It was hardly surprising that Qian Shaojie didn't see Ye Lingyuan holding Zi Linling's hand.
The man was as round as a ball, and if he could see anything below his eye level, it would be a miracle!
Therefore, Qian Shaojie was destined for a tragic fate.
Ye Lingyuan's face darkened further, the dangerous glint in his eyes growing more intense.
Zi Linling's lips twitched. Truly, there was no most bizarre, only more bizarre!
She felt a knot tightening in her stomach.
This Fatty Qian was really too amusing.
The past few days had been a blur of escape, breakthroughs, and fighting, nearly snapping the string in Zi Linling's mind.
Now that she had finally encountered someone fun, Zi Linling naturally wanted to tease him a bit.
"Your name is Qian... what was it again?"
Zi Linling feigned forgetfulness.
Qian Shaojie's beady eyes lit up, and he grinned, "My name is Qian Shaojie, and beauties can also call me Fatty Qian."
Zi Linling nodded. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Qian Shaojie return to his spherical state and roll away.
Qian Shaojie felt a kick to his belly and involuntarily stumbled backward.
By the time he regained his senses, the momentum from rolling too fast had taken over, and he couldn't stop.
He felt a wave of dizziness, and then his entire body slammed into the cave wall with a loud thud.
Qian Shaojie was already seeing stars from rolling, and now he was dazed from the impact. Combined with his considerable girth, he could only lie on the ground, moaning endlessly.
Mu Qingyan turned her head away, Qingyu covered her eyes with her hands, and the ethereal woman let out a startled cry.
It was only then that Ye Lingyuan's chilling voice reached Qian Shaojie's ears.
"Qian Shaojie, you're looking for death!"
Qian Shaojie froze, his cries of pain stifled by fear.
He scrambled to his feet, retracting his head, and said indignantly, "Boss, how did I offend you?"
Ye Lingyuan's gaze grew even colder as he looked at him.
Suppressing the urge to strangle Qian Shaojie, he said coldly, "Is Lin'er someone you can trifle with?"
Lin'er?
Qian Shaojie shivered. He glanced belatedly towards Zi Linling, finally remembering Qingyu's words: "The Prince is here, and he's brought the Princess. Don't offend her."
"She's the Princess?"
Qian Shaojie looked at Qingyu, who nodded. He then looked at Mu Qingyan, who also nodded.
Finally, his gaze fell upon Zi Linling, only to see her smiling without speaking.
It's over!
No wonder the Boss was angry!
He dared to tease the Boss's woman. What was the difference between that and seeking death?
What should he do?
What should he do?
Qian Shaojie put on a foolish front, but his heart was as frantic as an ant on a hot pan.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he lunged towards Zi Linling.
The fury in Ye Lingyuan's eyes instantly surged.
No remorse!
Wood spiritual energy surged from his hand, quickly forming a wooden whip.
Zi Linling's gaze also turned icy.
Earlier, when Qian Shaojie didn't know her identity, her actions could be dismissed as amusing. She had treated it as a source of entertainment.
But now that Qian Shaojie knew her identity and still dared to pounce at her, it was going too far.
Therefore, she decided to teach Qian Shaojie a lesson.
Although she wouldn't be too cruel out of consideration for Ye Lingyuan, making Qian Shaojie suffer a little was necessary.
Thus, wood spiritual energy in her hand quickly condensed into a short whip.
Zi Linling chose wood spiritual energy because of its resilience.
What she hadn't expected was that Ye Lingyuan had the same idea, and their intentions converged.
Qian Shaojie didn't reach Zi Linling. Instead, he stopped about three feet in front of her and clasped his hands in a bow.
With a snotty, tearful voice, he said, "Sister-in-law, I was blind and offended your celestial beauty. Please treat me like a fart and let me go!"
As the young master of the Qian family, Qian Shaojie embodied the principles of shrewd business and situational awareness to the fullest.
He didn't plead with Ye Lingyuan because he knew it would be useless.
Ye Lingyuan was currently in a rage and wouldn't give him an opportunity to beg for mercy.
And by the time Ye Lingyuan calmed down, there would be no need to plead, as they were brothers, and his offense wasn't intentional.
The only person present who could placate a furious Ye Lingyuan was Zi Linling.
Furthermore, women were generally soft-hearted. With a few pleasant words, Zi Linling, out of consideration for Ye Lingyuan, wouldn't be overly concerned.
Therefore, he approached Zi Linling first.
It could be said that as the young master of a business family, he had fully utilized his merchant's mind.
Unfortunately, he had miscalculated one thing: Zi Linling was as cunning and black-hearted as Ye Lingyuan.
Zi Linling couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.
This Qian Shaojie was truly adaptable, calculating, and familiar with himself.
His address of "Sister-in-law" not only pleased Ye Lingyuan, halving his surging anger, but also narrowed the distance between himself and Zi Linling.
Then, with "blind and didn't recognize your esteemed self," he absolved himself of all previous actions.
Because he didn't know you, he didn't know your relationship with my boss.
Because he didn't know your relationship, he offended you.
After that, with "celestial beauty," he made Zi Linling beam with joy.
After all, what woman didn't like being praised for her beauty?
Finally, he uttered a plea: "Just treat me like a fart and let me go!"
By demeaning himself, he made it difficult for people to dwell on his past mistakes.
See, I've already admitted I'm a fart; why would you bother with me, a fart?
With this push and pull, praise and depreciation, a normal woman would likely have let it go and moved on.
But was Zi Linling an ordinary woman?
Certainly not.
Therefore, she gave Qian Shaojie a surprise: "Such an unseemly action as letting out a fart, how could I do that?"
Ye Lingyuan's remaining anger dissipated completely with Zi Linling's words.
The wooden spiritual energy whip in his hand instantly transformed into elemental spiritual energy and returned to the air.
This allowed Qian Shaojie to escape a disaster without even realizing it.
Mu Qingyan was startled, then a hint of a smile flickered in her eyes.
This Princess was truly interesting!
Perhaps only the Prince and Princess could make that cunning merchant, Fatty Qian, stumble.
Qingyu felt a bit of sympathy for Qian Shaojie.
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Qian Shaojie stood frozen, unsure how to respond.