The person who arrived was none other than Ye Cheng.

How could I forget about him? I stared at Ye Cheng, who had appeared at the bar entrance, feeling helpless.

The security personnel in the central town are all under Ye Cheng's command. After the incident here, Ye Cheng would definitely receive the news, so it is understandable that he came here now.

However, this guy has always been at odds with me. Will he cause me trouble now that he's here?

He entered the bar, and when he saw me, a cold smile crept across his face. He stared at me and said, "Lu Xiaonan, it's you again! Wasn't it you who caused trouble here last time? How dare you cause trouble again this time? Do you really think I can't do anything to you just because my brother is protecting you?"

Sure enough, this guy started causing trouble for me as soon as he arrived, without even asking why.

I sneered and said, "Ye Cheng, please find out what happened before you ask me, okay? You're just labeling me without even knowing the facts, which makes you seem very unprofessional."

Ye Cheng said, "How I do things is none of your business."

He looked at the guy opposite me and asked, "And who are you?"

Upon seeing Ye Cheng, the man opposite him smiled obsequiously and said, "Brother Ye, don't you remember me? I'm one of the oldest raiders. We met back then."

Ye Cheng shook his head decisively, "I don't know him."

The man was taken aback, but still smiled and said, "It's alright, it's alright. My name is Wang Zhao. I wonder if Brother Ye remembers me?"

"Oh, Wang Zhao, I still can't remember." Ye Cheng smiled and then asked, "What's going on here? Can you tell me? That way I can help you get justice, right? Let me tell you, the guy over there is a madman. Be careful, if he catches you, you're finished."

I looked at Ye Cheng, and it sounded like he was helping me.

Wang Zhao nodded slightly and said, "That's right, I took a fancy to one of the women in their group. I originally wanted to trade ten barrels of gasoline for her, but he got upset, and then we started making a scene."

I originally thought Wang Zhao would embellish the story and say something baseless, but I didn't expect him to be so honest and tell the truth directly.

"Oh, you want to change women? Which one do you want? Ten barrels of gasoline, that's expensive!"

Wang Zhao pointed to Zhou Qingya behind me and said, "That's her, Brother Ye, she's a big star, Zhou Qingya!"

Ye Cheng looked behind me, and I decisively blocked his gaze with a slight smile.

Ye Cheng rolled his eyes and said, "Get out of the way, would it kill you to let me see?"

Ye Cheng changed his angle and finally saw Zhou Qingya. At the same time, I saw his throat move, as if he swallowed.

I was a little helpless. Could it be that Ye Cheng had also taken a liking to Zhou Qingya?

Ye Cheng withdrew his gaze, then without even glancing at me, pulled out his gun, pointed it at Wang Zhao's head, and said, "Wang..."

"Wang, Wang Zhao." Wang Zhao said his name to himself.

Ye Cheng said, "Wang Zhao, I'm giving you one chance. Get out of here and don't even think about buying women again. If I ever see you trying to buy someone else's woman again, I'll shoot you dead! Got it?"

"Yes, I understand!" Wang Zhao's eyes were filled with terror. He clearly hadn't expected things to turn out this way. He hurriedly nodded and ran away with his men.

I watched them slink away, feeling a sense of satisfaction, but I knew there was still trouble ahead.

Although Ye Cheng chased them away, he stayed in the bar, seemingly not wanting us to leave.

He looked at Zhou Qingya behind me, smiled, came to my side, and whispered, "Brother..."

"Who's your brother?" I said, frowning.

Ye Cheng said with a grin, "Lu Xiaonan, how about we make a deal?"

I rolled my eyes and said, "I know what you're trying to do, but please give up on that idea, okay?"

Ye Cheng said, "Hey, don't say that. We're all friends. You and my brother have a pretty good relationship, so let's not be so formal. I just want to ask you one question: Is this Zhou Qingya your woman?"

I stared at him. "What, if I say no, do you want to get your hands on her?"

Ye Cheng laughed and said, "What are you talking about? What do you mean by 'once I get my hands on her, I'll definitely treat her like a flower'!"

I said, "Let me put this in perspective: although she's not my woman, she's my friend. Do you think I would push my friend into a fire pit?"

"What kind of talk is that! I'm not some kind of hellhole!"

I rolled my eyes, trying to figure out how to get this guy away from me.

I didn't expect this guy to take a liking to Zhou Qingya so directly; that's a bit much.

I said, "Zhou Qingya, you shouldn't even think about it. You're from the central town, there are definitely plenty of beautiful women out there, so don't fixate on just one, okay?"

Ye Cheng frowned slightly. "Lu Xiaonan! That's not very fair of you. Don't forget I just helped you out!"

I said bluntly, "You weren't helping me just now, you were helping yourself. You took a fancy to Zhou Qingya, so you chased that Wang Zhao away. What does that have to do with me? Okay, stop making trouble. Do you think Zhou Qingya will accept you?"

Ye Cheng said, "How will we know if we don't try? Maybe she'll be attracted to me right away?"

Hearing that made me want to vomit.

I shook my head and said, "Okay, then I'll give you a chance. Go over and talk to her now, and see if you can get a conversation going."

"Just chatting, that's no problem for me!"

Ye Cheng chuckled, took a bottle of wine and two glasses from the bar, and went to Zhou Qingya's side.

When everyone else saw Ye Cheng go over, they all scattered, and the little girl ran straight to my side.

The little girl asked, "Brother Xiaonan, why did you let that guy go and bother Sister Qingya?"

I smiled and said, "I'm trying to make him give up."

"Oh." The little girl seemed to understand but not quite.

Ye Cheng sat opposite Zhou Qingya, talking at length about everything, but I couldn't be bothered to listen.

As for Zhou Qingya, her facial expression was fine; after all, she's an actress, and she knows how to act.

However, since Ye Cheng started speaking, Zhou Qingya has only said two sentences and hasn't said anything since.

When it came to drinking, Ye Cheng was the only one drinking. Although there was a glass of wine in front of Zhou Qingya, she didn't touch it at all.

I don't know how much time passed, but Ye Cheng couldn't continue the conversation. Perhaps out of embarrassment, he decisively took the empty wine bottle and came back to my side, smiling as he said, "How was my performance just now?"

How can this guy be so shameless? Where do you see anything wrong with him?

I sighed and said, "Zhou Qingya doesn't even acknowledge you, I think you should just give up."

(End of this chapter)