A mere prison guard from a forgotten corner of a jail, with no background and only a knack for killing, dared to challenge a second-tier family in Yunhai City?
If this brat had not been kicked out of the Zhou family, if he were still the young master of the Zhou family, then it would have been understandable.
Zhang Rufan would not have dared to say such a thing even if she had been given a hundred times her courage.
But times had changed. Since Zhou Yu had left the Zhou family, there was no possibility of him returning.
The Su family feared the Zhang family, but they did not fear Zhou Yu.
The reason Zhang Rufan dared to humiliate Zhou Yu so thoroughly was her certainty that the latter was merely a paper tiger.
In fact, it was even said that Zhou Yu and Su Yuyan returning to the Su family together, flaunting their marriage certificate, was merely a ploy to blackmail the Su family into helping him withstand the wrath of the Zhang family.
After all, he had killed so many people; without the Su family's intervention, he would only end up in prison.
With this thought, Zhang Rufan's gaze towards Zhou Yu was filled with contempt.
She was utterly convinced that the moment this man first stepped through the doors of the Su family, he was already plotting to use his marriage contract to latch onto the Su family.
But Zhou Yu had not anticipated that the Su family would renege on the marriage contract on the spot!
"Heh heh—"
Faced with Zhang Rufan's mockery, Zhou Yu let out a dry laugh, too lazy to argue.
He then leisurely sat down on a chair.
He still needed to rely on his nominal marriage with Su Yuyan to complete six marriage cancellations.
Until then, a little cold shoulder from the Su family was irrelevant.
In Zhou Yu's eyes, Su Qishan and his wife were the biggest clowns, not worth his anger.
"Su Qishan! Look at his arrogance, does he think our Su family..."
Zhang Rufan pointed at Zhou Yu, about to erupt, but then she felt something was amiss.
Why was Zhou Yu so confident that the Su family would clean up his mess?
Thus, from Zhang Rufan's perspective, the entire sequence of events unfolded as follows:
Zhou Yu, knowing his current status, realized the Su family would not marry Su Yuyan to him, so he had no choice but to leave in disgrace.
It was at this moment that Su Yuyan suddenly barged in, stating her willingness to honor the marriage agreement.
Zhou Yu then had a change of heart. Perhaps he could find a breakthrough through Su Yuyan, so he played along and was dragged out of the Su family's doorstep.
Following that, Zhou Yu tricked Su Yuyan into going to the Civil Affairs Bureau, where they secretly pledged their vows and obtained a marriage certificate.
Then, he decisively acted, killing the thugs and martial arts experts sent by the Zhang family, not only proving his capabilities in front of Su Yuyan but also completely binding himself and the Su family together.
Su Yuyan, being young and inexperienced, how could she resist a heroic rescue?
Zhang Rufan had to admit that Zhou Yu's strategy was not bad.
Right!
It must be like this!
"This brat is truly calculating."
Having figured it out, Zhang Rufan quickly sidled up to Su Qishan's ear and relayed all her speculations to her husband.
Upon hearing this, Su Qishan's gaze towards Zhou Yu became even more furious.
He had not expected Zhou Yu to be so cunning and scheming.
Fortunately, his wife had seen through it all.
"Someone!"
Su Qishan roared loudly towards the outer courtyard.
In an instant, several servants respectfully walked in.
Su Qishan commanded, "Listen carefully, all of you. From today onwards, no one is allowed to let the young lady out without my permission."
"Dad!" Su Yuyan was anxious.
If she were confined to her room, how could she help Zhou Yu with the marriage cancellations?
The servants looked at each other, none daring to act.
They were merely the lowest-ranking servants of the Su family; how could they dare to lay hands on Su Yuyan?
"What? My words no longer hold sway? Hurry up and send the young lady back to her room?" Su Qishan roared.
Hearing this.
The servants no longer had any reservations.
They practically manhandled her, forcibly escorting Su Yuyan towards the back courtyard.
Zhou Yu saw this.
He sprang up from his chair with a "腾" sound.
Then, with lightning speed, he effortlessly subdued the servants, knocking them to the ground.
"Yuyan is my woman now. Let's see who dares to touch her again?"
Zhou Yu swept his gaze over the Su family servants on the ground, finally settling it on Su Qishan.
This statement was a warning to those on the ground, and also to Su Qishan.
Su Yuyan tightly held Zhou Yu's arm, looking at her father in unison.
At this moment, she had to stand up and form an united front with Zhou Yu.
"Zhou Yu! You are going too far! This is the Su family mansion!"
Seeing his servants swiftly dealt with by Zhou Yu and lying on the ground crying out in pain, Su Qishan could only glare with rage, but he was utterly helpless.
This brat had just killed dozens of people not long ago; if provoked, the inner hall would surely see bloodshed today.
Zhang Rufan, however, paid no heed. She shouted loudly, "Butler! Butler! Call in all the bodyguards!"
"Yes, Madam."
The Su family butler, upon receiving the order, hurried to summon them.
Not long after.
More than a dozen burly men in black suits gathered at the entrance of the inner hall.
Zhou Yu glanced at these well-built bodyguards and then sneered, "These people are no match for me."
"What are you waiting for! Our Su family is feeding you for nothing, letting an outsider run wild in the Su family like this?"
Faced with Zhou Yu's provocation, Zhang Rufan could only vent her anger onto the bodyguards.
Otherwise, was she, the mistress of the Su family, supposed to fight herself?
Looking at the servants on the ground, the bodyguards lowered their heads, none daring to step forward first.
The lead bodyguard looked towards Su Qishan.
Su Qishan waved his hand and said, "All of you, get out. The lot of you put together aren't enough for him to warm up."
This statement was both a sign of helplessness and a lament for the Su family's lack of power.
If the Su family had martial arts experts with exceptional abilities, why would they be in such a situation?
However, the various major families in Long Country had long established rules: second-tier families were strictly forbidden from recruiting martial arts experts and could only hire bodyguards for security.
Maintaining martial arts experts was a privilege reserved for first-tier and top-tier families.
This was precisely one of the reasons Su Qishan wanted the Su family to ascend to the lower ranks of first-tier families.
"Yes, Patriarch!"
The bodyguards, as if granted amnesty, quickly retreated.
The servants, one supporting another, also left the inner hall.
"Su Qishan! You..."
Hearing her husband order the bodyguards to leave, Zhang Rufan was naturally unwilling.
But Su Qishan interrupted, "Stop making a fuss. The entire Su family, from top to bottom, is no match for Zhou Yu. If you have the ability, go yourself."
"Hmph!"
Zhang Rufan snorted and said nothing more.
After the recent incident where he fought back, how could she not know Zhou Yu's capabilities?
But Zhang Rufan simply could not swallow this insult.
The Su family's territory, yet an arrogant young upstart was throwing his weight around; she felt utterly disgraced.
"Uncle Su sees things quite clearly this time."
Zhou Yu said, then took Su Yuyan's delicate hand and sat down again.
Su Yuyan, with her hand being held by him in front of her father and stepmother, blushed like a ripe apple, her face feeling scalding hot.
However, she did not pull her hand away from Zhou Yu's firm grip.