197: The Mafia King's name is enough to send the chills

The Mafia King's name is enough to send the chills

Wen Yaoting let out a sharp yelp as he felt Shen Yang squeezing his wrist as if he was squeezing a lemon. His crushing grip made him break into a cold sweat.0

Jiang Ruiling calmly watched the scene unfold. She peeked a glance at him and the danger in his gaze made her tingle from within.

"Ouch, ouch! Leave my hand!" Wen Yaoting yelled.

Shen Yang narrowed his eyes and let his hand go. Wen Yaoting painfully rubbed his hand and saw how his wrist almost looked like a broken kite.

He erupted in anger akin to a volcano bursting out. "You! Are you insane!? Why did you do that! You almost broke my hand!"

Shen Yang calmly answered. "I found your behavior inappropriate, Mr. Wen. I only acted out of my duty as a bodyguard."

"What fucking duty!? I was just trying to hold her hand."

"That is the inappropriate behavior I am talking about. Young mistress is the esteemed heiress of the Jiang family. Nobody is allowed to casually touch her," he said the last part with animosity and an extra touch of coldness.

Wen Yaoting was in disbelief. "We are on a date, God damn it! What is the problem in holding her hand?"

On the other side, Lihua grabbed the fork and almost sprung on her feet to poke his eye out. "He is crazy! They don't even know each other and he dared to act so cozily. This is just the first meeting!"

Wei patted her head. "Don't be angry. It's not good for your health."

"..."

Lihua asked, "Are you not furious at his behavior?"

"I don't need to. Shen Yang is there to handle it," he calmly sipped his coffee.

Jiang Ruiling silently watched their confrontation with amusement twinkling her eyes.

Shen Yang said, "There are some etiquettes and traditions in the Jiang family. One of them is that without an official engagement, nobody in the family is allowed to act so open with their chosen partners. That includes holding hands or acting intimate. This is merely a date for the young mistress and you to get to know each other. Anything more than this is inappropriate."

Wen Yaoting widened his eyes. "What nonsense!"

He looked at Jiang Ruiling and quickly said, "Jiang Ruiling. I think he went too far. Even if he is your bodyguard, he cannot act like this."

She looked distressed. "I am sorry, Wen Yaoting. But Shen Yang is simply a dedicated bodyguard. He was only doing his duty."

"If he was only doing his duty, he could have just warned me off, but grabbing my wrist was going too far! Look how broken it looks! I want him to apologize to me!"

Lihua'a jaw dropped wide open.

This man!

Wen Yaoting glared at him. "Kowtow and apologize to me, you bastard!"

Shen Yang was calm. "I acted according to my duty, Mr. Wen. Following my duty is not my mistake for which I won't apologize."

He was shocked by his audacity. Nobody had ever dared talk to him like this. "You…"

Jiang Ruiling quickly said, "Can you please let this go, Wen Yaoting? The Jiang family guards are drilled hard with protocols. They will give up on their life but they will never fail in their duty. Otherwise, you know how my cousin is right? He is the Mafia King."

Wei raised his brow at his name being called out.

"If cousin hears that the chief of the security forces was lax in his responsibility, Shen Yang will have to pay a heavy price."

At the Mafia King's mention, Wen Yaoting suddenly toned down. He was so lost in Jiang Ruiling's beauty that he forgot the fact that she belonged to the Mafia family. Since his family had connections in the Underworld, he knew how dangerous Jiang Wei, the Mafia King, was.

He pressed his lips and forced himself to smile. "It's okay, Jiang Ruiling. My bad."

Lihua looked at her husband, dumbfounded. She straightened up and bowed before him. "All hail to the Mafia King!"

Wei blinked his eyes and burst into a chuckle. "What are you doing?"

"Marveling at my husband's awesomeness! Just your name was enough to quieten him. I wonder if he saw you, what would his reaction be?" She giggled. "And I bet he won't dare complain about this. He wouldn't want you to know about it and then get himself in danger."

Indeed, even the Mafia King's mention alone was enough to send the chills.

"Hey, hey! They are leaving."

Wei craned his neck and saw the trio stepping out of the restaurant. Wen Yaoting who was initially the happiest person between them was now brooding in annoyance and anger.

"Let's go home, Wei. Our spying job is completed for today!"

"En."

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At the Jiang villa, as Jiang Ruiling stepped in, the Old Madam narrowed her eyes. "Stop, Ruiling."

She paused and looked at her. "Old Madam."

The other family members were gathered in the main living room too.

"I just spoke with Wen Yaoting's father."

There was a beat of silence.

"Wen Yaoting likes you. He called to say that we can soon fix the engagement ceremony."

Jiang Ruiling said nothing.

"It's good that Wen Yaoting didn't have any complaints about you. Otherwise…" she left the words unsaid.

"Won't you ask Jiang Ruiling about him?"

The Old Madam squinted her gaze as she saw Lihua and Wei coming. "Where were you two?"

She sneered at Wei. "Wei, you are paying too much attention to Lixue that you have become so irresponsible to even come in time during a family meeting."

Wei nodded. "All my attention only belongs to Lixue."

In other words, family meetings were useless to him.

She froze while Lihua coughed. Before the Old Madam could fire bullets out of her mouth, she said, "Old Madam. It's good to know that Wen Yaoting doesn't have any complaints about Jiang Ruiling. But shouldn't you ask her too, how she felt about meeting him?"

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