From Runaway Bride to Global Queen

Chapter 54: Chapter 54: Taking Unreasonableness for Granted

Sun Keke is quite daring and decided to take responsibility. She stood up, started pushing Qiao Yi to leave the place, and wanted to take on the incident alone.

“You don’t need to say more. I’ve already hit Ning Yuze, and that’s that. If it was you who hit him, you’d be in big trouble. If you don’t want to cause me any trouble, then leave quickly. The biggest help you can give me is to insist that you had nothing to do with it.”

Although Qiao Yi admired Sun Keke’s willingness to take responsibility, the girl’s stubbornness was also giving her a headache.

After sizing up Sun Keke, Qiao Yi helplessly nodded her head.

“Fine, when the time comes, just tell the truth. But remember, never take the blame for yourself, otherwise I won’t be able to save you.”

Sun Keke nodded vigorously and stood up with Qiao Yi’s support.

After pushing open the bathroom door and walking out, Qiao Yi realized that people were already looking for Ning Yuze.

Lu Yanchuan turned his head and immediately saw Qiao Yi emerging from the bathroom. He put down his glass and walked over to her quickly.

“Why didn’t you go to the resting area?”

“Let’s not talk about that for now. I just punched Ning Yuze from the Ning Family in the bathroom.”

Qiao Yi briefly recounted what had just happened and then took out her phone to send the same message to Qiao Benqing.

Although it wasn’t certain that the Ning Family would have the guts to cause her trouble, it was still good for Qiao Yi to report the incident in advance, as a precaution.

Qiao Benqing replied quickly with a simple message of acknowledgment and no further follow-up.

People Qiao Yi had fought were numerous; Ning Family’s addition was inconsequential.

Sun Keke was also injured and was pale, following behind Qiao Yi. She attempted to speak several times but couldn’t find the right moment.

Finally, after Qiao Yi finished speaking with Lu Yanchuan, Sun Keke gently tugged on Qiao Yi’s clothes.

“Miss Qiao, you…”

“Oh, right, this is Sun Keke. She got hurt just now too. Have someone come and check on her.”

Everyone outside was looking for Ning Yuze, but no one had thought to search the bathroom yet, so Qiao Yi still had some time to prepare.

“No need, no need, I’m fine!”

Regardless, Qiao Yi pushed Sun Keke into the rest area and had someone from the hotel find a doctor.

Ning Yuze was eventually found. His father, Ning Changfeng, was holding his unconscious son, crying and shouting, determined to find the person who had hurt his child.

Qiao Yi had made all the necessary preparations and explanations, and seeing Ning Changfeng holding Ning Yuze and throwing a fit downstairs, she walked straight out.

“Mr. Ning, it was I who beat Ning Yuze to this state. Do you have any objections?”

Ning Changfeng’s pupils contracted upon hearing Qiao Yi’s voice, and he turned his head to look at her in disbelief.

“You, why would you harm my son! Even if you are from the Qiao Family, you can’t just hit my son without a reason!”

Hearing Ning Changfeng’s words, Qiao Yi was a bit puzzled. After looking closely at Ning Changfeng again, her suspicion grew.

“Why I would lay hands on Ning Yuze, shouldn’t Mr. Ning be very clear about that? Don’t you know what kind of person your son is? Since he harbored inappropriate intentions, of course I wouldn’t let him get away with nonsense!”

Qiao Yi spoke ambiguously, without mentioning Sun Keke. If this issue were to be brought up in the future, she could claim that she never explicitly said Ning Yuze intended to attack her rather than Sun Keke, and that they just misunderstood her vague words.

As expected, upon hearing her words, not only did Ning Changfeng’s face undergo a drastic change, but even the onlookers who came for the excitement were extremely surprised.

The Shi brothers were hosting a celebration banquet today, and the highest-ranking guest present was Lu Yanchuan. Below him, none of the others could be considered much when viewed alone in front of the Lu and Qiao Families.

When these people saw Qiao Yi hitting Ning Yuze, they already knew the outcome. Although the Ning Family had some strength, it wasn’t enough to oppose the Qiao Family.

Even if Qiao Yi had hit someone for no reason, what the Ning Family should worry about was whether Ning Yuze’s face had hurt Qiao Yi’s hand, rather than what state Qiao Yi may have left Ning Yuze in.

But now, Qiao Yi suddenly claimed that Ning Yuze harbored bad intentions towards her, which was why she had laid hands on him.

This revelation immediately caused everyone to instinctively distance themselves from the Ning Family.

Who was Qiao Yi, after all? She was the Qiao Family’s beloved gem, the little tyrant of Capital City’s wealthy second-generation, anyone who dared to provoke her should consider Ning Yuze lucky to be left uncrippled!

Ning Changfeng couldn’t even utter a word when he faced Qiao Yi.

There was no need for Qiao Yi’s words to be verified; just checking the surveillance would show that Ning Yuze had followed Qiao Yi into the restroom, and he was also discovered there—what had happened inside didn’t need to be explained by Qiao Yi!

Ning Changfeng’s face turned from pale to flush, caught under the gaze of the crowd, he didn’t want to bow to a young lady like Qiao Yi, yet facing the formidable Qiao Family, he was truly in an awkward predicament between a rock and a hard place!

Lu Yanchuan stepped out from the crowd and stood beside Qiao Yi, taking one of her hands and sweeping his gaze over the onlookers before resting it on Ning Changfeng.

“Yiyi, have you vented your anger? If not, just go and beat him up some more, that’ll do.”

Such unreasonable and yet seemingly rightful words could only be spoken by Lu Yanchuan.

Qiao Yi’s mouth twitched, pinching Lu Yanchuan’s hand a few times, signaling that he should at least show some restraint.

“Mr. Ning, regarding Ning Yuze’s behavior, I believe you wouldn’t want it to blow up into a bigger issue either. As long as Yiyi has vented her anger, we won’t pursue this matter further.”

Shameless! Utterly shameless!

After hearing those words, even Qiao Yi felt that Lu Yanchuan was being too overbearing!

The son of the family was already half dead on the ground, and here was Lu Yanchuan still suggesting Qiao Yi should vent more anger on him!

However, these were thoughts only Qiao Yi dared to entertain. Not only did others not feel that Lu Yanchuan was over the top, but they even thought he had already shown great kindness.

Those who had offended Lu Yanchuan in the past were now few in number who could still stand intact.

Ning Changfeng’s face kept changing colors, and the veins on his forehead nearly burst with anger as he glared at Qiao Yi and Lu Yanchuan, unable to say a word.

With today’s incident escalating to this extent, whether Ning Yuze was beaten up had become irrelevant. What they were facing now was a matter of the Ning Family’s dignity!

If he refused to bow down, he might face the combined onslaught of the Qiao and Lu Families.

But if he did bow down, how could the Ning Family hold any face in the Capital City in the future?

“Oh dear, oh dear, what’s happening here? Why is everyone standing around? I was wondering why so many people were missing; it turns out they’ve all come here!”

Shi Lei squeezed his way through the crowd from behind, acting as if he had just learned of the incident, and even cried out in shock when he saw Ning Yuze lying on the ground and Qiao Yi standing opposite him.

“Whoa! Young Master Ning, what happened to you? Someone call an ambulance, quick, go, go!”

With Shi Lei stirring things up, the previously tense and hostile atmosphere instantly dissipated. Qiao Yi did not stop them from taking Ning Yuze away, only watching Ningning and Changfeng thoughtfully.