Chapter 51 Slap someone in the face first

"No problem."

Lian Yi smiled, leaning against her eldest sister's arm, her voice soft.

"However, your reactions are really amusing to me. Even if it's not Xie Ling who you bring to the birthday banquet, it could be Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li, Zhou, Wu, Zheng, or Wang."

"Since when has my worth been determined by a man?"

Gu Xin looked somewhat bitter. "After all, this is still somewhat different."

"I know what you mean." Lian Yi glanced indifferently at the hesitant expressions of the crowd on the other side, and scoffed lightly, "Gu Xin, I live to make myself happy."

"How much does Qinghe's top man cost? Two hundred thousand yuan worth of wine can get him to accompany you, one hundred thousand yuan worth of wine can get you to handle him, and another few hundred thousand yuan can get him to drive you home."

"Xie Ling is worse looking than him? Where are you going to find such a clean-cut male high school student to play with?"

"..."

“I know what you’re worried about. I appreciate your good intentions, but I’ve never liked being disciplined by others.”

Lian Yi's eyes gleamed with an overbearing arrogance, and her rosy lips curled into a captivating, haughty smile.

"If someone thinks I'm doing something wrong today, I have to change. But if a bunch of people come and tell me what I should be like tomorrow, am I supposed to just obediently listen to them?"

“If everyone were like that, they wouldn’t be sitting here right now, but obediently studying, wearing suits and ties, sitting in their offices reading documents.”

Even without the requirement of the plot, Lian Yi would still play along if she took a fancy to Xie Ling.

The worst thing a person can do is to put themselves in shackles of falsehood, listen to what they should and shouldn't do, ignore their own feelings, find an excuse to suppress themselves, and grit their teeth and crawl toward a result that will always leave someone dissatisfied.

Lian Yi has always disdained explaining herself to others and doesn't care about other people's opinions.

The prince falling in love with Cinderella is a fairy tale, so she should also wait for a prince to lower his head and give her a princess dress and a sparkling title?

Whether it's her main account, which only cares about pleasure and enjoyment, or her smaller account, which is climbing the ladder step by step, what else can be said about her attitude besides disdain?

There was a moment of silence around them. Lian Yi could feel her older sister's fingers tighten for a moment, then become slightly hot, and she gripped her fingertips tightly in return.

Gu Xin, standing before him, pondered for a moment, then suddenly slapped her thigh, her large, alluring eyes widening.

She casually tossed her hair and smiled at Lian Yi, "We were all worried that since you've never even been with a man, you might be blinded by so-called love and lose your mind. Knowing that's what you think, who's worried anymore!"

Lian Yi noticed that after the others relaxed, they showed amused expressions because of Gu Xin's words, and she couldn't help but smile.

"Are you mocking me for being single?" She narrowed her eyes dangerously.

"Pfft..." Gu Xin quickly moved back innocently, trying her best to hide her smile, and said seriously, "No, how could that be? I didn't say that."

“I can vouch for that, Sister Xin meant it.”

"Add one."

"Lian Xiaoyi, aren't you going to do something about this? If it were me, I wouldn't be able to stand it."

This group of friends may not have any other skills, but they are good at stirring up trouble.

The atmosphere in the hall was lively when the door was suddenly opened, and a girl rushed in, looking very anxious.

"So, are you all settled and ready to go?" someone asked with a smile.

"No, no!" the girl said hurriedly. "Xiao Hai and A Liang got into an argument with a group of people in the lobby. Brother Tu An tried to persuade them, but he couldn't. Those people even tried to attack them."

"Hold?"

"Who is so powerful that they dare to cause trouble at Xiao Hai's hotel? Hah."

"Let's go, let's go down and see what's going on. Xiao Hai is really getting worse and worse, getting bullied on his own turf?"

"Um... Gu Yiyu was also among that group of people." The girl didn't get a chance to speak while they were laughing and talking. She only spoke when they all stood up. Her gaze fell on Lian Yi, who was leisurely leaning against Lian Suning on the sofa.

The excitement and commotion that everyone had been having for the better cooled down a bit.

They certainly wouldn't back down because of Gu Yiyu. Who doesn't have powerful parents? Besides, Lian Yi's family background is impressive enough. In Yunhai, whether they're in the right or not, they have nothing to fear.

But considering the relationship between the Gu family and the Lian family, one can't help but hesitate.

We'll have to see what Lian Yi's attitude is before making a decision.

Under the gaze of everyone, Lian Yi sighed in boredom. She had to handle such a trivial matter. She really didn't know what these people were good for.

