Reborn Heiress: Seeking Revenge-Chapter 553 The Good Play of Killing Someone with a Borrowed Knife (1)_1
"There’s a saying I’d like to return to you in kind: There are some people you simply cannot afford to offend, no matter who’s backing you. The Li Family is not one to be bullied by any Tom, Dick, or Harry. How are you doing, Rou?" Li Wanying’s expression turned cold as she quickly helped Shangguan Rou to her feet, a flash of chill in her gaze as she looked at Gu Weixiong and his daughter.
"Mommy," Shangguan Rou wailed, tears streaming down her face as she cried piteously, "they bullied us! Sister Li, Brother Li, those petty merchants look down on our Li Family!" In the past, with the backing of the Shangguan Family, she was fawned over wherever she went. Now, she was being bullied by a mere merchant, and her status had plummeted from the heavens to the earth. How could she accept this?
The complexions of siblings Li Meisu and Li Ruiming also turned ugly as they both glanced at Elder Li.
"The damn Gu Family! They’re just merchants, yet they dare to injure someone. Is there no justice anymore, no law?" Elder Li’s rage intensified as he watched Shangguan Rou crying like rain falling on pear blossoms. What a decline in social morals, he lamented inwardly. When had the Li Family ever been subjected to such humiliation?
"The Gu Family in Beijing? I don’t think I’ve ever heard of them." Li Zhaolei glanced at Gu Duoduo and shook his head. Although she’s quite attractive, she doesn’t compare to Li Meisu or Shangguan Rou in either appearance or temperament. Such a woman doesn’t evoke any pity from me, especially since she dares to look down upon the Li Family. She deserves to be dealt with.
"Young Master, I’ve also never heard of them. What is this Gu Family anyway, to think they can bully our Li Family’s people? Do they think we’re all dead?" Li Zhaohong mocked, waving her hands and sweeping a powerful aura over Gu Weixiong and his daughter.
"AAH!" A sharp cry erupted as the Gu father and daughter felt a stinging pain on their faces, the powerful pressure making it hard for them to breathe.
"Is that all they are?" Li Zhaohong sneered. After all, these people are still part of the Li Family. I can’t just stand by and watch members of my own family get bullied without intervening.
Aboard the boat, Zhuge Feng frowned. The Li Family is truly arrogant, and the Gu Family isn’t keeping a low profile either. There are some people they simply can’t afford to offend. Even the Yu Family would have to steer clear of the Li Family’s main branch.
However, for these two families to start a conflict on my territory... Even though Gu Duoduo has a sharp tongue, what kind of people are they to lay hands on her?
Zhuge Feng glanced at Shangguan You beside him and saw the corners of her mouth curl up slightly. She had no intention of getting involved, just the look of someone enjoying a good show. Zhuge Feng nodded inwardly. How could I have forgotten? Two of those involved have a significant connection with the Young Mistress.
Lan Xuan and Han Yachu also furrowed their brows. They’d been in Beijing for half a month but hadn’t expected the waters to run so deep here, where a single disagreement could lead to outright hostility and abusive language.
In truth, today’s incident was just bad luck for the Gu Family. Of all people to provoke, they had to provoke the Li Family. The Li Family itself wasn’t the real threat; the real fear lay in the backing they had from Hidden World Village. Any random person from Hidden World Village wasn’t someone the Gu Family could handle. Moreover, Gu Duoduo’s words had offended both Li Zhaolei and Li Zhaohong, prompting them to take action.
"How dare you hit us!" Gu Duoduo screamed, the burning pain on her face reminding her of the wind that had just swept across it.
"HUMPH! Who do you think you are? If you can’t keep your mouths clean, does that mean you can’t be hit?" Li Meisu laughed coldly. Her anger had swelled when Gu Weixiong pushed Shangguan Rou, and now, with two members of her main family supporting them, her confidence surged even more.
"I’m going to sue you! You dare to hit people! Are you blind? You even dare to hit us!"
Gu Duoduo hadn’t finished her shrill outburst when her face suffered another burning slap. Li Zhaohong looked at her as if she were an idiot. If this were Hidden World Village, I would have stabbed her right away and sent this Gu Duoduo to her grave for daring to call me blind!
"HUMPH, suing us? HAHAHA!" Li Zhaolei laughed mockingly, looking down arrogantly at Gu Weixiong and his daughter as if they were fools. The upper echelons of Beijing maintain a certain connection with Hidden World Village. This relationship ensures stable development and balance. If that balance were broken and the people of Hidden World Village flooded out, it wouldn’t just be chaotic here; everywhere would descend into chaos.
The authorities naturally wouldn’t disrupt this balance over a mere merchant. Moreover, the Gu Family started this trouble, so the Li Family can’t be blamed when the dust settles.
"You’re going too far! First, you stole our seats, and then, at the slightest disagreement, you attacked my daughter and me! Have you no regard for the law? Look at my daughter’s face, what you’ve done to it! This is a serious assault, causing bodily harm! I will sue you, no matter who you are! I’ll sue you into bankruptcy and sue you out of your positions!" Gu Weixiong said, gritting his teeth against the pain on his face as he pulled out his phone to dial the police.
"You dared to hit us; now pay the price! The Gu Family is not so easy to bully, HUMPH!" Gu Duoduo cursed furiously, covering her face. Daddy has a good relationship with the police chief. We’ll see who can’t be dealt with then! I’ll get my face back!
"Pay the price? Little sister, what price would you like us to pay?" Li Zhaolei’s figure flashed, and he was suddenly beside Gu Duoduo. He gripped her chin tightly, looking at her face, which was red and swollen from the slaps.
"AAH!" Gu Duoduo screamed, pain shooting through her jaw. Li Zhaolei’s presence, like an immovable mountain, rendered her entire body immobile.
"What are you doing? Let go of Duoduo right now! In broad daylight, you dare to harass my daughter!" Gu Weixiong’s hefty body charged at Li Zhaolei. How dare he harass my daughter! But he had only lunged a few steps when his body was sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground with a loud THUD and kicking up a cloud of dust. The onlookers quickly scattered.
Gu Weixiong lay on the ground, continuously groaning in pain. Shi Jianjiang, his son, and the others who had been invited to join them now looked even more troubled. It seemed the Gu father and daughter had really run into a steel plate this time. They had thought themselves superior with the Yu Family’s backing, but now they had been severely humiliated.
