Chapter 483: Chapter 483

"Xiao Qing, you bitch, I knew you were here to find Mu Qiangsheng." Just at that moment, a young man holding a wine bottle walked out from the side.

This was none other than Qian Jun.

However, unlike before, the current Qian Jun no longer had the arrogance of a rich heir. At this moment, his jaw was covered with stubble, and a strong aroma of alcohol was emanating from him. He looked somewhat down-and-out.

"Motherfucker!" Qian Jun walked over and slapped Xiao Qing hard across the face.

The slap was so forceful that Xiao Qing's cheek swelled up almost visibly fast.

"Qian Jun... you beast..." Xiao Qing covered her face and immediately started crying.

Mu Qiangsheng furrowed his brow slightly. "After all, you're a grown man, and you hit a woman like that. Do you think that's right?"

"Fuck, this woman spent so much of my money, and now that I'm down on my luck, she didn't even hesitate before deciding to leave. A woman like that doesn't even deserve to be hit by me, even killing her would be letting her off easy!" Qian Jun said viciously as he looked at Xiao Qing beside him.

Mu Qiangsheng naturally knew what kind of person Xiao Qing was. Indeed, she was someone who despised the poor and loved the rich.

"You want to leave, huh? Well, I'll break your legs!" Saying so, Qian Jun aimed a kick directly at Xiao Qing's thigh.

Qian Jun put all his strength into this kick. If it connected, given Xiao Qing's physique, even if her thigh didn't break, she wouldn't get off lightly.

Xiao Qing closed her eyes in fear.

Just as Qian Jun's kick was about to strike Xiao Qing, Mu Qiangsheng quickly pulled Xiao Qing to his side, narrowly allowing her to dodge Qian Jun's kick.

"Fuck, you dare to meddle in my affairs, it looks like you really don't want to live!" While saying that, Qian Jun swung the wine bottle in his hand and aimed it straight for Mu Qiangsheng's head.

Before the wine bottle in Qian Jun's hand could hit Mu Qiangsheng's head, Ye Ningqing had already darted over and kicked the wine bottle out of his hand.

Ye Ningqing's kick was not weak, causing Qian Jun's wrist to throb with pain.

"If you keep bothering me , don't blame me for not being nice to you," Ye Ningqing stepped forward and said.

Although Qian Jun was drunk, his mind wasn't in disarray. From Ye Ningqing's kick just now, he realized that the person in front of him was not someone he could afford to provoke.

After giving Xiao Qing a fierce look, Qian Jun staggered away.

Xiao Qing, now hiding by Mu Qiangsheng's side, watched Qian Jun's retreating figure and her eyes immediately reddened.

At this moment, Xiao Qing really began to miss the days when she was with Mu Qiangsheng. Back then, he had treasured her, cared for her, and protected her...

Later, when Mu Qiangsheng fell on hard times, Xiao Qing left him for Qian Jun.

In Qian Jun's eyes, Xiao Qing understood that she was nothing more than a tool for his pleasure. Beyond the daily performance in bed, they hardly had any other conversation.

For a long while, Xiao Qing wondered if she had sold her body to Qian Jun. There was no care, no love...

Yet today, Qian Jun had slapped her hard, and Mu Qiangsheng, whom she had once abandoned, still stood up to protect her.

Feeling the familiar presence of Mu Qiangsheng, Xiao Qing realized that his protection was no longer out of love. Now he was only looking out for her as a common friend...

While Xiao Qing was lost in her thoughts, the crowd began to stir again.

At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed in a suit, flanked by several people, approached Ding Fan and the rest.

"President Cheng, it's this asshole. They fought me and even bad-mouthed our Zhuangyuan Building. If we don't take care of them, we might as well not bother running this place anymore!"

The waiter whose fingers had been broken by Ding Fan was now talking to the middle-aged man behind him.

However, the man called President Cheng seemed to completely ignore what the waiter said. Upon seeing Qin Manshu, he jogged over to her immediately.

"Manager Qin... When did you get here?"

At this moment, President Cheng was exceedingly cautious, and the waiter beside him was completely flabbergasted. In his eyes, President Cheng was an untouchable figure. He never imagined that President Cheng could look so flustered.

Manager Qin? The waiter blinked...

The waiter wasn't stupid; people who could make President Cheng so cautious couldn't possibly be ordinary. In no time at all, he didn't dare to even make a peep.

Ding Fan, standing beside them, was also slightly taken aback, but he quickly understood.

It seemed that the Zhuangyuan Building had a significant relationship with the Qin family. Otherwise, how could Qin Manshu have the phone number of the owner of the restaurant and so readily call him over? If he wasn't mistaken, this Zhuangyuan Building must be owned by the Qin family.

As a matter of fact, Ding Fan wasn't wrong. Zhuangyuan Building was indeed owned by the Qin family.