"Big sister, you and Xu Qingyao rest here for a while, and let Gu Xin and the others keep you company."

Lian Yi sat up, shook her hands, and said with a smile, "You can come down when we're ready to set off."

“Yi Yi…” Lian Suning looked up at her with some concern.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I've been very well-behaved lately and won't cause any trouble," Lian Yi said, her words lacking sincerity and credibility.

She winked at Gu Xin, and Xu Qingyao, who was standing next to her, also squeezed in. The two of them flanked Lian Suning and started talking.

"Let's go."

As Lian Yi walked towards the door, she said something casually as she passed by the group.

"Okay! Alright!"

As the group stepped out of the elevator, they heard a commotion coming from the lobby.

Among them, the most outstanding was the voice of a man shouting wildly.

"You think you can touch my girl? A bunch of immature brats, trying to act cool, huh? Don't you even know your own worth? This watch of mine, even if you all pooled your kidneys together, you couldn't afford it!"

Lian Yi glanced at the girl following behind her with amusement.

"No, after Xiao Hai and the others picked out their things, they had them delivered to the yacht. We were supposed to go there together, but Xiao Hai and the others were playing around and accidentally bumped into that woman."

The girl quickly explained, "I apologized at the time, and it really was just a light touch on the arm, but that guy kept harping on Xiao Hai. They pushed each other a couple of times... Even though the girl who touched the arm said it was nothing, he still had this attitude and insisted that Xiao Hai apologize to him."

"Are you sure Gu Yiyu was also there?" Lian Yi chuckled upon hearing this.

"Hmm..." The girl nodded silently.

"Interesting. Let me see who's got such a big attitude that even that idiot Gu Yiyu doesn't dare to utter a sound."

Lian Yi lowered her eyes, a playful smile on her lips.

When they arrived at the lobby, there were already quite a few people standing there.

The two groups of men and women stood facing each other in the middle. Xiao Haiyang's face was covered with coldness, and his gloomy eyes were fixed on the arrogant blond man with his chin raised.

Pei Tu'an stood beside him, frowning and speaking in a low voice.

The woman next to the blond man looked to be in her early twenties, with a pretty face. She was frowning and trying to persuade him in a low voice, but he seemed to completely ignore her.

Beside this person, the red-haired boy stood there with an irritable expression, yet for some reason, he seemed to be suppressing his anger, as if he had no interest in taking sides, but had no choice but to stay beside the blond-haired man.

"What, you can't even handle such a small matter?" Lian Yi walked to Xiao Haiyang's side with a smile in her eyes and scoffed, "Xiao Hai is too embarrassed to cause trouble in his own hotel, Pei Tu'an, why don't you lend a hand?"

"Whoever makes a sound here, just throw them out. It's such a simple thing, why are you dragging this out for so long?"

Pei Tu'an breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her arrive. Just as he was about to speak, the blond-haired man opposite him started shouting.

"Oh, I thought you were going to call someone, but you just brought a little girl. Do you think I'd let you off the hook because of this pretty girl?" A flash of amazement crossed his eyes, followed by his previous arrogance.

Lian Yi smiled at him, then shifted her gaze to the side, "Gu Yiyu, is this one of your people?"

"..."

Gu Yiyu had already felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Lian Yi coming over. When she asked him a question, he frowned with impatience and said, "My cousin, Qian Tai'an."

"...His father is the chairman of Tai'an Group." Gu Yiyu paused, then added the seemingly unnecessary sentence.

When the name Tai'an Group was mentioned, even Xiao Haiyang and Pei Tu'an looked at the smug and arrogant blond man with some surprise.

Seeing the slight change in their expressions, the blond man became even more smug, raising his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth. "Cousin, why are you bringing up my family's company for no reason? It's not like we're in the wrong. Otherwise, it'll look like I'm the one bullying others."

Why give them that way out?

Gu Yiyu turned his face away impatiently, muttering "idiot" under his breath.

"Oh."

Lian Yi narrowed her eyes and finally looked at the noisy blond man.

Taian Group mainly deals in daily chemical products and has achieved a position close to the industry leader, holding a pivotal position. Of course, more importantly, the chairman of Taian is the son-in-law of the eldest branch of the Qian family.

Back when Gu Yiyu's father had not yet made his fortune, he fell in love with the eldest daughter of the Qian family and resolutely decided to marry into the family.

And subsequently, by leveraging the Qian family's trade routes, they gained control of the earliest import and sales channels for daily chemical products.

Qian Tai'an – you can tell from his name what kind of treatment he receives at home.

