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Chapter 118 Liu Ming Apologizes

Liu Ming stood still.

He looked at Luo Fei, whose face perfectly matched the photo in his memory.

It was the photo his dad sent him.

That's the person Old Deng repeatedly warned you "absolutely must not mess with."

Another layer of cold sweat covered his forehead.

Zhou Jianye was still crying and complaining to the side.

"Young Master Liu! Look at my face! It's been beaten to a pulp! This can't just end like this!" He cried and pointed to his bruised and swollen face, trying to gain sympathy.

The middle-aged man who ran back to the private room to call for help also chimed in.

"Exactly! Young Master Liu, Young Master Zhou, this is your turf! That woman is too arrogant, she doesn't respect you at all!"

The onlookers were also whispering among themselves.

"Young Master Liu? Which Young Master Liu?" a young man who didn't know the situation asked curiously.

"How many young masters like Liu are there in the county? Director Liu's son, of course," someone nearby replied in a low voice.

"Then this girl is in trouble... She's offended Liu Ming, and she's likely to suffer the consequences."

"Not necessarily. Look at the people standing next to that girl; they don't look like ordinary people either..."

Liu Ming didn't hear a word, he just looked at Luo Fei, at those calm eyes.

A picture flashed through my mind.

That noon.

Liu Ming was lying on the company sofa, scrolling through short videos on his phone, waiting for the lunch his secretary had ordered for him.

The phone rang, and the words "Old Deng" appeared on the screen.

He answered the phone casually, and Liu Zhendong's serious voice came from the other end: "Come home for lunch."

Before he could ask a single question, the phone was abruptly hung up.

Liu Ming was stunned for several seconds.

Dad's tone...

What happened?

He quickly got up and drove home.

I just got home.

Liu Zhendong's voice came from the living room.

"stop."

Liu Ming was stunned, his face full of confusion.

"dad?"

Liu Zhendong sat on the sofa, looking serious.

"Did you step in with your left foot first?"

Liu Ming looked down at his feet.

It is indeed the left foot forward.

"Yes..." he answered instinctively.

"Go to the corner and kneel down."

Liu Ming thought he had misheard.

"dad?"

Liu Ming was completely dumbfounded.

He looked at his mother sitting next to Liu Zhendong.

His mother, who usually dotes on him, was looking down, pretending to be looking at her phone.

She didn't even glance at him.

Liu Ming opened his mouth, as if to say something.

But looking at his father's serious face, he didn't dare to say a word.

She obediently walked to her designated corner and slowly knelt down.

This kneeling lasted for two and a half hours.

My knees were pressed against the hard floor, and they felt numb with pain.

He wanted to ask several times, but each time he looked up and saw his father's serious, somewhat gloomy face, he swallowed his words back.

What alarmed him even more was that his mother, who usually doted on him the most, didn't say a word this time.

During that time, my mother went to the bathroom twice, poured herself a glass of water, and didn't even stop walking as she passed by him.

Liu Ming's knees went numb from kneeling, and he kept thinking about it over and over.

What have I been doing lately?

I didn't do anything.

Do your company's work honestly and diligently.

There was no trouble at the friends' gathering.

I broke up with the girl I was dating, and we broke up cleanly.

Could it be that she's pregnant and has come knocking on our door?

That's impossible, I always...

What's wrong with Dad? What's gotten into him?

Two and a half hours later.

Liu Zhendong finally spoke again.

Get up.

Liu Ming felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He struggled to his feet and limped to the sofa to sit down.

Liu Zhendong looked at him.

"Do you know why I'm punishing you?"

Liu Ming shook his head blankly, his eyes filled with confusion and grievance.

Liu Zhendong picked up his phone from the coffee table, tapped a few times, and handed it to him.

"have a look."

Liu Ming took the phone.

There is a photograph on the screen.

A young man, with handsome features, dressed in ordinary clothes, stood there.

"Who is this?" Liu Ming asked in confusion, thinking to himself: Could it be Old Deng's illegitimate son?

Liu Zhendong did not answer directly.

"Wang Zihao, do you still remember him?"

Liu Ming paused for a moment, then nodded subconsciously. Of course he knew him; they had raced together before.

Liu Zhendong spoke in a serious tone.

"He went inside."

Liu Ming's eyes widened.

"He's inside? What happened? What did he do?"

Liu Zhendong looked at him and said, word by word, "He messed with the wrong person."

He pointed to the photo on his phone. "This person is called Luo Fei."

Liu Ming looked at the photo and his heart tightened.

Liu Zhendong continued.

"His father, Wang Jianguo, was also arrested. He was taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission."

"The Wang family is completely finished."

The living room was quiet for a few seconds.

Liu Ming swallowed hard; sweat began to bead on his forehead.

"Dad, who... is this person?"

Liu Zhendong shook his head.

You don't need to know too much.

"Just remember one thing."

He looked into Liu Ming's eyes and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"This person is not someone to be trifled with."

"If you see him, take a detour."

"If you really can't avoid it, then be polite."

"If you dare to mess with him..."

He paused.

"Our family will have to follow in the footsteps of the Wang family."

