Facing Zhao Tianlong, who was raging in the hall, Li Xiaotian's expression was filled with dead silence. He stared at the other man coldly, then spoke unhurriedly.
“Do you want to die? Does the Zhao family want to be annihilated?”
The room instantly became deathly quiet. Zhao Tianlong stared at Li Xiaotian in disbelief, his expression filled with anger and suppressed frustration. How dare this man, who lived off his wife, threaten him like this?
Fang Yuan’s face paled with alarm. She wanted to speak to ease the tension, mainly fearing that Zhao Tianlong would take his anger out on Li Xiaotian. But as soon as she made a move, Zhao Tianlong acted.
Zhao Tianlong strode quickly in front of Li Xiaotian, looking down at him seated on the sofa, his voice filled with rage.
“You, what did you just say? Say it again!”
Li Xiaotian's eyes were cold. He looked up at Zhao Tianlong, then slowly stood up. He was a head taller than Zhao Tianlong. Looking down at Zhao Tianlong, his voice was icy.
“Apologize to my wife, or you die, and the Zhao family is destroyed!”
“Xiaotian!” Ye Qingmei exclaimed.
“Presumptuous!” Zhao Tianlong roared, his face flushing crimson. He glared fiercely at Li Xiaotian, extending his right hand to slap Li Xiaotian’s face, shouting simultaneously.
“Do you know who you’re talking to? Who gave you the guts to disrespect me like this? Disrespect my Zhao family? Huh? You.”
Zhao Tianlong’s words trailed off as he could no longer speak. His outstretched right hand was caught by Li Xiaotian, while Li Xiaotian’s other hand gripped Zhao Tianlong’s neck. The immense force made it difficult for him to breathe, unable to utter a sound.
“Xiaotian! Let go quickly!” Ye Qingmei cried out in panic, stepping forward to pull Li Xiaotian away. Fang Yuan, on the other hand, was stunned by the sudden turn of events and stood frozen.
Li Xiaotian looked at Ye Qingmei and shook his head slightly, trying his best to soften his tone. He then spoke.
“I can listen to you on anything else, but not this. He can insult me, but he cannot bully you. He doesn’t have the right, nor is he worthy!”
“Xiaotian, let go, let him leave, let him leave.” Ye Qingmei wept, her face covered in tears. Although she harbored resentment towards Zhao Tianlong, she didn’t believe he deserved to die. Moreover, Li Xiaotian’s love for her moved her deeply, leaving her heart in turmoil.
Seeing this, Li Xiaotian felt a sharp pain in his heart. His grip on Zhao Tianlong’s hand tightened subconsciously. Zhao Tianlong’s face immediately turned pale, his eyes rolling back.
At this moment, Fang Yuan finally came to her senses. She rushed over and quickly said.
“Xiaotian, don’t be impulsive. Let’s talk things through. I’ll take him away now. Please, don’t be impulsive.”
Li Xiaotian took a deep breath, suppressing the killing intent in his heart. He then looked at Zhao Tianlong and said coldly.
“I’ll give you one more chance. Apologize to Qingmei, then leave this place, and I can spare your Zhao family!”
After speaking, Li Xiaotian released Zhao Tianlong. Zhao Tianlong’s color immediately returned, but his face then contorted with rage, turning purple. He glared fiercely at Li Xiaotian, the words spoken by the latter leaving him deeply unwilling to accept.
Make him apologize to Ye Qingmei? For a father to apologize to his daughter? Spare their Zhao family?
Zhao Tianlong desperately wanted to know where this young man’s confidence came from. Did he truly not know what the name Zhao family represented in Da Qin?
“Brother Long!” Fang Yuan gently tugged at Zhao Tianlong, hoping he wouldn't act impulsively.
Zhao Tianlong took a deep breath and looked at Ye Qingmei, saying expressionlessly.
“I’m sorry, Ms. Ye. I overstepped my bounds just now!”
Ye Qingmei did not respond, continuing to weep. If given a choice, she wished she had never met the Zhao Tianlong couple, or rather, that she had no connection whatsoever with the Zhao family.
Hope followed by disappointment, this was a feeling she did not wish to experience.
Zhao Tianlong glanced at Li Xiaotian, took a deep breath, and said.
“Can I leave now?”
“Go. I hope you’ll conduct yourself with dignity!” Li Xiaotian said indifferently, then held Ye Qingmei and gently patted her back.
Zhao Tianlong’s eyes flickered. He gave Li Xiaotian a deep look, then turned and left.
Fang Yuan stood in place, looking at the departing Zhao Tianlong, then at the weeping Ye Qingmei. Her eyes also turned red, but in the end, she chose to leave as well, following Zhao Tianlong.
“Wuwuwu~~~~” Seeing this, Ye Qingmei cried even harder, as if her heart were breaking.
“Mommy, don’t cry. Wuwuwu. Tiantian doesn’t want Mommy to cry.” Tiantian ran over with open arms.
Ye Qingmei hugged Tiantian tightly, holding her close, then leaned against Li Xiaotian. The family of three embraced tightly.
“Don’t cry, don’t cry. From now on, our family will always be together, never apart,” Li Xiaotian comforted her in a gentle voice.
At the same time, he thought silently that ten years ago, his parents and he, their family of three, were like outsiders in the Li family, heartlessly abandoned by Old Master Li, his own grandfather.
His parents died, leaving him to fight alone in the international war zone.
And now, his wife Ye Qingmei was abandoned by her biological parents, but fortunately, she had him, and a daughter, Tiantian.
And this time, as long as he, Li Xiaotian, was here, he would not let anyone harm his family!
Outside the villa, as soon as Zhao Tianlong stepped out, his face instantly darkened. His fists were clenched tightly, his teeth gritted, and his breathing grew ragged.
“Brother Long.” Behind him, Fang Yuan caught up, her face filled with concern.
“Slap!” Zhao Tianlong suddenly turned and slapped Fang Yuan with great force. A red palm print immediately appeared on Fang Yuan’s face.
“Brother Long?” Fang Yuan was stunned, looking at Zhao Tianlong in disbelief. This husband, with whom she had spent half her life, had actually hit her!
“Useless! You’ve been here for so many days, haven’t you properly taught that b*tch any manners? The Zhao family wanted to use her company, it was her good fortune. Why did she refuse? What right did she have to refuse?”
Zhao Tianlong reprimanded her angrily, his heart filled with fury.
“And that Li Xiaotian, who does he think he is? A kept man, daring to disregard me? Does he know what kind of important figure he has offended? If I wanted him dead, with a single word, I could make him disappear from this world!”
“Brother Long, no, let’s leave. Don’t trouble Min’er and her family anymore.” Fang Yuan became anxious upon hearing this. The reason she followed him out was to stop Zhao Tianlong from retaliating against Ye Qingmei’s family.
“Trouble?” Zhao Tianlong looked at Fang Yuan and let out a cold snort, then continued.
“You think making this unfilial daughter join the Zhao family is troubling her? Or is it that I, the third young master of the dignified Zhao family, am bullied by a nobody and can only swallow my pride and endure?”
“I advise you to endure this insult, otherwise, you will regret it!” A deep voice suddenly came from the side. Long Yi slowly walked towards Zhao Tianlong and Fang Yuan.