390: Chapter 385: The Whereabouts of the Companion Fruit?
390: Chapter 385: The Whereabouts of the Companion Fruit?
Ye Tian gently wiped the juice from his chest for himself, and Yun Xinyan could only endure it, standing by his side.
His movements were quite gentle, but no matter how Yun Xinyan looked at him, she felt something was off…
After Ye Tian had wiped the juice off Yun Xinyan’s chest, he didn’t let go.
Instead, one of his hands remained on her chest.
“Dear sweet wife, is your underwear wet?
If it’s wet, let me wipe it for you, how about that?”
Ye Tian had a mischievous smile on his face, prompting Yun Xinyan to give him a scornful look.
“Go to hell!”
While Yun Xinyan and Ye Tian were playfully exchanging insults, a group of people completely surrounded their spot.
The leader was the same fat woman whom Ye Tian had slapped in the boutique earlier!
“Finally found you!
You little punk, how dare you slap my face.
This time, I’ll make you pay!”
The fat woman spoke menacingly, exuding arrogance.
She might not have been a match for Ye Tian in the boutique, but now, having summoned so many people, she was certain that even a tough guy like Ye Tian wouldn’t be able to handle them all!
“Honey, is this the guy you were talking about?”
Behind the fat woman, a tall, bald man asked.
It appeared he was the fat woman’s husband.
As the boutique employees had said, this fat woman’s husband was involved in the underworld.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to call in so many people so casually, right?
“That’s him, darling.
This time, we can’t let him off easy!”
The fat woman grabbed her husband’s arm, looking all the more triumphant with her husband having brought so many people to back her up.
“No problem.
This time, I’ll make sure to break both his legs!”
The bald man said arrogantly.
His body was muscular, clearly someone who was used to brawling.
Having brought quite a few men with him, most of whom were burly fellows, this display attracted many onlookers immediately.
The owner of the beverage stand became very anxious and approached the bald man, saying, “Big brother, we’re just a small business here.
If you are going to hurt someone, my stall won’t survive!”
The owner pleaded, but the bald man was in no mood to listen.
“Get lost!”
The bald man shoved the owner, and the poor beverage stand owner fell to the ground on his rear!
The onlookers became nervous; it was clear that the bald man had come looking for trouble, and with so many people against one, that person really was in a sorry state!
“I wonder who is so unlucky to have offended such a thug.
This time, that person will probably get beaten up pretty badly, right?”
“Yeah, you can offend anyone but not someone from the underworld.
It looks like that person is in big trouble now!”
…
The onlookers shook their heads.
Although they knew that the bald man and his group weren’t good people, no one dared to intervene.
Perhaps even the police wouldn’t be able to do much against these guys?
“Hey!
You little punk, daring to ignore me!
I want to see just what you look like,” the bald man said fiercely.
His words were filled with murderous intent because after he and his brothers arrived at the beverage stand, Ye Tian had turned his face away.
Someone dared to ignore him, which naturally infuriated the bald man!
“What do I look like?
Of course, I am quite handsome!”
Ye Tian laughed, turned his face toward the bald man who, upon seeing Ye Tian, immediately did something that surprised everyone…
“You, you, it’s you…”
Seeing Ye Tian, the bald man’s feet immediately began to tremble uncontrollably, so much so that he couldn’t maintain his stance.
The bald man suddenly knelt down in front of Ye Tian!
“Darling, what are you doing!?”
Behind the bald man, the fat woman was bewildered.
Her husband was supposed to be the toughest fighter, so why had he knelt down without even throwing a punch in front of this man?
The underlings brought by the bald man were just as confused.
Everyone looked at each other, not understanding what had happened.
What was wrong with the boss?
Over the years, it was the first time they had seen him act so weak.
The crowd of onlookers also found it unbelievable.
Why would this once arrogant bald man kneel before this man?
Wasn’t he going to break the man’s legs?
Yun Xinyan also looked at Ye Tian in astonishment…
Only Ye Tian knew why the bald man had knelt before him!
“I remember you’re one of Wang Bingbing’s subordinates, right?”
Ye Tian stood up and walked slowly toward the bald man.
“Yes, yes, yes, Brother Ye Tian, I am one of the Ice Snow Queen’s men.
This time, I have offended you greatly…”
The bald man immediately nodded and bowed obsequiously.
As Ye Tian had mentioned, he was indeed one of Wang Bingbing’s men.
However, he wasn’t important enough for Ye Tian to bother asking his name.
