Chapter 18 – Don’t Offend Me

Xu Ji ignored Li Ting’s craziness and turned his head, he lightly patted Ji Fangchi’s back, saying softly, “Go ahead, don’t accept anything from anyone else. Come to me if you’re thirsty or hungry.”

Standing beside Xu Ji, Ji Fangchi was shorter by half a head but at this moment, he stared fiercely at Li Ting with a protective instinct, as if afraid that his brother would be bullied again after he left.

Xu Ji showed insistence by exerting some force on his hands, so Ji Fangchi reluctantly left.

Li Ting stood up, cigarette still in hand, “I’ve noticed that you’re quite gentle towards everyone except me?”

Xu Ji was very frank, “That’s right.”

Li Ting held the cigarette in his mouth, then pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, knocking out one and asking, “Want one?”

“No,” Xu Ji refused. He looked over slowly, “I see you smoke quite well.”

Li Ting instantly laughed, not feeling embarrassed by the refusal. He put the cigarette back in his pocket and said, “Just so-so.”

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“I won’t let that happen. I think it’s necessary for me to explain the reason for the scene just now,” Li Ting chuckled. “Otherwise, it will affect our feelings and trust.”

Xu Ji looked in the direction of Ji Fangchi again, who was talking to another man nervously.

“There’s no need for feelings between us,” he said absent-mindedly.

“I know,” Li Ting laughed. “But we have a cooperative relationship, it’s better to avoid making things too awkward.”

A waiter walked by with a few glasses of wine. Xu Ji retracted his sight and picked one up. He first smelled it, it was an excellent red wine.

Li Ting politely refused.

Xu Ji glanced at him.

Li Ting said, “I didn’t lie to you. I really can’t handle alcohol, and I don’t like the taste.”

Xu Ji didn’t say anything. He swirled the red wine in the glass, tilted his head slightly and took a sip. His Adam’s apple moved visibly under Li Ting’s gaze.

“I came here to prepare for the company,” said Li Ting. “Being able to infiltrate this circle and get to know more people is always beneficial.”

Xu Ji let out an “Mn”.

Li Ting left out the various instances of being flirted with because of his looks and went straight to the point, “Fu Ming, his family is in the export manufacturing industry. He was the guy sitting to my left earlier. He asked why I didn’t bring a date and generously offered to lend me his.”

Of course Xu Ji understood. The word “date” sounded nice, but in fact, they were just these young masters’ playthings.

“I refused several times,” Li Ting’s gaze was always very focused, giving people the impression that they really mattered to him. “Their power couldn’t even be compared to one appearance from Young Master Xu.”

Xu Ji sneered, “I think you were enjoying it quite a lot.”

Li Ting turned his head and took a puff of his cigarette, but didn’t breathe out any smoke. He said, “Well I couldn’t exactly show that I was disgusted, could I? I’m still trying to please them, how could I offend anyone?”

After he finished the sentence, he slightly parted his lips and let out the smoke.

The smoke almost sprayed onto Xu Ji’s face, causing him to frown and take a step back uncomfortably. He became even more convinced that Li Ting’s smoking technique was not something that could be mastered without at least five years of experience.

Li Ting said with a laugh, “It’s mainly because that guy doesn’t fit my taste, I don’t like that type.”

Xu Ji saw someone put their arm around Ji Fangchi’s shoulder. His attention wasn’t even here anymore, but he continued the conversation, “Then what type do you like?”

Li Ting thought for a moment and said seriously, “Someone whose looks that’s at least comparable to mine? Someone gentle, pure, loves to smile, looks good when smiling, and also has to be in good shape.”

Xu Ji glanced at the other person’s face and found that he was quite picky. The first requirement was already hard enough to fulfill, and there were so many other requirements behind that. He couldn’t be bothered to respond.

“Oh right,” Li Ting extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray, and as he lowered his head, his long hair fell onto his face, which he naturally brushed back behind his shoulders, “your dad said those few million yuans are my dowry.”

Xu Ji was not surprised at all. If the money was given, it was given. There was no reason to ask for it back from a youngster. Moreover, Wanyue wasn’t short on this little bit of money.

“Then shouldn’t I pretend better?” Li Ting’s eyebrows and eyes relaxed, carrying a hint of a playful expression. “If I get caught, won’t I have to pay it back with interest?”

Xu Ji said, “It will be impossible for you to get by in G City if that happens.”

From the corner of his eye, he saw that Ji Fangchi seemed to be taken away by someone. Xu Ji stood up and handed the glass of red wine in his hand to Li Ting. He said, “Please give this to the waiter for me.”

He walked away right after he finished speaking, and the hem of his coat brushed against Li Ting’s calf as he left.

Li Ting retracted his leg and swirled the glass in his hand with a bit of remaining wine, letting out a soft “tsk”.

