Jian Shishi looked at the heavily made-up woman with obvious fear in her eyes.
This woman was named Guan Yali, a manager at a subsidiary of the Jiang Group and Jian Shishi's former superior.
Guan Yali had secured her managerial position through unspoken rules, and when Jian Shishi was a receptionist at the Jiang Group, Guan Yali had been trying to seduce Jiang Tianhao to climb higher.
However, Jiang Tianhao had not been interested in Guan Yali at the time, and coupled with Jiang Tianhao's interest in Jian Shishi, Guan Yali had witnessed it all.
Therefore, Guan Yali often made things difficult for Jian Shishi at work, and occasionally deliberately isolated and suppressed her among colleagues, leading to Jian Shishi being constantly bullied in the workplace.
Due to Guan Yali, other colleagues in the group also dared not get too close to Jian Shishi, which made Jian Shishi increasingly suppressed in her career, even seeing her salary repeatedly reduced.
Jian Shishi had only recently been fired by the Jiang Group, and now seeing her former superior who had always bullied her, she felt an inexplicable fear.
To Guan Yali, Jian Shishi was just an insignificant receptionist, even a small fry who had been fired by the company.
With Guan Yali's connections, if she just said a word, she could immediately make it impossible for Jian Shishi to find work in Jiang City and survive.
Guan Yali could almost control Jian Shishi's life and death, so Jian Shishi naturally feared and hated her.
Instinctively, Jian Shishi hid behind Ye Ling.
Seeing Jian Shishi hiding from her, Guan Yali sneered again and looked at Ye Ling, saying, "Pretty boy, you're this little slut's boyfriend, right? I'm telling you, this place isn't for you. A single meal inside will cost you several months' salary. Go back where you came from, lest you embarrass yourselves here."
"Looking at the cheap clothes you're wearing, I already feel ashamed..."
*Slap!*
A loud slap echoed, and a bright red handprint immediately appeared on Guan Yali's face, which then began to swell visibly.
Everyone around was stunned, stopping their gawking.
"You, you dare to hit me?"
Guan Yali's eyes widened like copper bells, and she looked at Ye Ling with disbelief, never imagining she would experience such a thing!
"You have a foul mouth, so what if I hit you?" Ye Ling said calmly.
"You dare to hit my woman?"
Guan Yali's male companion, who had been watching the show, suddenly saw his woman being hit and was filled with rage. He raised his fist and swung it towards Ye Ling's head.
*Slap!*
Without surprise, Guan Yali's male companion also received a solid slap from Ye Ling, half of his face swelling up.
The male companion clutched his cheek, glared fiercely at Ye Ling, and roared, "Don't you know who I am? Go ask around, in Jiang City..."
"Noisy."
Ye Ling impatiently interrupted the male companion and, with a backhand, sent him flying with another slap!
The onlookers, seeing Ye Ling's ruthless actions, couldn't help but shrink their necks, sighing at Ye Ling's ruthlessness.
"Hey, hey... isn't the one being beaten the young master of the Huang family? What's his name again?" a passerby seemed to recognize the man Ye Ling had hit and whispered.
A nearby passerby added, "Huang Tian! The son of the Tianhai Group!"
The passerby clapped his hands and reacted, "Right, right! That's him. Huang Tian is a top figure in Jiang City's second-generation circles. If that kid dares to lay a hand on Huang Tian, his legs will probably be broken."
"I don't think it's just his legs... his hands should be crippled too."
The surrounding passersby recognized Huang Tian and began to whisper, not optimistic about Ye Ling's fate.
Although the Huang family of Jiang City was not comparable to prestigious families like the Jiang or Su families, they were still a major commercial magnate, with a group market value of over two billion yuan and a very high status in Jiang City.
Now that Ye Ling had struck Huang Tian so hard, given Huang Tian's temperament, how could he easily let Ye Ling go?
Although Jian Shishi couldn't have imagined Ye Ling would attack Guan Yali and Huang Tian, when she saw Guan Yali's swollen half-face, she felt inexplicably relieved. The accumulated negative emotions from being bullied in the workplace were swept away.
"Serves you right!"
Jian Shishi chuckled behind Ye Ling, her eyes curving into crescent moons.
"You two bastards, I'll kill you!!!"
Guan Yali, hearing Jian Shishi's laughter, went somewhat mad. She couldn't tolerate being insulted by two commoners and lunged at Ye Ling like a shrew.
One can imagine Guan Yali's fate.
Ye Ling did not hold back because Guan Yali was a woman. Without hesitation, he slapped her back, sending Guan Yali flying like Huang Tian, even knocking out two of her teeth!
"So ruthless!"
The onlookers, seeing Ye Ling's lack of mercy, felt a tightening in their hearts, and a genuine admiration for Ye Ling's courage.
At this moment, the lobby manager of Baiyue Zui, seeing the situation outside getting out of control, hurried out of the restaurant and stood between Ye Ling and Huang Tian, pleading, "If you have any disputes, please sit down and talk, don't resort to violence!"
As the top restaurant in Jiang City, Baiyue Zui naturally placed great importance on public opinion.
With people fighting at the restaurant entrance, there would likely be a lot of news by tomorrow morning, which would have a severe impact on the restaurant's reputation!
"Don't resort to violence?" Huang Tian got up from the ground, his face contorted as he glared at the lobby manager, "I've been beaten like this, and you're still telling me not to resort to violence?"
"I'm telling you, this happened right outside your restaurant, and you have to help me deal with those two guys, or this matter is not over!"
Huang Tian was furious. He had lived a life of luxury and privilege since childhood.
This was the first time in his over twenty years that he had been slapped!
Tonight, he had only come out for dinner with Guan Yali, and then they were going to a hotel. He hadn't brought any bodyguards.
Otherwise, before the Baiyue Zui manager could come out, he would have already called people to cripple Ye Ling's limbs!
The lobby manager repeatedly apologized to Huang Tian and said with a dry laugh, "Young Master Huang, please calm down. Leave this matter to me to resolve."
Huang Tian was a regular customer at Baiyue Zui, with monthly spending exceeding one hundred thousand yuan. Although Xu Guang was the lobby manager of Baiyue Zui, he was essentially an employee.
If he offended Huang Tian, his annual salary of three hundred thousand yuan would be gone.
After apologizing to Huang Tian, Xu Guang put on a stern face and said to Ye Ling, "Young man, apologize and make amends to Young Master Huang, and this matter will be settled. Continuing to cause trouble will be bad for both of us."
Xu Guang had worked there for many years and was a good judge of character.
Although Ye Ling had an extraordinary demeanor, the clothes he and Jian Shishi wore were too ordinary, not like those of wealthy families.
Xu Guang knew very well whose side he should be on.
Huang Tian shouted from behind, "Manager Xu, I want him to kneel and kowtow!"
Hearing Huang Tian's words, Xu Guang's expression also became somewhat unsightly, but to protect his livelihood, he still said to Ye Ling, "Young man, just kneel and settle it. We are all just trying to make a living, don't make it difficult for me."
Ye Ling looked at Xu Guang, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes, and said, "You are the manager of the restaurant, and you treat guests so differently?"