Chapter 81: Kneel Down and Apologize

Yuan Shanshan leaned against the man’s chest, giggling coquettishly. She couldn’t wait to make Yang Bingyu kneel and kowtow to her right this second.

After all, her current sugar daddy was the underground king of Jianghai City. There was no way a fake daughter of the Yang Family and a freeloading gigolo who lived off women could ever compete against Boss Wang.

Watching the thugs cheering and pumping their fists, Ye Xuan took a step forward, shielding Yang Bingyu behind him. If he had been alone, he wouldn’t have feared them no matter how many there were. But with Yang Bingyu here, he had to prioritize her safety.

"Wang Bao, what are you doing here? Have you found out what I asked you to investigate?"

A cold, crisp voice suddenly rang out.

The excited thugs instantly fell silent, cowering and pulling their heads in, not daring to make another peep. Even the man who had his arms around Yuan Shanshan roughly shoved her aside, turning to the newcomer with an obsequious smile.

"Boss White Snake, what a coincidence! Are you here shopping too?"

Wang Bao felt completely helpless. He wondered why he had to run into this King Yama everywhere he went. The spots where he had been beaten up last time were still throbbing with pain.

"What? Am I not allowed to be here?" White Snake raised an eyebrow at Wang Bao, his tone turning a few degrees colder.

This terrified Wang Bao, sending cold sweat pouring down his back.

"Boss White Snake, what are you talking about? Is there anywhere in Jianghai City that you can’t go? Even if you wanted to go to the moon, I, Wang Bao, would do everything in my power to send you there!"

Listening to Wang Bao’s blatant flattery, Yang Bingyu couldn’t help but let out a PFFT of laughter. She hadn’t expected the underground king of Jianghai City to ever bow and scrape to anyone else. Back when Wang Bao was fighting the Yang Family over that plot of land in the east of the city, he certainly hadn’t looked this meek and submissive.

"What the hell are you laughing at, you bitch? Keep laughing and see if I don’t sell you to the south as a military prostitute!" Feeling his pride bruised by her laughter, Wang Bao pointed a finger at Yang Bingyu and cursed furiously.

"Are you sure about that?" Yang Bingyu wasn’t afraid in the slightest. Instead, she retorted with an amused expression, looking like she was waiting for a good show.

"Fuck it. Boys, grab this stinking slut! I’ll let you all have your fill of her today before we ship her down south!" Wang Bao, whose temper had already been suppressed by White Snake’s presence, decided to vent all his pent-up anger on Yang Bingyu.

Hearing his order, the thugs burst into a chorus of lecherous laughter.

Disgusted by the perverts, Yang Bingyu furrowed her brows. She sneered and kindly warned him, "Wang Bao, if you apologize to me right this second, I’ll let your earlier comments slide. Otherwise, you and your little lover are going to be in deep trouble."

"Fuck off, who the hell do you think you are? You expect me to apologize to you? Boys, stop wasting time and drag her away!"

Wang Bao hadn’t grown up being easily scared. As the underground king of Jianghai City, he had heard every ruthless threat and met every vicious person out there. Naturally, he didn’t take Yang Bingyu seriously. With a wave of his large hand, he ordered his thugs to make their move.

"Wang Bao, do you have a fucking death wish?! You actually dare to touch her?!" Finally realizing why Yang Bingyu had called him over, White Snake kicked Wang Bao squarely in the stomach and roared at him.

Wang Bao was completely dazed by the kick. He wondered why he couldn’t touch Yang Bingyu, who was nothing but a fake eldest daughter of the Yang Family.

"White Snake, it’s time to clean up the underground order of Jianghai City," Ye Xuan said flatly, glancing at him.

"Yes, Boss."

In front of Wang Bao, White Snake had to call Ye Xuan "Boss." The fewer people in Jianghai City who knew about his identity as the Cyan Dragon Chief, the better.

Boss? Did White Snake really just call this piece of trash Ye Xuan "Boss"? Was he dreaming? Wang Bao and his crew were all dumbfounded, staring incredulously at Ye Xuan and Yang Bingyu. This completely contradicted the rumors! Wasn’t Ye Xuan just a useless boy toy and gigolo who lived off women?

"Yuan Shanshan, we made a bet earlier. It’s time to accept your loss." The one gloating was now Yang Bingyu. She sneered at Yuan Shanshan, waiting to hear her be addressed as "Great-Aunt."

"Brother Wang, do something!" Even at this point, Yuan Shanshan was still unwilling to accept defeat. She walked up to Wang Bao, pinching her voice to whine coquettishly.

Ye Xuan shot Wang Bao a frigid glance, not even bothering to speak. Terrified, Wang Bao immediately shoved Yuan Shanshan away and barked harshly, "Stand up straight! Since you made a bet with Miss Yang the Elder, you have to accept your loss! Apologize right now!"

Yuan Shanshan’s face went ghastly pale. She never expected Wang Bao to be so heartless! When everything was fine, he would call her his little baby and sweetie pie, but the moment trouble arose, he washed his hands of her faster than anyone else.

"My goodness, hurry up. My legs are getting numb from standing." Yang Bingyu felt like laughing out loud as she watched Yuan Shanshan’s deflated expression. She wondered if Yuan Shanshan would ever dare to be arrogant again, treating her kindness as weakness just because she hadn’t shown her fangs yet.

Yuan Shanshan bit her lip and took a long, hard look at Wang Bao. Seeing that he genuinely had no intention of helping her, she resigned to her fate and closed her eyes. With a heavy THUD, she fell to her knees in front of Yang Bingyu and Ye Xuan. Gritting her teeth, she practically squeezed the words out.

"I was wrong, Great-Aunt..."

After saying it just once, Yuan Shanshan couldn’t force another word out. This was undoubtedly the greatest humiliation of her life—kneeling and apologizing to Yang Bingyu in front of a crowd. She wouldn’t even have to step out of this mall before becoming the biggest laughingstock in Jianghai City.

"Hmm? Why only one sentence? Didn’t we agree on three?" Yang Bingyu looked down at Yuan Shanshan from her high horse and raised an eyebrow.

"Yang Bingyu, don’t get too smug! Fortunes change, and every dog has its day! The time will come when you’ll be the one kneeling and apologizing to me!" Yuan Shanshan looked up, glaring at Yang Bingyu with a contorted expression, faint traces of blood seeping from the corners of her bitten lips.

"Save it for when you can actually make me kneel and apologize. For now, say the remaining two lines loud and clear." Yang Bingyu rolled her eyes, completely unfazed by the threat. For someone like Yuan Shanshan, even thirty years wouldn’t be enough to make a splash.

"I was wrong, Great-Aunt! I was wrong, Great-Aunt!" Bracing herself, Yuan Shanshan stiffened her neck and screamed the words twice.

The moment she finished, she scrambled to her feet, shoved through the crowd, and fled for her life.

"Tch, trying to mess with me? I’ll play you to death," Yang Bingyu scoffed disdainfully as she watched her retreating figure, which looked just like a beaten dog.

"B-Boss, d-do you think we c-c-can leave now?" Facing the icy and frost-like Ye Xuan, Wang Bao could barely string a sentence together.

For every extra second he stayed here, it felt like needles were piercing the soles of his feet. That damn Yuan Shanshan had almost gotten him killed!