Being one of Wang Bingbing’s subordinates, the bald man certainly knew who she was—a queen of the underworld in Jiang City, controlling the city’s intelligence network.
To the bald man, Wang Bingbing deserved nothing but the utmost respect.
But even the Ice Snow Queen, a woman of her caliber, had to call Ye Tian “master,” which meant that Ye Tian stood higher than Wang Bingbing!
Even if Baldy had the guts of a lion, he wouldn’t dare to offend Ye Tian…
“Darling, what are you doing?
Why haven’t you broken his legs for me?
You know he bullied me!”
The fat woman stepped forward to pull Baldy, still wanting her husband to severely teach Ye Tian a lesson, oblivious to the current situation.
“Break his legs your head!
You wretch!”
Baldy suddenly exploded, slapping the fat woman hard across the face.
The fat woman was instantly dumbfounded.
Her face, which had been slapped by Ye Tian before and still swollen, was now slapped askew by Baldy’s heavy hand…
“You, you…”
Tears filled the fat woman’s eyes.
Over the years, relying on her husband’s status in the underworld, she had always been imposing, and no one had ever dared to bully her.
But today, she was utterly humiliated—first slapped by Ye Tian and then by her very own husband…
“It’s you I’m hitting, you wretch!”
A slap was not enough to quench Baldy’s fury.
He started kicking and punching, viciously turning on his own wife.
The surrounding crowd watched in amazement as the couple started fighting each other.
And the group of subordinates that Baldy brought with him had nothing to say, just watching Baldy beat the tar out of the fat woman…
“…”
Ye Tian couldn’t care less about Baldy and the fat woman’s domestic strife; these people weren’t worth him lifting a finger.
“Wu…”
By Ye Tian’s side, Yun Xinyan seemed to be a bit agitated, suddenly feeling nauseous.
Ye Tian also noticed that Yun Xinyan wasn’t feeling well today.
Although shopping for clothes and having drinks had made Yun Xinyan feel a bit better, her physical condition had evidently deteriorated!
Seeing Yun Xinyan’s flushed face, Ye Tian felt uncomfortable.
At this point, the only thing to do was to quickly take Yun Xinyan home to rest…
“Make way.”
Ye Tian said coldly, supporting Yun Xinyan, intending to leave.
Baldy stopped hitting his wife…
“Big Brother Ye Tian, what illness does sister-in-law have?
Do you need our help to take her to the hospital?”
Baldy noticed that something was off with Yun Xinyan, and immediately tried to ingratiate himself with Ye Tian, but Ye Tian just glanced at him coldly, making Baldy shiver with fear.
He had tried to suck up but ended up making a blunder…
As Ye Tian walked past Baldy with Yun Xinyan, a unique scent caused him to halt in his tracks.
This was…
the scent of Companion Fruit!
Although Ye Tian hadn’t found the Companion Fruit, his rich experience told him what it smelled like.
The fragrance of the Companion Fruit was very distinctive; it couldn’t be confused with any other plant’s fruit…
The scent of the Companion Fruit came from Baldy.
Could it be that he had one on him?
“Do you have a dark red fruit on you?” Ye Tian approached Baldy and asked directly.
Baldy looked at Ye Tian in surprise, originally thinking that he had failed to flatter Ye Tian and that Ye Tian might be annoyed with him, but unexpectedly, Ye Tian stopped to ask him a question.
So, Baldy had to seize this opportunity to gain favor!
“Yes, yes, yes, Big Brother Ye Tian, a few days ago, I did come across a dark red fruit, but I didn’t know what it was for or how it tasted.
It happened that one of my brothers said this fruit looked novel and asked if he could have it, so I gave it to him!”
Baldy spoke smoothly, showing no sign of deception, so it seemed to be true.
“Where is this brother of yours?
Bring him to me!”
Ye Tian demanded but Baldy appeared troubled.
“That…
Big Brother Ye Tian, that brother got into trouble a few days ago and ran off.
I’ve been looking everywhere for him…
but I haven’t found him to this day…”
Baldy seemed ashamed.
If he could produce what Ye Tian wanted, he could have taken credit in front of Ye Tian and the Ice Snow Queen.
Unfortunately, such an important item had been given to a brother who went on the run after causing trouble.
“Interesting, what’s his name?”
Although the lead had been lost once more, Ye Tian refused to give up.
The runaway man could be found using extraordinary means.
“His name is Er Gouzi…”
Baldy said timidly, not sure if Ye Tian was angry or not.
“Hmm.”
Ye Tian merely nodded, not wasting any more words on Baldy, and took Yun Xinyan straight away.