"My dear father..." Zheng Yubai almost collapsed.
Zheng Jingzhe knew about the relationship between Zheng Yubai and Xu Jin, and he even jokingly called Xu Jin his daughter-in-law. But as soon as this guy drank, his mind became unclear. He and Yang Huting had an agreement long ago, and today, when he got drunk, he and Yang Huting whispered to each other, and without anyone knowing, he revealed the matter that he had planned to talk about in a few days.
This has really stirred up a hornet's nest.
Xu Jin's face looked ugly, and Yu Luo's face looked even uglier. The little girl seemed like she was about to jump up to seek justice for her sister.
As for Zheng Jingzhe's table, Xu Ruoyu and Du Bisheng were both stunned, almost thinking that there was something wrong with their ears.
The other people present were neither blind nor stupid. They all knew that Zheng Yubai and Xu Jin were in a relationship. When they suddenly heard the news of the child marriage, their first reaction was that it was a mistake, and their second reaction was that this matter was too ridiculous.
Yang Huting thought he would hear a flood of congratulations, but he found that everyone was staring at him. He couldn't help but ask in confusion: "What's wrong? Are you all so happy that you can't talk?"
Yang Feiyan stood up embarrassedly and said, "Grandpa...you...what are you deciding? It's an era now, how can we still have child marriages?"
Yang Huting was not familiar with Xu Jin, so he didn't know what was going on. He stroked his beard and smiled, "I think Yu Bai is a good kid. If you can marry him, it will be a blessing for our Yang family. Your uncle Zheng and I both agree with this marriage. You young people should of course be free to fall in love, but since you are still young, it's not too late to start cultivating feelings now."
These nonsensical remarks proved that Mr. Yang had almost drunk enough. Several people present secretly wiped their sweat, wondering what the hell was going on.
Xu Jin's face was pale. She had been hanging her head since Zheng Jingzhe announced the news of the child marriage. Zheng Yubai saw it and knew how she felt. He finally couldn't help but stood up and said, "Mr. Yang, I'm really sorry, I already have a lover."
"Ah?" Yang Huting was stunned. "Who is it?"
"It's her." Zheng Yubai stretched out his hand and pulled Xu Jin up. "We have already confirmed our relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend, so Sister Feiyan and I..."
A trace of disappointment flashed across Yang Feiyan's eyes, but she quickly hid it and said happily: "Grandpa, did you see that Brother Yubai has a lover? I can't steal her away, and there are many boys who are better than him..."
Yang Feiyun listened to his sister's words, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he thought to himself: "Sister, are you smart or silly and cute?"
Yang Huting stared at everything in front of him, and asked Zheng Jingzhe in confusion: "Didn't you say..."
Zheng Jingzhe seemed to have remembered Xu Jin's existence. He widened his eyes, looked at Zheng Yubai, then at Xu Jin, and then at Xu Ruoyu who had anger in his eyes. He suddenly smacked his lips and said, "Good wine... Good wine..." After that, he fell backwards and fell to the ground with a thud. Before anyone could be surprised, he began to snore.
Zheng Yubai couldn't help but laugh and cry when he saw his father's drama. He probably realized that he had messed up when he came to his senses, so he pretended to be drunk to evade responsibility. Zheng Yubai could only sigh that he was unlucky to have such a father.
Xu Ruoyu and Du Bisheng, who were standing by, told Yang Huting about what happened between Zheng Yubai and Xu Jin. The old man was not confused either. He knew from the looks of the people that everyone knew about it except him.
At this point, it is not the era of arranged marriages in feudal society, and Yang Feiyan does not seem to like Zheng Yubai. Yang Huting had to treat this matter as wishful thinking and apologized to Xu Jin. Xu Jin certainly did not dare to accept it, and he and Zheng Yubai went to toast Yang Huting with a glass of wine. This embarrassing matter was no longer mentioned by those who did not know how to deal with it.
