Return of the Celestial King

Although the middle-aged man didn’t understand, he dared not disobey Liu Tao’s order. He could only give Qin Tuo a resentful, harsh glare before taking two steps back.

Qin Tuo, however, just sneered. He wasn’t afraid of this guy causing trouble.

If the man didn’t know what was good for him, Qin Tuo wouldn’t mind teaching him a lesson he’d never forget.

Liu Tao sized up Qin Tuo seriously for a moment, then asked casually:

"Kid, what’s your relationship with Ouyang Feifei? Why are you meddling in our affairs?"

Qin Tuo, however, simply offered a single word.

"Friends."

Hearing this, Liu Tao finally dropped his hostility, smiled, and said:

"Oh, is that so? I’m just here on business today, not to pick a fight. We can have a proper ’discussion’ another time."

After speaking, Liu Tao put on a show for Ouyang Feifei’s parents, who were standing nearby, and clasped his hands together in a salute.

"Sir, Ma’am, I apologize for the unpleasantness today. I will come to pay my respects another day!"

With that, he prepared to leave with the middle-aged man.

Before leaving, the middle-aged man gave Qin Tuo a long, threatening look.

Qin Tuo, however, didn’t even give the man a proper glance, clearly not taking him seriously at all.

But as Qin Tuo watched Liu Tao’s retreating back, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

He knew that this Liu Tao was far from simple. The man was incredibly calculating and knew how to restrain himself. ’I’ll have to keep a close eye on him.’

After Liu Tao and his subordinate left, Ouyang Feifei finally couldn’t hold back anymore and demanded:

"Dad, Mom, what is going on? Why was Liu Tao even in our house? Why didn’t you throw him out?"

Ouyang Feifei’s father, Ouyang Zhengde, shook his head and gave a wry smile.

"Feifei, this Young Master Liu came here specifically to ask for our help finding someone in the Provincial City. We couldn’t very well refuse."

Qin Tuo could see Ouyang Zhengde’s helplessness. He knew the family behind Liu Tao must be so powerful that the Ouyang Family didn’t dare refuse.

Ouyang Feifei continued to ask:

"Find someone? Who is he looking for?"

Without another word, Ouyang Zhengde took out a photograph. On it was a girl with a pure and lovely face.

Seeing that Liu Tao had actually asked her parents to find a woman for him, Ouyang Feifei was utterly disappointed.

She sighed and said in an icy tone:

"Dad, Mom, are you really so desperate for a political career in the Capital City that you’ll just do whatever he says?"

The question left Ouyang Zhengde looking completely embarrassed, unsure how to respond.

Ouyang Feifei seemed to lose all her strength, slumping onto the sofa with a vacant look in her eyes.

What happened today had, without a doubt, deeply broken her heart.

As her best friend, Chen Man Ni didn’t know how to console her. She could only pat Ouyang Feifei’s shoulder, hoping she would try not to dwell on it.

Ouyang Zhengde also sat down and said earnestly:

"Feifei, the Liu Family is truly influential in the Capital City. After all, back when your grandfather was still working in the capital before he retired, wasn’t his relationship with the Liu Family very good?"

But upon hearing this, Ouyang Feifei seemed to be deeply triggered.

She shook her head frantically and shouted:

"I won’t listen! I won’t listen..."

As Ouyang Feifei yelled, her voice devolved into hoarse sobs, and then she ran straight out the door.

Chen Man Ni’s face paled. Fearing something might happen to Ouyang Feifei, she quickly chased after her.

Seeing this, Qin Tuo felt helpless. He shook his head and followed them.

Watching his daughter’s extreme reaction, Ouyang Zhengde also felt terrible.

However, his resolve was firm. ’If the Liu Family can really help me get into the Capital City’s circles, then making a small sacrifice is worth it.’

Ouyang Feifei ran straight to her car, slumped over the steering wheel, and began to cry her heart out.

Seeing this, Chen Man Ni felt terrible as well.

Qin Tuo sat nearby, waiting silently, hoping Ouyang Feifei would be able to move past it.

While comforting her, Chen Man Ni asked:

"Feifei, who exactly is that Liu Tao? And what’s this about you having been engaged to him before?"

After a while, Ouyang Feifei’s emotions finally calmed down, and she slowly began to explain:

"Manni, it’s like this..."

After her explanation, Qin Tuo and Chen Man Ni finally understood what had happened back then.

It turned out that the Liu Family had once been just a minor family. But then, they had coincidentally established a connection with Ouyang Tianqi and gradually grew from there.

Back then, Ouyang Tianqi held a position of considerable status in the capital, so he generously used his connections to help the Liu Family expand rapidly.

At that time, Ouyang Feifei had just graduated from university, and the two families’ relationship was at its peak, so they arranged for Ouyang Feifei and Liu Tao to be engaged.

Ouyang Feifei found Liu Tao to have a gentle and refined appearance, so she was quite fond of him.

And so, the two of them started spending time together, waiting for a suitable date to discuss marriage.

But unexpectedly, as soon as Ouyang Tianqi retired, Liu Tao immediately broke off the engagement with the Ouyang Family without a second thought. This nearly drove the Ouyang Family mad with anger!

But what was even more outrageous was that Liu Tao then turned around and publicly proposed to Zhu Ziyu, the young lady of the Capital City’s Zhu Family.

With that, the Ouyang Family was completely disgraced. The long-standing relationship between the two families was utterly shattered, ceasing to exist.

As for Ouyang Feifei, she was, of course, deeply heartbroken by Liu Tao. It took her a very long time to slowly recover.

Now, seeing Liu Tao again, the scars on Ouyang Feifei’s heart had been ripped open once more, which was why she had such an extreme reaction.

After hearing this story, Chen Man Ni was also furious and cursed out loud.

"Feifei, that Liu bastard is a total scumbag! It’s a good thing you broke things off with him back then. If that marriage had actually gone through, you would’ve been married to a heartless cheat and ended up ruining your own life!"

Qin Tuo was also moved after hearing this and couldn’t help but offer some words of comfort:

"That’s right, Miss Ouyang. Looking at it from that perspective, you should feel fortunate."

Hearing them both say this, Ouyang Feifei nodded seriously, feeling much better.

Seeing that Ouyang Feifei’s mood had stabilized, Qin Tuo smiled and said:

"Alright, don’t think about those unpleasant things anymore. Let’s find a place. My treat, I’ll get you guys a good meal."

Ouyang Feifei smiled through her tears and nodded.

Then, the three of them found a restaurant and had a good meal.

After the meal, Chen Man Ni suggested:

"Qin Tuo, how about I go stay with Feifei at her place tonight?"

Qin Tuo understood that Chen Man Ni wanted to look after Ouyang Feifei’s emotional state, afraid she would start overthinking things again.