The sunglasses were suddenly useless, his face smeared with cream, beer dripping from his clothes.
The man exploded in rage, ripped off his sunglasses and hat, threw them on the ground, and lunged forward, grabbing Jiang Nan Fang by the collar.
Their eyes met, their faces only inches apart.
Expecting a fight to break out any second, the two children instinctively moved to help, but Zhan Bei Jue pulled them back.
They stared at each other, and stared, and stared, for a full half-minute before the man released her and took half a step back.
"You're Jiang Nan Fang? Your face? You had plastic surgery? You're not dead? You're back? When did you get back?"
Jiang Nan Fang hadn't expected to meet her step-brother, Jiang Xing Chen, whom she hadn't seen in six years, in such a setting.
Judging by his attire, she'd thought he was some idiotic youth from a wealthy family.
Turns out he was from her own family.
He was young and foolish a few years ago, so it was understandable, but she hadn't thought he would still only grow older, not wiser, after so many years.
Finding such a bizarre girlfriend also indicated that he wasn't doing particularly well for himself.
"Who told you I was dead?"
Jiang Nan Fang adjusted her clothes. "I originally intended to teach her a lesson, but since she's your girlfriend, I'll let it slide. I can't be bothered with you. You should leave."
Without any further emotion, she turned to leave.
Jiang Xing Chen grabbed her hand. "Want to leave? It's not that easy. Jiang Nan Fang, since you're not dead, why haven't you contacted the family all these years?"
"Your unexplained disappearance back then, do you know how much bad luck it brought upon the family? Come with me to see Dad. I'm sure he'll be very surprised to see you."
Jiang Nan Fang knew what he meant.
Her divorce from Zhan Bei Jue back then had caused a chain reaction, inevitably harming the Jiang family's interests.
They had to endure it because they thought she was dead. Now that they knew she was alive, they wanted to reclaim what they had lost from her, didn't they?
However, the current Jiang Nan Fang was no longer the young girl who could be bullied and mistreated, or have anything done to her as they pleased.
She would be foolish to return to apologize and allow them to continue exploiting her.
So, after Jiang Xing Chen spoke, she let out a cold laugh.
"Dream on. I have nothing to do with the Jiang family anymore. The current Jiang Nan Fang is not the Jiang Nan Fang of the past. Please be polite to me. If you speak to me in that tone again, I worry you won't be treated politely next time you see me."
With that, she turned again and called to her companions, "Let's go."
Behind her were two men with two children, all exuding an extraordinary presence. They were with her?
Jiang Nan Fang paused, took a step forward, and intended to argue with her further.
Jiang Nan Fang suddenly turned, grabbed his arm, and skillfully twisted it behind his back, bending his arm backward.
"Jiang Xing Chen, you're no match for me now. If you don't want your arm, keep coming at me. I guarantee I won't kill you."
"Ah, it hurts, it hurts, let go of me!"
Damn woman, where did she get so much strength?
Jiang Nan Fang gripped his arm and shoved him forward forcefully.
"Stay away from me. I don't want to see you again. Get lost."
Jiang Xing Chen dared not pursue her further, watching as she walked forward with her group.
His girlfriend's indignant roar: "You know her? Such a big man can't even beat a woman, how useless! Get away from me, don't follow me!"
Jiang Xing Chen said aggrievedly, "This damn woman isn't just rough, she's incredibly strong. Don't think she's easy to deal with..."
"Don't tell me so much, you're useless, you're useless. I can't be bothered with you, don't follow me!"
"Qian Qian, don't be angry, let me explain..."