Chapter 622: Chapter 622: Unexpected Gains

“Smack!”

The crisp, pleasant sound of a palm colliding with a face spread out.

Jiang Xu had used all his strength in that slap.

The woman in black staggered, nearly toppling to the ground.

Her delicate, fair, and smooth face now bore a deep handprint, which quickly swelled up high.

“You dare hit me?” the woman in black’s voice suddenly turned shrill, “You actually dare to hit me, who gave you the audacity!”

Her mind was slightly muddled at the moment, with disbelief being the predominant feeling.

Even after knowing her background, Jiang Xu had dared to lay his hands on her, and in front of so many people, no less.

Had he gone mad?

At that moment, all the bodyguards the woman in black had brought with her were sprawled on the ground.

Face to face with her challenge, Jiang Xu’s expression remained ice-cold, offering no response.

Instead, he slapped her again.

Now, her face was symmetrical—the swelling was as high as a pig’s head on both sides.

Yet Jiang Xu had no intention of stopping there.

He kicked her in the stomach.

The woman in black let out a terrible scream, her body sent flying several meters.

After landing, she clutched her stomach, the pain unbearable, her vision began to blackout, and she nearly fainted.

Pampered and spoiled as she was, when had she ever been treated like this?

Jiang Xu walked over and crouched down, yanking her hair to lift her head.

He spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear, “Do you think I’m reckless to lay hands on you, to be so foolish?

Heh, the truly foolish one is you.

You came here tonight with such fanfare, isn’t it because you’re jealous of Nuonuo, intending to discipline her and, at the same time, see her fall from grace?

It seems you’ve been pampered for too long, forgetting that you should not be seen in the light.

After tonight, you will go from a canary to a wild pheasant.

Those you have bullied in the past will flock from all directions to gnaw every inch of flesh and bone clean off your body.”

The woman in black shivered, her pupils dilating in an instant.

She then vigorously shook her head, “Nonsense, do you think you can scare me… Ah!”

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Xu abruptly stood up, still clutching her hair.

He dragged her in front of Chu Youwei and Bai Xiaoya.

“Bump, bump, bump!”

He pressed her head down to kowtow three times to each of them.

Last was An Nuonuo.

“I’ll apologize to them on your behalf.”

By this time, the woman in black was dazed, her consciousness unclear.

Meanwhile, the school beauties from other campuses shrank their necks, not daring to breathe too loudly.

Who would have thought the gentle and refined Jiang Xu could do something so violent?

But Bai Xiaoya and Chu Youwei’s eyes sparkled.

This is what a real man is like.

When his girlfriend is in danger or threatened, he steps forward to protect her.

Only with such a man do you feel secure.

Unwittingly, Jiang Xu had raised the bar for Chu Youwei and Bai Xiaoya when it came to their expectations for a partner.

“Let’s go,” said Jiang Xu, taking An Nuonuo’s hand, instructing two female bodyguards to support Chu Youwei and Bai Xiaoya as they left.

Before leaving, he glanced at the others and said indifferently, “I hope everyone will keep today’s events confidential. Whoever spreads the word might cause some unfortunate consequences.”

Everyone nodded like pecking hens.

Who would dare go against Jiang Xu?

In the elevator, An Nuonuo asked softly, “What’s the background of that woman?”

Jiang Xu scoffed, “Just some bigwig’s canary kept outside, lack of proportion, getting ahead of herself. She’s bound to fall out of favor.”

If that woman had used a slightly more diplomatic approach tonight, she wouldn’t have had such severe consequences.

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Unfortunately for her, she took a wrong turn, and what awaited her was an endless darkness.

At the same time, the woman in black was propped up by two bodyguards.

“Ahhhh!”

After regaining some composure, she let out a series of sharp, piercing screams.

Her ‘pig-faced’ expression looked exceedingly comical, “I won’t let them get away with this, I…”

“Stop talking,” one of the bodyguards interrupted her coldly, “We’ve just received orders. You’ve been abandoned. Everything you were given in the past must be taken back.”

“What did you say?” The woman in black’s face filled with panic, “Impossible, ‘he’ clearly liked me very much, he wouldn’t abandon me!”

The bodyguards looked at her with a mixture of pity and mockery.

In the past, when she threw her weight around, these bodyguards had also suffered under her hand.

Now that her favor had vanished,

So…

Revenge for grievances, and payback for hatreds!

One of the bodyguards brought over a plate with half-eaten sweet and sour fish and slowly poured it over her head.

Another guard splashed a bottle of red wine on her face.

Another spit saliva on her.

And one even went to the extreme of scooping water from a toilet bowl to splash on her.

The woman in black was in despair.

From heaven to hell, sometimes it’s just a matter of a single thought.

And this was not the end, but merely the beginning.

Many former enemies whom she had bullied or even abused were already on their way, galloping over…

On the other side, Jiang Xu and the others arrived at the hospital.

Chu Youwei and Bai Xiaoya, after being examined, found that there were no fractures in their kneecaps.

The injuries on their faces were more severe, but they wouldn’t be disfiguring.

After receiving an anti-inflammatory injection, taking some medicine, and applying some anti-swelling ointment, they felt much better than before.

“Let’s go back,” said Jiang Xu, “If I had known, I would have gone with you.”

Jiang Xu had not followed them because he wanted to give An Nuonuo some personal space.

Who would have known that by not accompanying them just this once, such an incident would occur.

An Nuonuo was just about to speak when her stomach started rumbling loudly.

She blushed and lowered her head.

Then Chu Youwei and Bai Xiaoya’s stomachs also began to growl.

All three girls felt a bit embarrassed.

It’s a bit awkward to make such noises in front of the opposite sex.

Jiang Xu suddenly realized, “I forgot, you haven’t eaten yet. Let’s go, I’ll take you to eat first.”

At a certain Cantonese restaurant.

The three girls were burying their heads in their food.

It was now past ten in the evening.

Having not eaten until now, they were starving.

Jiang Xu received a message and discovered the ins and outs of tonight’s events.

In short, the woman in black feared losing favor, so she offered all the school beauties that attended the banquet, except for An Nuonuo’s group of three, two hundred thousand each.

She also threatened that no one was allowed to talk to An Nuonuo.

First, she isolated them, then put pressure on the organizers, made things difficult regarding seating and food, and finally, forced An Nuonuo to kneel.

A series of steps, not very meticulous, but if it weren’t for Jiang Xu’s arrival, it might have indeed been successful.

After the three of them finished eating, Jiang Xu drove each of them home.

After coaxing An Nuonuo to sleep, he quietly went out again.

Half an hour later, in his own club, Jiang Xu saw that disheveled and despondent woman in black.

This woman, still had some uses for Jiang Xu.

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