Chapter 1614 - 1666: Despicable Relatives
In her panic, Chu Xiaoyao spotted a fruit knife, grabbed it, and as Zhang Tao reached for her, she swung the knife, slashing his arm and leaving a wound. Zhang Tao cried out in pain, pulling back his hand and clutching his arm, his face contorted in agony.
His expression grew even more ferocious, as if he wanted to devour someone, and he cursed at Chu Xiaoyao, "Bitch! Bitch!"
Seeing her son wounded, Wang Jing abandoned the last shred of familial kindness. Her curses became even filthier and more vulgar, but faced with the knife in Chu Xiaoyao’s hand, she dared not rush forward for the moment; otherwise, she would have certainly scratched Chu Xiaoyao’s face.
Her husband said nothing but stealthily picked up a rolling pin, standing behind her in a supportive manner.
Seeing her boyfriend injured and bleeding profusely, Zhang Tao’s girlfriend panicked as well. She hurriedly helped to treat the wound while cursing intermittently, "Bitch, if you don’t want to lend money, fine, but why hurt someone? I’m calling the police; let’s see how they deal with you."
Chu Xiaoyao discreetly opened her phone, pressed a shortcut key, and the first number was Li Yifei’s, which she dialed.
This is why Li Yifei rushed up to the fifth floor, hearing the commotion inside. Chu Xiaoyao never expected this group of relatives to act this way. Having spent time with the Li family, she was quite courageous. Chu Xiaoyao knew one thing: the most important thing right now was to protect herself. She could not afford to be injured; that was crucial, because Li Yifei was already on his way, possibly already arrived.
And so, after about ten minutes of deadlock, Chu Xiaoyao was still safe.
Just then, Wang Jing’s husband pulled Wang Jing aside and came over with the rolling pin. It was eighty centimeters long and qualified as a weapon. He pointed it at Chu Xiaoyao and shouted, "We’re not trying to hurt you. Your aunt just wants you to help out. Why has it come to this point?"
Chu Xiaoyao sneered and said, "You still have the audacity to ask me? To stoop so low, you’re really giving me an education. I’ll give you a word of advice: you better let me leave unharmed, or you’ll be the ones to suffer."
"Damn it, bitch, bitch!" Zhang Tao was provoked by these words. He pushed aside his girlfriend, snatched the rolling pin from his father’s hand, and swung it at Chu Xiaoyao, seemingly wanting to smash her with one stroke.
Fear flashed across Chu Xiaoyao’s face. Her knife was too short, and faced with the rolling pin, she had no power to resist. She instinctively raised her arm to block the pin, crying out loud.
Outside the door, Li Yifei lifted his foot, gathered his strength, and kicked out hard. The anti-theft door in front of him made a booming sound as it caved in from the impact, then fell off and flew into the room.
The door opened outward, and Li Yifei kicked it from the outside, showing the immense power of his kick.
As the foot flew out, the door followed, and a black shadow flashed inside. In the room, except for Chu Xiaoyao, everyone else was effectively sent flying—actually lifted off the ground—as Li Yifei directly knocked them aside, with Zhang Tao, who was about to attack Chu Xiaoyao, getting punched in the neck from behind, sending him flying toward Chu Xiaoyao in an uncontrolled state.
Chu Xiaoyao saw Zhang Tao flying toward her and let out a cry. She thrust the knife forward, but it didn’t pierce Zhang Tao’s body; instead, Li Yifei intercepted it. Li Yifei grabbed Zhang Tao by the neck with one hand and, like a goalkeeper kicking a ball, booted Zhang Tao out again, causing him to slam into the fridge and finally crash to the floor with a thunk.
Everything happened too fast. The other four people were also dealt with by Li Yifei. He glanced at Chu Xiaoyao, scanning her up and down, relieved upon confirming that the young girl was unhurt.
Wang Jing was the first to get up. She looked at Li Yifei, not recognizing this man, but he dared to attack them. Wang Jing’s shrewish nature erupted as she pointed at Li Yifei, cursing, "Bitch, you even called for reinforcements! You dare hit your aunt, uncle, you wretched bastard without a familial sense, you..."
The moment she spat out the word "bastard," Li Yifei moved, slapping Wang Jing so hard that she flew away.
Wang Jing’s body rotated twice in the air, crashing into the sofa—fortunately, it was the sofa, or she might have ended up with a broken skull with the coffee table.
Wang Jing’s husband saw his wife being struck and couldn’t help but charge forward, but likewise, Li Yifei kicked him in the stomach, a blow that left him kneeling speechless. Zhang Tao’s girlfriend was terrified by Li Yifei’s brutal behavior. She had been holding a ceramic toy, ready to secretly smash it toward Chu Xiaoyao, but when Li Yifei swept a cold gaze at her, she quickly hid the toy behind her back and sneakily put it down.
As for Zhao Zimo, his eyes were wide, not for any other reason but because Zhao Zimo recognized Li Yifei.
