Chapter 279 Either your girl is mine, or you are mine

Xiao Qidi said calmly, "Why not?"

Wang Kai pointed at Ning Jinli, grinned, and said, "She has to come too."

“I’m fine with coming with you,” Ning Jinli said calmly, meeting his gaze. “But you can’t hurt anyone else.”

"Hahaha, you're a pretty interesting girl. Okay, I'll agree!"

Wang Kai immediately started walking.

Si Ya wanted to follow, but he glared at her and said, "Don't delay me from doing my business. Just wait here."

“Yes… Brother Kai.” Si Ya silently stopped in her tracks.

Wang Kai was the first to walk out of the private room. He gave a few instructions to the underlings guarding outside, then randomly found an empty private room and pushed the door open to enter.

Just then, the hotel manager arrived. Before he could even speak, Wang Kai's two henchmen put their arms around his shoulders and led him aside, whispering something to him.

After hearing this, the hotel manager immediately said politely, "So you're Third Master's men... Well... I hope you'll be lenient and not take things too far, otherwise our hotel will have a hard time handling this."

One of the underlings put his arm around his neck and said, "Don't worry, we know what we're doing, and we'll take responsibility for any problems that arise. Our boss will compensate for any damage."

The hotel manager smiled broadly, "Since you're all so understanding, how could I possibly ask you for compensation..."

"Alright, this is none of your business. Go do what you need to do and don't bother our boss." The underling patted him on the shoulder.

The hotel manager bowed and scraped, then led the security guards away.

Subsequently, Wang Kai's henchman informed Ning Jinli and Xiao Qidi to go to another private room.

The two then walked out of the private room at the class reunion together.

Upon seeing this, Tingting and Xiaoyan were about to follow without a second thought.

Three boys nearby quickly intervened.

The guy with the buzz cut said, "Wang Kai is ruthless. You two shouldn't go and cause trouble!"

The refined-looking boy chimed in, "Yeah, who knows what kind of bad thing he's up to? You guys have absolutely nothing to do with him, so don't go looking for trouble..."

However, the two girls said that no matter what happened, they could not abandon their good friend to the brink of danger.

The three boys couldn't stop them and could only watch helplessly as the two girls followed Ning Jinli to the private room across the street.

The party room and the room opposite were both at the end of this corridor, and Wang Kai's henchmen had blocked off the corridor, clearly indicating that they didn't want everyone here to leave yet.

The square-faced boy thought for a moment, then whispered to the other two, "We're three grown men, we can't just stand by and watch our female classmates get into danger, can we? Come on, let's go too! If Wang Kai does anything to Ning Jinli and the others, we can at least help them out."

"Hmm, that makes sense." The crew-cut boy nodded.

The refined young man looked conflicted, but still mustered up his courage and agreed.

Just like that, Xiao Qidi and Ning Jinli entered Wang Kai's private room, and soon after, five more people followed them in.

Wang Kai sat on a large, high-end leather sofa, smoking a cigarette and jokingly said, "Do you think this place is a vegetable market? So many people have come all at once."

Tingting and Xiaoyan were both sweating with nervousness, but they still stood firmly by Ning Jinli's side.

The three boys puffed out their chests, trying to appear fearless.

A warm feeling welled up in Ning Jinli's heart.

Her two friends and three former classmates, despite having witnessed firsthand how ruthless Wang Kai was, still stayed by her side.

Such friendship and courage are truly rare and precious.

“Kid, I know you’re good at fighting,” Wang Kai stared straight at Xiao Qidi. “You’re a trained fighter. I can tell at a glance that you practice qigong, and hard qigong at that, right?”

In Wang Kai's understanding, only someone who has practiced hard qigong can take a baseball bat head-on without getting injured.

Xiao Qidi remained expressionless and did not respond.

Wang Kai's eyes darkened slightly. "These days, you can't survive in the underworld by just being a fighter. You might be able to take on ten, but what about twenty? Thirty? I have more than that many men under my command. Besides, I can send people to follow you and keep an eye on you all the time. I'll always find an opportunity to deal with you and exploit your weaknesses..."

Xiao Qidi frowned impatiently, and finally couldn't help but ask, "What exactly do you want to say?"

Wang Kai suddenly smiled and said, "I like to give people a choice, just like I gave that kid a choice just now. Now, I want you to choose too."

"You want me to choose?" Xiao Qidi's eyes flashed with disdain. "Choose what?"

