Chapter 1053 - 1041: Evil Gets Its Due
Li Wentao marveled, then raised his hand to pat Jiang Zihong on the shoulder, jokingly saying, "No wonder someone like you, Young Master Jiang, who’s been through countless flowers and constantly flirts around, now suddenly wants to get married and drink from just one pot. Turns out Third Miss Qiao is such a stunning beauty!"
Jiang Zihong put away his phone and sneered, "Isn’t that obvious? If she weren’t so beautiful, how could I put so much effort into chasing her, let alone think about marrying her?"
The two were chatting by the bar.
In the private room, Qiao Jing suddenly received a call from Qiao Hong.
As someone was singing and others were shaking dice nearby, it was a bit noisy, so Qiao Jing thought it would be better to take the call on the small terrace in the corridor.
When she stepped out of the private room with her phone and walked along the corridor towards the terrace, Li Wentao at the bar glanced sideways and happened to notice her.
Li Wentao’s eyes lit up. He was initially going to tell Jiang Zihong about it, but just as the words reached his lips, his mischievous mind began to come alive.
He squinted his eyes and changed his tune, saying, "Young Master Jiang, you drink by yourself first, I’m going to the restroom."
Jiang Zihong glanced at him, full of disdain, "They say lazy people pee a lot, that’s definitely you, hurry up and go!"
Li Wentao pulled a fake smile, put down his wine glass, and got up to leave.
To avoid raising Jiang Zihong’s suspicion, he pretended to head towards the restroom.
Once he confirmed he was out of Jiang Zihong’s sight, he changed direction and headed toward the corridor.
By this time, Qiao Jing had finished the call and was preparing to return to the private room.
Qiao Hong called just to ask when she might come back and told her to have fun but not to stay out too late.
After giving these few reminders, Qiao Hong said she wouldn’t disturb her gathering any longer and then hung up.
So the entire call lasted only about two minutes.
Putting away her phone, Qiao Jing turned to leave the terrace, but after a few steps, someone unexpectedly blocked her way.
She raised her eyes for a glance and quickly recognized the person standing in her way as one of Jiang Zihong’s cronies, seemingly named Li something.
Li Wentao looked at Qiao Jing’s face for a moment, then clicked his tongue, "Tsk tsk, such a beautiful woman, what a pity about that face... But it doesn’t seem too serious, why not get it treated?"
Qiao Jing remained expressionless, not wanting to pay him any attention.
Anyone who associated with someone like Jiang Zihong was definitely no good!
After a pause, Li Wentao suddenly feigned a look of realization and said to himself, "I get it! Are you afraid that once your face is treated, Young Master Jiang won’t leave you alone?"
He was spot on. Qiao Jing indeed had the same thought.
Her eyebrows unconsciously furrowed when he hit the nail on the head.
Li Wentao’s gaze had always lingered on Qiao Jing’s face and naturally caught her slight frown.
This discovery made Li Wentao quite smug, "Looks like I’m really smart, guessing it just right! But I still think you should get your face treated."
At this point, Li Wentao started showing his true colors, shamelessly saying, "Or how about being with me? I’m not like that pervert Jiang Zihong. After all the women he’s been with, I remain quite virtuous; I can count the women I’ve been with on one hand!"
"Rest assured, as long as you’re with me, I will definitely treat you well, let you enjoy the best of everything, wear gold and silver, carefree..."
"Get lost!"
A cold word escaped Qiao Jing’s lips, interrupting Li Wentao’s endless prattle.
Seeing her attitude, Li Wentao felt a bit embarrassed and promptly sneered, saying sinisterly, "Let me tell you, I’m not as patient as Young Master Jiang, who will slowly pursue and marry you."
"I’m looking for you just to make you my mistress. I’m a married man, with a wife and kids. If you don’t agree, do you believe I’ll deal with you right here and now!"
As soon as Li Wentao finished speaking, a furious shout suddenly came from the corridor behind him.
"You want to deal with her? Try saying that again!"
"I just said it, so what?"
Li Wentao arrogantly retorted while turning his head to look behind him.
He seemed to find the approaching person familiar.
When the person got closer, he suddenly recalled.
Isn’t this Xu Moqian, the eldest young master of the Xu Family!
Li Wentao chuckled dryly and said, "Oh, it’s Young Master Xu, what a coincidence to meet you here."
Xu Moqian ignored him, walked straight to Qiao Jing’s side, and stared at Li Wentao with displeasure, coldly saying, "What you just said, have the guts to repeat it!"
Seeing Xu Moqian’s posture, Li Wentao thought he saw through the situation.
He raised his eyebrows, grinning sinisterly, "So it looks like even Young Master Xu has taken a liking to this woman? How about we share then, I don’t mind at all."
"Fuck off!"
Xu Moqian swore, immediately throwing a punch at Li Wentao’s face.
"Ah——"
Li Wentao was knocked sideways, crying out in pain on the spot.
He never expected Xu Moqian would suddenly act, unable to dodge, taking a solid punch, and grimacing in pain.
Holding his aching face, he turned to Xu Moqian, gritting his teeth, "What the hell, why are you hitting people? Do you want everything for yourself? Even if you’re Young Master Xu, from a better family than mine, there should still be some respect for first come, first served!"
"First come, first served? If you want to talk about that, I knew her first!"
As he said this, Xu Moqian’s fists clenched tighter, his tone vicious, "Who the hell do you think you are, daring to have designs on her! I think you’re tired of living!"
At this moment, Xu Hongzu, out looking for someone, followed the noise and arrived.
Seeing his grandson in a standoff, looking ready to fight, he furrowed his grey eyebrows and sternly said, "What’s going on here? What are you all doing?"
Xu Hongzu, after all, is the second-ranked agricultural tycoon in the empire, famous and often appearing on TV as a representative of a research institute, frequently on agricultural economic channels, a household name.
So Li Wentao recognized Xu Hongzu at a glance, also knowing he is Xu Moqian’s grandfather.
His eyes turned, and he started complaining pitifully, "Elder Xu, please control your grandson, I didn’t provoke him, just said a couple of words, and he suddenly hit me."
"Look at what my face has become! That’s your grandson’s doing!"
Li Wentao pointed to his swollen face, indignantly complaining.
Seeing Li Wentao’s look, Xu Moqian was even more furious, turning to his grandfather and saying, "This bastard harassed Xiao Jing, it’s good enough I didn’t strangle him on the spot!"