“When I was 18, you don’t know how many times I’ve gone there, let me take you to have some fun today.”

One of the men saw that Xu Zhi coming this way and said in a low voice, “Young Master Chen, Xu Ji’s coming…”

Xu Ji didn’t want to touch these people, he only grabbed Ji Fangchi’s arm and pulled him back with force, saying coldly, “What fun? Why don’t you bring me along too?”

He didn’t look at Ji Fangchi, but he could feel the burning gaze coming from the lower left corner: GeYou’reSoCool,GeWhyDidYouComeSoLate?WuwuIt’sSoScary.GeYou’reSoCool,GeWhyDidYouComeSoLate…

Xu Ji barely managed to hold back his laughter with great effort, only curling his lips slightly. But in the eyes of the men across from him, this expression seemed like the final smile of the King of Hell.

After those men left, Ji Fangchi complained, “The eldest son of the Qin family didn’t even show up today… I’m going to ask my brother and see if I can leave now.”

Xu Ji waited beside him, hoping that Ji Chi would know when to quit and let his brother leave as soon as possible, so that he could be freed as well.

He scanned the whole room. With Li Ting’s face and height, he was outstanding wherever he went. He was someone whose presence could be easily noticed at a glance. At this moment, he seemed to have caught someone, the eyes of the person across from him were literally bulging from how Li Ting smiled.

“Ahhhhh-” Ji Fangchi wailed, “My brother told me to switch targets. Xu Ji-ge, I’m going.”

Xu Ji shut his eyes and also wailed in his heart, but he remained calm and composed on the surface, looking very handsome and disdainful towards all living beings.

Perhaps because he had an earlier conversation with Li Ting, many people gathered the courage to approach him, only to be dissuaded by his cold demeanor one by one.

As people slowly dispersed near the end of the party, Ji Fangchi ran over excitedly and said, “It- it seems like it went pretty well! I also got their contact information!”

Xu Ji had already become expressionless from waiting. He stood up and said, “Then let’s go, I’ll take you back first.”

As soon as they got out of the elevator, they heard a commotion coming from outside. It seemed that someone was causing trouble. There were many people watching the scene, many of whom they had just seen at the party.

However, Xu Ji didn’t have a habit of watching such things. He was just about to go around to get the car when suddenly the loud, chattering voice exploded, “How nice that you hooked up with a rich guy, isn’t that right, Li Ting?!”

Xu Ji paused and looked toward the source of the noise.

Looking past the crowd, Li Ting stood tall at the center, his lips pressed together, looking at the crazed Li Yue with an expressionless face. On the other hand, the latter seemed drunk, with a flushed face.

And with this glance from Xu Ji, it was caught by Li Yue.

“Ha!” Li Yue’s eyes were almost popping out of his head, he pointed at Xu Ji and shouted, “Isn’t that your husband, Li Ting? How many times did you let him fuck you before Young Master Xu agreed to help you steal the company?”

As soon as the words fell, the whole audience fell silent in an instant. It took a while before the bombshell exploded in the crowd.

“What? Did I hear that right? Who? Who’s his husband?”

“What, the only son of Wanyue Group is married?”

“The hell? What did this madman just say? I don’t seem to hear it clearly. Xu Ji married the illegitimate son of the Li family?”

It was forced to go public.

Very soon, the news of their marriage will spread throughout the circle.

At this moment, an infinite darkness crept into Xu Ji’s heart. He stood there silently for a moment before slowly turning his head towards them and letting out a scoff.

Uh-oh, Ji Fangchi thought nervously as he turned his head to look, this is going to be trouble…

Li Yue was still unaware of the seriousness of the situation, he took a step forward, swaying and pulling on Li Ting’s suit. “Wow, it’s only been a short while, right? Yet you’re already wearing such a good suit? Looks like marrying into a wealthy family is really important after all, right? Just like your mother…”

Not knowing which taboo word he touched, Li Ting suddenly grabbed Li Yue’s hair at the back of his head and pulled it down, just as Li Yue had been pulling his hair for the past 21 years. His gaze was icy, “You dare fucking mention my mother again?”

At that moment, Li Yue felt like his scalp was about to be torn off, but he nervously burst into laughter, “The company was originally mine! What qualifications do you, a bastard,…”

In the next second, a figure flashed past the corner of Li Ting’s eye. The weight in his hand disappeared, leaving only a few strands of hair between his fingers.

With a loud thud, the person standing next to him kicked Li Yue off the steps.

Li Ting’s pupils contracted, he turned his head and saw that familiar, sharp jawline.

“Ah…” Xu Ji lazily stood up, looking down at the struggling Li Yue on the ground, his voice as cold as if he had fallen into an icy cellar, “You seem to be having a lot of fun talking?”

Li Ting’s heart started beating intensely.