Before Yang Ping could finish speaking, Shen Qing's slap already landed on his face.
Slap! Slap! Slap!
Ten consecutive slaps rang out crisp and clear, landing one after another on Yang Ping's face.
"Ah!"
Yang Ping's miserable scream echoed throughout the entire banquet hall.
The guests gasped in unison at the sight, their expressions filled with shock.
After ten slaps, his cheeks were miserably swollen, turning his entire face as bloated as a pig's head so that his original features were completely unrecognizable.
"Shen Qing, how dare you actually hit me!" Yang Ping roared in fury, his gaze as if he wanted to devour someone alive.
As he spoke, he lunged forward as if to attack.
Li Xue immediately stepped forward to block Shen Qing: "Yang Ping, you made that promise yourself, so you must fulfill it."
"Don't disgrace the Yang Family."
Yang Ping gritted his teeth, consumed by humiliation. Feeling the gazes of the surrounding guests, he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into on the spot.
"Xiao Xue, we are friends, yet you are speaking up for Shen Qing!" Yang Ping roared.
Li Xue said coldly: "Shen Qing is my friend, and he is also my savior!"
Yang Ping was so filled with hatred that he nearly cracked his teeth: "Fine, fine, fine."
Repeating the word "fine" three times showed just how intense his inner fury was at that moment.
His venomous gaze stared fixedly at Shen Qing.
"Shen Qing, I will remember today's humiliation, and I will pay it back a hundredfold in the future!"
Leaving behind those words, Yang Ping, feeling that he had lost all his dignity, left in a hurry, his back quickly disappearing from everyone's sight.
The farce thus came to an end, and the many guests clearly had yet to recover from the shock.
"Let's go," Shen Qing said with a smile.
He pulled out a tissue to wipe the blood from his hand, feeling a surge of satisfaction in his heart.
The three of them walked straight out, and all the guests parted to make way for them.
After stepping out of the banquet venue, the three arrived at the underground parking lot to leave, at which point Li Xue received a call.
"I'm sorry, something urgent has come up at home and I have to leave!" Li Xue apologized.
Xiao Yuyan smiled: "Xiao Xue, you've already helped a lot today. Since you have matters to attend to, you should head back first!"
"Alright, let's get together again next time!" Reluctant to leave, Li Xue hurriedly departed shortly after.
Shen Qing and Xiao Yuyan prepared to hail a taxi to return. Just as they reached the roadside, a voice called out.
"Master Shen, please wait a moment!"
The person approaching was none of the others, but Chen Feng.
Xiao Yuyan was taken aback, and she quickly said: "President Chen, what happened earlier was Ah Qing's fault, I..."
She originally intended to apologize, but Chen Feng hastily interrupted her.
"No, no, no!"
"President Xiao has misunderstood. Master Shen is no fraud at all."
Huh?
Xiao Yuyan couldn't help but look stunned.
Chen Feng stepped forward enthusiastically: "Master Shen, I am truly deeply sorry. Earlier, I was blind and failed to recognize a true expert, which led to that misunderstanding."
"This is not a place to talk. Might I ask the Master to move elsewhere so we can discuss this elsewhere?"
"Alright!" Shen Qing nodded.
Their conversation left Xiao Yuyan utterly bewildered, completely clueless as to what had happened.
The two then got into Chen Feng's car and headed to a teahouse. On the way, Xiao Yuyan remained full of doubt and confusion.
"Junior Brother, what on earth is going on?" she lowered her voice to ask.
Shen Qing smiled and explained the previous events in detail, leaving Xiao Yuyan astonished.
"I never expected Junior Brother to also understand physiognomy!" A brilliant light danced in Xiao Yuyan's lovely eyes.
Before long, the three arrived at a private room in a teahouse.
After taking their seats, Chen Feng produced the talisman fragments: "Thanks to Master Shen giving me that talisman, my life was saved!"
