Chapter 13 Do I Know You?

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"You brat, if you continue to gossip, I'll fire you!" Sun Xinxin's pretty face turned red with embarrassment as she tried to assert her authority as the boss.

"Ah, Miss Xin, please don't! Even though I know that you want to open a husband-and-wife shop with Xia Tian, if I lose this job, I won't have money for food. I promise not to be a third wheel anymore from now on... I'll pretend that I can neither hear nor see anything; you two can do whatever you like and completely ignore me..." Fang Xiaoru feigned fear.

"You still talk!" Sun Xinxin, blushing furiously, picked up a flower basket and aimed to throw it at Fang Xiaoru.

Fang Xiaoru quickly raised her hands in surrender. "Miss Xin, I won't say anymore! That flower basket is very expensive, one hundred and eighty-eight yuan!"

Sun Xinxin gave Fang Xiaoru a withering look, glanced at the flower basket she was holding, and finally put it back.

Fortunately, someone soon brought in lunch boxes, temporarily relieving Sun Xinxin from this awkward situation. Fang Xiaoru also knew when to stop, so she didn't continue teasing her boss.

The sun was too strong outside, and for the entire afternoon, Sun Xinxin did not leave the flower shop. Xia Tian naturally stayed in the shop as well. Although there were several transactions in the afternoon, they all came from customers buying flowers on-site; therefore, he had nothing to do.

This left Xia Tian feeling somewhat bored; however, with the beautiful Sun Xinxin around, it was better than being completely unoccupied. But throughout the afternoon, Sun Xinxin felt very uncomfortable because she noticed that Xia Tian kept staring at her, and in places he shouldn't be looking.

"Mmm, it's almost six o'clock. Miss Xin, why don't you two head back I'll stay for another two hours." Fang Xiaoru stretched lazily. When school wasn't on break, the shop usually stayed open until around ten at night; but during the holiday period, they typically closed by eight.

"Alright." Sun Xinxin considered it and nodded in agreement. "Xia Tian, let's go!"

Summer, of course, had no objections. The two of them walked out of the flower shop together, and Summer naturally held XiaoXin Sun's hand. Perhaps because she was already accustomed to this behavior, XiaoXin allowed him to do so.

However, after just a few steps, XiaoXin stopped walking as she saw a group of people approaching them. Leading the way were two men and one woman, with Zhang Dazhu among them.

The woman beside Zhang Dazhu was in her thirties, with some beauty that she accentuated through makeup. She looked somewhat seductive and was holding hands with another man who wasn't tall but very sturdy. He had a crew cut and sharp eyes.

Behind the trio were around ten young men of various appearances, looking like small-time hoodlums from society.

"Sun XiaoXin, you slut! I've finally caught you keeping another man outside our relationship. Now, there's no way for you to deny it," Zhang Dazhu shouted angrily as soon as he saw her.

"Zhang Dazhu, why do you have such a filthy mouth" XiaoXin's face turned red with anger. "What does it mean that I'm keeping another man We have no connection whatsoever, and even if I had a boyfriend, it's none of your business!"

"Alright then, so now you admit it, right" Zhang Dazhu was infuriated and ashamed. "Now that you're in the city, you think you can deny knowing me You want to cut ties with me but it won't be that easy!"

"XiaoXin, I'm not saying this for no reason. Although my brother isn't much good, he's still your husband. He was taken into the police station yesterday and you didn't come to pick him up, leaving him locked up overnight. That's quite unreasonable of you, and now you're keeping another man, so that's definitely wrong," Zhang Dazhu’s sister, a woman who looked somewhat seductive, then chimed in.

"Sister Yu Fen, you've been living in the city for so many years; surely you understand that my relationship with Zhang Dazhu is no longer valid. Our family paid your family 20,000 yuan as a dowry, but over these past few months, Zhang Dazhu has taken more than 50,000 yuan from me. This amount already covers the dowry money, and so I have nothing to do with Zhang Dazhu anymore!" XiaoXin said angrily; this woman was Zhang Dazhu's sister, Zhang Yu Fen.

"Sun XiaoXin, you can just say we're not related" Zhang Dazhu stared at her greedily. "You want to cut ties with me Well then, as long as you agree to my conditions, I won't bother you anymore. You can keep your other man however you like!"

"What conditions" XiaoXin gritted her teeth and asked.

"It's simple. First, give me 100,000 yuan!" Zhang Dazhu stared at Sun Xinxin's prominent chest and swallowed his saliva. "Second, spend a night with me!"

"Disgraceful!" Upon hearing this, Sun Xinxin's pretty face turned pale in anger. She could accept the first condition—100,000 yuan was nothing if it made Zhang Dazhu disappear from her life forever. But she couldn't bear his second demand.

"Xinxin, I think this is a fair deal. The 20,000 yuan my family gave you once saved your brother's life. Paying back 100,000 yuan now is reasonable since prices have skyrocketed over the years," Zhang Yufen said lazily. "And spending a night together shouldn't be a problem either. You were once his wife and should fulfill your duties."

