Chapter 504: Still Have to Rely on the Brother in the Upper Bunk

Several veterans of the social scene felt that A Youyou was the type whose beauty grew on you, and she carried a certain inexplicable allure. Their gazes sized her up without restraint, even tinged with a sense of eagerness—would the experience of a champion's girlfriend be any different?

Ma Long and Sheng Man introduced the two. Li Zong had always been a man of the world; he immediately greeted the group with courtesy, giving plenty of face to Ma Long and Sheng Man.

Seeing Li Hao so modest, their slight wariness vanished instantly, and the group began to chatter away freely.

Li Hao patiently satisfied the vanity of this group, looking at Ma Long with a bit of pity. He was already feeling uncomfortable after just a few minutes; how long would Ma Laoshi have to endure this?

"What should I call this young lady? Could I have your Sky-Net contact? I am Sheng Cai—Sheng, as in 'grand,' and Cai, as in 'talent.' We could exchange ideas more often," a young man in a crisp suit, whose presence was clearly more overbearing than the others, asked A Youyou.

A Youyou waved her hand, "No need."

"The young lady looks like a Moon Person. Our Sheng Family also has businesses on the Moon. Judging by your appearance, you're still a student, right?" Sheng Cai held a red wine glass, remaining unhurried. Girls, after all, were just being a bit reserved.

Li Hao frowned slightly, and Ma Long's expression also turned unpleasant.

A Youyou ignored the other party and walked to Li Hao's side, "Senior, didn't you have plans for the evening? Let's not disturb Ma Long and Sheng Man."

"That's right, I still have things to finish. Haha, see you at school." Li Hao laughed it off. If it weren't for Ma Long, these few small-time punks would have had to leave something behind.

"You two, don't be in such a rush..." Sheng Cai was not so easily refused.

"Enough!" Sheng Man suddenly snorted coldly, "Sheng Cai, you're not a child anymore. Have some shame, will you!"

In an instant, the group fell silent, but their expressions held no embarrassment; instead, they were filled with the look of people watching a show. Sheng Cai was the youngest son of the current Patriarch of the Sheng Family, and the favor he received was extraordinary.

"Sheng Man, you've got a lot of nerve. Since you've said that, I won't be able to calm my anger unless you spend a few nights with me." Sheng Cai's mouth twisted, his eyes cold and sharp, "Your family only has what it has today by following us and eating our scraps. If we cut off your business, you'd just be a bunch of refugees. What are you putting on airs for here?"

Sheng Man stared coldly at him, "You're so old, yet so stupid. How have you survived until today? My friend came here entirely to avoid making things difficult for us. Just based on the likes of you, pointing fingers? Do you really think anyone looks up to you? A horse doesn't know how long its own face is!"

Ma Long subconsciously touched his own face, "Darling, I'm very handsome, it's not long!"

Li Hao and A Youyou couldn't help but laugh. The expressions of the group turned ugly; they never expected Sheng Man and Ma Long to be so disrespectful.

Sheng Cai was also flustered and exasperated. When had he ever received such mockery, especially on his own turf? He snorted coldly, "It seems you've gotten used to a leisurely life and forgotten your roots. I'll give you one last chance: kneel down and kiss my shoes, or I'll make you know what regret is."

In the Sheng Family's network of connections, he was used to getting whatever he wanted. What was the big deal about taking a woman he liked to play with? If it weren't for seeing such a fresh and lovely girl like Sheng Man in the family, would he have come to this dump? Were they even worthy!

"Sheng Man, you'd better apologize quickly. Young Master Sheng is truly angry this time. If he revokes your family's agency rights in Tianjing, your parents' company will go bankrupt immediately, and you might even be saddled with debt. When that time comes, you might really have to sell yourself to pay it off. Are you really counting on this boyfriend of yours to do anything?"

"He can sell himself too." The crowd, who loved to watch the chaos, chimed in, "Many rich women like S-Tournament Champions."

Some were truly stupid, while others knew the value of the S Tournament, but so what? As long as they made Young Master Sheng happy, life was good. Ma Long couldn't bring them anything; their values followed their interests.

