Chapter Thirty-One: Apricot Eyes Round and Wide

  She actually took the initiative to wrap her arm around Ye Feng's arm, with half of her body tightly attached to Ye Feng's body. Ye Feng could even feel that a certain high place on her had already reached his shoulder, very soft and fiery.

  At the same time, Ye Feng also saw the woman's appearance clearly. She was about 27 or 28 years old, with big eyes, a high nose, and a small mouth. Her face was like an egg, clean and shiny.

  She is very beautiful, just like Qin Yan, a super beauty, but she has a different temperament from Qin Yan's elegant and knowledgeable style, looking very capable and mature.

  Ye Feng was looking at her, but she didn't look back at Ye Feng. Her gaze remained fixed on the spot behind him, and her eyebrows furrowed, appearing somewhat tense and annoyed.

  Ye Feng felt something was off, so he used his divine sense to feel out what was behind him.

  Ye Feng used his spiritual sense to see that a black, stretched limousine had appeared on the previously empty roadside. A dark and fat middle-aged man stood in front of the car's side door, his gaze directed at Ye Feng and the woman. His expression looked very unhappy, with a scowl on his face and his eyes narrowed, but he didn't come over.

  The woman's head tilted slightly towards Ye Feng's body and said in a low voice, "You just need to help me with a small favor, and you won't have to apologize for tripping me up earlier. If you help me, we'll be even. How about it?"

  When the woman spoke, Ye Feng could smell a strong smell of alcohol.

  "Yefeng asked: 'What do you want me to help you with?'"

  "It's simple, just look back and you'll see a fat black man. This guy is very annoying, to be honest I dislike him, but I also can't afford to offend him openly because I currently have something to ask of him. So I want you to pretend to be my boyfriend for now. When he comes over, don't say anything, just nod or say yes, that's all. By the way, my name is Wu Xianghua, what's yours?"

  "My name is Ye Feng."

  "Alright, Ye Feng, he's coming over. I'm going to borrow your arm for a bit. Remember what I just said, you just nod or say 'yes' later."

  Ye Feng couldn't help but feel both amused and frustrated, accidentally tripping up this woman named Wu Xianghua, only to bring himself a moderate amount of trouble.

  Wu Xianghua's words just now made it clear that the dark and fat man was her pursuer, but she didn't like that dark fatty, so she wanted to use him as a shield. Ye Feng didn't think that by lifting his foot, he would trip himself into such an absurd situation, but since he had tripped her, she wanted him to help her with this matter, and he couldn't refuse.

  Well, in that case, let's just help out. Anyway, she said earlier that we don't need to say anything later on, just stand here and be a human shield.

  Ye Feng turned around and looked at this black fatty with a face full of anger and jealousy, who was staring at Ye Feng viciously, looking as if he wanted to swallow Ye Feng whole.

  The first one to speak was this black fatty.

  "Apricot blossom, I thought I saw wrongly just now, didn't expect it was really you."

  "Director Zhao, how did you end up here? Are you following me?"

  "No, how could I possibly follow you? I just thought you had a lot to drink tonight and was worried about you."

  "Then I can thank you for your kindness, Mr. Zhao, but I'm already at my doorstep now, and my boyfriend has also come out to pick me up, so you can rest assured and go back too."

  After saying this, Wu Xianghua let go of Ye Feng's arm and hugged his waist. This scene made Ye Feng a little embarrassed, but deep down he was also secretly pleased to be held so intimately by a super beauty for the first time in his life.

  Ye Feng was secretly pleased in his heart, but the black fatty opposite him was clearly not happy. Just now he was staring fiercely at Ye Feng, and now he had turned to glare at Ye Feng.

  "Apricot blossom, is he really your boyfriend? No way, I've never heard you mention having a boyfriend before."

  Wu Xianghua smiled and, in order to make the black fatty in front of her give up once and for all, she steeled herself and "added insult to injury" by giving Ye Feng a kiss on the face. "Director Zhao, what? Do you want me to prove it like this? Must I publicize everywhere that I have a boyfriend?"

  "Oh, oh... That's not it, just... How could you possibly have a boyfriend?" Zhao's anger on his face slowly turned into grief, and he stopped glaring at Ye Feng.

  "Director Zhao, I'm already over 30 years old. A woman in her thirties might not have a boyfriend yet? My boyfriend and I have known each other for almost two years now, and we're planning to get married by the end of this year or early next year, right, Ye Feng?"

  Ye Feng has not fully recovered from the sudden kiss she gave him earlier, and he is still surprised by her saying that she is over thirty years old. From any angle, Ye Feng cannot see that she looks over thirty years old.

