Chapter 132: The Arrogant Young Master of the Bai Family

Chapter 132: Chapter 132: The Arrogant Young Master of the Bai Family

After the car pulled into the parking lot at the entrance, the Li family members in charge of greeting guests—Li Mingchao, his older brother Li Mingyue, and their cousin Li Mingyuan—all came over to welcome them.

"Xiaofei, you’ve arrived." Li Mingyue smiled as he extended a hand to Yang Xiaofei. "I was just about to have Mingchao call and ask when you would get here!"

Li Mingchao and Li Mingyuan also went over to greet Yang Xiaofei.

After shaking hands and exchanging greetings with the Li brothers, Yang Xiaofei introduced Wang Chenning, who was standing behind her. "This is Wang Chenning, my fiancé!"

"I’ve long heard that Xiaofei has an outstanding fiancé. It’s a pleasure to finally meet you!" Li Mingyue finally extended his hand to Wang Chenning. "Hello, Mr. Wang. Welcome to my grandfather’s birthday banquet!"

After taking Wang Chenning’s hand, Li Mingyue added with a smile, "A while back, I saw your face on television. Zhao Xiao’an did a special interview program with you, and it was brilliant! I hear she’s even preparing to produce two more special programs just for you."

"It seems Eldest Young Master Li is quite interested in my affairs. I’m flattered!" Wang Chenning knew Li Mingyue had deliberately brought up Zhao Xiao’an in front of Yang Xiaofei just to needle him, but he wasn’t bothered. He chuckled and replied, "Xiao’an is very professional, and she wants to do a good job of promoting Huaxia’s traditional medicine, so I’m very grateful to her. Traditional medicine has been looked down upon in recent years. Many people forget that it has saved countless lives in Huaxia over millennia, and it continues to create miracles even now. I, too, hope more people can learn about traditional medicine."

Li Mingyue didn’t say much more, just returning a smile before letting go of Wang Chenning’s hand.

Li Mingchao also extended his hand to Wang Chenning, greeting him with a smile as if nothing had ever happened between them.

Their cousin, Li Mingyuan, however, made no secret of his malice.

He refused to shake Wang Chenning’s hand, instead questioning him with a defiant expression, "The Li family doesn’t seem to have invited you to this banquet."

Li Mingyue immediately scolded Li Mingyuan, "Mingyuan, what kind of way is that to treat a guest?"

Li Mingyuan paid no attention to Li Mingyue’s "scolding" and continued to confront Wang Chenning coldly. "The Li family has always been hospitable. Since Mr. Wang was shameless enough to show up, you should at least bring a grand gift! How could you come empty-handed? You’re not just some pretty boy mooching off Miss Yang, are you?"

Seeing Li Mingyuan publicly humiliate Wang Chenning, Yang Xiaofei’s face fell. She shot a cold look at Li Mingyuan, then asked Li Mingyue, "Does the Li family not welcome us coming to offer birthday congratulations?"

"Of course not, of course not!" Li Mingyue quickly made a welcoming gesture. "Mingyuan is still young; don’t lower yourself to his level. Xiaofei, Mr. Wang, this way please!"

Just then, a massive Hummer SUV came roaring up at high speed. As it entered the parking lot, it executed a sharp drift before slamming on the brakes, coming to a halt right beside Yang Xiaofei’s Rolls-Royce.

After the Hummer stopped, the driver’s side door was kicked open, and a tall man in a leather outfit with short-cropped hair jumped out.

The man was not yet thirty. The dark blue stubble around his mouth and his short hair gave him a rugged, ostentatious air. On top of that, his features were very distinct—thick eyebrows, large eyes, and an aggressive stare that immediately gave one the impression that he was arrogant and domineering.

After jumping out of the car, he spotted the group over here and immediately started walking toward them.

His gait was also arrogant, a tyrannical swagger that showed he had no regard for anyone else.

All eyes were drawn to him.

The first moment Wang Chenning saw this man, he immediately sensed an intense aggressiveness from him.

’This man would be extremely difficult to get along with.’

As the man strode closer, he called out a greeting while still some distance away.

