CHAPTER 587: CHAPTER 587: FALLING OFF THE CLIFF

Compared to Nie Wei’s threats, which couldn’t even foresee consequences, Xu Ke’s threat was clearly more specific and more intimidating.

"Give up on that idea. We won’t apologize. If my dad finds out you dared to touch me, all three of you are done for." Nie Wei stiffened his neck and brought up his father.

"I’m sorry. What happened today is my fault. Please forgive me." Just as Nie Wei finished speaking, Junior A and Junior B exchanged a glance, and they were the first to defect.

They bowed their heads, gave He Ziyun a standard bow, and spoke with a very sincere attitude.

The two played a clever move, catching everyone off guard. No one expected someone to back down so quickly.

"You two betrayed me!" Nie Wei pointed at them with a trembling finger, his eyes full of anger when he looked at them.

"We’re not betraying you, Boss. Our hearts will always be with you. We’re just being smart and choosing the wiser path," Junior A said, looking at Nie Wei earnestly.

Nie Wei was so infuriated by their absurd logic that he laughed, "Is this how you support me? Saying you’re with me while apologizing to my rival? I don’t need brothers like you. From now on, we cut ties. You take your high road, and I’ll walk my single-plank bridge."

How could Nie Wei, who had been so humiliated by these two, tolerate it? His face turned red with anger, and the fury in his eyes could almost burn them to ashes.

Junior A and Junior B both showed bitter smiles on their faces.

"Boss, you know us, right? We’re afraid of getting hurt. If we weren’t, we’d definitely help you fight him." Junior B expressed loyalty and took a stand, but this loyalty had no value to Nie Wei.

Xu Ke tapped his leg with the hand at his side, "Have you decided yet? Want to apologize or not? Give me a definite answer and don’t waste each other’s time," Xu Ke said.

The stiffness on Nie Wei’s face paused for a few seconds. He didn’t want to apologize but didn’t want to be beaten by Xu Ke either. Last time, not knowing how serious it was, he got his hand broken. This time, now that he knew Xu Ke wasn’t to be trifled with, insisting on it would be reckless.

Nie Wei was considering how to speak, to avoid getting hit while preserving his dignity, when Junior D spoke up again.

"Bro Nie, we can’t give in. He’s got two people, and we’ve got two people too. Two-on-two, we have a good chance of winning. Each of us handles one and gives them a lesson." After Junior D said this, he rushed straight at He Ziyun, leaving Xu Ke to Nie Wei.

Nie Wei watched the action and his eyelids twitched. He hesitated for a moment, and before he could stop them, Junior D and He Ziyun were already fighting, leaving Nie Wei with Xu Ke.

Xu Ke glanced at He Ziyun, then focused on Nie Wei, a faint smile on his lips, "Looks like we’re destined to have a fight." Xu Ke walked toward Nie Wei as he spoke.

"No, no, I don’t want to fight you." Nie Wei awkwardly forced a smile, retreating as Xu Ke approached. Soon, his back hit the fence at the mountaintop. Behind him was a broken cliff.

Nie Wei glanced at the bottomless cliff behind him, his legs turning to jelly. If he hadn’t been holding onto the fence, he might have collapsed onto the ground.

"Don’t come any closer. I don’t want to fight. Let’s just call it even today. I don’t need you to apologize, and don’t ask me to apologize. We’ll call it square." Nie Wei said with a slightly trembling voice.

"That’s your square, not mine." Xu Ke shook his head with a smile.

Xu Ke was handsome, and when he smiled, he looked pleasant. But Nie Wei couldn’t feel Xu Ke’s charm at all, only finding his expression terrifying. It seemed frightening rather than handsome. Plus, the scene of Xu Ke breaking his hand replayed in his mind like a movie.

Thinking of these made Nie Wei involuntarily step back, tightly pressing against the fence, almost wishing he could merge with it and become part of the fence.

Nie Wei leaned heavily on the fence. The wood had turned gray after weathering wind and rain on the mountain. Normally, it was fine, but when Nie Wei pressed against it, some areas couldn’t withstand the force, forming tiny fractures. But Nie Wei’s attention was entirely on Xu Ke, not noticing this change. Xu Ke was relatively far away and didn’t see it either. Danger had enveloped Nie Wei, yet he was unaware.

"What do you want? I’m telling you, apologizing isn’t possible, not in this lifetime. My father is the CEO of the Nie Group, and I’m his only son. When my dad retires, the Nie Group will be mine. I was born with a silver spoon, destined for greatness. What is He Ziyun? He’s not loved by his parents and has been kicked out of the He family. Now he’s just a poor boy with only a fancy name. But what good does that do him? What he has to struggle his whole life for, I can achieve just by lying around sleeping and doing nothing. Why should someone destined for greatness like me apologize to him?"

Nie Wei raised his head, not feeling there was anything wrong with what he just said. It was a fact. Why should someone like him, born with a silver spoon, apologize to someone who would never catch up in this life? Even if he apologized, could He Ziyun take it?

Nie Wei’s unrepentant attitude wiped the smile off Xu Ke’s face completely. Nie Wei was like a big brat, taking his beliefs and causing trouble everywhere, refusing to repent.

Xu Ke definitely wanted to teach him a lesson.

Xu Ke approached Nie Wei with a stern face.

Even when Xu Ke was smiling, Nie Wei found him terrifying. Now that he wasn’t smiling, Nie Wei felt the horror level up. This made Nie Wei unconsciously lean back again. The place that already had some thin cracks gave way unexpectedly, and losing balance, Nie Wei couldn’t control himself and fell backward. Behind him was the bottomless cliff.

How immense can human potential be?

Nie Wei didn’t know before, but now he knew it was limitless.

Just as he was about to fall, his rarely used brain spun rapidly, and within a brief moment, he seemed to have reviewed his short life entirely from memory. The last thing that came to his mind was his father. His father only had one son—him. If he knew he died such a tragic death, who knew how heartbroken he’d be?

Nie Wei shed a tear.

Nie Wei quietly waited to fall. His eyes were tightly shut, lips trembling slightly, with only one thought in mind—hoping that dying wouldn’t be too painful!