Whether someone can act so arrogantly is debatable, but it's certain that they have a lot of confidence.

"The steps weren't provided by you."

Lian Yi put her hands in her pockets, walked over slowly, and smiled at the other person.

“My friend accidentally bumped into your friend, and has apologized. She needs to go to the hospital for a check-up. Just pick any hospital in Yunhai and have her get a thorough check-up from head to toe.”

She met the slightly cloudy eyes of the blond man, and gave a slight smirk. "I've given you this much of a way out. Now tell me, are you going to take it or not?"

The surrounding air seemed to quiet down for a moment.

"You must be Lian Yi, right?" Qian Tai'an stared at her, his eyes gleaming with ill intent, his expression playful and smirking.

"I've heard about you quite a few times. You're pretty arrogant in Yunhai, aren't you? The Lian family's little princess, huh? What's this? You messed with my brother back then, and now you want to mess with me? Just because a man from Yunhai comes along doesn't mean you can mess with him whenever you want! Ha—"

He deliberately elongated each syllable of "gao" in his speech, his tone strange and sarcastic.

His words caused the people behind him to burst into laughter, while Xiao Haiyang's group immediately fell silent.

"So, you really want me to sleep with you?" Lian Yi smiled, her eyes crinkling, looking like she was in a great mood.

"That's not how it works, but I do remember you embarrassing my brother. He's a refined man and wouldn't hold a grudge against a woman like you, but unfortunately, I'm not."

Qian Tai'an made no attempt to hide his intention to stir up trouble, glancing at Xiao Haiyang with a mocking smile. "If this kid kowtows and apologizes to me, the matter will be over. Anyway, I heard he's your Miss Lian's lackey."

"He kowtowed as if to admit his master's mistake."

"If we don't smash this place... well, we're not good at anything else, but we're strong. Let's just wreck this place and then give you guys some publicity. What was it again? Oh, the young master of the Ocean Hotel attempted to molest a female guest, but was saved by a brave guest like me!"

"Lian Yi—" Xiao Haiyang couldn't hold back any longer. He had seen many despicable people, but he had never seen one as despicable as this.

Lian Yi raised her hand to stop him from speaking, her eyes filled with a faint smile, her lips slightly pursed as she looked at Gu Yiyu, "I'll give Uncle Gu face, if you can take this person back now, I'll pretend nothing happened."

"...What does this have to do with me?" Gu Yiyu looked bewildered and raised his eyebrows impatiently.

What could he say? Even his father couldn't control this idiot and had to let him lead the idiot around. If it were someone else facing Qian Tai'an, Gu Yiyu might have been able to offer some advice.

But it was Lian Yi. Gu Yiyu's lips curled into a mocking smile. He didn't say anything to stir up trouble, which was a sign that he still had some blood ties with Qian Tai'an.

"good."

Lian Yi nodded, and before anyone could react, she reached out and grabbed his blond hair, pulling it downwards.

Then he raised his knee and struck him squarely in the face, the jarring sound of the impact catching everyone off guard.

Lian Yi clapped her hands, staring with some disgust at the marks on her hands and knees from her trousers.

As she released his grip, Qian Tai'an collapsed to the ground in a moment of dizziness, only to be jolted back to his senses by the sudden, excruciating pain, and screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

The shout startled everyone awake, and the group behind Qian Tai'an immediately changed their expressions and rushed forward.

They all cautiously surrounded him, offering him support and concern, and bombarding him with questions.

The people behind Lian Yi reacted quickly and stood in front of her, watching her warily.

"I told you, I gave you a way out, so take it if you want." Lian Yi took the handkerchief that Pei Tu'an handed her with a solemn expression and slowly wiped each of her fingers.

Finally, bend down slightly and gently dust off the trousers.

She chuckled softly. "Come on, say it again, who do you want to kowtow to?"

Qian Tai'an covered his nose and philtrum, gasping for breath, his eyes fixed on her with resentment, while the people around him shouted anxiously.

"Money's scarce, hurry, hurry up and get some paper!"

"Oh, oh, oh, I have some here..."

"Hurry up, Tai'an, take this and cover it up first!"

In a fit of rage, Qian Tai'an grabbed a piece of paper and stuffed it all into his nose, tears streaming down his face. He looked utterly pathetic.

He had never felt such pain since birth, especially being attacked like this in front of everyone. The anger in his heart burned fiercely, causing a sharp pain in his chest.

"I want you dead, I want you dead!" He seemed to have lost his mind, violently waving his hand and knocking his anxious and worried girlfriend backward, without even caring about her.

