With a loud 'boom,' the chair behind Jiu Fangjing suddenly exploded.
Wood chips flew like sharp blades in all directions.
Jiu Fangyun and Qiao Huaxi, who were sitting next to him, jumped up almost instantly and quickly moved to the other side of the table.
Jiu Fangjing also hurriedly took a few steps back, raised his hand to block the flying wood chips, and looked at Shen Nanxing with lingering fear.
"You...I..."
He couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time, and dared not accept Shen Nanxing's challenge.
Fight with Shen Nanxing?
No, no, no, Shen Nanxing really will beat him to death.
Jiu Fangjing's gaze shifted to Jiu Fangyun, hoping that Jiu Fangyun could help him out of this predicament.
To everyone's surprise, when Jiu Fangyun met his pleading gaze, she chose to ignore him and looked away instead.
He had kindly reminded him earlier, but Jiu Fangjing didn't appreciate it at all. Now he suddenly remembers him?
Jiu Fangyun snorted inwardly; he had a temper too.
Jiu Fangjing couldn't help but clench his fists and glare fiercely at Jiu Fangyun.
That bastard! He has no sense of loyalty whatsoever. He just stood by and watched as Shen Nanxing made him lose face!
"You've had it pretty tough too."
Qiao Huaxi felt a little sorry for Jiu Fangyun.
"It's alright, it's not that difficult."
Jiu Fangyun smiled. "After all, the Jiu Fang family isn't entirely under his control."
"Too."
Qiao Huaxi agrees with this point.
"However, although he wasn't very smart from a young age, he wasn't this—dull either."
Under Jiu Fangyun's silent gaze, Qiao Huaxi touched her nose and ultimately refrained from saying anything too harsh.
Jiu Fangyun shrugged and remained silent.
The entire council chamber had fallen into an eerie atmosphere.
Chen Yang subtly shifted his body, silently shielding Luo Yue behind him.
Luo Yue instinctively shrank behind him, clutching his clothes, her head bowed, not daring to breathe.
Jiu Fangjing, who was at the center of the oppressive aura, had a deathly pale face, his body swayed precariously, and large beads of sweat kept streaming down his forehead.
"Brother Chen~"
Only Jiang Nian'an was completely unaffected, and she even stretched out her foot and gently kicked Shen Nanxing's shin.
This seemingly casual kick was like triggering some mysterious switch; the terrifying pressure that enveloped the entire council hall instantly receded like a tide and finally disappeared.
The pressure on everyone instantly dissipated, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Luo Yue couldn't help but cast an admiring glance at Jiang Nian'an.
Sister An'an, you truly live up to your reputation!
"I...I can't be bothered with you!!"
Without that terrifying pressure, Jiu Fangjing finally caught his breath and left with a seemingly tough but actually cowardly gesture.
Shen Nanxing did not stop him and let him leave.
Jiu Fangyun remained seated, only looking at Shen Nanxing with a puzzled expression.
How can you still sit there? Aren't you afraid he'll go back and tell on you?
As soon as Jiu Fangjing left, Shen Nanxing immediately reverted to his previous gentle demeanor and asked Jiu Fangyun with a smile.
"More than being reported by him, I want to know why the Second Young Master deliberately targeted him today."
Jiu Fangyun knew that it was useless to try to outsmart Shen Nanxing, so he told the truth.
This attracted several glances from Qiao Huaxi, who was standing next to him.
"An'an, I'm going to the secret room in the back to talk to him about something."
Shen Nanxing did not answer Jiu Fangyun immediately, but first gave some instructions to Jiang Nian'an.
"good."
Jiang Nian'an understood, turned to look at Luo Yue, and said softly, "Yueyue, is there something you need to talk to me about? Let's go outside and talk."
"Okay, Sister An'an."
Luo Yue had long wanted to leave, and upon hearing Jiang Nian'an's words, she immediately pulled Chen Yang to his feet and followed her out.
"Then I'll take my leave too."
Qiao Huaxi also tactfully got up and left.
In the blink of an eye, only Shen Nanxing and Jiu Fangyun remained in the council hall.
"Come with me."
After entering the secret room, Shen Nanxing casually pulled over a chair and handed it to Jiu Fangyun, "Sit down!"
Jiu Fangyun sat down in silence, quietly waiting for Shen Nanxing's answer.
"Because I don't trust him, and I don't want to listen to him keep asking stupid questions."
Shen Nanxing also pulled up a chair and sat down, speaking frankly as well.
“Jiufang Yun, you should know very well that my attitude towards the Jiufang family has always been indifferent.”
He leaned back in his chair, resting his chin on one hand and casually placing the other on the armrest, his fingers rhythmically tapping the surface of the armrest.
Despite his seemingly lazy demeanor, Jiu Fangyun sensed extreme impatience within it.
“I had already categorized you as belonging to the Lin and Bai families, but you took the initiative to come to me and asked me to give you a chance.”
Shen Nanxing looked at Jiu Fangyun with a cold and indifferent gaze.
"As a result, when I gave you the opportunity, you either questioned my arrangements in various ways or tried to have it all."
They want to take all the benefits without putting in any effort. Is there really such a good thing in the world?
"Jiufangyun, is this the sincerity of your Jiufang family?"
"Second Young Master, you've misunderstood. Jiu Fangjing's personal opinions do not represent the Jiu Fang family..."
"Since he can't represent your Jiufang family, what's he doing here? Just here to cause me trouble?"
Shen Nanxing raised his hand to interrupt Jiu Fangyun, raising an eyebrow and a dangerous glint in his eyes.
“If I have to explain every decision I make and every order I give to Jiu Fangjing, then I might as well give this position to him.”
Jiu Fangyun fell silent.
Their previous wavering, coupled with their undeniable relationship with the Bi family, which they were unwilling to admit, made it impossible for the Jiufang family to stand on equal footing with the Shen family again.
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