Chapter 411: Assist Me in Answering Young Master Ye

“Brother Xie is here too.”

Tang Siyu and Xie Tianlin clinked their glasses.

Xie Tianlin smiled, “After all, we used to play together. I had to come, but I imagine many will be disappointed tonight.”

Most people noticed Ye Tao had changed.

Only a few either didn’t notice or didn’t care, like that fool Ma Chengwu.

“Any new business lately, Brother Xie? Help me make some money,” Tang Siyu asked.

Xie Tianlin gave him a teasing glance, “Tang, both our families are in the steel business. We’re competitors; are you trying to gather intelligence?”

“Hello, Mr. Xu.”

“Mr. Xu is here too.”

“Good evening, Mr. Xu.”

Suddenly, the hall filled with greetings, and many people gathered towards the entrance.

Xu Shaochen entered, smiling with his arm around Mei Liangying, with Long Yi and Long Er following behind.

On the way, Mei Liangxin and the other three scoundrels saw three pretty female students and decided to ‘help’ them with one-on-one tutoring, sneaking away midway.

“Young Master Xu.”

Tang Siyu, Huang Wenqiang, and Xie Tianlin raised their glasses to Xu Shaochen.

“Young Master Ye, that’s him!”

Ma Chengwu stood beside Ye Tao, gritting his teeth as he pointed at Xu Shaochen.

Ye Tao’s eyes cooled. The way so many people rushed to greet Xu Shaochen irritated him.

In Songshan, besides him, when did an outsider ever receive such treatment? “Hmph!”

Ye Tao barely audibly snorted, holding his wine glass as he walked towards Xu Shaochen, with Ma Chengwu following close behind, smiling maliciously.

“I assume this must be Young Master Ye Tao. Nice to meet you.”

Watching Ye Tao approach, Xu Shaochen ignored Ma Chengwu and extended his hand with a smile.

However, Ye Tao ignored Xu Shaochen’s outstretched hand completely and looked at Mei Liangying, “So you must be the Mei Family’s first daughter who sent Si Mingfei to prison. Truly a stunning beauty, enough to drive any man wild, not just Young Master Xu—I’m even slightly tempted myself.”

Silence fell! The hall became so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard.

Ye Tao first ignored Xu Shaochen’s handshake, leaving him hanging, then insulted Mei Liangying by bringing up Si Mingfei’s imprisonment. This was a blatant provocation to Xu Shaochen.

Everyone stared at Ye Tao in disbelief.

Is he insane? Didn’t he know who Xu Shaochen is? Ignoring Xu Shaochen’s goodwill is one thing, but insulting his woman?

This… this is asking for death.

Everyone was utterly shocked, unaware that Ye Tao indeed didn’t know who Xu Shaochen was.

Otherwise, with his current attitude, he wouldn’t be challenging him. He’d be trying to curry favor.

Tang Siyu and Xie Tianlin exchanged glances and quickly stepped forward to mediate.

“Young Master Xu, Young Master Ye is drunk. Let’s not take him too seriously.”

“Yes, yes. Young Master Ye, you haven’t been here in a while. We should catch up. Let’s chat over there.”

They were trying to help Ye Tao. After all, no matter what, they had played together for years; they couldn’t just watch him throw away his life.

Xu Shaochen isn’t a kind soul. With his status, how could he tolerate such provocation and insult from Ye Tao?

The lessons of Si Mingfei, Chen Hui, and Zheng Nan were still fresh in everyone’s minds. Ye Tao was simply courting death.

“What do you mean? Get lost! Who said you could speak here?”

Ye Tao was furious seeing Tang Siyu and Xie Tianlin trying to persuade him to back down.

Ma Chengwu was right after all. Tang Siyu had been following Xu Shaochen for so long that he’d forgotten about Ye Tao.

“Young Master Ye…”

Tang Siyu and Xie Tianlin tried to persuade him again.

“Let him speak. Let him say whatever he wants. After all, in this modern society, everyone has the freedom of speech.”

Xu Shaochen glanced at Tang Siyu and Xie Tianlin, interrupted them, then retracted his hand. A calm, spring-like smile appeared on his face as he spoke.

Ye Tao pushed aside Tang Siyu and Xie Tianlin, glaring coldly at Xu Shaochen, “I heard some big shot from out of town came to Songshan. I wanted to see how big he is. Si Mingfei used to be under my wing, and Ma Chengwu got injured because of you. Shouldn’t this big shot give me an explanation?”

Tang Siyu and Xie Tianlin could only sigh. They had done all they could. It’s hard to save someone hell-bent on getting himself killed.

However, they both shot a fierce glare at Ma Chengwu. The bastard wasn’t satisfied with his own demise; he had to drag Ye Tao down with him.

Ma Chengwu rolled his eyes at them in disdain. It wasn’t just Ye Tao tonight; there was also Young Master Ye Yang from Yijing.

With him present and Ye Tao by his side, Ma Chengwu had no fear.

“You want an explanation from me?”

Xu Shaochen looked at Ye Tao as if he had just heard a joke, “You think you’re somebody, but to me, you’re just another mortal. The last person who asked me for an explanation now has grass three feet tall growing over his grave. Are you ready to join him?”

“Are you trying to scare me? This is Songshan! My name is Ye Tao. If you don’t know me, you’d better ask around. Do you think I’m someone you can scare?”

Ye Tao sneered coldly and pointed his finger at Xu Shaochen, berating him loudly.

Damn it, only a few years away, and suddenly, clowns are crawling out of the woodwork. How dare this mere jester prance around in front of me? Xu Shaochen stared at the arrogant expression on Ye Tao’s face, remained silent for a moment, then started laughing softly. He turned to everyone around and said, “Come on, help me out. Tell Young Master Ye—am I worthy of threatening him or not?”

Everyone looked at each other awkwardly, not knowing what to say. A look of difficulty filled their faces.

“Young Master Ye… maybe… just let it go.”

Suddenly, someone in the crowd spoke up, and this triggered a chain reaction.

“Yeah, Young Master Ye, we’re looking out for you. Maybe just let it go.”

“Just apologize to Young Master Xu, Young Master Ye. It’s no big deal.”

“Si Mingfei brought it on himself. And Ma Chengwu, you know his temperament.”

As the voices of persuasion grew, Ye Tao was dumbfounded. He didn’t react for a long time, his mind blank.

He never expected this.

All those who used to respectfully call him Young Master Ye were now all siding with Xu Shaochen.

This was immediately followed by an overwhelming rage—rage at the betrayal, at the blow to his pride.

“Young Master Ye, don’t listen to them. They’re just a bunch of ungrateful scum.”

Ma Chengwu added fuel to the fire. Ye Tao couldn’t back down. If he did, Ma Chengwu was dead meat.