Chapter 45: Chapter 45: Who said… I was going to let you

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio     Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The person who arrived was naturally Qin Yu.

Upon hearing Jie Wendong’s shout, Qin Yu glanced at him and couldn’t help but frown.

“What are you doing here?”

Jie Wendong’s originally arrogant posture slouched, and with an incredibly obsequious smile, he said, “Miss Qin, how come you’ve come to Qingmang Town so late? Why didn’t you tell me beforehand so that I could have greeted you?”

Qin Yu said coldly, “No need! I’m here to take Mr. Xue back!”

Mr. Xue…

Among those present, it seemed that only one person could be referred to as Mr. Xue.

Jie Wendong’s eyelids started twitching madly, and then he saw a scene that made his heart pound with fear.

As Qin Yu walked up close to Xue An, she respectfully said, “Mr. Xue, there’s been some trouble in Beijiang, and we need you to return!”

Many people couldn’t help but inhale sharply.

It was clear to everyone that this young woman’s identity was far from ordinary.

Even the arrogant and domineering Jie Wendong had to show her the utmost respect.

It was evident how extensive her background was.

Yet even such a person had to show such respect to Xue An.

What kind of background did this Xue An have?

And there on the ground, Li Hongyan, who just a moment ago had a face full of disdain and resentment, was now dumbfounded.

But Xue An simply smiled lightly, “No hurry, we’ll deal with the matters here first, then it’s not too late to go back!”

“What matters here?” Qin Yu frowned.

Xue An smiled faintly, “His son came looking for trouble with me, and then, quite unintentionally, I ended up strangling the old man’s son to death. He wants revenge on me, that’s all there is to it!”

Qin Yu’s expression grew serious, and she turned and angrily said to Jie

Wendong, “Jie, do you still want to keep your job? Do you realize that Mr. Xue is Longtai Group’s most esteemed guest? And you dare seek revenge against

Longtai Group.

At the mention of this name, everyone’s eyes changed.

Many underlings quietly started to back away.

What a joke.

Who would dare to mess with Longtai Group in Beijiang and its vicinity?

Compared to Longtai Group, Jie Wendong was nothing more than a hoodlum, at most, a drifter.

As for Li Hongyan, her mouth hung open wider than a duck egg, and suddenly, she remembered something Xue An had once told her.

“Don’t regret it later!”

At the time, she was full of contempt, but now she understood why Xue An had said it.

To be so respectfully treated by the daughter of Longtai Group, her distant nephew had obviously reached heights unimaginable to the average person.

At this realization, Li Hongyan felt almost sick with regret.

Jie Wendong’s face turned ashen.

The reason he had thrived over the years was entirely by relying on the power of Longtai Group.

It could be said that he was nothing more than a dog kept by Longtai Group.

Thus, when Qin Yu scolded him, he didn’t dare to let out a peep.

“Yes, yes, yes! It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have troubled Mr. Xue. Mr. Xue, please be magnanimous and spare me!”

Jie Wendong felt he had lowered himself enough, and though he still felt humiliated, the situation was beyond his control. With Longtai Group backing Xue An, he might as well admit defeat.

So after he had spoken, the atmosphere in the room lightened a bit.

Many people thought that the matter would be settled then and there.

But unexpectedly, Xue An said with a light smile, “Who said… I was going to let you off?”

With that statement.

Jie Wendong felt a surge of blood rush to his head.

“Mr. Xue… My son Jie Hu died by your hand, and now I’m no longer pursuing it.

Do you still intend to… how do you intend to proceed?”

Xue An walked over to Jie Wendong, looking down at him from above and said lightly, “Are you feeling very resentful now?”

Jie Wendong lowered his head, his eyes filled with rage and hatred.

“Fine, then I will give you an opportunity. Take out your gun and shoot me; let’s see if your bullet is faster, or my reactions are!”

This proposal made many people believe that Xue An had gone mad. Jie Wendong was even more shocked, looking at Xue An with disbelief on his face.

Xue An held up three fingers, “I will only count to three. Three, two…”

Bang!

A gunshot sounded.

Xue Lan let out a scream, but once the dust settled,

Xue An stood with his hands behind his back, the bullet clenched between his teeth, wafting thin streams of blue smoke. Jie Wendong was frightened out of his wits.

Is this… still a human?

Xue An spat out the bullet, sighed softly, and said, “I gave you a chance, and you wasted it! Now… it’s my turn!”

Just as Jie Wendong was about to beg for mercy, Xue An slapped him. His body spun through the air for twelve hundred degrees before crashing to the ground, his mouthful of teeth shattered into bits, and his head was nearly smashed open by the slap.

Xue An walked over and stepped on Jie Wendong’s face, slowly twisting his foot with force.

With a series of grating, teeth-gnashing crunches of broken bones,

Jie Wendong’s nose was completely crushed under Xue An’s foot.

Everyone watched this scene in silenced trepidation.

“Mercy… Mercy!” Jie Wendong squeezed these two words out from between his teeth.

Xue An looked indifferent, “Now you know to beg for mercy? Do you remember, when you bullied my parents back then, they also begged you to spare them. Did you stop then?”

Jie Wendong was shaking from the pain, his eyes filled with endless fear and regret as he looked at Xue An.

Qin Yu turned her face away uncomfortably; she was now afraid of the Xue An before her.

Because at that moment, Xue An radiated the imposing air of an emperor judging life and death, devoid of any trace of worldly warmth.

“Remember in your next life, not to be so arrogant!” After Xue An finished speaking, he pressed down with his foot.

Splat.

Jie Wendong’s brain burst open, and he died on the spot.

The crowd fell silent as Xue An glanced at Li Hongyan.

Li Hongyan shuddered all over, terrified that Xue An would come to settle accounts with her next.

But Xue An couldn’t be bothered with her, throwing an elixir to Song Yi instead.

“Consider this your reward. With the deaths of Jie Wendong and his son, you and Lan’er will manage the hotel from now on!”

Song Yi, treasuring the elixir, said respectfully, “Mr. Xue, rest assured, I will definitely assist Miss Lan well.”

Xue An gave Xue Lan a glance, a faint smile on his face, “I will come to see you after some time!” Xue Lan silently nodded.

“Let’s go!”

It wasn’t until Xue An had left the hotel that everyone felt a huge burden lifted from their shoulders.

Li Hongyan beamed with joy, thinking that from now on, her family would be prosperous. Not only did they possess Yue Lai Hotel, but they also had the massive support of Longtai Group!

Just as she was about to speak, Li Hongyan felt something extra in her mouth, and when she spat it out with a ‘puh’,

She realized in horror that it was an entire tongue.

She tried to speak but found she could only make unintelligible noises.

From then on, Li Hongyan became a mute.

On the way back, his two daughters had fallen asleep on Xue An’s legs.

Xue An gently stroked the girls’ backs, his expression extremely tender.

Qin Yu, sitting in the front, saw this scene through the rearview mirror and couldn’t help thinking.

The cruel and ruthless man was him, and so was this gentle man.

But which side of him was the real one?