Yuan Suqin, with remarkable experience, rolled up her sleeves and pointed at the other person, scolding them; Ouyang Ying, holding Yuan Suqin's left arm, chimed in, while Xu Rouyue pulled her mother and whispered words of comfort.
The man being scolded looked to be in his early thirties, tall, fair-skinned, and handsome, with a buzz cut and dressed in a suit. He glared angrily at Yuan Suqin, gritting his teeth, and while swinging his arm to break free of those trying to stop him, he shouted, "Today I'm going to teach this shrew a lesson..."
"You? What are you bragging about, you little brat? I'll give you the guts... You look all grown up, but you can't even do anything right!" Yuan Suqin was fearless, pointing at the other person and cursing, "What kind of skill is it to bully girls? Looking at your pretty face, you look like a woman, you're no good!"
What kind of person is Yuan Suqin? Although she rarely argues or conflicts with others, even those notorious shrewish women and old ladies in Shuanghe Village who are masters of verbal sparring cannot gain the upper hand against Yuan Suqin and can only be defeated in shame. How could such a pretty boy possibly handle her?
Especially today, her daughter and Ouyang Ying, whom she had always treated like a daughter, were bullied. This was outrageous! Her protective instincts made Yuan Suqin impulsively want to go up and scratch that pretty boy's face until it was as round as a watermelon pulp.
"You old hag, watch your mouth!" The woman next to the man was so angry that her cheeks turned red, but she was not good at arguing and her words lacked any power.
Yuan Suqin sneered, "Oh, so you're protecting your man now? Then stop causing trouble. You two are birds of a feather, a perfect match."
Bystanders and security guards suppressed their laughter, feeling a mixture of admiration and schadenfreude. When they had tried to dissuade the so-called celebrity, they had been scolded by the woman, who questioned how anyone could be allowed into her hotel and how she let such unsavory and lowlifes in.
The security guards and bystanders were furious. Just because someone is from the lower class doesn't mean they're despicable. Why shouldn't they be allowed in? Besides, this whole thing was your fault.
You deserve to be scolded!
During the argument, the door to a private room opened, and two men rushed in aggressively, shouting, "Who the hell dares to cause trouble?" Once they reached them, they rolled up their sleeves and began shoving Yuan Suqin and Ouyang Ying, who were standing at the front, with foul language and threats.
The security guards tried to stop them but were intimidated and threatened, and the bystanders dared not say a word.
Instead of backing down, Yuan Suqin became even more furious, unleashing her fury and waving her hands to scratch the other person's face.
At this moment, Xu Zhengyang had just taken two steps out of the private room when he saw two burly, tall men shoving his mother and Ouyang Ying. Xu Zhengyang hurriedly walked over.
Seeing that his side had gained the upper hand, and hearing Yuan Suqin still cursing him, the pale-faced man became even angrier. He pushed past his two companions and swung his hand to strike Yuan Suqin's face. However, his hand stopped abruptly in mid-air, followed by a piercing pain. He couldn't help but cry out in pain and involuntarily squatted down, looking up at the young man who was gripping his right hand.
Then there were two loud bangs, and the two accomplices beside him cried out in pain. One of them was crouching on the ground, clutching his stomach and his face contorted, while the other was kneeling on the ground, hugging his calves and trembling.
Xu Zhengyang gripped the other man's hand with his left hand, bending it downwards at a ninety-degree angle and pushing it, coldly asking, "You think you're so tough?"
"Ah..." The other person felt another unbearable pain in their wrist and couldn't help but scream, cursing, "Bastard, let go, let go of me! Do you know who I am?"
"Who you are is none of my business," Xu Zhengyang sneered.
Just like Chen Chaojiang, Xu Zhengyang was always puzzled as to why some people liked to ask a pointless question like "Do you know who I am?" before or during a fight.
So Xu Zhengyang kicked the other person in the face and released his grip on their hand.
At this moment, four more security guards ran up from downstairs and, together with the two guards who were already there, separated the two sides from the conflict, advising them not to fight or make trouble anymore, saying that calling the police would be troublesome for both of them... These words were sincere and reasonable, so both sides were willing to back down.
However, the celebrity was clearly upset and resentful after being beaten, and wanted to save face. Therefore, they made a few threatening remarks in an extremely arrogant manner.
Xu Zhengyang only said one sentence: "Let's see what it's like, whether it's a mule or a horse."
The other party fell silent. It was clear that if they were to fight this kid, they would undoubtedly lose. That kid had just taken down all three of them with a single move; he was a force to be reckoned with. Moreover, as a celebrity, one must always be mindful of one's image. If things really escalated, it wouldn't be good. Besides, reason prevails everywhere, while injustice makes everything difficult. The celebrity and his girlfriend were well aware that they were in the wrong from the start.
