Capítulo 1423: Chapter 1423: He Is Mr. Ye! (Second Update)

Zhou Zheng’s sudden appearance made Fang Sijie’s beautiful eyebrows furrow once again.

“Sijie, what brings you here?” Zhou Zheng spoke eagerly as if the day’s events hadn’t happened at all.

Fang Sijie already had no feelings for Zhou Zheng, especially now that her relationship with Ye Qiu had warmed up, making any possibility with Zhou Zheng even more impossible.

“Uncle, please stop bothering my mom, otherwise, Daddy Ye Qiu will be unhappy, and then you’ll be in trouble,” Yinyin reminded from the side.

At the mention of Ye Qiu, the brazen young man who claimed he could take everything from him flooded Zhou Zheng’s mind. Could Zhou Zheng be a three-year-old child to be so easily frightened?

“Yinyin, I’m the one who’s really good to you and your mother. What has that man given you? Look, every time I see you, I always bring you little gifts.”

“Enough, Zhou Zheng, this is a celebration banquet, can we all stay rational?” Fang Sijie said.

“I’m not being irrational, Sijie, you’re here just in time. My uncle is right over there; I’ll take you to meet him. Once the company develops well, the future Zhou family will be mine. Marry me, and you’ll be the young mistress of the Zhou family.” Zhou Zheng said.

“Sorry, I don’t want to be the young mistress of your Zhou family. Please let go of me.” Fang Sijie, held by Zhou Zheng, seemed to be forcibly taken away.

“Let her go!”

Suddenly, a figure appeared between them, grabbing Zhou Zheng’s arm.

“It’s you!” Zhou Zheng saw that it was Ye Qiu, this young man daring enough to compete with him for a woman.

“Let go of me, or you won’t leave here today.” Zhou Zheng felt pain in his arm, Ye Qiu’s grip felt like a vice.

Ye Qiu laughed; besides confronting those alien warriors, there were no ordinary people who dared to threaten him like this.

Ye Qiu still didn’t let go, while Zhou Zheng, due to the pain, released Fang Sijie’s arm instead.

“What audacity, do you want to ruin the celebration of the Song, Luo, and Zhou families?” Zhou Zheng, seeing Ye Qiu still holding on, grew even angrier. To dare act out here was simply reckless.

“Heh, so what if I ruin it? The three families don’t dare do anything to me.” Ye Qiu said indifferently.

Zhou Zheng laughed, laughing heartily. The conflict between him and Ye Qiu caught the attention of those around them. Many people opened their mouths in surprise seeing Ye Qiu, but no one dared step forward.

Zhou Zhen hadn’t noticed the change in expression of those around him and stared at Ye Qiu. “A madman indeed, not even putting the Triangular families in his eyes. Kid, you can only blame yourself for seeking death. Many people heard what you just said, so today I’ll teach you a lesson on behalf of the Triangular families.”

Saying this, Zhou Zheng raised his other hand and struck Ye Qiu violently.

Ye Qiu did not dodge. For an ordinary person attacking him, even allowing the attack would cause no harm.

“This is me teaching you a lesson on behalf of the Triangular families,” Zhou Zheng said loudly, feeling very smug about teaching Ye Qiu a lesson. Because he claimed he was acting on behalf of the Triangular families, and since Ye Qiu was boastful, everyone heard it. Even if the Triangular families found out later, they would favor him.

At the same time, he could elevate himself and humiliate Ye Qiu in front of Fang Sijie, making her regret choosing Ye Qiu.

This two-birds-one-stone scenario, Zhou Zheng thought of it almost instantly, and he acted without hesitation.

Ye Qiu looked at where Zhou Zheng hit his shoulder, lightly brushing it as if there was dust there.

“I advise you to scram; otherwise, when the Song family comes, you’ll only embarrass yourself.” Zhou Zheng withdrew his hand and stood there triumphantly, full of pride.

