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The man was Yang Li. He was accompanied by Xue, who was now standing beside Ran and Shuhe.

When Yang Li was a foot from Tang Juhan, he saw him take a step back. He felt nervous for some reason.

Yang Li said, "So I heard you are looking for the owner of this place. You can talk to me. I represent the owner."

Tang Juhan was nervous in front of this mysterious man. He felt an unknown danger from him. However, he tried to keep his cool facade.

Juhan said, "Yes, I want to meet the owner. I want to book the place for tonight but the manager refused me!"

"Do you know that I am from the Tang family. How dare he refuses me?"

Li looked at him blankly and said, "So what if you are from the Tang family? There are rules in this place which need to be followed. The area has already been reserved so you cannot book it. Even if your dad comes, he will not be given entry. Who the f**k do you think you are??"

Li then moved closer. He held his collar and lowered his head towards his ear. He whispered, "Take you guards and get out. If I see you here again you won't leave this place. Even your f**king family will not be able to find your body."

Yang Li gave him a cold stare and said, "Understood."

By this time Tang Juhan was shaking in fear and quickly nodded his head. When Yang Li held his collar, he could feel his iron grip and felt suffocated. He had never felt such fear in his entire life.

When Li released him, he ordered his guards to move out immediately and rushed out of the restaurant.

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Yang Li looked at the manager and said, "Clean up this mess."

As he walked up to Xue, he heard Qin Ran say, "Brother Li that was so cool. No wonder you were able to charm our Bing Xue….tehee."

Xue glared at her when she heard her words.

When she saw Xue glare at her, Ran said, "Okay fine, I will not tease you anymore."

Xue said, "So now that the fun is over, let's head back inside. It's already 9 p.m. let's wrap up the party. What do you say Ran?"

Qin Ran said, "Sure, let's end it. I'm full and feel a bit tired."

Xue said, "Okay let's go back then."

The four of them headed back into the VIP section. The party ended in about fifteen minutes.

All of them bade farewell to each other.

Yang Li dropped Xue and Ran before he headed back to his apartment with Mei.

When they were about to reach their apartment Mei said, "So what are you going to do next?"

Li said, "Next about?"

Mei said, "Come on, don't play dumb. What are you going to do with Tang Juhan?"

"Frankly, I don't know. He is just a stupid and a minor character. Dealing with him is a simple manner. However, I want to use him to gain access to the Tang family."

Mei was surprised and asked, "Did the Tang's do something?"

Li said, "Not really. But now they are connected to the Yang's by marriage. It is good to have certain backups for the future. If developed properly he could be a useful pawn."

Mei smiled and said, "As always little brother is playing the long game."

"Baby bro you need to relax. Don't be serious all the time. Now you have got such a lovely girlfriend. Just relax and enjoy for the time being."

Li paused for a moment and said, "Okay."

Li said, "Mother wants to meet with Xue. I will take her in a couple of days. Do you want to come as well?"

"Nope, not at all. You know she will ask me about dating and marriage. I don't know what to say. So, I will not come with you." said Mei.

"Elder sister, you should take your own advice." Yang Li then mimicked Mei and said, "You need to relax. Don't be serious all the time. Now, you need to find a lovely boyfriend. Just relax and enjoy for the time being."

Mei burst out laughing when she heard her younger brother.

Soon they reached their penthouse.

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Two days later-

The Xi family was in upheaval in the past few weeks. Ever since the fall in the share prices of the company, the Xi family had suffered continuous losses. With the leakage of confidential data many members of the Xi family had come under scrutiny by tax authorities. Some of them had even been charged by the police and were in police custody. Many of their legitimate businesses had to be sold. It was a terrible time for the Xi family.

Xi Fan was in the midst of this shit-storm. He was under huge pressure to rectify the situation of the family. He was angry and restless.

He was also aware that someone was plotting against the family. However, he couldn't find anything. The only lead he had was Yang Mei. The problems started right after his encounter with Yang Mei. It was too much of a coincidence.

But he could not approach her easily. She generally had security around her. Also, he was not sure whether he should provoke the person behind her under his current situation.

But he still bribed someone in MLH to report her whereabouts to him.

He was handling a tough situation with a supplier when he got the message from his informant in MLH.