In Mile City, among a certain circle, you could be ignorant of what the mayor looked like but not of Li Yifei. This Coiled Dragon lurking in Mile City was someone many envied, resented, yet hoped to learn more about Li Yifei and the Li family, then discuss and boast within their own circles. Zhao Zimo was just an ordinary person who considered himself ok, so he had worked to understand and had seen photos of Li Yifei.
That’s not scary—the truly terrifying part was that the beauty he had coveted for a while called Li Yifei "husband"...
Hearing this title, Zhao Zimo’s liver almost split from fright. Damn you, Zhang Tao, oh Zhang Tao, your family has such a powerful relative, relying on such a big tree, yet you think not of pleasing them to hope for some favors, but instead force Li Yifei’s woman to draw a knife...
For God’s sake, if Li Yifei just shows a hint of his power, it’s enough for the Zhang family to live for several lifetimes.
Thinking about the incidents just now, Zhao Zimo wishes he could turn into an ant, a cockroach, or even a stinkbug would be fine, anything to avoid standing on the side watching Li Yifei take action against the Zhang family.
With a thud, seeing Li Yifei look over, Zhao Zimo dropped to his knees, raised his hand, and slapped his own mouth while saying, "Mr. Li, I’m just... passing by, it’s none of my business, I didn’t do anything."
Pa pa pa, the continuous slapping quickly made Zhao Zimo’s face red and swollen. He had no choice but to do so; Li Yifei’s reputation was too terrifying, and while it might not make kids wet their beds, it was almost there. Zhao Zimo couldn’t bear the faint glance from him.
Seeing this person so aware of the situation, Li Yifei didn’t make things too difficult for him. He took a glance and then ignored him, holding Chu Xiaoyao’s hand and gently asked, "Are you alright?"
"Husband, I’m fine." Chu Xiaoyao still looked unwell, shook her head, and then said, "Husband, handle it as you see fit, I don’t have such relatives."
With a few words, Li Yifei understood the truth of the matter, and at this moment, Wang Jing and her husband, their son, and his girlfriend also came to understand Li Yifei’s identity.
Wang Jing, who would usually curse for ten minutes if someone stepped on her foot, suddenly didn’t dare to speak, not because she didn’t want to, but because she didn’t dare.
Wang Jing’s husband, who would usually berate someone to tears if he wasn’t given a seat on the bus by a young person, hung his head and stared silently, also not daring to make a sound.
The never-taking-a-loss Zhang Tao and his girlfriend also wilted. Zhang Tao was dizzy after getting hit twice by Li Yifei, but at the same time, he sobered up, realizing this was the man cheap sister Chu Xiaoyao was maintaining. Knowing that this was not someone they could provoke, especially since with Chu Xiaoyao saying they weren’t relatives, and leaving it to Li Yifei to handle, they knew they were in trouble.
"Great, really great relatives." Li Yifei was very angry, you could hear the ice in his voice. When he let Chu Xiaoyao come by herself earlier, Li Yifei didn’t expect this situation to occur, or rather he didn’t even consider it like this. Even if Chu Xiaoyao shouted over the phone earlier, they were relatives after all, and some face should be considered.
But were these people considering any face? In that case, neither did Li Yifei need to.
Seeing his woman, especially Chu Xiaoyao, being bullied, Li Yifei couldn’t control his temper. With Chu Xiaoyao’s parents gone, Li Yifei refused to let anyone bully her.
So, Li Yifei swept his gaze over everyone and said, "Since you want money, I’ll give you money."
Turning his head, Li Yifei said to Chu Xiaoyao, "Xiaoyao, go wait for me in the car downstairs. When the security team arrives, let them come up."
There was a hint of reluctance in Chu Xiaoyao’s eyes, but thinking about these detestable relatives, she said nothing more, nodded, and prepared to leave.
With a thud, Wang Jing fell to her knees, shouting to Chu Xiaoyao, "Xiaoyao, aunt knows she’s wrong, don’t go, just now... just now was a joke, we didn’t mean to hit you, we were just afraid you’d hurt yourself with the knife. Look, aunt just wants your help, and if you don’t help, aunt won’t say anything."
Chu Xiaoyao paused her step, looked back at Wang Jing, and said, "What really happened, you know better than me, don’t pretend here. I, Chu Xiaoyao, don’t have parents anymore, but I’m not pitiful, and I’m not someone to be bullied!"
After saying this, Chu Xiaoyao walked out the door without looking back, slowly going downstairs.
Wang Jing started crying out loud. Zhang Tao’s girlfriend was also wiping tears, realizing Zhang Tao’s family was in trouble, and immediately thought not about joining them in misery, but about finding a way to save herself.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Tao’s girlfriend couldn’t come up with a good solution. She even envied Zhao Zimo, who got away with just slaps and no beating.
Not someone to be bullied, that was Chu Xiaoyao’s stance; she was really heartbroken, and Li Yifei was truly angry, so Wang Jing’s family had to bear Li Yifei’s wrath.