Xu Zhengyang offered his mother a few words of comfort, and then the family and Ouyang Ying returned to their private room.
The food was already served in the private room. Xu Zhengyang acted as if nothing had happened, calmly inviting everyone to eat.
Xu Neng asked with some concern, "Zhengyang, that person said he was some kind of celebrity. Should we go somewhere else to eat?"
"No need, it's alright," Xu Zhengyang said with a smile, reassuring his father.
Xu Zhengyang rarely watches TV dramas, and besides, he doesn't pay much attention to them, so he really didn't recognize this celebrity. While eating, he casually asked what had happened earlier, and that's how he learned the reason for the incident from Ouyang Ying.
While the three were in the restroom, they overheard someone whispering that they thought they had just seen the celebrity Guan Jie. So, when Xu Rouyue and Ouyang Ying came out of the restroom and waited for Yuan Suqin outside, they started talking about Guan Jie in hushed tones. Girls, you know, are often interested in entertainment gossip. So, after talking about how handsome Guan Jie was and what TV dramas he had acted in, they brought up some rumored scandals, as well as his past controversies, such as being exposed for behaving like a diva, assaulting a security guard, bumping into a police officer, and molesting a young girl.
Actually, Guan Jie only rose to fame a few years ago with his role in the TV series "Royal Princess." He went on to star in several more TV series, becoming a popular actor. However, in the past two years, due to some scandals and issues with his character, his popularity has gradually declined, and his name has even disappeared from entertainment news this year.
The two girls were talking, and naturally, they inevitably touched on some negative gossip about Guan Jie.
This angered Guan Jie's girlfriend, who was standing nearby. Coincidentally, Yuan Suqin came out of the restroom and overheard the two women talking about this. She smiled and asked, "Who is Guan Jie?"
Ouyang Ying said, "A has-been star."
Well, that really angered the lady. Why bring up something she didn't want to talk about? She snorted disdainfully and angrily, "You country bumpkin, so childish."
"Who are you talking about?" Ouyang Ying asked, her eyes wide.
"I'm talking to you guys, what's wrong? Humph, so young, yet you're gossiping..."
Ouyang Ying retorted angrily, "What's it to you? We can say whoever we want, you lunatic!"
Just then, Guan Jie came out of the men's restroom next door and saw his girlfriend arguing with someone. He asked, "Xiaoyun, what's wrong?"
His girlfriend, Xiaoyun, immediately gave a brief account of what had just happened. Guan Jie was also angry, but he didn't want to argue too much. A friend of his offered some words of comfort, so Guan Jie put his arm around his girlfriend's shoulder and headed towards the private room. If they had just left like that, none of what happened would have occurred, because Xu Rouyue had also pulled Ouyang Ying and her mother back, leaving them uninvolved—perfect. But Guan Jie insisted, "Don't pay them any attention! What kind of people are they!"
Well, the fuse that had just been extinguished was reignited, and it exploded in an instant.
Ouyang Ying first turned her head to retort and sarcastically remark that the other party, as a public figure, had no manners at all; the other party's girlfriend immediately sneered and said some contemptuous words. Guan Jie, having his sore spot exposed, became angry and joined his girlfriend in scolding the other side.
Yuan Suqin didn't care about manners. Seeing how infuriated Ouyang Ying and Xu Rouyue were, she realized that these two girls were not good at arguing. So, Yuan Suqin immediately flapped her wings and angrily stood in front of the eagle like a mother hen protecting her chicks, and started blasting!
Strength determines everything.
In a verbal battle, Guan Jie and his companion were no match for Yuan Suqin; the outcome was clear in no time.
Next, his companion went inside to call for help, and Xu Zhengyang also came out after hearing the commotion.
It was just a small matter.
So Xu Zhengyang smiled and abandoned his idea of sending ghost messengers to teach Guan Jie a lesson. They had already beaten him, and their side hadn't suffered any loss; they'd vented their anger. Xu Zhengyang wasn't petty; he wouldn't let such a trivial matter cause him endless trouble. Speaking of which, that guy had it tough. You don't hit someone in the face, and you don't expose their weaknesses. Having your weaknesses exposed must have made him uncomfortable, which is understandable. But since he's a celebrity, a public figure, shouldn't he be prepared for public scrutiny?
They're not destined for greatness, so it's no wonder they faded away after a short burst of enthusiasm.
Xu Zhengyang mentally assessed the other party briefly and then stopped thinking about it. Just then, his phone beeped with a text message notification. Xu Zhengyang took it out and looked at it; it was a message from Huang Chen: "Were you busy just now?"
