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Chapter 22: A Beauty with Wealth, and a Disfigured Woman:
Yun Bufan suddenly realized that Bai Yuexi wasn't interested in him; rather, she was clearly setting him up for hatred.
And that was exactly what Bai Yuexi intended.
She ended up embarrassed tonight wearing a fake necklace all because of Yun Bufan.
So, knowing that Feng Li wanted to pursue her, she suddenly showed affection toward Yun Bufan to sow discord.
"Miss Bai, please behave."
In front of everyone, Yun Bufan pushed away Bai Yuexi.
And that look of disgust on his face was like avoiding the plague.
"What do you mean? What's with that expression? Do you despise me?"
Bai Yuexi questioned angrily.
Yun Bufan said, "I'm already married, Miss Bai. Are you trying to interfere?"
"Her?"
Bai Yuexi sneered at Shen Qingxin, "You want to give up on me for her?"
At this moment, every man present envied Yun Bufan.
She was the number one beauty in Luo City!
"A beauty with wealth, and a disfigured woman, even a fool knows who to choose."
Her harsh sneer made it hard for Shen Qingxin to breathe.
However—
Yun Bufan's clear voice resolutely rang out: "Why even say it? Of course, I'll choose my wife!"
Shen Qingxin's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Yun Bufan.
Bai Yuexi was so angry that she felt smoke coming from her seven orifices. Yun Bufan made her the laughingstock for the second time.
"Yun Bufan, you... you're deliberately humiliating me!"
Bai Yuexi stamped her foot in anger.
"Miss Bai, let me teach him a lesson."
Su Chen had long annoyed by Yun Bufan.
Especially with the necklace incident, although there was no evidence, he strongly suspected Yun Bufan's involvement.
He felt enough was enough!
But just as he was about to step forward, Feng Li's bodyguard suddenly stepped forward.
Feng Li was troubled about not finding an excuse to teach a lesson to Su Chen, but he didn't expect him to cause trouble voluntarily.
"Yun Bufan is a friend of mine. If you dare to lay a hand on him, don't blame me for being impolite."
Su Chen, the protagonist, certainly didn’t like to be threatened.
So he directly knocked down several bodyguards with a punch.
The scene was chaotic.
Many people discussed how bold Su Chen was, daring even to fight Feng Li's men.
"Whoever injures me today, don't think about leaving easily."
Feng Li threatened coldly.
However, Su Chen remained calm. He took out his phone and dialed He Sinian's number.
"Mr. He, I'm having a little trouble at the banquet hall."
Upon hearing this, everyone was surprised again.
Mr. He?
Could it be He Sinian?
He was top bigshot in Luo City.
No wonder he dared to cause trouble in such a place; there was indeed someone backing him.
Soon, He Sinian appeared escorted by two bodyguards.
"Su Chen, someone's bothering you?" He Sinian asked in a deep voice.
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.
With He Sinian's influence, a word from him could bankrupt everyone present.
Even Feng Li wasn't calm.
He was just a junior in front of He Sinian, who looked down on him.
"It's this Mr. Feng." Su Chen looked innocent, "He provoked me for no reason and even let his bodyguards attack me. I was just acting in self-defense."
"Feng Li, I haven't seen your dad for a long time."
Hearing this, Feng Li gnashed his teeth inwardly.
This old guy was clearly threatening him.
Because of his status as an illegitimate child, his position of inheritance was already precarious. If He Sinian was angry, it would be all over.
"Uncle He, this is a misunderstanding." Feng Li waved his hand, deciding not to pursue it further.
Everyone envied Su Chen greatly.
Offending Feng Li and still being able to leave unscathed, having a backer was truly great.
Su Chen took advantage, "Hold on! Young Master Feng, don't you think you owe me a sincere apology?"
Feng Li's face turned dark.
Apologizing in this situation would be a blow to his reputation.
Su Chen looked smug.
After glancing at He Sinian, Feng Li had no choice but to prepare to apologize.
"Mr. He, earlier, Young Master Feng was only acting on my behalf."
Yun Bufan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.
This caused quite a few people to burst into laughter.
Bai Yuexi sneered and rolled her eyes, "Who do you think you are? Mr. He won't listen to your explanation."
"That's right, Mr. He probably doesn't even know who he is!"
"Absolutely ridiculous, thinking so highly of yourself!"
Hearing the voices, He Sinian was initially puzzled.
"Oh my, Yun Bufan!" He Sinian quickly walked over and asked warmly, "What's going on with you guys?"
Yun Bufan briefly explained the situation.
"So that's how it is."
He Sinian looked at Su Chen, his tone heavy, "Su Chen, you're in the wrong here, Yun Bufan didn't provoke you."
"He clearly did it on purpose!"
Su Chen didn't believe that all of this was just a coincidence.
"Enough, Su Chen, I always thought you were a modest young man. Why are you being so arrogant today?"
He Sinian was a bit displeased.
Su Chen's face turned iron blue.
But seeing that He Sinian was a little unhappy, he had to shut up.
Damn old guy, he was siding with Yun Bufan several times.
When he succeeded in the future, he would show this old guy!
"Everyone, Mr. He has something to attend to, so he'll leave first."
He Sinian nodded to Yun Bufan and left with wide strides.
"Don't think you're all that just because you know He Sinian!"
Bai Yuexi felt extremely depressed.
She really lost face tonight, after all.
"Miss Bai, it's boring to stay here. Let's go."
Su Chen forced himself to calm down.
"Who's going with you? You actually gave me a fake Tears of Mermaid and embarrassed me. I don't want to see you again in the future!"
Bai Yuexi pushed Su Chen away angrily and left.
Su Chen gritted his teeth.
All of this was Yun Bufan's fault.
He glared at Yun Bufan with a sinister look.
Anyone who offended him, Su Chen, won't have a good ending!
As Su Chen and Bai Yuexi left, Yun Bufan wasn't interested in staying here for long either.
After all, the mission was already completed.
In the parking lot, Shen Qingxin took off the necklace from her neck.
"What are you doing? I gave it to you."
Yun Bufan felt puzzled.
Shen Qingxin shook her head, "It's too precious, I haven't earned it."
"We're family, there's no need to talk about earning. Besides, in the future, when you give birth to my child, isn't that a great achievement?"
Yun Bufan joked half-heartedly.
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Shen Qingxin retorted softly, her cheeks under the mask slightly flushed.
At this moment, Yun Bufan heard a woman's cry not far away.
He suddenly remembered something.
In the original novel, after Su Chen and Bai Yuexi left the banquet, they encountered another rich second generation who pursued Bai Yuexi.
That guy was drunk and got flirty with Bai Yuexi, and Su Chen knocked him out with a punch.
But now, the plot had changed.
Bai Yuexi didn't have Su Chen as her protector.
-To be continued!
T/N: Thanks for reading!
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