Chapter 25: Tang Jun Departs

Bang! Bang! Bang…

After an unknown amount of time, Fang Chang, panting heavily, threw down the broken chair leg.

Looking at Tang Jun, whose face was now a swollen mess, he reached out to stop Ku Duo.

“Lawless! Utterly lawless!!!”

Lei Yongming and his squad had been held back by the Fang family members and had no chance to stop Fang Chang.

Now that Fang Chang had stopped, he roared, “What is your Fang family planning to do? How dare you do this in front of me?”

“Tang Jun is a hero! You beat him up like this for no reason; no one can protect you!”

Hearing this, Fang Chang turned to look at Lord Lei, the city lord: "Old man, what are you barking about?"

"You came to my Fang family first with threats, then with coercion. We were only acting in self-defense. Just because you're a high-ranking official, are we all just waiting to die?"

"And him..."

Fang Chang patted Tang Jun's head and continued, "After I exposed your schemes, he became desperate and tried to hit my brother. Luckily, my brother dodged quickly."

"You all saw how terrifying Tang Jun was just now. His fists are more terrifying than a controlled knife. If I hadn't beaten him up and rendered him unable to take care of himself, who knows if he would have suddenly turned on me and killed someone!"

"You say I'm lawless? You're the lawless ones! This Tang Jun is practically hanging on the wall of my hotel as a god of wealth! Isn't that arrogant enough?"

"On the other hand, we're all law-abiding citizens!"

"..."

Hearing Fang Chang's words, Lei Yongming's chest heaved with rage.

He wanted nothing more than to slap this unruly spoiled brat to death.

But he couldn't do it. If he did, the rumors from earlier might be proven true, and both Tang Jun and he himself would face severe punishment.

Looking at Fang Chang's smirking face, Lei Yongming laughed coldly in his anger: "Fine, fine, I admit what you said. Today it's my fault, Patriarch Fang, Madam Fang, I'll take my leave!"

With that, Lei Yongming gave a signal to his team members.

Even though the team members were dissatisfied and aggrieved, after receiving Lei Yongming's signal, they could only obediently step forward and pull Tang Jun down from the wall.

Lei Yongming gave the Fang family a deep look, then led his team away.

Watching Lei Yongming's retreating figure, a cold glint flashed in Fang Yajun's beautiful eyes. She hadn't uttered a single word since the beginning.

She was constantly sending messages on her phone, the content of which was unclear.

Liu's mother pulled Liu Ruyan to Fang's parents, pressed Liu Ruyan's head down, and in front of so many people, the mother and daughter bowed deeply.

Although the Liu family wasn't as powerful as the Fang family, they were still top-tier families. Liu's mother's actions, combined with her earlier reprimand of Liu Ruyan, were a gesture that satisfied both their feelings and their pride.

"I'm sorry, sister, brother-in-law, I didn't manage my daughter well. Please forgive me."

Seeing Liu's mother's humble posture, Fang's kind heart softened, and she stepped forward to help Liu's mother up.

"Alright, just consider it a case of the two children not being meant to be. You don't need to worry about it."

"No!"

Mother Liu shook her head, her tone earnest, "Right now, Xiao Chang has been wronged, so my thinking is that their marriage shouldn't be dissolved. If Xiao Chang can't stand Ru Yan anymore someday, he can just ask to annul the engagement. We won't have any problems."

"Besides, consider the dowry as compensation."

"Mom!"

Liu Ru Yan looked at her mother in disbelief. Tang Jun had been severely injured, the Liu family had lost face and had to pay compensation, and the engagement still hadn't been annulled?

But Liu's mother completely ignored Liu Ruyan and continued speaking to Fang's mother: "Sister, please agree to my proposal for the sake of our years of friendship!"

"Don't worry, if Ruyan does anything wrong later, you can call off the engagement anytime, and I will have absolutely no objection!"

"Why bother?"

Fang's mother sighed softly, "If the two children are not destined to be together, there's no need to force it."

"No! I must give Xiaochang an explanation for this matter. I've watched this child grow up!"

Liu's mother's expression was very serious, as if she wouldn't leave until she agreed.

Seeing that Liu's mother was determined, Fang's mother could only nod in agreement.

Anyway, it was all beneficial for Fang Chang, and since the Liu family had all said so, she naturally had no reason to object.

Only Fang Yajun's gaze towards Liu Ruyan grew increasingly cold.

Mr. Fang stepped onto the stage, smiling as he began, "Everyone, please don't take the little incident to heart. Although today is a family reunion banquet hosted by our Fang family, the essence is to take this opportunity to let everyone get closer."

"Our Suzhou is not like Shanghai or Beijing; naturally, we all need to unite. I recently..."

Mr. Fang's initiative to offer a way out made the atmosphere in the banquet lively again.

Fang Chang stood to the side, his face slightly pale.

He was terrified!

Turning against a chosen one—no wonder he was scared! He was a minor villain himself! If it weren't for Fang Fan, the chosen one, protecting him, he would never have messed with Tang Jun, even if it meant death.

Fortunately, the result was fine.

Using Fang Fan's "favorability" towards him to deal with Tang Jun was successful!

In other words, he could use these people with the destiny of their lives to unlock his cheat abilities, and he could also use this favorability to gain more help!

It was a win-win situation!

It was just that the process was a bit of a test of his nerves!

Seeing that he had nothing more to do, Fang Chang planned to go upstairs to find a room to rest. This was a Fang family property; the downstairs was the banquet hall, and the upstairs was for resting.

After exchanging a few words with his mother, Fang Chang turned and left.

Watching Fang Chang's departing figure, Liu Ruyan's expression was complex.

She was quite confident in her appearance and had assumed Fang Chang would relentlessly pursue her because of the engagement; she had even prepared a response.

However, things took an unexpected turn.

Fang Chang not only didn't relentlessly pursue her, but he actually agreed to annul the engagement. But the consequences of annulment were unbearable for her, especially since the engagement hadn't actually been annulled.

As for Tang Jun...

Tang Jun's repeated acts of heroism and rescue had indeed stirred some affection in Liu Ruyan, but it was far from romantic. Previously, Liu Ruyan had thought that it was better to choose someone she liked than to be with a spoiled rich kid.

She hadn't expected Tang Jun to say he wanted to elope with her in this situation.

Things were becoming increasingly complicated.

Moreover, today's events made things even more unclear to her.

Liu Ruyan had investigated Fang Chang extensively beforehand, but Fang Chang's behavior today was completely different from the intelligence reports.

"Fang Chang, which one is the real you...?"