"No, Young Master Du, you must be joking, right? Didn't you say you would protect me and be good to me for a lifetime?"
Su Qianqian instantly lost her support and became the focus of everyone's attention, her heart collapsing on the spot.
She tightly clutched Du Jin's arm, begging him to protect her once more. But Du Jin was in no position to save himself, let alone ruin his future for a woman.
"Get lost!"
Du Jin kicked her away on the spot, glaring at her and saying, "You stinking bitch, I was just playing with you. You didn't actually think I'd spend my life with you, did you?"
"You offended Mr. Li, and all the consequences are your own fault. Stop trying to fawn over me."
"Du Jin, you..."
Su Qianqian was furious. She couldn't believe he would say such a thing about her at such a critical moment.
He hadn't said that last night in bed.
All his promises were just to fool people. The jewelry he had given her before wasn't genuine either.
"What about me? If you want to save your own life, confess to Mr. Li. You have nothing to do with me!"
Du Jin quickly distanced himself from her, absolutely unwilling to be involved with her in any way.
Su Qianqian knelt on the ground in despair. Realizing that begging others was useless, she had no choice but to approach Li Yang herself. She knelt down and grabbed Li Yang's trouser leg, saying, "Li Yang, I'm your ex-wife after all. Won't you let me go?"
"What? This woman is Mr. Li's ex-wife?"
"This is too explosive. It's fortunate that Mr. Li divorced such a bitch. Such a bitch is not worthy of being with Mr. Li."
"Mr. Li is truly unlucky to have encountered such a woman!"
The surrounding crowd gasped in surprise when they heard Su Qianqian speak!
In an instant, Su Qianqian's face was utterly disgraced.
Li Yang came back to his senses and looked at her with a faint smile, saying, "Su Qianqian, it's good that you still remember I'm your ex-husband. Don't you know what you've done? How dare you ask me to spare you?"
"I..."
Su Qianqian looked at everyone around her filled with mockery. She felt no guilt, but rather thought Li Yang was deliberately making things difficult for her.
She had no other options now, so she pleaded with Li Yang, "Li Yang, even if you don't consider our marital affection, you have to think about yourself."
"I admit I did things that wronged you, but I don't deserve to die. If you kill me, your reputation will also be damaged. After all, killing your ex-wife is not a righteous act."
"Are you threatening me?"
Li Yang heard the tone of her voice, clearly unrepentant. However, this was within Li Yang's expectations. If she were a woman who admitted her mistakes, she wouldn't have made such unprincipled errors repeatedly.
Su Qianqian stared at Li Yang resolutely, as if testing Li Yang's courage.
Just as Li Yang hesitated, Bai Jingchang suddenly stepped forward and said, "Mr. Li, if you find it difficult, I can handle this. I have ten thousand ways to deal with her."
"No need!"
Li Yang suddenly made up his mind and said with a smile, "She was right just now. If I kill her, it will indeed affect my reputation. It's not worth it for me."
"However, besides letting her die, there are other ways to make her realize her mistakes. I suppose there are some high-end pleasure houses in the provincial capital."
"Indeed, I know a few owners of pleasure houses. Mr. Li means..."
"Send her to a pleasure house to accompany guests for a month. During this month, she is not allowed to escape and must obediently satisfy the guests," Li Yang stated directly.
"I understand, Mr. Li, please rest assured, I will handle this properly."
Bai Jingchang suddenly realized and agreed, then immediately sent people to take Su Qianqian away.
At this moment, Su Qianqian struggled desperately and shouted angrily at Li Yang, "Li Yang, you scoundrel, may you die a horrible death! Tell them to let me go, I don't want to go to a pleasure house!"
"Behave yourself. You have no choice now!"
The bodyguard dragging her said fiercely and forcibly took her away.
Subsequently, Bai Jingchang turned to Li Yang and asked, "Mr. Li, how do you plan to deal with the two from the Du family?"
"Them? You've already severed their cooperation. Their status in the antique world will only decline further. This punishment is enough for them. Make them kowtow a hundred times here and let them go," Li Yang waved his hand.
"Yes, Mr. Li!"
Bai Jingchang nodded decisively and turned to Du Wei and the other, saying, "Aren't you going to thank Mr. Li for sparing your lives?"
"Thank you, Mr. Li."
Du Wei knew this was the best outcome for him and no longer pursued cooperation. He voluntarily walked over with Du Jin, knelt down, and began to kowtow on the ground.
Afterward, Li Yang followed Bai Jingchang to the exchange meeting venue. On the way, Li Yang suddenly said in a low voice, "Elder Bai, when I came here earlier, I noticed several Japanese warriors had infiltrated."
"Since you are here, I assume you have a way to find them."
"What? Japanese people have infiltrated? I've recently heard that the provincial capital is not peaceful. Several Japanese treasure appraisers have repeatedly provoked Chinese treasure appraisers and have won many antiques.
"They suddenly came to my territory, could it be for the exhibits at the exchange meeting?" Bai Jingchang asked with an ominous premonition.
"It's possible. They wouldn't come here for no reason. Either they have accomplices here, or they have some unspeakable purpose."
Li Yang said with a grave expression, "You should immediately send people to guard all the surrounding antiques and search for suspicious individuals at the venue. If you find anything, tell me immediately, and I will help you deal with them."
"Okay, I will follow Mr. Li's arrangements for everything."
Bai Jingchang nodded in agreement and immediately dispatched his subordinates to begin a thorough investigation into the clues about the Japanese warriors.
To avoid disrupting the normal proceedings of the event, Bai Jingchang specifically ordered his subordinates to conduct the investigation discreetly and report any findings to him immediately.
While waiting for his subordinates to report back, Li Yang followed Bai Jingchang to attend the day's exchange meeting.
For the antique exchange meeting, Bai Jingchang had specially invited several antique collectors and persuaded them to bring out some of their precious collections for everyone to exchange and learn from.
After Bai Jingchang led Li Yang to the exhibition area, he pointed to the antiques on display and said, "Mr. Li, look at these exquisite national treasures. They were all brought out by my friends for everyone to appreciate."
"These exquisite national treasures are all unique treasures in the world, priceless, and rarely seen."
"Elder Bai, I have something to say, though I don't know if I should."
Li Yang glanced at the antiques in the exhibition area. When he saw a painting, his brow suddenly furrowed, and he said seriously to Bai Jingchang.