Ye Tian immediately stepped in front of Lin Ziyi, smiling, "Hello, Senior Xu."
Xu Zhongliang froze. He sized up Ye Tian, his expression darkening. "Who are you?" he asked.
Ye Tian put his arm around Lin Ziyi's slender waist and said, "Ziyi's boyfriend. My name is Ye Tian."
Hearing that he was Lin Ziyi's boyfriend, a flicker of jealousy crossed Xu Zhongliang's eyes.
At that moment, Xu Jinwu suddenly jumped out, pointing at Ye Tian. "Ye Tian, why don't you look in the mirror? How can your status compare to Mr. Xu's? If Xu Wen drops a single hair, it could buy all the assets of your ancestors for eighteen generations! Apologize to Mr. Xu immediately!"
Xu Zhongliang glanced at Xu Jinwu and was very pleased with his performance, nodding slightly. At this moment, he needed someone to do what he wanted to do but couldn't.
Ye Tian's gaze turned icy. "Xu Jinwu, I originally couldn't be bothered with you. Now, you have successfully angered me."
Xu Jinwu sneered, "So what if you're angered? People like you, from the bottom of society, don't even have the right to be angry!"
"Slap!"
Ye Tian suddenly slapped Xu Jinwu, sending him flying several meters. Upon landing, Xu Jinwu's mouth twisted, and he fell to the ground, unable to move, as if he had suffered a stroke.
Everyone was shocked. Those close to Ye Tian quickly retreated a few steps.
Xu Zhongliang sneered, "Junior Ye Tian, you assaulted someone in public. You are breaking the law."
The people at the scene, eager to curry favor with Xu Zhongliang, immediately took out their phones to call the police.
"Hello, someone has been injured here. The assailant is on the scene. Please send someone over quickly!"
Lin Ziyi wasn't worried at all. She knew some of Ye Tian's capabilities by now.
Su Xiao shook her head and sighed, "Ye Tian, you're still the same, impulsive. With your personality, you'll never achieve anything great!"
She then said to Xu Zhongliang, "Mr. Xu, we are all classmates. Please be magnanimous and let him off the hook."
Then she turned to Lin Ziyi and said, "Ziyi, why aren't you coming over to apologize to Mr. Xu?"
Lin Ziyi was astonished. She felt as if she was meeting Su Xiao for the first time. How could her best friend act like this?
Ye Tian frowned. "Su Xiao, drop the act. What happens between Ziyi and me has nothing to do with you. You can shut up now."
Su Xiao's face turned pale with anger. "I'm begging for mercy for you, you ungrateful fool! Fine, then wait to be arrested!"
Ye Tian remained calm and unperturbed. He ignored the group and pulled Lin Ziyi to stand on the other side.
Xu Zhongliang was displeased. He glanced at Zhang Xiaocheng. The latter smiled and walked a few steps towards Ye Tian. "Your name is Ye Tian, right?"
Ye Tian asked, "Do you need something?"
Zhang Xiaocheng smiled, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Zhang Xiaocheng, Secretary to the Mayor."
Ye Tian grunted and said nothing more.
Zhang Xiaocheng frowned slightly. "Go and apologize to Mr. Xu, and I guarantee you can leave here safely."
Ye Tian said indifferently, "Are you saying that if I don't apologize, I won't be able to leave here safely?"
Zhang Xiaocheng smiled, "You can interpret it that way."
Ye Tian shook his head. "Just a secretary to the mayor. If one didn't know better, they'd think you were the mayor."
Zhang Xiaocheng's face turned completely grim. He sneered, "You have guts. I hope your demeanor remains this strong later!"
Old Mrs. Hu couldn't stand it anymore. She stepped forward and said with a smile, "Zhang Xiaocheng, we're all classmates. Let's just let this matter go."
Zhang Xiaocheng glanced at the old lady and suddenly smiled, "Teacher Hu, do you remember what you said to me back then?"
The old lady blinked, "What did I say?"
Zhang Xiaocheng smiled, "Back then, my grades were among the top in the class, but you said I only had petty cleverness and no great wisdom, and that if I didn't follow your advice, I would suffer a great downfall in the future."
The old lady couldn't recall the events from many years ago clearly. She smiled, "If I ever said something like that, I apologize to you."
"Apologize?" Zhang Xiaocheng chuckled. "Just yesterday, I had someone investigate your son. He's been in the land department for so many years, it's inevitable that his hands haven't been clean."
The old lady was greatly shocked. She asked, "You did this just because I said that one sentence back then?"
Zhang Xiaocheng said indifferently, "That's right. I, Zhang Xiaocheng, hold grudges!"