Chapter 198: Retribution Will Come Sooner or Later
"Then you have my thanks."
Xiao Ye and the various families were in a cooperative relationship.
They helped him, and in return, he would give them the second half of the inheritance.
In this world, aside from familial love, romantic love, and true friendship...
The only thing that could last was a relationship of mutual benefit!
「That evening.」
「Outside the Night Bar.」
Xiao Ming headed out alone.
It was all because Liu Loulan's health was failing. As a result, none of the younger members of the Xiao Family who used to follow him around associated with him anymore.
Every last one of them avoided him like the plague!
'A bunch of opportunistic mutts!'
Xiao Ming had no idea that his identity as a bastard, not a true member of the Xiao Family, had already been exposed.
Although those younger family members didn't know the specifics, they didn't dare associate with him after repeated warnings from their elders.
Xiao Ming hadn't planned on going out tonight, but who would have thought that Shishi herself would message him with an invitation to meet!
'She was a woman countless men could never have!'
So, he came!
But as soon as he went inside, he didn't see Shishi. Instead, he saw several other women.
They came up to Xiao Ming and expertly pulled him over to a booth.
"Miss Shishi suddenly had to entertain an important guest, so she couldn't make it. She specifically told us to take good care of you!"
Xiao Ming's expression darkened. "Where's Shishi? What important guest is she entertaining?"
"Well, it's someone from the Ouyang Clan..."
The woman didn't finish her sentence, but Xiao Ming already understood.
He certainly didn't dare try to steal someone away from the Ouyang Clan. After all, the Xiao Family was no longer a match for the Ouyang Family!
But Xiao Ming was furious. He slapped the woman across the face. "Who the hell do you think you are, looking down on me?"
He might not dare to take someone from the Ouyang Clan, but that didn't mean others could say it to his face!
Even though the woman hadn't finished speaking, her meaning was crystal clear!
The woman cupped her face. Though it stung fiercely, she was overjoyed inside.
Miss Shishi had told them that if they could provoke Xiao Ming into hitting them today, a single slap was worth a hundred thousand!
Whoever got beaten the worst would get even more money!
They sold their charms in the bar; wasn't it all just to make money?
Plenty of those rich men had their kinks. Some of their sisters had been beaten half to death and were lucky to get a few tens of thousands!
So, to earn that cash, she had to pull out all the stops!
With this in mind, the woman cupped her face and let out a sob. "Young Master Xiao, what is the meaning of this?"
"You don't dare go to the Ouyang Family's young master for the person you want, so you take it out on us sisters instead?"
"You!"
Xiao Ming couldn't believe she actually dared to say it out loud. He raised his hand and slapped her again!
For safety, the hostesses hadn't even ordered any drinks today, afraid that Xiao Ming, in a fit of rage, would smash a bottle over one of their heads.
Even the ashtrays and other such items had been swapped out for plastic ones.
Unfortunately, Xiao Ming didn't have the brains to notice. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come looking for women at a time like this in the first place.
The woman clutched her face, deliberately fell to the ground, and knocked over some things nearby.
The commotion alerted the other patrons.
Relying on his status, Xiao Ming had always been brazen. He didn't see any problem at all with hitting a woman in public!
Besides, this was the Night Bar. Nothing that happened here would ever get out.
And even if it did, so what? He was the great Young Master of the Xiao Family; couldn't he beat a lowly bitch who sold her body?
Another woman immediately stepped forward and said with mock sarcasm, "Young Master Xiao, you're so impressive."
"If you're so capable, why don't you go in there and hit Young Master Ouyang?"
'One was bad enough, but now another one dares to mock me!'
He delivered another slap, wishing he could beat the woman before him to death on the spot.
On the surface, the woman put on a fawning expression, but the words she spoke were incredibly harsh.
"Young Master Xiao, our lives are worthless. You can beat us however you please!"
"But we've heard that the Xiao Family Patriarch's health is failing. If you lose your Patriarch, your life might not be much more valuable than ours!"
"Right now, Young Master Ouyang and the others are all spreading the rumor that once the Xiao Family Patriarch is gone, you'll be kicked out of the Xiao Family!"
"Insolent! You're all insolent!"
Xiao Ming was already holding in a bellyful of anger because of Xiao Ye, and to top it off, the Xiao Family members had been avoiding him for days.
That was one thing, but when outsiders mocked him, he could still console himself by thinking they were just people who were against him.
In the same circle, with people of the same status, it was always a matter of mutual disdain.
But for a lowly woman to dare speak to him like this... she was truly courting death!
Xiao Ming casually grabbed the plastic ashtray, which looked heavy but was actually designed to crack easily.
He smashed it viciously toward the woman's head!
This person was a member of the Hongyuan Organization. She knew what was happening the moment she saw his movement and immediately dodged.
However, her movement was subtle. In the dim light, it looked as if she had been knocked down directly by the ashtray.
The next moment, she collapsed to the ground, not forgetting to take out the pre-prepared blood pack and squeeze it onto the top of her head.
At the same time, she gave a meaningful look to another woman.
While Xiao Ming was distracted, the other woman quickly snatched the ashtray, shoved it under the table, and then took out an identical one.
This one, however, was genuine thick glass—the kind that would definitely crack a skull if you hit someone with it!
It was even stained with blood, looking for all the world like a genuine murder weapon!
The woman clutched her head, lying on the ground.
Xiao Ming froze for a second, surprised that she was so fragile.
But he didn't give it a second thought. Instead, he kicked her aside. "Fucking bad luck!"
The last remaining woman immediately dropped to her knees, grabbing Xiao Ming's pant leg and kowtowing repeatedly.
"You are a magnanimous man, please spare us! We'll never say such things again!"
"That Young Master Ouyang is stronger than you, that the Xiao Family is the weakest—I'd rather die than say such things again!"
Xiao Ming stared at her blankly, feeling as if there was something wrong with his ears.
'Why do those words sound so strange?'
The woman was still kowtowing, but this time her words were spoken with genuine feeling. "You bully us like this!"
"Sooner or later, you'll get what's coming to you!"
With that, she looked up. Though her face was tear-streaked and begging for mercy, her words sent a chill down his spine.
"Young Master Xiao, you'd better hope you never stop being a young master, because we sisters have backers of our own."
"If you ever fall into our hands, we will definitely get our revenge!"
'What's going on?'
'What's with these women?'
Xiao Ming's eyes turned red with fury, but he didn't suspect a thing. He assumed the Ouyang Family must have said something to them.
Without a second thought, he kicked the woman away.
"All of you, get the fuck out!"
The woman pretending to be unconscious from the blow to her head took the opportunity to "come to." Supported by her two sisters, she hurriedly ran off.
'The show should be about over now.'