The village beauty and me!

"Chen Huan, I..." Qiao Lingling stood there, extremely embarrassed.

His face was full of hesitation, clearly indicating that he didn't know what to choose.

Should he immediately obtain information about his enemy, or should he fulfill his duty as a friend and stay to continue helping Chen Huan manage the restaurant?

The fat man stood aside, also anxious for Qiao Lingling, but he didn't know what to do either.

Chen Huan suddenly relaxed her tense face.

He smiled and said, "Qiao Lingling, even if you agree to their conditions, I can understand your predicament."

"We'll still be friends, so don't worry about me."

"The purpose of opening this restaurant was not to make money, so it doesn't matter when it opens."

The fat man breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Chen Huan with slight admiration, and gave him a thumbs up.

Seeing Chen Huan's calm expression, Qiao Lingling swayed.

  

The Ma family members standing nearby were even more smug, saying, "Qiao Lingling, you only get one chance."

"I'll give you ten seconds to think it over. If you miss this opportunity, you might not get another one."

The fat man clenched his fist, but ultimately let it fall helplessly.

Everyone knows just how important the information the other party possesses is to Qiao Lingling.

"You can go now," Qiao Lingling suddenly said through gritted teeth, as if she had made up her mind.

At that moment, a hint of surprise appeared in Chen Huan's eyes, but more than that, he felt gratified.

The fat man grinned.

"Qiao Lingling, you'd better think this through."

"That dragon who crossed the river only returned to China this time because he has urgent business to attend to. He might leave again tonight and go abroad once more."

"If you don't cooperate with us, you'll never have another chance to avenge your mother," the Ma family member threatened sternly.

Qiao Lingling's expression grew even more resolute. "There will be plenty of opportunities to get revenge on Jiang Long in the future."

"But if I betray my friends who trust me today, I will never have a day of peace again."

"So, you'd better get out of here and stop arguing!"

The members of the Ma family exchanged glances, all feeling extremely annoyed and depressed.

Finally, he snorted and tossed out a sentence, "You made this your own choice. You'll regret it later..."

As he spoke, he prepared to walk out of the private room.

But the next second, they saw the fat man grinning and blocking the door of the private room completely.

Clearly, they didn't intend to let them leave just like that.

"What...what do you want to do?"

"I'm warning you, we're all core members of the Ma family. I'm also a lawyer. If you dare lay a finger on me, I'll make sure you rot in jail!" one of them threatened again, his words laced with bravado.

"lawyer?"

"I'll beat you green shit today!" The fat man got all worked up and was about to punch someone.

Qiao Lingling was so frightened that she quickly tried to stop them, "Don't fall for it! If you hit someone, they'll definitely have a reason to continue causing trouble!"

Chen Huan was aware of this as well.

So he gently raised his hand and stopped the fat man.

He chuckled and said, "Violence can be a good method, but it doesn't necessarily have to be used to beat people up every time."

There are many ways to solve a problem; sometimes it's helpful to try a different approach.

The fat man blinked. "Then Brother Huan, show me how you're thinking."

The Ma family members also looked at Chen Huan with provocative eyes, completely emboldened.

Their ultimate goal in coming here today is to prevent Chen Huan's restaurant from opening smoothly.

They were even prepared to be beaten up by Chen Huan.

Unlike the bodyguards who had willingly offered their services and been beaten, these two were innocent victims who were beaten by the boss here. If this matter could be used properly, it could definitely cause Chen Huan a lot of trouble.

If they stir up some negative news later, his restaurant's opening will be the same as closing down.

To their eager anticipation, Chen Huan simply reached out and gently patted each of them on the shoulder.

Then, just like old friends who have known each other for many years, they were very warm and polite as they saw them out of the private room.

"Take care, and don't come back to see me off." Chen Huan grinned, becoming even more polite and gentle.

This action completely baffled the two members of the Ma family.

But now they could only frown, snort coldly, and quickly walk out.

A car was already waiting nearby. The driver got out, opened the door, and picked them up.

"Chen Huan, you're ruthless!"

"But this isn't over yet!" one of them rolled down the car window, threatened menacingly, and then quickly urged the driver to leave.

"You bastard, don't you dare leave!" The fat man gritted his teeth, still trying to rush over and drag the man back for a beating.

But Chen Huan pulled him back again, "What's the rush?"

The fat man looked speechless. "Brother Huan, is this what you meant by 'change the method'?"

"Are we just going to let them go like that?"

"At least give them a beating to teach them a lesson, or torture them severely to make them reveal the information that Qiao Lingling cares about."

The fat man was genuinely getting anxious.

The main reason is that Chen Huan's actions just now were somewhat unlike his usual self.

Qiao Lingling walked over and comforted him, "Fatty, don't worry about me. Chen Huan must have his reasons for doing this."

Chen Huan raised an eyebrow and teased the fat man, "You said you've gotten smarter lately, but I don't think you've gotten much smarter."

"Those two will come back on their own soon."

"At that time, without torture, they will naturally weep and be filled with fear."

The fat man blinked. "Really?"

Chen Huan took out a cigarette, tossed one to him, lit it himself, and sat down on the chair by the door, waiting quietly.

Qiao Lingling and Liu Qingqing chatted on the side, seemingly having temporarily forgotten what had just happened.

Before he could even finish his cigarette, the fat man, who had been frowning and gazing at the intersection, suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"Holy crap, they're really back."

"Isn't this the car those two bastards used to drive?"

The fat man looked surprised, then looked at Chen Huan with a puzzled expression.

Chen Huan, on the other hand, seemed to have expected this all along, and said calmly, "Get ready to see them roll off the car."

The two members of the Ma family who were so arrogant when they left actually cooperated, rolling off the car on their hands and feet as soon as it stopped.

They were all in tears, seemingly enduring something unbearable.

But it didn't seem like she was in a lot of pain; she would cry one minute and laugh the next, like she was going crazy.

"Chen Huan, what did you do to us?"

"Hurry up and restore it to its original state..."

At first, those two guys were thinking of giving them a hard reprimand.

But after a couple of sentences, he started begging for forgiveness with a crooked mouth and squinting eyes, "Boss Chen, it's all our fault, no matter what."

"We apologize to you all for our previous actions. Please help us relieve this painful condition."

"I can't take it anymore, it's like living hell!"