Why did you make me reincarnate?

Shen Ju remained calm throughout, trusting that Xu Chaoyang wouldn't put her in danger.

Panting heavily, Gu Wendong finally caught his breath and realized that everyone was watching him. He no longer had the courage to fight Xu Chaoyang.

"Fine, Xu Chaoyang, you've got guts."

He took out his phone and dialed a number with trembling fingers.

Xu Chaoyang watched him make a phone call but did not stop him. This nonchalant attitude was more lethal than any counterattack.

Are they starting to call people in? The guests were looking forward to this good show.

Not long after, a series of hurried footsteps came from the bar entrance.

Several middle-aged men barged in. The leader looked somewhat like Gu Wendong. After checking Gu Wendong's imposing manner, he started shouting loudly.

"Who dares to lay a hand on my son?"

Everyone knows what kind of things those who run ice rinks and similar businesses do behind the scenes back in 2002.

"It looks like Gu Qinjiang has arrived. Is this boy Gu Qinjiang's son?"

"Don't look at it too much, or you'll get into trouble."

Everyone thought Xu Chaoyang was in grave danger. Gu Qinjiang was very powerful in Wenzhou, and his threat to close his shop was not just empty talk.

Gu Wendong lowered his head and said something, and the latter's gaze immediately fell on Xu Chaoyang.

He narrowed his eyes, his tone laced with threat, "Kid, do you know who I am?"

Xu Chaoyang remained calm and said indifferently, "I don't know, and I don't need to know."

But he knew that the special campaign to crack down on organized crime was about to begin, and the Gu family's business was nearing its end.

"Ha, pretty arrogant."

Gu Qinjiang sneered, not intending to ask any more questions, and directly gave instructions to the person next to him.

"Smash his shop."

The guests were afraid of being implicated, so many people outside had already left. Even though Huang Ying tried to say that it was okay and that things would be resolved soon, she couldn't stop everyone from leaving.

Xu Chaoyang knew that if he didn't act soon, the opening ceremony would be ruined by these clowns.

Zhou Jingran walked over with a wine glass in his hand, a hint of excitement in his eyes. "Need any help?"

His family still owes a favor for transferring the domain name. It would be great if they could repay that favor with this small favor.

Xu Chaoyang shook his head slightly, "They're just small fry, not worth your time."

Zhou Jingran was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this and said, "Then hurry up and get it done so as not to delay the Chuhe Band's performance. If I didn't like their songs, I might not have come today."

Seeing the two of them discussing amongst themselves, completely disregarding him, Gu Qinjiang was furious. However, he stared at Zhou Jingran with a puzzled expression and quickly signaled his men to stop.

He felt the young man looked familiar, but decided to observe him further before making a decision.

"Mr. Gu? What are you doing here?"

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind, and Gu Qinjiang's attention shifted away from Zhou Jingran.

"Xiao Chen, what are you doing here?" Gu Qinjiang's attitude became slightly more polite when he saw the other party.

The person who came was Chen Mo from the neighborhood committee. He had contributed a lot to the opening of the bar, so he was invited to attend as a representative of the government.

After all, it was inconvenient for several district directors to attend such an occasion.

Chen Mo naturally recognized Gu Qinjiang as a key figure. The district hadn't dealt with them because they were temporarily too busy, and Gu Qinjiang also had many people under his control and was generally honest in his work.

He ignored Gu Qinjiang and walked over to Xu Chaoyang. "Chaoyang, what's going on?"

Xu Chaoyang said a few words, and Chen Mo turned to Gu Qinjiang after listening, "President Gu, take your son home, don't cause trouble for yourselves."

Gu Qinjiang's heart sank upon hearing this. His mind raced. Chen Mo was just a junior clerk. Although he dared not touch him, he didn't need to give him any face either.

But since Chen Mo dared to say such a thing, it means that Xu Chaoyang must have someone behind him.

Seeing his father hesitate, Gu Wendong immediately became anxious and urged, "Dad, what are you afraid of? They're just trying to scare you. Don't I know Xu Chaoyang's family? His dad's just a neighborhood committee official..."

"Shut up!" Gu Qinjiang snapped.

His mind raced, and connecting it to what Chen Mo had said, he immediately thought of someone.

Xu Zhiyuan from Longwan District.

Gu Qinjiang's expression changed instantly, not because Xu Zhiyuan held a high official position, but because he had just seized control of his lifeline. His business needed the help of the street office, and the business approvals were all controlled by the other party.

Most importantly, I heard that Xu Zhiyuan's recent community reforms have received a lot of attention from higher-ups, and he should be promoted if nothing unexpected happens...

And that young man from earlier, he remembered him too, wasn't that the heir of Lianhua?

Although I don't know the name, Lianhua was quite high-profile when it entered Vancouver. I even attended their business seminar, though I was in a rather peripheral position, while Xu Lingyi sat in the main seat.

Xu Chaoyang's family actually has connections with a group of this caliber; how could I possibly afford to offend them?

This good-for-nothing son is always causing trouble for the family.

"So he's Director Xu's son."

Gu Qinjiang immediately put on a smile, turned around and glared at Gu Wendong, "You brat, aren't you going to apologize to him right now?"

Gu Wendong was dumbfounded. How come his father, who was so aggressive just now, suddenly backed down?

"dad……"

"I demand an apology!"

Gu Wendong gritted his teeth, his face flushed red, but he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

Xu Chaoyang watched the father and son perform without any expression on his face. "No need to apologize."

Gu Qinjiang, assuming he had accepted the reconciliation, breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. Let's let this matter drop for today. From now on, everyone..."

"I didn't say it was over," Xu Chaoyang interrupted him, turning to look at Lu Qingqing. "Did you call the police?"

Lu Qingqing nodded quickly, "I've already called, the police will be here soon."

Gu Qinjiang's expression completely changed. "President Xu, what do you mean by this?"

"Your son came to my shop and caused trouble, and he was even about to get physical. You're saying you'll just let it go?"

Xu Chaoyang's usually calm and gentle attitude suddenly changed. "Who do you think you are?"

Gu Qinjiang took a deep breath, but dared not lash out. "Xu Chaoyang, it's true that my son started it, but he's the one who's injured now, and you still want to call the police?"

Gu Qinjiang, who had never spoken up for justice in his life, now found himself being retaliated against, and his first thought was: Is there no law anymore?

Seeing the situation escalating and Xu Chaoyang seemingly intending to send Gu Wendong to a detention center, Jiang Banxia finally couldn't help but speak up, "Xu Chaoyang, why don't we just let it go? Gu Wendong already knows he was wrong..."

She thought that even if there was a rift in her relationship with Xu Chaoyang, as long as she spoke up, he would definitely not go to extremes.

But Xu Chaoyang's gaze was icy cold. "What's it to you? Get out of the way!"