The most beautiful space

39 Fighting

Su Tong turned around and gave Xiao Feihuang a captivating smile, tinged with utter contempt and mockery. Her eyes still shimmered with an alluring light, and her lips curled slightly, as if she were saying in a soft, disdainful voice: "You think you can touch me?"

Xiao Feihuang was so angry that he was panting heavily, his eyes red. Zhang Anya was a female celebrity with many admirers, and now that he had angered her so much, she didn't bother to coax him anymore. By the time the manager rushed over, Xiao Feihuang had already overturned the table where Su Tong and Xiao Yang had been sitting. His eyes were filled with a gloomy and resentful look, as if he wanted to tear everyone who appeared in front of him to pieces. Fortunately, he had only overturned a table. The manager knew Xiao Feihuang's identity and didn't dare to make a fuss. He smiled obsequiously and saw this big shot off.

Xiao Feihuang had originally booked a hotel with special services. The hostesses in that hotel were all famous in the city for their looks and top-notch service. Moreover, as long as you had money, you could play with as many as you wanted in one night. He had invited a large group of his friends to have some fun, and then he and Zhang Anya would go to the room he had booked for a good time.

As a result, Xiao Yang ruined his mood completely. When he arrived at the hotel's luxurious private room, he just sat there drinking alone, completely ignoring Zhang Anya, whom he had just won over and who had been pampering that afternoon.

The hostesses in the hotel were divided into several tiers based on their looks, figures, and skills. The ones serving Xiao Feihuang and the like-minded officials and wealthy men from City C in this private room were the most popular among the hotel's guests. Several of them had pretty faces and good figures and looked somewhat like certain big stars. Zhang Anya felt insulted by being among them. As a popular actress, she had to stay here like these escorts. So, under the gaze of the other men, she could only sit up straight with dignified composure, lowering her eyes and adopting an aloof and noble demeanor.

The two of them instantly turned the lively private room, filled with men and women, into an awkward silence.

Among those present was a cadre from the Municipal Propaganda Committee named Lü Zheng, who quickly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao, please don't drink so much. Wouldn't that be a waste of our beautiful time and the lovely lady beside us?" As he spoke, he winked at Zhang Anya, reached under her skirt and touched her thigh a few times, tentatively saying, "Only someone of your status, Brother Xiao, can afford to enjoy such a beauty."

A hostess in the private room, who looked somewhat like a famous Ryukyu model, sidled up to him and rubbed her ample breasts against his arm. She looked at Zhang Anya with a provocative gaze and said in a slightly moaning, almost sexually suggestive tone, "Mmm~, that's right~, isn't Anya-jie here with us~?"

Zhang Anya was furious. Did she think she could sleep with just anyone? How could these prostitutes compare to her? Controlling her temper, she said softly, "Minister Xiao, I'm feeling a little unwell and would like to go to the restroom first." Receiving a noncommittal nod of approval from Xiao Feihuang, she quickly walked out.

Another man, leering at Zhang Anya's bare shoulders as she walked out, advised, "That's right, that's right. With such a beauty by his side, what is there to worry about, Brother Xiao?"

Lu Zheng and the others shouldn't have said anything, because mentioning Xiao Feihuang reminded him of the stunning beauty Xiao Yang had been with. Thinking about how Xiao Yang was with those icy beauties while he was still treating Zhang Anya like a treasure, a surge of lust burned within him, making his internal organs ache. That woman didn't even try to hide her disdain for Xiao Feihuang, and in her rage, she smashed her cup on Lu Zheng's forehead, yelling, "Beauties by your side! Beauties by your side my ass! I'm the one who treats someone who's even remotely good-looking like a treasure! The real beauties are all in other people's beds! Damn it!"

These words made Zhang Anya, who had reached the door, turn pale. She had only agreed to be with Xiao Yang, the eldest grandson of the Xiao family, when Xiao Yang was completely infatuated with that woman and didn't even glance at her. She hadn't expected that not only would she fail to regain her dignity, but she would also have to endure such humiliation from Xiao Feihuang. However, she could only endure it and try to get away.

Lu Zheng's forehead almost immediately showed traces of blood, and he felt an intense hatred for Xiao Feihuang.

But just now, someone anonymously called him, saying that Xiao Feihuang had taken a fancy to his nephew Xiao Yang's woman that night—the rumored stunning beauty from Xiao Yang's 30th birthday party—but Xiao Yang had humiliated him, and he figured Xiao Feihuang might be in a bad mood. He was advised to be careful. He hadn't paid much attention, but he hadn't expected the warning to be true. Xiao Feihuang had actually become this violent! He'd been bossing him around before, and now he'd actually attacked him in public! Did Xiao Feihuang really think he, Lü Zheng, was Xiao Feihuang's dog?

