The moment the Xuan paper was torn, time seemed to stand still.
Xiong San, who had a fiery temper, couldn't hold back any longer and rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight, but was stopped by Chen Jiannan and Zhao Wei.
Yu Haixing was also startled, not expecting that these brutes would dare to make a move on his own turf, and took a step back.
Seeing that Jing Zhe was only looking at him coldly, he breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, I'm in the Duke of Protectorate's mansion; who would dare to touch me?
As the charming young woman watched the Xuan paper being torn in two, the mist in her peach blossom eyes finally welled up and turned into water droplets, which slid down her cheeks one by one.
Jing Zhe finally witnessed what silent crying meant. This woman was so charming and innocent that even her crying was so subtle, so charming and innocent that it made people feel sorry for her.
His gaze toward Yu Haixing grew even colder: How could he bear to bully a woman like this? Is he even human?
Despite her tears, the charming young woman bent down to pick up the Xuan paper. This action seemed to further anger Yu Haixing, who snatched the Xuan paper back from her.
"I told you not to look, what's there to see? Why won't you listen!"
As he spoke, he forcefully tore the Xuan paper, which had already been torn in two, into countless small pieces. With a flick of his wrist, the fragments flew through the air like snowflakes.
Is it still watchable?
Yu Haixing was panting heavily. For some reason, Jing Zhe felt that his actions seemed to be venting on him, which made him somewhat confused.
The woman reached out her hand, but ultimately withdrew it.
Biting her lip, she whispered, "I'll go back... and write another one!"
As she spoke, she lifted her skirt, raised her head proudly, and walked away slowly, like a small grass growing in a crack in a rock, seemingly weak, but stubborn and incredibly resilient.
"That beast!"
Xiong San couldn't take it anymore!
How could he bring himself to hurt such a beautiful and delicate woman? Besides, he didn't even know who Yu Haixing was; he just acted impulsively and prepared to go for it again.
"Don't pull me! Let me kill this beast!"
"..."
Chen Jiannan and Zhao Wei were still relatively clear-headed. Judging from the man's clothes and demeanor, he must hold a high position in the Duke of Huguo's mansion. As for temper, their boss was much hotter, and he would beat up anyone he didn't like—but they hadn't even laid a hand on him, which only proved that this man in front of them was not to be trifled with. So they held Xiong San tightly, afraid that he would cause trouble.
"hehe!"
Yu Haixing, who had somehow hidden behind the gatekeeper, sneered: "Who do you think you are? Do you know where you are? You've got some nerve, trying to hit me?"
"I, Old Bear, am going to beat you up!"
"..."
Xiong San was so big that Chen Jiannan and Zhao Wei couldn't hold him back for a moment, and he almost jumped up to Yu Haixing's side, scaring Yu Haixing into taking a few steps back: This guy is really a bear!
Jing Zhe turned around and patted Xiong San on the shoulder to calm him down. He then bent down and picked up a few pieces from the ground. When he looked at them, the words "Gong Chanjuan" and "Zhuan Zhuge" appeared before his eyes. Moreover, the handwriting was exceptionally elegant, which matched the charming woman from before.
Seeing this, Jing Zhe suddenly felt relieved and then walked over to Yu Haixing and looked at him.
Because he was a head shorter than Jing Zhe, Yu Haixing had to look up to meet Jing Zhe's gaze, which was very uncomfortable.
"Was that girl your...cousin?"
Hearing Yu Haixing call her "sister," and knowing they were in the Duke of Huguo's mansion, Jing Zhe guessed that this woman was the daughter of Duke Yu Sheng. However, her appearance was quite different from Yu Sheng's, which made him suspicious...
"So what if she is? What's it to you? She's my sister, I can treat her however I want!"
Yu Haixing looked up and said smugly.
Jing Zhe ignored him and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, a large part of your anger just now was because of me, right? My poems are too good, you can't write them yourself, so you're jealous? And you don't want your sister to write them, you don't want your sister to see them? That's so despicable!"
"..."
“I also have an older sister, so I think you don’t deserve to be a younger brother—no, you don’t even deserve to be a human being.”
"..."
Yu Haixing's face flushed red, and he said angrily, "You surnamed Jing, you'd better watch your mouth! Who do you think you are? You're just a lowly fifth-rank official, what are you acting so high and mighty with? My father is the governor of Ruzhou, who is many ranks higher than you, what are you so smug about?"
A few days ago, Yu Haixing had his first encounter with Jing Zhe at Wuxian Garden. Due to underestimating his opponent and not recognizing Jing Zhe, he suffered a crushing defeat. Moreover, he was terrified at the time, after all, Jing Zhe was a formidable figure who could ask Emperor An for an official position! Even his uncle, Grand Tutor Hao, and Duke Yang were eager to meet him, so he restrained himself considerably at the time.
But when he heard that Jing Zhe had been granted a minor official position of the fifth rank, a position he had never even heard of, he laughed.
Asking His Majesty for an official position? And all he got was a fifth-rank official?
That's really impressive!
Therefore, I felt that I shouldn't be afraid, because Jing Zhe was just a paper tiger!
"Yes, he's only a fifth-rank official, but that's enough to beat you."
After saying that, Jing Zhe didn't care about martial ethics at all. He made a lightning-fast move, knocking Yu Haixing to the ground with a single punch. Then, using the most primitive method, he went up and started kicking him repeatedly.
Yu Haixing curled up, covering his head, and howled.
After finishing the beating, Jing Zhe said coldly, "This beating was for your sister. If you bully her again, I'll beat you every time I see you, do you hear me?"
"..."
Yu Haixing stared coldly at Jing Zhe, trembling all over, but he didn't say a word.
"So, what's next..."
Jing Zhe took a step forward, and before Yu Haixing could even react, he kicked out again, stepping on Yu Haixing's hand and then grinding it back and forth several times.
"This kick is for that poem your sister painstakingly wrote. If you ever dare to disrespect my poems again, I'll beat you up every time I see you!"
"..."
"You're not happy, are you? Believe me, I'll marry your sister and, as your brother-in-law, beat you every day."
Upon hearing this, Yu Haixing was greatly alarmed.
"You...you're dreaming! You want to marry my sister? You...you're not worthy! What else can you do besides talk big? You even confidently asked His Majesty for an official position, and you got a lowly fifth-rank official? That's hilarious! Stop daydreaming!"
Jing Zhe took another step forward, scaring Yu Haixing so much that he crawled backward on the ground, yelling, "You, you, you... don't come any closer! If you dare to lay a hand on me again, I'll call for help!"
Yu Haixing regretted it a little, thinking that he shouldn't have had a conflict with Jing Zhe in the front yard. Even if he called for help, his uncle in the back yard wouldn't have heard him.
"What are you afraid of? I just want to get closer so you can take a good look. Besides being good at exaggerating, I'm also very good-looking, don't you think?"
"..."
"Not only can I be your brother-in-law, I can also be your senior brother-in-law!"
"..."
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