Feng Kexin was furious, absolutely furious! She smashed everything in the room to pieces once again. The clear five-finger mark on her face looked terrifyingly fierce under her rage.
Just over an hour ago, the moment she returned home, before she could even greet her family, her father slapped her across the face. Mr. Feng pointed at Feng Kexin’s nose and scolded her for a long time, accusing her of sabotaging the cooperation between the He and Feng families. Only then did Feng Kexin realize that the matter she had entrusted to Yu Bao had been exposed.
Now, He Yining had directly had his men beat that group black and blue, leaving them unable to fend for themselves, then packed them all up and dumped them at the Feng family’s front gate. This was the He family making their stance clear. Anyone who dared to provoke He Yining’s people would face a complete fallout—after all, the He family wasn’t afraid of anyone! Just as He Yining had said, it was the Feng family begging the He family, not the other way around! Feng Kexin seemed to have always gotten the positions of both sides reversed.
Although the Feng family was the top clan in H Province, one mustn’t forget that the He family spanned across Europe, Asia, and Africa. After He Yining’s men delivered that group, they also passed along a message to Mr. Feng: if the Feng family wanted to dominate alone, the He family would be happy to see it happen. With just that one sentence, Mr. Feng bowed and scraped, saying all sorts of flattering words, until He Yining’s men left satisfied. And so, as soon as Feng Kexin came home, she got slapped by her own father.
Feng Kexin was enraged. She smashed everything breakable in her room, and still unsatisfied, she casually slapped a nearby maid several times before finally stopping. Feng Kexin roared in fury: “He Yining, how dare you treat me like this! Shen Qi, what a Shen Qi! Let’s see how long He Yining can protect you!”
Just then, a maid knocked on the door from outside: “Miss, the young master is back.” Hearing this, Feng Kexin’s eyes lit up: “Brother is back? Where is he?” “The young master is still in the master’s study and said he’ll come see you shortly,” the maid replied respectfully, not daring to step closer, having clearly witnessed Feng Kexin’s violent outburst. “Got it.” Feng Kexin suddenly calmed down. As long as her brother was back, everything would be much easier.
A short while later, a handsome man with a refined, elegant demeanor walked in from outside. The moment he entered, he saw the mess everywhere. The man couldn’t help but frown: “What’s going on? Why hasn’t it been cleaned up?” At that moment, Feng Kexin rushed out of her room, threw her arms around the man’s waist, and burst into tears: “Brother, you’re finally back. If you hadn’t come, your own sister would have been bullied to death!” The man smiled and gently patted Feng Kexin’s head: “Oh? I only know you’re the one who usually bullies others. I didn’t know someone dared to bully you!” Feng Kexin immediately straightened up, pointing at the red mark on her face: “Look, Dad actually hit me.” The man nodded: “I just heard about it from Father. Why did you go provoke He Yining? Didn’t I tell you long ago that man isn’t to be messed with?” Feng Kexin grew defiant, shaking the man’s arm incessantly: “Brother, why are you taking an outsider’s side!” The man sighed and said: “Kexin, in this world, you can provoke anyone, but not He Yining. You could even provoke He Yining’s older brother, He Yiqi, and it wouldn’t matter. But He Yining always wears a smiling, agreeable face on the surface—do you know how brutal his methods really are? Do you know he once wiped out a century-old family in an instant? Do you know there was a coal tycoon’s son who recklessly offended him and ended up fishing in the Philippines to this day?” “He only had your people beaten and sent back—that’s already giving the Feng family plenty of face. If he didn’t care about the Feng family’s dignity, the Feng family would likely be his next target.” The man’s tone was gentle.
Feng Kexin suddenly pushed the man away, her expression growing uglier: “Brother, you finally come home, and it’s just to lecture me?” “Kexin, that’s not how you fight over a man.” The man sighed again: “Who is that woman? How could she drive my usually well-behaved sister to such madness?” “She’s just a little bitch.” Feng Kexin’s venomous gaze didn’t hide from him at all: “Just a minor stylist, and she dares to compete with me?” “Have you investigated her? Is she really just a stylist?” The man keenly caught a key point: “If she’s only a minor stylist, how did she get close to He Yining? We all know He Yining never keeps women around!” Feng Kexin was taken aback. Yes, she had overlooked such a crucial detail! What gave that woman the audacity to provoke He Yining? “See, years of being pampered have made you neglect even your enemy’s intelligence, haven’t they?” The man flicked Feng Kexin’s forehead. “Feng Manlun, that hurts!” Feng Kexin snapped, irritated by the flick: “So what if I didn’t investigate? In H Province, who dares to disrespect me? How was I supposed to know He Yining would take an interest in that little bitch! What does she have that’s better than me? I just won’t accept it!” Feng Manlun chuckled softly: “Alright, alright, my dear sister. Just a minor stylist, and she’s got you this riled up? Using kidnapping to deal with someone is the lowest tactic. Making her surrender without a fight is the real strategy.” “I get it!” Feng Kexin gritted her teeth: “I’ll make her see her place! I, Feng Kexin, don’t give up that easily!”
Shen Qi clutched a large cup of ginger-spiced black tea, wishing she could shrink her head into her neck. When the maid brought over the ginger tea specially made to warm her up and boost her health, the meaningful look in her eyes was impossible for Shen Qi to ignore! That He Yining… Shen Qi gulped down the black tea and asked, “Can I leave now?” The maid replied respectfully, “Sorry, Miss Shen, the CEO hasn’t given any orders.” Shen Qi muttered, “I’ve been here all day!” The maid answered, “The CEO said you’re not to leave until you’ve fully rested.” Shen Qi had no choice but to turn around and resign herself to the balcony to enjoy the view.
Just then, her phone suddenly rang. Shen Qi glanced at it and was taken aback. It was a call from a former client. Hadn’t she been blacklisted by Feng Kexin? Why would a client still call her? After a brief pause, Shen Qi quickly answered: “Hello, this is Shen Qi.” “Miss Shen, I’m really sorry. Before, with Miss Feng’s orders, I had no choice but to comply. But congratulations—from now on, Miss Feng’s blacklist on you has been lifted. I wonder if you could come and help me with my styling?”