Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 897 - 898: Terrifying the Ji Family Members

Chapter 897: Chapter 898: Terrifying the Ji Family Members

Song Xiaodong’s gaze swept over the people of the Ji Family. His expression was calm, yet the Ji Family members felt an ominous foreboding.

Lin Shu rushed to speak before the Ji Family members, still full of aggression, and said, "Are you saying you didn’t come here to choose a woman?"

Song Xiaodong raised his hand and gently knocked Lin Shu on the head and said, "What woman would I choose? That’s all their wild imagination, trying to please me through such methods. I have no interest in this kind of thing! If I were that lustful, would the two of you still be doing okay?"

Lin Shu’s face immediately broke into a smile. She jumped forward and hugged Song Xiaodong’s arm excitedly, saying, "Alright, then I forgive you."

Xiao Ling also followed over, standing next to Song Xiaodong, softly saying, "Uncle, it’s good that you’re here."

Seeing this scene, the faces of the Ji Family members turned even darker. The two young beauties they had painstakingly found turned out to already have a relationship with Song Xiaodong. Not only did their plan fall apart, but they had clearly offended Song Xiaodong. If he decided to hold them accountable, they would be in serious trouble.

Old Master Ji said with trepidation, "Patriarch Song, this matter..."

Song Xiaodong waved his hand and said to Lin Shu and Xiao Ling, "Did you suffer any grievances?"

Xiao Ling, being kind-hearted, although she was furious with the Ji Family earlier, now saw the fear and trembling faces of everyone in the hall, except for Uncle, and felt some pity. She said, "No, they just wanted us to meet you, Uncle."

The Ji Family members immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If Xiao Ling had said something negative at this moment, their situation would have been much worse.

Song Xiaodong looked at Old Master Ji and said, "Patriarch Ji, I understand that you want to establish ties with the Su Family to keep your family competitive. However, your methods are inappropriate. Let me reiterate: no matter what women you send over, I won’t be interested. Don’t bother trying such schemes again. If you want to cooperate with the Su Family, show genuine sincerity."

Old Master Ji quickly responded, "Yes, yes! We acted rashly and offended the two young ladies. It’s entirely our fault. We will make amends to both young ladies later. Please spare the Ji Family, Patriarch Song."

Song Xiaodong waved his hand and didn’t explain further, saying, "Patriarch Ji, I don’t want to see girls being coerced into doing things they don’t want to. Let this matter end here for today."

After saying this, Song Xiaodong turned around and walked off, holding Lin Shu and Xiao Ling’s hands.

The Ji Family members quickly followed to see them off.

"No need to send us out," Song Xiaodong said indifferently. The Ji Family members halted immediately, not daring to take another step.

Ji Huan watched as Song Xiaodong displayed such authority in front of the Ji Family, and not a single member dared to raise their voice. That commanding presence truly made people envious. This was a real man, the kind of man she genuinely admired.

However, just now, Song Xiaodong had completely disregarded her, yet was now holding Lin Shu and Xiao Ling, whom she looked down upon. A surge of intense jealousy rose in her heart.

"Patriarch Song!" Ji Huan impulsively shouted, running up to Song Xiaodong and the others.

"What else do you want?" Song Xiaodong looked at Ji Huan and frowned slightly.

Ji Huan raised her chin and clenched her fists, saying, "Patriarch Song, since you can accept those two, why can’t you accept me? I am no less beautiful than them, and I’ve received elite education since childhood. I excel in singing, dancing, chess, painting, and poetry. How can these two ordinary girls compare to me?"

Song Xiaodong replied indifferently, "Because they are my friends." Then, he walked past Ji Huan without hesitation.

"I won’t lose, I won’t lose to two mere girls, I..." Ji Huan screamed stubbornly from behind, but her aunt rushed forward to cover her mouth.

"What are you doing? I haven’t finished speaking. I’m not giving up!" Ji Huan was only able to speak again after Song Xiaodong disappeared from view.

"Silence!" Old Master Ji suddenly shouted angrily.

Ji Huan shuddered and quickly said, "Grandfather, I won’t give up. I will succeed."

Old Master Ji’s face was stern as he said, "Didn’t you claim they were just ordinary people? Didn’t you say they were merely your schoolmates? Yet now it turns out they are people close to Patriarch Song. Do you realize this has greatly displeased him? All our preparations have been destroyed, and we may never have another chance to cooperate with the Su Family!"

"So what if there’s no cooperation? Our Ji Family can just choose to forego their money," Ji Huan said defiantly.

"Utter foolishness!" Old Master Ji’s beard trembled with anger.

Ji Huan’s aunt quickly stepped forward, saying, "Father, this issue primarily stems from my failure to investigate thoroughly, leading to this situation. The responsibility should fall on me. After all, Huan Huan is young and inexperienced."

Old Master Ji snapped angrily, "I don’t care to figure out who’s at fault now. What matters is how to handle the aftermath of this mess."

Ji Huan’s aunt said, "I noticed that although Patriarch Song is slightly angered, he hasn’t said anything overly harsh. It’s clear he’s left us some room to maneuver and won’t destroy the Ji Family outright. The key issue lies with those two girls. Huan Huan needs to apologize to them and seek their forgiveness—especially Xiao Ling, who has a kind heart. I believe if we touch her emotionally, she’ll speak on our behalf."

Old Master Ji pondered for a moment before replying, "Then do as you suggest. No matter what conditions they set, you must fulfill them. Especially you, Ji Huan—no matter what it takes, you must earn their forgiveness."

Ji Huan softly answered, "Got it." Yet she felt extremely wronged. Now, she had to apologize to the two people she always looked down upon. Not only apologize, but suck up to them as well. The emotional gap was so enormous that she found it hard to bear.

By now, Song Xiaodong had already seated Xiao Ling and Lin Shu in his car—a stretched Rolls-Royce Phantom. To attend such events, his vehicle had to be of appropriate grandeur.

As soon as they entered the car, Lin Shu stared at Song Xiaodong intently.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Song Xiaodong asked with a smile.

Lin Shu tilted her chin upward and said, "I have a question, Uncle. Just now, that old man referred to us as ’young ladies.’ Why didn’t you explain? Tell me... Do you have some ulterior motive with us? Are you taking us back to make us your young wives now?"