After Being Betrayed I Married the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 171: Our Two Families of the King of Qin Are Not to be Messed With!

Qin Yue was speechless. She never expected that Shen Fanyun would dare to humiliate her in such a setting and even accuse her of having a vicious tongue. For a moment, Qin Yue clenched her fists and glared fiercely at Shen Fanyun. In all her life, when had she, Qin Yue, ever been treated like this? Could it be that uncivilized lands truly breed unruly people? Back in the Capital City, even if Shen Fanyun had a hundred and twenty times the nerve, he would never dare to be so presumptuous toward her—a renowned heiress from the prestigious Qin family! He was only acting so arrogantly because he was ignorant of her family’s astonishing background.

"Young man, you are far too arrogant!" Wang Qing took a deep breath and informed Shen Fanyun calmly. She also hadn’t expected this trip to Hangcheng City to involve so many complications: one daughter repeatedly defying her, and the other getting slapped!

"Who’s the arrogant one here?" Shen Fanyun retorted.

"You!" Qin Yue gritted her teeth, continuing her confrontation.

Shen Fanyun chuckled. "If not for your flimsy connection to Xi Yan, you’d already be a corpse."

"Are all the people in Hangcheng City this wild? How interesting. Truly interesting," Jin Bowen remarked lightly, his attention fixed entirely on Shen Fanyun.

Li Nan, meanwhile, felt completely invisible. To him, this was a battle between gods. On one side was a top-tier magnate, and on the other were noble aristocrats from the Capital City. Although Li Nan’s family background was decent, it was simply incomparable to the people before him.

Qin Yue had hoped to use the Li family’s power for her convenience. "Li Nan, you’ve disappointed me immensely! Is the prestige of my Qin family not worth your Li family going through fire and water?" she demanded. "Just help me deal with this guy today, and in due time, the Qin family will surely reward you handsomely!"

Qin Yue was furious. She had thought Li Nan would help, but he turned out to be a complete coward, utterly unreliable when it mattered most.

"Yueyue, I... I..." Li Nan was on the verge of tears. The Qin family was, after all, a distant authority far away in the Capital City. But Shen Fanyun’s power was a very real and present force here in Hangcheng City. Without absolute certainty, who would dare make such an enemy? Besides, Qin Yue’s promise wasn’t that tempting. A noble lady’s word simply didn’t carry the same weight as a family patriarch’s.

"I will not go to the Capital City with you," Su Xiyang gazed calmly at Wang Qing, stating her position. "Even if I do go to the Capital City one day, it won’t be because of you. Furthermore, I can plan my own life. I don’t need you pointing fingers, much less promising me to someone else!" She hoped Wang Qing would get the hint. She had never fulfilled her duties as a mother, yet she constantly threw the title in her face while forcibly making arrangements for her.

"You aren’t worthy!" Su Xiyang declared emphatically.

Wang Qing was so enraged her face turned pale, but she was at a loss for words.

Su Xiyang then glanced at Qin Yue. "You, Wang Qing, had better get your story straight with this daughter of yours. From start to finish, I have had no intention of fawning over you or your second husband’s Qin family. So why does your daughter make it sound like I’m desperate to associate with you?"

Su Xiyang scoffed. "Are you, Wang Qing, royalty? Is the Qin family some kind of imperial lineage that I must curry favor with, hoping to gain your notice?"

Qin Yue snorted, her tone full of disdain as she looked down on Su Xiyang. "Do you think my Qin family is one that just anyone can get close to?"

"Perfect. Then from this day forward, we have nothing to do with each other."

"If you ever come before me spouting nonsense again, I will slap you again!" The Su Xiyang of today was no longer a pushover.

"You..." A torrent of words was stuck in Qin Yue’s throat.

"Xi Yan, I am your mother, after all. It is my right to arrange your life and even your marriage. Besides, I am doing this for your own good!" Wang Qing insisted earnestly.

"If you were really doing it for my good, you wouldn’t have abandoned me at birth. You don’t actually believe you’ve been a competent and responsible mother, do you?" Su Xiyang would not fall for Wang Qing’s lies. At the end of the day, she was just being used as a pawn.

Wang Qing pouted, wanting to retort, but the words wouldn’t come. She was used to being assertive, to arranging and meddling in other people’s lives. For years, her status and abilities had brought her nothing but success. Now, being so openly refuted by Su Xiyang left her momentarily flustered. Su Xiyang’s cold gaze and attitude, in particular, made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"No one in this world can stop me from doing what I want," Wang Qing stated. "Su Xiyang, you will obey my arrangements!"

At this, Jin Bowen’s eyes lit up. He found himself increasingly drawn to Su Xiyang, especially her defiant personality, which sparked a powerful desire to conquer her. Conquering a woman like this would surely be one of life’s great pleasures!

"That’s all I have to say. Goodbye." Su Xiyang had no desire to dine with Wang Qing and Qin Yue. She decisively picked up her handbag and gestured to Shen Fanyun. "Let’s go."

"Alright." Shen Fanyun stood up. Before leaving, however, he shot a calm look at Wang Qing. "Coincidentally, I’m just as confident as you. In this world, no one dares to defy me, either. Go ahead and try to take Xi Yan."

Wang Qing was speechless. What an arrogant young man.

"Then we’ll see about that!" Wang Qing declared, each word sharp and forceful.

Shen Fanyun shook his head with a sense of helplessness. If he remembered correctly, both the Wang and Qin families were thoroughly third-rate entities in the Capital City, nothing more than insignificant and disposable minor players. Where on earth did this woman get her confidence? If he wished, he could obliterate the Qin family with a single stomp, and no one in the Capital City would dare say a word against it. "For the Qin and Wang families to have descendants like you is truly a misfortune. Your elders walked on eggshells and painstakingly built a foothold in the Capital City, only for their heirs to be this arrogant and conceited..."

After leaving the hotel, Su Xiyang took a deep breath, her state of mind gradually becoming peaceful and relaxed. Indeed, not seeing Wang Qing’s ugly, self-righteous face made even breathing feel comfortable. She would be ecstatic if she never saw her again for the rest of her life!

"The Capital City is quite prosperous," Shen Fanyun said, patting Su Xiyang’s shoulder. "It might be worth a visit someday, just to experience a different atmosphere."

"Once things settle down, we could go there for a vacation," Su Xiyang replied. "I haven’t traveled in years. I hear the food in the Capital City is famous, isn’t it?"

Shen Fanyun simply smiled, his gaze falling upon Su Xiyang’s long legs. What delicacy in the world could ever compare to a feast for the eyes such as this?