Wang Kai pointed at Ning Jinli with the finger holding the cigarette, grinning to reveal two rows of teeth stained with tobacco. "Either your girl belongs to me from now on, or you belong to me."

Upon hearing this, the group was taken aback, and their gazes toward Wang Kai became ambiguous.

Tingting blurted out, "Oh? You were bisexual before?"

"Cough cough!" Upon hearing this, Wang Kai was immediately choked by the smoke he hadn't fully exhaled and started coughing.

Xiaoyan pushed up her glasses. "Jinli's boyfriend is indeed stunningly handsome. Mr. Wang, it's understandable that you have feelings for him."

"Pfft—" The two henchmen guarding the door couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Wang Kai glared at them with a cold look, and the two henchmen quickly lowered their heads.

"Damn it..." Wang Kai angrily stubbed out his cigarette, which he had barely smoked halfway through. "I don't have that kind of fetish! I only like women!"

Tingting pouted, "Then why did you say you'd let Jinli's boyfriend be yours..."

"Damn it! Shut the hell up!" Wang Kai threw the half-smoked cigarette at Tingting.

Ning Jinli calmly shielded Tingting to her side, raised her hand to block the cigarette butt, and said with a half-smile, "Does Brother Kai mean to make my boyfriend follow you?"

Wang Kai's expression softened a bit. "You're more normal now. Yes, I admire your boyfriend's abilities. As long as he stays by my side, he'll have a bright future."

Ning Jinli's lips trembled slightly as she looked at Xiao Qidi with a smile in her eyes, "Did you hear that? If you follow Brother Kai, you'll have a bright future. Why don't you just go with him?"

Xiao Qidi said helplessly, "Stop messing around."

Ning Jinli joked again, "He just said that this is your choice. If you don't go along with him, then doesn't that mean I have no choice but to go along with him?"

Xiao Qidi was speechless and gently poked Ning Jinli's nose. "Don't talk nonsense."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Wang Kai said in a stern voice, his face darkening. "Do you guys even respect me? You're flirting right in front of me?"

Ning Jinli naturally took Xiao Qidi's arm and said to Wang Kai with a smile, "Sorry, Brother Kai, my boyfriend isn't interested in hanging out with you, and I'm not interested in being your woman either."

This answer was not unexpected for Wang Kai.

Wang Kai took out another cigarette, lit it, took a slow, deep drag, leaned back on the sofa, and exhaled a long puff of smoke. "Phew... Looks like they won't listen to reason, so they'll have to suffer the consequences. I rarely give people face, but this one time I did, they've made me lose face. I'll ask you one last time, are you sure you want to choose neither of these two options?"

Ning Jinli's smiling eyes held a hint of seriousness. "How about I give you two choices? Either we stop here to save everyone's time, or... we follow the rules and go through the legal process."

Wang Kai was stunned for two seconds, then burst into laughter.

The two henchmen guarding the door also laughed.

Ning Jinli asked, "What, is what I said so funny?"

Wang Kai's two henchmen said while laughing:

"Hey girl, you really haven't been in the workforce long enough. Following the rules? Legal procedures? Hahahaha!"

"The so-called rules only apply to ordinary people who follow the rules and are honest! Open your eyes and take a good look, is our Brother Kai that kind of person?"

These arrogant and blatant words left Ning Jinli's two friends and classmates feeling quite uncomfortable.

Back when I was still on campus, although I encountered some unfair things and people who didn't follow the rules because of their connections, I felt that it was all just so-so, and I still had a wonderful feeling about the world.

It wasn't until after graduating from university, and in the past six months or so, that they fully entered society and discovered that the world outside the campus was not as simple as they had imagined.

They used to follow their teachers' teachings, acted properly, and strived to be people of high moral character and noble thoughts. But what happened? They were beaten black and blue by a society full of unspoken rules.

Tingting and Xiaoyan were relatively better off because their families were well-off and could afford to send them abroad for further studies. However, once abroad, they suffered various forms of unfair treatment due to their identity and race.

As for the other three boys, the crew-cut guy and the refined guy still haven't found decent jobs. Their excellent university diplomas are a joke in front of those with connections. The square-faced guy, on the other hand, worked hard and got lucky, squeezing into a big company, but the endless overtime, the backstabbing in the office, and the exploitation and favoritism of the leaders make him question his life every day.

For a moment, the five people's faces were filled with a mixture of depression, as if their heads were covered by dark clouds.