"Sun Xinxin, if you can flirt with that good-for-nothing, why can’t I" Zhang Dazhu’s eyes sparkled lecherously. Sun Xinxin's allure had long ignited his desire.

"Hey, it doesn't pay to be persistent. This idiot has called me a good-for-nothing three times already, and that's the last straw!" Xia Tian suddenly appeared before Zhang Dazhu, pinched his neck tightly, and said, "Look at yourself—do I resemble a good-for-nothing"

"Let go of me..." Zhang Dazhu was choking.

"You brat, let my brother go immediately!" Zhang Yufen shouted sternly.

Ignoring her, Xia Tian continued to glare at Zhang Dazhu: "Idiot, look closely—mine is a unique 'white with rosy cheeks.' Got it Keep calling me a good-for-nothing and I'll make your face ugly."

Sun Xinxin was initially angry but couldn't help giggling upon hearing Xia Tian's comment. 'White with rosy cheeks' and unique—had he been watching TV commercials last night

"Boy, if you don’t let my brother go now, we won’t be nice!" Zhang Yufen yelled.

Xia Tian finally turned to look at Zhang Yufen, displeased: "Why are you so annoying Don't you know your voice is terrible, like a duck’s"

Glancing at Zhang Yufen, Xia Tian was slightly puzzled: "Strange, aren’t people like you supposed to be hens Shouldn’t your voice sound like a hen’s cluck rather than a quack like a duck’s I heard there’s something called genetic mutation. Could that be the case with you"

"You, you, you actually call me a hen" Zhang Yufen was so angry that she trembled all over.

"Young brother, your words are really too much!" The burly man finally spoke up; his tone was surprisingly calm. "I’m Ding Bao, also known as Brother Tiger. Can’t you give a brother some face and let Zhang Dazhu go first"

Xia Tian looked at Ding Bao in confusion: "Are we that familiar with each other"

"Uh, this is our first meeting." Ding Bao was taken aback.

“Since we’re not close, why should I give you face” Xia Tian stared at Ding Bao. “Aren’t you out of your mind”

Ding Bao almost choked on his words, and the gangsters behind him immediately started cursing.

"Brat, don’t you want to live How dare you speak to Brother Tiger like this"

"Damn it, guys, let’s go, beat him to death!"

“He refuses the face we offer and turns around to give us a lesson! You think you’re someone now, don’t you”

These gangsters could curse all they wanted, but as long as Ding Bao didn't speak up, none of them dared to actually take action.

"Hey, kid, remember this, Xīn姐 is my woman now, don't come and compete with me for women, got it" Summer picked Zhang Dazhu up and threw him to the ground. "Scram!"

Zhang Dazhu let out a pained groan and then climbed back up from the ground, running to Ding Bao's side with a mournful expression on his face: "Brother-in-law, I told you, this pretty boy is really good at fighting!"

Right after he finished speaking, two crisp slaps were heard, and five bright red fingerprints appeared on Zhang Dazhu’s cheeks.

"I warned you before, call me a pretty boy again, I'll turn you into a panda face." Summer's expression was displeased. "Do you know what a panda face is It means drawing nineteen horizontal and vertical lines across your face to make it truly look like one; the two slaps now can only be called little red palms."

Ding Bao’s expression became rather grim: "Brother, don't you think that's too arrogant"

"Third Master told me to keep a low profile. I'm already keeping it as low as possible." Summer seemed unimpressed.

"Your skills are quite impressive. How about we have a match then!" Ding Bao slowly took a step forward.

Summer was somewhat surprised: "You want to fight me one-on-one"

"That's right, one-on-one, are you up for it" Ding Bao’s tone carried some provocation.

When Summer shook his head, the gangsters immediately whistled and heckled him.

"Coward!

"Boy, are you too scared to kneel down and admit defeat"

"Damn it, you're really just a pretty boy! You’re not useful in critical moments. Beautiful lady, why don’t you come with me instead"

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"I actually thought highly of you," Ding Bao's eyes showed more disdain, "Since that’s the case, you’d better leave quickly and stay out of Sun Xinxin's affairs."

"One-on-one is too troublesome. It wastes time. You all can come at me together." Xia Tian said lazily.

The moment these words were spoken, there was a sudden silence around him followed by even louder commotion shortly after.

"Damn it! This guy’s way too arrogant!"

"Let's kill him!"

"Brothers, let’s gang up on him together!"

Xia Tian suddenly rushed into the crowd, punching and kicking, causing screams of pain to rise instantly. A moment later, a large number of people were lying on the ground, including Zhang Dazhuang and Zhang Yufen. The only one still standing was Ding Bao.

"You all are too noisy," Xia Tian clapped his hands, "Now it’s much quieter."Li Yunman was stunned for a moment, as she felt it seemed like only a short while had passed and the entire process hadn't even taken a minute.At this time, Li Yunman also noticed that her dizziness h...