As for the culprit Zheng Jingzhe, he was carried away to rest. His snoring became louder and louder, and he even had a mouth full of saliva. However, no one knew whether he was really asleep or awake.
Yang Feiyan's birthday party ended prematurely because of this slightly ridiculous "engagement". The little girl was not in a good mood, and Yang Feiyun, her brother, saw it and whispered a few words in her ear, which immediately made her happy.
"Yubai, tell everyone to go sing together later." Yang Feiyun glanced at the unhappy grandfather Yang Huting and Zheng Jingzhe who was still pretending to be drunk and said, "It's not fun for everyone to have fun with the elders around. Send them back first, and we young people can have a good gathering later."
Zheng Yubai really liked the feeling of being in a lively atmosphere, so he said, "Okay, let's make an appointment first."
Ding Beibei on the side suddenly said, "Let's go to the Belle Epoque. It's owned by my family and we'll entertain you for free."
Yang Feiyun smiled and said, "That's great, so that I won't be bankrupted by my lovely sister."
Zheng Yubai laughed: "You should send your grandfather home quickly. I will also send my father home. See you later."
Ding Beibei took Xu Jin and other girls to the Belle Epoque KTV first, while Zheng Yubai sent the three old men home. Xu Ruoyu had a cold face along the way, and Du Bisheng sat in the middle of the back seat, looking at the "sleeping" Zheng Jingzhe on the left and the unhappy Xu Ruoyu on the right, not knowing what to say. Zheng Yubai saw this scene in the rearview mirror, and thought that his father had angered the thief king this time. These old guys all have the temper of old children, and it is unknown when they will be able to reconcile after this quarrel. It seems that he needs to discuss with Xu Jin to resolve the knot between them.
After sending the three back home, Zheng Yubai helped Zheng Jingzhe to bed and poured him some hot tea. However, Zheng Jingzhe was determined to pretend to be asleep. No matter how Zheng Yubai shook him, he still snored loudly. Zheng Yubai had no choice but to cover him with a blanket and quietly left the room to play with everyone.
Zheng Jingzhe opened his eyes only after he could no longer hear Zheng Yubai's footsteps. He scratched his head with Zheng Yubai's most common little trick, and then slapped himself lightly in annoyance.
"I have such a bad mouth that I can't face the thief leader and Mr. Yang this time..."
Zheng Yubai didn't know Zheng Jingzhe's annoyance. He went straight to the beautiful era, and when he arrived, he found that everyone had gathered. Except for a few elders who had left, the young people gathered in the largest box, and Yang Feiyan had already started singing.
"Brother Yubai, sit here!" Seeing Zheng Yubai coming in, Yu Luo immediately jumped up and waved at him, indicating that the place for him to sit was next to Xu Jin.
Although the scene at the banquet just now was very embarrassing, it also had a benefit, that is, it officially confirmed the relationship between Xu Jin and Zheng Yubai. Although the other women still had many ideas in their hearts, they could only look at Xu Jin with envy. After all, in this modern society, polygamy is no longer possible like in ancient times, and their admiration for Zheng Yubai can only be left in dreams.
"Brother Yubai, you have to sing a song for me today." Yu Luo suggested as soon as Zheng Yubai sat down. Everyone around him was eager to see the world in chaos. When they heard Yu Luo's suggestion, they all agreed. Even Yang Feiyan, who was singing happily, joined in the fun.
The birthday girl also joined the crowd of threats and inducements. Zheng Yubai could not resist. Like a duck being forced onto a shelf, he clumsily picked up the microphone, not knowing what to sing.
"Sing 'I Love You for Ten Thousand Years'!" Yu Luo shouted loudly.
"Love duet!" Bianjian shouted and chuckled, as if he was gloating over Zheng Yubai's situation.
Zheng Yubai felt as if he had been pardoned, because he was born tone-deaf and couldn't find the tune. If Xu Jin sang with him, perhaps he could cover up his shame.
Xu Jin knew Zheng Yubai's weakness. He smiled slightly, stood up and walked to Zheng Yubai, and ordered a duet love song with a relaxing melody and a catchy tone.
