"Mingxuan, what's the situation with your friend? How dare he disturb Miss Chen like this? Doesn't he know Miss Chen doesn't want to be disturbed today? What an embarrassment!"
Chu Mingkun reprimanded, not forgetting to glare at Li Se. Then, he turned to the two bodyguards apologetically. "Two sirs, I'm truly sorry. This fellow is a country bumpkin who hasn't seen much of the world, and his mind might be a bit off. That's why he thinks he knows Miss Chen. How about this, I'll make him apologize."
The two bodyguards' expressions softened upon hearing this, as they couldn't afford to be held responsible for disturbing Miss Chen.
"What are you standing there for? Aren't you going to apologize?" Seeing Li Se remain unmoved, Chu Mingkun snapped, "Such a clueless oaf!"
He couldn't help but wonder why this guy wasn't getting the hint even after he had smoothed things over. Did he really think he was friends with Miss Chen?
"This guy still hasn't apologized?"
"He doesn't know how he'll die if he disturbs Miss Chen!"
"Even people of our status don't dare to disturb her, what kind of person is he?"
"..."
Angry curses erupted from the surrounding crowd.
However, Chen Yiqing, who was exercising, heard a familiar voice. She turned around in surprise and saw Li Se. Her face lit up immediately, and she hurried over.
"This is bad, Miss Chen is furious!"
"Indeed. I heard that Miss Chen didn't want to be disturbed today, which is why she booked this entire area and had two bodyguards block it. It's clear she's in a bad mood."
"This kid is doomed, daring to disturb Miss Chen's elegant mood."
"Miss Chen's anger is not something an ordinary person can withstand."
"..."
Many people started to gloat. In their eyes, Chen Yiqing was clearly enraged.
The two bodyguards' faces darkened, and their gazes towards Li Se became cold. This kid deserved to die for disturbing Miss Chen!
"Mingxuan, you're all doomed now. You disturbed Miss Chen, so think about how you're going to apologize," Chu Mingkun said with a cold snort.
"He still claims to know Miss Chen? Now that Miss Chen is angry, how is he going to bear this wrath?" Fang Shao said gloatingly.
"What a shame. I was just hoping to be introduced to Miss Chen, but it seems it was just talk," Fang Shao's girlfriend chuckled.
As Chen Yiqing approached, the two bodyguards quickly apologized, "Miss Chen, we'll throw these people out immediately!"
"Why should they be thrown out?" Chen Yiqing asked with a puzzled look.
"Because they disturbed you," the two bodyguards replied truthfully.
Chen Yiqing's delicate eyebrows furrowed. "No need. This person is my friend!"
Her words silenced the entire venue. What was going on? Did they hear correctly? A friend? A real friend? Oh my god, how could this be? This outcome was quite different from what they had imagined.
Chu Mingkun was stunned, his eyes wide open. How could this be? This guy actually knew Miss Chen?
"Miss Chen, is this your friend?" the two bodyguards were taken aback.
"Of course!" Chen Yiqing smiled and proactively took Li Se's arm, walking further inside.
Seeing this, Zhang Aimin's lips curved with a hint of sourness. She knew this playboy had an unusual relationship with Miss Chen, but she still followed along.
"Cough, cough... My foolish cousin, I'm truly sorry. My friend here was indeed going to introduce me to Miss Chen, and without having to grovel like a dog. Oh, by the way, did you film this scene for the Chu family?" Chu Mingxuan was feeling incredibly pleased at this moment, more so than he could ever imagine.
"Oh, right!" Li Se suddenly remembered something, stopped in his tracks, turned around, and looked at Chu Mingkun with a half-smile. "Do you remember the bet we just made? Get on your knees and bark like a dog. Mingxuan, take out your phone and film this so your family can see it."
Upon hearing this, everyone around had a strange look on their faces. Chu Mingkun was the eldest young master of the Chu family. If he were to actually kneel and bark like a dog, he would likely be unable to hold his head up in Beijing for the rest of his life.
"Alright, I'll film it right away." Chu Mingxuan smiled and took out his phone, pointing the camera at Chu Mingkun.
"Please begin your performance!"
Chu Mingkun's expression shifted rapidly. He had been certain that Li Se wasn't Miss Chen's friend, which was why he had made the bet. Who knew that they were actually acquainted? Now, he was the one who would be humiliated.
He couldn't help but look towards Fang Shao, but Fang Shao had already ducked far away, acting as if he knew nothing.
"Mingxuan, I'm your elder brother, this matter..." Chu Mingkun forced an unnatural smile.
"Are you begging me?" Chu Mingxuan asked with a puzzled expression.
Chu Mingkun's smile instantly froze. He had always looked down on Chu Mingxuan, but today, he was about to be stepped on by this guy. He was unwilling.
"What's going on?" Chen Yiqing asked curiously.
Li Se recounted everything that had just happened.
"Oh, I see. You two, keep an eye on him. If he dares not to comply, break his legs!" Chen Yiqing instructed.
"Yes!" both bodyguards responded.
With Chen Yiqing's command, Chu Mingkun's face turned somewhat pale, and his legs felt weak. He knew Chen Yiqing meant what she said. If he didn't kneel and bark like a dog, his legs would truly be broken.
"Mingxuan, I'm your brother. If I kneel, it's not just me who will be disgraced, but the entire Chu family..." Chu Mingkun lowered his voice.
Chu Mingxuan shrugged indifferently. "My foolish cousin, if I had lost, do you think you would have let me off? Besides, you made this bet yourself. What, can you just break the promises you make?"
"Are you really going to do this?" Chu Mingkun's face darkened.
Chu Mingxuan shrugged again. "You were the one who acted this way first."
"Stop wasting time, hurry up and kneel and bark like a dog!" Li Se said impatiently.
The two bodyguards were slowly approaching Chu Mingkun. If he didn't kneel and bark, they would take action. Although the Chu family was a prominent family in Beijing, they were far inferior to the Chen family. Even if their legs were broken, the Chu family could only suffer in silence.
Chu Mingkun truly wanted to escape. He had no idea he had dug his own grave. Faced with this situation, if he didn't kneel and bark like a dog, his legs would be broken. He could only obediently kneel on the ground and then began to bark like a dog: "Woof woof woof..."
At this moment, many people in the gym were filming with their phones. Videos of Chu Mingkun barking like a dog would likely spread throughout Beijing within a few days!