The person who made the call asked him to encourage Xiao Feihuang to make a move on that woman. Everyone could see the status of Xiao Yang and Xiao Feihuang in the Xiao family. As long as Xiao Feihuang made a move on Xiao Yang's woman, he might not be punished on the surface because of the family's reputation. However, the person analyzed that he would be removed from his position as deputy minister within a year and a half. Once he was removed from his position, with his current popularity and reputation in the propaganda department, would he have to worry about not having a chance?

Thinking this, Lü Zheng covered his forehead and smiled instead: "Brother Xiao, you were in a bad mood anyway, so anything that can make you happy..."

"I'd be willing no matter what, but given your status, if you fancy someone, why don't you just go for it? Why are you getting so angry here? Even if she's already taken, at most you'd just make a fuss and then it'd be over."

Xiao Feihuang was swayed by his words, but he still retained his rationality and muttered, "What do you know? I also have people I need to be careful about."

"Brother Xiao!" Lu Zheng quickly added fuel to the fire, "Life is all about enjoying yourself. Everything else is easy to talk about, but a beautiful woman is hard to come by again. Is the woman you're talking about now someone from our City C?"

Xiao Feihuang nodded: "Mm."

Lu Zheng gave a wink to the people around him, and immediately everyone had their own opinions, some pleading with him to drink and others trying to persuade him to drink.

"Brother Xiao, what are you afraid of? In City C, is there anyone you're afraid of?"

"Brother Xiao, no matter how chaste and virtuous a woman is, once you've slept with her once, how could she possibly refuse?"

"Yes, yes, in our City C, Mr. Xiao, what are you afraid of? A man of your status, we girls all hope that you will even glance at us. Why would we refuse?"

The crowd swarmed in, and their words gradually swayed Xiao Feihuang.

***

On her way back to the White Queen Castle, Su Tong kept thinking about her encounter with Xiao Feihuang at Mingjue. If this was how she was going to leave, there would definitely be more to come. This coincided perfectly with the fact that Xiao Feihuang had scolded her at Mingjue for being a *slut* and not a proper girlfriend, which made her appear a little distracted.

Sitting next to her in the back seat of the car, Xiao Yang was very considerate and didn't argue much. He simply pulled Su Tong into his arms and said in a soft but firm voice, "Tongtong, I really want to be with you. You are my serious girlfriend, with marriage as the goal."

His voice was full of affection and tenderness, and he even said that marriage was the premise. But Su Tong felt a little depressed and amused. Did he think that just because he was willing to give a woman from an ordinary family a hope of being together in the future, she should be grateful and accept it and be with him? That was far too arrogant.

That's what she thought, but Su Tong actually lowered her eyes and softly replied, "Mm."

Xiao Yang stayed with Su Tong until bedtime. At 11:30, Su Tong went upstairs and lay down on the bed. Xiao Yang gazed at her affectionately by the bedside. In the dimly lit and softly lit bedroom, he said softly, "Sleep. I'll stay with you until you fall asleep."

Just then, his phone rang, ruining the atmosphere. Su Tong glanced at him timidly, and he immediately stopped the ringing. He was about to speak when the phone rang again, persistently.

Su Tong didn't want a man watching over her while she slept, so she quickly said, "Maybe he has something important to tell you, so answer him quickly."

Xiao Yang nodded as soon as he saw "Secretary Liu" on the screen and said, "Then you should rest first and don't think too much. I'll take care of everything."

After seeing Su Tong nod, he closed his eyes, took the remote control to turn off the lights and bed curtains, and quickly went outside to answer the phone.

Secretary Liu's slightly breathless voice came to my ear: "Secretary Xiao, there was an accident at the Fengyuan residential construction site last night that killed two workers. The construction company covered it up and didn't report it to the police, but now someone has called to report it. The police have already gone there, but it's causing quite a stir now. Do you think we should come over?"

"What?" Xiao Yang was startled, but he knew that handling this kind of thing well could turn into a performance record, so he immediately calmed down. "As long as the police arrive, they will stabilize the situation by following the accident handling methods discussed at the last meeting. I'll be there soon."

After Xiao Yang ran downstairs, Su Tong got out of bed, wearing a dark blue short-sleeved nightgown, and walked to the window. Watching Xiao Yang's ordinary Volkswagen, which he usually drove to the county committee, speed away from the main road of White Queen Castle, she was certain that something would happen at White Queen Castle tonight.

I lay in bed, feeling both expectant and a little nervous, until 3 a.m. when it became noisy outside, with sounds of fighting and arguing coming from outside.

Xiao Feihuang was half-drunk after being plied with drinks by a group of people. His anger and audacity reached their peak. He felt that the stunning beauty should not be taken by a tasteless junior like Xiao Yang. He, Xiao Feihuang, was not afraid of his nephew and led his group to barge into the White Queen Castle through the main gate.

