Liu Zhen didn't have much feeling for Old Wang. The only reason she was willing to associate with him was because he pursued her so diligently.

So, even when something like this happened, she wasn't sad at all.

Seeing that his mother was alright, Chen Xiao took her home, leaving the mess for Dajun to handle.

As soon as he dropped his mother off, Chen Xiao received a call from Li Ziqing.

"Hey, Chen Xiao, why didn't you come to see me when you got back? Don't you still consider me your wife?"

As soon as the call connected, Li Ziqing began to interrogate Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao smiled awkwardly and explained, "I haven't had time yet. I just got back last night, and I spent the morning running errands with Mom."

"Oh? So you were running errands with your mom… What happened? Why did you make Miss An Ran cry?"

Li Ziqing asked, full of doubt.

"She cried?"

Chen Xiao was stunned.

Then he recalled that his tone towards Song Anran had indeed been rather harsh during the phone call.

But it wasn't directed at her personally. Chen Xiao was angry at the time, and his tone wouldn't have been good to anyone.

Chen Xiao recounted the entire incident to Li Ziqing.

Only then did Li Ziqing understand.

"I see. But no matter what, you made Miss An Ran cry. You have to go explain to her. She's a very important business partner of mine now!"

Who would have thought that Li Ziqing and Song Anran had become partners, and it was clear that their relationship was more than just a business partnership.

"Alright, I'll go explain it to her."

Chen Xiao said helplessly.

"Okay, I've booked a table at Big Tree Restaurant. Come over right away."

After speaking, Li Ziqing hung up the phone.

Chen Xiao then drove to the Big Tree Restaurant. Song Anran had already arrived, but Li Ziqing wasn't there.

Seeing Chen Xiao walk in alone, they both said almost in unison, "Where's Li Ziqing (Sister Ziqing)?"

After asking, they suddenly realized that Li Ziqing had never intended to come in the first place; she was just creating an opportunity for the two of them.

Realizing this, Song Anran pouted, looking wronged.

Chen Xiao looked embarrassed and scratched his head. "It's not what you think. I wasn't targeting you…"

"You told me to bear the consequences, wasn't that targeting me?"

Song Anran muttered.

"Okay, I was wrong. I shouldn't have been harsh with you. I was just impulsive because I was too angry at the time."

Chen Xiao apologized to Song Anran.

His apology caught Song Anran off guard. Normally, they should be arguing, right?

"Why were you so angry? Don't you know getting angry is bad for your liver!"

Song Anran said, rolling her eyes.

Chen Xiao had no choice but to repeat the story he had just told Li Ziqing to Song Anran.

"Chen Xiao, I really didn't know all that happened. If I had known… Oh dear… How is Auntie now? You should be by her side to comfort her after such a distressing event. How could those Wangs be so awful..."

After hearing Chen Xiao's description, Song Anran was both angry and anxious, becoming almost incoherent.

"I heard from Ziqing that I made you cry, so I rushed over to apologize."

Chen Xiao shrugged and said.

"I'm fine, you should go back and be with Auntie…"

Chen Xiao had come to apologize to Song Anran, but as they talked, Song Anran began to feel guilty instead.

"You're fine, but you were crying!"

"That was before. Look, I'm not crying now!"

Just as Song Anran was pulling back her eyelids to show Chen Xiao that she wasn't crying, a stranger sat down at their table.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

The stranger's actions startled Song Anran, especially since he was wearing a black mask, making him look even more bizarre.

But Chen Xiao wasn't surprised at all. When he received Gu Zhendong's text message yesterday, he had already guessed who this masked man was.

"Long time no see, you two!"

Upon hearing that voice, Song Anran gasped and covered her mouth.

"Xiao Li, it's you!"

"That's right, it's me."

The masked man removed his mask, revealing the four large characters tattooed on his face: 'Born Lowly'.

And these four characters were all thanks to Chen Xiao.

"What do you want? I'm warning you, this is a public place, don't mess around!"

Song Anran said nervously.

Although Chen Xiao had defeated Xiao Li last time, the psychological trauma Xiao Li had inflicted on her was too great, causing her to feel uncontrollably afraid whenever she saw Xiao Li.

"It seems I really did something terrible to you before, making you still so afraid of me."

Xiao Li said in a low voice.

Then, his tone shifted, and he actually said to Song Anran, "I'm sorry, Song Anran. I apologize for everything I did to you before."

Song Anran looked at Xiao Li in disbelief. She couldn't even believe her ears, thinking she had misheard.

"Are you saying that you came here specifically to apologize to me?"

Xiao Li shook his head. "Not entirely. Actually, Mr. Chen asked me to come."

"You, you asked him to come?"

Song Anran pointed at Chen Xiao, her confusion deepening.

Chen Xiao touched his nose. "Xiao Junshen told me that he has repented, so I decided to help him remove the characters from his face."

Song Anran suddenly understood. "I see."

Although Xiao Li seemed to have truly repented, having him nearby still made her feel chills down her spine.

"Are you ready? If you're ready, let's start now."

Chen Xiao looked at Xiao Li and said calmly.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Li shook his head. "Mr. Chen, I am very grateful for your kindness, but I hope that I can remove the characters from my face through my own strength. So now, I formally challenge you!"

Song Anran gnashed her teeth. "I knew it, he would never repent so easily."

Xiao Li wasn't angry upon hearing this and patiently explained, "Miss Song, you misunderstand. I just want to spar with Mr. Chen, that's all."

Song Anran remained unconvinced, but her eyes clearly showed distrust.

Xiao Li didn't explain further and asked Chen Xiao, "Mr. Chen, are you willing to accept my challenge?"

Chen Xiao shook his head and said calmly, "There's no need, because you are simply not my opponent."

Xiao Li's brow furrowed tightly. "We haven't even competed yet, how do you know I'm not your opponent?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange voice suddenly came from behind him.

"There's no need to compete at all, I also know you're not his opponent. Young man, if you want to defeat him, you have to at least catch up to your old man first!"