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Brother Biao's appearance was quite impressive.

He strode over with an air of arrogance, chin slightly raised, eyes looking down on everyone, giving off the vibe of the Axe Gang leader from the movie "Kung Fu Hustle".

Having lived two lives, Lu Yuan had never heard of anyone named "Brother Biao" in Jiangcheng.

If someone is truly a formidable individual, they wouldn't remain unknown forever.

"Are you all looking for death? Don't you know Chen Li is my... Brother Yuan?!"

Before Brother Biao could finish speaking, his gaze fell on Lu Yuan's face, his voice suddenly rose eight octaves, and his face was full of surprise.

The group of thugs who had been so aggressive were all stunned.

Lu Yuan took a closer look and almost burst out laughing. This intimidating "Brother Biao" was none other than Wu Hong, the little red-haired guy who had clashed with Gao Zhe at the internet cafe a few days ago.

"You two know each other?" Ye Yixian asked, turning his head to the side.

Lu Yuan's lips twitched, and he nodded, saying, "I know him. We even had a late-night snack together a few days ago."

"Oh dear! The flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple, and we don't even recognize each other anymore!" Wu Hong reacted quickly, throwing the steel pipe in his hand to the ground and signaling the people behind him to quickly put away their weapons. "Brother Yuan, don't misunderstand. If I had known it was you, I wouldn't have dared to be so arrogant even if you gave me ten lives."

"Heh, weren't you called Wu Hong? Why did you change your name to Sang Biao?" Lu Yuan asked with a smile.

In fact, you can tell from the way this group of people made their entrance that they are not anything special at all.

People who truly make a name for themselves don't ride motorcycles.

At the very least, we should hire a few vans.

It's important to know that, influenced by Hong Kong gangster movies, the underworld generally considers a van to be "Chan Ho-nam's mobile office platform."

You don't even own a van, and you come out riding a few beat-up motorcycles that have been used by who-knows-how-many people. You're probably just a low-level thug.

To put it another way, none of Gao Ya's old friends who were still involved in the underworld could be this poor.

Wu Hong scratched his head and chuckled, "Brother Yuan, please stop teasing me. When you're in the game, you have to have a resounding name, right? Sang Biao is my name in the underworld. Of course, if you don't like it, you can just call me Ah Hong."

"Okay." Lu Yuan nodded, then turned his gaze to Chen Li, who looked bewildered not far away. "When did you and Wu Hong get together?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Hong quickly explained, "Brother Yuan, I've only known her for less than half a year, and I really didn't know she had a grudge against you. I didn't want to get involved in this, but when you're out in the world, if you can't even protect your own woman, where will you put your face, right? So... hehe, Brother Yuan, I'm not the kind of person who wants to go against you, you know what I mean?"

Over the past few days, Wu Hong had clearly conducted a thorough investigation into Lu Yuan, and knew that Lu Yuan was capable, and more importantly, he was rich.

The group of people Wu Hong brought were all third-rate characters, a classic rabble. They were only good for intimidating people, but if it came to a real fight, Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe could probably take them all down by themselves.

Even if you just knock down a few, the rest will all run away in fear.

Wu Hong gave each person twenty yuan on this trip, purely to embolden and scare people.

If we really let them do it, we'll probably have to pay more.

Wu Hong's plan was this: if he followed Lu Yuan, as long as Lu Yuan gave him five thousand yuan a month, he could organize twenty or thirty people, and they could do any dirty or hard work Lu Yuan needed.

Of course, this idea needs to be brought up at a more appropriate time.

"You're right." Lu Yuan nodded, his tone unhurried. "Let me put it this way, there are two girls here, one is my girlfriend, and the other is my... uh... anyway, they're both mine. Even though I, Lu Yuan, am not involved in the underworld, I still have my pride. You guys rushed over here shouting and yelling, scaring my women. What do you suggest we do?"

Lu Yuan's reason for not getting involved in the underworld is simple: the higher-ups crack down harder as time goes on, and it's a one-way street, so avoiding it is the best policy.

After Lu Yuan said that, what was going to happen?

Wu Hong felt a cold sweat run down his back and quickly turned around to yell at the group, "What are you all standing there for? This is my Brother Yuan, he's really capable, all of you call him Brother Yuan!"

"Brother Yuan!"

A dozen or so people bowed their heads in unison, their voices loud and clear.

Fearing Lu Yuan's dissatisfaction, Wu Hong glared fiercely at Chen Li again: "What are you standing there for, woman? Come over here and apologize to Brother Yuan!"

"Wu Hong, what do you mean?" Chen Li shouted indignantly. "I asked you to help me teach them a lesson, and you're telling me to apologize to them? They just hit me; look at my face, it's all swollen!"

"It's your own fault for hitting you, it's your own misfortune if I don't." Lin Na pointed at Chen Li from the side, adding insult to injury with a smug look.

