The onlookers, seeing Gao Meng's attitude, found it almost unbelievable. This young girl was truly audacious.
And now, hearing her directly rebuke Zheng Fei, they found it even more incredible.
She must have eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard.
It made sense, though. From the moment she entered the hotel until now, had she done anything that wasn't extremely bold?
Many were now secretly speculating what kind of backing this Gao Meng had.
As for the young man beside her, forget it!
He couldn't possibly be her backer.
His most likely role was simply being physically strong.
Of course, having such a bodyguard wouldn't be bad; at least personal safety could be guaranteed.
At this moment, Zheng Fei felt a surge of anger, but today was his celebratory day, so he decided to endure.
After all the effort to marry Li Bingqing, he couldn't let impulse ruin everything.
Thinking this, he couldn't help but look at Li Bingqing.
He saw her eyes fixed on the crowd, her gaze somewhat distant, lost in thought.
Thankfully, she didn't seem to be angered by this incident.
In that case, as long as he could resolve the matter smoothly, it would be fine.
At the very least, when dealing with this, he had to consider her reputation, not let her be sad or angry.
Therefore, he looked at Gao Meng and rebuked her, "What's wrong with you? As soon as you came back, you caused this scene here, trying to ruin my engagement banquet?"
Gao Meng merely pouted, "Your engagement banquet, I have no opinion. It's just that Gao Run happened to appear here. If you won't manage her, I will!"
She said this with an air of nonchalance, yet it revealed her confidence.
Song Qiao, seeing her so resolute, felt very pleased.
His disciple truly had good character.
He sighed inwardly again, thinking how a woman's growth could happen in an instant. Who would have thought that the pitiful, lamb-like creature who could be slaughtered at will would become so strong?
His heart swelled with pride!
Zheng Fei, seeing Gao Meng's attitude and her statement, became enraged. "Today is my auspicious day, and I don't want to escalate things. Kneel, apologize, and renounce your inheritance, and I can spare your life!"
Gao Meng's lips curved into a smile. She took two steps forward, stared directly into Zheng Fei's eyes, and said with unwavering determination, "I intend to cripple Gao Run. Don't speak of you, even if the King of Heaven himself came, it wouldn't matter!"
Zheng Fei hadn't expected to be ignored by this little girl he had always looked down upon. Rage surged within him, and killing intent flickered in his eyes.
He was about to order his men to seize Gao Meng.
From the side, a voice rang out.
"Zheng Fei, I advise you not to do anything foolish!"
Zheng Fei heard this and looked towards Song Qiao.
His eyes were filled with disdain.
Although Gao Run had mentioned before that Song Qiao might have some connections with the security department, he didn't quite believe it.
Even if it were true, so what?
A powerless nobody, even if he got into the security department, what could he do?
He, as the young master of the Zheng family in Shanghai, had pulled many strings to get into the security department, and even there, he was just a minor figure.
This fellow in front of him was simply not worth his attention.
Therefore, he slightly raised his eyelids and spoke with a half-smile, "Who do you think you are, to have a say here? Letting you stay here is already showing you immense respect. If you dare to speak more, I'll cripple you and toss you aside."
Song Qiao, upon hearing this, did not show fear or anger.
Instead, he took two steps forward, staring at Zheng Fei, a commanding aura emanating from him.
"Hmph, so disrespectful. Regardless of the aspect, my rank is higher than yours. You, a mere local staff member, dare to be so rude to me?"
When the crowd heard Song Qiao speaking to Zheng Fei like this, they felt it was fantastical.
They couldn't help but rebuke him.
"Are you crazy? Daring to impersonate Young Master Zheng's superior, you're too bold! Are you tired of living?"
"Hey, kid, who do you think you are, speaking to Young Master Zheng like that?"
"Hurry up and kneel to apologize! Otherwise, you won't even know how you died!"
"Young man, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"
"If you want to die, you can do it yourself, don't come here looking for death! Otherwise, even if you want to die, it will be difficult!"
...
The crowd buzzed with discussion.
All of them were mocking and sarcastic.
They all thought Song Qiao had gone mad.
Zheng Fei, looking at Song Qiao, merely shook his head.
Why bother with a madman?
He had originally intended to find a reason to deal with Song Qiao, so as not to appear too overbearing.
He also didn't want Li Bingqing to think he was too cruel.
But now, there was no need to rack his brains for a reason.
This fellow, being so utterly stupid, had directly handed him a golden opportunity.
Therefore, a cold smile played on his lips, "You dare to impersonate a national civil servant, and to cause trouble here. This is a capital offense, do you know that?"
Song Qiao merely looked at him, a playful smile in his eyes.
His smile annoyed Zheng Fei greatly; it reminded him of how elders looked at their grandchildren, or how a high-ranking official looked at a junior employee.
Casually, he glanced at Li Bingqing.
Li Bingqing still wasn't paying attention to him.
While he felt relieved, a sense of loss washed over him.
This little girl was so indifferent to him.
Following her gaze, he saw she was looking at Song Qiao, her expression strange.
What was so captivating about this foolish guy?
Never mind, he wouldn't think about it anymore.
He turned his attention back to Song Qiao, "Will you kneel or not?"
Song Qiao didn't want to waste any more time with him and said softly, "You can ask someone from the security department to verify my information."
Zheng Fei was taken aback. This guy still wasn't giving up, was he addicted to acting?
Fine, he would play along. Otherwise, people would say he was too overbearing, acting without discerning right from wrong.
"Heh, since you want to play, I'll play with you. Let's see if I can't play you to death!"
He raised his hand, palm facing upwards.
Immediately, a subordinate handed him a mobile phone.
He unlocked it.
And dialed a familiar number.
The call was answered quickly.
"Hello, please help me check the information of Song Qiao. Yes, Song as in the Song dynasty, Qiao as in qiao mu (tree)."
"Please wait a moment."
"Thank you!"
He held the phone, waiting quietly.
He appeared very poised at the moment.
However, his gaze towards Song Qiao was like looking at a cockroach, or like looking at a dead man.
Humph, let's see how you die!
At this time, everyone in the audience watched silently.
"This guy, though his mind is not clear, he really has a bit of presence when impersonating a big shot!"
"Yeah, I learned something!"
"Learned what? Learned how to seek death?"
"Hmph hmph, if I wanted to die someday, I'd do the same, how glorious!"
"..."
Just then, a voice came from the phone.
"Hello, please take note." The familiar female voice finally spoke from the other end.
"Alright!" Zheng Fei replied respectfully.
"Song Qiao, position, Brigadier General, age classified... other information..."