"Fu Jiaren!" He took two steps forward and suddenly grabbed Fu Jiaren's wrist, his eyes blazing with anger: "If you've got the guts, then come at me! What kind of skill is it to lay a hand on a young girl?"
"Attack you? I only regret that the fire didn't burn you to death!" Fu Jiaren blurted out in a fit of rage.
Chu Xiao was slightly taken aback.
"What did you say?"
Fu Jiaren gritted her teeth, her eyes wide, and after stammering for a while, she realized she had let something slip. She quickly struggled and shouted to those around her, "Help! This is indecent assault! Is there anyone who can save me?"
She had completely changed from her fierce demeanor; her face was flushed and her eyes were glistening with tears, which drew sighs from the aunties and uncles watching the spectacle.
"What's going on? I thought it was a love quadrangle, but it turns out to be harassment in broad daylight? Call the police immediately!"
"How could someone who looks so decent do such a thing?"
"..."
Chu Xiao hadn't expected Fu Jiaren to dare to cry wolf, and was just about to teach her a lesson when a cold, sharp voice suddenly came from behind him: "Stop!"
Although the voice was old, it was full of energy, startling everyone present into turning around.
Chu Xiao followed the sound and saw the person wearing a Zhongshan suit, being helped over by a junior assistant.
The man's eyes lit up the moment he saw Chu Xiao.
"Mr. Chu, what are you doing here?"
Chairman Ma released his assistant's hand, looked at Ma Zhongyi's wrist, which was covered in blood, and trembled with anger.
"You blind fool! I asked you to buy some local specialties, and you got into a fight with Mr. Chu. Do you even know who Mr. Chu is? Get down there and get your wounds bandaged!"
Ma Zhongyi was both angry and annoyed that his grandfather had shown up.
"Grandpa, this guy clearly started it, why are you taking the side of an outsider?"
"What outsider? What a disgrace! Don't you know that I came to S City this time to see Mr. Chu? He is now the hope of our Ma family!"
Ma Zhongyi did know that his grandfather had come to S City to meet a very important person.
But to his surprise, the person he was to meet was Chu Xiao.
Chu Xiao knew that his parents had died tragically not long ago and the family business was on the verge of bankruptcy. How could his father meet such a person and say that he was the hope of the Ma family?
However, at this moment, he couldn't ask anything, so he could only reluctantly cover his hands and not dare to say a word.
Chairman Ma then walked up to Chu Xiao and said softly, "Mr. Chu, please don't take it personally with that child. He's young and doesn't know any better."
"Young? You're already dating, how can you still be young?"
Chu Xiao spoke casually, picking up a broken bottle of skincare products.
Seeing this, Chairman Ma hurriedly said to his assistant, "What are you all standing there for? Help clean up the scene and see how much merchandise has been damaged. The Ma family will pay for everything that has been smashed."
Chu Xiao raised an eyebrow and said to the saleswoman, "Fu Jiaren slapped you just now. After you've finished dealing with the goods, go to the hospital to get your injury checked..."
"No need for testing! The Ma family is willing to compensate the girl 100,000 yuan for emotional distress."
Upon hearing this, Ma Zhongyi was dumbfounded.
"Grandpa, this really isn't our fault, it's Chu Xiao's fault..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was startled into shutting his mouth by a fierce glare.
Even Fu Jiaren glared angrily at Chu Xiao, wishing she could devour him alive.
Looking at their helpless expressions as they wanted to kill him, Chu Xiao smiled smugly and said, "President Ma is kind-hearted, but his grandson isn't very smart."
"Alright, I won't hold this against you today. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now."
Chairman Ma quickly followed, seemingly wanting to say something but hesitating:
"Well, Mr. Chu, I heard from Lao Shen that you agreed to supply a batch of antiques for the provincial museum to exhibit. I hope today's events have not affected our cooperative relationship."
Chu Xiao revealed a faint smile.
"No, I'm always generous. Just have Lao Shen come at the agreed time."
As he spoke, he added a special reminder: "You have to come with Miss Ma, don't forget."
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