After Being Betrayed I Married the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 170: Keep Being Sarcastic, Keep Slapping, Got a Problem with That?!

"Su Xiyang, how dare you speak to our mother like that? Do you have any manners? If not, I’ll teach you!" Qin Yue seized the opportunity to lash out.

Jin Bowen and Wang Qing were both shocked. They hadn’t expected Qin Yue’s reaction to be so explosive, as if she had swallowed a barrel of dynamite. However, Su Xiyang’s response made everyone present widen their eyes even further. "Didn’t I slap you hard enough?"

Qin Yue was struck speechless.

Wang Qing was, too.

"What do you mean?" Wang Qing spun around to stare at Qin Yue, and finally, she saw the mark on her face. "Your face?"

"Mom..." Qin Yue sniffled, tears welling in her eyes. "I didn’t dare tell you. I was afraid it would affect your relationship with her, but... this woman is just too much. In my eyes, even though we didn’t grow up together, she’s still your daughter. So, I’ve always treated her like my own older sister..."

"She... she hit me!" Fearing Wang Qing wouldn’t grasp the severity of the situation, Qin Yue quickly turned her face toward her mother, making sure the mark was clearly visible.

Wang Qing frowned. "What exactly happened?"

Qin Yue put on a heartbroken expression. "I went to visit her with the best intentions, but she’s jealous that I grew up by your side with a mother’s complete love, so she resents me. She’s just consumed by envy and hate!"

Su Xiyang remained silent. What a blatant distortion of the truth. Didn’t she get slapped for running her foul mouth?

"Apologize," Wang Qing commanded her daughter without a second thought.

Su Xiyang acted as if she hadn’t heard. "Apologize for what?"

"You hit Yue Yue like this. As her older sister, is that how you’re supposed to act? Su Xiyang, I don’t want to repeat myself. You’d better obey my command before I truly lose my temper!" Wang Qing’s attitude was extremely firm, brooking no refusal.

Jin Bowen wanted to mediate. After all, he had his own designs on Su Xiyang, and stepping in now to earn some goodwill might yield unexpected results. "We’re all family. A little bickering is normal," he offered, but Wang Qing’s stance remained unshakable.

Sitting beside Qin Yue, Li Nan’s machismo flared. He slammed his hand on the table and roared, "The nerve! How dare you hit Yue Yue! You... what was your name again? Su Xiyang, right? Apologize right now, or I’ll make sure you pay for this."

He was the young master of the Li family, after all. In Hangcheng City, he held some status. If her apology wasn’t satisfactory, a single word from him—Li Nan—would be enough to make it impossible for her to survive in Hangcheng City. And he, Li Nan, always delivered on his threats!

"This is our family’s private business. Aren’t you overstepping a bit?" Su Xiyang shot Li Nan a cool glance.

Li Nan flew into a rage. In Hangcheng City, there were very few people his age who dared to show him such contempt.

"I advise you to be reasonable. Twisting the truth won’t work on me," Su Xiyang said, her attention shifting to the seemingly pitiful Qin Yue.

Qin Yue’s lips curled into a smirk, her provocation blatant.

"My office has surveillance cameras. Should I pull up the footage, so everyone can see if you were really visiting me with ’good intentions’?" Su Xiyang challenged.

Qin Yue froze. She’d forgotten about that. At the mention of cameras, her arrogance instantly deflated. Still, she recovered quickly. "I admit I might have been a bit blunt, but it was still your fault for hitting me!"

"If you hadn’t run that foul mouth of yours, would you have needed a beating?" Su Xiyang retorted.

This time, Qin Yue fell silent.

Shen Fanyun watched the drama unfold with the air of someone enjoying a good show. He was particularly amused by Li Nan, the so-called second-generation scion with more bluster than brains, who was fuming with indignation, terrified that Qin Yue might be wronged.

"Even if she misspoke, you can’t hit someone!" Li Nan shouted, shooting to his feet and slamming the table again. "I told you to apologize! Are you deaf?"

At that moment, the restaurant manager began serving the dishes, and the shouting match seemed to enter a halftime break. But before leaving, the manager suddenly approached Shen Fanyun. "Would you like me to open a bottle of Romankangdi?"

"No need. These guests aren’t worth it," Shen Fanyun shrugged.

Everyone was speechless.

"Very well, boss." The manager nodded and excused himself.

Boss? Li Nan, who had just been acting so high and mighty, froze. He stared at Shen Fanyun’s face in disbelief. Jin Bowen was also confused, but Li Nan looked as if he had seen a ghost. His face turned deathly pale, and his breathing grew heavy and ragged.

Shen Fanyun leaned forward, resting his hands on the table as he leisurely lit a cigarette.

"You... you’re the owner of Cloud Realm?" Li Nan’s throat was dry, his mind growing hazy. He had just been boasting to Qin Yue, confidently declaring that Cloud Realm wasn’t even worth mentioning in the eyes of the Li family, let alone his own. That arrogant, commanding posture of his... HISS. Li Nan sucked in a sharp breath and scrambled back into his seat, terrified that Shen Fanyun would now turn his attention to him. He quickly picked up his chopsticks and pretended to eat.

"Young Master Li, why did you stop talking?" Shen Fanyun exhaled a cloud of smoke, his expression serene. "I’m still curious to hear how, with just a single word, you could drive Xi Yan out of Hangcheng City for good."

Li Nan was silent.

"I... I was just joking," he mumbled, his expression unnatural. He fidgeted like a shy girl, unable to meet anyone’s gaze.

Shen Fanyun smiled. "And was it also a joke when you said that at a single disapproving glance from your father, Cloud Realm would be so scared it would immediately restructure itself, just to not displease him?"

Li Nan didn’t dare to look up, keeping his head hung low.

Qin Yue had planned to use Li Nan and his family’s local influence to put Su Xiyang in her place. Who could have imagined her champion would be shut down before he even started? This...

"Before you try to play the hero for a woman, you should consider your own importance," Shen Fanyun said, his words clearly directed at Li Nan but making Qin Yue extremely uncomfortable. "There’s an old saying: you can be careless with what you eat, but not with what you say. With an attitude as boastful as yours, aren’t you afraid of bringing unnecessary trouble down on your father?"

Qin Yue repeatedly tried to get Li Nan to look up and say something, but he remained as still as a wooden doll, the only movement the beads of sweat forming on his forehead. Wang Qing stared at Shen Fanyun in astonishment, opening her mouth to speak but then thinking better of it.

From the beginning, Jin Bowen had seen Shen Fanyun as a love rival, though he hadn’t taken him seriously. Now, it was clear he needed to change his strategy. This guy... he’s a real opponent! Still, it doesn’t matter. I’m from a prestigious family in the Capital City. A minor figure from a place like Hangcheng City is nothing to fear. The only pitiful one here is Li Nan. If you don’t have the skill, why put on such a grand act? Now he’s finally gotten himself into real trouble.

"I was the one who slapped your daughter." Shen Fanyun’s gaze shifted past Li Nan to settle on Wang Qing, a smirk playing on his lips. "And if she keeps running her mouth, I’ll slap her again. That’s my stance."