Everyone immediately cheered loudly. Even Yang Feiyun, who was always serious, looked at the perfect couple with a smile and joined in the cheering.
Xu Jin began to sing with ease, and Zheng Yubai followed quietly. Ren Changxing was originally taciturn, but suddenly said, "Isn't it always the husband who sings and the wife follows? Why is it that Xu Jin is singing and Yubai is following?"
Everyone was stunned and burst into laughter. Zheng Yubai scratched his head, but saw that Xu Jin was also smiling.
Everyone present was a playful and noisy youngster. Although some of them were not very familiar with each other, they became more familiar with each other after such a commotion in the box. After Xu Jin and Zheng Yubai finished singing, everyone took turns to sing. There were quite a few with loud voices. Especially Ren Changxing, who usually works in the music field. When he sang, his voice was indeed professional, which won rounds of applause from everyone.
The time of happiness is always short, and before we knew it, we had been playing until two o'clock in the morning. Although we were in high spirits, all good things must come to an end, and after enough fun, it was time to go home.
Ren Changxing, Lin Xia, and Bianjian left together; Ding Beibei was picked up by a professional driver; Susu followed Yang Feiyan to her home to stay overnight and chat, so Yang Feiyun accompanied her; Tang Qing was sent off by Xiang Fei; Zheng Yubai naturally went back with the two beauties Xu Jin and Yu Luo. Of course, there was also Wu Neng, who begged and pleaded to stay at Zheng Yubai's home for one night, so Zheng Yubai had no choice but to agree.
Everyone found a taxi, waved goodbye, and went home in all directions. Zheng Yubai and his four friends found a car, Wu Neng sat in the front, Zheng Yubai and his three friends sat in the back seat, and after they explained the address, they drove towards home in the dark night.
The night was deep, the shadows were silent, the bustling city of Jinghai took off the red makeup in the daytime, and became like a quiet and lovely lady. Yu Luo was probably sleepy, and had curled up in Xu Jin's arms. Zheng Yubai sat on the side, his eyes casually swept over the quickly receding scenery, and his heart was at peace.
The car drove quickly through several wide streets and turned into a quieter street. The street lamps on both sides of the street were probably broken, some were not bright, and some were flickering and making creaking sounds, probably about to die.
The car passed through the quiet streets. Zheng Yubai's calm heart suddenly jumped. A sense of danger jumped into his heart. He reached out and grabbed the driver's shoulder, saying in a deep voice: "Stop!"
The driver was startled and slammed on the brakes. The car tires made a harsh friction sound against the asphalt road and stopped all of a sudden.
"What are you doing? Are you crazy?" the driver yelled.
Zheng Yubai didn't answer, but whispered, "Run for your life."
The driver was at a loss, not knowing what was going on. Xu Jin and Yu Luo looked at Zheng Yubai in surprise, and then he said, "Wu Neng, protect them," and pushed the door and got out of the car.
"What happened?" Xu Jin asked in surprise.
Wu Neng in the front seat stretched lazily: "We are in trouble..."
In the quiet night, the street lights nearby were off, and only the taxi lights illuminated the road not far ahead. There were several large trees on both sides of the street, and under the trees was impenetrable darkness.
"Friends from wherever you are, please show yourself." Zheng Yubai shouted loudly. There were no residential houses on both sides, only factories. Everything was quiet at the moment, and there was no need to worry about disturbing the sweet dreams of innocent people.
As soon as Zheng Yubai finished speaking, low footsteps were heard, and four people walked out of the darkness under the trees on both sides.
The four were all white Europeans and Americans. The most eye-catching was a blonde beauty with blue eyes. She was wearing a purple leather outfit, exposing her shoulders and a patch of white skin above her chest. Her leather pants were very tight, showing off her beautiful figure. The most surprising thing was that she was holding a whip in her hand, and she looked like a queen in some kind of game.