At 3:39, the group he brought, relying on their numerical advantage, fought a fierce battle with the security guards at White Queen Castle, resulting in heavy losses on both sides. However, this was not the main residence of the Xiao family in C City where many people usually stayed, and the overall security was not strict enough. Only the two guards with Su Tong were considered decent. In the end, Xiao Feihuang, reeking of alcohol, broke into the master bedroom, turned on the ceiling light, wall lamp, and bedside lamp, and saw the beautiful woman on the bed, whose cheeks were slightly flushed as she slept. She was suddenly awakened, her nightgown half-covering her alluring, snow-white body. The glaring light instantly brought tears to her eyes, and she screamed in terror when she saw him: "Ahhh! Who are you?"

Xiao Feihuang, smug and self-satisfied, stepped forward and looked down at Su Tong, who was wrapped in a blanket and trembling all over. He laughed and said, "Hahahaha! Who am I? I am the third uncle of that brat Xiao Yang. Didn't you dare to look down on me in Mingjue? Have you forgotten now? Then I'll show you who you should be currying favor with."

After saying that, he pounced on her.

Su Tong feigned panic and struggled wildly. Although she was clutching the spray in her hand, she knew that to cause a major conflict between Xiao Feihuang and Xiao Yang, she had to let Xiao Feihuang gain the upper hand. However, looking at Xiao Feihuang's ferocious face, she found it hard to resist taking action. Just as Xiao Feihuang was about to kiss Su Tong, a dark shadow loomed overhead, and Xiao Yang's voice roared furiously, "Xiao Feihuang! You're incredibly audacious!"

Then Xiao Feihuang was pulled back forcefully. Xiao Yang's eyes blazed with rage, his usual gentlemanly demeanor completely gone. Anyone returning from a busy day to find their uncle trying to do this to their woman would be unable to tolerate it. He slammed Xiao Feihuang to the ground with force, punching him squarely in the face. Seeing this, Su Tong immediately covered herself with the blanket, adding fuel to the fire by softly sobbing. Tears slowly streamed down her misty eyes, filled with unspeakable sorrow and grievance. The girl he cherished had been bullied like this. Xiao Yang then kicked Xiao Feihuang in the groin, shouting, "Xiao Feihuang, how could you do something like this!"

Xiao Feihuang cried out in pain, finally sobering up a bit. However, he was even more enraged by Xiao Yang's reprimand and, despite the pain, lunged forward to hit Xiao Yang as well, shouting, "No matter what, I'm still your uncle! The legitimate son of the Xiao family! How dare you hit me!?"

"What do I have to be afraid of?!" Xiao Yang dodged Xiao Feihuang's fist and punched him in the stomach. "A good-for-nothing like you, a shameless piece of trash, how dare you be a member of the Xiao family!"

Xiao Feihuang was nearly fifty years old and had been indulging in smoking, drinking, and women for many years. The young and strong Xiao Yang beat him hard, without causing any serious injury, and he fell to the ground groaning. Only then did Xiao Yang pull Su Tong, who was curled up in the quilt on the bed, into his arms and comforted her repeatedly, "It's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid, I'm back, nothing will happen."

Xiao Feihuang was still shouting, his voice trembling with fear: "Xiao Yang, you disrespect your elders! The old man will definitely teach you a lesson!"

Xiao Yang snorted coldly, "Is that so? Then just you wait and see."

In such matters, it's always better to file a complaint first than to act passively. Xiao Yang's highly skilled driver and bodyguard stood guard at the bedroom door. Just as he took out his phone to call his father, Xiao Feijun, the bodyguard glanced outside and suddenly said, "Secretary Xiao, Mayor Xiao is here."

Startled, Xiao Yang put down his phone, instantly realizing he'd been tricked. There aren't that many coincidences in the world, especially not so many happening together today. His grip on Su Tong tightened involuntarily, causing her a slight pain. In the short minute or so he was lost in thought, Xiao Feijun, always decisive and efficient, led a large team of police officers upstairs to the bedroom. Xiao Yang, having tidied his clothes—a bit disheveled from his fight with Xiao Feihuang—stood calmly at the bedroom door to greet them. Su Tong went into the dressing room attached to the bedroom, changed into long-sleeved clothes and trousers, and emerged, feigning deep hurt, head bowed in a daze, actually observing the scene inside the bedroom.

Xiao Feijun looked about five-tenths like Xiao Yang, but he appeared extremely serious and upright. He glanced at the disheveled Xiao Feihuang as he entered, raised his hand and slapped Xiao Yang across the face, but his tone was calm: "What kind of behavior is it to beat up your own uncle for a woman?"

Xiao Yang was mentally prepared to face the slap, and silently accepted it before saying, "Yes, son knows he was wrong."

However, since Xiao Feihuang was of the same generation as him, Xiao Feijun couldn't directly deal with him, so he instructed Xiao Yang: "Call your grandfather and apologize."

Su Tong secretly curled her lips. People's hearts are indeed biased. Although this mayor of the municipality did not appear to be biased on the surface, by having Xiao Yang call Xiao Weigong to explain the situation, he had already handed the initiative over to his son. Xiao Feihuang also realized this, and he climbed up by leaning against the wall, a mocking smile on his lips.

Author's Note: Sorry for posting so late, but the content is still substantial, unlike when I cut this chapter in half.

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