Lin Feng looked at Li Hongming with a faint smile. He suddenly found this clownish, small-minded man, so desperate to show off his superiority in front of a woman, rather pathetic.

"I don't think you're actually that stupid," Lin Feng said casually, shrugging his shoulders. "If you weren't such a show-off, we might even have become friends. Unfortunately, you insisted on trying to use me to impress this stupid woman. So, I'm sorry, but don't blame me for not giving you any face!"

"Who are you calling a stupid woman?!" Liu Yu, finally understanding Lin Feng was referring to her as the 'stupid woman,' immediately bristled and took offense.

"If the shoe fits!" Lin Feng looked at Liu Yu with a playful smile.

"You're asking for death! How dare you speak to me like that!" Liu Yu glanced at Lin Feng disdainfully, then swung her hand to slap him across the face.

Liu Yu was seething with anger. As the precious daughter of the Liu Family in Harbor City, she had been spoiled and pampered since childhood. Her parents doted on her, and her elders cherished her. From kindergarten through university, she had never suffered the slightest grievance. Whether it was family or outsiders, hardly anyone dared to displease her. Lin Feng's repeated, direct mockery was more than she could tolerate.

In Liu Yu's eyes, young men like Lin Feng in China were a dime a dozen—tens of millions of them. Hitting one was no big deal; at worst, her family would pay a little compensation, and that would be the end of it. There would be absolutely no problem. It had always been like that in Harbor City; who would dare to offend the Liu Family? So, she lashed out without a second thought.

THWACK!

Liu Yu's hand didn't reach Lin Feng's face. Instead, it was caught firmly by a large hand. The grip was so strong that Liu Yu couldn't break free at all.

"What do you think you're doing?" Lin Feng asked coolly, his expression hardening.

"Let go of me! How dare you offend me? I'm Liu Changqing's niece from Harbor City! If you dare to offend me, you're dead!" Liu Yu struggled again, but her right hand remained trapped in Lin Feng's grasp. Her anger flared, and before Li Hongming could intervene, she swung her left hand towards Lin Feng's face.

SMACK!

This time, a crisp, loud slap echoed. However, the roles were reversed. Lin Feng easily dodged Liu Yu's left-handed attack and, with a natural movement, returned a slap to her face. As the saying goes, one good turn deserves another.

Liu Yu naturally couldn't have dodged Lin Feng's slap. She hadn't even tried to, because she simply didn't believe that Lin Feng, knowing she was from the Liu Family of Harbor City, would actually dare to hit her.

Liu Yu was stunned. Ning Aoxue and Su Zi, standing behind Lin Feng, were stunned. The surrounding crowd was dumbfounded. Lin Feng had delivered such a clean, decisive slap to a woman who was, by all accounts, reasonably attractive. It was indeed a rare spectacle.

However, many onlookers who didn't understand the full picture began to make less-than-pleasant comments.

"What's going on? He's hitting a woman, isn't he just bullying her?!"

"Can't you see? It's two men and a woman. It must be a cheating woman running into her ex-husband while out with her new lover!"

"This ex-husband is a bit young! And he hits women too, how disgraceful!"

"Didn't you see? The woman was trying to hit her ex-husband just now, but she's too weak..."

"Really, how can such senseless things happen..."

"Yes, all sorts of people exist..."

Ning Aoxue's and Su Zi's expressions turned grim upon hearing these discussions. Ning Aoxue, in particular, was already upset from her earlier encounter with Cao Ying. Hearing these conjectures now threw her emotions into turmoil. Could this woman, as they suggested, also have some connection to Lin Feng?

When Li Hongming saw Liu Yu rush forward, he too was stunned for a good while. He was starting to agree with Lin Feng's earlier assessment: Liu Yu truly was rather foolish. She'd just had the gall to criticize someone else's character, and then, in the blink of an eye, she resorted to violence herself. Damn it, wasn't that the pot calling the kettle black? How could anyone be so stupid?!

