Liu Zhen had never felt much for the old man Wang, only choosing to interact with him because he was so persistent.
Therefore, even after such an incident, she felt no sadness.
Seeing that his mother was alright, Chen Xiao took her and left. As for the mess left behind, it was perfectly fine to let Da Jun handle it.
Just as he sent his mother home, Chen Xiao received a call from Li Ziqing.
"Hello, Chen Xiao, why didn't you come to find me after you got back? Do you still consider me your wife?"
As soon as the call connected, Li Ziqing began to question Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao gave an embarrassed smile and explained, "I just haven't had the time. I just got back last night, and this morning I accompanied my mom to take care of some things."
"Ah? So you were with your mom doing errands... What happened? Why did you scold sister An Ran until she cried?"
Li Ziqing asked with great curiosity.
"She cried?"
Chen Xiao was stunned.
He then recalled that his tone towards Song Anran had indeed been less than pleasant when he called earlier.
However, it wasn't directed at her. Chen Xiao was angry at the time, and he would have spoken to anyone in the same manner.
Chen Xiao recounted the entire incident to Li Ziqing.
Only then did Li Ziqing understand.
"I see. But no matter what, you made sister An Ran cry. You need to go over and explain to her. She's my important business partner now!"
Who would have thought that Li Ziqing and Song Anran would become partners? And it was clear their relationship was more than just ordinary business partners.
"Alright, I'll go and explain to her then."
Chen Xiao said helplessly.
"Okay, I've booked a table at the Big Tree Restaurant. You should come over right away."
After saying that, Li Ziqing hung up the phone.
Chen Xiao then hurried to the Big Tree Restaurant. Song Anran was already there, but Li Ziqing was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing Chen Xiao walk over alone, both of them spoke almost in unison, "Where is Li Ziqing (Sister Ziqing)?"
After asking, they both realized. It turned out Li Ziqing had no intention of coming from the start; she was just creating an opportunity for the two of them.
Upon realizing this, Song Anran pouted her lips, looking a little wronged.
Chen Xiao looked embarrassed and scratched his head, "Actually, it's not what you think. I wasn't targeting you..."
"You told me to bear the consequences, wasn't that targeting me!"
Song Anran mumbled.
"Alright, I was wrong. I shouldn't have scolded you. I was too angry at the time, so I acted impulsively."
Chen Xiao apologized to Song Anran.
His apology, however, left Song Anran flustered. Normally, they should have argued.
"Then why were you so angry? Don't you know that getting too angry is bad for your liver!"
Song Anran said, rolling her eyes.
Chen Xiao had no choice but to repeat what he had just told Li Ziqing to Song Anran.
"Chen Xiao, I really didn't know all this happened. If I had known, oh my... How is Auntie now? After such a sad event, why aren't you by her side to comfort her? How could that Wang family be so hateful..."
After hearing Chen Xiao's description, Song Anran became flustered and incoherent with anger and worry.
"Li Ziqing said I made you cry, so I rushed over to apologize."
Chen Xiao shrugged.
"I'm fine, you should go back and accompany Auntie..."
It was supposed to be Chen Xiao apologizing to Song Anran, but as they talked, Song Anran started to feel guilty.
"If you're fine, then why were you crying!"
"That was before. Look, I'm not crying now!"
Just as Song Anran was about to wipe her eyes to show Chen Xiao that she wasn't crying, a stranger sat down at their table.
"Who are you? Why are you sitting here?"
The stranger's action startled Song Anran, especially since he was wearing a black mask, which made him appear even more eerie.
Chen Xiao, however, was not surprised. When he received Gu Zhendong's text message yesterday, he had already guessed who this masked man was.
"Greetings to you both!"
Upon hearing the voice, Song Anran immediately gasped and covered her mouth.
"Xiao Li, it's you!"
"That's right, it's me."
The masked man removed his mask, revealing the words 'born lowly' etched onto his face.
These four words were a direct result of Chen Xiao's actions.
"What do you want? I'm warning you, this is a public place, don't cause trouble!"
Song Anran said nervously.
Although Chen Xiao had defeated Xiao Li last time, Xiao Li had left such a deep psychological scar on her that she couldn't help but feel scared whenever she saw him.
"It seems I really did something excessive to you before, making you still so afraid of me."
Xiao Li said in a low voice.
Then, he changed his tone and said to Song Anran, "I'm sorry, Song Anran. I apologize for what I did before."
Song Anran looked at Xiao Li in disbelief. She couldn't believe her ears and thought she had misheard.
"Are you saying you came here specifically to apologize to me?"
Xiao Li shook his head. "Not entirely. Actually, Mr. Chen asked me to come."
"You, asked him to come?"
Song Anran pointed at Chen Xiao, her confusion deepening.
Chen Xiao rubbed his nose. "I heard that the God of War Xiao had reformed, so I decided to help him remove the words from his face."
Song Anran suddenly understood. "I see."
Although Xiao Li seemed to have truly reformed, his presence still sent shivers down her spine.
"Are you ready? If you are, let's begin now."
Chen Xiao looked at Xiao Li and said calmly.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Li shook his head. "Mr. Chen, I appreciate your kindness, but I hope to remove the words from my face through my own strength. Therefore, I formally challenge you now!"
Song Anran gritted her teeth. "I knew it. He would never reform so easily."
Xiao Li didn't get angry at her words and patiently explained, "Miss Song, you misunderstand. I just want to spar with Mr. Chen, that's all."
Song Anran remained unconvinced, but her eyes clearly showed distrust.
Xiao Li didn't explain further and pressed Chen Xiao, "Mr. Chen, are you willing to accept my challenge?"
Chen Xiao shook his head and said calmly, "There's no need. Because you are no match for me."
Xiao Li's brow furrowed tightly. "We haven't competed yet, how do you know I'm not your match."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strange voice came from behind him.
"There's no need to compete, I know you're not his match either. Young man, if you want to defeat him, you should at least catch up to your father first!"