She pulled Qin Xiang'e and turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, Cui Baoxiang lost his temper. The more Ye Yun ignored him, the more his self-esteem was hurt. He grabbed Ye Yun by the back of her sweater collar and said through gritted teeth, "I think you're the arrogant one. You should go out and ask around about me, Cui Baoxiang. I'm not saying I can walk around like a nobody in Jinqiao County, but I'm a person of some standing. How dare you treat me like this?"

"Let go!" Ye Yun said coldly.

Qin Xiang'e hurriedly slapped Cui Baoxiang's hand, her face flushed with anger: "What are you trying to do, young man! If you keep doing this, we'll call for help!"

"Call for help? Go ahead and call!"

Cui Baoxiang completely ignored Qin Xiang'e, not only refusing to release Ye Yun, but also arrogantly approaching her ear and saying, "I won't release her, what can you do to me?"

Ye Yun asked in a deep voice, "Really not going to let go?"

"I won't let go!"

"good."

Without saying a word, Ye Yun reached out and handed the child to Qin Xiang'e.

To Cui Baoxiang's astonishment, she pried open the man's fingers, one by one, that were gripping the back of her neck.

Then, he swung his arm and jumped up to give Cui Baoxiang a big slap!

"Smack!"

It was deafeningly loud.

Not only was Cui Baoxiang stunned and covered his face, completely bewildered.

Even Ye Xue, who was behind him, was stunned and speechless.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment.

I kindly asked you to let go, but you wouldn't, and you insisted on getting slapped in the face. How pathetic!

Ye Yun glanced coldly at Cui Baoxiang's embarrassed expression, which looked as if he had swallowed a fly, then looked away and prepared to leave with Qin Xiang'e.

"How dare you hit me!"

At this moment, Cui Baoxiang seemed to realize what was happening. He jumped up, grabbed Ye Yun's arm, and raised his hand to hit her back.

Suddenly, a giant hand appeared in mid-air.

A strong, powerful hand, like an iron clamp, gripped Cui Baoxiang's wrist tightly.

Qin Zheng appeared out of nowhere, his face as gloomy as Yama, his murderous gaze fixed on Cui Baoxiang, sending chills down one's spine.

The force in his hand was immense.

The intense pain contorted Cui Baoxiang's features, and he let out a agonizing scream: "Ah-ah—!!"