CHAPTER 20: CHAPTER 20: A 3-YEAR-OLD CHILD HAS NOT DEVELOPED AS WELL AS YOU HAVE

Everything in the private room was as usual. Liu San sat steadily on the sofa, with Seven Inch standing emotionlessly beside him, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing Su Qingning enter, Liu San struggled to his feet. He said somberly, "Su Qingning, I was wrong today. I apologize. Also, have someone calculate how much I’ve spent drinking here over the years. I’ll pay the entire bill!"

BOOM!!!

Su Qingning was completely astonished. Is the person standing in front of me really the ruthless Liu San? How could he possibly apologize and offer to pay his tab?

"Honey, you’d better calculate how much that is," Lin Xiao said with a smile.

Su Qingning snapped out of her shock. She didn’t dare accept Liu San’s apology, let alone have him pay the bill. Although Liu San hadn’t spent a single penny since she’d taken over the bar, and although the tab was at least ten million, she knew she couldn’t afford the consequences of making him pay, even if she did desperately want the money.

"San Ye, your presence is an honor to my bar. Please, don’t worry about the bill."

Liu San subconsciously glanced at Lin Xiao. Seeing Lin Xiao watching him with a smile, seemingly ready to make a move, his heart sank.

"Su Qingning, if you don’t let me pay today, you’re looking down on me, Liu San."

Su Qingning was shocked again. Did he take the wrong medicine?

At that moment, Lin Xiao said cheerfully, "It looks like San Ye has had quite a few drinks here. How about this? We’re all friends. We’ll take a small loss. You just give us a casual twenty or thirty million, and we’ll call it even."

Liu San was so angry he wanted to spit blood. This damned beggar is really going too far! I may have never paid Su Qingning any money for my drinks, but there’s no way in hell it adds up to twenty or thirty million! And the most shameless part is, he has the gall to say *they’re* taking a loss!

But Liu San didn’t argue. He had already made up his mind. The face I’ve lost, the beating I took, and the money I’m out... I’ll get it all back twofold in the future.

"Fine! Seven Inch, go pay the bill!" Liu San said sternly.

Su Qingning was utterly shocked. She had been greatly startled when Lin Xiao mentioned twenty or thirty million and was just about to object, but she never expected Liu San to actually agree. Moreover, he seemed particularly receptive to Lin Xiao’s words. What in the world is going on?

While Su Qingning was still in shock, Liu San had already hurried out of the private room. After leaving the bar, he quickly got into his car but didn’t leave right away. He was waiting for Seven Inch, who had gone to settle the bill.

Soon, Seven Inch returned. He said with immense guilt, "Master, I’m sorry you were humiliated today."

"It wasn’t your fault. I didn’t expect that piece of trash to have some skills," Liu San said coldly.

Seven Inch felt even more guilty. "Master, rest assured. I’ve already messaged my Senior Brother. He’ll be here soon. When he arrives, it will be that trash’s dying day!"

Liu San’s anger was finally assuaged. Seven Inch was from Shura Hall, one of the four great sects of the Nine Provinces, and Shura Hall was subordinate to the Martial Alliance. He had long heard Seven Inch say that his Senior Brother’s cultivation was impressive. If he made a move, that damned beggar would certainly die.

"Seven Inch, you’ve handled this matter beautifully," Liu San praised.

"Master, there’s something else I need to tell you," Seven Inch said gravely.

"What is it?"

"That damned beggar just crippled my cultivation!"

BOOM!

That beggar had merely slapped Seven Inch lightly, and it crippled his entire cultivation? Liu San was shocked. Utterly shocked.

...

Liu San had been gone for quite a while, but Su Qingning still hadn’t snapped out of her earlier shock. She couldn’t help it; the impact of what had just happened was simply too great.

"Honey, are you alright?" Lin Xiao asked with a smile.

Su Qingning came back to her senses. "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

"It’s simple. I beat them into submission. Faced with my formidable strength, they had no choice but to yield," Lin Xiao said with a laugh.

Su Qingning glared at him, her cheeks puffed in anger. This shameless hooligan is spouting nonsense again. She truly wished that was what had happened. But that was impossible. Seven Inch is a Martial Artist. If Lin Xiao could really defeat him, why would he be a beggar? After all, Martial Artists are highly sought after by countless prominent families.

"Can you just tell me the truth for once?" Su Qingning asked irritably.

Lin Xiao replied helplessly, "I am telling the truth. You’re just choosing not to believe it."

"Hmph, do you take me for a three-year-old?" Su Qingning grew even angrier.

Lin Xiao gazed at her fiery figure with a smile. "You’re definitely not three years old. A three-year-old couldn’t possibly have such a hot and sexy body."

"You..." Su Qingning was both embarrassed and furious. This shameless hooligan is teasing me again.

Lin Xiao smiled. "Alright, don’t be angry. The truth is, I knelt and begged them for a long time before they reluctantly agreed. I didn’t want to tell you, but you just had to keep asking."

Su Qingning’s heart sank. So *that’s* the truth. No wonder Liu San would let him off, apologize to me, and even pay his entire tab. I should be happy... after all, Liu San apologized and paid. But I can’t feel happy at all. In fact, I feel... sad. An inexplicable ache for Lin Xiao began to grow in her heart. Yes, an ache. She didn’t know exactly how Lin Xiao had pleaded with Liu San, but she knew that getting him to apologize to her and pay up would take far more than simply kneeling.

At this thought, her beautiful, peach-blossom-like eyes instantly turned red. She said in a trembling voice, "I’m sorry!"

Lin Xiao looked at her, completely baffled. "Honey, why are you saying that all of a sudden?"

"If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have had to beg them."

"That’s true," Lin Xiao said with feigned nonchalance. "But it doesn’t matter! As long as he apologized to you and paid the bill, that’s all that matters. A little humiliation for me is nothing, really!"

But as soon as he said that, tears welled up in Su Qingning’s lovely, cherry-blossom eyes. "Why... why would you do that?"

"I had no choice. You’re my wife. I couldn’t just stand by and watch you pole dance for him. Besides, if you’re going to dance for anyone, it should only be for me."

Su Qingning felt there was something off about that statement, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it. She wiped away her tears and said solemnly, "Thank you for what you did today. I owe you a favor, and I hate being indebted to anyone. So, what do you want? How can I repay you?"

Lin Xiao thought about it seriously. "How about you put on a pair of black stockings, and we go have some fun in bed?"

Su Qingning’s face flushed with fury. "Scram!"