I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"He's your boss?!"

"The owner of Qingcheng Beauty?"

Wen Qiuxuan was numb, and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Many of those present were employees of Qingcheng Beauty, but none of them had ever seen Qin Ge before.

"Sister Wen, what happened?"

Yang Manni's bodyguards arrived late.

Wen Qiuxuan never expected such a thing to happen at Qingcheng Beauty. After starting work, she asked the bodyguards to find a rest room to wait in.

If she hadn't just made that phone call, these bodyguards would still be playing cards in the lounge!

Wen Qiuxuan was embarrassed. She had originally planned to have her bodyguards come over and beat Qin Ge up, then call the police to have him arrested.

But now that they know Qin Ge is the owner of Qingcheng Beauty, can they still fight?

Although it was hard to accept, she had no choice but to believe it since it came from Gu Caiwei's mouth.

She knew Gu Caiwei quite well; someone with Gu Caiwei's personality would never joke about something like this!

"Give him a good lesson!"

"So what if she's the owner of Qingcheng Beauty? Does that make her so great?"

Just as Wen Qiuxuan was in a dilemma, Yang Manni, who had recovered from the pain, spoke up, her eyes full of anger.

"Kid, don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're the owner of Qingcheng Beauty!"

"I know tons of big shots; any one of them could crush you with a single finger!"

"Do you think you can do whatever you want just because this place in the East China Sea is your territory?"

"I also have connections in the East China Sea!"

As she spoke, she took out her phone and quickly dialed a number, "Uncle Han!"

"I was beaten up in the East China Sea, you have to stand up for me!"

"Who dares to be so bold? Where are you now?" a man's voice rang out.

"I work at Qingcheng Beauty!" Yang Manni looked up triumphantly, glared at Qin Ge, and said, "He said he's the owner of Qingcheng Beauty, but I don't know his name."

"My name is Qin Ge!" Qin Ge replied with a smile, recognizing Han Chongli's voice on the other end of the phone.

"Mr. Han, why don't you come over and beat me up to vent your anger for this big star Yang?"

"Brother Qin?!" Han Chongli exclaimed in surprise, then paused for a moment before continuing, "Brother Qin, you jest. We're on the same side; how could I possibly help outsiders against you!"

"Brother Qin, leave this matter to me. I'll make sure you're satisfied!"

"Yang Manni!" His voice suddenly rose, filled with anger, "You apologize to my brother Qin right now and get his forgiveness!"

"Uncle Han, what did you say?!" Yang Manni's cerebellum shrank. Was Donghai really that small? How could Qin Ge know Han Chongli?

Moreover, judging from his tone, Han Chongli's attitude towards Qin Ge was... quite respectful?

"Uncle Han, you don't know what happened. He's the one who hit me!"

"You're not going to help me, and instead you want me to apologize to him?"

She couldn't understand it, and neither could Wen Qiuxuan, who was standing next to her.

The others looked at Qin Ge in surprise, but since it was none of their business, they simply watched the show.

"I fucking told you to apologize, so apologize!"

"No matter the reason, you made a mistake by offending Brother Qin!"

"You don't have to do as I say, but if Brother Qin doesn't forgive you today, I'll use the Han family's resources to completely blacklist you, no matter the cost!"

"You decide what to do!"

"Beep beep beep—"

Han Chongli's voice was almost a roar, leaving no room for argument, and he hung up the phone after speaking.

Yang Manni stood there dumbfounded, holding her phone.

The bodyguards exchanged bewildered glances. Even the most clueless among them could understand what was going on, and they were all secretly glad they hadn't made a move.

"It seems the people you contacted aren't working!" Qin Ge said sarcastically. "Why don't you try making a few more calls?"

"I believe you do know quite a few important people, but whether they will help you, or whether they only treat you as a plaything or a caged bird, is another matter!"

He gave Chen Xiaoxiao an encouraging look, "Go, slap those two slaps back, ten times over!"

Yang Manni's expression changed drastically. "How can you be so unreasonable?"

She pointed at Chen Xiaoxiao, "If she hadn't disturbed my work, why would I have hit her?"

"Besides, I only slapped him twice, why should I retaliate tenfold?"

"You just kicked me!"

Wen Qiuxuan chimed in, "Yeah, you slapped me too!"

"Manny slapped this lady twice, you kicked her once, and then slapped me. We're even now. Give me some face, can we just let this matter drop?"

"Who do you think you are, to deserve my respect?" Qin Ge retorted sharply. "Now you're trying to reason with me?"

"That's a pretty good way to calculate things. You hit someone, then let them hit you back, and that's considered even? What kind of logic is that?"

"How about I kill you first, then you come back to kill me, and we're even?"

Wen Qiuxuan's face was ugly. "I've already been killed by you, how am I supposed to kill you back? Are you going to make me come back to life?"

Qin Ge continued, "Besides, did I say I was going to reason with you?"

"I want to bully others by taking advantage of my power, I want to prey on the weak!"

Yang Manni and Wen Qiuxuan were speechless and could only look to Gu Caiwei for help, but Gu Caiwei ignored them.

Chen Xiaoxiao tugged at Qin Ge, "How about we call it quits? You just kicked her pretty hard, and I'm all over it now."

Yang Manni gave Chen Xiaoxiao a grateful look, bit her lip, and said, "President Qin, I'm sorry. I hit someone first. It's all my fault."

"I apologize to you, and I hope you will be magnanimous and not hold it against me."

She had just tried to reason with them, but when she realized it wouldn't work, she could only apologize.

Yang Manni remembered what Han Chongli had just said: the issue now was not about who was right or wrong, but about getting Qin Ge's forgiveness.

She understood Han Chongli and the Han family's strength; Han Chongli was a man of his word.

"Mr. Yang, are you mistaken?" Qin Ge's eyes remained calm and unwavering. "First of all, the person you should apologize to is not me, but Xiaoxiao."

"Secondly, twenty slaps, not one less!"

"Qin Ge! Don't push your luck!" Wen Qiuxuan finally snapped. "Manny has already apologized, why are you still being so aggressive?"

"Why is a grown man so petty?"

It's not easy to cultivate a star, especially a top-tier celebrity like Yang Manni.

There were quite a few people present; who could guarantee that what happened here today wouldn't get out?

She started the fight and then got hit herself. Now that she's apologized, she's getting slapped twenty more times. If word gets out, Yang Manni's image will be completely ruined!

"Snap—"

Qin Ge moved with lightning speed, suddenly appearing in front of Wen Qiuxuan and slapping her across the face.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have hit you."

"Snap—"

"I'm sorry, I hit someone again. Please forgive me."

"Snap—"

He slapped Wen Qiuxuan across the face one slap after another, each slap accompanied by an apology.

"Did that grown man dig up your ancestral grave?"

"An apology is just a matter of attitude; who says that an apology guarantees forgiveness?"

"I've hit you and apologized, so aren't we even now? Let's pretend nothing happened?"

"That works too. I'll apologize to you for an hour or two first, but you'd better hold on!"