CHAPTER 40: CHAPTER 40: ARROGANT DEMEANOR

Seeing the sudden figure appear.

Inside the private room, all the gangsters were startled, but shortly after, their faces turned ferocious one by one.

Because they realized the person who barged in was merely a young man of seventeen or eighteen, with delicate features and tender skin — clearly not someone powerful!

At this moment, Ye Qianqian cried out in astonishment, "Brother! You... why are you here?"

That’s right, the person who had come was none other than Ye Fei, who had rushed over from home!

Ye Fei was already furious because of his father’s injuries, but when his Divine Sense detected his little sister Ye Qianqian, it was precisely the moment Zhao Si was about to make a move on her.

This caused Ye Fei’s rage to explode completely, leading to the scene just now!

Brother?

Before Ye Fei could respond, Zhao Si immediately crawled up from the floor and began laughing.

"So you’re Qianqian’s brother? Doesn’t that make you my brother-in-law? Brother-in-law, your entrance gift is certainly unique!"

Ye Fei saw Zhao Si could still stand up and wasn’t particularly surprised.

This was intentional on his part.

Though Ye Fei was angry, his mind remained sharp.

Zhao Si, renowned as a North Suburb thug, was someone Ye Fei had long heard of. Simply teaching him a lesson or outright eliminating him would be easy.

But Zhao Si had a sizable number of gang members under him, and they would undoubtedly come after Ye Fei’s parents and sister for revenge.

Therefore, Ye Fei’s plan was to provoke Zhao Si into exposing all his forces, taking them out in one fell swoop to ensure lasting peace.

However, Ye Qianqian wasn’t aware of Ye Fei’s intentions.

Seeing Zhao Si back on his feet and the gangsters surrounding them, she immediately stared at Ye Fei in worry and said, "Brother! Why are you here? Why didn’t Mom stop you? Our family can’t fight Zhao Si—you should leave!"

"Leave?"

Upon hearing Ye Qianqian’s words, Zhao Si sneered coldly, "Qianqian, he may be my brother-in-law, but I’m not just anyone in the North Suburb. If I let him kick me and then leave like that, where would my reputation go? Surround him! Let’s see if anyone dares leave today!"

"You..."

Ye Qianqian became anxious at once, but, as a powerless woman, she could only look at Zhao Si and plead, "Zhao Si, what must I do for you to spare my brother?"

"Spare him? Simple!"

Zhao Si chuckled sinisterly. "As long as you give yourself to me today, not only will I spare your brother, but I’ll also send your crippled old dad to the best hospital!"

"What? What’s wrong with my dad? What did you do to him? Didn’t you say if I stayed with you, you wouldn’t touch my family?"

Ye Qianqian froze at Zhao Si’s words.

She didn’t know that her father was currently bedridden, reduced to a vegetative state.

Zhao Si seemed to realize he’d slipped up, but with the situation already this far, he grinned sinisterly and said, "Since I’ve let it slip, you might as well know! Your old man came to find me the day after you were with me. He didn’t know when to quit, so I had my people shut him up. By now, he’s probably nothing more than a cripple! Hahaha!"

"What? My dad... my dad... Zhao Si, you beast!"

Ye Qianqian shouted furiously, raising her fist to strike Zhao Si.

Zhao Si laughed wildly, dodging and reaching out to grab Ye Qianqian.

But at that moment, a hand abruptly grabbed his wrist. A calm voice said, "Do you think I don’t exist?"

"Oh? Brother-in-law, eh? Haha! I almost forgot about you, this weakling. Felt good, didn’t it, landing that kick earlier? Ready for me to return the favor now?" Zhao Si sneered.

"No way! Fourth Brother, let me handle him! I’ll teach him a thing or two about life!"

"I’m better suited. I love helping people stretch their muscles!"

"Move aside! I’ll take care of him — one second flat!"

Zhao Si’s gang members all chimed in, clearly not taking Ye Fei seriously.

Zhao Si grinned and said, "Brother-in-law, don’t say I’m playing unfair. Take your pick among my boys—beat one and you can go; lose, and you can look forward to ending up like your ghost of an old man!"

"No... that’s impossible!"

Ye Qianqian immediately protested.

She had been with Zhao Si long enough to witness his gang’s brutal nature.

Though they weren’t outright killers, their fighting skills were far beyond ordinary people.

And in Ye Qianqian’s eyes, Ye Fei was just a shy, kind-hearted brother with no physical strength to speak of.

The gap between the two sides was enormous; how could she let this happen?

Zhao Si sneered and said, "Why not? Or... come with me to the room next door now, and I might consider not crippling your brother. At worst, he’ll just be bedridden for a year or so!"

"I... I..."

Ye Qianqian’s eyes welled up with tears.

On one side was her most precious virtue, and on the other was her beloved brother—how could she possibly choose?

Just as Ye Qianqian hesitated, almost agreeing to Zhao Si’s proposition, Ye Fei spoke calmly, "Enough talk. Hurry up and make your move!"

"Oh? Did you hit your head or something?"

Zhao Si burst out laughing. "Your sister is begging for mercy, and here you are posturing? What’s it gonna be—are you fearless or plain stupid? Boys, go show him who I am!"

"Got it!"

The gangsters, already itching for action, rushed at Ye Fei without hesitation.

Seeing Ye Fei about to be attacked, Ye Qianqian screamed, "Brother! Dodge!"

In this life-or-death moment, Ye Fei remained calm, giving Ye Qianqian a warm smile and saying, "Don’t worry, your brother will be fine!"

Fine?

Before Ye Qianqian could process his words, Ye Fei clenched his fist and swung it forward.

In an instant, the dozen gangsters felt as though a train had suddenly smashed into them.

Boom!

A thunderous crash echoed as Ye Fei’s punch sent the gangsters flying into the wall, where they stayed lodged, unable to move.

Ye Qianqian, shocked, looked closer. It wasn’t that they couldn’t move; they had passed out cold, embedded in the wall by Ye Fei’s strike.

"This... this..."

Zhao Si, having never seen such overwhelming strength, was so stunned he nearly collapsed.

"Who... who are you really?" Zhao Si stammered.

"Me?"

Ye Fei smiled faintly. "I’m someone you can’t afford to provoke!"