Hedonist Prodigy

Chapter 76: Surrounded on All Sides

The black Hummer slowly drove down the road, with Jiang Feng sitting in the passenger seat, his eyes slightly lowered, dozing off. His pale face, under the sunlight, exuded a nearly devilish charm.

Zhao Wuxia was driving, occasionally glancing at Jiang Feng out of the corner of her eye, unable to understand why he was so calm. Was he indifferent, or did he have his own confidence?

Because of what happened at Old Master Qin’s birthday banquet last night, Zhao Wuxia didn’t feel like going to work today. After making a few calls to arrange some company matters, she decided to accompany Jiang Feng. However, she received a call from the Ye Family, requesting Jiang Feng to return to the Ye Family. As a result, Zhao Wuxia could only drive Jiang Feng to the Ye Family.

Zhao Wuxia could almost imagine that once they arrived at the Ye Family, Jiang Feng would likely become the target of everyone’s criticism. After all, under normal circumstances, it would be fine for Jiang Feng to be involved with Ye Qingxuan; no one would take it seriously because no one believed Jiang Feng would actually have anything to do with Ye Qingxuan.

But last night was Old Master Qin’s eightieth birthday, and the seven major families went to congratulate him. In front of everyone, Qin Junlin knelt down to propose to the Ye Family. In such a special situation, with Old Master Qin presiding, almost everyone believed Qin Junlin would succeed. However, they never expected that, while they guessed the beginning, they failed to predict the ending, and out of nowhere came Jiang Feng.

Even if the matter between Jiang Feng and Ye Qingxuan wasn’t real, his name was destined to be deeply engraved in the hearts of some people. The Ye Family would undoubtedly bear immense pressure because of this, and this pressure would likely be transferred to Jiang Feng, which was something Zhao Wuxia couldn’t help but worry about.

When the car arrived at the Ye Family, Zhao Wuxia opened the car door to get out and was about to open the door for Jiang Feng, but he had already gotten out and was striding inside. Zhao Wuxia followed, thinking to say a few words to Jiang Feng, hoping he would restrain his temper a bit and not be so impulsive. But seeing Jiang Feng’s indifferent expression, the words stuck in her throat.

Similar to the questioning from the Ye Family regarding Ye Qingxuan, the living room of the Ye Family was also packed with people. As Jiang Feng entered, he glanced around and smiled faintly before casually pulling out a chair to sit down.

“Jiang Feng, who told you to sit down? Get up!” Jiang Jingyun had always looked down on Jiang Feng. After learning about the events at Old Master Qin’s birthday banquet, he had hardly slept the second half of the night. He wasn’t upset because Jiang Feng had brought glory to the Ye Family, but because he knew another opportunity had come. Jiang Feng was looking for trouble, and he was more than happy to see it.

Originally, he thought Jiang Feng would come home furious, wanting to explain to everyone that he had nothing to do with Ye Qingxuan. After all, Jiang Jingyun knew that although Jiang Feng was confused, he wasn’t a fool. He must have understood the negative impact of this situation to some extent.

But unexpectedly, Jiang Feng was so calm and collected, as if nothing had happened, and he casually sat down. This immediately displeased Jiang Jingyun, who shouted loudly.

Jiang Feng smiled faintly and said, “Jiang Jingyun, you don’t need to put on an act in front of me. I know you’re eager to see me make a fool of myself, but unfortunately, it didn’t go as you wished, did it?”

“You—” Jiang Jingyun was left speechless, not expecting Jiang Feng to see through his thoughts so easily.

Jiang Hao couldn’t stand it any longer and angrily said, “Jiang Feng, what do you mean by that? What do you mean we want to see you make a fool of yourself? Do you realize you are a joke?”

“Get lost!” Jiang Feng was too lazy to argue with him and directly shouted.

That shout came from the depths of his heart, causing Jiang Hao to tremble and involuntarily take two steps back. When he realized he had lost his composure, his face turned as red as a pig’s liver.

Jiang Feng’s arrival had already given Jiang Jingyun and his son a warning. Everyone in the living room was watching. Old Master Jiang and Jiang Hanyu were okay, but Jiang Mingfei’s expression darkened, feeling relieved that he wasn’t the first to speak; otherwise, Jiang Feng would have certainly shown him no mercy.

Old Master Jiang had personally attended Old Master Qin’s birthday banquet last night, which was to give face to the Qin Family, and also because other families were there. If he didn’t go, it would seem like he didn’t know how to behave. Many things were like this; being openly confrontational wasn’t scary, but being secretly targeted was. Old Master Jiang had experienced countless storms over the years, so he was well aware of this.

Although there had been a verbal dispute with Old Master Li at the beginning of the banquet, Old Master Jiang didn’t take it to heart. After all, even though the Ye Family was on a downward trend, they weren’t in a position to be bullied by the Li Family.

But what Old Master Jiang didn’t expect was that Old Master Qin’s birthday would not result in a success for Qin Junlin, but rather for Jiang Feng. Of course, this achievement, from another perspective, was a ruin for Jiang Feng.

Regardless of whether the matter was true or false, Old Master Jiang felt he had to be informed to avoid being caught off guard later, which is why he called Jiang Feng back.

Seeing Jiang Feng disregard Jiang Jingyun and Jiang Hao’s faces, Old Master Jiang didn’t react too much and said, “Jiang Feng, don’t be reckless.”