Xu Zhengyang was slightly taken aback, then smiled and replied with two words: It's nothing.
Putting his phone back in his pocket, Xu Zhengyang remembered that he should go and say hello to Huang Chen and Yu Xuan. Even if he didn't drink, he should at least offer a toast. So Xu Zhengyang got up, told his parents, sister, and Ouyang Ying, and then left the private room, walking towards room 108 according to the room numbers.
Upon seeing the room number 108, Xu Zhengyang was taken aback. What a coincidence! Wasn't this the private room Guan Jie had just entered? No wonder Huang Chen had texted him to ask if anything was wrong; they had been having dinner with Guan Jie today. After this incident, Huang Chen, listening to Guan Jie's description, naturally guessed that Xu Zhengyang was responsible.
The door to the private room wasn't closed properly, so the sounds of conversation could be faintly heard from inside.
Xu Zhengyang was hesitant to go in, wondering if it would be awkward to run into Huang Chen and Yu Xuan again after the conflict. But just then, he heard Huang Chen say from inside the room, "Guan Jie, I think we should just let this go. Making a big fuss will damage my hotel. Give me some face."
Guan Jie muttered something in a huff, which Xu Zhengyang didn't quite catch, but he was thinking to himself: Oh ho, this big star is not going to let this go, is he?
Xu Zhengyang pushed open the door with a smile and entered: "Brother Yu Xuan, how have you been?"
"Zhengyang, I was just thinking of coming over to have a drink with you. Come on, come on, have a seat!" As soon as Yu Xuan saw Xu Zhengyang come in, he quickly stood up and greeted him with a smile.
Now, Yu Xuan's admiration for Xu Zhengyang grew even stronger. If before he had only considered befriending Xu Zhengyang because of his incredible superpowers, hoping it might be helpful in the future, then Xu Zhengyang's actions in Beijing the month before last truly left Yu Xuan speechless. A logistics company owned by a powerful underworld figure who had dominated Beijing for over a decade was utterly destroyed by Xu Zhengyang's company, with all its key members imprisoned… Xu Zhengyang was only twenty-two years old! How did he manage to do all this?
I still remember last summer, he was just a penniless hoodlum from the countryside. In less than a year, he now owns an antique shop that ranks among the top five in Hedong Province, knows people like Tang Jing and Hu Bayi in Beijing, and also owns Jinghui Logistics Company. His net worth has already exceeded ten million.
What incredible ability would it take to do that?
Yu Xuan truly admired Xu Zhengyang from the bottom of his heart, felt inferior to him, and even felt a little afraid of him. He had never thought of using such a person in the future instead of truly treating him as a friend.
Xu Zhengyang didn't stand on ceremony. Under the astonished gazes of Guan Jie and the other three, he smiled and walked over, sitting between Yu Xuan and Huang Chen. He smiled and nodded to the people present as a greeting, but didn't even glance at Guan Jie, as if he didn't know him at all, or as if he disdained to pay attention to him.
"Manager Yu, is he your friend?" Guan Jie asked with a trembling smile and a cold snort.
"Hmm?" Yu Xuan was slightly surprised, then smiled and said, "Let me introduce you all. This is Xu Zhengyang, my good friend. He's quite a capable person... Zhengyang, and this is..."
Without Yu Xuan introducing Guan Jie, Xu Zhengyang waved his hand with a smile and said, "Brother Yu Xuan, don't flatter me. I'm just a farmer who got lucky."
When Guan Jie's girlfriend, Huang Xiaoyun, saw that Xu Zhengyang didn't even give Yu Xuan a chance to introduce Guan Jie, clearly not taking Guan Jie seriously, she said with some disdain, "So he's just a country bumpkin. No wonder he has no manners at all."
Yu Xuan frowned, and said with slight dissatisfaction, "What do you mean by that?"
Xu Zhengyang smiled and said, "Oh dear, I'm really sorry, Brother Yu Xuan. I didn't know these people were your guests. I had a little unpleasantness with them outside. As you know, I'm a country bumpkin and I'm always vulgar, especially when I'm dealing with people who are even more vulgar than me. I just like to resort to violence."
As soon as these words were spoken, Huang Chen and Yu Xuan naturally understood what was going on.
Huang Xiaoyun grew increasingly angry at Xu Zhengyang's sarcastic remarks about their vulgarity, wanting to retaliate further, but Guan Jie gestured for her to stop. Guan Jie was truly annoyed; how could he be so unlucky as to get into trouble over a meal? This skilled fellow seemed to have a good relationship with Yu Xuan. Guan Jie was in a dilemma; he wanted to apologize and explain, but felt it would be beneath his dignity and face; if he didn't apologize and explain, he was afraid of offending Yu Xuan.