Qian Tai'an grabbed one of the people who couldn't dodge in time and said through gritted teeth, "You guys, bring her here. If I don't make her pay for this today, I'll change my surname to hers!"

“This…the money is too little…” The man he grabbed looked distressed and didn’t dare to look up at Lian Yi.

Some of them glared at Lian Yi with cold, hateful eyes, as if they were about to settle scores.

But this does not include people like him from Yunhai.

When Lian Yi appeared, he had a bad feeling. But when she skipped the most basic back-and-forth of threatening words and went straight to attacking, he was shocked.

This person, along with two other friends, somehow had a strange feeling about them.

ah--

Oh, right.

When gods fight, these small fry really didn't want to get involved. Who knew how the two real young masters and ladies would end up? Wouldn't they just randomly pick an unlucky guy to take the blame?

Lian Yi looked at this motley crew and found it amusing. She pushed away the friends who were protecting her, completely ignoring their stares and expressions, as if they wanted to tear her apart.

"I said, not enough money? Tsk, you finally managed to be born into the Qian family as a young master, how can you still be so greedy? Do you want to follow your father's example and marry into the Qian family?"

Lian Yi's smile turned cold, her eyes filled with mockery. "You think you're worthy, huh?"

"You fucking..."

While he was speaking, Lian Yi stretched out her hand and beckoned to the side. Someone, for some reason, handed her a fishing rod.

She lowered her eyes to examine the fishing rod, and with a slight tightening of her grip, the rod swayed gently.

"Hey you, Mr. Qian, you'd better watch your manners when you talk to me. I really don't have a good temper."

Lian Yi's eyes curved slightly, her voice clear and crisp, making it impossible to tell that she was threatening anyone. "You can count on the Qian family to get revenge for you later, but for now, why suffer this pain?"

Seeing that Qian Tai'an had actually taken his words to heart and fell silent for a moment, Lian Yi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Look at you, if you don't have a brain, don't try to stand up for your people. Didn't your brother... what was his name again... never mind, didn't he warn you—"

"This is a sea of ​​clouds. If you encounter me, it's best to go around it, isn't it?"

When Lian Yi heard about the blond-haired man's background, she quickly understood the whole story.

She just never expected that such a capable and strong woman as the eldest daughter of the Qian family would have such a child with the chairman who built Tai'an from scratch.

However, Qian Jingrui probably knows Qian Tai'an better than she does what kind of person he is.

Given this situation, why not give them a warning... or perhaps, give them extra warnings?

Lian Yi clicked her tongue lightly, glancing mockingly at Qian Tai'an, who was still half-lying and half-sitting. Indeed, such a brainless idiot, even she would have used him.

Qian Tai'an's eyes grew increasingly venomous as he glared at Lian Yi and hissed at the people around him, "Aren't you going to help me up?!"

"If anyone helps him up, I'll cripple their hand." Lian Yi's seemingly innocent and naive voice rang out at the right moment, "Don't mind, you can still help him if you want."

Pei Tu'an's solemn expression softened slightly. He leaned closer to Lian Yi, bowed slightly, and said softly, "This is, after all, Xiao Hai's hotel. We shouldn't go too far."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Lian Yi turned her head and smiled at him.

Pei Tu'an coughed lightly, and could only shrug helplessly at the questioning looks from his other friends.

When Lian Yi appears, what can they do but guard against her drawing too much hatred and prepare for it beforehand.

It's a bit embarrassing to think like that, but Lian Yi's fighting power is just too strong.

"You guys..." This was the first time Qian Tai'an had encountered such a situation. In the past, he was always able to get a lot of people to respond to his calls. If there was dust on his leather shoes, people would be eager to come up and wipe them clean.

That's enough.

Gu Yiyu interrupted him speechlessly, leaned forward and pulled Qian Tai'an up, his movements rather unceremonious, leaving the man looking completely bewildered.

Why do you have to provoke her for no reason?

"I..." Qian Tai'an looked as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.

If he hadn't heard these people mention Lian Yi's name from time to time, and seemed quite familiar with her, he wouldn't have thought to see just how capable the person was who could make his cousin suffer a setback, smash his car, and then have his engagement fall through.

Who would have thought the other party was this kind of thing? They really didn't give any hints before making their move.

Qian Tai'an has been lawless for most of his life, but he has never been as arrogant as her.

So much so that he was stunned by his cousin's retort and didn't recover for a long time before finally managing to growl in a low voice, "I'm your brother! Gu Yiyu!"