It said- 'Mei was going for a business meeting with an equipment manufacturer. Their offices were on the outskirts of Cinea.'

He wanted to approach her and find something that will help him. He had no solid plan. His mind told him it was a bad idea. However, his desperation and infatuation with Yang Mei caused him to make a rash decision. He decided to ambush her on her way to the meeting.

If there was someone behind her, he would show himself. If not, he would make Yang Mei his woman. He convinced himself that it was the correct thing to do. He called someone and gave him the details. After the call ended, he left the room.

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Yang Mei was going to meet with a manufacturer at their office. She was accompanied by two bodyguards and a driver.

An entire team was present to protect Yang Mei. This was arranged by Yang Li. However, the number of guards that accompanied her at any moment or in any meeting was decided by Yang Mei. She had decided to bring two bodyguards along with a driver for this meeting.

The office was about 20 miles from MLH. There was a strip of forest area on route to the office. They reached the office in half an hour. The meeting lasted for a couple of hours. After her work was finished, she immediately set off for MLH.

On their way back when they reached the forest area the driver reported to her that 2 vehicles were following them.

Mei told the driver to continue driving and not slow down whatever happens. The driver continued for half a mile when he saw another vehicle parked in the middle of the road blocking their path. A man was standing in front of the car and he was surrounded by a entourage. All of them were armed.

Mei immediately recognised him. It was Xi Fan. She thought for a moment and said to the driver, "Just continue driving and don't stop irrespective of what happens."

The driver nodded and pressed on the accelerator.

She then turned to the guards and said, "Be ready to return fire and make sure to hit that car and disable it." The guards nodded and took their positions.

The car accelerated towards Xi Fan and his entourage. It was followed by two other cars.

Xi Fan was stunned by Mei's actions. Instead of stopping, she was accelerating right into his car. He was also determined and was not going to back down. He ordered his men to shoot and said, "Disable the car and kill everyone except the girl."

His men started shooting. At the same time the men in the vehicle following Mei also started shooting. The driver swerved the car to ensure that the tires were not hit. Mei's bodyguard opened the windows, took their positions and returned fire. Their main objective was to take out the vehicle in front of them.

As the driver was trying to avoid the bullets the car skidded off road and he lost some control. The guards continued to shoot and one of them finally managed to hit the tires of the car in front. The car was now disabled. They just needed to cross the obstacle and they would be able to escape.

The guard in the front seat aided the driver and the driver was finally able to regain control. He rammed the car into a bunch of shooters and cleared the road. They went past the obstacle and started speeding up.

Xi Fan shouted in frustration and stopped the car following them. He got into the car and started chasing them.

Now the chase was underway. In another five minutes the forest area would end and they would enter the city. If Xi Fan failed to catch up to them before that he would lose them. Xi Fan was frustrated. He ordered his men to continue shooting but to no avail.

Mei ordered the driver to speedup. The bodyguards opened the windows, took their positions and started shooting. Mei also took a gun from the guard and shot at the following vehicles.

Xi Fan became furious by this development. He ordered everyone of his man to fire and bring down the vehicle. Now he didn't even care about Mei. He just wanted to prevent the vehicle from reaching the city.

Mei's car was under heavy fire. Due to an obstacle on the road the driver suddenly swerved the vehicle. This sudden movement caused one of the bodyguards to lose balance. At the same time, he was hit by a bullet. He was shot in the chest.

Mei quickly pulled the guard in and rolled up the window. She told the second guard to close the window, while she treated the injured one.

The shot was not fatal but it was a serious injury. She tended to the wounds as best as she could. By the time she finished, they had left the forest area and entered the city. Mei looked back and saw that the cars had stopped pursuing them. She sighed in relief. It had been a stressful ride. She ordered the driver to head to MLH quickly.

They reached the hospital in ten minutes. The injured guard was immediately transferred to the operation theatre. The operation ended in a couple of hours. Although the guard was no longer in danger, he was still unconscious.

Mei felt relieved and went to her office to take a nap.

She dozed off as soon as she hit the pillow. She woke up a couple of hours later. When she picked up her phone, she saw dozens of missed calls from many people- her mother, Bing Xue, Song Jue, and a few other acquaintances had called. However, there was no call from Yang Li. As, she was thinking about her brother her phone rang. It was Yang Li.