Chapter 38 The So-called Four Young Masters of the River and

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"Have you ever heard of Gao Mingyang before" Liu Yunman was both anxious and frustrated. How could this person not care at all

"I only heard about him today from you." Xia Tian, of course, couldn't have known about him; he had just arrived in Jianghai City a few days ago.

"Listen to me, Gao Mingyang is no ordinary person. He..." Seeing Xia Tian's indifferent attitude, Liu Yunman felt like hitting him.

Xia Tian interrupted Liu Yunman: "Ms. Yunman, I am also not an ordinary person."

Liu Yunman was slightly taken aback before calming down.

As a doctor and with her extraordinary experiences, Liu Yunman had better psychological resilience than most people. If it weren't for today's series of events concerning the survival or demise of her entire family, she wouldn't have been this flustered. But now, upon hearing Xia Tian's words, she finally realized that things might not be as bad as she thought.

All her previous concerns were based on the assumption that Xia Tian was just an ordinary flower delivery worker, but he reminded her otherwise. He wasn't a regular delivery person; he was a divine doctor who could make her grandma come to visit him personally, and a successor of the Heaven-Defying Eight Needles.

The events at the Western restaurant during lunchtime also proved that Xia Tian wasn't an ordinary person. There seemed to be many mysterious abilities about him that she didn’t know. At this moment, Liu Yunman vaguely realized that Xia Tian's lack of concern for Gao Mingyang might not stem from his ignorance but rather from his own powerful capabilities.

"Xia Tian." A soft and alluring voice came over. It was Sun Xinxin who had stepped out of the flower shop, looking at Liu Yunman: "Are you Doctor Liu The sun is big outside; come in to sit down in the flower shop first."

"Hello, I'm Li Yunman. May I ask who you are..." Li Yunman regained her senses.

"Doctor Li, my name is Sun Xinxin, the owner of Fragrant Blossoms Flower Shop and also a friend of Xia Tian's." Sun Xinxin emphasized the word 'friend', seemingly intuitively sensing Li Yunman’s threatening aura.

Before Li Yunman could speak, Sun Xinxin looked at Xia Tian with an admonishing tone in her voice: "Xia Tian, how can you let a guest stay outside under the sun Why haven’t you invited Doctor Li inside yet"

"Right, Sister Yunman, please come in!" Xia Tian wasn't bothered by the heat and didn't think it was a big deal to stand outside. However, after Sun Xinxin's reminder, he realized that action needed to be taken.

Li Yunman did not delay any further; she followed Xia Tian inside, giving Sun Xinxin an intriguing glance at the same time. She keenly noticed that Sun Xinxin was deliberately highlighting her close relationship with Xia Tian.

"Doctor Li, please sit down!" Sun Xinxin warmly greeted Li Yunman and personally served her a cup of water.

"Thank you, Miss Sun." Li Yunman smiled mildly while casually glancing around the flower shop. Despite its modest size, she found it rather pleasant to look at.

"Doctor Li, was Xia Tian's attitude not good enough when he delivered flowers" Sun Xinxin asked, "If this is true, I will apologize on his behalf."

The attitude during flower delivery

Li Yunman didn't quite grasp the context at first. However, she quickly realized that Xia Tian's main job was actually a florist and he had become acquainted with her due to flower deliveries.

"Miss Sun, you misunderstood. I came to find Xia Tian for other reasons," Liu Yunman shook her head, but inwardly thought that Xia Tian's attitude toward delivering the flowers wasn't very proper; upon entering, she immediately grabbed her hand, and if it were anyone else, they likely would have called it a sexual assault.

"Xin姐, this isn't about the flowers," Xia Tian couldn't help but defend herself.

"Alright, don’t speak!" Sun Xinxin gave Xia Tian a slightly pouting glance. "You can explain to me slowly when you get home tonight!"

Explain slowly at home tonight

Liu Yunman glanced at Sun Xinxin with some surprise; even a fool could understand the underlying implication, which was that Sun Xinxin and Xia Tian lived together, meaning they were already cohabiting.

"So Miss Sun is not only Xia Tian’s boss but also her girlfriend." Liu Yunman felt an uncomfortable sensation pass through her, but she quickly recovered. "In this case, there's something I probably should remind you about."

"Doctor Liu, what exactly are you referring to" Sun Xinxin tacitly acknowledged the fact that she was Xia Tian’s girlfriend; originally, she didn't want to admit it so soon, but she felt a strong sense of threat from Liu Yunman and had no choice but to acknowledge it. In her view, given Liu Yunman's conditions, once she learned about their relationship, she would surely stop competing with her.

Actually, Sun Xinxin still hadn't figured out her true feelings for Xia Tian; however, Xia Tian gave her a sense of security. Since meeting Xia Tian, she had felt that she had found a powerful support. She wasn’t sure if she loved him yet, but she believed she must hold onto this man who brought her safety.

"Have you heard of Gao Mingyang" Liu Yunman asked Sun Xinxin.

As expected, Sun Xinxin shook her head; she didn't know the person. In fact, it was quite normal—everyone is in different social circles and knows different people, so it wasn’t surprising that someone like Sun Xinxin wouldn’t come into contact with Gao Mingyang.