Ning Jinli stared at Wang Kai, her voice tinged with coldness, "People like you, relying on your connections, wantonly trample on the rules, not ashamed but proud of it? Social morality is being ruined by trash like you."

Wang Kai gave him a look as if he were looking at an idiot. "Hey, it's so rare to see someone as naive as you. I've stumbled upon a rare species. This is so interesting. It would be really fun to have you by my side..."

After saying this, Wang Kai glanced at his watch.

He had already instructed his underlings to notify more thugs to come and provide support, and they should be arriving soon.

“Since we can’t reach an agreement, let’s do things my way,” Wang Kai said with a ruthless sneer in his eyes, staring at Xiao Qidi. “Kid, you just saw what happens to people who mess with me. That guy only touched my girl, but you, you broke two of my fingers! Do you know what that means?”

Xiao Qidi said calmly, "That means I'm not that guy."

"..." Wang Kai was speechless for a moment.

"Alright! I'm not going to waste my breath on you!" Wang Kai said viciously. "You hurt two of my fingers, so you'll have to pay with both arms. After I cripple you, I'll slowly play with your girls! Remember, I've already given you a chance, and you're the ones who didn't appreciate it!"

Upon hearing this, Tingting, Xiaoyan, and the three male classmates turned pale instantly.

Ning Jinli remained calm, while Xiao Qidi's eyes darkened.

"Say it again?" Xiao Qidi suddenly stepped forward, his powerful aura like an invisible hand slapping down on Wang Kai.

Wang Kai's body shuddered uncontrollably, but he forced himself to overcome his instinctive fear and said viciously, "I'm going to cripple you! And I'm going to do your thing right in front of you—"

The word "girl" hadn't even been uttered yet.

With a whoosh.

Xiao Qidi closed in in the blink of an eye, his long, powerful fingers gripping Wang Kai's throat.

That's incredibly fast.

Wang Kai only felt a figure flash before his eyes, and instantly his throat tightened and he couldn't breathe.

"Brother Kai!" the two henchmen by the door exclaimed.

Wang Kai forced out a few words through gritted teeth, "Quick...quick...do it!"

In a moment of panic, the two younger brothers tried to rush over to help him out.

However, before they had taken two steps, Tingting and Xiaoyan pounced on them, and the other three boys joined the fray.

The two underlings were considered seasoned veterans in the underworld, but they never expected that these guys in their early twenties, still retaining the naiveté of school days, would dare to suddenly attack them.

Caught off guard, before he could even unleash his skills, he was tackled to the ground by five people.

The three boys used their weight to hold them down and gave them a good beating. The two girls were not to be outdone, pulling their hair and scratching their faces. Tingting got so angry that she even grabbed one of their arms and bit him.

This scene left Ning Jinli completely stunned.

Just then—

Bang!

The door to the private room was pushed open forcefully, and a henchman poked his head in to report, "Brother Kai! All our men are here!"

Upon seeing the situation inside the private room, the henchman stood frozen for a full three seconds before reacting, then turned and roared, "Brother Kai, something's happened! Quick! Come over here right now!"

The next second, a group of burly men filed in.

A rough estimate suggests there were at least forty people, instantly making the originally spacious and luxurious private room feel somewhat crowded.

"Damn it! That kid actually dared to choke our Brother Kai?!"

"Damn it, these guys... they actually dare to hit our brothers?"

"Hey guys! Beat them to a pulp! Fuck them!"

A group of burly thugs started shouting and fighting.

The scene quickly descended into chaos.

The henchmen guarding the corridor, along with everyone in the original private room where the gathering had taken place, all heard the sounds of fighting and smashing.

Thankfully, the hotel has good soundproofing, otherwise the other guests in the hotel would have been startled.

A few minutes later, the private room fell silent.

Suddenly there was a noisy fight, and then suddenly it became quiet; the situation was a bit eerie.

The underlings guarding the corridor slowly gathered at the door and peered inside.

Before they could even see what was happening, a figure flew out from inside, knocking the group of people over.

One of the underlings was the first to be hit, breaking his front tooth. He cursed in pain, "Fuck! Brothers, get him!"

The other henchmen surrounded him without a second thought and began punching and kicking him.

The person who was beaten curled up, covering his head, and uttered indistinct curses and screams.

The henchmen were all stunned.

Wait, something's not right!

The sound seems to be...

Brother Kai?