Although this was the case, Ye Tiancheng chose the bookstore cafe to avoid the hustle and bustle, but he did not expect that in the end, because of his and the little fox's appearance, it would have the opposite effect.
However, no matter what, the reason why people outside came was that they initiated the trouble, and this could not be blamed on Ye Tiancheng.
Ye Tiancheng's first reaction was to immediately notify Hou Mingzhu to send people to help. The employees who should be rushing to the store now were told to prepare themselves, block the people outside, and not let them leave.
After doing all this and confirming that everyone was in place in time, Ye Tiancheng made another call.
The little fox saw the number Ye Tiancheng dialed clearly and immediately chuckled. He looked at Ye Tiancheng and smiled. Ye Tiancheng brought the phone to his ear, and after the call was connected, he said, "Hello, I'm calling the police. Something has happened here. Several strangers are gathered at the entrance of my store, splashing paint on my store's entrance."
"They are extremely arrogant. Even when they saw me and my brother, they wanted to splash paint on us. Fortunately, we dodged quickly. If it had splashed on us, and we didn't have time to close our eyes or anything, it would have definitely caused harm. Now those people are still blocking the entrance of our store! I don't know why they are doing this!"
The little fox gave Ye Tiancheng a thumbs up. Ye Tiancheng raised an eyebrow and responded with "uh-huh, yes, yes" a few times, and also reported the address of the bookstore cafe before hanging up.
Ye Tiancheng raised his mobile phone and then said to the little fox, "They told us to stay in the store and avoid encountering those people if we go out, to prevent any danger."
The little fox nodded and said, "Then let's stay in the store for now. I think those people won't be able to escape."
Those people outside were being blocked by Ye Tiancheng's own people, and Ye Tiancheng had also called the police. It was certain that someone would come to arrest them soon.
However, what the little fox was truly thinking was that if he and Ye Tiancheng went out together and directly confronted those people, the more dangerous party should be the people outside.
Ye Tiancheng staying in the store was not to protect themselves, but to protect those people outside.
It was best to resolve such matters by calling the police. The arrival was also very fast, as this was a commercial area, and there were definitely security measures in place. Ye Tiancheng and the little fox did not wait long before someone came and arrested all the troublemakers outside. Then Ye Tiancheng opened the door.
Because they were the ones who were harassed and harmed, the attitude of the people who came to resolve the matter clearly softened when they saw Ye Tiancheng and the little fox.
"Could we trouble you to come with us to make a statement about the incident here?"
Ye Tiancheng walked out very cooperatively, and the little fox followed him. Ye Tiancheng replied, "Of course. My store entrance has been made into this mess, and we can't open for business today anyway. But I need to first explain a few things to the other employees and arrange things here before I leave, is that okay?"
The person had no objections and nodded slightly. For those who were willing to cooperate proactively and were the victims, there was no need to treat them roughly. Giving them a little convenience like this was not a problem.
Ye Tiancheng immediately found the other employees who had rushed over and briefly explained the situation to them. He also asked them to inform Hou Mingzhu not to worry. Moreover, their store was not closing down. The facade had been splashed with red paint, so it would definitely need to be cleaned.
Then, Ye Tiancheng took the little fox with him and went to make a statement.
When encountering such a situation, most people would be very flustered. It was rare for someone like Ye Tiancheng to react so calmly and then quickly call the police. The troublemakers outside were all stunned. Moreover, after being taken away by Ye Tiancheng's police report, they no longer dared to cause trouble. Upon being taken for initial questioning, they immediately confessed the truth of the matter without any concealment.
Soon, Ye Tiancheng also learned the identities of these people and the reasons for their disturbance.
It turned out that these people were a group of thugs. Their leader was Ding Jiaqi, the woman who had previously invited Ye Tiancheng to watch a movie but was rejected by Ye Tiancheng, causing her to lose face in public.
The thug leader liked Ding Jiaqi and couldn't win her over. He saw that the goddess in his heart had fallen for another man, and that man not only rejected her but also made his goddess cry so sadly.
Therefore, after Ding Jiaqi felt humiliated yesterday and left the bookstore cafe, the thug leader felt it was necessary to teach Ye Tiancheng a lesson.
Thus, he called his few subordinates and went to Ye Tiancheng's store entrance the next morning to splash paint.
As for Ye Tiancheng's statement that he splashed paint on people as soon as he saw them, the thug leader stated that he was overcome with anger and acted impulsively without careful consideration, and did not expect to harm anyone.
Moreover, since Ye Tiancheng dodged in time, and neither he nor the little fox were harmed, the thug leader said he wanted to seek Ye Tiancheng's forgiveness and requested leniency.
As the victim, Ye Tiancheng knew from the thug leader's expression that he had no genuine remorse. Ye Tiancheng had met many people, and people like him were not difficult to understand. Ye Tiancheng could see his intentions at a glance.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng had no intention of letting him off. Ye Tiancheng handled this matter very simply: he directly called a lawyer and asked him to deal with it as severely as possible.
