Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

"Hmph! So many years have passed, and the women of your Huo family are still as incorrigible as ever, still the same old story!"

"Trying to poach my man, Yin Nanfeng? Huo Xiuxiu, you've got some nerve! Do you really think I wouldn't dare to make a move against your Huo family?!"

Just as the atmosphere was becoming strange, the door was opened, and a voice, cold yet tinged with anger, and with an innate allure, rang out.

It was Yin Nanfeng in a black, elegant evening gown.

With a slender waist twisting, Yin Nanfeng stepped over the screen and unceremoniously sat in Hu Ming's lap, glaring angrily at Huo Xiuxiu.

Although strictly speaking, Yin Nanfeng also falls into the category of poaching someone else's partner.
However, no matter what, having your partner poached to your face is not a pleasant experience.

"Tsk, you've arrived pretty quickly at this time..."

Huo Xiuxiu curled her lips and said dismissively.

Let's just talk big, who's afraid of who?
I really don't believe that Yin Nanfeng would dare to make a move against the Huo family. The Nine Gates and the Yin family have always had a good relationship and maintained a friendly cooperative relationship. The old men of the Yin family will not allow Yin Nanfeng to be so willful.

Moreover, Huo Xiuxiu was just joking.

Everyone knows this perfectly well.

But this woman immediately jumped out to declare Hu Ming's ownership—tsk, the stench of romance!
Huo Xiuxiu glanced at Yin Nanfeng with disdain, pursed her lips, and decided not to provoke the woman who seemed to be in a bad mood.

After all, she had already been provoked a bit.

There's a limit to how often something can happen, but not a third time. Huo Xiuxiu has a very good grasp of this principle.

"..."

As expected, seeing Huo Xiuxiu's anger subside, Yin Nanfeng felt extremely frustrated, unable to vent his anger.

After all, their grandmother is right here.
Too careless!
Yin Nanfeng took a deep breath; she knew she was destined to suffer this loss.
As expected of a woman from the Huo family, she's a born vixen, full of wicked schemes!
Huo Xiangu glanced at Yin Nanfeng, harboring some reservations about the phrase "a woman of the Huo family."

But this was ultimately just a friction between juniors, and she couldn't make a big deal out of it.

Besides, Hu Ming was right next to him.

Meanwhile, watching the two women clash, Wu Xie and Fatty kept their eyes down, their minds focused on the second man.

Although they were all single, they understood that they should never get involved in the battles between women.

In particular, these two women have nothing to do with them.

If they get caught up in this, they'll be unjustly killed.
Hu Ming grinned, wisely refraining from participating, and simply put his arm around Yin Nanfang's slender waist.

suddenly
"How dare someone! Someone actually dared to steal my things from the New Moon Hotel?!"

Just as Hu Ming was about to say something, he suddenly heard a series of discordant sounds beside him. Hu Ming raised an eyebrow and his voice suddenly turned cold.

This was truly the first time in Hu Ming's life that someone had forcibly taken his things!
Immediately, Hu Ming flipped over, skillfully placing Yin Nanfeng on the chair. With a jolt, he braced himself against the railing of the platform and leaped over!
Three hundred million was a terrifying price; after that offer was made, no one dared to raise the price any further.

Hu Ming could hear the sounds of furiously smashing things coming from the private room in Liuli Sun's direction. Clearly, Liuli Sun, their final opponent, had withdrawn from the auction.

"Three hundred million three times!"

He slowly and deliberately struck the small hammer, sealing the deal with a single blow.

This price is already beyond what most people can afford.

The Ghost Seal was placed in an exquisite small-leaf sandalwood box, and Sheng Sheng Man prepared to send it to Hu Ming.

According to the rules, the auctioned items should be collected at this point, and then a special person should be sent to hand them over to Hu Ming, so that the money and goods are settled.

but…

Hu Ming is no ordinary person!
Besides being the second master of the Hong family, he's also the son-in-law of the Yin family, okay?
Shouldn't we send what the son-in-law wants as soon as possible?
As for the possibility of defaulting on the debt...

Putting aside the fact that the possibility is almost nonexistent, even if, by some whim, Hu Ming were to renege on his debt, so what? It's a family matter; what's the point of reneging on a debt?
However, just as Sheng Shengman picked up the box and stepped up the stairs to give it to Hu Ming, she suddenly heard several sharp gusts of wind beside her ears!
"How dare you! In the hundreds of years since the founding of my Crescent Hotel, you are the first person to dare to rob me!"

Sheng Shengman's face immediately turned cold. He turned his head and looked at the three steel needles that were shooting towards him in a triangular pattern at lightning speed, without changing his expression.

There was neither an intention to intercept nor an intention to evade.

shuh~
At the critical moment, a gleaming fishhook slid past Sheng Shengman's ear, pulling the specially made fishing box and catching all three steel needles in one fell swoop.

Wearing an old-fashioned gray jacket, Luo Que emerged from the shadows on the side with a cold expression, looking coldly in the direction from which the steel needles had been shot.

That's... Liuli Sun's private room!
"How dare you! You dare to steal things from the Crescent Moon Hotel, things belonging to Second Master?"

"Liuli Sun, you've been so arrogant and domineering in Liulichang all these years, it seems you've gotten bolder? This is Beijing, this is the Crescent Hotel! Who do you think you are!?"

"Luo Que, seize him and hand him over to Miss and Second Master for punishment!"

The slow, gentle sound was so cold it almost froze into ice crystals.

Hu Ming leaped down from the building, as light as a feather. In the instant he landed, he used his exceptional power control to disperse the impact around him, without stirring up a speck of dust.

"No need for all that trouble. I haven't seen anyone dare to provoke me in a long time, Luo Que. Just watch from the sidelines."

"Liuli Sun, and these little minions... leave them to me, consider them a long-awaited warm-up exercise."

With a leisurely air, Hu Ming put on his gloves, looked at the group of henchmen who had surrounded him, and at the middle-aged man in front of him with a scar on his face who didn't look like a good person at all, and chuckled softly.

These days, bad guys have all learned to wear suits and ties, using their good looks and kind smiles to hide their sinister intentions, and to subtly use their connections and power to send their enemies to hell.

People like Liuli Sun, who practically have "I'm a bad guy" written all over their faces, are really not respectable at all.

In the end, he's just a fool with too much money, a hothead whose ambitions can't be supported by his own abilities...