Chen Feng recounted the events that had transpired inside the elevator.
Shen Qing smiled: "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Just be more careful from now on."
Chen Feng expressed his gratitude over and over, his expression filled with eager anticipation: "The Master truly possesses a merciful heart."
"Might I ask the Master to read my face once more, and also bestow another talisman?"
Shen Qing did not refuse. He observed him closely while the latter waited in nervous suspense.
Shen Qing soon frowned: "You are still shrouded in black clouds, your fortune has not improved in the slightest!"
"However, the impending disaster of bloodshed has passed."
Chen Feng was greatly alarmed. With an urgent expression, he hurriedly asked: "Does the Master have a method to turn my fortune around? I beg you to offer your guidance."
Having said that, Chen Feng produced a check.
"This ten million is just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it, Master!"
Chen Feng respectfully and politely handed the check over.
Shen Qing felt a sense of approval inwardly; having just descended the mountain, he was indeed short on money, and he certainly couldn't ask Xiao Yuyan for it!
"Very well, seeing as you are so sincere, I will help you once!"
"However, my talismans are not yet prepared. Come find me tomorrow, and I will examine the feng shui for you then!" Shen Qing said.
Chen Feng nodded happily: "Many thanks, Master!"
"Then let me drive the Master back!"
Chen Feng drove the two back to the Xiao Family estate. Just as they returned to the manor, a servant hurried up to them.
"Eldest Miss, there are distinguished guests in the manor, and Old Master has asked you to go to the main hall immediately!" the servant said.
Xiao Yuyan nodded with a solemn expression, and Shen Qing said: "Third Senior Sister, I'll go with you!"
"Alright," Xiao Yuyan nodded gently.
The two headed toward the main hall, only to find the entire Xiao Family gathered there. Seated prominently at the very center was a handsome young man.
"Yuyan, come in quickly!"
Seeing Xiao Yuyan return, Zhang Mei hurriedly called out to her.
"Let me introduce you. This is the young master of the Wang Family, Wang Zhou!"
"Young Master Wang, this is our Yuyan!" Zhang Mei said with a fawning smile.
Wang Zhou lowered his teacup from the head seat, his gaze sweeping over Xiao Yuyan as he assessed her, a look of satisfaction spreading across his face.
"Not bad, truly very pretty!"
"Let's settle this marriage then, and we can find an auspicious day for the engagement another time," Wang Zhou said with a smile.
His words sent the Xiao Family into a frenzy of joy.
"That's wonderful!"
Xiao Tong was filled with pleasant surprise: "For our Yuyan to win Young Master Wang's favor is her greatest honor!"
"From now on, our two families will be in-laws. I hope Young Master Wang will offer us plenty of guidance and support in the future!"
Wang Zhou raised his chin proudly and nodded slightly.
"Wait!"
Shen Qing's voice rang out, echoing through the main hall.
Xiao Yuyan bit her lip as she stepped forward, her expression filled with anger: "Uncle, Aunt!"
"My marriage is mine to decide. You have no right to make this decision for me!"
"I will not marry him."
Bam!
Xiao Tong slammed his hand on the table and stood up, his face full of fury: "Impudent!"
"Yuyan, Young Master Wang is already right here, how can you possibly refuse?"
"Young Master Wang is busy with myriad affairs on a daily basis, yet he made a special trip today just for you. What more could you possibly be dissatisfied with?"
Wang Zhou sat in the main seat, smiling without a word, quietly watching the scene unfold without further comment.
Shen Qing could no longer stand by and watch.
His Third Senior Sister Xiao Yuyan was the woman he had set his sights on; how could he ever allow her to be married off to someone else?
"You Xiao Family members are being far too bullying. Senior Sister has already made countless contributions to the family over the years, and now you want to squeeze out her very last drop of value. That is utterly cold-blooded!"
"As long as Senior Sister does not agree, no one will force Senior Sister to marry anyone today!" Shen Qing stepped forward.