At the main entrance of the banquet hall, a newly laid, striking red carpet pathway led straight to the private booths and the stage ahead.
Inside one of the booths, Xu Shuyin and Zhang Shihao, the newly engaged couple currently applying final touches to their makeup, were the leading lady and gentleman destined to walk that red carpet.
Zhang Shihao was the young master of the Zhang Family, the foremost among the top-tier prestigious families in Fengcheng.
As for Xu Shuyin, she was affectionately and universally hailed by countless admirers as the Goddess Xu—a fact known to everyone in Fengcheng!
Today was their engagement banquet!
Consequently, all the arriving guests had entered through the side doors on either side; not a single person had dared to set foot on the red carpet pathway!
*Swish, swish, swish!*
When the people in the banquet hall saw a young man dressed in a coarse, old white long-gown boldly stepping onto the red carpet at the main entrance and rapidly charging toward the booth at the end of the pathway, their expressions shifted drastically!
Everyone held their breath, their eyes widened, filled with shock.
"Is that beggar out of his mind?" someone asked in astonishment, disbelief written all over their eyes.
At that moment!
The two bodyguards standing guard at the booth's door froze for a split second upon seeing the uninvited guest marching down the red carpet, then terrifying murderous intent flashed in their eyes as they rushed forward.
*Bang! Bang!*
The next second, both bodyguards were sent flying backward, slamming heavily onto the ground and losing consciousness on the spot.
*Boom!*
The crowd erupted into an uproar!
Right at the engagement banquet of Young Master Zhang of the Fengcheng Zhang Family, someone actually dared to cause trouble!
Nobody had ever anticipated this!
Amid the widespread shock, an arrogant, complacent, and supremely conceited burst of loud laughter echoed from the private booth ahead: "Starting today, you are the woman of Zhang Shihao. Now come outside with me to make an appearance."
Inside the booth, Xu Shuyin, who already possessed exquisite facial features, looked even more breathtakingly stunning after being styled by the makeup artist.
This sight made Zhang Shihao's entire body burn with restless heat. Especially at the thought of having this woman pinned beneath him once the banquet ended, his heart grew even more agitated, though he desperately tried to suppress the wild beast within.
Before the vanity table, Xu Shuyin sat motionless, her expression pale and panicked, her heart filled with utter despair.
"You ungrateful bitch! What is that deadpan look on your face supposed to mean? Do you want to make a laughingstock out of me in front of everyone? Get out there with me."
Seeing this, anger flashed in Zhang Shihao's eyes, and his deep voice echoed through the outer hall of the booth.
"Stinking whore, you don't want to smile and you don't want to go out, deliberately putting on that deadpan expression just to disgust me, right? Fine, I'll take you right now."
Seeing that Xu Shuyin remained indifferent, Zhang Shihao's expression grew even more enraged as he lunged forward.
Seized by him, Xu Shuyin struggled desperately, the panic and despair in her eyes intensifying.
*Bang!*
The door of the booth was kicked violently open.
"Are you looking to die, you bastard? Where did this stray dog come from?"
The sudden, explosive noise startled Zhang Shihao, causing him to turn his head and spot an unfamiliar young man standing at the door.
Zhang Shihao flew into a rage instantly!
"Brother Feng..."
Upon seeing the handsome young man at the door with his straight posture, sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, and sharply defined facial contours, the grievances Xu Shuyin had suppressed in her heart for so long instantly transformed into a gushing stream of tears.
The person before her was precisely the one she had yearned for day and night!
*Slap!*
"Well, well, you shameless stinking whore, you damned bitch."
Two streams of fiery rage shot from Zhang Shihao's eyes, his expression dark and filled with extreme fury as he delivered a fierce slap across Xu Shuyin's face.
"You're courting death!"
Bai Feng's gaze turned chillingly cold, and his figure instantly dissolved into a blur.
"You bastard, the one courting death is—"
*Slap!*
Before Zhang Shihao could finish his angry shout, he felt a vicious blow to the face, followed by the sensation of being sent flying backward!
*Crack!*
Landing heavily on the red carpet outside, Zhang Shihao's nasal bone fractured instantly, his dark and furious face instantly twisting out of shape. Blood gushed uncontrollably from his nose and mouth, making him look utterly wretched.
"You..."
Lying flat on the floor, Zhang Shihao's eyes were filled with absolute disbelief; he never imagined he would be publicly slapped in the face.
*Swish!*
A terrifying, malevolent malice surged into Zhang Shihao's eyes.
As if he wanted to hack the bastard before him into pieces!
"Brother Feng, no..."
Seeing Brother Feng's icy expression as he closed in and stepped directly onto Zhang Shihao's right hand, Xu Shuyin hurriedly shook her head.
*Crack! Crack!*
"Don't be afraid. Since I'm here, I won't let them continue to hurt you."
Looking at his tear-filled fiancée, brimming with worry and grievance, Bai Feng did not hesitate in the slightest and brought his foot down.
"Ah..."
After both of his hands were crushed in an instant, Zhang Shihao let out a hysterical, blood-curdling scream before fainting on the spot, looking just like a dead dog!
"Let's go."
Without another word, Bai Feng scooped Xu Shuyin up into his arms and walked straight out of the booth, stepping firmly upon the striking red carpet.
Xu Shuyin quietly nestled in Bai Feng's embrace, not uttering another word.
Although her cheeks were covered in teardrops, her eyes were filled with light, much like someone catching sight of the long-awaited dawn amidst a protracted night.
Even though she knew clearly that Zhang Shihao and the Zhang Family would henceforth retaliate with redoubled fury, using every unscrupulous means at their disposal!
Yet she believed that the man holding her could resolve every single trouble!
Because he was the beloved she had longed for day and night!
"Xu Shuyin, this will completely infuriate the Zhang Family and plunge the Xu Family into an absolute catastrophe! Have you lost your mind?"
At the front of the hall, Xu Shuyin's younger brother, Xu Shushan, stared at them with eyes full of terror and anger.
*Slap!*
Glancing at the young man who bore such a striking resemblance to Xu Shuyin, Bai Feng wore an expression of extreme coldness and authority as he struck him across the face with a single blow, sending him tumbling.
Blood gushing from his nose and mouth, Xu Shushan looked even more terrified, not daring to obstruct them any further.
This lunatic holding his sister was completely out for blood!
Meanwhile, the guests who had long since risen from their seats stood frozen like wooden chickens, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
The scene just moments ago—where Zhang Shihao was sent flying by a single slap and had his hand bones crushed until he fainted on the spot—made their scalps tingle, their hearts pound, and cold sweat break out across their backs.
When they saw Xu Shuyin of the Xu Family nestling in the arms of that unfamiliar young man as the two walked onto the striking red carpet pathway, monumental waves surged within everyone's hearts.
Today's affair left absolutely no room for maneuver!
The spoiled young scion Zhang Shihao and the powerful Zhang Family standing behind him would undoubtedly fight this to the bitter end!