Song Yishang, holding his wine glass, looked at Tan Wanyi who still refused to drink and said angrily, "Tan Wanyi, it seems you're not going to give me this face?"

"Bang!" Just as Song Yishang finished speaking, the door to the private room was kicked open with a bang!

Everyone in the private room turned their attention to the doorway, where a man stood before slowly walking in.

"Why should I give you face!" the man said as he walked away.

When Tan Wanyi saw the man walk in, she was overjoyed and immediately walked over to him.

"Liu Xiaoyuan, you're finally here!" Tan Wanyi, like a helpless little girl, threw herself into Liu Xiaoyuan's arms and cried out.

The moment Tan Wanyi threw herself into Liu Xiaoyuan's arms, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, immediately settled down. It was as if wherever Liu Xiaoyuan was, it was the safest place in the world.

"Who are you?" Song Yishang pointed at Liu Xiaoyuan and shouted when he saw Liu Xiaoyuan suddenly barge in, "Get out of here right now!"

"Who am I?" Liu Xiaoyuan looked at Song Yishang and sneered, then said domineeringly, "I'm Tan Wanyi's boyfriend!"

Hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's domineering words while hiding in his arms, Tan Wanyi's heart fluttered with sweetness.

Song Yishang and his gang originally planned to get Tan Wanyi and another girl drunk, then take them to a hotel room and commit bestial acts.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xiaoyuan suddenly appeared, which caught Song Yishang off guard.

However, Song Yishang wasn't worried at all. Even if Liu Xiaoyuan came, so what? Anyway, he hadn't done anything to Tan Wanyi.

“Kid, I can’t ignore whether you’re Tan Wanyi’s boyfriend or not. You’ve ruined our enjoyment of the meal, so you have to apologize!” Song Yishang said, pointing at them.

Fang Jinzhong immediately chimed in, "Yes, Liu Xiaoyuan, you must apologize!"

Fang Jinzhong already resented Liu Xiaoyuan for taking Tan Wanyi away, so naturally he wouldn't let Liu Xiaoyuan off the hook at this moment.

"Apologize?" Liu Xiaoyuan looked at the two of them as if they were idiots and said, "Don't think I don't know what kind of bad ideas you're up to!"

The saying goes, "Catch the adulterer in the act, catch the thief red-handed."

"Hey, Liu Xiaoyuan, watch out or I'll sue you for defamation!" Fang Jinzhong said with a sneer.

Song Yishang said smugly, "Kid, it's just as you say. Do you have any proof? What can you do to us? Humph!"

Seeing Song Yishang's arrogance, Liu Xiaoyuan glared at him. Upon seeing Liu Xiaoyuan's sharp gaze, Song Yishang couldn't help but take a step back in fright.

"Wanyi, I'm going to teach these three bastards a lesson! You go outside first!" Liu Xiaoyuan said softly to Tan Wanyi.

Tan Wanyi glanced at Liu Xiaoyuan and said worriedly, "Forget it, I'm fine anyway!"

Liu Xiaoyuan knew that Tan Wanyi was worried that he would be retaliated against for teaching Song Yishang a lesson.

"It's okay, trust me!" Liu Xiaoyuan gave Song Yishang a reassuring smile.

Tan Wanyi nodded and said, "Then be careful!"

After saying that, Tan Wanyi walked outside the private room.

Seeing this, the other girl immediately ran out of the private room as well.

"What do you want to do?" Seeing Liu Xiaoyuan's unfriendly expression, Song Yishang had a bad feeling and pointed at Liu Xiaoyuan, asking in a fierce but weak tone.

To demonstrate his loyalty, Fang Jinzhong immediately rushed in front of Liu Xiaoyuan, blocking his way, and asked with his head held high, "Liu Xiaoyuan, what do you want to do? You want to fight? Go ahead and try!"

Liu Xiaoyuan had long disliked Fang Jinzhong, so he raised his hand and slapped Fang Jinzhong so hard that he spun around on the spot.

Fang Jinzhong was shocked that Liu Xiaoyuan would dare to make a move. He covered his left cheek with his left hand, and blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"Liu Xiaoyuan, how dare you hit me?" Fang Jinzhong looked at Liu Xiaoyuan with an incredulous expression.

"Didn't you just say you wanted me to try?" Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile. "Because I have the guts, I have no choice but to grant your request."

Upon hearing this, Fang Jinzhong was so angry he almost vomited blood.

"Liu Xiaoyuan, I'll beat you to death!" Fang Jinzhong raised his fist, ready to fight Liu Xiaoyuan to the death.

Liu Xiaoyuan snorted coldly. He couldn't be bothered to even glance at Fang Jinzhong's flashy but ineffective moves. He raised his foot and kicked Fang Jinzhong, sending him crashing into the dining table.

Fang Jinzhong slammed his head heavily on the table, causing the bowls, chopsticks, and wine glasses on the table to fall to the ground with a clattering sound.

Tan Wanyi, who was hiding outside, was worried about Liu Xiaoyuan's safety. She immediately went to the door of the private room, opened it and looked inside. Seeing that Liu Xiaoyuan was alright, she closed the door again.

Fang Jinzhong lay on the ground, howling in pain like a pig being slaughtered, and rolled around on the ground.

Upon seeing Fang Jinzhong's miserable state, Song Yishang immediately forced a smile and said, "Young man, this is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..."

"Yes! It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" Song Yishang's colleague immediately said with a smile.

The saying goes, "The ruthless fear the stubborn, and the stubborn fear the reckless."

Although Song Yishang has power and influence, he is nothing here at this moment!

In order to avoid physical pain, Song Yishang immediately begged Liu Xiaoyuan for mercy.

"Misunderstanding?" Liu Xiaoyuan took two steps up to Song Yishang, grabbed Song Yishang's collar, and asked, "Then tell me, where is the misunderstanding?"

Song Yishang looked at Liu Xiaoyuan with a fearful expression, and said with a smile, "Friend, let's talk this out, let's talk this out, okay? Let's not fight."

“We’re both from the Education Bureau, and your girlfriend just graduated from university, right? Here’s what we’re going to do: as long as you don’t do anything, I’ll take care of your girlfriend’s situation right away tomorrow. What do you think, friend?”

Liu Xiaoyuan looked at the liquor bottle that had fallen to the ground but hadn't broken yet, and immediately had an idea.

As for Song Yishang's claim that he would arrange a job for Tan Wanyi tomorrow, Liu Xiaoyuan didn't believe his nonsense. He was more likely to make sure that the moment Song Yishang left tonight, he would ensure that Tan Wanyi could never set foot in the teaching profession again.

"Let's talk this out properly, shall we?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked with a smile.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Song Yishang said "yes" three times in a row.

"Alright, then we won't do anything!" Liu Xiaoyuan said, releasing his grip on Song Yishang's collar.

Hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's words, Song Yishang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "So this kid is a brainless fellow, so easy to fool."

"Don't worry, friend, I'll definitely get your girlfriend a job by tomorrow!" Song Yishang said again, his aim being to keep Liu Xiaoyuan calm and prevent him from taking any action.

Liu Xiaoyuan shook his head and said, "My girlfriend's job is something for tomorrow. Let's not talk about it tonight. How about we talk about what's going on tonight?"

"Okay, okay, okay!" Song Yishang said "okay" three times in a row. As long as he wasn't hit, he didn't care whether it was about tonight or tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)