In the kitchen, Jiang Feng was on the phone with Zhou Rongfa.
"Daoist Jiang, that's the situation. Shi Guanlin asked me to be a messenger and see if you have time to join him for lunch. I asked him what exactly the grudge was between you two, but he wouldn't say. Could you let me know your stance so I can relay it back to him?" Zhou Rongfa said politely on the other end.
Jiang Feng let out a cold laugh in his heart!
Originally, he had only suspected that the assassin last night had been hired by Shi Guanlin, but couldn't be sure. Now it seemed, this Shi Guanlin, thinking himself clever, had unintentionally revealed his own guilt!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have set up such a banquet, whether for reconciliation or apology, but whatever it was, Jiang Feng wasn't going to accept it!
If you've done something wrong, you should bear the consequences. You think setting a table will just settle things? Is the world so forgiving?
If he had been assassinated last night, would Shi Guanlin still be acting like this?
"First, I don't have time. Second, tell him he knows what he's done. I'll pay him a nice visit at home, tell him to wash his neck clean and wait for the slaughter!"
With that, Jiang Feng directly hung up the phone!
Zhang Qinyao, standing outside the kitchen, suddenly shivered all over!
Shi... Shi Guanlin?!
Is it that Ship King Shi Guanlin from North City?!
Once she had been obsessed with breaking into high society, she was naturally familiar with Shi Guanlin's famous name, even thunderously so; he was someone who could make even the Han Family of South City show respect!
But now, in Jiang Feng's eyes, he wasn't worth mentioning. Not even bothering with a banquet, and telling him to clean his neck and wait—what kind of arrogance is this?
He truly lived up to being the rising male idol in her heart, exuding unparalleled dominance!
"Why are you standing there?"
Just when Zhang Qinyao's heart was brimming with excitement, Jiang Feng had already come out and was frowning at her.
Actually, since Zhang Qinyao came over, he had already heard her footsteps but didn't pay her any mind because he was on the phone with Zhou Rongfa.
"Brother Feng... I... I..." Zhang Qinyao was so nervous she couldn't even speak coherently: "I wanted to come and help you. Fei'er and the others went to the balcony to play cards, and I was just sitting idly..."
Jiang Feng glanced at the living room, where Chu Feifei and the others were indeed not present, so he accepted Zhang Qinyao's explanation.
He knew Zhang Qinyao's awkwardness, though Chu Feifei was willing to give her another chance, becoming sisters in such a short time was unrealistic. It depended on her reformation and sincerity.
"Come in then. I could use someone to wash vegetables right now." Jiang Feng said as he headed back to the kitchen, causing Zhang Qinyao to tremble all over!
She never thought that even just spending time alone with Jiang Feng would bring her such immense happiness!
...
At the Zhou Group, after Jiang Feng hung up on him, Zhou Rongfa felt that something was off.
Listening to Jiang Feng's tone, it seemed he wouldn't let Shi Guanlin off easily?
No wonder when he asked, Shi Guanlin kept evading; had he really done something so foolish on such treacherous grounds?
At that thought, Zhou Rongfa suddenly felt some regret. All because of his greed for small profits, he'd inadvertently offended Jiang Feng again!
"Damned Shi Guanlin, what on earth did you do to offend Mr. Jiang? Don't drag me down with you if you're seeking death!" Furious, Zhou Rongfa directly called Shi Guanlin back.
"What did he say?" Shi Guanlin, waiting for Jiang Feng's response, asked immediately.
"He told you to wash your neck clean and wait for slaughter!" Zhou Rongfa, still filled with residual anger, said and immediately hung up the phone.
Boom!!!
A thunderbolt on a sunny day struck Shi Guanlin, causing him to plop down on the sofa, his mind in a daze, utterly lost.
Coming back to his senses, he stood up and smashed his phone in anger: "That damned Jiang, he's gone too far!!"
The bodyguard leader standing behind him felt a pang of heartache—it was his phone, after all—but he still stepped forward to ask: "Boss, what's going on? Is Jiang not giving a chance?"
"Damn it, I was kindly trying to make peace, but he's pushing it too far, giving face but not appreciating it, that dog!" Even a clay statue has a temper, and Shi Guanlin, rich and well-connected, couldn't endure such humiliation!
"Boss, if he doesn't want to play by the rules, I'll gather the brothers here tonight. I don't believe it—how formidable can he be? We have over a hundred elite members under us; can't we handle one man?" The bodyguard leader retorted defiantly.
Shi Guanlin's face darkened. He knew this logic sounded fine, but it might not apply to a freak like Jiang Feng!—Mr. Scar's group of over sixty people, plus external help, weren't they also destroyed by him? Losing even one of his hundred men was not an option!
"I don't care what method you use. Get me that bastard's current address. I'll deal with him personally!" Shi Guanlin, holding onto one last hope, didn't want a total mutual destruction.
"Okay!" The bodyguard leader immediately went to handle it.
...
In the kitchen, Zhang Qinyao watched Jiang Feng showcase his culinary talents, preparing dish after dish quickly and flawlessly, leaving her amazed and in awe, practically turning into a fangirl.
Standing by the sink, she wholeheartedly helped Jiang Feng wash vegetables. Unfortunately, she was pampered at home and had never dirtied her fingers in dishwater, making her a bit clumsy now, but she was doing her best to learn.
Suddenly, as Jiang Feng was stir-frying, he heard a "sizzle" behind him, followed by a startled scream: "Ah!"
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Feng quickly turned around, seeing Zhang Qinyao by the sink, frantically trying to control the faucet with her hands, but her milky-white hands couldn't stop the gushing water!
As her hands blocked the flow, the straight water stream turned into a fan-shaped spray, soaking half of the kitchen and Zhang Qinyao completely!
Water streamed down Zhang Qinyao's body, and a thin layer of water had already accumulated on the floor in a short time.
"What's going on, move aside, let me do it!" Jiang Feng frowned, quickly stepping forward to pull away the still-struggling Zhang Qinyao, and in that moment, his upper body wasn't dry anymore either!
Glancing at Zhang Qinyao, her white t-shirt, wetted with water, clung closely to her graceful figure, revealing her drenched curves, instantly making Jiang Feng's breath catch hotly as he awkwardly turned his head away.
Forcing himself not to gaze at the stirringly sexy form, Jiang Feng focused on locating the water valve, "Move aside a little, it's a broken valve."
"Brother Feng, I... I..." Zhang Qinyao felt like a scolded servant, immensely anxious and frightened—she was terrified Jiang Feng would disdain her for not managing such a little task!
But Jiang Feng obviously had no intention of wasting words with her, and traced along the pipe, finally locating the valve underneath the sink.
Jiang Feng bent down and turned the valve tightly shut, immediately stopping the kitchen's "fountain."
Looking at the pool of water throughout the room, the thoroughly soaked Zhang Qinyao seemed even more flustered: "Brother Feng, it wasn't on purpose, I... I..."
This typically strong-willed girl, facing Jiang Feng, appeared to be on the verge of tears, feeling aggrieved and downcast!