At that moment, President Cheng stood by Qin Manshu's side, acting with the utmost propriety.

"The employees these days are truly becoming too audacious... If I hadn't called you, I'm afraid I couldn't even enter the Zhuangyuan Building," said Qin Manshu to President Cheng.

President Cheng's face turned pale at this moment.

"Manager Qin, you are the real boss of Zhuangyuan Building, who dares to stop you..." President Cheng said by his side.

The waiter standing nearby almost had his eyeballs pop out of their sockets after hearing what President Cheng said.

The real boss of Zhuangyuan Building?

The waiter, recalling his own actions from earlier, felt a chill run down his spine.

After all, Zhuangyuan Building is a high-end place, and the salaries and wages are also very high. In addition to that, they also offer generous benefits during holidays and festivals.

As for his job, the waiter was indeed very satisfied with it, but just now, he had tried to show off in front of the real boss—which was nothing short of courting death.

"President Cheng, it was my fault just now. I looked down on people with my 'dog's eyes'..." The waiter wisely stepped forward to admit his mistake.

The waiter was a sensible person; he knew that the owner behind Zhuangyuan Building was a person with real power. Offending such a person might mean not just losing his job—it was a small matter. If the owner decided to haggle over every little thing, he might really end up spending a few days in jail.

That's why the waiter was now eagerly stepping forward to confess his error. The waiter's face showed sincere contrition, and to an onlooker, it seemed he was just short of kneeling to Qin Manshu.

"I was here today to dine with some distinguished guests..." Qin Manshu didn't even bother to pay attention to the waiter standing by.

To Qin Manshu, that waiter was simply not worth mentioning.

"Manager Qin, I understand now. The negligence was all on my part..." President Cheng said, and without another word, he turned to look at the waiter.

"As of today, you don't need to work here anymore. You're fired..."

The body of the waiter went soft, and he directly sat down on the ground.

During these days working in a big place like Zhuangyuan Building, he got used to showing off so much that today he lost his job for it.

"I was wondering why there was such a commotion over here, it turns out to be Young Master Ding..." Just at this moment, someone from the crowd walked in.

Ding Fan looked over and saw that the person coming was Tian Li.

Although Ding Fan hadn't expected to see Tian Li here, he still nodded slightly in his direction.

"Deputy Mayor..." At this moment, Mu Qiangsheng walked over to Tian Li respectfully to greet him.

"Qiang Sheng, you're here too?" Tian Li said, then turned his head to address a woman following him. "Tian Xin, this is Mu Qiangsheng I told you about. He's capable and efficient, and now he's a section chief in the East District."

"Hello..." A poised and graceful woman came from beside Tian Li, she greeted Mu Qiangsheng with a warm smile.

Tian Li continued to speak, smiling. "Qiang Sheng, this is my precious daughter who has just returned from studying abroad. You two are about the same age—please help each other out in the future..."

"Deputy Mayor, you flatter me..." Mu Qiangsheng responded.

"Ah? Don't call me Deputy Mayor; we're not at work now. Just call me Uncle Tian." Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕·𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎·𝚗𝚎𝚝

Mu Qiangsheng was taken aback for a moment, but then he courteously addressed him. "Uncle Tian."

Ding Fan, along with everyone present, could see Tian Li was clearly intending to set up his daughter Tian Xin with Mu Qiangsheng. The crowd smiled silently to themselves.

"Young Master Ding, who are these ladies?" Tian Li asked, looking at the few women behind Ding Fan.

Ding Fan introduced them. "This is Qin Manshu... Ye Ningqing... Hu Jin..."

Ding Fan introduced the three beauties one by one.

Tian Li was incredibly shrewd; he immediately saw that Ding Fan was the mainstay for these three beauties, who were closely clinging to his side.

This was an unconscious behavior—women are fragile and often lack a sense of security. They only lean close to someone they feel safe and stable with.

Tian Li couldn't help but admire, Ding Fan indeed had amazing skills—to have three beauties simultaneously believe him to be a stable and reliable person was quite an achievement.

"Qiang Sheng, who is this lady beside you?" Tian Li glanced at Xiao Qing standing next to Mu Qiangsheng and asked.

Mu Qiangsheng hesitated for a moment, but before he could answer, Xiao Qing had already spoken.

"I'm just an ordinary friend of Mu Qiangsheng. Someone was bullying me just now, and Mu Qiangsheng came out to rescue me."

Hearing Xiao Qing's words, Ding Fan couldn't help but give her another look.

Knowing that Xiao Qing could still say something so face-saving was indeed rare.

Xiao Qing was self-aware. The daughter of the deputy mayor had returned from studying abroad and was an heiress; she couldn't compare at all. All she could do now was to leave...

"Qiang Sheng... thank you..." Xiao Qing bowed deeply to Mu Qiangsheng and then turned to leave...