Yang Hao was slightly taken aback.
Qin He chuckled inwardly. An Rui was quite straightforward. Since she was Xiao Liyan's girlfriend, her relationship with Gu Ranran wasn't all that close, so she wasn't afraid of offending Yang Hao and making Gu Ranran angry.
Seeing that Yang Hao hadn't replied, An Rui smiled and continued, "Is it the Yang family from Haicheng? Or the one from Jiangcheng?"
Gu Ranran's brow was already furrowed.
An Rui said with some surprise, "It can't be the Yang family from the capital, can it? The Yang Corporation? Only their family could afford to spend two hundred million for their children to play around."
Gu Ranran really wanted to lose her temper, but seeing An Rui's innocent expression, she felt that An Rui might have genuinely misunderstood.
"Brother Hao isn't any young master from those families," Gu Ranran said with a displeased tone. "We're preparing for our wedding right now. After we get married, the bar will probably be his main business. With Brother Hao's talent, his future achievements won't be any less than Brother Liyan's."
After speaking, Gu Ranran looked at Xiao Liyan, "Brother Liyan, maybe Brother Hao can even help you make Yelan even more famous in the future."
Xiao Liyan smiled faintly, "Yes."
Everyone present saw Yang Hao's glib and greedy demeanor clearly; only Gu Ranran remained deluded.
They chatted for a while longer. This time, Yang Hao stopped interjecting, perhaps feeling embarrassed by An Rui's earlier questions.
Before long, he stood up, "I'm going to the restroom, you guys chat."
Gu Ranran was about to stand up, but Qin He, who was beside her, stopped her. "That's fine. Even if you're glued together all day, you don't have to be glued together when someone goes to the restroom. You haven't spent enough time with us yet."
Only then did Gu Ranran sit back down.
Yan Chen was already finding Yang Hao extremely displeasing!
In the past, if he had seen someone like this, he wouldn't have even glanced at them, let alone let such a person slander his brother in front of him.
He knew very well how Xiao Liyan had struggled all these years.
A petty hoodlum like Yang Hao dared to sit in front of him and talk about helping his brother make the bar more famous.
He truly had the nerve to take advantage and expect gratitude. Did he really think he was a sick cat!
Yan Chen glanced at Gu Ranran opposite him. Seeing that Gu Ranran was talking softly with Qin He, he quietly stood up and walked towards the door.
Xiao Liyan frowned and watched, then got up to follow, but An Rui quickly held him back.
An Rui whispered, "Don't go now. If you go, it will be too obvious. This man needs a lesson."
The atmosphere in the private room was good. Zhu Chan'er was now chatting happily with Gu Ranran.
When Zhu Chan'er had mocked Yang Hao in front of Yan Chen at the entrance, saying he wasn't worthy of being brothers with Yan Chen, she was now trying to please Gu Ranran.
Zhu Chan'er was talking about Gu Ranran and Yang Hao's plans after marriage.
When Qin He heard Zhu Chan'er ask Gu Ranran how many children she planned to have in the future, her expression turned cold.
Zhu Chan'er was present earlier and heard the purpose of today's gathering. Why was she bringing up such a sensitive topic!
The seven of them chatted for a while longer when suddenly, a loud bang was heard from outside the private room.
Everyone in the room immediately turned to look. The door to the private room was forcefully pushed open, and Yang Hao, covering his face, ran in quickly.
He rushed to them and yanked Gu Ranran, who was sitting on the sofa, to her feet, then pulled her and turned to leave.
Gu Ranran almost fell as he pulled her.
Gu Qichen's gaze turned cold, and he immediately stood up, "What are you doing?"
Yang Hao, still covering his face, turned to look at Gu Qichen and let go.
The blood at the corner of his mouth immediately startled Gu Ranran, who cried out, "Brother Hao, what happened to you?"
Yang Hao's face was ashen. He looked at Gu Ranran, wishing he could scold her, but—
Thinking of the financial value Gu Ranran represented, he forced himself to soften his tone, "Ranran, I'm sincere towards you, you know that, right?"
Gu Ranran immediately nodded, "I know."
"Before I came today, I told you this was a banquet of enemies, but you didn't believe me. You insisted on believing your brother and sister-in-law. But look at the situation now."
Gu Ranran's voice trembled, "What do you mean?"
Immediately after, she saw Yan Chen walk in from outside.
"He hit me?"
The moment Yang Hao saw Yan Chen, he flinched, but he still managed to feign strength and pull Gu Ranran towards the exit.
"Who else would it be? Would he dare to lay a hand on me without your brother's consent?"
Gu Ranran turned to look at Gu Qichen, then remembered that Qin He had proposed this gathering. She frowned and looked at Qin He.
"Have you all been deceiving me? Do you all have a problem with Brother Hao?"
Qin He stood up from the sofa with an innocent look, looking at Yan Chen in confusion, "Brother Chen, did you have some kind of dispute with Yang Hao?"
Yan Chen flicked his hand and stared at Yang Hao with a wickedly amused smile.
"Ranran, this has nothing to do with your brother. I simply don't like this kid. He's penniless but wants to get rich quick, and his appetite isn't small. He actually wants to cheat two hundred million out of someone. Yang Hao, aren't you afraid you'll live to cheat but not live to spend it?"
Yan Chen had been in the entertainment business for years and had seen all sorts of people.
When he got angry, his slightly cold and sharp gaze made Yang Hao shiver.
But he didn't loosen his grip on Gu Ranran's hand.
Gu Ranran's anger surged to her head. She immediately stepped forward and gritted her teeth, saying angrily, "Brother Chen, I won't call you Brother Chen anymore! Yan Chen, I warn you, this is my family's business, and it has nothing to do with you."
Yan Chen was amused, "Ranran, I watched you grow up. You've called me 'brother' for so many years. Now, for a man you've only known for a short time, you have this attitude towards me?"
Gu Ranran coldly glanced at Qin He and Gu Qichen.
"I'll ask you one question: did you hit Brother Hao because you heard something from my brother and Qin He!"
Yan Chen put his hands in his pockets, his icy gaze like a sharp blade sweeping over Yang Hao, "I told you, I simply don't like him."
"Fine! I won't come to your club anymore!" Gu Ranran pulled Yang Hao and walked towards the exit.
Yan Chen didn't move, but watched their retreating figures and shouted, "Yang Hao! It doesn't matter if my sister acknowledges me or not, I acknowledge her. If I find out you've touched her even a finger, I'll chop off the hand that touched her. If you dare to sleep with her, I'll castrate you. Remember that!"
Yan Chen's voice was cold and eerie, filled with a heavy ferocity.
Yang Hao's body trembled violently.
The door to the private room slammed shut!
Silence filled the room. Zhu Chan'er frowned and walked over to Yan Chen.
"Brother Chen, this isn't very good, is it? Weren't we supposed to pacify them?"
Qin He poured herself a drink, "This is also good. We have to use both hard and soft tactics. Brother Liyan played the good cop, so Brother Chen has to play the bad cop. This way, Yang Hao will have something to fear when he thinks about harming Ranran."
However, Zhu Chan'er's expression changed quite quickly.