“Gang Shao?” Li Feng curled his lips in mockery and glanced at the arrogant Wang Mengying. “I really want to see what this Gang Shao of yours can do to me.”
“Li Feng.” Xu Qing tugged at Li Feng’s sleeve.
“It’s fine.” Li Feng shook his head. He had no interest in bothering with a small fry like Wang Mengying, but if the man insisted on pushing him, Li Feng would not hold back. Some minor Gang Shao he had never even heard of? He was not worth noticing.
“Li Feng, you will regret this very soon.” Wang Mengying stared at him coldly. If looks could kill, Li Feng would already be dead a thousand times.
“Wang Mengying, is running your mouth all you can do? You want me, Li Feng, to regret anything? Then let’s see what your precious Gang Shao is capable of.” Li Feng gave a cold laugh, pulled Xu Qing down onto the sofa with him, and waited to see who this so-called Gang Shao actually was.
Wang Mengying glared icily. Li Feng’s arrogance infuriated him, but the man would soon pay the price for it.
Those who knew Wang Mengying’s backer all looked at Li Feng with pity. They thought he was courting death. The reason Wang Mengying had built an investment company from nothing was precisely this Gang Shao’s support. In Tianhai City, Gang Shao’s word was law; few dared offend him.
“Xu Qing, your taste really is poor. Your boyfriend is so arrogant. This time he is finished.”
Wang Mengying’s gaze settled on Xu Qing. “Still, for the sake of old classmates, Xu Qing, I will give your boyfriend one chance. If he kowtows and apologises to me, I will let him go.”
“Kowtow and apologise?” Xu Qing looked at Wang Mengying speechlessly. Make Li Feng kowtow? Impossible. Even without knowing who this Gang Shao was, Li Feng was the boss of Fengyuan Group. How could he ever kowtow to anyone?
At the same time, Xu Qing felt a trace of disappointment. Wang Mengying had pursued her since university, and she once thought he was somebody. Now she realised she had misjudged him. Compared to Li Feng, he was not even in the same league.
The only pity was that Li Feng already belonged to someone else, the beautiful and brilliant Hu Yuanyuan who far surpassed her in every way. Otherwise, Li Feng would truly be a one-in-a-million man.
“Yes, kowtow and apologise. It is his only chance.” Wang Mengying’s face twisted viciously as he stared at Li Feng. “Not only that, he must leave you. Someone like him is not worthy of you, Xu Qing.”
“Wang Mengying, are you daydreaming?” Xu Qing sneered.
“Xu Qing, what do you mean?” Wang Mengying’s expression changed.
“Do I need to spell it out?” Xu Qing said coldly.
“Xu Qing, you are hopelessly stubborn.” Wang Mengying’s eyes flashed with desire. “I do not understand. I have pursued you since university. Why do you keep me at arm’s length? Now, for a man like Li Feng, you speak to me this way. Tell me, in what way am I inferior to him?”
“Wang Mengying, that is not the issue. I already told you long ago we are impossible.” Xu Qing’s voice was icy. “Moreover, the current you fawns over the powerful and bullies the weak. A man like you is not someone I, Xu Qing, could ever like.”
“You…” Wang Mengying stared at her with chilling eyes. All this time, Xu Qing had been the goddess in his heart, and he had tried every way to win her. He never imagined that in her eyes, he was so worthless.
He could not understand why Xu Qing saw him this way. Would she really rather choose a jobless bum over him? Was he truly less than a bum in her eyes?
At that thought, his gaze turned frigid. From Xu Qing’s reaction, pursuing her properly was impossible. If so, he would not hold back. If he could not have her heart, he would have her body.
Wang Mengying believed women were naturally cheap. No matter how coldly Xu Qing treated him now, once he possessed her body, he could make her obedient and submissive.
Xu Qing felt Wang Mengying’s gaze crawling over her skin and shivered. Instinctively, she leaned closer to Li Feng.
That small movement ignited a raging fire in Wang Mengying. He had never imagined Xu Qing would disgrace him so thoroughly.
“Wang Mengying, when is your Gang Shao arriving? Or is he too scared to show up?” Li Feng spoke up.
“Li Feng, are you so eager to die?” Wang Mengying shot him a venomous glare. He believed Xu Qing’s attitude stemmed largely from Li Feng. After the two effortless slaps earlier, Wang Mengying no longer dared challenge Li Feng to a one-on-one fight. He could tell Li Feng was dangerously good at fighting.
