"No, no!" The young man vehently denied, "I think you’ve misunderstood. I didn’t bring her here; she ca of her own free will. Gentlen, we are law-abiding citizens; we wouldn’t do anything illegal."
"Is that so?" Ling Chen interjected, "In that case, let ask her to see if she really ca willingly." Saying this, Ling Chen turned his gaze to Liu Xiyao beside him, waiting for her response.
Liu Xiyao glanced at the young man. Faced with her gaze, the young man maintained a faint smile.
"Ling Chen, they forced to sign a contract," Liu Xiyao said softly. "That contract is almost like a servitude agreent. I... I had no choice."
Hearing this, Ling Chen imdiately understood what Liu Xiyao ant. The Liu Family’s trouble for Liu Xiyao was undoubtedly well-prepared. Even if soone ca knocking, as long as that contract existed, no one could do anything about the Liu Family. As for the coercion Liu Xiyao ntioned, unless she could provide evidence, there was no use in saying anything.
"Mr. Ling, everything between Miss Liu and is in black and white, clearly docunted. I’ve done nothing illegal or criminal," the young man said with a smile. "So, please believe , my relationship with Miss Liu is purely professional."
"With all this talk, I still don’t know your na?" Ling Chen asked.
"Liu Wei."
Ling Chen nodded and said, "President Liu, we’re all smart people here; there’s no need to lay everything out. Liu is my friend, and regardless of whatever contract you have between you, I’m taking her with tonight."
"Mr. Ling, wouldn’t that be inappropriate?" Liu Wei grinned, the smile at the corner of his mouth noticeably cooling.
"There’s no inappropriate or not inappropriate. You have one choice: either let take Liu with , or... I’ll take her by force and destroy your leisure club, kicking you out of East Sea City. Which do you think is more appropriate?"
Liu Wei asked with a mocking smile, "Mr. Ling, are you threatening ?"
"That’s right!" Ling Chen admitted unabashedly, "Believe , if I say it, I can do it. If you don’t believe , feel free to try. Of course, as a law-abiding citizen, you can choose to call the police. But you should know in your heart that doing so won’t change anything, so you better think it over."
Liu Wei frowned, staring directly into Ling Chen’s eyes. After a few seconds of eye contact, the corners of Liu Wei’s mouth slightly raised, and the gentle smile returned to his handso face.
"Mr. Ling is indeed extraordinary. Alright, my new store just opened, and I don’t want to invite too much trouble. Since Mr. Ling has spoken, I must give you this face." With that, Liu Wei signaled to his subordinates with his eyes.
Soon after, the subordinate left and returned with a contract, bringing it into the private room.
"Mr. Ling, this is the contract I signed with Miss Liu. I now give it to you. From now on, Miss Liu has no connection with Tianyu Leisure Club."
Ling Chen took the contract and carefully browsed through it, checking the signatures and fingerprints at the end. He then handed the contract to Liu Xiyao, letting her confirm that there were no issues.
"The contract is correct."
Upon Liu Xiyao’s confirmation, Ling Chen nodded and said to Liu Wei, "I appreciate the favor, President Liu. We should have a al together soday." With that, Ling Chen gestured to everyone, "Let’s go!"
As Ling Chen and others left the private room, Li Yan approached Liu Wei and asked, "President Liu, are you just going to let them leave like this?"
Liu Wei put away his smile and said coldly, "What else do you want to do? Do you know who they are? Ling Chen isn’t much of a threat, but the people around him are no joke. Zhao Zhengxiong and Jiang Hao control the underground forces of East Sea City. And that Nanrong Hao, he’s the young master of the Nanrong Family and the future heir of the Hongyu Group. None of them are easy to deal with. We just arrived in East Sea City, and our foundation is not stable. It’s best not to clash with them."
"But..." Li Yan hesitated for a mont and said, "We went through a lot to bring Liu Xiyao here, and now we’re just letting her get away? I think we should have dealt with her directly when we first found her. Now that those people have her back, it might be difficult to handle her in the future."
Liu Wei nodded, "That was my mistake. I originally wanted her to experience what it’s like to be played by n, but who knew Ling Chen and the others would show up? Never mind! We’ll leave Liu Xiyao’s matter for now and deal with her later."
"Yes, I understand."
"And... Manager Li, sorry about earlier. I don’t want to provoke them right now," Liu Wei referred to the slap incident earlier.
Li Yan gave a slight smile, "President Liu, don’t ntion it. I’m not soone who doesn’t understand the situation. If there’s nothing else, I’ll get back to work."
"Go ahead."
...
Outside the Tianyu Leisure Club, Ling Chen and Liu Xiyao got into Nanrong Hao’s Audi.
"Liu, when I saw you a few days ago, weren’t you doing fine?"
Liu Xiyao sighed softly, her face bitter, "After I left your house that day, the Liu Family ca looking for . I didn’t even have a chance to call for help before they took to the Tianyu Club, where I was locked up for several days. Later, Liu Wei forced to beco a hostess. I refused, so he used all sorts of harassnt and threats, leaving without even the chance to die. In the end, he directly forced to sign the contract. Today was my first day out, and if you hadn’t shown up in ti, I..." She bit her lip lightly and didn’t continue.
Ling Chen understood in his heart that if it weren’t for them, Liu Xiyao would have certainly been assaulted by that group of n tonight.
"What position does Liu Wei hold in the Liu Family?"
"He’s now the son of the Liu Family head. From what I know, the Liu Family’s situation has changed significantly. Previously, the Liu Family was a prominent family with many businesses in the area. However, as more and more erging companies rose, the Liu Family failed to innovate and relied solely on old resources. This led to diminishing profits, causing the business to decline from a major enterprise to a third-rate one. As a result, the forr family head stepped down, letting his eldest son inherit the position. To seek new developnt, the Liu Family invested heavily in Liu Wei, sending him to East Sea City to seek business opportunities."
"I see," Ling Chen nodded, "That Liu Wei is quite a character, very ticulous in how he does things."
"Yes, Liu Wei is a key figure trained by the Liu Family, and his choice to start a business in East Sea City is mostly because of ."
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