Ma Long couldn't take it anymore. He had been holding back from flattening the other party with one punch only for the sake of Sheng Man. These dogs were nothing to him; he just didn't want to make things difficult for Sheng Man and her parents. He knew running a company wasn't easy, and at least half of what the other party said was true.

A Youyou couldn't help but smile, "Don't be in a rush yet, let me make a call."

In this instant, A Youyou seemed to radiate a different kind of charm, strangely alluring, causing many of the men present to swallow hard.

"Auntie, is there a business partner from the Sheng Family?"

"What's going on? You actually remembered me? Did you two have a fight?" Su Yu was shocked; she had felt that A Youyou had blocked her, "Ah, what family?"

A Youyou looked at Sheng Man, "What is your parent company called?"

"Sheng Tong International Trade Group."

"It's called Sheng Tong International Trade Group, registered in the USE," A Youyou asked, "I vaguely remember there being such a company."

A Youyou had a photographic memory. As a family heir, she would scan the annual financial reports.

"Oh, there is one. Why are you asking about such a small, crappy company?" Su Yu's tone was unkind; she knew A Youyou too well.

"Sheng Man, what is your family's company called?"

"Sheng Yun Tianjing Trading Co., Ltd.," Sheng Man said, stunned.

"Auntie, terminate their contract and give the agency rights to Sheng Yun—that's Sheng Man's family," A Youyou said.

Su Yu wouldn't care about this, "What's wrong? You sound unhappy. Who provoked you? Is Li Hao a dead man?!"

"What are you thinking? Don't talk nonsense about my senior. Just handle it like that; of course, I'd choose to cooperate with my own friends," A Youyou laughed.

With that, she hung up the Sky-Net call to save Su Yu from nagging. Such a small matter was not worth mentioning in the vast scale of the Daliven Family.

Everyone watched A Youyou's series of actions and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Sheng Man, on the other hand, was blushing, "A Youyou... thank you!"

A Youyou blinked, "Just consider it my wedding gift to you in advance."

Ma Long glanced at Sheng Man; at this moment, he also realized what this was.

Li Hao held A Youyou's hand and said goodbye to the two. Unexpectedly, Sheng Cai waved his hand, and bodyguards immediately tried to block them. Li Hao flicked his little finger, and the bodyguards instantly collapsed to the ground. Then he flicked his finger again toward Sheng Cai's crotch, and Sheng Cai immediately fell to the ground screaming.

In an instant, no one dared to block them. Li Hao brought A Youyou out, "Why do such people grow up?"

A Youyou took Li Hao's arm, "It's normal. People's thoughts are limited by their surrounding environment."

"Shall I take you to eat something good?"

"You're not going to take care of your pizza shop again, are you?"

"It's *our* pizza shop!"

At this moment, there was a commotion in the banquet hall. After a while, several middle-aged men rushed out, and seeing Sheng Cai on the ground, they were also furious. Everyone looked at Sheng Man and Ma Long with mockery; the impulse felt good for a moment, but they would have a hard time ahead.

As it turned out, these middle-aged men rushed up and began to kick Sheng Cai wildly, kicking him for all they were worth. Everyone was instantly dumbfounded.

Sheng Man's parents were still in a daze, following them out in a fog. They had just received a Sky-Net call from the Starry Sky Group under the Daliven Family, saying that the agency rights for the Asia region would henceforth be taken over by their company. Both thought it was a scam call. As the others also received Sky-Net calls informing them that their agency rights had been canceled, their faces turned pale in an instant. The name Sheng Man was mentioned in those calls.

Coming out and seeing the scene outside, although they didn't know exactly what had happened, it was clear that this matter was related to Sheng Cai and Sheng Man.

"My dear niece, if this brat has offended you in any way, I will beat him to death to make amends," Sheng Long apologized hurriedly. He had come this time because he had his eye on the lucrative market of Tianjing, hoping to expand on the momentum of the S Tournament, not for the trivial matters of two young people.

Sheng Man hurriedly waved her hand, "He offended more than just me."

"Manman, what on earth is going on? Why did we suddenly become the Tianjing agent for the TC Interstellar Group?" Sheng Man's father looked incredulous, but his demeanor had stabilized quite a bit.

