The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 41 - 0, Master Jiu: You’re blocking my way.
"Keep laughing," Ye Jiuliang said, her gaze sharply sweeping over the remaining few, a wicked smile playing on her lips.
"Wasn’t the laughter quite hearty just now?"
A chill rose from the feet of the few men who met her eyes. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
"..."
Among them, a man quickly sensed which way the wind was blowing and sycophantically said, "Miss Ye, we were blind and didn’t recognize a great person. We were wrong, please let us off this once; we won’t dare to do it again."
"Yes, yes, we won’t dare anymore," came the chorus of agreement.
The noise from the scuffle was not minor, and it quickly drew people over, with Li Jingjie leading the way, "What happened here?"
"Ye Jiuliang, what are you doing here?" Ye Miao followed suit, and upon seeing Ye Jiuliang, his face immediately changed.
Ye Jiuliang’s eyebrows quirked up in amusement. Why did everyone who saw her always like to ask this question?
Look at that face, as if they’ve seen a ghost.
"Master Jingjie, she beat up Li Hao." Seeing Li Jingjie and his group arrive, the man who was just begging for mercy immediately ran to Li Jingjie’s side seeking protection.
There were many branches in the Li Family, and Li Jingjie could only remember the basics; in his impression, Li Hao seemed to be a child from the third branch of a collateral line.
In the end, it was a Li who had hit another of the Lis in their own family, which meant that this matter wasn’t going to be easy to dismiss just like that.
Li Jingjie’s gaze bore into Ye Jiuliang with sharpness, the brim of the girl’s hat low, making her face indistinct.
"You hit him?"
Ye Jiuliang’s lips curled up slightly, and she was about to speak when suddenly, a figure rushed out to stand in front of her.
"No, it’s not like that," Ye Rui said, his voice tense as he tried to explain, but he didn’t know how to make it clear.
Suddenly, a cool voice came from behind.
"Excuse me."
Ye Rui turned to look at her, worry in his eyes.
"You’re blocking my way," Ye Jiuliang said indifferently, as a reminder.
Scratching his head, Ye Rui glanced at the people gathering in increasing numbers, sighing helplessly in his heart.
"Jingjie, there must be some misunderstanding here," Ye Lei said as he glanced at Li Hao lying on the ground groaning, then turned his gaze to Li Jingjie, trying to smooth things over.
He didn’t like Ye Jiuliang, but under the watchful eyes of the public, he couldn’t kick her while she was down, or else he wouldn’t be able to justify himself to the old master.
"It’s not a misunderstanding; she’s the one who hit me," Li Hao said as he was helped up, pointing at Ye Jiuliang, his teeth clenched in accusation.
Hearing this, many eyes turned to Ye Jiuliang, their curiosity mixed with more shock.
Could such a young girl really beat up a man?
Ye Jiuliang?
Wasn’t she the granddaughter who had just returned to the capital from the Ye family?
But to attend a banquet dressed like this was indeed a farce.
Li Jingjie spoke in a deep voice, "Miss Ye, could you please explain this to us?"
"It’s exactly as you saw. I beat him up," Ye Jiuliang responded, her exquisite brows slightly furrowed with impatience as she saw more and more people gathering around.
Her unabashed righteousness made Li Jingjie and his people’s faces turn cold.
Li Jingxuan, who already disliked Ye Jiuliang, immediately took the opportunity to chide her, "Ye Jiuliang, this is the Li’s place, not the Ye’s. What gives you the right to run wild here? Look at what you’re wearing to a banquet; it’s ridiculous."
Ye Jiuliang smirked coldly, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught Li Hao glaring at her ferociously. She reached out, grabbing his collar with a rough movement, and yanked him in front of her.
Her ghostly quick reflexes amazed the onlookers.
"Because I found him annoying." As the words landed, Ye Jiuliang kicked at Li Hao’s knee pit with both speed and precision.
Without any guard up, his knees hit the ground hard.