Next to the leather queen was a sturdy bearded man, who looked like he was from Eastern Europe or Russia. He was nearly two meters tall and probably weighed more than two hundred kilograms. With his sturdy physique, he should have no problem participating in the World Boxing Championship.
One of the other two had a gloomy face, and seemed to be uncomfortable with the taxi lights, with his eyes slightly closed. Another one had a big belly, probably a junk food lover, and his waistline was almost as big as a beer barrel.
"What's going on?" The taxi driver finally realized something was wrong.
Wu Neng curled his lips and said, "Run quickly, or you may die." As he spoke, a faint golden light suddenly appeared on his palm.
Seeing this incredible scene, the driver finally couldn't bear it anymore. He opened the car door in panic, turned around and ran away.
No one tried to stop the driver because the four men came to Jinghai to set up an ambush for only one target: Zheng Yubai.
"Are they from Warner?" Zheng Yubai asked calmly. He felt the powerful force field emanating from these four people, which was a very strong force that ordinary aliens could not possess. Although he had seen aliens with various superpowers before, these four people were obviously different.
The most eye-catching leather queen had a chilling smile on her face and spoke a string of English words in a brisk voice.
"We don't understand what you're saying, and you don't have to understand us. You just need to know that we came here across the ocean to kill you. If you're willing to commit suicide, maybe we'll spare the two girls in the car behind you."
Unless Zheng Yubai was possessed by a ghost, how could he believe such nonsense? The other party must have been monitoring him for several days. I am afraid that today's banquet has been under their watch. It is a pity that he did not discover the existence of the other party until now. It seems that they are not only powerful, but also outstanding in hiding. Since becoming the manager of the safe apartment, Zheng Yubai has experienced many dangerous moments, but he has never been as unsure as he is now.
"I forgot to tell you, our name is Lightning and Shihuo. I heard that there is such a phrase in your Eastern idioms, which is used to describe very fast speed, right?" The leather queen said again.
Zheng Yubai nodded: "There is indeed such a saying."
"Very good, then I tell you responsibly that we kill people very quickly and you won't feel any pain." The leather queen said, and swung the whip in her hand towards Zheng Yubai's face without any warning. She and Zheng Yubai were clearly more than ten meters apart, and the whip was only three meters long at most, so it was impossible to hit Zheng Yubai. But the moment the whip was stretched straight, with a "snap" sound, a tongue of fire shot up into the sky and rushed towards Zheng Yubai.
"I am the fire in the flash of lightning." The leather queen "Fire" said this with a sneer. In her proud mind, Zheng Yubai was not a person of the same level as her. As long as she swung her whip, she could immediately burn this young man into charcoal, and then they could go back to the United States to collect the generous bounty.
In fact, ever since receiving this mission, Huo has been confused as to why the boss would put so much effort into dealing with Zheng Yubai. You know, the Lightning and Shihuo quartet is one of the most powerful alien groups under Warner. Even to deal with politicians from a small country, they only need to send one or two people. But this time, not only was Lightning and Shihuo sent to carry out the assassination mission, but several other powerful teams were also said to have rushed to Jinghai at the same time. This made Huo feel that the boss was making a fuss.
Fortunately, Dianguangshihuo had the brightest reputation and the best record in the organization, so they were responsible for the task of assassinating Zheng Yubai, and the reward of tens of millions of dollars also gave them great motivation. Seeing the flames spit out, Zheng Yubai was about to be burned to death, and it seemed that there were colorful dollars with wings flying in front of Huo's eyes.
But the next scene vividly told Huo why Warner cared so much about a young man.
Zheng Yubai was not panicked by the sudden flames. He just stepped on the ground without even leaving the ground, and slid to the side. The flames swooped down on the place where Zheng Yubai was standing, making a hole in the asphalt road. It can be seen how powerful the flames were.
Although he dodged the fatal blow, Zheng Yubai couldn't help but feel a little frightened. The opponent's fire alone already had such power, and the other three people hadn't moved yet. No matter how you look at it, this is a battle with no chance of winning.
