TRWSB – Chapter 195 The So-called Domineering

After sending Jun Lanyue away, Zuo Yunjing found Zuo Yunfei.

“How do you plan to handle the situation with Jun Lanyue?” Zuo Yunjing asked, full of concern.

Zuo Yunfei, lounging on a rocking chair with his legs crossed, replied nonchalantly, “I already asked about it. She came to provoke someone and lost because she was weaker. There’s nothing to be done about that. Sister, do you think this needs to be handled?”

Zuo Yunjing rolled her eyes. “The Jun family won’t let this go easily.”

Zuo Yunfei remained indifferent. “Let them make a fuss if they want to. They’ll get tired of it eventually. Just ignore them.”

Zuo Yunjing: “…”

“That Qi Heng’s temperament is really… unexpected,” Zuo Yunjing said, shaking her head helplessly.

Zuo Yunfei chuckled. “He’s a madman. Luckily, you arrived early. If you’d been any later, Jun Lanyue might’ve been beaten to death by him.”

Zuo Yunjing looked at Zuo Yunfei in astonishment. “Qi Heng would go that far?”

“Why wouldn’t he?” Zuo Yunfei replied rhetorically.

“You know he’s that dangerous—so why did you bring him back?” Zuo Yunjing asked.

“Why not?”

“Yunfei, you’re playing with fire,” Zuo Yunjing said, unable to contain herself.

Zuo Yunfei’s expression turned cold, a flash of frost in his eyes. “Sister, I know what you’re trying to say. I don’t need a lecture. I’ve already made it clear—no unrelated person is allowed in my private residence. If someone knowingly enters and gets hurt, they’ve only themselves to blame.”

Zuo Yunjing: “…”

Lowering her head, Zuo Yunjing took a deep breath. “Yunfei, you still can’t let go of what happened back then, can you?”

Zuo Yunfei turned to her with a cold smile. “Sister, if you want the truth—I’ll never let it go, not in this lifetime.”

Zuo Yunjing closed her eyes. Back then, although Zuo Yunfei was powerful, he still listened to her. But now…

As they were speaking, a guard rushed in.

“Young Master Yunfei, Miss Jing, people from the Jun family have arrived.”

Zuo Yunjing took a deep breath. “They’ve come, as expected. I’ll go call Qi Heng.”

Zuo Yunfei grabbed her hand. “No need. Why call him?”

“He’s the one who started this. The Jun family came here—shouldn’t he face them?” Zuo Yunjing replied.

“Qi Heng is my guest. Whatever he does, I’ll take responsibility for it. There’s no need to call him,” Zuo Yunfei said, patting his chest.

Zuo Yunjing stared at Zuo Yunfei blankly, suddenly feeling like she didn’t know him anymore.

Zuo Yunfei stood up and walked toward the main hall.

Zuo Yunjing watched his back, a sense of foreboding rising in her chest.

Zuo Yunfei entered the main hall and sat lazily across from several elders of the Jun family, legs crossed.

“You’re here, Yunfei?” an elder of the Zuo family said with a forced smile.

Zuo Yunfei picked at his nails. “Yes. What do you want? I’m busy. I don’t have time to waste on a bunch of idle old men.”

The Jun elders frowned at his attitude.

“Young Master Zuo, are you aware that Jun Lanyue was beaten in your residence?”

“You mean that shameless tramp? I warned her multiple times, and she still threw herself at me. I don’t know what she was thinking. I told her to stay away from my place, but she refused. She got beaten—that’s her own fault,” Zuo Yunfei replied lazily.

The Jun elders’ expressions changed drastically at his words.

“Zuo Yunfei, how can you speak like that?” one of the Jun elders exclaimed.

Zuo Yunfei looked at him. “If I don’t speak like this, how else should I? Isn’t she a tramp? I’ve never seen anyone so shameless.”

Zuo Yunjing interjected, “Brother—”

Zuo Yunfei glanced at her. “Sister, you shut up too. I already said I’m not interested in that wretched woman. Yet you kept trying to match us. How much did she pay you? Would you be satisfied only if I married that slut?”

Zuo Yunjing’s face turned bright red. “Brother, how can you say such things?”

Zuo Yunfei stood up lazily, swept his gaze over the Jun elders, then turned to the Zuo family elders. “If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going. If shameless people show up, why give them any face? Just throw them out. Sitting here—are you trying to force that tramp onto me?”

Seeing him becoming more outrageous, Zuo Yunjing spoke with a headache. “Brother, just leave.”

Zuo Yunfei scoffed. “Fine, I didn’t want to come anyway.”

As he walked away, Zuo Yunjing looked at his back with helplessness.

The Jun elders, watching him leave, said angrily, “This is outrageous. Absolutely outrageous. How can he be so arrogant?”

A Zuo family elder replied, “Yunfei has been like this ever since that incident years ago.”

He glanced at Zuo Yunjing and sighed inwardly: back then, Zuo Yunjing and Zuo Yunfei were very close siblings. Now, Zuo Yunfei won’t even give her the slightest regard.

“You’re back?” Qi Heng asked.

