The kettle smashed onto Shen Lang's body, and the boiling water spilled all over him.
Seeing this, Wang Yuyan's face changed drastically. She shouted at Shen Lang, "Husband, are you alright?"
"Yuyan, don't worry, I'm fine."
Shen Lang cultivated the Bing Han Jin, which allowed him to resist high temperatures. He wouldn't be harmed even in a sea of fire, let alone a mere hot water.
"That's good. You scared me to death. Let me wipe you off."
Hearing Shen Lang's words and seeing that he wasn't scalded, Wang Yuyan finally breathed a sigh of relief. But then, she sternly questioned the woman who threw the kettle, "Who are you, and why did you intentionally injure someone?"
As Wang Yuyan spoke, her eyes were cold and terrifying, unlike anything Shen Lang had ever seen. He was startled.
However, after the shock, Shen Lang suddenly understood why Wang Yuyan was so angry. It was because he had been hurt.
"You little brat, why are you being so fierce? Did I intentionally injure him? He clearly stepped forward to block it himself."
The woman who threw the kettle at Shen Lang was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. She was tall, sexy, and charming, but her eyes were fierce. It was clear she wasn't someone to be trifled with.
"Lin Qingqing, is that you?"
Upon seeing the woman's face, Chu Ge looked surprised and said, "Why are you here? And why did you want to hurt me?"
"For the first question, I followed you. I've been trailing you since you left the company. For the second question, why I wanted to hurt you – don't you know?"
The woman, Lin Qingqing, looked at Chu Ge angrily and said, "Because you're despicable, seducing your own best friend's man."
"Shen Xiaomeng is my man, and he will be my man forever. Don't even think about it. Someone blocked the kettle for you today; that's your good luck. Next time, I'll use sulfuric acid and see if you're still this lucky."
After speaking, the woman picked up her bag and turned to leave.
"What? You're just going to leave like that?"
As the woman took two steps, Wang Yuyan quickly rushed in front of her, blocking her path.
"You little brat, what do you want?"
Lin Qingqing was shocked and furious that Wang Yuyan dared to block her way.
"Nothing much, I just want an explanation."
Wang Yuyan looked coldly at Lin Qingqing and said, "You threw the kettle of boiling water at my husband. Although he wasn't scalded, shouldn't you say something? Just leaving like this, aren't you too arrogant?"
Wang Yuyan snorted, "I hope you can provide an explanation. Otherwise, you won't be leaving so easily."
"Interesting, truly interesting. I didn't expect that after studying abroad for a few years, Nanling would have a tough nut like you who dares to demand an explanation from me. Do you know who I am?"
Lin Qingqing said coldly, "Listen carefully, my name is Lin Qingqing. My father is Lin Xiaotian, and my grandfather is Lin Zhengxiong. You're demanding an explanation from me; are you out of your mind?"
"Oh, so you're the daughter of the electronics magnate Lin Xiaotian, the granddaughter of the screen magnate Lin Zhengxiong, the famous eldest daughter of the Lin family. My apologies, but does your status mean you don't have to give an explanation?"
Wang Yuyan looked at Lin Qingqing, her face filled with anger. "Given your disregard for others' lives just now, I'll give you two choices. The first is to apologize to my husband, and then we can let this matter go."
"Apologize?"
Lin Qingqing heard this as if it were the biggest joke in the world and said, "I don't know what an apology is. Impossible, absolutely impossible. Just tell me the second choice."
"The second choice is much simpler."
Wang Yuyan walked to the dining table, picked up a kettle filled with boiling water, and said to Lin Qingqing, "You threw the kettle at my husband. In return, I will throw the kettle at you."
"You dare?"
Upon hearing Wang Yuyan's words, Lin Qingqing's eyes widened in anger. "You know who I am, and you still want to do this? Do you know the consequences you'll face?"
"I don't know. I know that if you don't apologize, your consequences will be dire."
Wang Yuyan said coldly, "I never give people a second chance, but I'm in a good mood today, so I'll give you one more chance. If you don't do as I say, I guarantee you'll regret it. Try me if you don't believe me."
"You..."
Lin Qingqing never expected that after studying abroad for a few years, such a troublemaker would appear in Nanling, daring to provoke her right in front of her.
However, looking at Wang Yuyan's murderous gaze, Lin Qingqing was truly a little scared and didn't dare to meet her eyes.
"Yuyan..."
Seeing Wang Yuyan so angry and determined to "fight for justice" for him, Shen Lang was both happy and touched. He murmured his wife's name.
"Lin Qingqing, I have no relationship with Shen Xiaomeng. On the contrary, he's been pestering me like a sticky plaster. I won't hold today's incident against you, but that doesn't mean you don't need to apologize."
Chu Ge glanced at Shen Lang with a complicated expression and then angrily said to Lin Qingqing, "If you don't apologize, you're not leaving today."
"You dare to threaten me?"
Lin Qingqing looked at Wang Yuyan and Chu Ge and said coldly, "Fine, I admit I was wrong. I apologize. I'm sorry, I was wrong, and I shouldn't have injured someone. Is that enough?"
After speaking, without waiting for Wang Yuyan or Chu Ge to reply, Lin Qingqing snorted angrily and left with her bag.
Seeing this, Wang Yuyan was about to step forward, but Shen Lang pulled her back and smiled, "Yuyan, forget it. There's no need to argue with her."
"Husband, you're not angry?"
Wang Yuyan was surprised that Shen Lang seemed unfazed by the incident.
"She's just a spoiled young lady. She's apologized, so why should we press the issue further? What can we do to her in the end?"
Shen Lang pinched Wang Yuyan's nose and smiled gently, "Don't be unhappy over such a thing. We're newlyweds, we should be happy."
Hearing Shen Lang say this, Wang Yuyan giggled.
At this moment, Chu Ge walked up to Shen Lang and said gratefully, "Shen Lang, thank you for saving me."
"Don't mention it, it's a small matter, not worth bringing up."
Shen Lang looked at Chu Ge and suddenly thought of the little girl who had saved his life and, more than once, taken punches for him from thugs. He was deeply moved and said.
Chu Ge owed Shen Lang nothing, but Shen Lang owed her far more.
With Lin Qingqing's disturbance, their appetite for the meal was gone. Five minutes later, Shen Lang and Wang Yuyan left the restaurant.
"Sister, did you really not know Brother Shen before? I feel like he looks at you very specially."
After Shen Lang and Wang Yuyan left, Chu Ling'er suddenly asked Chu Ge.