"What did I misunderstand?" Li Jie asked back.

“I’m not Miss Zhou’s boyfriend,” Ye Feng said.

Zhou Qinglan quickly explained, "Li Jie, don't make things worse. I can buy it myself. Mr. Feng doesn't need to pay."

Even though Li Jie was clearly in the wrong, she still snorted coldly and said with great disdain, "You can't even afford a ring, yet you shamelessly cling to Qing Lan. You really have no self-awareness at all."

Ye Feng and Zhou Qinglan both heard what Li Jie said.

Zhou Qinglan glanced helplessly at Li Jie, then looked at Ye Feng and gave him an apologetic look.

Night Breeze didn't say much, only shook his head to indicate that he was alright.

But Li Jie added, "If it were Zhao Hewei, he would definitely buy it for you without hesitation, Qinglan."

"Who is Zhao Hewei?" Ye Feng asked with a smile.

Zhou Qinglan said awkwardly, "Zhao Hewei is the eldest son of the Zhao family, and the Zhao family and our Zhou family are evenly matched. Zhao Hewei pursued me for a while, but ever since Cheng Shaokang made his move on me, he has never seen me again."

"Oh, so he's a coward," Ye Feng said nonchalantly.

Li Jie scoffed, "Even if he's a coward, he's still better than a stingy miser like you."

Ye Feng smiled without saying a word and did not argue with Li Jie.

He wouldn't stoop to arguing with a woman over trivial matters.

While Zhou Qinglan was admiring the ruby ​​ring on her hand, Li Jie asked curiously, "By the way, yesterday your Zhou family and the Cheng family had a showdown. I heard that your family hired a master who not only defeated the Cheng family, but also killed Cheng Shaokang and Cheng Tieshan?"

"So, you didn't go to the Central Square yesterday?" Zhou Qinglan asked.

Li Jie looked embarrassed and shook her head, saying, "I didn't go yesterday. The Zhou family and the Cheng family are vastly different in strength. I was afraid of seeing your family lose to the Cheng family, so I simply didn't go. I only finally received the news in the afternoon."

"I was very surprised when I learned that your family had won!"

Zhou Qinglan nodded and said, "The senior who helped our family was a kind-hearted person. It was because of him that our family was able to escape disaster."

At this point, Zhou Qinglan gave Ye Feng a grateful look.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, a man's voice suddenly came: "Qinglan, can you tell me in detail about the expert your family hired? I am very interested."

Upon hearing the man's voice, Li Jie and Zhou Qinglan turned their heads to look.

A young man of about twenty-four or twenty-five years old strode over from a distance, with a warm smile on his face.

This man exuded an air of nobility from head to toe, clearly coming from a prominent family.

"Zhao Hewei, what a coincidence that you're here too!" Li Jie said.

Zhou Qinglan's brows furrowed tightly.

She knew Zhao Hewei's personality; his presence here would definitely cause trouble!

"I was shopping with my cousin, but she had to leave halfway through. I was planning to go home, but I didn't expect to see you guys as soon as I came downstairs," Zhao Hewei said with an air of elegance.

Then Zhao Hewei looked at Ye Feng curiously and asked, "What are you doing here? Who is that man?"

"That man's surname is Feng. Qinglan always calls him Mr. Feng, but I really don't know who he is."

Li Jie shook her head and continued, "But I know he's a miser; he wouldn't even buy Qinglan a ring."

"Then I'll buy it!"

Zhao Hewei said without hesitation, and then took out his wallet and pulled out a gleaming gold bank card.

“It’s just a ring, I can buy it and give it to Qinglan!” Zhao Hewei said, looking like he was taking the initiative.

Li Jie said with a smile, "See that? That's the difference!"

After saying that, Li Jie gave Ye Feng a meaningful look.

The night wind made no comment, remaining completely indifferent.

But Zhou Qinglan immediately refused Zhao Hewei's offer: "I don't need you to buy it for me, it's not like I can't afford it."

As she spoke, Zhou Qinglan took out her wallet, retrieved her bank card, and quickly shoved it into the hands of the female sales assistant.

Just as he was about to swipe his card with the saleswoman, Zhao Hewei quickly said, "Wait a minute!"

Then Zhao Hewei looked at Zhou Qinglan and said, "Qinglan, I know you're angry with me, but there's nothing I can do. Our family can't compete with the Cheng family, and I'm not a martial artist, so I don't have the ability to protect you from Cheng Shaokang. But I swear to God that I'm absolutely sincere towards you."

To everyone's surprise, Zhou Qinglan said without hesitation, "Zhao Hewei, I don't know if you're truly sincere towards me, but I don't have feelings for you. Stop bothering me; I already have someone I like."

"Who?" Zhao Hewei asked immediately.

Zhou Qinglan was merely stalling Zhao Hewei; faced with his persistent questioning, she was momentarily at a loss for words.

After hesitating for a moment, she decided to go for it and pointed at Ye Feng, saying, "It's him!"

Ye Feng was both annoyed and amused. He never expected that going out for a stroll to clear his head would lead to such a situation.

"You're Qinglan's boyfriend? You? You're not worthy!"

"You can't even afford a ring, what right do you have to be Zhou Qinglan's boyfriend!"

Zhao Hewei demanded an answer aggressively.

Li Jie then said, "Qinglan, didn't you just say that you and this Mr. Feng weren't boyfriend and girlfriend? How come you are now?"

"Li Jie, you've been talking too much today!" Zhou Qinglan said, her head aching.

Then Zhou Qinglan looked at Ye Feng with some worry, afraid that what she said might displease him.

Seeing that Ye Feng showed no anger, Zhou Qinglan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

At that moment, Ye Feng was looking at Zhao Hewei.

"Whether I'm Zhou Qinglan's boyfriend or not is none of your business," Ye Feng said calmly.

"You don't deserve Zhou Qinglan's affection at all!" Zhao Hewei said angrily.

“But he just likes me, what can I do?” Ye Feng said.

Zhao Hewei was so angry he was practically fuming.

The saleswoman had already swiped her card at Zhou Qinglan's prompting, so Zhou Qinglan put away her things, grabbed Ye Feng's wrist, and said, "Mr. Feng, let's go."

"Um."

Night Breeze nodded and walked towards the door with Zhou Qinglan.

But Zhao Hewei relentlessly chased after them, even spreading his arms to block Ye Feng and Zhou Qinglan.

"Kid, if you've got the guts, let's have a contest today. If you have one thing that I can do better than you, I'll admit defeat!" Zhao Hewei said in a low growl.

“I have no interest in competing with you,” Night Wind said.

“You’re not interested, but I am!” Zhao Hewei roared.