He slowly put down the phone in his hand, his gaze towards Song Qiao filled with intense venom.
"Damn it, I'll fight you to the death, kid."
He didn't know Song Qiao's strength. He gritted his teeth and charged forward like a mad dog.
Song Qiao wouldn't indulge him. With a gentle lift of his leg, he kicked the man to the ground.
Then, he took a sudden step forward and slapped him hard across the face.
"Cheng Yile, you don't seem to have grasped your current situation yet."
"I gave you a chance, but you just weren't capable enough."
As he spoke, he grabbed Cheng Yile by the collar and yanked him to his face.
"Wait, wait, Mr. Song, let's talk this out properly. We can talk properly."
Cheng Yile knew he was no match and immediately changed his expression, his gaze towards Song Qiao filled with pleading.
Song Qiao let out a light chuckle, then pushed him back. Cheng Yile, unable to react, landed on his bottom.
"Cheng, I warn you, I can't control the affairs of your Tongmen."
"But if you ever dare to set your sights on Liu Dong and our Xinkai Capital again, you'd better watch your own life."
Song Qiao dropped these words and left the club without even looking at the man, striding away.
Cheng Yile was left stunned, sitting on the ground, his back already soaked with a cold sweat.
...
As soon as he returned to the villa, Xia Xueqing, who had been forcefully arranged for a blind date by Du Qin, also returned.
Judging by her expression, it was clear she hadn't had a pleasant day.
"How was the blind date for our great beauty? Tell me, which young master did your teacher introduce you to?"
Song Qiao smiled knowingly and offered her a peeled orange he had just finished.
"Oh, brother-in-law, please stop teasing me."
"No matter how talented the young man is, he's not even a fraction of you in my eyes."
Xia Xueqing pouted and sullenly took the orange from Song Qiao.
"I'm really resigned to Ms. Du's ways. She insisted I go on a blind date, even though I told her I already have someone I like."
"It's so hot, and she dragged me out. The blind date's background is impressive, but he's just not my type."
Once Xia Xueqing started talking, she couldn't stop complaining.
Song Qiao couldn't help but smile, but also felt a bit awkward.
He hesitated for a while, then gently patted Xia Xueqing's shoulder to comfort her.
"Sigh, your teacher might have had good intentions. She cares about you. You still have to go, but whether it works out, as long as you don't agree, I don't think she'll force it."
Xia Xueqing shook her head helplessly, her face etched with frustration.
"Brother-in-law, it's easy for you to say. First, guess the background of the person my teacher arranged for me."
"I want to refuse, but they're unwilling to accept it."
"Who is it? So powerful? Could it be a young master from one of the grand families in the capital?"
Song Qiao's interest was immediately piqued upon hearing this.
Xia Xueqing looked at him with some surprise.
"Brother-in-law, you're too much of a psychic! You actually guessed it right. Speaking of which, this family has some connection to us."
"The other party is from the Wu family in the capital. Perhaps he's Qin Jing's cousin or younger cousin."
As soon as she said this, Song Qiao froze on the spot.
Xia Xueqing's blind date was someone from the Wu family in the capital.
It had to be said, this world was truly too small.
"Now you know. I tried my best to refuse, but I didn't dare to say it outright."
"My teacher even insisted on inviting you out next time, saying it's for a direct comparison and for me to recognize the gap sooner."
Xia Xueqing became more and more distressed as she spoke, finally burying her head in Song Qiao's arms, clearly feeling troubled.
Just then.
Her phone rang.
"Teacher Du, why is she calling again?" Xia Xueqing muttered softly.
But she still answered the phone without any hesitation.
"Xueqing, the brother-in-law you fancy is not good at all."
"Guess where I ran into him today?"
Du Qin's voice carried a hint of anger.
"What? Teacher, you saw him today?"
Xia Xueqing suddenly stood up from her seat, glancing nervously at Song Qiao.
"Why are you so agitated, you brat?"
"I just quietly watched him from afar, he didn't recognize me."
"However, he went to the Dark Night Club today. It's obvious he's a dissolute scoundrel. You should stay away from him quickly."
Listening to her teacher's endless instructions, Xia Xueqing couldn't help but zone out.
She hadn't expected that Song Qiao would leave such a bad impression on her teacher during their first meeting.
This was bad. It would probably be even more difficult for her to be with Song Qiao in the future because of Du Qin.
"Did you hear me, Xueqing? This guy is definitely a no-good fellow. You must not be fooled by him."
Du Qin, seeing Xia Xueqing's long silence, raised her voice a few decibels.
The usually refined university professor was now extremely worried about Xia Xueqing's affairs.
"Alright teacher, I understand. I'll be careful."
"But I believe Song Qiao is definitely not the kind of person you think he is."
Xia Xueqing stuck out her tongue, gave a perfunctory reply, and hung up the phone.
"I say, brother-in-law, why did you go to the Dark Night Club today? How did my teacher run into you?"
Hearing Xia Xueqing's words, Song Qiao finally realized that the woman who had cursed him angrily at the entrance was actually Du Qin.
He hadn't expected her to misunderstand him so much, which made him feel a trace of helplessness.
"This is great. My teacher wanted to arrange a meeting with you, and she'll definitely make things difficult for you then."
Xia Xueqing said with some frustration.
"Given her personality, she might even find someone to attack you if she gets really angry."
"It can't be that serious, right? Isn't Ms. Du a university teacher? The way you describe her, she sounds like a gang boss."
Song Qiao smiled, clearly not taking the matter too seriously.
"Oh, she's not just a university teacher."
"She's a sect leader under the main headquarters of the Shanghai Tongmen. She's here in Yangcheng to compete for the position of sect leader."
Xia Xueqing pouted and revealed Du Qin's true identity with a worried expression.
"What?"
Upon hearing about Du Qin's connection, Song Qiao's head instantly felt heavy.
He had just taught a lesson to someone from Tongmen, and now Xia Xueqing's teacher was also from Tongmen.
Coupled with the blind date from the Wu family.
With these people gathered together, this meeting was likely not going to be as simple as he had imagined.
...