624: Chapter 613 624: Chapter 613 “Don’t always go on about the Li Family, the Li Family.
I admit your Li Family is tough, but it’s every man for himself.
Don’t drag in others, all right?
What do you want, just lay it out.
If Shen Yan even flinches, then I’m not a man.” Shen Yan’s face also showed a steely resolve, as this matter related to family honor, he could not back down.
Moreover, if you really got down to it, the Shen Family wasn’t that much worse off than the Li Family.
It certainly wasn’t going to be the case that the Li Family would go after the Shen Family over such trivial nonsense.
Shen Yan was sure of this.
Right now it probably just amounted to settling some personal scores, maybe getting beaten up—after all, who in this life has never been hit?
“Alright, alright, you’re a man.
Today, I’ve only brought seven or eight guys over.
Just spar with them.
If you’re still standing after one minute, then let’s just forget this whole thing happened.
But if you’re down, then you and this stinking whore are going to put on a live erotic show for us brothers, and remember, it’s gotta be in front of all those people downstairs!” Li Xu’s face twisted cruelly, clearly driven to madness by being dumped.
Upon hearing this, Song Yun was about to stand up.
The Li Family might be strong, but among the five great families—Song, Zhao, Li, Tang, Zhou—you’re only third.
My family, ranking first, hasn’t even spoken yet and you’ve taken it upon yourself to decide matters.
You’re not looking down on the Song Family, are you?
But Shen Yan stopped Song Yun with a look and then said, “One minute, right?
If I’m still standing, you don’t get to lay a hand on my Shen Family.”
“No problem,” Li Xu said with a smile, “but when it comes to your erotic performance, make sure to put your heart into it.”
Shen Yan snorted coldly, took off his jacket and tossed it onto the sofa.
Chen Yaojing tried to get up, but Shen Yan pushed her back down, “Watch me.”
Chen Yaojing nodded, her eyes showing a strange light, but without much fear.
Following Boss Li’s arrival, the goons, at his instruction, came directly in front of Li Xu while Boss Li whispered to Li Xu’s side, “Young Master, these are our bodyguards, some of whom are special forces graduates.
They’re skilled.”
Li Xu nodded, “Just don’t kill him, knock him down is enough.”
“Understood.” Boss Li walked over to the men and quietly issued his orders before returning to Li Xu’s side.
Song Yun watched Shen Yan quietly.
Since Shen Yan didn’t need him to step in, he was just going to wait and see how Shen Yan performed.
Li Yueyue was shocked and asked quietly, “Song Yun, aren’t you going to help him?
He looks so frail.
Can he last even a minute?”
“A man sometimes must not back down, even knowing death is certain,” Song Yun spoke indifferently.
“Oh!” Li Yueyue half-understood, nodding, “So it’s about saving face even at the cost of suffering, huh?”
“Get lost.”
The space on the second floor was still quite ample.
When Boss Li came up, he had already asked the other irrelevant people to go downstairs.
Although Wang Xiong and the others were anxious for Shen Yan, they didn’t dare to step forward.
It’s fine if the fire only burns oneself, but if it spreads to the family, that’s a serious crime.
“Go ahead.” Shen Yan beckoned the seven or eight men with a hook of his finger, casually inviting them to come at him.
The men didn’t waste words.
With a loud shout, they charged at him.
Two seconds!
The fastest one reached Shen Yan in just two meters.
On the third second, Shen Yan was kicked.
Then Shen Yan went down, not with any heroic posture nor time to utter a stirring speech like “I’ll be back.” Shen Yan just curled up on the ground with his hands protecting his head.
The thudding sounds were incessant.
Having received their orders, these bodyguards rarely had the chance to beat up a rich young master out of their league; they were going all out, not noticing the increasingly cold glint in Song Yun’s narrowed eyes.
From the third second Shen Yan went down until the minute was up, he never stood again.
After the time was up, the men surrounding Shen Yan stopped their assault and returned to Li Xu’s side.
“One minute.
You’re down.
I know you won’t die.
Come on, get down there and give us a live show,” Li Xu walked over to Shen Yan, looking down at him on the ground.
“Who said I’m down?” Shen Yan propped himself up with his hands and wobbly came halfway to standing.
He let out a breath.
“We agreed, if I continue to be standing after one minute, then I win.” Shen Yan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and then forcefully stood up, nearly stumbling and falling again.
Chen Yaojing hurried over to support him, igniting another flash of murderous intent in Li Xu’s eyes, but it quickly subsided.
“Kid from the Shen Family, since you’ve made it through the minute, I won’t pursue today’s matter further.
Just remember, no matter how powerful you are, there will always be someone more powerful.
We just prefer to keep a low profile.
And you, in Beijing, are nothing but a bottom-tier figure.” Li Xu’s eyes held contempt as he patted Shen Yan’s face, “Learn to be low-key, get it?”
Shen Yan just looked blankly at Li Xu, wiped off the fresh blood that had trickled from his mouth, and then said quietly, “I’ve learned my lesson.
We brothers were planning to drink, will you stay and join us?”
Li Xu looked at Shen Yan somewhat surprised, then smiled and said, “Having someone like you in this generation of the Shen Family is commendable.” Then he turned to leave.
“Shen Yan’s issue is resolved, but mine is not yet,” a faint voice came from the side, and everyone turned to see Song Yun casually holding a beer and embracing Li Yueyue, looking at Li Xu with amusement.
“Song Yun, do you need to hold me?” Li Yueyue whispered from the side.
“It’s more of a deterrent this way,” Song Yun replied without changing his expression.
“Oh?
Your issue?
What issue is that?” Li Xu asked, curious about the unremarkable young man before him.
“It’s nothing much.
Just now was about you, Shen Yan, and that woman’s issue.
Now it’s about you and me concerning Shen Yan.”
“Oh?
Could it be you’ve taken a liking to Shen Yan?
No problem, I won’t compete with you,” Li Xu said with a laugh.
“Shen Yan’s issue with you and that woman was your own affair.
I’m bros with Shen Yan, but I can’t meddle in that, but since we’re bros and you beat up my brother, don’t I deserve an explanation?” Song Yun took a sip of beer and lazily exhaled, “Nothing beats an ice-cold beer.”
Li Xu’s eyes narrowed slightly and he asked, “What kind of explanation do you want?”