CHAPTER 601: CHAPTER 601: USING POWER TO OPPRESS PEOPLE

"Why are you talking to me with that expression? Are you not happy that I came over?" Miss Feng seemed to not have heard a word Xu Ke said and spoke to herself.

"Today it’s not convenient to entertain guests at home, so please, Miss Feng, go back." Xu Ke wasn’t angry at being ignored and emulated Miss Feng’s attitude by saying what he wanted without acknowledging her words.

Xu Ke’s counterattack made Miss Feng’s face suddenly turn grim.

"Do you know why I ran out here? It’s because of you, and now you’re trying to kick me out. Do you even have a heart?" Miss Feng bit her lip and stubbornly looked at Xu Ke.

"Please, Miss Feng, stop saying such ambiguous things. I’ve never been involved in your family matters, and I’m not going to take the blame for this." Xu Ke shrugged off the scapegoat on his back and gave Miss Feng a sarcastic eye roll.

"I don’t care; I must go to your house today. If you stop me, I’ll have my dad deal with you. You better think clearly, I’m a government official’s child, and you’re just a wealthy businessman. It’s easy for our family to take you down. Besides, I’m the only child my parents have. If I’m wronged, they will definitely stand up for me." Miss Feng flaunted the influence of Mr. and Mrs. Feng.

Xu Ke’s expression changed to something less pleasant.

Miss Feng saw Xu Ke’s face darken, but instead of feeling scared, she smiled and unabashedly observed everything around her.

Xu Ke was silent, not because he couldn’t deal with this annoying person, but because he weighed whether it was worth using his connections for such a woman.

He hated being threatened.

"Have you thought it through? It’s really cold outside. What if I catch a cold out here?" Miss Feng pouted and put on a seemingly wronged look at Xu Ke.

Xu Ke closed his eyes. Although it seemed like overkill, Miss Feng, to Xu Ke, was like a fly; it didn’t bite but was irritating and made him very uncomfortable. In Shangjing, few dared to provoke him like this anymore. Xu Ke licked his palate.

Just as Xu Ke was about to say something, two lively figures dashed to the main entrance.

Tang Zhongwei’s eyes sparkled as she looked at Xu Ke, appearing slightly embarrassed. Yu Xia’s face was flushed from running, and her pitiful face wore an unusually vivid hue, even more vibrant than usual.

"Why did you two come out, and dressed so lightly?" Lin Mengyao, adjusting Xu Ke’s coat she wore, asked.

"I’m not cold, as long as I think about seeing my cousin and cousin-in-law, I won’t feel cold," Tang Zhongwei gave Lin Mengyao a sweet smile, but her eyes kept glancing at Xu Ke, quietly watching his reaction.

Yu Xia didn’t say anything witty, just smiled shyly and bashfully, stepped closer to Lin Mengyao, and held her arm without saying a word.

Miss Feng’s expression was sour ever since Tang Zhongwei and Yu Xia appeared, looking at the four standing together as if someone owed her a lot of money.

"Who are these two? Why are they living at your house?" Miss Feng pointed at Yu Xia and Tang Zhongwei, her tone edged with anger.

Yu Xia and Tang Zhongwei looked towards Miss Feng from the direction of the voice. Actually, they had seen her earlier but mutually pretended not to notice.

The stance at the door was obvious to anyone, not just a blind person.

Yu Xia always prioritized Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao, and whoever made them unhappy was her enemy. Tang Zhongwei regarded Xu Ke as her own and would not allow others to take him away.

So, facing Miss Feng’s question, without waiting for others to speak, Tang Zhongwei spoke first, "Who are you? Why are you standing outside the gate?" Tang Zhongwei asked, with a look full of provocation.

"What do you think you are, having the right to talk to me? I’m talking to Xu Ke, what’s it to you if I tear your mouth apart?" Miss Feng looked at Tang Zhongwei fiercely.

Tang Zhongwei was startled by Miss Feng’s expression, and then her face flushed from her words, turning a vivid blend of red and blue like a neon light, making a spectacular sight. However, none of the other three present laughed at her, nor did anyone comfort her.

"Miss Feng sure has the gall, coming to my doorstep to threaten guests in my house. I wonder what rules your father taught you." Xu Ke smirked coldly.

"What do you mean? Are you saying I’m unruly? You should feel honored I even consider you. Not only are you ungrateful, but you also speak against me for an utterly insignificant woman. Are you stupid?" Miss Feng looked at Xu Ke with disbelief, as if she couldn’t believe what she was hearing, her superior gaze as if she were looking down upon the lowest of ants.

"That remark should be for you. This is Shangjing, not a place where your father can do as he pleases. Didn’t he tell you to behave with your tail between your legs while here?" Xu Ke chuckled softly, speaking icily.

"My dad did say that, and I know I need to behave, but you’re just a businessman. Even with all your money, so what? Haven’t you heard the saying, ’civil can’t fight officials’?" Miss Feng articulated each word.

"But do you know there’s also a saying, ’Money makes even ghosts turn the mill’? And even if your dad’s position isn’t finalized yet, even when it is, he won’t dare speak to me like that. The Xu Family has stood in Shangjing for nearly a hundred years; not just anyone can step on us. If you leave now, I’ll consider it a favor to your father as if nothing happened. Otherwise, I’ll have to personally invite your father here for tea." Xu Ke’s face still bore a smile, but his eyes were as cold as the water in a winter lake.

Miss Feng briefly met Xu Ke’s gaze, feeling slightly guilty.

But she quickly regained her composure, "Do you think I’m a three-year-old, scared off by words like that? The Xu Family might indeed be influential in Shangjing, but so what? When my father first went to Qingzhou, no one believed he’d achieve what he has today. Many local nobility tried to bring him down, but what happened? They became stepping stones in his ascent. If my father could step over them to rise, he can certainly step over you too."