"I'm sorry, Gu Sixin, I didn't mean to." Although holding the beauty in his arms was incredibly pleasant, if he continued, he might become a lecher. So, after easily dealing with the six young men, Du Cheng immediately regained control and released Gu Sixin, saying apologetically, "After all, it was Xin'er who started it."
"It's okay. It was very dangerous just now. I know you were trying to protect me." Gu Sixin's beautiful face blushed, and even her normally jade-like neck turned slightly pink. However, Gu Sixin didn't blame Du Cheng at all, as the scene had happened right there, and Du Cheng had simply held her very carefully and hadn't taken advantage of the chaos to touch her.
Most importantly, at that moment, Gu Sixin felt surprisingly calm. Du Cheng's embrace gave her a huge sense of security, as if even if the sky were to fall, Du Cheng would hold it up for her.
"Thank you." After receiving Gu Sixin's forgiveness, Du Cheng thanked her sincerely before turning his attention to the young men lying on the ground who couldn't get up for the moment.
"Go back and tell him that if he wants to deal with me, he should come see me directly. Tell him not to use these underhanded tricks. Heaven is watching what people do, and one day he will get what he deserves. Get lost!" Du Cheng's tone was already laced with coldness, but inside, he knew that Du Yunlong would not give up so easily.
"Yes, yes..." The young man in charge replied hurriedly, his voice filled with fear and pain. However, he struggled to get up from the ground and then fled with the other five young men.
After the group of young men left, Du Cheng said to Gu Sixin, "I'm not full yet, why don't we keep eating?" The fight was quick, and with Xin'er completely dominating, only one chair was knocked over. The spot where Du Cheng and Gu Sixin were sitting was completely untouched.
"Mhm." Gu Sixin had only mentioned being full before because she wanted to leave with Du Cheng. Now that things were resolved, she naturally wasn't in a hurry to leave.
The two middle-aged men who were at the entrance of the food stall had already left, which clearly indicated they were no longer needed there.
"Du Cheng, was everything that just happened real?" After sitting down, Gu Sixin was still somewhat stunned, as everything felt like a dream. Scenes from movies and television were happening to her. As she spoke, she kept looking at Du Cheng with her beautiful eyes, trying to see if there was anything unusual about him.
"I used to practice some martial arts a while ago, but I stopped training because of my leg," Du Cheng said with great "honesty" because he needed an excuse.
"That's amazing..." Gu Sixin believed Du Cheng, because the scene she had just witnessed was etched in her mind. To think he could easily defeat six young men while carrying her, even with his injured leg... Gu Sixin was truly impressed.
"By the way, Gu Sixin, what did you want to talk to me about today?" Du Cheng didn't want to say much about it, so he changed the subject after Gu Sixin finished speaking.
"You'll find out very soon. Let's eat first." Gu Sixin smiled mysteriously but didn't answer. Although Du Cheng was curious, he didn't ask any more questions.
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About 300 meters from Ah Pang's Stir-Fry Shop, Du Yunlong's Ferrari was parked quietly on the side of the road, and inside the car, Du Yunlong looked at Ah Pang's Stir-Fry Shop with a self-satisfied expression.
"Damn you! You've dishonored the Du family by taking Sixin to such a despicable place. This time I'll teach you a lesson. And I'd better have them cripple his other leg too!" Du Yunlong said threateningly as he smoked a cigarette.
Given the Du family's influence in F City, their power is practically limitless in both the legal and criminal worlds. The second son of the Du family is one of the three main local underworld kingpins in F City. Therefore, it was very easy for Du Yunlong to find a few thugs to teach Du Cheng a lesson; a simple phone call was all it took.
In Du Yunlong's opinion, it would be a piece of cake for six thugs to beat up a cripple, and the outcome was predictable. Besides, after seeing Gu Sixin's two bodyguards run towards the food stall, Du Yunlong became even more convinced of his thoughts.
However, just as Du Yunlong was smugly imagining Du Cheng being brutally beaten and humiliated in front of Gu Sixin, he suddenly noticed six people running out of Ah Pang's food stall in a deplorable state.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that those six people were indeed the thugs Du Yunlong had sent to teach Du Cheng a lesson.
"What's going on? Si Xin's two bodyguards didn't go back in. Could something have happened?" Du Yunlong was immediately perplexed. He knew Gu Sixin had two bodyguards protecting her secretly, but they had only approached the door of the small food stall and then left. From the expressions on those thugs' faces and the pain reflected on them, Du Yunlong deduced that things had probably changed.
The young man in the lead knew perfectly well that Du Yunlong was waiting for them there. He glanced at Ah Pang's food stall, and seeing that Du Cheng hadn't come out, he said to Du Yunlong, "Young Master Du, that cripple is really strong. We can't handle him."
"What happened? Tell me quickly!" Du Yunlong asked the leader of the thugs impatiently, after confirming his suspicions.
The leader of the thugs didn't dare to hide anything, but he exaggerated the story and made Du Cheng seem incredibly powerful. After all, six people were easily defeated by just one of them, and if he didn't exaggerate the story, how could he save face?
After hearing what the young leader said, Du Yunlong wore a look of disbelief. Du Yunlong knew perfectly well what kind of person Du Cheng was. A cripple whom even low-level thugs could bully had suddenly become an expert in the gang leader's eyes. This left Du Yunlong somewhat bewildered.
"So this damned bastard just pretends to be weak when he's actually strong. He's just faking it when those thugs bully him," Du Yunlong thought, completely baffled, because he himself had often sent thugs to teach Du Cheng a lesson.
"Young Master Du, what do we do now?" The young man in the lead also got scared seeing Du Yunlong's uncertain expression. After all, he knew his identity. If he succeeded, he could win his favor, but if he failed, things probably wouldn't get much better.
"Get out of here, you useless trash! Don't ever show your face in front of me again!" Du Yunlong was furious. Without thinking, he shouted and then looked at the small stir-fry stall with a venomous expression, his face full of resentment.