Zuo Yunfei nodded. “Yes.”

Qi Heng tilted his head and asked, “Is it settled?”

Zuo Yunfei rubbed his chin. “More or less.”

“The Jun family didn’t demand a settlement?” Qi Heng asked.

“Why bother with them? No need to show them any respect. Give them an inch and they’ll take a mile,” Zuo Yunfei replied.

Zuo Yunfei looked at the stack of documents next to Qi Heng and asked, “You’re studying the Jiang family’s business structure?”

Qi Heng nodded and replied, “Yes.”

Zuo Yunfei narrowed his eyes and scrutinized Qi Heng. “What are you planning to do?”

Qi Heng looked at Zuo Yunfei and said, “Since you’ve already guessed, why bother asking?”

“You’re planning to bring down the Jiang family’s business?” Zuo Yunfei asked.

Qi Heng nodded. “That’s the plan.”

“Why? Because they kicked you out of the family?” Zuo Yunfei questioned.

Qi Heng nodded again. “That’s part of it, but not the whole reason.”

“Then what else?” Zuo Yunfei asked.

“My younger brother. He wanted the Jiang family to disappear.”

Zuo Yunfei was puzzled. “Your brother? Where is he now?”

“He died when he was very young,” Qi Heng said somewhat vaguely.

When someone is isolated and helpless, they need a reason to keep living. When they were children, Qi Heng had always protected Jiang Heng. But in truth, it wasn’t just that he was taking care of Jiang Heng—Jiang Heng had given him a reason to live. In that dark household, only Jiang Heng brought him warmth.

Zuo Yunfei looked at Qi Heng. “You cared about your brother a lot?”

“Of course!” Qi Heng replied without hesitation.

At the Jiang family.

“Sister Qin Xin, you wouldn’t believe it—Jun Lanyue went to cause trouble for Qi Heng, and she almost got beaten to death! The Jun family went to confront Zuo Yunfei, and he outright called Jun Lanyue a slut and said she brought it on herself,” said a young girl of the Jiang family.

Good news travels slow, bad news spreads like wildfire. The things Zuo Yunfei said were immediately circulated throughout the capital, and this time, Jun Lanyue’s reputation was thoroughly ruined.

Jun Lanyue had tried to deal with people close to Zuo Yunfei before, but this was the first time Zuo Yunfei had actually stood up for one of them.

“Sister Qin Xin, Jun Lanyue has really embarrassed herself this time. But wow, Zuo Yunfei really doesn’t spare anyone with his words!”

Jiang Qin Xin smiled faintly. “Zuo Yunfei’s sharp tongue isn’t exactly new.”

After being poisoned and cured, Zuo Yunfei’s personality had changed drastically—his words became vicious, and his methods, ruthless.

Many in the Zuo family couldn’t stand the change in him. But Zuo Yunfei’s talent was extraordinary, and his strength immense. The Supreme Elder, a Saint-level powerhouse in the Zuo family, was very fond of him. That elder thought Zuo Yunfei’s “little flaws” were no big deal at all. Since even the Saint didn’t mind, no one else in the family dared to say anything.

“Sister Qin Xin, who is this Qi Heng? I heard Jun Lanyue was almost beaten to death by him. This outsider is too arrogant—he doesn’t even take the Jun family seriously!”

Jiang Qin Xin took a deep breath and said, “He… he’s part of the Jiang family.”

Jiang Yue stared at Jiang Qin Xin in shock. “Sister Qin Xin, what are you talking about?”

Jiang Qin Xin closed her eyes. “Just wait and see. If I’m right, it won’t be long before Qi Heng makes a move against the Jiang family.”

Jiang Yue’s eyes widened. “Why would he do that?”

Jiang Qin Xin shook her head. “Let’s wait and see. I didn’t expect Jun Lanyue to be so useless.”

Jiang Yue nodded. “Exactly. She acts all arrogant, but in the end, it’s all just for show.”

Zuo Yun Jing walked to the gate of Zuo Yunfei’s courtyard and saw Qi Heng sitting at a desk, reading through documents.

Zuo Yunfei was lazily sitting to the side, sipping tea.

“Miss, do you want to go see Young Master Yunfei?” the maid beside her asked.

Zuo Yun Jing took a deep breath and said, “Forget it. Let’s not disturb the two of them.”

Qi Heng looked up, glanced in her direction, and said, “Your sister came… and left.”

“Ignore her,” Zuo Yunfei replied.

Qi Heng looked at Zuo Yunfei with a puzzled expression. “You don’t get along with her?”

Zuo Yunfei shrugged. “Not good, not bad. It’s so-so.”

In the past, Zuo Yunfei and Zuo Yun Jing had a close relationship. But when Zuo Yunfei lost his talent, Zuo Yun Jing came to him and asked him to give up the family resources allocated to him, to hand them over to their younger brother Zuo Yunjie.

At the time, given their situation in the family, it made sense—Zuo Yun Jing wanted to preserve their standing and make the best use of resources. She wasn’t necessarily wrong. But her request still left Zuo Yunfei feeling deeply uncomfortable.