Liu Ming was stunned.

He looked at his father's serious expression, then at his mother who had remained silent.

Mom finally looked up at him.

There was no trace of the usual doting in his eyes.

There's only worry.

Liu Ming took a deep breath.

"Dad, I understand."

"But I haven't caused any trouble lately. I've been much more restrained since graduating high school..."

Liu Zhendong waved his hand, interrupting him: "I know you've been behaving yourself lately."

"So this time, I just want you to come back and remember this face, and remember what I said."

Liu Zhendong put his phone away, sent a picture of Luo Fei to Liu Ming, and said in a slightly more conciliatory tone, "Alright, let's eat."

Liu Ming ate that meal without tasting it.

That evening, he sent a message in a group chat consisting only of second-generation rich kids from the county.

"Brothers, my dad made me kneel for two and a half hours today."

The group chat immediately exploded.

"Holy crap? Brother Liu, who did you beat up again? Or did you get caught speeding again?" someone asked in surprise.

"No, I've been behaving myself lately! The old man just wanted me to remember someone's face."

"???"

"Me too!"

A user named "Young Master Wu from the South of the City" suddenly appeared and said, "My old man suddenly went crazy today and made me kneel in front of a photo for an hour, saying he'd break my legs if I couldn't remember it!"

"I also……"

"+1+1..."

There was a few seconds of silence in the group chat, then "Young Master Wu from the South of the City" posted a photo—it was a picture of Luo Fei. "Is this him?"

"Holy crap, that's him."

"My mom also told me to remember this person, saying I must never mess with him, or she'd break my legs..."

Liu Ming felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at the messages.

To be able to get so many second-generation rich kids warned at the same time...

Who exactly is this Luo Fei?

From that moment on, he etched that face into his mind.

Just yesterday, Liu Zhendong gave him another serious warning.

"Do you remember Dong Jianmin, the deputy director of the Academic Affairs Office at No. 1 High School?"

Liu Ming thought for a moment.

"I know, I think he was the head of the grade when I was in school, but I heard he got arrested."

"Yes," Liu Zhendong said. "He offended Luo Fei's aunt, trying to take advantage of her, and got beaten up."

"Then a lot of evidence came out, revealing all the students and parents that Tung Chien-min had harmed over the years."

"He's currently in detention, waiting to be sentenced, and he's implicated quite a few other people."

Liu Zhendong looked at Liu Ming, his eyes filled with even stronger warning, "From now on, keep a low profile in Qingyang County and don't provoke anyone, especially not Luo Fei and his people. If we accidentally offend Luo Fei's family, we can't afford the consequences."

However, at this moment...

This face appeared right in front of him.

Those eyes were looking at him calmly.

Liu Ming's throat moved, and he subconsciously swallowed.

Zhou Jianye was still shouting.

"Young Master Liu, you have to stand up for me! That woman hit me! She beat me up like this! Look at my face! My nose!"

His friends chimed in.

"Exactly! Young Master Liu, how dare someone like her cause trouble on Young Master Zhou's turf? We absolutely cannot let her get away with this!"

"Call the police! Call the police right now! Get the police to come and arrest her!"

"She should at least be locked up for a few days to teach her a lesson!"

The other business owners who had come along also chimed in with their opinions.

"Young Master Liu, this matter cannot be left like this!"

"That's outrageous! A little girl dares to hit someone!"

"They must be severely punished!"

Liu Ming looked at Luo Fei, raised his hand in a gesture, and everyone around looked at Liu Ming, and the scene instantly fell silent.

His voice was a little hoarse.

"Apologize."

The sound wasn't loud, but everyone around heard it.

Old Zhou was stunned.

He looked up at Liu Ming, his expression shifting from grief and indignation to bewilderment.

"Young Master Liu... what did you say?"

His friends were stunned, as were the bosses who had chimed in.

Liu Ming ignored them.

Luo Fei was still looking at him, without any expression.

Beside him, Zhou Yuchen frowned. He noticed that Liu Ming's expression was a little off, and there was sweat on his forehead.

He had known Liu Ming for so many years and had never seen him with such an expression before, as if he were afraid.

Old Zhou hadn't reacted yet.

He got up and moved closer to Liu Ming.

"Young Master Liu, you mean you want her to apologize first, right? Yes, yes, make her apologize! An apology alone isn't enough, she has to pay compensation! I need to go to the hospital, be hospitalized, and we need to call the police to lock her up..."

Liu Ming turned his head and looked at him.

That look in his eyes was as cold as if he were looking at a dead person.

Zhou Jianye's words caught in his throat, and a chill suddenly ran down his spine.

"I said."

Liu Ming's voice was very soft and slow.

"Apologize."

This time, Zhou Jianye finally understood.

It wasn't that Liu Shao was asking the woman to apologize; it seemed like he was asking him to apologize to the other party.

Make Zhou Jianye apologize to the woman who hit him?

His face was a little pale, and he asked in confusion.

"Young Master Liu, but I was the one who got beaten up..."

Beside him, Zhou Yuchen's brows furrowed even more deeply.