However, as Liu Yu's escort, Li Hongming felt responsible for her. He couldn't just stand by and watch her get hit. He rushed forward a few steps, intending to push Lin Feng away, and shouted, "Brother, stop! Don't lower yourself to arguing with a woman, okay?!"

Lin Feng felt no sense of accomplishment in bullying a woman in public. He released Liu Yu's wrist and said indifferently, "It's not that I wanted to argue with her. Her character is just too poor, and she brought this on herself."

Someone who resorts to violence first—can they really have good character?

And such a person still has the nerve to talk about character? Tsk, tsk…

Lin Feng felt he had acted with a clear conscience. Liu Yu tried to slap him twice, and he only returned one. He had already gone easy on her because she was a woman. What more could she expect? Besides, he hadn't used much force in that slap at all.

After Lin Feng released her, Liu Yu instinctively threw herself into Li Hongming's arms, covered her face, and burst into loud sobs. "Brother Ming, you have to teach him a lesson for me! I'm going to sue him for intentional assault! I want him to go to jail! Get me a lawyer!"

Li Hongming held Liu Yu without saying a word. He knew Liu Yu had brought this entirely upon herself. Lin Feng's actions, at most, constituted self-defense. Even if a complaint was filed, it would only be a minor civil dispute under China's laws. It would be difficult to even get administrative detention, let alone sue Lin Feng for intentional assault and send him to jail. That was simply impossible…

However, Li Hongming knew it would be very difficult to make Liu Yu understand this reasoning, and now was hardly the time to explain.

"Lin Feng, what happened? Why are you letting these riffraff harass you?"

Ning Aoxue and Su Zi, laden with shopping bags, finally couldn't hold back any longer. They emerged from the crowd and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Lin Feng.

It was Ning Aoxue who had spoken. After hearing Liu Yu's ridiculous accusations, she realized the situation wasn't what she had initially imagined. This woman probably had no real connection to Lin Feng. A strange sense of relief washed over her, and she silently convinced herself: no matter what, Lin Feng was her bodyguard. How could she let outsiders bully him?

Lin Feng was surprised by Ning Aoxue and Su Zi's sudden appearance. They hadn't even asked what was going on before labeling Li Hongming and Liu Yu as riffraff. He felt a sense of warmth but was also puzzled by Ning Aoxue's actions. Wasn't this girl still upset with him just a moment ago? Why had she suddenly stepped up to defend him? Ah, a woman's heart truly was as inscrutable as a needle at the bottom of the sea.

Li Hongming was dumbstruck by the sudden appearance of Ning Aoxue and Su Zi. He had just dismissed Lin Feng as a loser with no girlfriend, and now, two stunningly beautiful women—with incredible figures and captivating looks, exuding an air of elegance—had appeared by Lin Feng's side, seemingly to support him.

Ning Aoxue possessed a cold, noble elegance, while Su Zi radiated youthful vitality. Though different in type, both were breathtakingly beautiful. Li Hongming had previously considered Liu Yu attractive, but in front of Ning Aoxue and Su Zi, Liu Yu looked like a plain matron.

Moreover, Ning Aoxue and Su Zi were both carrying shopping bags from luxury brands like Hermès, LV, Chanel, Prada, and Dior. Anyone who could shop so extravagantly was clearly not short on money. Yet, these exquisite beauties were apparently this young man's companions—two of them, no less! And most importantly, they weren't even letting Lin Feng carry their bags!

Could it be that this young man, Lin Feng, was actually their wealthy patron?

Then, who on earth was he? Cold sweat began to bead on Li Hongming's temples. He realized he might have truly picked a fight with someone he couldn't afford to offend this time.

Liu Yu, who usually had a very high opinion of herself, turned visibly pale when Su Zi and Ning Aoxue appeared. Both Su Zi and Ning Aoxue possessed an overwhelming advantage in comparison to her. With both of them present, Liu Yu felt like she should just dig a hole, jump in, and hide from the world.

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