"You said yourself that you are just my former brother-in-law! In that case, there's even less reason for me to help you!" Jiang Yi chuckled.
Ye Xiaofeng was speechless.
A bodyguard behind the second-generation rich kid grew impatient and spoke to him, "Brother, stop wasting time with them. Let's take care of this kid, and then you have the auction to attend. If those two dare to interfere, beat them too."
The second-generation rich kid glanced at his watch. There were only three minutes left before the auction.
"Good, let's move!"
The second-generation rich kid didn't want to wait any longer!
Seeing the second-generation rich kid agree, the bodyguards behind him walked straight towards Ye Xiaofeng, preparing to beat him up.
Ye Xiaofeng was so scared that he collapsed to the ground, his face filled with terror.
"Stop!"
Jiang Yi called out.
"What? Do you intend to interfere? You should think carefully!" the second-generation rich kid said, staring at Jiang Yi.
"If you want to beat someone, I won't stop you, but don't do it in front of me!"
Jiang Yi looked at the second-generation rich kid and said calmly, "Take your people and disappear immediately. Don't let me see you."
"You've got quite an attitude. Who exactly are you?" the second-generation rich kid asked.
"I am a doctor!" Jiang Yi replied.
"Hahaha!"
The second-generation rich kid burst into laughter, his face filled with disdain.
"I thought you were some important figure just now, but it turns out you're just a mere doctor. Do you know who I am? You are not qualified to make me leave here."
"Then am I qualified?" Dongfang Mei looked at the second-generation rich kid.
"And who are you?" the second-generation rich kid asked disdainfully.
Dongfang Mei didn't speak. She directly took out her jade pendant.
This jade pendant was Dongfang Mei's proof of identity.
Upon seeing the jade pendant in Dongfang Mei's hand, the second-generation rich kid's expression instantly changed.
"You... you are the eldest daughter of the Dongfang family..."
The second-generation rich kid was so scared that he stammered!
This second-generation rich kid's family owned a company, and their company relied on the Dongfang family for sustenance.
He knew the consequences of offending Dongfang Mei.
"Miss Dongfang, I apologize for my earlier rudeness. Please forgive me!" the second-generation rich kid quickly said to Dongfang Mei.
"Apologizing to me is useless!"
Dongfang Mei pointed at Jiang Yi and said, "The person you offended is my fiancé. If you want to apologize, you should apologize to my fiancé. If he doesn't let you go, you are dead today! Not only will you be ruined, but your family's company will also be ruined."
Upon hearing this, the second-generation rich kid quickly apologized to Jiang Yi.
"I'm sorry! Please, spare me!"
"You can go,"
Jiang Yi said.
Hearing this, the second-generation rich kid turned to leave.
"Stop!" Dongfang Mei called out.
The second-generation rich kid, startled, stopped in his tracks.
"If Jiang Yi doesn't plan to deal with you, then let me deal with you!"
Dongfang Mei looked at the second-generation rich kid. "Take your people and slap yourselves twenty times each, then you can leave! Remember, the slaps must be loud."
The second-generation rich kid had no choice. He called all his subordinates over, made them stand in front of Dongfang Mei, and began to slap themselves.
After twenty slaps, the faces of the second-generation rich kid and his bodyguards were swollen like steamed buns.
"Begone!"
Dongfang Mei said.
The second-generation rich kid dared not linger. He gathered his bodyguards and fled. In the blink of an eye, they were gone.
Seeing the second-generation rich kid escape, Ye Xiaofeng breathed a sigh of relief.
"Miss Dongfang, thank you for your help just now. Otherwise, I might have been beaten to death by them," Ye Xiaofeng said to Dongfang Mei with great gratitude.
"You've got it wrong!"
Dongfang Mei said lightly, "I wasn't helping you. I just didn't want them to ruin Jiang Yi's and my mood. Otherwise, even if you were beaten to death, I wouldn't have helped you."
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaofeng's face was filled with disappointment.
"You can go now. Don't stand in our way!"
Dongfang Mei looked at Ye Xiaofeng.
"Miss Dongfang, I have nowhere to go. Could you, on the basis of our acquaintance, take me in? I can do anything for you, even be your cattle or horse!" Ye Xiaofeng said urgently.
Ye Xiaofeng had not eaten for a day.
He didn't know anyone in the capital. Now that he had finally encountered Jiang Yi and Dongfang Mei, Ye Xiaofeng naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity.
"Go find your sister! She is the head of the Xiao family now!"
Dongfang Mei said to Ye Xiaofeng, "You are her brother, I wouldn't dare have you be my cattle or horse."
"How did my sister become the head of the Xiao family? What's going on?" Ye Xiaofeng asked, full of confusion.
"You'll know when you go to the Xiao family!" Dongfang Mei said.
Ye Xiaofeng was half-believing, half-doubting.
He felt that Dongfang Mei was lying to him.
However, Ye Xiaofeng had no other options. He knew that Jiang Yi and Dongfang Mei would definitely not take him in.
"Dongfang Mei isn't lying to you, what she said is true!" Jiang Yi said.
Ye Xiaofeng still didn't quite believe it.
In the end, Ye Xiaofeng could only bid farewell and leave.
The reason Jiang Yi told Ye Xiaofeng this was out of respect for Ye's father. Otherwise, even if Ye Xiaofeng ended up on the streets, Jiang Yi would not have felt the slightest bit of sympathy.
Jiang Yi still clearly remembered how Ye Xiaofeng treated him when he married into the Ye family.
Soon, the auction began!
Jiang Yi had intended to bid for something nice as a birthday gift for Liu Hong. However, after waiting for a full hour, none of the items auctioned were to Jiang Yi's satisfaction.
The auctioned items were all valuable, but they were not suitable as birthday gifts.
Jiang Yi was somewhat disappointed.
Just as Jiang Yi was about to leave, a piece of black rock was placed on the high stage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this rock is called Black Tiger Stone. It's not a treasure, but it's something worth collecting! The starting bid is ten thousand!" the host announced.
Three minutes passed, and no one bid.
The audience below began to discuss animatedly.
"This stone has no value at all. It's just an ordinary stone! Only an idiot would bid for this Black Tiger Stone!"
"That's right, I wouldn't even want this Black Tiger Stone if it were given to me for free!"
"It looks like this Black Tiger Stone will go unsold!"
...
Everyone disdained the Black Tiger Stone, and no one was willing to bid.
"Eleven thousand!"
Jiang Yi shouted.
As soon as his voice fell, all eyes turned to Jiang Yi.
They looked at Jiang Yi as if he were an idiot.
Even the host looked at Jiang Yi.
The auction company actually didn't have much hope for this Black Tiger Stone. This was because the auction company always put this Black Tiger Stone up for auction before the end of each auction. It had been auctioned dozens of times, and no one had ever bid.
Even the host did not expect Jiang Yi to actually bid.