Xia Yuqing subconsciously had a deep impression of the name Liu Dong.
When this name was suddenly mentioned, her mind suddenly recalled the events that happened in the bar last month.
It was this Liu Dong who wanted to cut off her suitor's tongue.
The reason was that he had insulted Song Qiao.
She remembered this incident vividly and had nightmares for several consecutive nights.
"Did I really do something wrong before?"
Recalling Song Qiao's attitude towards her at the time.
Xia Yuqing couldn't help but fall into self-doubt.
"Strange? I should have regretted it back then, so why do I insist that I don't regret it?"
Her brows furrowed, and she kept glancing up at Song Qiao cautiously. For a moment, she felt a splitting headache.
"What's wrong, Yuqing?"
Song Qiao was a little puzzled. He had only casually mentioned a name, so why did Xia Yuqing have such a strong reaction?
Seeing her pale face, Song Qiao couldn't help but worry.
He was afraid that his wife would recall past events and have an emotional breakdown on the spot.
"Song Qiao, don't leave me."
Xia Yuqing suddenly woke up from her silence, grabbed Song Qiao's sleeve, and called out subconsciously.
"What's wrong with you?"
"How could I leave you?"
Song Qiao hugged her into his arms and gently patted her shoulder.
The words that were about to come out of Xia Yuqing's mouth were swallowed back.
She didn't dare to mention this to Song Qiao in her heart.
She was afraid that Song Qiao would know that she had recovered some of her memory and would leave her again.
"Husband, I'm also a bit tired from playing today. Let's go back quickly."
After leaning in Song Qiao's arms for a while, Xia Yuqing weakly changed the subject.
"Okay, this way I'll have more time to prepare for the negotiation tonight."
Song Qiao nodded calmly, and tacitly did not pursue the matter further. He took Xia Yuqing's small hand and was about to leave.
...
"Stop, who said you could leave!"
At this moment, a hooligan-like voice sounded from behind them.
Song Qiao frowned immediately.
"What's wrong? Is there something you need?"
Although he was dissatisfied with this person's attitude, Song Qiao still suppressed his anger for the time being.
"You two have been playing here at my place, Zhang Sheng, for most of the day, and now you want to leave just like that? Don't you understand the rules?"
The owner of the voice said as he led several subordinates to Song Qiao and his wife.
He subtly blocked the couple's way.
"What rules are you talking about?"
Seeing that these people were not friendly, Xia Yuqing immediately became frightened.
Her aura unconsciously weakened.
"What rules?"
Zhang Sheng sneered and waved the steel pipe in his hand.
"Don't you know that this beach is under my protection? You've been playing here for most of the day, shouldn't you pay some venue fees?"
As he spoke, he deliberately made a counting gesture towards Song Qiao and his wife.
"Charging money? Is this sea also owned by your family?"
Song Qiao understood what the other party meant and scoffed sarcastically.
In this day and age, this beach was a public recreational facility established by the city, and there had never been a need to charge venue fees.
Zhang Sheng was clearly trying to make some extra money by exploiting the resources.
"Hey, I'll be damned."
"Not to mention this sea, all the shops on the nearby beaches are our family's businesses."
After speaking, he clapped his hands triumphantly.
Suddenly, twenty to thirty thugs swarmed out from all directions of the beach, each holding a steel pipe and staring at Song Qiao and his wife with ill intentions.
"Kid, do you see? I can break your legs with just one word."
Song Qiao disdainfully scanned his surroundings and smiled at Zhang Sheng with a look of contempt.
These twenty to thirty people, despite their fierce appearances, were all rabble and could not enter his eyes at all.
"What if I don't have money?"
Song Qiao calmly glanced at his watch, his tone as casual as if he were chatting with a stranger.
"No money?"
"Kid, stop playing dumb. I advise you to pay up obediently. Otherwise, the two of you can prepare to feed the fish in the sea."
Zhang Sheng gradually lost his patience and waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to make a move.
"Hold on."
"We'll give you the money."
Xia Yuqing tugged at Song Qiao's clothes and took out her wallet from her pocket.
She was naturally a peace-loving person, and since the other party clearly had the advantage in numbers, she naturally didn't want Song Qiao to suffer.
"Alas."
Seeing that Xia Yuqing chose to handle it this way, Song Qiao couldn't say anything more.
He could only shake his head helplessly and endure it for the time being.
With his personality, he would never back down.
But since they had come out together, he didn't want to argue with his wife over this matter.
"Hey, that's more like it."
Zhang Sheng immediately beamed with joy, greedily sizing up Xia Yuqing.
"I won't charge much. Ten thousand for the two of you?"
"What?"
As soon as he said this, Xia Yuqing's wallet almost fell to the ground.
"Are you crazy for money? We only played here for a while, and you dare to ask for ten thousand yuan?"
"This is clearly blackmail. If you continue like this, we'll call the police."
Even though Xia Yuqing didn't want trouble, she could not tolerate the other party's exorbitant demands.
"Oh, you dare to call the police?"
Zhang Sheng sneered and reached out to snatch Xia Yuqing's wallet.
"Try calling the police. See if anyone dares to come here and investigate?"
"To tell you the truth, my boss is Xia Haibin. Do you think those officials will offend him for such a small matter?"
Zhang Sheng laughed to the sky, as if he had already considered himself the king of this beach.
"It's not impossible for you to not have ten thousand yuan, but you have to stay here tonight and serve me well."
As he said this, he suddenly stepped forward and was about to grab Xia Yuqing's collar.
"Slap"
In a flash.
Song Qiao, who had been silent all along, suddenly lunged forward and slapped his hand.
"I warn you, don't touch my wife. Otherwise, I won't let you off."
Song Qiao snorted coldly, his voice filled with menace.
"Damn it, you dare to hit me?"
"Do you know whose man I am? I'll make sure you die a terrible death today."
Zhang Sheng was furious, and his subordinates swarmed towards Song Qiao.
However, Song Qiao was prepared before he made his move.
He fiercely protected Xia Yuqing behind him. Even in a defensive stance, he repelled all of them in a few strokes.
Finally, taking advantage of Zhang Sheng's carelessness, he suddenly grabbed him and brought him to his face.
He slapped him across the face.
"I don't give a damn whose man you are. Since you don't appreciate my kindness, don't blame me for being ruthless."