  Just as he was in a daze, Ye Feng suddenly felt that his lower back had been pinched hard by someone, and only then did he react, realizing that Wu Xianghua had just asked him something.

  Ye Feng hastily nodded subconsciously and said: "Uh-huh, yes, yes."

  After saying this sentence, Ye Feng's face was a bit hot, not because he was excited or nervous, but because he thought he performed poorly and didn't cooperate well with Wu Xianghua.

  I hope this black fat guy in front of me doesn't notice anything.

  It's okay, Hei Pangzi just sighed and didn't seem to notice anything wrong.

  Wu Xianghua's hand, which was pinching the back of Ye Feng's waist, didn't let go and instead turned two more circles, Ye Feng knew she was reminding herself not to be distracted again.

  Wu Xianghua also seemed unwilling to stay in this inexplicable awkward atmosphere any longer, pulled up Ye Feng's hand, smiled at Director Zhao and said: "Director Zhao, it's so late, then my boyfriend and I will go back first. You should also return to the hotel to rest early, hoping that tomorrow's authorization ceremony can be completed smoothly."

  But at this moment, the gloomy expression on Zhao's face had completely disappeared, and he looked very serious. His eyes were filled with provocation and disdain as he stared at Ye Feng.

  Yes, Ye Feng could feel the provocative and disdainful gaze in his eyes at this moment. This kind of gaze, Ye Feng had seen it in Liu Yong's eyes, in the eyes of those police officers who beat him, and also in Knife Brother's eyes.

  "Well, in that case, Director Wu, I won't disturb your rest anymore. However, I might not be able to attend tomorrow's signing ceremony."

  As soon as Zhao Zong said this, Ye Feng clearly felt Wu Xianghua's body tremble violently, and the arm that was previously symbolically wrapped around his waist suddenly became stronger.

  "Director Zhao, what do you mean by this? We already discussed and agreed on everything in front of District Mayor Liang tonight, and the authorization signing ceremony is scheduled to take place tomorrow. District Mayor Liang will also attend the ceremony with some district government officials and give a speech. If you don't attend, how can the ceremony proceed?"

  "What I mean, Mr. Wu, don't you understand? In front of your little boyfriend here, I won't say it so bluntly, but my intention is that you should understand in your heart: either you come with me tonight and I guarantee the signing ceremony will proceed as usual tomorrow, and I won't even charge a penny for authorization fees; or you go home with this little boyfriend of yours. Tomorrow morning, I'll take a plane back to Su Province, and you can find another partner. However, if that's what you want to do, Mr. Wu, I must remind you of one thing: think carefully about the consequences. The brand you've operated for so many years at Mingzhu will be ruined, and the negative impact on your company's market will be huge."

  Ye Feng looked at Hei Pangzi's arrogant appearance, even if he wasn't clear about what kind of relationship he had with Wu Xianghua and what kind of chips he had in his hand to threaten Wu Xianghua, but all these couldn't affect Ye Feng's impression of this black fat man getting worse. A man should first have a sense of responsibility, since he promised someone, he must strive to do it.

  This little black fat man is obviously not such a man.

  Wu Xinghua seemed to be enraged, her teeth biting her lower lip tightly, and her body trembling slightly.

  Hei Pangzi suddenly burst out laughing as if no one was around, looking very pleased and arrogant.

  Wu Xianghua suddenly let go of Ye Feng's waist, pointed at Hei Pangzi and angrily said: "Zhao Chunnan, I, Wu Xianghua, don't believe it anymore. Today, I'll make a bet with you, within a year, I will definitely get the new brand up and running. Now, get out! Even if you beg me to sign that damn agreement, I won't sign it. Get out, hurry up and scram!"

  When Wu Xinghua said this, and seeing her eyes wide open, Ye Feng also felt very refreshed.

  Hei Pangzi's body began to tremble, clearly enraged. He pointed at Wu Xianghua and stuttered: "Fine, fine, Wu Xianghua, you're capable... we'll wait for the day your company goes bankrupt, waiting for you..."

  "Wait, you Ma Pi, hurry up and get out of here, you old lecher. Look at your ugly pig-like face, relying on the two stinky cents you have, relying on the family business that was just inherited, thinking of taking advantage of me? I spit! The earth can still turn without anyone, but with your stinky character, actually I've been looking down on you for a long time. If it weren't for Liang District Chief's face, tonight at the dinner table I would have given you two a big slap."

  Hei Pangzi's face turned even darker with rage, wanting to say something, but seeing Wu Xianghua take a step forward with her hands on her hips, he ultimately didn't say anything else. He flung his arm, glared fiercely at Ye Feng, and then turned around and left.