One mouth can't beat two mouths, especially two mouths as powerful as Xue Qiandai and Rong Xiao. Jian Yan hasn't even entered the fray yet.
Their argument attracted the attention of other customers in the bar, and people gathered around, pointing and gossiping.
Guo Wen was isolated and helpless, stomping her feet in anger. But the classmate who had invited her was nowhere to be seen. "I didn't plagiarize! Don't cause trouble here, or I'll call the police!"
Xue Qiandai crossed her arms, looking at them with a leisurely and disdainful expression. "Go ahead and report it. Let's see who loses face then. But your face isn't worth much, so don't tarnish your sister's reputation and ruin her journey to Paris."
Guo Fei rose to fame in Paris and also holds a certain position in Milan. Many Chinese designers, however, achieve success abroad before expanding into the domestic market.
This sentence seemed to hit Guo Wen's sore spot. "I don't want to get entangled with you in public, it's beneath me! What do you want? Just say it!"
Jian Yan stepped forward and said firmly, "It's very simple: remove all your emoji products from Chaoku, issue a public statement, apologize to us, and admit to plagiarizing our work."
Guo Wen gasped, feeling as if she were in an ice cave; this was a deadly condition. "You're dreaming! I'll say it again, the trademark is mine, and the intellectual property belongs to Siwen's design. Even if you take me to court, I'm not afraid of you."
"Fine, then you can wait to receive the lawyer's letter. Believe me or not, I'll make sure you're ruined in court!" These words were spoken by Rong Xiao. As a third-generation scion with a red background, he certainly had the power to do so.
When Guo Wen was all alone, Oliver, who was trying to pick her up, raised his glass and said, "Everyone comes to a bar to relax and unwind. What you're doing is really bothering others, especially with such a delicate and beautiful woman like her."
Guo Wen saw a glimmer of hope, her eyes glistening with dew, filled with gratitude.
Weak? Bah! "She's a plagiarist!" Jian Yan pointed casually.
“Not bad!” It was rare for Rong Xiao to reach a consensus with Jian Yan.
Oliver stepped in front of Guo Wen with a show of bravado, saying, "Gentlemen, let's keep things peaceful. You can settle things privately, but not today. She's my drinking buddy."
"Guo Wen, let's go outside and settle this. You need an explanation. An apology or a lawsuit?" Xue Qiandai issued her final ultimatum.
Guo Wen hid behind Oliver, who was trying to pick her up, her eyes unfocused. She had no desire to face Rong Xiao, who was like Satan.
"Give me some face, beautiful lady, handsome man..." Oliver's words caught in his throat as a cocktail was splashed in his face, accompanied by a contemptuous snort, "Who do you think you are!"
It's Rong Xiao.
Oliver's eyes turned sinister. He suddenly realized something: the man in front of him seemed, perhaps, even more handsome than Guo Wen, who was wearing heavy makeup. How pleasant! He wiped his face, his cocktail-stained hand reaching towards Rong Xiao's face. "Sir, want to have a drink together?"
Rong Xiao slapped his hand away, "I think it's dirty!"
"Don't be stubborn!" Oliver waved his hand, and several men with tattoos on their arms surrounded him in the booth behind him.
Finally, the bar manager ran over and stood between the two sides. "Listen to me," he said, "bars are open for business, and harmony is paramount. Let's all sit down and have a drink. Life is short, but a drink can make the world go round. Let's smile at each other and let bygones be bygones."
In the commotion, someone pushed someone else, and one of Oliver's men stumbled. Then, that man raised his fist, bypassed the bar manager, and charged towards Rong Xiao.
Despite Rong Xiao's androgynous appearance, he was a child raised in a military compound. In the critical moment, he grabbed a wooden chair and met the man's fist head-on.
In the blink of an eye, the man's fist was bleeding as he charged forward again. Not only him, but also Oliver and two henchmen were with him.
The scene instantly descended into chaos. Customers scattered in panic.
This time, Xue Qiandai and Rong Xiao's side were outnumbered.
Xue Qiandai's eyelids twitched; the situation was spiraling out of control. At that moment, only one thought occupied her mind: save Rong Xiao; she couldn't let her little darling get hurt.
As the four men surrounded Rong Xiao, Xue Qiandai pulled out her vinyl record and slashed at one of the men's necks. The man, in pain, retaliated, but Xue Qiandai raised her leg and kicked him again. Having studied dance for a while as a child, she was very flexible, and her recent work as a food delivery driver had also given her considerable strength. Her long leg struck the man squarely in the stomach, knocking the large man to the ground.
"Consort Dai, you go first! A wise woman doesn't suffer losses in front of her!" Rong Xiao shouted.
"Stop talking nonsense, let's run!"
The man's accomplice, seemingly provoked, exuded excitement, saying, "Little beauty, let's have some fun."
Xue Qiandai's delicate fist was already in the man's hand. With a pull, Xue Qiandai swayed, her body hovering, her movements like a waltz, until the man was behind her, their skin almost touching. Just as the man was ecstatic about this exciting move, he executed an over-the-shoulder throw, landing on his back in excruciating pain.
Men love roses with thorns, but if the rose hurts a man, he will only go mad. The man, who had just been kicked, slapped down with the force of a storm.
Xue Qiandai's pupils contracted.
"Consort Dai!" Rong Xiao called out, but it was too late. He was still entangled in a fight with two people.
The man's hand was raised in the air. "What kind of skill is it to bully a woman?"
The newcomer had been drinking and his eyes were bloodshot; it was Jin Heng.
"you……"
The regulars at the bar all know Jin Heng, the young master of the Jin family and the first in line to inherit the family business. He often comes to Fugue, but he usually goes to the private rooms.
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