"Xiaofei, long time no see! You’re getting more and more beautiful!" After giving Yang Xiaofei a polite, cupped-fist salute, he slapped Li Mingchao and Li Mingyuan hard on the shoulders. Disregarding the crowd, he jeered, "You two brats are just getting more and more useless. I heard the two of you went out together the other day and still got completely rolled by Aunt Qing, is that right?"

He then slapped Li Mingchao’s shoulder hard again, but his eyes shifted to Wang Chenning beside Yang Xiaofei. "I also heard that after someone taught you a lesson, you had to give up Li Garden Hall as an apology. I refused to believe it when I heard it. I kept thinking, ’There’s no way the great young masters of the Li family could be so incompetent, right?’ I can’t believe it’s actually true!"

The guy’s complete lack of a filter in public left both Li Mingchao and Li Mingyuan feeling extremely awkward.

Li Mingchao was so embarrassed he didn’t know how to reply, but Li Mingyuan grew angry and shot back, "Qianxun, don’t put it like that! We were just set up. Some shameless little punk provoked things from the shadows, getting Aunt Qing to move against us so he could just sit back and reap the rewards. He’ll get his karma one day!"

"Oh?!" The man Li Mingyuan called Qianxun paused for a second, then burst out laughing. "Li Mingyuan, I heard you were a total coward at the time. Never mind fighting back, you didn’t even dare say a single tough word. Oh, right, did you end up smashing your own fancy car with your own two hands that day?"

Li Mingyuan’s face turned into a ferocious snarl, and he clenched his fists tightly.

The man ignored Li Mingyuan’s childish reaction, clapped Li Mingyue on the shoulder by way of greeting, and then walked toward Wang Chenning.

"You’re Wang Chenning, I didn’t get that wrong, right?" he said, extending a hand to Wang Chenning. Then he laughed and turned to Yang Xiaofei. "Your fiancé?"

"Wang Chenning. My fiancé," Yang Xiaofei confirmed with an indifferent nod before making the introduction for Wang Chenning. "Bai Qianxun, Eldest Young Master of the Bai family."

Wang Chenning had heard Luo Yuqing mention Bai Qianxun by name, so he wasn’t a complete stranger. After all, when Luo Yuqing was talking about the famous prodigal sons of Yanjing the other day, she had specifically emphasized that Bai Qianxun was out of the ordinary.

He was a man of strong character who looked down on everyone, acted decisively, and often used crude and direct methods. He was one of the most famous figures in the top circle of Yanjing’s wealthy scions.

While Luo Yuqing was telling him this, Wang Chenning hadn’t paid Bai Qianxun much mind, but upon meeting him today, he found himself looking at the man in a new light.

’If I ever clashed with Bai Qianxun, he would definitely be a heavyweight opponent.’

"Hello." Wang Chenning shook Bai Qianxun’s hand with magnanimity. "I’m Wang Chenning, a teacher at the Yandu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine."

"I’ve heard of your great name!" Bai Qianxun gripped Wang Chenning’s hand tightly, laughing heartily. "You just got to Yandu, and you’ve already taught Li Mingchao and Lin Annian a lesson, snatching Li Garden Hall and Qingyun Hall right from their hands. That idiot Mo Dawei also lost Night Bar to you as compensation, and you’ve befriended Luo Yuqing and Zhao Xiao’an. Impressive. Truly impressive."

For Li Mingchao, Bai Qianxun bringing this up to his face was tantamount to a heavy slap, and he was absolutely furious.

But Li Mingchao was no ordinary person. After a self-deprecating comment about his own incompetence, he chuckled and said, "Eldest Young Master Bai, who knows, maybe you’ll be the one to suffer a humiliating defeat at our Teacher Wang’s hands one day. And maybe then, your losses won’t be as simple as a single hall. I, for one, really admire our Teacher Wang now. When it comes to ability and daring, I don’t think anyone in Yandu’s circle of prodigals can surpass him."

"Is that so?" Bai Qianxun roared with laughter again. "Now that Mingchao puts it that way, you’ve actually sparked my interest in contending with this Eldest Young Master Wang!"

And the hand holding Wang Chenning’s began to squeeze with even more force...