Jiang Feng smiled faintly and didn’t speak. Old Master Jiang sighed, increasingly feeling that Jiang Feng was beyond his control. This situation was uncertain for the Ye Family, and he glanced at Jiang Hanyu, who seemed indifferent, and continued, “Jiang Feng, I believe Wuxia has already told you about what happened at Old Master Qin’s birthday banquet. Do you have anything to say?”

“If I say I have no relationship with Ye Qingxuan at all, would you believe me or not?” Jiang Feng frowned and said.

Old Master Jiang pondered for a moment and said, “But what Ye Qingxuan said last night…”

“You can think of it as a joke, or perhaps as revenge against me, it’s not impossible,” Jiang Feng said lightly.

He didn’t like trouble, but he also didn’t have the habit of explaining everything to others.

Old Master Jiang smiled bitterly, wishing things were that simple. Just as Jiang Feng said at the beginning, was it a matter of belief or disbelief?

And if he believed it, would others believe it? Would the Ye Family believe it? Would the Qin Family believe it?

Suddenly, Old Master Jiang realized that calling Jiang Feng back this time might have been unnecessary because this matter was beyond his control.

Jiang Jingyun was filled with resentment after being blocked by Jiang Feng and coldly snorted, “A joke? Revenge? That’s quite a strange thing to say. With so many people in the world, why would she joke with you alone? I think what you said is the real joke.”

“I said before, I’m not forcing you to believe me,” Jiang Feng said coldly.

“Jiang Feng, your attitude is unacceptable. We called you here to discuss solutions to the problem. This is also for your own good, and there’s no other meaning,” Jiang Mingfei had to speak up.

“Do you think I’m unworthy of Ye Qingxuan?” Jiang Feng raised his eyes and asked.

“This—” Jiang Mingfei smiled bitterly.

Jiang Feng, however, didn’t care what others thought and said, “I think I’m not bad, right? Perhaps that’s why Ye Qingxuan played a joke on me. But if one day, the so-called number one beauty in Yanjing really becomes the daughter-in-law of our Ye Family, that would be a good thing, wouldn’t it?”

His words sounded nice, but no one could laugh, not even Zhao Wuxia and Jiang Dai’er, who felt deeply worried.

“Jiang Feng, you finally admitted your relationship with Ye Qingxuan, didn’t you?” Jiang Hao seized on his slip of the tongue and said viciously.

“Your reaction seems a bit envious and jealous, doesn’t it?” Jiang Feng sneered.

“Nonsense! What’s there to envy about you? A fool is a fool. Even when death is imminent, you’re still so stubborn!” Jiang Hao retorted.

Slap!

Jiang Feng raised his hand and slapped him across the face, followed by a kick that sent him flying. Frowning, he said, “Jiang Hao, no matter what I’ve done, you must understand one thing: even your father isn’t qualified to point fingers at me, and you’re even less qualified. This is already the umpteenth time you’ve offended me. Please recall it yourself. If there’s a next time, I’ll kill you!”

Jiang Hao didn’t expect Jiang Feng to act so directly and say such things. He wanted to argue but couldn’t utter a word, feeling a chill deep in his heart.

“Jiang Feng, you’re too arrogant! Do you really think I, Jiang Jingyun, am easy to bully?” Jiang Jingyun shouted angrily.

“Generally, I don’t bully others, but if someone wants to bully me, I don’t mind teaching them a lesson first!” Jiang Feng retorted.

The car accident that happened at the police station last time had always given him a feeling that it was likely orchestrated by someone within the Ye Family, with Jiang Jingyun and his son being the prime suspects.

Although he didn’t have sufficient evidence to prove this, under absolute power, he didn’t need evidence at all. If Jiang Jingyun and his son crossed his bottom line again, he wouldn’t mind completely making them disappear.

“Too presumptuous! This is utterly outrageous!” Jiang Jingyun was furious, yet he didn’t dare to take a step forward. Everyone present could see it; even someone as strong as Jiang Jingyun was ultimately intimidated by Jiang Feng.

Old Master Jiang watched this scene, a sharp light flashing in his eyes, and then said, “Xiao Feng, don’t be reckless. Hurry up and apologize to your uncle!”

Jiang Feng gave Old Master Jiang a deep look, smiled, turned around, and walked outside. He had made a scene and laughed; that was enough. He didn’t have time to waste with these people.

Everyone watched him swagger away, dumbfounded. After a moment, gasps of disbelief filled the air.

Zhao Wuxia hesitated for a moment and hurriedly chased after him, saying, “Young Master, I’ll take you back.”

Jiang Feng nodded, waved to Jiang Dai’er, signaling her not to follow, and got into Zhao Wuxia’s car. As Zhao Wuxia drove, she couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

The thing she feared the most had finally happened. Jiang Feng had only cared about his own satisfaction, completely offending everyone in the Ye Family. With the matter concerning Ye Qingxuan, the Qin Family, and Qin Junlin, as well as the Ye Family, it was impossible for them to let this matter go easily. If something were to happen one day, the Ye Family would not only not lend a helping hand but would likely even throw him under the bus.

This made Zhao Wuxia deeply regretful. If she had known things would escalate like this, she would have tried to persuade Jiang Feng no matter what. Otherwise, such things wouldn’t have happened, leaving Jiang Feng in a passive position, surrounded on all sides.

Lost in thought, Zhao Wuxia’s heart became increasingly chaotic!