If Zheng Yubai was alone, he could still run away if he couldn't win, but there were Xu Jin and Yu Luo in the car behind him, so he couldn't retreat at all.
In this battle, either I die or you die. Zheng Yubai thought about Xu Jin and Yu Luo behind him, and gradually a murderous intent rose in his heart. This was an unprecedented situation in the many times he had fought with others.
Once you enter the arena, you have no choice. Zheng Yubai, who was originally honest, had to be extremely alert at this time, just to use the blood of the enemy to protect his loved ones.
"What a nimble skill." Huo couldn't help but admire Zheng Yubai when he saw his beautiful dodge.
Zheng Yubai did not answer. His eyes were fixed on the whip of fire. His intuition told him that there was something strange about the whip.
Seeing Zheng Yubai's gaze, Huo smiled and said, "You are very smart. You have figured out the secret of this whip. Let me tell you, this whip is coated with phosphorus and embedded with a lot of flint, so it can produce sparks when rubbed."
"So what is your superpower?" Zheng Yubai asked.
Huo narrowed her eyes and said slowly: "Light it up..." Before she finished speaking, she raised the whip again and swung it three times in the air. Three tongues of fire rushed towards Zheng Yubai from top, middle and bottom.
This time Zheng Yubai saw it clearly. When the whip was raised, the flint embedded in it rubbed against the phosphorus, producing a faint spark. Fire used her superpowers to ignite the faint sparks, turning them into raging flames to attack the opponent. This method of combining superpowers with special weapons was really ingenious.
Three tongues of fire attacked, but Zheng Yubai didn't dodge. He twisted his waist and punched out, firing three punches in succession, each of which hit the tongues of fire from a distance.
"Puff, puff, puff!" Three muffled sounds were heard, and the three tongues of fire were extinguished in mid-air.
Huo was stunned. She couldn't believe her eyes: "How did you do that?"
Zheng Yubai scratched his head: "Without air, even the most intense flames will go out." He had just used his powerful fist to blast away the air on the path of the flames, creating a momentary vacuum zone. After the flames entered the vacuum zone, they lost their oxygen supply and naturally went out.
"How is this possible? What kind of superpower is this!" Huo said angrily.
"This is not a superpower." Zheng Yubai said proudly, "This is Chinese martial arts!"
"Martial arts?" The tall and strong Russian man behind Huo came forward with a disgusting grin on his face, "I really want to learn some Chinese martial arts."
"Shi, don't mess with me." Huo said in annoyance, "This is my prey."
"It seems that you are not a qualified hunter, so this prey belongs to me." The Russian named Shi did not give face to Huo. He still strode forward, and each step was very heavy. He really deserved his nickname "Stone".
Zheng Yubai didn't know what Shi's superpowers were, so he could only concentrate and be on guard. Seeing Shi walking towards him with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, each step was very steady, but there was no sign of any offensive behavior. Zheng Yubai became more and more confused.
"You can attack me first." Shi came in front of Zheng Yubai, but did not attack. Instead, he stood still and pointed at his chest and abdomen and said to Zheng Yubai.
I have encountered countless enemies and witnessed various fighting styles, but I have never encountered such a request. Zheng Yubai looked at Shi's chest and lower abdomen in confusion. These were vital parts. With his fist strength, let alone a giant like Shi, even if it was a rhinoceros, he was confident that he could shatter the opponent's internal organs with his fist strength and kill him with one punch.
"I'm not kidding, go ahead and hit me." Shi laughed, revealing his white teeth. Under the light of the car, he looked a bit like the terrifying Frankenstein.
It was hard to tell what Shi was up to, and at this point, if he didn't fight, Zheng Yubai would be a bit too timid. So Zheng Yubai was no longer polite, he used all his strength and punched Shi's lower abdomen with a cannon punch. The punch was spiral, with the lethality to shatter the internal organs. If it hit the opponent, the opponent would bleed from all seven orifices and die. (To be continued)