“He’s lost his mind!
Completely insane!
How dare he say something so outrageous?”
“General Ye just stepped in to save him, and now this guy is already pushing his luck?”
“…”
The members of the Su family sneered and jeered.
At this point, even Ye Xiaoyun felt that Xiao Changge had gone too far.
She was the only reason Cao Hu had shown any restraint.
If it weren’t for her, the man wouldn’t have been able to walk out of Tianxiang Pavilion today!
Soon, a realization dawned on Ye Xiaoyun.
‘He must have calculated that with me here, Cao Hu wouldn’t dare make a reckless move.
That’s why this Xiao Changge is being so brazen, so arrogant.’
‘A classic case of basking in borrowed glory!’
“Annihilate my Cao family in three days?”
Cao Hu laughed, a cold and sinister smile on his face.
“Fine, fine.
Today, out of respect for Major General Ye, I will spare your life.
But in three days, I will grind your bones to dust!”
With those words, Xiao Changge’s death sentence had effectively been declared.
“In these next three days, you’d better not even think about running!”
After saying this, Cao Hu left with his men.
“Foolish!”
Bai Qing sneered.
“Cao Hu only held back because of Miss Ye.
Without her, do you think he’d hesitate to kill you?”
Xiao Changge acted as if he hadn’t heard a thing, completely ignoring Bai Qing’s words.
‘Just a mere Cao Hu.
I could destroy him with a flick of my finger!’
“I protected you this time because of those three requests.
This was the second one.”
Ye Xiaoyun said with a deadpan expression, “You can make your third request, and I can guarantee your safety three days from now.”
“No need!”
‘Xiao Changge, needing protection from a Major General?
What a joke.’
Ye Xiaoyun couldn’t be bothered with Xiao Changge either.
‘A man like that will sooner or later pay the price for his arrogance.’
“Changge, that’s Master Hu!
You were too impulsive,” Wang Mei said, frustrated by his foolishness.
Annihilate the Cao family in three days!
How could he dare say something like that?
He was simply courting death.
Although the Su family didn’t know how Xiao Changge knew Ye Xiaoyun, even if they were acquainted, it didn’t mean he could wipe out the Cao family.
The members of the Su family returned to their ancestral home, and even Su Bingtian and the others were summoned.
By now, Su Jiayin had regained consciousness.
But whether or not she had actually been drugged by Cao Tiancheng was no longer important.
“Bingtian, Wang Mei, we must kick that Xiao Changge out!” Master Su said in a grave voice.
“That damn butcher!
We could have used our connection to the Cao family to improve our chances of becoming Imperial Merchants, but because of his impulsiveness, our hopes have become slim!”
“That son of a bitch!
Why are we still keeping a fucking idiot like him in our house?
To celebrate the New Year with him?”
“…”
The members of the Su family were all filled with righteous indignation.
The Su family wanted to become Imperial Merchants, which was why they had been fawning over the Cao family, but now all their efforts were in vain.
“If you ask me, we should take matters into our own hands, drag that Xiao Changge to the Cao family, and show them our sincerity!” The one who spoke was one of Master Su’s grandsons, Su Minghui.
He was also the strongest contender to be the next Patriarch of the Su family!
“Agreed!” Everyone was in favor.
“No!”
Wang Mei objected, “Back then, if it weren’t for Xiao Changge’s grandfather, our Su family…”
“Shut up!”
Master Su barked.
It was crystal clear in their minds: back then, if Wang Mei hadn’t shown the old man the kindness of a single meal, he never would have repaid the favor.
That was how the Su family had grown so prominent today.
But that was then, and this is now.
In the eyes of the Su family, they didn’t owe the old man anything.
After all, if it weren’t for Wang Mei, the old man might have starved to death.
“Dad, how about this?
I’ll go find Major General Ye.
Maybe she can help!” Wang Mei was, of course, unwilling to give up on Xiao Changge.
Soon, Wang Mei and Su Jiayin used their connections to get a meeting with Assistant Bai Qing.
Wang Mei quickly stated her request.
“Heh, you want Miss Ye to step in and protect that Xiao Changge?” Bai Qing sneered.
“Assistant Bai, it seems Major General Ye and Xiao Changge know each other?” The reason Su Jiayin had come along was to find out what the relationship between Xiao Changge and Ye Xiaoyun really was.
This was Ye Xiaoyun, after all—a powerful figure the Su family wasn’t even qualified to associate with!
“There’s no relationship!”
Bai Qing quickly denied it.
“It’s just because of some minor business that Miss Ye agreed to a few of his requests!”
“I see!” Su Jiayin breathed a sigh of relief.
‘Judging by her tone, even Ye Xiaoyun must despise Xiao Changge.’
‘It makes sense.
Who wouldn’t despise a man who does nothing but boast, completely oblivious to his own capabilities?’
“Um, Assistant Bai, could we possibly ask Major General Ye to intervene?” Wang Mei asked cautiously.
“Impossible!”
Bai Qing said curtly, “Show them out!”
She was throwing them out.
Wang Mei sighed and prepared to leave.
“Wait!”
Bai Qing suddenly called out to them.