Yang Simei glanced at Jiang Ce with disgust. "Darling, is this that useless ex-brother-in-law you were talking about?"
Chen Hai snorted. "Ex-brother-in-law, to be precise. That mongrel. My sister had the worst possible luck getting stuck with him."
"He cost our family several million, and we haven't even settled the score with him yet!"
When Jiang Ce was still part of the Chen family, Chen Hai had ordered him around without a shred of respect. Now, he was even more arrogant.
"You deadbeat, what are you doing here?"
Jiang Ce didn't want to waste his breath. "None of your damn business," he said coldly.
"What did you say?" Chen Hai flew into a rage. Then, he noticed the Armani logo on Jiang Ce's collar.
He scoffed. "Don't tell me you're trying to attend Mr. Shen's ball. So you're just squatting here like a dog, hoping some big shot will take pity on you and bring you inside? That's hilarious. You even showed up in fake Armani. Do you have any idea what this brand is? Are you even worthy of wearing it?"
Jiang Ce frowned, looking at the sneer on Chen Hai's face. Indeed, birds of a feather flock together. This whole family is full of snobs who kick people when they're down. Thank god I'm free from them. Being around them is nauseating.
Jiang Ce's voice was cold. "I'll give you three seconds to get out of my sight. Otherwise, you'll end up just like your new brother-in-law."
"What do you mean?" Chen Hai was taken aback.
Clearly, he didn't know that Jiang Ce had already dealt with Chen Mei and Liu Jiajun. Given Liu Jiajun's personality, he would have been too ashamed to let anyone know about it.
Chen Hai ignored Jiang Ce's threat and continued to taunt him.
"You piece of trash, don't you dare mention my brother-in-law. See this invitation? My brother-in-law got it specially for me."
"Unlike you, who can only squat outside like a pathetic mutt, wagging your tail. Haha!"
With that, Chen Hai pulled a gold-gilded invitation from his pocket and waved it arrogantly.
Hearing the commotion, a crowd began to gather. When they heard what Chen Hai was saying, they all looked at Jiang Ce with undisguised scorn and ridicule.
Jiang Ce's expression darkened, and his fists clenched at his sides.
Chen Hai roared with laughter.
"How about this? Kneel down and bark like a dog a couple of times. If you do, I'll be merciful and drop my brother-in-law's name to get you inside. After all, he and Mr. Shen are the best of friends, hahaha!"
In truth, Chen Hai was bluffing. Liu Jiajun had only managed to get that invitation by pulling some strings.
But who cared about the truth when you were showing off in front of a loser?
He reached out to shove Jiang Ce's shoulder, planning to force him to the ground.
But the moment his hand made contact, Jiang Ce's hand shot out, grabbing his wrist and twisting it in the opposite direction.
CRACK!
"AHHH!"
A sharp snap of bone was followed by a heart-wrenching scream. Chen Hai collapsed, tears of pain streaming down his face.
Jiang Ce's voice was like ice. "I gave you a chance. Bark again, and it won't be just your wrist that breaks."
"You lunatic! How dare you touch my husband!"
Seeing her boyfriend get hit, Yang Simei lost her cool and swung a slap at Jiang Ce.
Jiang Ce didn't even flinch, countering with a crisp backhand of his own that sent her sprawling to the ground.
Chen Hai's eyes were red with fury. "This is insane! You worthless piece of shit, how dare you hit someone! I'll have my brother-in-law kill you!"
As the situation escalated, the hotel security guards rushed over.
"Who's causing trouble!"
"Him!" Chen Hai pointed a trembling finger at Jiang Ce. "Get him! Hold him down! My brother-in-law is Liu Jiajun, and I'm going to kill him!"
Hearing the name Liu Jiajun, the security guards' expressions shifted. That was a name on the guest list.
"You're the one making a scene here?!" one of them barked at Jiang Ce.
Jiang Ce explained, "He started it."
The guard couldn't care less. "You dare attack one of our esteemed guests? Are you looking to die?"
WHOOSH! The guards drew their stun batons in unison.
Jiang Ce's eyes turned cold. The other party clearly started it, but these guards didn't bother to find out the truth. There's no need to show mercy to cowardly dogs who bully the weak and fear the strong.
As energy surged within him, Jiang Ce prepared to strike.
"Jiang Ce?!"
A woman's voice cut through the tension.
He turned his head to see a Rolls-Royce pulling up to the curb. The door opened, and Wang Xinyao stepped out, her face lighting up with surprise.
After their earlier misunderstanding, she had searched all over the city for Jiang Ce but couldn't get in touch with him. She'd thought he was deliberately avoiding her. Feeling disheartened, she had decided to go out and relax, only to run into him by pure chance!
The security guards didn't recognize Wang Xinyao, but they certainly recognized the Rolls-Royce emblem and its prestigious license plate. They immediately froze.
"What's going on here?" Wang Xinyao asked, hurrying over.
"Ma'am, this man has no invitation. He was causing a disturbance at our entrance and assaulted one of our invited guests."
"Invitation?" Wang Xinyao frowned.
Leaning on his girlfriend for support, Chen Hai staggered to his feet, gritting his teeth. "You piece of trash, you're dead today! After freeloading off our family for years, you dare to attack your masters? This is insane!"
At that, Wang Xinyao got the gist of what had happened.
She knitted her brows. Even if no one acknowledged the marriage contract anymore, she would absolutely not allow anyone to insult Jiang Ce like this!
A shadow fell over Wang Xinyao's expression.
"Ma'am, please step aside! Don't make this difficult for us!" a guard said menacingly, stepping forward to act.
Suddenly…
"Who gave you the gall to treat my fiancé this way?"
Wang Xinyao's voice was as cold as ice, and her words left everyone present completely dumbfounded.
Fiancé?
As if for proof, Wang Xinyao linked her arm with Jiang Ce's and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Wang Xinyao's warm concern left Jiang Ce with a complicated expression.
He shook his head. "What are you doing here?"
Wang Xinyao said, "Jiang Ce, I'm sorry. I misunderstood you before… To make up for my mistake, I've already had Aunt Mei begin the process of transferring my company, Wendin International, to you. Once the paperwork is finished, it's all yours."
BOOM!
Her words struck the crowd like a bolt from the blue, leaving everyone utterly stunned.
"Wendin International? Isn't that one of the top three conglomerates in our city?"
"I heard the chairman of Wendin International is from the Wang Family in Capital City—a figure as elusive as a mythical dragon…"
"Could she be the mysterious young lady of Capital City's Wang Family?!"
The security guards exchanged horrified glances, their legs turning to jelly.
Even though this young lady wasn't on the invitation list, even Mr. Shen himself would have to treat someone from Wendin International with the utmost respect. Besides, the families from Capital City were all unfathomably powerful, not at all comparable to a tiny place like East Sea City.
And they... had just tried to rough up the fiancé of the Wang Family's young lady?