“Eager to die?” Li Feng laughed coldly, tightening his arm around Xu Qing’s waist. “I am just worried your Gang Shao will arrive too late and delay me taking Xu Qing home for some private time.”
“You…” Wang Mengying’s eyes blazed with fury. He wanted to chop off the hand Li Feng had on Xu Qing’s waist. In his mind, past, present, or future, Xu Qing could only ever belong to him.
“I am only speaking the truth. When Xu Qing and I get married in a while, I will invite all of you to a proper feast.” Li Feng breathed gently against Xu Qing’s ear and looked smugly at Wang Mengying.
Her earlobe was sensitive. The warm breath made Xu Qing’s whole body go soft. She melted into Li Feng’s arms.
“Li Feng.” Wang Mengying gnashed his teeth. He knew Li Feng was deliberately showing off intimacy in front of him, yet the hatred still burned. He wanted to rush over and beat him senseless.
What infuriated him more was Xu Qing collapsing into Li Feng’s embrace, her face flushed, looking every bit the shy little woman.
Li Feng smirked at Wang Mengying, then leaned down to whisper to Xu Qing, completely ignoring the man.
Bang!
At that moment, the private room door burst open and a young playboy strode in.
“Gang Shao!”
Seeing him, Wang Mengying hurried over, bowing and scraping like a servant. His classmates stared in disbelief. They never imagined the big-boss Wang Mengying could act so subservient.
“Who are you?” The young playboy frowned at the two clear handprints on Wang Mengying’s face.
“Gang Shao, it’s me, Wang Mengying.”
“Wang Mengying, why do you look like a pig’s head?” The playboy was baffled.
“I…” Wang Mengying did not know how to explain. Before he could speak, the young man shoved him aside.
“Beauty, what is your name?” He stopped in front of Xu Qing, who had already sat up straight from Li Feng’s arms, and grinned. With her flushed cheeks and stunning looks, she was an absolute knockout.
Xu Qing regarded the young playboy coldly. This must be the Gang Shao Wang Mengying kept mentioning.
“Beauty, allow me to introduce myself. Qu Gang, delighted to meet you.” Qu Gang flashed what he thought was a charming smile.
“Gang Shao, this is Xu Qing, my classmate,” Wang Mengying hurried over to explain.
“Wang Mengying, you never told me you had such a gorgeous classmate.” Qu Gang glared at him.
Wang Mengying’s expression shifted slightly. He knew Qu Gang was a notorious womaniser. No woman he set his eyes on ever escaped. He had only called Qu Gang to deal with Li Feng, never expecting him to take an interest in Xu Qing.
“Xu Qing, lovely name. Would the beautiful Miss Xu care to join me for dinner later?” Qu Gang smiled broadly. Wang Mengying was his lackey, and today he had come to back him up. He had been slightly reluctant at first, but meeting such a beauty erased every trace of annoyance.
“No time.” Xu Qing looked at Qu Gang icily.
“Uh…” Qu Gang froze. He never expected a beauty to reject him so flatly. Yet instead of anger, he found her personality intriguing.
“Gang Shao…” Wang Mengying tried to speak. He wanted Qu Gang to teach Li Feng a lesson, not ogle Xu Qing.
“Shut up.” Qu Gang snorted. He hated interruptions most when chasing women.
Wang Mengying swallowed his words, face darkening. He had not expected Qu Gang to humiliate him in front of all his classmates.
Qu Gang took a deep breath and smiled again. “Xu Qing, you may not know who I am. I, Qu Gang…”
Xu Qing cut him off coldly. “Qu Gang, I have no interest in who you are.”
Qu Gang stared at her in fury. He had not expected her to give him no face at all. It left him struggling to save face.
“Gang Shao, Xu Qing already has a boyfriend.” Wang Mengying glanced at Li Feng beside her, a cold smirk flashing across his eyes.
“Boyfriend?” Only then did Qu Gang notice Li Feng. He looked at him disdainfully. “So you are Xu Qing’s boyfriend? I now declare you are not. From this moment on, you have nothing to do with Xu Qing.”
“On what grounds?” Li Feng’s lips curved into a frosty smile.
“On what grounds? On the grounds that I am Qu Gang. In Tianhai City, whatever I say goes. I have taken a liking to Xu Qing, so from now on she is my woman. As for you, get lost. Otherwise, I will show you the price of defying me.” Qu Gang stared coldly at Li Feng.