Sheng Man smiled slightly and looked at Ma Long, "This efficiency is too high."

"Haha, my dear niece, we are all family. Any misunderstanding can be cleared up. This brat..."

Sheng Man hurriedly waved her hand, "Uncle, I advise you to go back and pack up quickly. If you can eat something good, eat as much as you can. Canceling your agency rights is just the first step. The anger of the Daliven Family is not so easily quelled."

In an instant, everyone realized what was happening. Even Sheng Cai, who was lying on the ground howling and clutching his crotch with blood on his hands, went quiet.

Daliven?

Someone nearby immediately explained the situation.

Sheng Long's expression was gloomy, "That girl is from the Daliven Family? Even so, one cannot turn black into white and ignore reason like this."

Sheng Man couldn't help but laugh, pointing at Sheng Cai on the ground, "As expected, there is great talent and small talent; when others were trying to reason with you, you wanted to act like a thug, and when they fought back, you wanted to talk about reason again. Uncle, you still haven't realized what kind of existence someone who can revoke your agency rights with a single phone call is."

Sheng Long's expression shifted constantly, his eyes fierce. Ma Long stood in front, his demeanor relaxed; if these small fries dared to move again, he would have a blast. Sheng Long glanced at Ma Long, ordered his men to carry Sheng Cai, and left in a dejected manner.

Only then did Sheng Man breathe a sigh of relief. Ever since the family suddenly started paying attention to their sector, she could feel the immense pressure on her parents. With the rise of Tianjing, her parents were worried sick all day, and Sheng Cai would harass her from time to time with all sorts of insinuations.

Ma Long's expression was still a bit unpleasant. Sheng Man realized something and pulled Ma Long into a partition.

"Manman, did you do that on purpose?" Ma Long suddenly asked.

Sheng Man was silent for a moment, "Sorry, it was half and half. Although it wasn't intentional, I did indeed make a mountain out of a molehill just now."

Ma Long remained silent. Sheng Man waved her hand helplessly, "Ma Long, you know the situation in my family. They came this time to snatch the company. Not only that, Sheng Cai has also been harassing me. What can I do? Should I submit to him? If you don't protect me, who will? Or should I just let my parents' hard work be snatched away by others and suffer in silence?"

Ma Long sighed deeply. He had sensed it over the past few days; the key was that the other party didn't even restrain themselves in front of him. He couldn't just walk away, nor could he beat them up—that would be satisfying, but it wouldn't solve the problem.

"Actually, A Youyou knew," Sheng Man said with a bitter smile, "That's why she said this was a share given to us. It means that the favor has been extended, and it's even an implication that if I leave you, this friendship will be gone too."

Ma Long was stunned, his mind unable to keep up. A woman's thoughts were just too delicate, "Is it really that serious?"

"What kind of person do you think an heir to the Daliven Family is?" Sheng Man said helplessly.

"Then Hao Ge..."

"Stop worrying about nothing. Is someone who can lead Tianjing Martial Arts to the S Tournament and win the championship an ordinary person?" Sheng Man said, "This is no longer just a matter of individual strength. Besides, when she likes someone, she doesn't care about anything else. Actually, we aren't the same kind of people; the gap will only grow larger in the future."

Ma Long was still completely bewildered, scratching his head desperately, when he suddenly dialed the Skycom.

Li Hao picked up, "What's up, Ma Laoshi?"

"Hao Ge, I'm sorr..."

"Damn, have you gone stupid? Why are you talking nonsense with your own brother? If you have something to say, just say it. Although I don't have much ability, you have a very powerful sister-in-law!" Li Hao laughed proudly, "I have finally realized my dream of being a kept man. Ouch, Aiyouyou, don't pinch, it hurts... Alright, I won't say anymore, see you at school."

Ma Long looked at the Skycom, then at Sheng Man. What could Sheng Man say? "You are so lucky."

"It is we who are so lucky." Looking at the eyes of Sheng Man's parents, which had changed from initial appreciation to complete satisfaction, Ma Long knew his happiness was secured.

(End of chapter)