Song Nuan heard Chen Xiao call her Song Lao Er again, knowing that Chen Xiao was already angry. She was so scared that she repeatedly shook her head and distanced herself from the street thugs like Sun Da Xiang:
"Chen Xiao, don't be angry. How could I know them?"
Sun Da Xiang saw that the opportunity to get close to Song Nuan was slipping away. He didn't care about the relationship between Chen Xiao and Song Nuan anymore and introduced himself eagerly:
"Miss Song Er, my name is Sun Da Xiang. I've been working at our Song family's Hong Lou Chun Group for several years. Not long ago, Director Yu appointed me as the Deputy General Manager of the Engineering Department..."
"Hong Lou Chun Group" was a real estate company founded by Song Kai Chao when he was young, and it was one of the main industries that established the Song family's status as the richest family in Ju Xian City. Currently, Song Xiang Yu was fully in charge of the group's operations, and it was on par with the Ye family's "Ba Wang Group" as the two giants of the real estate industry in Ju Xian City.
However, in recent years, Ba Wang Group had advanced by leaps and bounds, becoming a formidable force and gradually replacing Hong Lou Chun Group's leading position.
But Song Xiang Yu stubbornly held onto control of Hong Lou Chun Group, refusing to let her sisters Song Yan and Song Nuan get involved.
Upon learning that Sun Da Xiang was actually Song Xiang Yu's man, Song Nuan was instantly furious. Her face turned cold as she interrupted Sun Da Xiang:
"A mere worm from the streets can be the Deputy General Manager of the Engineering Department? My grandfather's hard-earned foundation will be ruined by you sooner or later!"
"I..."
Sun Da Xiang was speechless and completely stunned.
Although he was appointed Deputy General Manager of the Engineering Department by Song Xiang Yu, he actually did all the dirty work. To put it bluntly, he was just a tool in Song Xiang Yu's pocket. How could he understand the internal power struggles of the Song family?
Song Nuan couldn't bear to look at him, finding him disgusting. She paused and continued aggressively:
"Furthermore, Chen Xiao is a great benefactor to our Song family. If you trouble him, you are my enemy! You are my sister's enemy! You are my grandfather's enemy!"
"Wh... what?"
Sun Da Xiang felt as if Song Nuan's words were a mountain pressing down on him. His face instantly turned pale. After struggling to get up from the ground, he was so scared that he slumped back down. Then, completely disregarding his dignity, he flipped over and knelt down, trembling and begging:
"Miss Song... Miss Song Er, please calm your anger. Ignorance is not a crime. If I had known earlier, let alone... let alone that Brother Xiao beat my uncle, even if... even if it was my wife, I... I wouldn't dare to offend him!"
Song Nuan sneered:
"You're begging the wrong person."
Sun Da Xiang didn't dare to argue and immediately kowtowed to Chen Xiao without thinking:
"Brother... Brother Xiao, I know I was wrong. Please let me go like I'm a fart?"
Chen Xiao recalled the humiliation and bullying he had suffered from Sun Da Xiang since childhood, and his expression turned extremely cold. He picked up the blood-stained pestle from the ground and hit Sun Da Xiang hard on the back of the head, saying coldly:
"You're begging for mercy now? Too late!"
He had mastered the force perfectly to make Sun Da Xiang taste the pain of being beaten, causing the pestle to split Sun Da Xiang's scalp without knocking him unconscious.
"Ah—"
Sun Da Xiang cried out in pain. He wished he could dismember Chen Xiao and grind his bones to dust, but with Song Nuan present, he could only endure the pain and say unwillingly:
"Brother Xiao, hit me. I was blind before and always bullied and humiliated you. I deserve this today!"
"You think I'll be polite to you?"
Chen Xiao said, raising the pestle again.
"Bang—Bang—Bang—"
With a series of dull thuds, the pestle struck Sun Da Xiang's body repeatedly like a professional boxer's fists, drawing blood and breaking bones with each blow.
In just a moment, Sun Da Xiang was covered in blood, his skin torn and flesh bruised. This inhumane torture made him completely disregard Song Nuan and roar through gritted teeth:
"You little bastard named Chen, even a cornered rabbit will bite. Aren't you afraid of my brothers?"
"Brothers?"
Chen Xiao raised the pestle again and smashed it into Sun Da Xiang's nose and mouth. Then, he swept his cold gaze across the other street thugs present and said sinisterly:
"Every one of you, if you don't want to end up like Sun Da Xiang, get on your knees immediately!"
They were all intimidated by Song Nuan's identity and terrified by Chen Xiao's brutal beating of Sun Da Xiang. Thus, they scrambled to kneel.
However, a burly, muscular, yellow-haired man didn't believe it. He said menacingly:
"Chen Xiao, you're a loser. Don't think you're so great just because you have a woman backing you. I'm alone, and I'm not afraid of the so-called richest family, the Song family, retaliating!"
As he spoke, he suddenly pulled a sharp dagger from his pocket and stabbed it fiercely at Chen Xiao. His face became even more ferocious, with a hint of smugness:
"Heh! You were born to a mother but not taught by a father, little bastard. Do you remember the stab I gave you in the shoulder in junior high? You're so arrogant today, you probably forgot. So, I'm going to help you remember it better..."
Song Nuan and Daphne were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they cried out in unison:
"Be careful!"
At the same time, the ever-modest Master Pu Hui was also startled and moved to intervene.
Sun Da Xiang seemed to have already seen Chen Xiao being stabbed and bleeding profusely. His face instantly turned red with excitement, and he cursed inwardly:
"Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao, do you really think you can turn your life around just by clinging to Song Nuan? When you're in the underworld, your own strength is your greatest asset!"
However, before the yellow-haired man could finish speaking, Chen Xiao's body suddenly shifted slightly, and he easily dodged the yellow-haired man's fierce attack:
"Good thing you reminded me, or I would have forgotten that I was bitten by a yellow-haired dog like you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, under the stunned gaze of the yellow-haired man, Chen Xiao effortlessly disarmed him as if performing a magic trick.
The next second, his hand moved, and the knife fell!
The sharp dagger, two fingers wide, along with its steel handle, instantly sank into the yellow-haired man's shoulder.
"Mom—"
The yellow-haired man cried out in pain and fell backward, his ferocious expression instantly replaced by boundless pain and horror. He looked at Chen Xiao as if he had seen a ghost:
"Are... are you really Chen Xiao?"
"What do you think?"
Chen Xiao sneered, then stepped on the yellow-haired man's face and slowly approached Sun Da Xiang:
"If I remember correctly, wasn't it you who ordered this yellow-haired dog to stab me back then?"
By now, Sun Da Xiang had suffered more than a dozen comminuted fractures all over his body. He was like a pile of crumpled flesh on the ground, only able to cry out in despair besides soiling himself:
"Ah! Brother... Brother Xiao, spare... spare my life, spare me!"