He wanted to teach him a lesson for being brave and aggressive outside for a woman and casually causing trouble for others.
If those thugs could be imprisoned for a few more days, it would be a good thing, equivalent to eliminating harm for the people. These people probably hadn't done anything good in their lives.
Finally, Ye Tiancheng returned with the little fox. The little fox sighed, "The past couple of days have been truly exciting. These things are happening one after another, so fast that there's no time to catch our breath."
Ye Tiancheng then asked the little fox, "Are you tired?"
The little fox replied, "Yes, a little. I'm quite tired. I didn't rest last night, and today has been so chaotic. Making statements is also not easy."
Ye Tiancheng then said, "Then let's go home directly. Anyway, I've arranged everything for the store. We definitely can't open for business today. Why don't we go home and catch up on sleep?"
Upon hearing Ye Tiancheng's suggestion, the little fox immediately nodded, "That would be great. Let's go back quickly. I'm really exhausted these past two days."
The two then walked home together, too lazy to call for a car from home and then wait. They simply went to the roadside, hailed a taxi, and took it back.
On the way home, the little fox sighed and said to Ye Tiancheng, "Brother, I believe you now. Romantic encounters are really not a good thing. What kind of trouble do they bring you?"
"Just because you rejected that woman before, her suitor immediately came looking for trouble. And judging by that suitor's demeanor, even if you had accepted that woman, it's unlikely anything good would have awaited you."
Ye Tiancheng shrugged his shoulders, "Do I need to say? I just hope there will be fewer romantic encounters in the future. I'm worried that this kind of thing will end up on the social news, and then I'll really become famous."
This was very possible. What happened today was not a small matter, let alone happening in broad daylight and in public. Their bookstore cafe had quite a reputation in this area, and it was hard to say what would happen later.
When the police report came out, there would be plenty of speculation outside. Ye Tiancheng felt that it was very likely he would see himself on social news, at least he would definitely be on the local news.
The taxi driver in front heard Ye Tiancheng and the little fox brothers chatting. Most of these taxi drivers were quite talkative and immediately joined the conversation, "Looking at you two brothers, with your looks, it must be difficult to have fewer such incidents, right?"
Ye Tiancheng smiled helplessly, "Driver, please tease us a little less. Because of this, the store my family runs had paint splashed on it early this morning. We just called the police."
The taxi driver looked at Ye Tiancheng through the rearview mirror with sympathy, "That's very difficult. But with you brothers looking so striking, it's hard for girls not to notice you, right? I'm afraid even if you don't want to, there will still be many such incidents."
Ye Tiancheng was truly helpless. He felt that there hadn't been so many such incidents before. Although the little fox had been with him during a period of time, the little fox was still a child then, and his destructive power was not as great, so the effect was not as terrifying.
At that time, those who were attracted to Ye Tiancheng were more or less genuinely interested in him as a person.
But now, Hou Mingzhu made Ye Tiancheng look presentable every day, and who wouldn't look twice when he went out?
So Ye Tiancheng still needed to be more careful and keep a low profile as much as possible, for example, his presence.
For things that should be high-profile, he should be more high-profile, for example, the fact that he is married.
After returning home, Ye Tiancheng thought he should inform Hou Mingzhu that he was home. However, when he touched his pocket, he found it empty.
Ye Tiancheng patted himself all over. The little fox saw Ye Tiancheng like this and asked, "Brother, what are you looking for?"
Ye Tiancheng said to the little fox, "I'm looking for my phone. Where did I put it? Did I lose it somewhere?"
The little fox thought for a moment, took out his phone, and handed it to Ye Tiancheng, "I don't recall you taking it out in the car just now. It's more likely that you dropped it at the store, or at the police station. Otherwise, why don't you use my phone and try calling it?"
Ye Tiancheng took the little fox's phone, "That's right, I'll try calling it. I hope it wasn't lost somewhere difficult to find."
He flipped through the little fox's contacts to find his own phone number and made a call. Fortunately, he was lucky. The person who answered the phone was an employee from the bookstore cafe. Ye Tiancheng's phone was not lost but was left at the store.
Ye Tiancheng was not in a hurry to use his phone. He didn't have a phone addiction and didn't feel uncomfortable without his phone for a day. So he asked the employee to keep his phone safe, put it on silent, and place it inside the counter. He then took the little fox's phone and called Hou Mingzhu to inform her about the matter.
Then, Ye Tiancheng returned the phone to the little fox. Ye Tiancheng went to visit Fatty next door and briefly explained that he was resting at home today, his phone was left at the store, and he didn't bring his phone today.
The little fox had already been let to rest by Ye Tiancheng and did not accompany Ye Tiancheng. Ye Tiancheng briefly spoke to Fatty, mentioning the progress and various related matters, and then left Fatty's house and returned to the villa where he lived.