Chapter 991: Not Giving Me Any Respect

Hearing Xu Shaochen’s words.

Yu Li was startled.

He was so used to being domineering towards Yuxiu before that he actually forgot this woman had now climbed onto Xu Shaochen’s high branch.

Realizing this, he immediately forced a smile and said, “Young Master Xu, you misunderstood. My sister and I are on great terms. We’ve talked like this since childhood. Don’t worry, I won’t do it again, I swear.”

“I don’t care about later. Right now, don’t you think you owe her an apology?”

Xu Shaochen looked at him with a half-smile, his hand that was on Yuxiu’s waist had somehow slid down to her leg.

Even through the skirt, Xu Shaochen could feel Yuxiu’s delicate and smooth skin. This woman was like a finely crafted piece of art, making it hard for him to let go.

Yu Li saw that Xu Shaochen was not going to let this go easily. He knew if he didn’t apologize, today wouldn’t end well.

Though he felt indignant inside, he still said to Yuxiu, “Sister, I’m sorry, I didn’t watch my words. Please be magnanimous and don’t hold it against me.”

After speaking, he lightly slapped himself, the type that made no sound.

“Smack!”

Xu Shaochen raised his hand and delivered a hard slap to his face.

“Ah!”

Yu Li screamed in pain. Caught off guard, he was knocked to the ground, his face marked with five bright red fingerprints.

Everyone jumped in shock at this sudden scene.

“That slap just now had no sincerity. I helped you make it right.”

Xu Shaochen looked at Yu Li calmly, as if bestowing a favor upon him.

“Yes, thank you, Young Master Xu, thank you for your generosity.”

Feeling the burning pain on his face, Yu Li was seething with rage inside, but he still had to maintain a grateful smile on the surface.

“You’re really pathetic, aren’t you.”

Xu Shaochen looked at him, genuinely offering praise.

Yu Li felt unbearable humiliation, but he didn’t even dare to breathe too loudly.

Both Yu Li’s father and mother had doted on this son as if he were a treasure since childhood. Seeing this scene made them feel both heartbroken and furious.

So, the two of them could only shut their eyes and choose not to look.

There was nothing they could do. It’s tragic to say, but this was the best solution they could think of.

Yuxiu’s expression was complicated. She never thought she’d fall to such a point where it wasn’t her family supporting her, but Xu Shaochen instead.

“Closing your eyes? What, are you ignoring me?”

Xu Shaochen didn’t notice Yuxiu’s expression. He was a bit too immersed in the joy of using his powerful position to deliberately nitpick.

Yu Li’s father and mother were startled by his words, immediately opening their eyes reflexively.

“No, no, not at all, Young Master Xu misunderstood. We definitely didn’t mean that, absolutely not.”

They opened their eyes as wide as possible, looking both ridiculous and pitiful.

“Can we leave now?”

Xu Shaochen withdrew his gaze from the pair and looked at Yuxiu beside him.

Yuxiu nodded. She had long since lost the desire to stay in this place.

But because Xu Shaochen hadn’t said to leave, she didn’t dare speak up first.

Seeing her nod, Xu Shaochen grabbed her hand and stood up, leading her outside.

“This…”

Yu Li’s parents exchanged glances, wanting to say something but not knowing where to start, nor daring to boldly stop them.

“Xiu Xiu, don’t forget, you’re still part of the Yu family.”

Yu Li’s father gritted his teeth and yelled out.

“The canary I’ve kept is, of course, mine. How is she part of your Yu family?”

Xu Shaochen spun around coldly, glaring at Yu Li’s father.

Yu Li’s father turned pale with fear, stammering as he said, “I… I misspoke, I misspoke. She’s yours, absolutely yours. Xiu Xiu, you must serve Young Master Xu well. Serve him well.”

“Hahaha…”

Xu Shaochen laughed heartily, embracing Yuxiu as they walked out of the living room.

To Yu Li’s father, Xu Shaochen’s laughter was full of scorn, making him feel utterly humiliated and helpless, burning with anger he could do nothing about.

Yuxiu hadn’t said a word from start to finish.

“Dad…”

Watching Xu Shaochen and Yuxiu leave, Yu Li looked at his father with a worried expression. Climbing that high branch wasn’t going to be easy.

“It’s fine. After all, we’re family. After some time, when your sister calms down, we’ll go find her again.”

Yu Li’s father said confidently. Xu Shaochen, this towering figure, was a connection the Yu family had to hold onto no matter what.

………………

“Your family situation is rather unusual.”

In the car, Xu Shaochen looked at Yuxiu and said.

“Never experienced a family that values boys over girls?”

Yuxiu shot back coldly. Her words still held a bit of sarcasm, but her tone had softened somewhat.

“I’ve seen it. I’ve even heard of worse. But your family’s case is the most severe I’ve seen with my own eyes.”

Xu Shaochen thought for a moment, then spoke with a straight face.

Yuxiu’s eyebrows raised slightly. From his tone, she could tell he was making fun of her misery.

Of course, she had no idea about Xu Shaochen’s little schemes.

To Xu Shaochen, the more helpless this canary was, the easier it would be to fully domesticate her, eventually becoming inseparable from him.

“When are we going back to Jiangzhou?”

Yuxiu asked. She hadn’t realized yet how much more talkative she had become.

“In a hurry?”

Xu Shaochen asked with a malicious grin.

“I just want to leave this place as soon as possible. It doesn’t have to be Jiangzhou, going anywhere else would do.”

Yuxiu replied coldly, though this was in vain. Without Xu Shaochen, she wasn’t going anywhere.

“Tomorrow. I still have to say goodbye to someone tonight.”

Xu Shaochen said while pulling out his phone and dialing Zhao Yu’s number.

“Hello, Mr. Xu.”

Soon, the call connected, and Zhao Yu’s excited voice came through.

To an ordinary person, Xu Shaochen was already an extraordinary figure.

It’s likely that Xu Shaochen was the hot topic Zhao Yu bragged about to his comrades or friends last night.

And after boasting, many people probably didn’t believe him.

“Brother Zhao…”

“Please don’t, Mr. Xu, just call me Xiao Yu.”

Before Xu Shaochen could finish, Zhao Yu interrupted him hurriedly.

This showed just how excited Zhao Yu truly was. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have made the impolite mistake of cutting someone off mid-sentence.

“Alright then, I won’t be formal. Xiao Yu, I feel like we really hit it off. I’d love to be friends, but I wonder if you’d give me the honor.”

“I’m heading back to Jiangzhou tomorrow. Do you have time for dinner tonight?”

Xu Shaochen spoke smoothly. Of course, the whole “hit it off” talk was to fool kids.

They hit it off because it was profitable, or more accurately, because it might be profitable down the road.

It’s just like love at first sight—when you fall for someone on the spot because they’re attractive and you want to sleep with them.