"President Jiang!" several bodyguards cried out in alarm.
But it was too late to stop anything.
Bang!
Zhang Xinyan's slender hand landed on Jiang Xue's tender, pretty face. Instead of a crisp slap, there was a dull thud, as if hitting something heavy.
Ah!
Unexpectedly, Jiang Xue was completely unharmed. Instead, Zhang Xinyan clutched her hand, crying out in pain.
Jiang Xue's heart rejoiced. It turned out the protective artifact Chen Jie had given her had taken effect, shielding her at the critical moment.
"Bitch! Aren't you very capable? I'm letting you hit me, so hit me!"
Jiang Xue proudly extended her hand and slapped Zhang Xinyan's pretty face again.
Zhang Xinyan's waterfall-like black hair scattered, and a faint handprint appeared on her exquisite face, which was quite alluring.
A woman as beautiful as Zhang Xinyan looked seductive even when slapped.
It was nothing like the brutal catfights of ordinary women.
"You..." Zhang Xinyan hadn't figured out what was happening and immediately slapped back.
But without surprise, she cried out in pain again, her hand almost numb from the shock.
"Now it's my turn!"
Slap!
Jiang Xue slapped again, saying with delight, "I'm just an ignorant woman, so what can you do?"
"You... you..." Zhang Xinyan was so angry she was about to go mad, her chest heaving.
Her delicate figure was a mess beside Chen Jie.
"Enough! Jiang Xue, stop!" Chen Jie said with a dark expression.
Zhang Xinyan meant him no harm; in fact, she had just defended him. He couldn't let Jiang Xue humiliate her wantonly.
Jiang Xue stubbornly glanced at Chen Jie, "I won't! I promised Xiao Yan I wouldn't let any other woman get close to you! I must teach her a lesson and make her remember!"
Saying this, she raised her hand again and slapped at Zhang Xinyan.
Slap!
Chen Jie, his face grim, reached out and grabbed Jiang Xue's hand, "I'll say it again, this ends today, or don't blame me for being impolite!"
"Is that so? How will you be impolite? I didn't hit you, why are you so agitated? You don't want me to hit her, but I insist on hitting her!"
Chen Jie's words provoked Jiang Xue's rebellious streak, and she swung her other hand at Zhang Xinyan.
Slap!
This time, Zhang Xinyan didn't get hit. Instead, Chen Jie slapped Jiang Xue across the face.
Jiang Xue clutched her face, filled with disbelief.
She had thought her protective artifact could block Chen Jie's slap, but she hadn't expected it to be useless against him.
Then, she reacted, looking at Chen Jie in disbelief, "You hit me? You dare to hit me?"
"Miss Zhang is right, you're too childish!" Chen Jie said. "If you dare to lay a hand again, don't blame me for being impolite!"
"You're being impolite to me for a slut! Fine, I'd like to see how you'll be impolite!"
She made a move to strike again, but Chen Jie pulled her, making her unable to move.
"Enough, if you dare to act out again, do you believe I'll take back your protective artifact?" Chen Jie frowned.
He felt Jiang Xue had had her fun and it was best to stop now for everyone's sake.
Unexpectedly, tears welled up in Jiang Xue's eyes.
"You hit me, and you want to take back my protective artifact! Chen Jie, you're such a scoundrel! You're just a little capable, so what? Do you think you're someone great?"
Jiang Xue reached into her collar.
The next second, she pulled out a warm jade pendant and threw it at Chen Jie, crying, "Here, take it back! What is this thing! I don't want it anymore, alright? Don't you ever see me again!"
Chen Jie caught it with a backhand, "Get lost, as if I want to see you!"
Jiang Xue's heart trembled, "Chen Jie, don't regret this!"
With that, she turned and ran out.
"Jiang Xue, just you wait!" Zhang Xinyan recovered, clutching her swollen, red face, her eyes red.
Even with her strong mentality, being slapped several times in public was a devastating blow.
"Miss Zhang, I apologize on Jiang Xue's behalf, but you can't do anything to her." Chen Jie frowned.
After all, she was Jiang Long's daughter, and Chen Jie couldn't just watch her get into trouble.
Although Jiang Xue's current company was powerful, the Zhang family also had its own foundation. The martial artists they had trained alone were not something the Jiang family could compare to.
"Heh heh, I, the eldest daughter of the Zhang family, can be settled with just your apology?" Zhang Xinyan said angrily.
Chen Jie's expression darkened.
Then he said, "How about this, I'll give you this protective artifact I have."
Zhang Xinyan was taken aback and looked at the jade pendant with burning eyes. With such a protective artifact, it seemed she wouldn't have to fear assassination anymore.
"This is something you gave to Jiang Xue. Is it appropriate for you to give it to me instead?"
Chen Jie said, "Jiang Xue brought this entirely upon herself. I've taken back this protective artifact, consider it her compensation to you."
Zhang Xinyan hesitated and took it, "Chen Jie, have you thought this through? As a woman, I can feel that Jiang Xue seems to have unusual feelings for you. Giving the protective artifact you gave her to someone else would be a severe blow to a woman."
"Unusual feelings? She's always disliked me. If you call that unusual feelings, then it's indeed unusual." Chen Jie said indifferently.
"Alright, I do need a protective artifact for self-defense. For your sake, I won't hold it against Jiang Xue." Zhang Xinyan finally put it around her neck.
"I need to investigate some matters, so I won't accompany you any longer," Zhang Xinyan said to Chen Jie.
Chen Jie nodded, knowing she was going to thoroughly investigate who wanted to assassinate him, so he didn't stop her.
Just as he was about to leave with Zhang Xinyan, several bodyguards blocked Chen Jie.
"Kid, how dare you bully our President Jiang! And you gave away our President Zhang's treasure, do you want to die?"
Chen Jie frowned, "What do you want?"
"Heh heh, what do we want? Of course, we want to teach you a lesson! We can't afford to offend Miss Zhang, but we can afford to offend you, a pretty boy! It's all your fault for making our President Jiang unhappy!" the bodyguards said with cold smiles as they approached Chen Jie.
Chen Jie's gaze turned cold, "On account of your loyalty, I can overlook this. Get lost!"
"Hahaha... does it matter to you if we're loyal? You're looking for death!"
More than a dozen bodyguards suddenly attacked.
Bang!
The first person threw a punch at Chen Jie's shoulder.
Another person kicked Chen Jie in the leg.
Ah!
The expressions of the first two attackers instantly changed.
Because as they struck Chen Jie, they felt as if they were hitting a block of iron. Chen Jie's body didn't even budge.
Worse, when they tried to retract their limbs that were in contact with Chen Jie, they felt as if they were being pulled by a magnet, unable to move.
Bang bang bang!
The rest of them attacked.
Chen Jie first raised his left hand, then his right hand, blocking two of them, and finally raised both legs, stepping on the other two.
Boom!
A massive force emanated from Chen Jie.
The bodies of these bodyguards were instantly sent flying in all directions.