Chapter 48: Shameless

Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Shameless

Meanwhile, Xiao Yufei had returned to her company, growing angrier the more she thought about it. ’That bastard... he’s getting more and more outrageous, daring to cause a scene right at my company’s doorstep.’

She furiously pounded on the executive chair, cursing, "I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you, you shameless bastard!"

But it did nothing to quell her fury.

Just then, she saw the Supreme Dragon Card Ye Feng had given her lying on the desk. She gritted her teeth. ’That bastard. So you think you can go around seducing women just because you have a little money? Fine. I’ll withdraw every last cent. Let’s see how you’ll go womanizing then.’

With that, she grabbed her purse and marched straight to the Holy Banner Bank, which was just across the street.

Normally, there wouldn’t be a Holy Banner Bank branch in Jiangcheng. But with Ye Feng in town, it was suddenly a necessity.

Nangong Shan, ever the man of action, had simply acquired a local insolvent bank and planted the Holy Banner Bank’s flag right there.

The branch was close to her office, and Holy Banner Bank had an excellent reputation for service in the private banking sector. It was the perfect place for Xiao Yufei to go and withdraw Ye Feng’s money.

Xiao Yufei entered the Holy Banner Bank, walked up to a teller’s counter, and slid the Supreme Dragon Card under the glass. "I’m making a withdrawal," she said.

The teller casually took the card and prepared to insert it into the machine, but her eyes suddenly shot wide.

’The Supreme Dragon Card... It’s actually the Supreme Dragon Card!’

Nangong Shan had opened this bank for the sole purpose of currying favor with Ye Feng. He had already instructed the branch manager to inform all staff that if a gentleman presented the Supreme Dragon Card, they were to provide the most impeccable, high-level service imaginable.

The teller had never imagined that she would see the legendary Dragon Card on their very first day of business. She trembled with excitement. ’The person I’m dealing with... is one of the most powerful figures in the entire world!’

Xiao Yufei saw the teller just standing there, staring blankly at the card, and prompted impatiently, "I’m making a withdrawal!"

The teller finally snapped back to reality. Forcing a smile, she asked, "How much would you like to withdraw?"

"All of it," Xiao Yufei said through gritted teeth.

’I’m going to leave Ye Feng without a single cent to his name. Let’s see how that bastard manages to go out and carouse then.’

The teller was so shocked by Xiao Yufei’s request that she nearly fell out of her chair. ’Withdraw all of it?’ she thought in a panic. ’Good heavens, do you have any idea how much money is in this card?’

’This branch doesn’t have that kind of cash. Hell, you could empty out the entirety of Holy Banner Bank and you still wouldn’t have enough!’

The teller looked back at Xiao Yufei, and her eyes widened in sudden realization.

’The manager clearly said the cardholder was a gentleman... so why is it a woman?’

Her suspicion was instantly piqued. She looked at Xiao Yufei and asked, "Ma’am, do you happen to know the balance on this card?"

Xiao Yufei was confused. ’Why would she ask a question like that?’

Still, Ye Feng had just come down from the mountains; how much money could he possibly have? "Just a few tens of thousands, I suppose," she answered casually. "Could you please hurry? I have other things to attend to."

Since this was a newly established branch, the teller had no idea who Xiao Yufei was. Hearing her answer, the teller’s brow furrowed in suspicion.

’Who doesn’t know how much money is on their own card?’

’That settles it,’ the teller thought. ’She’s a damn thief who stole the card from that big shot and came here to try and swindle us.’

’Heh. Of all the people to run into, it had to be me. Your luck has just run out!’

While putting on a show of processing the request for Xiao Yufei, she quietly called over the lobby manager and quickly explained what was happening.

The lobby manager didn’t recognize Xiao Yufei either, and after hearing the teller’s report, her eyes lit up with excitement.

That’s right—excitement. ’If I catch this little thief today and return the card to its rightful owner,’ the manager schemed, ’I’ll surely win the big shot’s favor. I’ll finally have a connection to someone that powerful!’

