My hometown is far away in Moscow.

Chapter 223 Xiang Nan's Summer Vacation

"You...your brother? What brother?" Mediterranean felt embarrassed when he saw several customers at nearby gambling tables whispering and looking in his direction, seemingly talking about him.

He glared at Hu Yi with a huff and a sneer: "Is your brother out of his mind? What was he doing just now? Did he have a seizure?"

"No, no..." Xiang Nan seemed afraid to offend the Mediterranean man, stammering and unsure how to phrase it: "He...he is..."

"What is it?" Seeing Xiang Nan's uneasy expression, Mediterranean thought she was afraid of Hu Yi, and a surge of heroic spirit welled up in his chest, intending to stage a hero saving the beauty.

"Little sister, don't be afraid," the Mediterranean man soothed her gently, his face full of pity. Then he stepped forward a few paces and pointed at Hu Yi's nose: "You! Where did this little bastard come from? Are you tired of living?"

"What did you say?" Hu Yi's mouth twitched slightly, and he shrank his eyes.

"Don't be angry, don't be angry!" Xiang Nan quickly stood beside the two of them and winked at Hu Yi: "Brother, you go first..."

"Don't worry about me! I'm here!" The Mediterranean-haired man shoved Xiang Nan away with an air of righteous indignation. "Let me tell you, you little brat! You've chosen the wrong place to cause trouble! This is a casino! Watch out..."

"Fuck you!" Hu Yi roared, grabbing his wrist with his left hand and forcefully pulling it outward, while simultaneously reaching forward with his right hand to choke him.

Seeing that Hu Yi was just a young man who looked like a student, Mediterranean didn't take him seriously at all. He originally just wanted to show off his power to intimidate him in order to win the favor of the young girls around him, but he didn't expect that although the other party looked refined, he would be so fierce when he got into a fight.

He was caught off guard and was forced back several steps by Hu Yi, who pressed his neck down. He leaned against the edge of the gambling table, baring his teeth and looking extremely ferocious.

"You old bastard! You think you're so great?" Hu Yi stepped back and shoved him forcefully onto the gambling table. "I'm warning you! Don't go around reaching out your claws to any girl you see! You'll get chopped up!"

His Mediterranean face was flushed red, and he was clearly having great difficulty breathing. His right hand was pressed down on the table, and he could only desperately try to pull away Hu Yi's hand that was stuck around his neck with his left hand, but Hu Yi relied on his body weight to press down on him from above, and he was powerless to resist for the time being.

"Stop! Stop it now!" several other guests at the table shouted in alarm.

"Brother! What are you doing!" Xiang Nan rushed over and grabbed Hu Yi's arm. "Stop! Don't get agitated! Let go of him!"

Seeing that Mediterranean was scrambling and struggling, Hu Yi loosened his grip slightly and spat lightly at him: "And another thing, watch your mouth when you go out! Don't spew nonsense! If I hear you utter another filthy word..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a weight on his shoulder. A large hand, like an iron clamp, grabbed him and pulled him upwards. Hu Yi was involuntarily thrown back a step.

He steadied himself and turned around. Behind him was a Caucasian black-haired face with no expression. His head was bald, his beard was black and white, and his two hawk-like eyes stared at him without blinking.

"What are you doing?" Hu Yi shook his shoulder forcefully, but couldn't shake off his large hand.

He hesitated for a moment, and just as he was about to exert his strength again, the black-haired man released his shoulder and gave Hu Yi a cold smile: "Sir, please do not disrupt the order and do not disturb the other guests."

Hu Yi turned around and took a look. He saw that the man with black hair was wearing a sharp black suit, with an earphone on one ear and his hands clasped in front of his abdomen. He looked like a security guard at the casino.

"Disrupting order? Who? Me?" Hu Yi pointed at the balding man who was clutching his neck and coughing painfully. "This guy! He was very disrespectful to my sister! I taught him a lesson! Shouldn't I?"

"Your sister?" The burly security guard glanced at Xiang Nan beside him and shrugged slightly. "Please settle your personal grudges outside. This is a casino; violence is prohibited."

Just as Hu Yi was about to reply, Fu Jiahui and Uncle Yu rushed over in a panic: "Old Hu! What's wrong?! We heard wailing and howling from far away, and we thought something terrible had happened! It's you!"

"It's nothing, just ran into an old scoundrel." Hu Yi glanced at the balding man next to him who was still in shock, then pointed at Nan: "This is my sister. The old man was trying to grope her, and I just happened to be there."

"Your sister?" Fu Jiahui and Uncle Yu were both taken aback. Before they could ask any more questions, a middle-aged woman with heavy makeup squeezed through the crowd and came to Xiang Nan's side: "Oh dear, what happened? Little Xiang, are you alright? Who dares to cause trouble here?"

"It's nothing, Sister Chen, it's just a little misunderstanding. They're all... guests who came to visit." Xiang Nan quickly shook her head, then pointed at Hu Yi and whispered, "This is my brother. He thought... thought someone was bullying me..."

"Your brother?" The middle-aged woman asked, her face full of confusion.

"Who are you?" Hu Yi glared at her warily.

"Oh?" The woman looked at him with a half-smile. "Young man, you've got quite a temper, haven't you?"

Hu Yi didn't want to waste his breath arguing with her, so he turned to Xiang Nan and asked, "What are you doing here? Who let you come to a place like this?!"

"I...I..." Xiang Nan swallowed hard. "I didn't do anything. I'm just working here."

"Work?! Work a damn job at a casino!" Hu Yi roared, pointing at the balding man slumped in his chair. "How many decent people come here to gamble? Why can't you do something else? Why do you have to work in a place like this?!"

"Hey, that's enough." Fu Jiahui coughed dryly behind him: "The scope of the attack is too broad."

Several Chinese customers nearby were displeased upon hearing this and turned around, frowning at him. "How can this young man talk like that? He already went too far enough. We're only willing to let it go because we're all Chinese, so why is he still going on and on?"

Hu Yi realized his words were inappropriate and turned away, ignoring them. Uncle Yu quickly stepped in front of him with a smile, "Gentlemen, it was just a small misunderstanding, I'm sorry. Young people are bound to say a few wrong things when they're angry. Please continue having fun, don't let him spoil the mood." He then pulled Hu Yi, "Don't stand here, let's talk outside."

Hu Yi nodded and waved to Xiang Nan, saying, "Nan Nan, come out with me!" Then, without looking back, he strode out of the casino.

"Okay." Xiang Nan obediently agreed, then turned to the woman beside her with a troubled expression: "Sister Chen, I'm sorry, I'll go first..."

"Go on, go on. Hey, wait a minute! Here's your wages for today." The woman stuffed a bill into Xiang Nan's hand, giving her a helpless, faint smile. "Seeing how your brother doesn't seem to like us, go back with him first."

"Okay, goodbye Sister Chen!" Xiang Nan didn't have time to say more, and ran a few steps to catch up with Hu Yi, shouting loudly, "Brother! Brother! Wait for me!"

(End of this chapter)