"...Alright, since you've already argued and made a scene, let's just let it go." Gu Yiyu was speechless, a strange look on his face as he found himself playing the peacemaker.

"I can't get through!" Qian Tai'an couldn't stand it anymore and shouted.

Lian Yi's eyes curved slightly. "Yes, Young Master Qian didn't even kowtow once. How can this be acceptable?"

"You want me to kowtow?" Qian Tai'an looked over with an incredulous expression, covered his nose and grumbled, "Damn, are you crazy? I haven't even settled the score with you for what I did to you..."

"Hey, if you want to settle accounts, I'll settle them with you properly."

Lian Yi smiled faintly, her gaze haughty, looking down at him with an air of superiority, "As long as you can take the responsibility."

"I can't take that responsibility?" Qian Tai'an sneered, his slightly cloudy eyes staring at her with a gloomy look.

"Alright, then please explain to me, Young Master Qian, how I messed with your brother and how I messed with you, to the point that you, Qian Tai'an, think that any man who comes to Tai'an will be messed with by me," she said lightly.

Upon hearing this, Qian Tai'an was greatly encouraged, and his eyes turned sinister and playful.

He knew, of course, what kind of words women couldn't stand. After all the hatred welled up inside him, he wanted to seize this opportunity to at least verbally humiliate her.

However, before he could speak, Gu Yiyu, who was beside him, showed a slight change in impatience and grabbed him.

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't want to die, otherwise even my second uncle and your mother can't protect you." Gu Yiyu lowered his voice and spoke seriously.

"..."

"Don't forget, this is Yunhai." He really wanted to follow his cousin and court death, but looking at Lian Yi's smiling face, he saw that familiar trace of malicious expectation.

Gu Yiyu suppressed his irritation and gripped Qian Tai'an's arm tightly.

"..." Even if Qian Tai'an was stupid, he immediately understood at this moment. The fear and apprehension instantly overwhelmed the anger in his heart, and he couldn't help but look at Lian Yi with a little fear.

"Hey, why isn't Qian Shao saying anything?" Lian Yi shook her head with a hint of regret.

Qian Tai'an was furious, but he realized that his current situation was not as advantageous as he thought, nor was he being fawned over as before.

With his chest heaving, he said in a muffled voice, "If you're so capable, then never let me see you in Yue Ning again in this lifetime."

His harsh words sounded somewhat unconvincing, but they also subtly revealed his vulnerability.

As is customary, at this point, Lianyi, who had gained both face and substance, should join in with a few sarcastic remarks, and then everyone would disperse.

What happens in private after that is another matter.

However, Lian Yi was never one to quit while she was ahead. She tilted her head slightly and gave Qian Tai'an a scrutinizing look that was almost contemptuous.

Just as he was about to speak.

A figure strolled leisurely towards them from a distant gate behind Qian Tai'an and the others, causing her eyes to widen slightly.

Pei Tu'an and Xiao Haiyang, who were standing in front of Lian Yi, looked like they had seen a ghost.

So much so that Qian Tai'an, who was seething with anger, couldn't resist his curiosity and turned to see what these idiots had seen.

But before he could turn around, he heard his cousin Gu Yiyu mutter a curse.

"Damn it, how come he's still not dead?"

Qian Tai'an was stunned for a moment, just as his cousin lowered his eyes after withdrawing his gaze. His expression seemed to have instantly turned extremely bad. His eyes, which had been cold and impatient just a moment ago, were now full of disgust.

"What happened? Is this kid your nemesis? I'll help you get revenge!" His nose and philtrum were still bruised and stained with blood, so he wasn't very convincing.

Gu Yiyu's lips twitched slightly. He didn't want to look at that person anymore, nor did he want to see his hopelessly stupid cousin. He could only turn his face away.

"If you don't want something to happen to you out of nowhere, and your second uncle and the others to suffer the loss of their child, then you should avenge me."

After saying that, he couldn't help but look at Qian Tai'an with the same look he gave a fool.

"Isn't this embarrassing enough? Hurry up and leave, or I won't be able to protect you."

Gu Yiyu gritted his teeth slightly, his gaze involuntarily turning back to Lian Yi—

Sure enough, she completely ignored all the previous conflicts and disputes, with a big smile on her face, as if her eyes were shining, and she skipped past them and ran lightly and cheerfully towards the gate behind her.

Wow, Little Jiang!

Oh shit.

Gu Yiyu cursed under his breath with a cold face, and simply dragged the bewildered Qian Tai'an away.

No one paid attention to them at this time.

Almost everyone's attention was focused on the man and woman facing each other.