For ten years, Tang Chuchu had been ridiculed, wearing a veil whenever she went out.
She thought she was used to it.
But now, all sorts of harsh and unpleasant words were coming at her. She lowered her head, not daring to look up at the others' gazes, a surge of self-esteem rising within her.
"That's all! Even if they offered me money, I wouldn't take it."
"You're still the most beautiful woman in Jiangzhong! The media is truly blind, making such irresponsible comments."
Tang Chuchu lowered her head, but she could still imagine the mocking faces around her. A surge of grievance welled up, her nose sore, and she let down her tears.
Wang Jing, seeing Tang Chuchu's embarrassment, felt delighted. She lifted Tang Chuchu's chin and gazed intently at the scars now healing on her face. She smiled sweetly, "What a beautiful face! What a shame! Haha..."
"You, what are you doing?" Tang Chuchu struggled frantically, lowering her head, not daring to meet Wang Jing's gaze.
"Pa."
At that moment, a slap rang out.
Tang Chuchu lowered her head, feeling a pair of strong hands pulling at her. She looked up and saw Jiang Chen return. She instantly felt wronged and threw herself into his arms, bursting into tears.
"You, you dare to hit me?"
Wang Jing, covering her burning face with her hands, pointed at Jiang Chen and cursed, "Jiang Chen, you piece of shit! Do you even know who I am? I'm Wang Jing from the Wang family..."
Jiang Chen slightly released Tang Chuchu's grip and reached out to pry Wang Jing's fingers apart.
"Ah..."
Wang Jing's face twisted in pain.
"Kneel down and apologize," Jiang Chen's cold voice echoed.
This scene caught the attention of many, some even taking out their phones to film the scene.
Wang Jing's fingers were twisted, her face contorted with pain, unable to speak.
Jiang Chen applied a slight force.
Wang Jing's body buckled as his fingers descended. Jiang Chen kicked her knee, causing her to thrash and fall to her knees.
Her knees collided with the ground with a thud, and Wang Jing fell to the ground, wailing in pain.
Tang Chuchu saw this and immediately panicked. "Chen, she's a member of the Wang family, one of the four great families. We can't afford to offend them."
Jiang Chen ignored the screaming Wang Jing lying on the ground. He looked at Tang Chuchu, his cold face tinged with tenderness as he said, "I'm sorry."
"Pa."
Jiang Chen was slapped on the head.
This was He Yanmei.
Originally, she didn't want to intervene, but Jiang Chen was hitting a member of the Wang family.
Tang Chuchu had previously offended the Xiao family, nearly wiping out the Tang family.
Now Jiang Chen had offended the Wang family again, and she cursed fiercely, "Jiang Chen, who told you to do this? Hurry up and help Miss Wang up! Kowtow and admit your mistake!"
Tang Song and Wu Min approached and quickly helped Wang Jing to her feet.
But Wang Jing's knee was already broken, bleeding profusely, staining her flesh-colored stockings.
She was helped to a sitting position.
A look of pain washed over Wang Jing's face, and she was seething with rage. She pointed at the Tang family members, "You, do you know who I am? I'm Wang Jing from the Wang family. I swear, your Tang family is finished."
"Pa!"
Hearing this, He Yanmei slapped Jiang Chen on the head again, angrily shouting, "Kneel down and admit your mistake."
Tang Chuchu was also frightened.
The incident with the Xiao family was still fresh in her mind; she wouldn't dare mess with the Four Great Families again.
She bent forward, ready to kneel.
But Jiang Chen grabbed her, forcibly pulling her to her feet, and said calmly, "Chuchu, this is none of your business. I was the one who assaulted him. If you have anything to say, come at me. I will absolutely not implicate the Tang family."
"Okay, I'm going after you, huh?" Wang Jing, sitting in the chair, immediately erupted in anger. She pulled out her phone and called the manager of Delicious Restaurant. "Manager Ding, I'm Wang Jing from the Wang family, a gold member of Delicious Restaurant. I was assaulted outside Delicious Restaurant. Send two security guards out!"
After the call, Wang Jing glared at Jiang Chen fiercely. "You're dead! Even if you kneel down and beg for mercy right now, I won't spare you. I'm not Wang Jing unless I break your legs!"
He Yanmei approached Wang Jing, apologizing profusely.
"Ms. Wang, I'm sorry, truly sorry. This is all the fault of my useless son-in-law. I apologize. Please be magnanimous and just ignore us."
He Yanmei was truly terrified.
Having finally secured the family's shares, she didn't want to offend the Wang family and provoke the old man to reclaim them.
Wang Jing, arrogant and pointed at He Yanmei's nose as she bent down to apologize, scolded, "You're nothing! Get down on your knees and lick my high heels clean! No, you're not worthy! Let Tang Chuchu do it."
Wang Jing changed her mind and pointed at Tang Chuchu, who stood there bewildered.
At that moment, a middle-aged man emerged with several security guards.
Seeing this scene, everyone outside the Delicious Restaurant knew that Tang Bo's family was doomed.
Tang Song, frightened by the menacing security guards wielding electric batons, quickly pulled Wu Min back and dodged into the crowd, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.
Seeing Manager Ding and the security guards emerge, Wang Jing grew even more arrogant and glanced at Tang Chuchu with a cold, haughty glance.
"Pfft."
He spat on the ground and pointed, "Tang Chuchu, come over here on your knees and lick it clean. I promise to only break your useless husband's hands and leave his feet intact."
He Yanmei, seeing the manager of Delicious Kitchen approaching with several security guards, trembled with fear and instantly knelt on the ground, begging for mercy: "Ms. Wang, we were wrong. We truly know we were wrong."
He Yanmei knelt, but Jiang Chen ignored her.
He despised He Yanmei from the bottom of his heart, saying she bullied the weak and feared the strong, and had no backbone at all.
"Chen." Tang Chuchu, also frightened, held Jiang Chen's hand tightly.
Jiang Chen comforted her, "It's okay."
Wang Jing kicked He Yanmei, who was kneeling and begging for mercy, away. Seeing Jiang Chen's indifferent expression, she felt a surge of anger. She pointed at him and shouted, "Manager Ding, that's him! Beat him to death!"
Tang Chuchu immediately rushed over and supported He Yanmei, who had been kicked away.
"Mom."
"You jinx! Get out!" He Yanmei slapped him, scanning the crowd for Tang Bo.
But Tang Bo stood there like a coward, head bowed, not daring to even fart.
Thinking of having such a cowardly husband, she burst into tears.
Delicious Restaurant manager Ding Jianbo approached and glanced at Jiang Chen. Seeing him as the son-in-law of the Tang family, the subject of much talk in the Jiang family, he immediately ordered, "Beat him up!"
"Who dares?"
At that moment, a voice rang out from the Delicious Restaurant.
With the sound, the sound of heavy-toed leather shoes hitting the ground echoed.
Everyone looked.
A middle-aged man in a battle robe approached, followed by four fully armed men.
On the shoulders of the middle-aged man's battle robe were five glittering stars.
The five stars shone brightly, blindingly.
Ding Jianbo paled with fear upon seeing the approaching figure. His legs gave way, and he tumbled to his knees.
Several security guards were also paralyzed with fear, and fell to their knees. This was a significant figure. Not only Ding Jianbo, but even the owner of Delicious House would have been forced to kneel down.
Recently, the five major military regions have been reorganized, with their headquarters located in Jiangzhong.
This figure before him was none other than the newly transferred commander-in-chief, now the head of the five newly integrated armies: the Free and Easy King of the Western Territory!