Chapter 9: Turnabout _1

These people were all seasoned fighters with blows that were neither light nor heavy, how could Ye Ming just stand by and watch Xu Lele get hurt?

At that moment, he promptly pulled Xu Lele to his side.

"Miss, please stop causing me trouble!"

"Stay put and don't move."

For some reason, Xu Lele complied with Ye Ming's words without any intention of retorting, and she even felt a warm sensation in her heart.

She obediently stayed by Ye Ming's side, feeling very secure.

As she watched these burly men attack, she didn't feel afraid in the least.

The next second, a muffled thump suddenly came from the clearing.

The burly man charging at the front suddenly leapt up into the air, then smashed heavily onto the ground.

Everyone was stunned by the scene before them, completely clueless as to what had happened.

It was also because Ye Ming's moves had been too quick, none had managed to see clearly.

Scarface was instantly enraged and cursed, "Motherfucker, he dares to fight back? Kill him for me!"

Having been in the underworld for so many years, whoever Scarface wanted to strike had to suffer, and no one had ever dared to resist.

Now, Ye Ming's resistance not only infuriated Scarface to the extreme, but it also solidified his resolution to make Ye Ming pay a painful price.

Otherwise, how could he continue to mix in the underworld if this incident got out?

The second burly man rushed forward, and Ye Ming still used the same method, throwing a punch.

The vastly smaller in stature burly man immediately let out a scream, staggered back two steps, and fell to the ground.

The third and fourth burly men who followed met the same fate.

Screams echoed from all around in an instant.

And yet, Ye Ming remained unscathed, standing in his original spot as if nothing had happened.

Xu Lele was already dumbfounded by the scene before her.

She became even more convinced that Xia Ningning had lied to her.

How could a man with such skills possibly be associated with the word 'useless'?

Scarface looked at the scene before him, trembling with anger, and cursed, "Motherfucker, you've got some skills. If I don't kill you today, I'll take your surname!"

With that, Scarface took off his shirt, revealing his robust physique.

The fallen underlings also felt their blood boiling, knowing that once Scarface took off his shirt, it meant he was ready for a serious fight.

They all waited to enjoy the show, but what happened next once again shocked everyone.

Just as Scarface was charging over, ready to strike, he suddenly got a clear look at Xu Lele's face. He was so scared that his legs went weak, and he immediately knelt on the ground.

He looked as if he had seen a ghost, trembling uncontrollably, and after a long time, he finally managed to stammer out, "Miss Xu, what are you doing here?"

Xu Lele's attitude abruptly changed, and her tone was icy as she questioned, "Scarface, you really are quite impressive, aren't you?"

"I..." Scarface was so scared that he stuttered, tremblingly saying, "Miss Xu, I... I really didn't see clearly just now, I truly deserve to die."

"Please be magnanimous, and don't take it personally with me!"

Before his voice even fell, Scarface crisply gave himself a harsh slap.

The slap was crisp and resounding, and it was filled with sincerity. After the palm came down, a blush even rose on Scarface's cheek.

Le Le snorted coldly, surprised that the other party had been so direct, and unsure how to vent her pent-up anger.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "It's useless to apologize just to me, you should apologize to him!"

As she spoke, Xu Lele pointed at Ye Ming beside her.

Without hesitation, Scarface slapped himself and said, "Brother, I was blind to your greatness earlier. I hope you can overlook the transgressions of someone insignificant like me and let me off this time!"

Out of consideration for Xu Lele, Ye Ming didn't make a big deal of it and simply uttered the word "Scram" indifferently.

Scarface breathed a huge sigh of relief, and before leaving, he even came over to Ye Ming to keep apologizing, nearly kneeling and kowtowing.

Once they had left, Scarface's underlings were puzzled about their boss's actions and kept asking, "Big brother, she's just a woman. Why are you so afraid of her?"

Scarface growled, "You know nothing. I'm just being prudent. That woman is Miss Xu of the Xu Family. If I hadn't reacted quickly, we'd probably be dead by tomorrow."

Hearing Scarface's words, the underlings were also taken aback and then they began to flatter him incessantly.

Scarface was quite pleased with himself and then added, "Those slaps today can't go for nothing, all of them were because of that stinking brat, Wang Hai!"

"I must make him pay a price, otherwise I won't be able to sleep peacefully tonight!"

The more Scarface thought about it, the angrier he became, and then he led his men to settle the score with Wang Hai.

...

After these burly men had left, Ye Ming asked curiously, "I didn't expect you to be so formidable, even people from the underworld are afraid of you."

"Could it be that you're a big sister?"

Xu Lele's serious expression vanished in an instant, and she revealed a cheerful smile as she explained to Ye Ming, "Their boss has business ties with our family, so he recognized me."

"There's nothing more to it, as long as you're not hurt, that's good."

After speaking, Xu Lele also checked Ye Ming's body with concern, and only relaxed after finding that he was fine.

While checking, she kept saying, "If you'd gotten even a scrape, I would make them pay dearly."

Ye Ming changed the subject and asked, "Why did you come after me again? Is there something the matter?"

Xu Lele looked down, embarrassed, and said, "You left in such a hurry earlier, I forgot to take your phone number."

In fact, shortly after Ye Ming left, the owner of the medicine shop had returned.

When he discovered that Xu Lele's illness had been cured, he was utterly astonished.

When he saw the prescription Ye Ming had left behind, the color drained from his face. He kept calling Ye Ming a "Divine Doctor" and said he wanted to visit Ye Ming personally one day to express his gratitude and asked Xu Lele to introduce them.

More importantly, the prescription left by Ye Ming required a special method to brew, and the medicine shop owner had made a name for himself in the industry with his unique brewing techniques, after researching them his whole life.

But upon seeing Ye Ming's prescription, he was completely stumped as he had no idea how to brew it and could only ask Ye Ming to do it himself.

Only then did Xu Lele realize she had no way to contact Ye Ming; apart from his name, she had no other information.

Therefore, while Ye Ming was still nearby, she hurriedly followed him.

And so the earlier scene unfolded.

Xu Lele recounted these events without omitting a single detail, and Ye Ming was not surprised, having anticipated this.

He also admired the medicine shop owner's ability to recognize a good thing when he saw it.

In the end, after Xu Lele's persistent badgering, Ye Ming gave her his mobile number, and instructed, "I'm not free today, but when I have some time in the future, I will personally help you brew the medicine."