NOVPUBBut unfortunately, she was stopped and pulled back, her body crashing into a hard one.
"Ouch!" Yue Ran exclaimed.
Yue Ran looked up to meet Yang Chi's eyes.
"Yang Chi!" She said this angrily and struggled against his hold. "Let me go!" She delivered a punch to his chest. Her power was so light and ineffectual that Yang Chi didn't even budge. "Are you also trying to defend Rui Qin by letting her get away?"
She narrowed her eyes accusingly at the man.
"What? No!" Yang Chi quickly defended himself. "Why would I do that?"
"Then why are you stopping me from chasing her out?" Yue Ran spoke so furiously. "It's because of you that I can't even have my revenge!" She then huffed and looked at him with open dislike. "Anyway, why aren't you letting me go just yet?"
"Well, I--"
"Enough of this." Jiang Yi intervened in between the two and held Yang Chi's wrist tightly in his hold. "Let her go."
He didn't like how close they were.
"Who are you to order me?" Yang Chi sneered, not at all fazed by Jiang Yi's show of anger.
Jiang Yi is just a paper tiger in his eyes.
But just before the confrontation could escalate into a possible physical one, much to Yue Ran's disappointment, Mu Chen appeared, putting the conflict to a halt.
He entered through the open door of the private room with a smile—that was not a smile—on his face.
"Good evening, everyone."
The heated situation inside the room froze for a moment, then became tense in an instant.
Yue Ran only raised a brow at Mu Chen's sudden appearance.
"Why are you here?" she asked.
"If I don't come any faster, my future wife may have been abducted." Mu Chen chuckled darkly.
It was a laugh that promised danger.
Mu Chen took the handkerchief handed over by his subordinate and wiped his hands slowly. He had just dealt with a traitor himself before coming here, and his hand was still stained with some blood.
After making sure that his hands were spotlessly clean, he approached Yue Ran.
God knows how angry he was when he heard from his subordinate that Yue Ran was staying alone with three adult men in one of the private rooms in the bar of his hotel.
When he was informed of this news, he came as fast as he could to declare his sovereignty over his beloved.
This trio of redundant men...
So what if they like Yue Ran? Yue Ran will still be his and his alone in the future!
"What are you talking about?" Yang Chi retorted angrily. "Yue Ran is my fiancee and my future wife!"
Yang Chi couldn't understand why Yue Ran suddenly became so popular that so many people came rushing to court her here and there!
And what should he do?
Naturally, he would also declare his sovereignty over his beloved.
Mu Chen easily pulled Yue Ran to his side before responding with a smile to Yang Chi's words, "Oh, but I don't think that you are Yue Ran's fiancee anymore."
"What do you mean?"
Yang Chi was angered by Mu Chen's words.
He knew that the Yang family could compete with Mu Chen, who was titled the King of the Underworld, in terms of financial strength. But in terms of the number of connections and manpower, Yang Chi could only reluctantly admit that his family definitely falls short in comparison to Mu Chen.
If Mu Chen decided to threaten the Yang family, Yang Chi was not sure if his father would still stick to the marriage contract agreed upon by the two families. He clearly knew that his father only agreed to this because of the benefits that the Yue family could bring to the Yang family.
"What do you mean?" Yang Chi repeated when Mu Chen did not answer.
Mu Chen slowly seated Yue Ran before occupying the chair beside her. With a clap of his hand, his subordinates placed a glass of red wine in front of Mu Chen and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice in front of Yue Ran.
Yue Ran slowly took a sip and instantly felt refreshed.
Traveling around with Mu Chen is always this relaxing. It was something that she could truly get used to.
She then rested a hand on her face and resumed watching the war of words between Mu Chen and her other strategy targets.
"Your father had so easily agreed to break off this ridiculous engagement," Mu Chen said.
There seem to be so many threats hidden behind his words and tone. But Mu Chen's deed did indeed free Yue Ran from this shackle—Yang Chi—in a sense.
"I disagree!" Yang Chi roared angrily.
He only wanted to vent out his anger since he knew that he and Yue Ran no longer had any sort of connection that could bind them together.
He now clearly understood just how incompetent he was compared to others and was thus furious!
He dared not look into Yue Ran's eyes.
He was looking anywhere but her eyes.
His heart was suffocated.
Seeing Yang Chi's current state, Yue Ran tilted her head in confusion.
"You don't like me, so why are you so angry?"
There was only pure doubt in her voice.
These simple words were like dumping a bucket of ice-cold water on Yang Chi's face, freezing him to the bones. The angry expression on his face stiffened.
He suddenly felt ridiculous.
Yeah, why was he even angry at Mu Chen's words other than having his dignity trampled all over by the man?
It wasn't like he really liked Yue Ran, right?
…Right?
He laughed at himself.
"Yeah, I don't like you." Yang Chi said this through gritted teeth. "I'm not angry at all; on the contrary, I'm actually very happy!"
After he finished his last sentence, he stormed out of the room and left.
Mu Chen caressed Yue Ran's head with satisfaction and delight, feeling that the confused expression on her face was really adorable. 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
