The Young Master Storms the City
Chapter 130 The Competition Between Men_1

Chapter 130: Chapter 130 The Competition Between Men_1

Whoosh!

All eyes turned toward the entrance as if on cue.

There stood Xu Yourong, dressed in a flowing gown, exuding elegance, luxury, and beauty.

She quickly walked up to Ning Fan, extended her hands, and adjusted his collar with a look of concern. "Ning Fan, why didn’t you tell me you were coming here?"

"For such a trivial matter, I didn’t want to trouble you," Ning Fan said with a wry smile.

Xu Yourong deliberately used a tone laden with dissatisfaction and grievance, "It seems that you still see me as an outsider. Should I take offense at being kept out of matters like this?"

"Uh, no..." Ning Fan began to explain, feeling awkward.

"I’m glad it’s not that. If you still consider me your girlfriend, then let me handle what comes next," she said.

Xu Yourong’s gaze was tender when she looked at Ning Fan, but as her eyes swept over the people in the banquet hall, her expression turned to anger and icy detachment.

Her eyes moved imposingly over the crowd as she said, "Who were the ones saying they would deal with my boyfriend? The Zhou Family? The Wu Family? The Zheng Family? The Wang Family? Good, I’ll remember you all."

The Family Heads of the Zhou, Wu, Zheng, and Wang families instantly paled.

Indeed, they had been the ones leading the charge to support Zhao Xingrui against Ning Fan.

But they had not expected Xu Yourong to show up!

"No, Miss Xu, please hear me out..."

"This is a misunderstanding, Miss Xu..."

"We were just helping Young Master Zhao..."

The Family Heads started explaining themselves in a fluster.

After all, the Xu Family was the unparalleled power in River City, and their years of accumulated sway instilled an instinctive fear in everyone present.

"What? Do you think Zhao Xingrui can protect you? Let me remind you, though the Zhao Family is strong, they are only powerful in the provincial city! The Zhao Family’s reach does not necessarily extend to River City! Here, it is the Xu Family that holds sway," Xu Yourong declared, her voice icy and unquestionable.

The crowd murmured in submission, not daring to meet Xu Yourong’s gaze, their eyes shifty.

Xu Yourong was right; in the provincial city, the Zhao Family indeed had more clout than the Xu Family, but the Zhao Family hadn’t taken root in River City.

And what if Zhao Xingrui left for the provincial city tomorrow? Then who would they turn to?

If Xu Yourong waited for Zhao Xingrui to return to the provincial city before methodically dealing with them, what would they do then?

"Ahem, Miss Xu, today’s matter is a personal feud between Ning Fan and me. Perhaps it’s best if you don’t get involved," Zhao Xingrui interjected, coughing twice and forcing a smile.

"And why shouldn’t I? There’s an old saying that fathers and sons take to the battlefield together, and brothers fight the tiger side by side. Since Ning Fan and I are in a relationship, when someone picks a fight, naturally we face it together!" Xu Yourong replied without hesitation.

"Miss Xu, this is a matter of men’s competition!" Zhao Xingrui looked at Ning Fan, trying to provoke him, "Ning Fan, are you saying you’re afraid to compete with me on your own? Or do you intend to always hide behind Miss Xu? Don’t you have the courage to face me on your own? You’re nothing but a coward! If you’re brave enough, you wouldn’t let Miss Xu intervene! Do you dare?"

Before Xu Yourong could retort, Ning Fan reached out, pulled her behind him, took a step forward, and said calmly, "What’s there to be afraid of?"

"Ning Fan..." Xu Yourong began anxiously.

"Miss Xu, this really is a matter of men’s competition, so let me handle this," Ning Fan said, then turned his attention back to Zhao Xingrui and continued coolly, "You want to compete with me? With what? With this so-called industry blockade and these threats? I’m sorry to inform you, but none of that works on me."

The snub from the big shots in River City’s upper society could make an ordinary person’s life in River City unbearable.

But such tactics were utterly useless against Ning Fan!

Not to mention, now that Xu Yourong had made her stance clear, how many of River City’s elite dared to take the actual risk of locking horns with the Xu Family to truly snub Ning Fan?

Zhao Xingrui looked towards the bigwigs, and sure enough, their eyes darted around, avoiding his gaze — no longer did they rush to ingratiate themselves as before.

Internally, Zhao Xingrui cursed these River City powerhouses for being unreliable, then stepped closer to Ning Fan, whispering a sinister threat,

"Ning Fan, even if you’re skilled in martial arts and have Xu Yourong backing you up, eliminating you is no different from crushing a bug to me!"

"I could stage a car accident, have a dump truck hit you in broad daylight!"

"I could pay assassins to take you out with a sniper shot!"

"I could even fabricate some charges to throw you in prison for life! You’d never see the light of day!"

"Ning Fan oh Ning Fan, just you wait, soon you will see just how powerful I can be!"

Zhao Xingrui’s face was filled with venomous malice.

If neither force nor influence could subdue Ning Fan, then he’d resort to underhanded tactics.

After all, for him, the end always justified the means.

Having said his piece, Zhao Xingrui, along with the bruised and battered Zhang Long and his cohorts, attempted to leave.

But Ning Fan stepped to the side, blocking Zhao Xingrui’s path, and said coldly, "You say you’ll soon show me how powerful you are? Let me show you my power right now."

Immediately, Ning Fan grabbed Zhao Xingrui by the neck, clamping down and lifting him off his feet.

"Hey... let... let go of me... What... what are you doing?"

Zhao Xingrui’s feet dangled in the air, struggling to breathe, he desperately flailed.