Although Yu Xuan had invited him to dinner and offered him the lead role in a TV series that was about to be produced, he didn't dare to act like a diva. After all, in the past two years, he had fallen from a popular movie star to a third-rate actor. This was a rare opportunity for him to make a comeback, and he couldn't possibly let it slip by, especially since Yu Xuan's current film and television company was a new one without any big-name stars. If Guan Jie joined now, he would definitely be heavily promoted.
While he was hesitating, Yu Xuan was also in a bind. Well, of all people, why did you have to mess with Xu Zhengyang? And, and it seems that he bullied his sister and, his, his mother... Brother Guan Jie, you're really unlucky. No wonder you've become like this in the past two years. Did someone dig up your ancestral graves?
Just as Guan Jie had thought, his family had just established a film and television company, and they didn't have any big-name stars under their wing. Taking advantage of Guan Jie's low point in his career to win him over was definitely the best opportunity.
Who would have thought such a thing would happen? Yu Xuan smiled wryly and raised his glass, saying, "Let's all take a step back and calm down. As the saying goes, no fight, no friendship. Huang Chen and I met Zheng Yang because of a small conflict, but now we're good friends. Come on, let's have a drink. From now on, we're all friends."
Xu Zhengyang smiled silently, watching Guan Jie's side.
Guan Jie hesitated for a moment, but ultimately he was proud and still angry because he had been beaten by Xu Zhengyang. So he said, "It's fine. As long as this brother apologizes and admits his mistake, I'll pretend nothing happened."
“Dude…” Huang Chen looked at Guan Jie with some pity and said, “Don’t worry about it…”
Huang Xiaoyun sneered, "Apologizing and admitting his mistake is too lenient on him!"
"Damn it." Huang Chen was so angry that he laughed. He turned to Xu Zhengyang and said, "Zhengyang, I don't know them! It's none of my business."
Yu Xuan shook his head helplessly and said to Xu Zhengyang, "Zhengyang, don't be angry, give me some face..."
The words and expressions of these two people greatly surprised Guan Jie and Huang Xiaoyun. Even the two men who came with them and had also been slightly taught a lesson by Xu Zhengyang were filled with disbelief.
"Manager Yu, what are you saying?" Guan Jie was somewhat annoyed that they seemed to disregard him.
Yu Xuan looked at him, sighed softly, and said, "Guan Jie, I don't think you're suitable to be the male lead in the TV series we're going to produce this time, so... I hope we'll have the opportunity to work together again next time."
Guan Jie and the others were completely stunned. This, this... God, who exactly is Xu Zhengyang?
The country bumpkin Xu Zhengyang scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, revealing an innocent and simple smile. He thought to himself, "Is it really necessary? When did I ever have such influence that Yu Xuan would do me such a huge favor?"
It's very immoral to ruin someone's livelihood. As a god, I really didn't mean it, I really didn't intend to do this...
Volume 4, City God Chapter 176: Come on a Date with Me
As we mentioned before, Xu Zhengyang is not a petty person. In fact, he is genuinely kind-hearted.
So, three days after the incident, when Guan Jie called to apologize, Xu Zhengyang accepted the apology gently and, with a touch of pretentiousness, gave him a lecture: "Look at you, once so brilliant and incredibly successful, why did you plummet to the lowest point in your career? It's because of your poor character and lack of self-cultivation; you did some foolish things. Well, that's understandable. After all, you're young. It's inevitable to become arrogant and conceited after achieving some success. But you learned your lesson, suffered losses, recognized your mistakes, reflected seriously, and reformed..."
It's easy to imagine how frustrated Guan Jie felt after being lectured so maturely by a young man nearly ten years younger than himself.
However, the situation was pressing, and Guan Jie knew in his heart that Xu Zhengyang was right, so he could only sincerely accept his advice. He also hoped to have a meal together sometime to personally apologize to Xu Zhengyang and his family.
Then, Yu Xuan called Xu Zhengyang and said with a smile, "Zhengyang, have you calmed down yet?"
Xu Zhengyang laughed and said, "Brother Yu, you're insulting me. Do you think I'm that petty?"
Yu Xuan laughed heartily, then said very seriously, "Zhengyang, let's have a meal together sometime."
"Brother Yu is going to play peacemaker again."
“Zhengyang, don’t blame me for this. Our company really needs an artist like Guan Jie…”
"See, you're being too formal again, aren't you? I told you, I really don't mind."
"Alright, I won't say any more. You can spend these few days with your aunt and uncle in Beijing. We'll get back to you when you have time."