Night Cat Bar.
Seated in their booths, the patrons didn't dare to take a deep breath in fear even a minute after Jiang Changge and his men had left the bar.
They were still terrified, silent as cicadas in winter.
Recalling the scene they had just witnessed, they still found it hard to believe.
If in the past a friend had told them that the prodigal son of the Jiang Family, Jiang Changge, not only failed to break the legs of someone he was troubling but had instead been beaten into a pig-headed mess,
most of them would definitely not have believed it.
And some might think that some ignorant young punk who didn't know Jiang Changge's identity might do such a thing, that it wasn't impossible.
However, if that friend went on to say that after Jiang Changge got beaten into a pig-head, he had revealed his identity, but then the young punk not only didn't kneel and beg for mercy or hand over his female companion, instead he made a phone call that forced Jiang Changge to apologize and kowtow on his own initiative and even willingly stretched his head out to be bashed...
Their response would definitely be impossible!
Even if the other party had a big background, the Jiang Family was not to be trifled with. Jiang Changge hitting an iron plate and giving a voluntary apology to get over this grudge was one thing, but kneeling and begging for mercy, completely losing the Jiang Family's face?
Yet the scenario they thought absolutely impossible had just unfolded right before their eyes...
"Gulp!"
Some people cast surreptitious glances at Mu Jinyu, who sat leisurely in his booth, unconsciously swallowing the saliva that had been accumulating in their mouths for some time.
If Mu Jinyu didn't have an enormously unbounded background, then he must have grasped Jiang Changge's fatal weakness, which forced Jiang Changge to make such a shameful, astounding move in desperation.
But whichever it was, this guy was worthy of their admiration.
After all, which of them who played in the Night Cat Bar hadn't been bullied by Jiang Changge?
Now Mu Jinyu had avenged them in a way.
Therefore, the gazes the crowd in the bar bestowed upon Mu Jinyu varied; the men looked at Mu Jinyu with respect, wariness, suspicion...
And the women, they kept sizing up Mu Jinyu, their beautiful eyes shimmering with excitement and admiration, hoping fervently to have some kind of encounter with him tonight.
Even if after tonight, they were kicked away by Mu Jinyu, they would relish it.
Lin Qiaoxia sat behind Mu Jinyu. Watching Jiang Changge walk away, her heart, which felt like it was about to leap out of her throat, finally seemed to slowly fall back to its rightful place.
She had been truly terrified the whole time, listening to Wen Yan and the others introduce Jiang Changge and hearing Jiang Changge's threats toward Mu Jinyu, she thought she wouldn't escape Jiang Changge's grasp tonight and was desperate with fear.
Unexpectedly, the issue was resolved in such a way at the end.
Lin Qiaoxia looked up at Mu Jinyu, who sat in front of her, gently wiping off the liquor from his hand. Unable to suppress the myriad of doubts in her heart, she finally couldn't help but ask:
"Why... why is he so afraid of you? He didn't dare to fight back?"
Mu Jinyu finished wiping the liquor off his hand. Hearing Lin Qiaoxia's question and seeing the shivering, dubious gazes of the crowd around him tuning in, he replied with a faint smile,
"Because I'm acquainted with some of his mischievous friends and know a few of his weaknesses. The call I made just now wasn't to his grandfather but to his vulnerability, so naturally, he had to own up to his mistakes!"
Mu Jinyu didn't want to explain too much. Such explanations would take too long to make clear to Lin Qiaoxia, so he found a simple and easily understandable excuse to brush off the matter.
Moreover, it wasn't really deception, since Jiang Changge's grandfather was indeed a leverage, a vulnerability of Jiang Changge's.
When Mu Jinyu gave this explanation,
Lin Qiaoxia was half-convinced, sensing that the matter might not be as simple as he described.
After all, if the only thing Mu Jinyu held over Jiang Changge was leverage, then, given his bullish nature and power, wouldn't he have chosen to take a risk instead?
But since Mu Jinyu was unwilling to speak the truth, she felt it wasn't right to press him further.
And people like Wen Yan and Manager Chen, after Jiang Changge had been driven away, looked at Mu Jinyu with a mix of shock, fear, and a touch of terror and denial.
Especially since, before Jiang Changge had capitulated, they had added fuel to the fire, demanding that Mu Jinyu kneel down to plead for Jiang Changge's forgiveness and mentioning Lin Qiaoxia's beauty...
...to arouse Jiang Changge's covetousness, hoping to extricate themselves from blame.
If Mu Jinyu really had backing so formidable it was unimaginable, wouldn't it mean certain death for them?
Thus, they were unwilling to accept the reality unfolding before their eyes, refusing to believe that Mu Jinyu's status was so distinguished, a force they couldn't provoke...
If this were true, they would be devastated!
But now...
Though Mu Jinyu's explanation was far-fetched, and they could find plenty of holes in it upon close inspection, it was like a lifeline to those who were desperate and on the verge of collapse.
It was as if they had fallen into a turbulent river and grasped a tuft of grass on the bank, unwilling to let go.
Wen Yan, no matter how twisted Mu Jinyu's explanation was, just felt a sense of relief, thinking to himself that he had been right all along, that guy was just a pretty boy kept by my cousin, with no real ability to force Young Master Jiang into such an embarrassing submission.
He must have had something on Jiang Changge, a way to threaten him into apologizing...
...Wen Yan deluded himself into thinking.
Of course, out of residual fear, Wen Yan didn't dare voice these thoughts aloud, so he refrained from mocking Mu Jinyu.
Manager Chen and the other women from the PR department, who had earlier chosen to distance themselves from Mu Jinyu, breathed a sigh of relief upon realizing that Mu Jinyu wasn't as formidable as they had thought, feeling the crisis abate and also losing any desire to ingratiate themselves with Mu Jinyu.
The main issue was their previous conflict; they couldn't bring themselves to face him again.
And the women from the PR department who were sitting apart, closely observing the situation since Jiang Changge had come to pick a fight, felt the pressure lift from their hearts upon hearing Mu Jinyu's explanation and couldn't help but ask with laughter what exactly Jiang Changge's vulnerability was that he had gotten hold of.
Mu Jinyu smiled without saying a word, too indifferent even to offer a perfunctory explanation.
After a smile, Mu Jinyu saw that Lin Qiaoxia didn't question him incessantly like the others did, so he slowly turned his gaze to Wen Yan and asked in a cold tone, "Manager Wen, your performance just now was quite proactive, wasn't it? Telling others that I'm just a pretty face and it's no big deal to run me to the ground, that I should be fired, then demanding that I kneel and apologize to Young Master Jiang. You're very good at playing the game, aren't you?"
Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's mockery, Wen Yan's face showed embarrassment, but anger burned within him.
Do you really think I'm as foolish as Jiang Changge? Put me in a tight spot, and see if I don't tear you apart!
After a pause, seeing that Wen Yan had no response, Mu Jinyu continued, "Oh, right, you even suggested that Sister Qiaoxia offer herself to Young Master Jiang to quell his anger on my behalf. I really should thank you for that, Manager Wen..."
Wen Yan, infuriated by Mu Jinyu's words, couldn't help but respond, "You're the one who angered Young Master Jiang, and I ended up taking the blame, got thrashed by him, and I haven't even settled the score with you yet, and here you are, trying to hold me accountable?"