Li Hao knelt on one knee, his hands twisted behind him, and in full view of the public, his face was thoroughly lost.
The crowd, "..."
This little girl is pretty fierce.
Ye Lei looked at Ye Jiuliang, who knew no restraint, and felt a headache coming on. He could only apologize to his friend, "Jingjie, about this..."
Li Jingjie cut him off, his face darkening, "Ye Lei, there’s no need for explanations. Everyone saw it. If the Li Family swallows this insult, where would we put our face?"
"Big brother, don’t make excuses for her; she deserves to be put in her place." Ye Xin whispered harshly.
Ye Lei, catching a glimpse that the Ye Family elders had arrived, pulled on Ye Xin’s arm, "Don’t get involved in this, Grandpa’s here."
Hearing that the Ye Family patriarch had arrived, Ye Xin glared at Ye Jiuliang viciously. She didn’t believe that after Ye Jiuliang caused such a scene, their grandfather would still side with her.
Everyone knew that today was Master Jiu from the Li Family’s birthday feast, and Ye Jiuliang’s actions were undoubtedly spoiling the event.
The crowd, seeing the Ye Family patriarch and his entourage arrive, quickly made way.
Especially upon seeing Li Mochan, people stepped back even further, lest they get chilled by his cold aura.
"Jingjie, what happened?" The Elder of the Li Family glanced at Li Hao, who was kneeling on the ground, somewhat familiar with the scene.
Li Jingjie briefly explained the situation, and as expected, the face-conscious Li Family Elder’s face immediately turned cold.
The Ye Family patriarch, sensing his old friend’s displeasure and looking at Ye Jiuliang suppressing someone forcefully, felt a headache coming on from anger.
"Jiuliang, you’re causing a scene. Release him at once," he ordered.
On the side, Feng Yi watched Li Hao’s embarrassing situation, barely holding back his laughter.
Just look at what he said. As soon as Jiuliang arrived, this birthday feast was guaranteed to have a good show.
He glanced sideways at Li Mochan and saw that the Lord’s eyes were calm, with a faint smile on his lips that was hard to detect.
Ye Jiuliang released her grip, and Li Hao’s body softened, scrambling on all fours to seek protection beside the Li Family patriarch.
"Jiuliang, look at the mess you’ve made, you should come over and apologize right now," the Ye Family patriarch said.
Ye Jiuliang replied unhurriedly, "Apologize? No way."
"You child, why won’t you listen," the Ye Family patriarch rebuked, his face turning green with anger.
"It was Li Hao who started the trouble," Ye Rui stepped out from the crowd, explaining the cause, "It was because he used foul language, saying Jiuliang was born to a mother but without a father, that’s why Jiuliang fought back."
At that, the atmosphere dropped to freezing point.
Ye Family’s second elder Ye Yuan died young, a fact known to everyone in the capital. That Ye Jiuliang lost her parents at a young age was also an incontestable truth.
Nevertheless, Li Hao’s words were indeed too hurtful.
No wonder the young lady was pushed to the edge.
Getting beaten up for it was deserved.
The Ye Family patriarch’s face changed shades before his eyes finally settled on Ye Jiuliang with a hint of guilt.
The Li Family patriarch knew some of the past events, given the long-standing friendship between the families. He cast a glare at Li Hao and turned his head to the Ye Family patriarch.
"Mr. Ye, let’s consider this a bit of youthful frolic and not harm the good relationship between our families, shall we?"
With the marriages between the two families impending, naturally, they couldn’t dwell on the incident. The Li Family patriarch offered an out, and the Ye Family patriarch took it.
He nodded, "Youthful frolic it is. We, as the elders, should not interfere too much. Let’s put an end to this matter here."
Hearing this, Ye Jiuliang’s lips curved slightly, her eyes reflecting a certain cool mocking.
In front of the patriarch, it was indeed the interest of the family that outweighed everything else.
Her father must have been "sacrificed" in the same way back then.
