Chapter 4

"Brother-in-law, be... be careful..."

Before Xia Yu could finish her words, she subconsciously covered her mouth and looked at Chen Qing in disbelief.

She had never expected that instead of being slapped in the face, it was Li Hongjiu who had fallen to the ground.

"Chen Qing, you f*cking dare to hit me! Believe it or not, I'll kill you!" Li Hong said furiously. He was extremely embarrassed. Chen Qing actually dared to fight with him! He was courting death!

Xia Xue hurriedly helped Li Hongjiu up and asked, "Are you alright?"

In the entire Nanchuan City, there were few people who dared to attack Li Hongjiu. Anyway, Xia Xue had never seen him before. If Chen Qing knocked him down, he would definitely irritate Li Hongjiu. Chen Qing was also the son-in-law of the Xia family, so he would definitely implicate the Xia family.

"Get lost! B*tch, this time I will let your Xia family know the consequences of provoking me, Li Hongjiu!" Li Hongjiu suddenly flung his hand and pushed Xia Xue away, then drove away.

"Brother-in-law, do you know martial arts? You were really amazing just now." Xia Yu clapped her small hands excitedly.

"Sh*t, he's in big trouble!" Xia Xue looked at Chen Qing angrily and said, "Are you feeling better now? But have you ever thought about the consequences of doing so? Chen Qing, I thought you were a mature and steady person, but I didn't expect you to be so impulsive. You let me down!"

Out of anger, Xia Xue gave Chen Qing a hard slap.

Chen Qing did not expect that Xia Xue would make a move. Of course, he was not prepared. His face was slapped, and it immediately burned with pain.

But his heart hurt even more, as if it had been cut by a knife, and blood kept flowing.

Then he smiled bitterly, looked at Xia Xue with disappointment, and turned to leave.

"Brother-in-law, my sister didn't do it on purpose. Wait a minute..."

But Chen Qing acted as if he didn't hear Xia Yu's words. He didn't even turn his head.

"Sis, you've gone too far!" Xia Yu said indignantly, "My brother-in-law hit Li Hongjiu to protect you. Not only did you not thank him, but you even slapped him in the face. Have you considered how my brother-in-law feels?"

Xia Xue's hands were also trembling slightly. Of course, it was not because of the pain, but because she also realized that doing this would hurt Chen Qing too much.

But she was really angry. Li Hongjiu was the young master of the Li family, one of the most powerful young masters in the whole Nanchuan City. If Li Hongjiu was angry, the Xia family would also suffer.

But for some reason, looking at Chen Qing's disappointed back, Xia Xue's heart suddenly ached and her eyes became blurred.

"This time, the Xia family is in grave danger. I tried my best to persuade my brother-in-law to solve it, but you slapped my brother-in-law because of Li Hongjiu. You are not helping the Xia family, but harming the Xia family."

After two years of marriage, Xia Xue knew more about Chen Qing's ability than anyone else. She would never believe that he could save the Xia family.

"Xia Yu, do you know Chen Qing better than me?"

Although Chen Qing seemed to be good at martial arts and brought a lot of shock to Xia Xue, in this society, no one was stronger than him.

Xia Yu wished she could immediately reveal Chen Qing's true identity, but she had promised Chen Qing that she would keep it a secret. Moreover, she was more worried that Chen Qing's identity would be exposed and bring disaster to the Xia family.

So Xia Yu had to say, "Sister, even if brother-in-law doesn't have the ability to save the Xia family, you shouldn't have hit him. Don't forget that you are his wife."

"If there is a chance, I will apologize to him." Xia Xue did not think about it anymore. Li Hongjiu was a villain who would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. At this point, she had to tell Xia Changhe about it as soon as possible and discuss the countermeasures.

Half an hour later.

Outside Xia Changhe's study.

"Grandpa, I'm Xiaoxue. I have something to tell you." Xia Xue gently knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Xia Changhe's machine-like voice came from the study.

Xia Xue carefully walked in. Xia Changhe was reading an ancient book. After hesitating for a few seconds, Xia Xue nerved herself to say, "Grandpa, something happened..."

When Xia Changhe heard that Li Hongjiu had been beaten by Chen Qing, his hands shook and the book immediately fell to the ground.

"I knew that it would be a disaster to keep him in the Xia family sooner or later. Where is Chen Qing? I can't keep him this time! And you, Xia Xue, I asked you to beg Li Hongjiu. How dare you make such trouble for me? If the Li family blames you this time, I will hand you over to the Li family and let them deal with you!"

Hearing Xia Changhe's words, Xia Xue felt wronged in her heart. Her nose was sore and she just wanted to cry.

Just then, the housekeeper Uncle Wang rushed in and said, "Master, Li Hongjiu is here."

Xia Xue was shocked. She didn't expect Li Hongjiu to come so quickly. He didn't give them any time to prepare.

Xia Changhe's face was also full of panic. He glared at Xia Xue and hurriedly walked out of the study.

The courtyard of the Xia family was crowded.

Li Hongjiu's expression was cold, and her long and narrow eyes were filled with anger. Even a single glance from her was enough to make the younger generation of the Xia Clan tremble in fear.

Behind him were seven or eight tall and sturdy men. Those who were familiar with Li Hongjiu knew that these people were bodyguards that Li Hongjiu had selected from many experts.

Usually, Li Hongjiu rarely brought them out, but this time, there were seven or eight people. Even Xia Jun rarely saw such a scene. He thought that Li Hongjiu was coming for him, so he was frightened and immediately wanted to escape.

"I want to see Chen Qing within half an hour. Otherwise, your Xia family will bear my anger!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Jun heaved a sigh of relief. It turned out that Li Hongjiu was here for Chen Qing.

"Young Master Li, I haven't gone far enough to welcome you. I hope you can atone for your sins." Xia Changhe hurried over with an apologetic smile on his face. "I've heard about this matter. Even if Young Master Li doesn't come today, I will tie that bastard Chen Qing to the Li Mansion and let Young Master Li deal with him."

Li Hongjiu's expression softened a lot when he saw Xia Changhe's arrival. "Grandfather Xia, since that's the case, then hand Chen Qing over."

"To tell you the truth, Chen Qing is not in the Xia family. I'll contact him immediately and ask Young Master Li to move to the living room to have a rest." Xia Changhe looked at Xia Xue. "Xia Xue, please invite Young Master Li to the living room to have a rest."

Xia Xue said lightly, "Young Master Li, this way please."

In the living room, Xia Xue put the tea in front of Li Hongjiu.

Li Hong said with a sneer, "Xia Xue, if you had married me and become the young mistress of the Li family, how would Xia Changhe dare to do whatever he wants with you? It's a pity that there's only one chance. If you missed it, you missed it."

"I'm not lucky enough to be the Young Madam of the Li family," Xia Xue said coldly.

Xia Xue's indifferent attitude made Li Hongjiu very unhappy. The Xia family was about to face a great disaster. What right did she have to be so arrogant?

At this time, Xia Changhe came in and said, "Childe Li, I have sent someone to find Chen Qing. I will definitely bring him back to see you in half an hour. Forgive me for talking too much. How do you plan to deal with Chen Qing?"

Li Hongjiu did not immediately speak. Instead, he looked at Xia Xue and saw her looking at him worriedly. Li Hongjiu smiled and said: "If I were to cripple Chen Qing's hands, would the Xia Clan interfere?"