’And if, by some miracle, he fancies my looks and we spend a passionate night together... why, after he’s had his fun, even the smallest favor from him would be enough to set me up for life!’

At this thought, she was so excited she nearly had an aneurysm. Without a moment’s hesitation, she waved to the security guards and yelled:

"Guards! Seize this woman!"

At the lobby manager’s command, two guards rushed forward, grabbing Xiao Yufei by the arms.

Xiao Yufei was utterly baffled. ’So this is the "impeccable service" of Holy Banner Bank?’

’This is fucking considerate, all right!’

She glared at the lobby manager and shouted, "I’m just trying to make a withdrawal! What do you think you’re doing?"

"Just making a withdrawal?" the lobby manager sneered at Xiao Yufei. "You steal someone’s bank card and still have the nerve to waltz in here in broad daylight and try to withdraw money? Do you really take us for fools?

Wrong!

I’m telling you, you are so busted!"

Xiao Yufei’s eyes widened. ’This is so weird. How did they know the card wasn’t mine? But accusing me of stealing it is too much! It’s obviously Ye Feng’s!’

So she looked at the lobby manager and shouted frantically, "What do you mean, ’stole’? This is my husband’s..."

"Haha..." Before Xiao Yufei could even finish, the lobby manager and everyone else present burst into laughter.

After a long moment, the lobby manager finally composed herself, curling her lip at Xiao Yufei. "You? His wife?

As if you’re worthy!

If you’re going to tell a lie, at least make it believable. Who are you trying to kid with an idiotic reason like that!

Guards! Drag her away! I’ll make her reveal her true colors soon enough."

Without another word, the two burly guards twisted Xiao Yufei’s arms, dragged her to a nearby storage closet, and threw her inside. The door was shut and locked with a loud CLANG.

Paying Xiao Yufei no further mind, the lobby manager excitedly picked up her phone and made a call.

...

Meanwhile, not far from the Qingya Cosmetics building, Ye Feng stood with a grim expression. Opposite him was an elderly man, bowing and scraping, trembling from head to toe. It was the president of the Holy Banner Bank Group, Nangong Shan.

Ye Feng gestured to the scantily clad Lin Pei standing nearby and looked at Nangong Shan with a humorless chuckle.

"So, Nangong Shan... is this how you test a man’s character?"

Hearing the icy tone in Ye Feng’s voice, the wily old Nangong Shan instantly understood. ’This little tramp clearly wasn’t to Mr. Ye’s liking; in fact, she’s disgusted him!’

’Damn. I tried to kiss his ass and got kicked in the teeth for my trouble!’

But he couldn’t admit that. He immediately started bowing and scraping. "Mr. Ye, it wasn’t me! I would never be part of such a sordid affair!"

He then spun around, glared at Zhang Qiang behind him, and snarled through gritted teeth, "Speak up! Was this your bright idea?"

’Shameless old bastard,’ Zhang Qiang cursed internally. ’There’s passing the buck, and then there’s this!’

’As if you don’t know perfectly well whose idea this was!’

’But he’s the boss. He calls the shots. Right now, I’m the designated fall guy, and no matter how unfair it is, I have to take the heat.’

So he hurried forward to stand before Ye Feng and said with a sycophantic smile, "Mr. Ye, yes, yes, this was all my doing. I felt I had offended you, so I arranged for Lin Pei to come and apologize in person. I just... didn’t expect you wouldn’t care for her..."

Nangong Shan quickly chimed in, "That’s right, Mr. Ye! If you don’t like this one, I’ll introduce you to some others later—prettier, more elegant... Ack—"

Nangong Shan quickly clamped a hand over his mouth. ’Shit, a slip of the tongue. I just blurted out the truth!’

Just then, the phone of Sun Hao, the manager of Holy Banner Bank’s Jiangcheng branch who was standing in the back, began to ring urgently. He answered it, and after listening for a moment, his eyes bulged, and he began to roar in fury:

"Audacious! Truly audacious! Their nerve is bigger than the sky! The sky itself doesn’t have this much nerve!"