In this situation, it was clear to anyone with eyes that Lu Yuan didn't take these people seriously at all, and of course they didn't dare to touch Lu Yuan.

Naturally, Linna's posture straightened as well.

"you……"

Chen Li was speechless, her eyes reddening with grievance.

Wu Hong didn't care about any of that. He grabbed Chen Li's arm and dragged her in front of Lu Yuan, saying, "Hurry up and apologize to Brother Yuan. Brother Yuan isn't petty. An apology will make this all worthwhile, and everyone can have a good New Year."

It must be said that Wu Hong is indeed savvy.

He was a man who could bend and stretch; once he realized that Lu Yuan was capable, he immediately pledged his loyalty.

As long as he can get on Lu Yuan's good side and have financial support, he is confident that he can build his own small force, which will make everything easier for him in the future.

Chen Li was dragged and pulled along until she could only come over with red eyes, forced to bow her head and apologize to Lu Yuan.

Afterwards, Wu Hongcai explained with a smile, "Brother Yuan, here's what happened. I met her when I was working in the provincial capital. I thought we were from the same hometown, so I helped her out, and then she started dating me. To be honest, she's just crazy, stubborn, like a cow, and needs to be taught a lesson. But don't worry, I'll definitely teach her a lesson and make her obedient."

It's clear that Chen Li still relies on Wu Hong.

Since Li Jie abandoned her, she has completely lost her support.

She would have to leave Jiangcheng after the New Year, otherwise someone would cause her trouble.

Once she leaves Jiangcheng, this young girl with few survival skills will have no choice but to rely on men.

Wu Hong was the only lifeline she could cling to, so she did whatever he said, even if she was unwilling.

Lu Yuan waved his hand, took out his wallet, pulled out ten red bills and handed them to Wu Hong: "Since it was a misunderstanding, let's just forget about it. Don't let the brothers make a wasted trip. Consider this money my treat for you guys to a late-night snack."

Lu Yuan's wallet was very thick. When he took out the money, the group of thugs around him stared wide-eyed. They had never seen so many hundred-yuan bills at once in their lives.

Lu Yuan gave him a thousand yuan without hesitation, as if it were a windfall.

These past few days, Wu Hong said he had met a rich older brother, and they all thought he was just bragging, but it turned out to be true.

"Thank you, Brother Yuan! Thank you, Brother Yuan!"

Wu Hong accepted the money with both hands, thanked them repeatedly, and then called on the people behind him to express their gratitude as well.

"Thank you, Brother Yuan!"

The group of people all bowed their heads in unison, their attitude extremely respectful.

Lu Yuan gestured for them to disperse, leaving only Wu Hong and Chen Li behind.

Chen Li lowered her head, looking so aggrieved that she was about to cry, probably feeling that there was no point in living anymore.

"Chen Li, do you submit?" Lu Yuan asked.

Chen Li pursed her lips and remained silent. Wu Hong urged her in a low voice, "Say something, don't go against your older brother."

Chen Li rolled her eyes at him; he was a typical stubborn guy, never willing to submit.

Wu Hong was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and he wanted to slap her.

Lu Yuan smiled, didn't ask any further questions, and turned to signal Ye Yixian to speak.

Ye Yixian understood and slowly walked up to Chen Li.

Chen Li subconsciously took a half step back; she was genuinely afraid that Ye Yixian would hit her at the slightest provocation.

However, Ye Yixian did not make a move; he simply spoke in a calm tone:

"Chen Li, let it go. Your current situation isn't my fault. Even if Lu Yuan hadn't stood up for me back then, if you had continued associating with Li Jie and the others, you wouldn't have fared much better in the end."

She paused for a moment before continuing, "I'm not some pushover. To be honest, even now, seeing you makes me want to punch you, because you bullied me, insulted me, and even insulted my deceased mother."

"But I also know that beating you black and blue right now would be a very easy thing for me, because my man would stand up for me. To put it bluntly, there's already a gap between us. You're no threat to me except for those boring little tricks like putting bugs in my house to disgust me."

"If you're smart enough, just live your own life from now on and don't mess with me, and I won't bother you. But if you don't know what's good for you and insist on going against me, I guarantee I'll beat you until your own mother wouldn't recognize you."

Ye Yixian said "my man" in a very open and honest way, which made Lu Yuan inexplicably proud and happy.

Chen Li glanced at Ye Yixian, her eyes filled with complex emotions—resentment, but mostly envy and jealousy.

Ye Yixian's warning was sufficient. Even if Chen Li is foolish, she wouldn't do anything detrimental to Ye Yixian in the short term. Besides, with Wu Hong keeping an eye on her, this matter should be over.

Just then, Lin Na walked over and slapped Chen Li hard across the face.

"This was made for Old Lady Pang."

Chen Li was completely stunned. She covered her face, tears welling up in her eyes. She was probably thinking, "We already fought, why are you doing this again? Lin Na has absolutely no sportsmanship."