Qi Yan's gaze fell behind Qin Chuan, noticing the large bags of food Qin Yang was carrying. The plastic bags weren't tied tightly, and the alluring aroma of roasted meat wafted out.
For a moment, she couldn't help but frown. Long Cheng was such a vast city, and the street they were on wasn't exactly a bustling area. How could they have run into each other so coincidentally?
"I don't think there's anything for us to discuss!"
"You've caused Vanilla so much misery, leaving her homeless and wandering. Do you still intend to send the Li family's last descendant to prison?"
Qi Yan coldly refused, her attitude unwavering.
"Yes, I have nothing to discuss with you, and I don't want to see you. Get out of here immediately!"
Li Xiangcao, hiding behind Qi Yan, quickly chimed in, her tone equally frigid.
Seeing the determined stance of the two women, Qin Chuan sighed deeply. He surveyed the tastefully decorated bar and casually found a seat.
"This bar is a joint venture between the two of you, isn't it?" he inquired.
"What are you doing? I told you to leave, why are you sitting down instead!"
"Get up quickly, don't dirty my table and sofa!"
Li Xiangcao's eyebrows shot up in anger, and she scolded him loudly.
However, Qin Chuan acted as if he hadn't heard her. Not only that, but he beckoned his elder brother, Qin Yang, to sit opposite him. The brothers opened the plastic bags, revealing their unfinished food, and continued to eat.
"Do you know that your sudden appearance has caused us brothers to not eat our fill!"
Qin Chuan picked up a perfectly roasted lamb skewer, took a hearty bite, then popped a clove of garlic into his mouth, eating with relish.
Qin Yang, seeing his younger brother so at ease, hesitated for a moment before also letting go. He hadn't eaten his fill either and was still quite hungry.
This scene infuriated Li Xiangcao. Her face turned ashen, and her delicate fists clenched tightly.
If looks could kill, Qin Chuan would have been dead a hundred times over.
Just then, Qin Chuan, mid-bite into his barbecue, suddenly added, "This bar is quite substantial. How much did you invest in it? When did it open?"
Li Xiangcao, furious, cursed, "What business is it of yours!"
Qin Chuan calmly replied, "Xiangcao, you're mistaken. This bar actually has some connection to me."
"If you hadn't sold me to that old scoundrel Liu An, where would you have gotten so much money to open such a large bar?"
"Or perhaps, after betraying me, you gained Liu An's trust and, leveraging the Han family's network, smoothly opened this bar?"
As these words fell, Li Xiangcao's already enraged expression drastically changed.
At the same time, Qi Yan's pupils contracted into the most dangerous pinpricks, staring directly at the Qin Chuan brothers.
"Don't look at me like that. Is there something wrong with what I said?"
Qin Chuan continued to eat his barbecue, paired with chilled soda, enjoying himself thoroughly.
Only Qin Yang, sitting opposite, had stopped eating. He stared coldly at Li Xiangcao and Qi Yan.
"That old scoundrel surnamed Liu is truly ruthless. He sent a total of ten thugs on two separate occasions to assassinate me, trying to take my life."
"Fortunately, I'm a lucky man. Otherwise, how could I be sitting here eating barbecue and drinking chilled soda, chatting so leisurely with you?"
Qin Chuan continued speaking indifferently, as if he were discussing someone else's affairs, not his own.
"Xiangcao, you said we bumped into each other tonight by chance. If we hadn't followed you in, were you planning to report my whereabouts in Long Cheng to that old scoundrel Liu again?"
Finally, Qin Chuan's gaze settled on Li Xiangcao, his eyes deep.
Li Xiangcao's heart pounded with panic, but she still jutted out her chin, her beautiful face filled with defiance. "So what if I was?"
"Qin Chuan, you caused my father and brother to be imprisoned. My father might never get out. You shattered our once happy family, and my mother's mind went astray, leaving her in a daze, neither human nor ghost. Shouldn't I seek revenge on you?"
When Li Xiangcao spoke of her family's situation, her voice grew increasingly sharp, radiating a deep hatred.
Qin Chuan retorted coldly, "Your father deserves it. Li Xiangcao, honestly speaking, given what your father did, shouldn't he be in prison?!"
"I don't think it would be too much even if he were executed immediately!"
Li Yuan San's initial transgression was to secretly start a fire, bringing a catastrophic nightmare to the old Qin family. Later, after becoming an administrator of a certain casino, he completely lost all restraint.
He mingled with a group of criminals, indulging in drinking, gambling, and womanizing. He stirred up trouble, and even repeatedly threatened others with high-interest loans, coerced women into sexual relations, and committed multiple rape cases, ultimately driving a woman to commit suicide by drowning.
All of this proved that Li Yuan San was inherently a wicked person. If such a person isn't put in prison, shouldn't he continue to harm the world?
"Even if my father made mistakes, that's for the country and the police to handle. Why does it concern you, Qin Chuan?"
Li Xiangcao remained stubbornly insistent.
Qin Chuan stared coldly at Li Xiangcao. "Li Xiangcao, I think you're driven mad by revenge now!"
"You're still protecting your father. If it weren't for your father starting that fire and bringing such a great disaster upon my old Qin family, would I still be fixated on him?!"
Li Xiangcao sneered, "Yes! You're absolutely right. Now I'm fixated on you too, Qin Chuan. Unless you put me in prison as well, I'll haunt you for the rest of my life!"
"I will avenge my father and brother!"
The two stared at each other like fighting cocks, neither backing down, each convinced of their own righteousness. The atmosphere in the bar grew tense.
"Li Xiangcao, I followed you in this time to warn you!"
"You've colluded with that old scoundrel Liu An twice now, causing me a lot of trouble."
Qin Chuan said, "Considering our childhood friendship, and also that as a daughter, seeking revenge for your father and brother is natural. I've experienced similar things myself, so I understand your feelings. I can pretend this never happened."
"However, there are limits. If you continue to be stubborn and collude with that old scoundrel Liu, I won't be so lenient with you anymore!"
"Don't think you're safe just because you have a capable assistant by your side. I have more experts. Otherwise, Liu An wouldn't have sent ten thugs on two separate occasions and had them all disappear without a trace. She alone cannot stop my forces!"
As Qin Chuan spoke, his sharp eyes fell on Qi Yan.
"This woman's origins are mysterious. She suddenly appeared by your side out of nowhere. Have you investigated her background?"
"And how did you get involved with that old scoundrel Liu An? Is it this woman's doing?"
Qi Yan hadn't expected Qin Chuan to suddenly turn his attention to her. Her face turned ashen.
"You surnamed Qin, how dare you try to sow discord between us? You're asking for a beating!"
As soon as she spoke, Qi Yan flashed forward, swinging her palm towards Qin Chuan's face with a fierce and brutal strike.
Qin Chuan sneered, remaining as still as a mountain.
"You damn bitch, how dare you hit my brother!"
Almost as Qi Yan made her move, Qin Yang, who had been on guard behind Qin Chuan, immediately moved his burly physique in front of him, his dark face a mask of killing intent.
While blocking her strike with one arm, his other fist, carrying a sharp gust of wind, lunged towards Qi Yan's abdomen with ruthless force.