Chapter Twenty-Two: Protecting the Master?

Monkey Bro swaggered in with a whole crowd behind him; no one dared to stop them, not even the staff, who treated them with a cautious politeness. After all, this was his turf.

When Monkey Bro spotted Jiang Xiaotian, he paused in surprise before breaking into a hearty grin. Behind him, a fat man couldn’t help but crack his knuckles, clearly excited. The last time Jiang Xiaotian had caught them off guard, they ended up in the hospital—a humiliation they’d been nursing ever since. Now, Jiang Xiaotian had walked right into their territory. This was their domain!

They acknowledged Chen Kai with a nod, then sat down directly beside Jiang Xiaotian. Their gazes lingered on Ling’er for quite some time.

“Well, you don’t see a girl this pretty every day. Don’t be in a hurry to leave later,” they laughed.

Chen Kai, drenched and furious, no longer cared about Ling’er’s identity. He had to settle this score. Who did she think she was? What, was she going to kill him? He watched coldly from the side, and the girls at his table were frightened—these men looked nothing like decent people. Still, remembering Chen Kai had called them, the girls put on airs, sneering at Jiang Xiaotian: “What happened to all that bravado? Who gave you the nerve to throw water on Kai Bro?”

“Exactly! Look in the mirror and see what you’re worth. The women around you aren’t any better. It’s the middle of all this, and you’re still watching TV—are you crazy?”

Jiang Xiaotian hadn’t responded before, but when he heard the