"Oh, could it be that legendary First Young Master of Jianghai" Fang Xiaoru exclaimed in surprise.

Li Yunman was somewhat taken aback and looked up at Fang Xiaoru: "Have you heard about him"

"Well, I once heard a female classmate mention him. She said he's the most popular bachelor among unmarried women in Jianghai." Fang Xiaoru seemed a bit embarrassed, "I'm not really clear on the details though."

"What do you mean by that That should actually be describing me," Summer said with some resentment.

"Oh please, don’t get so self-obsessed. Apart from Sister Xing, I seriously doubt anyone else would fancy someone like you!" Fang Xiaoru responded irritably.

"That's true. Gao Mingyang is indeed called the First Young Master of Jianghai and is ranked first among the so-called Four Young Masters of Jianghai." Li Yunman’s expression was somewhat complicated.

"There really are these Four Young Masters of Jianghai" Wang Jie was quite surprised, "I seem to have heard something about them too, but I thought it was just made up!"

"Uh, these things usually pertain to the circles of wealthy people, what's called high society. It’s really got nothing to do with us," Fang Xiaoru casually remarked, “You can think of all this as just a story.”

"I’m afraid you won’t be able to treat it as such anymore from now on." Li Yunman glanced at Summer and said, "Because starting right now, you've already gotten involved."

“Doctor Li, what do you mean by that” Sun Xinxin looked puzzled. She was just a minor character in her opinion, and she felt completely disconnected with the so-called high society circles. Even someone like Li Yunman seemed to belong to an entirely different world from hers.

"Because of a conflict with Gao Mingyang during the summer, and based on my understanding of Gao Mingyang, if he wants to deal with Xia Tian, he would also go after the people around him. You all are part of Xia Tian’s circle, especially Miss Sun, as his girlfriend, you might become a primary target for Gao Mingyang." Liu Yunman stunned everyone with this revelation. Apart from Xia Tian, the other three—Xin Xin Sun among them—all froze in place.

A moment later, Wang Jie was the first to speak up: "Brother, didn’t you hit him again"

"Xia Tian, why are you so good at getting into trouble" Fang Xiaoru was also quite displeased.

However, Xin Xin Sun was concerned and asked worriedly: "Xia Tian, what happened"

Xia Tian wasn’t happy about it and said with a pout: "I didn’t offend him, but now he offended me!"

The fact that Gao Mingyang had managed to make Liu Yunman anxious annoyed Xia Tian. He regretted not beating up Gao Mingyang earlier.

"Brother, how did he offend you" Wang Jie couldn’t help asking.

"He scared Sister Yunman." Xia Tian said unhappily.

Liu Yunman was speechless; this guy still didn’t take Gao Mingyang seriously at all!

"Doctor Liu, if Gao Mingyang really intends to deal with us, what should we do" Xin Xin Sun asked anxiously.

Liu Yunman remained silent for a long time before shaking his head. "I don't know either. From my understanding, no one who has offended Gao Mingyang has managed to escape unscathed."

"No one who offends me escapes unscathed either," Xia Tian retorted stubbornly. "Those so-called Four Young Lords of Jianghai I could take them all on together and still beat them. What’s one Gao Mingyang"

“You make it sound so easy, but don’t you know who the Four Young Lords of Jianghai actually are” Liu Yunman said with irritation.

"I never bother myself with such small fry," Xia Tian replied nonchalantly.

Liu Yunman unconsciously rubbed his head. It wasn't because he had a headache but rather it was an automatic gesture for him. The Four Young Lords of Jianghai, who were well-known in the high society circles of Jianghai City, turned out to be small fry according to Xia Tian’s mouth. If these words reached their ears, would they all choke on their blood with rage

After some consideration, Liu Yunman decided to give Xia Tian a detailed introduction: "There are three major families in Jianghai City—Qiao family, Ye family, and Su family—with the Qiao family being the strongest, followed by the Ye and Su families. The head of the Qiao family is Qiao Donghai, the Ye family's representative is Ye Shaojie, and the Su family’s is Su Xiaocan. Along with Gao Mingyang, they are collectively known as the Four Young Lords of Jianghai."

"Qiao Donghai, Ye Shaojie, Su Xiaocan, Gao Mingyang… got it. Next time I see them, I'll beat them up," Xia Tian muttered to himself.

Liu Yunman clenched his teeth but didn’t罵人: "Gao Mingyang isn't part of the three major families yet he's able to overshadow those individuals from each family and become the leader among the Four Young Lords. Don't you think there’s something fishy about that"

"Isn't it just picking the tallest weed from a bunch of short ones" Xia Tian shrugged indifferently before remembering something and asked, "Yunman姐, are Qiao Xiaoqiao and Qiao Dongyun both from the Qiao family And Ye Mengying and Ye Shaoxiong, are they from the Ye family too Su Junfeng and Su Beibei, oh yes, and that Su Ziqiang—do they all belong to the Su family"e Shadow Squad, as long as someone was talented, they weren’t afraid of them making demands—whether about money or women, the Shadow Squad could provide."My first condition is that I should become the...