The shards of glass embedded in Xu Cheng's back sent a piercing pain through him, contorting his face into a look of monstrous ferocity.
His fury was boundless. He struggled to his feet, blood slowly trickling down his back.
"I don't care who you are. You dared to lay a hand on me today, and you will pay a terrible price."
"I won't just kill you; I'll take the female lead right in front of you. Then, I'll make your life worse than death."
"You..."
Ye Xiaotian said nothing. He simply kicked Xu Cheng in the face.
Xu Cheng saw only the sole of a shoe. Before he could even brace himself, he was struck squarely in the face and fell to the ground. The glass shards in his back plunged deeper into his flesh.
Screams of agony tore from his throat.
Ye Xiaotian walked over with a smile and stomped hard on Xu Cheng's face.
This forced his face into contact with the broken glass on the floor, a torment that made his eyes bulge with rage.
"You're seeking death. You have no idea who I am. You can call the female lead right now and ask her what serious consequences you'll face for beating me like this."
"Even if you flee to any corner of this world, I will find you."
"Your Chu Group is nothing but a tiny ant before my Xu family. If my Xu family decides to crush you, it'll be easier than crushing an ant. Your actions today have given me the excuse I need!"
"If you bring your wife to me yourself, perhaps I can give you a chance."
Hearing this, Ye Xiaotian's face contorted with anger. "You are truly foolish to the extreme."
"Compared to the Second Young Master Xu, you are incurably stupid."
"Even in this state, you're still scheming. Who gave you the courage?"
When Xu Cheng heard his Second Young Master being mentioned by Ye Xiaotian, a flicker of surprise crossed his face, followed by an angry shout, "Who do you think you are, to mention our Second Young Master?"
"Indeed, I cannot compare to our Second Young Master. After all, the Second Young Master is a genius in our family, a strategist favored by our clan, and may even become the head of the Xu family in the future."
"You, a piece of trash, are no match for my Second Young Master, yet you dare to act superior in front of me. Do you know? I can reach our Second Young Master with just one phone call."
"You'd better release me immediately, or you're dead. And if anything happens to me, your company will be implicated. After all, my secretary knew when I invited you."
"If something happens to me, none of you will escape."
Ye Xiaotian said with a half-smile, "Then I'll give you the chance to call."
"You'd better call your Second Young Master directly and ask him who I am."
Xu Cheng was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected Ye Xiaotian to encourage him to make a call, and with such confidence. His heart began to waver. He instinctively asked, "Who are you?"
"What is your relationship with our Second Young Master?"
Ye Xiaotian smiled and sat down on the sofa, crossing his legs and lighting a cigarette. "You don't need to know who I am. You're not qualified to hear my name."
"However, when you call your Second Young Master, I can ask him what he would do if his own master were insulted."
Hearing this, Xu Cheng felt his mind struggling to comprehend. What did this man mean by these defiant words? Could someone really be their Second Young Master's master?
That was a joke. Unless that person was their Patriarch, he couldn't imagine this man having any connection to their family.
He took out his phone, his eyes burning with rage. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Fine, as you wish. I'll call our Second Young Master right now. You said I'm not qualified to know your name?"
"I won't ask anymore. I'll tell our Second Young Master exactly what you said. I want to see how you'll regret this."
The call was quickly connected, and Xu Er Shaoye's impatient voice came through, "Speak quickly, or get to the point. I'm busy and don't have time for you."
Xu Cheng's face immediately showed a fawning expression. He said, "Second Young Master, I've been beaten. And that guy is incredibly arrogant. He even claimed to be your master."
"When I heard that, I was furious and wanted to fight him, but I'm no match for him. He's currently beating me on the ground. I have multiple injuries, and he deliberately broke the coffee table, kicking me onto the shattered glass. I've been stabbed by glass shards in at least dozens of places."
"But I feel like I'm dying, and that bastard is still saying I'm not qualified to know his name, only that he's your master."
Silence fell on the other end of the phone.
Xu Cheng expected his Second Young Master to be furious upon hearing this, perhaps even bringing people over.
But he hadn't expected the Second Young Master to remain silent.
"Second Young Master?" he called out tentatively.
The other side seemed to finally react, and a gnashing, cold voice emerged.
"Xu Cheng, did you go to Chu Group? And did you do something excessive?"
Hearing this question, Xu Cheng's heart skipped a beat. He looked back at Ye Xiaotian, a terrible premonition creeping into his mind.
Could this guy really have some connection to their young master?
But the thought was quickly suppressed. If he truly had a connection to their young master, why wouldn't he have revealed it earlier? When he had extended the invitation, he would have undoubtedly accepted without hesitation.
Then, revealing the connection would have been enough, and he would have obeyed without question.
"Yes, I went to Chu Group to discuss cooperation. I didn't expect them to be so arrogant."
"They even insulted Second Young Master like you, saying he was your master."
"In front of you, I'm just a lackey. If he's your master, then I am..."