Ye Qiu smiled, said nothing, and looked past Zhou Zheng.

The crowd spontaneously parted, and Song Jie, Jiang Hao, and Luo Ming quickly walked over.

Seeing Song Jie and the others appear, Zhou Zheng was pleased. Though he didn’t know them, he had seen them from afar and knew they were the sons of the Triangular families, whom no one dared provoke in the Capital City.

He glanced at Ye Qiu, his expression seeming to convey that Ye Qiu was doomed.

“Young Master Song, Young Master Jiang, Young Master Luo, you came at the right time. This guy dared to cause trouble here, ruining the celebration, so I taught him a lesson on your behalf…” Zhou Zheng was saying, but Song Jie and the others walked right past him, ignoring Zhou Zheng’s words, and approached Ye Qiu, bowing respectfully, “Young Master.”

“Young Master Song, you…” Zhou Zheng was stunned. These three were the enforcers of the Triangular families, yet why were they bowing and scraping to this guy and calling him a Young Master? Who on earth was he?

Ye Qiu nodded and said indifferently, “Someone just said he was teaching me a lesson on behalf of your Triangular families and told me to scram. Song Jie, you’re getting bolder.”

“Young Master, I was unaware of this. I’ll provide you an explanation right away.” Song Jie saw Ye Qiu’s cold gaze and felt a jolt of fear, worried this Young Master might resort to violence.

“Are you the one disrespecting the Young Master?” Song Jie walked up to Zhou Zheng expressionlessly.

“Young Master Song, I…” Before Zhou Zheng could finish his words, there was a slap.

Zhou Zheng was sent flying.

Song Jie suddenly kicked, and then Jiang Hao and Luo Ming rushed in to deliver a furious beating to Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng was beaten half to death, only stopping when Ye Qiu said, “That’s enough.”

Song Jie and the others then ceased, and throughout the whole thing, no one dared to step forward to intervene.

Zhou Zheng was left in pain all over, with a cut on his face, as he struggled to stand, glaring at Song Jie and the others, “Young Master Song, what do you mean by this? I’m a member of the Zhou family, the future leader, and you beat me just because of him, isn’t this too domineering?”

“Calling me domineering? Heh…” Song Jie sneered, “Who do you think you are to dare disrespect Mr. Ye? Your backing is the Zhou family, right? Fine, after today, there won’t be a Zhou family in the Capital anymore.”

“Young Master Song, please don’t.” An elder rushed over, pleading.

“Uncle…” Zhou Zheng was petrified, not expecting his uncle to stoop so low before Song Jie.

“It’s useless to beg me. Your Zhou family insulted Mr. Ye and must face the consequences,” Song Jie said coldly.

“Wait… Mr. Ye? Who is Mr. Ye?” Zhou Zheng caught a crucial term.

His gaze suddenly landed on Ye Qiu, and he struggled to spit out, “You’re… Mr. Ye…”

“Mr. Ye, Zhou Zheng didn’t mean to offend you. Please spare our Zhou family,” the elder directly knelt in front of Ye Qiu, pleading for clemency.

Ye Qiu ignored the elder and looked at Zhou Zheng, speaking calmly, “Do you remember what I told you?”

Zhou Zheng recalled Ye Qiu’s previous words, that if he dared to pester his woman again, he’d strip him of everything.

Only now did he understand that Ye Qiu wasn’t bluffing because he was Mr. Ye, the legendary figure behind the mythic rise of the Triangular families.

The title “Mr. Ye” hit Zhou Zheng’s heart like a heavy hammer, and he realized it was all over. His promising future had been destroyed in an instant.

Zhou Zheng was left ashen-faced, dazed on the spot.

“I don’t want to see you again.”

“Oh, and I don’t want the Zhou family to exist in the Capital anymore.”

“Song Jie, I’ll leave this to you.”

Ye Qiu glanced at Zhou Zheng for a moment, then slowly turned and walked away without looking back.