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  The attendant's words were cut off, and the man raised his head, straightened his waist. Often receiving noble students and their parents, the attendant who thought he had seen all the faces of the powerful suddenly found that this man looked disheveled, but was filled with a mysterious self-confidence and pride. When the man's gaze swept over him lightly, something sharp stabbed his eyes for an instant.

  The waiter stopped me from lowering my hand and actively opened the glass door for me. I nodded slightly to him and walked into the cold drink hall.

  A Western restaurant decorated to four-star standards, with marble floors polished to a shine that can be seen from afar. The passageway is covered with thick, pure wool carpets, and the columns are adorned with geometric patterns that could be considered works of art. The walls are hung with 18th-century European-style copper reliefs. Whether it's the dining tables or the silver candelabras on top of them, or the decorative items with collectible value, they all silently tell customers about their nobility and uniqueness. However, the large game consoles in the corner and a pool table make this place seem out of place. When I saw that each bar seat had a liquid crystal display computer, some students sat there sipping wine while watching the game on the internet, I couldn't help but admire the owner's shrewd business acumen. It's precisely this kind of venue that combines multiple entertainment functions without losing its high-end atmosphere that can attract the attention of those aristocratic students.

  I stood at the entrance in a sorry state, looking around like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden, immediately drawing everyone's attention. The restaurant manager furrowed his brow and quickly walked over: "Sorry sir, this is a members-only establishment, we only serve VIP members and their invited friends, and we also do not serve those who are shabbily dressed..."

  I lightly nudged the duty manager with my shoulder, and he immediately sprang back several steps as if electrified, snatching a towel from the waiter's hand to frantically wipe away the foot-washing water that I had "accidentally" splashed onto his branded suit.

  In this cold drink shop, surprisingly, shoe polishing service is also provided to customers. A girl half-kneels in front of the customer, holding his casually raised right foot in her arms, carefully applying oil to his leather shoes. Meanwhile, a wealthy old man has his left arm around a 16- or 17-year-old girl who has already developed a very voluptuous figure and exudes a soft, alluring aura. His right hand is roaming over the body of the girl polishing his shoes.

  "You said you're not a lowly person, yet you'd rather kneel here like a dog begging for small change than be my girlfriend, Lu Peng's, and enjoy the life of a rich person."

  The girl turned her head in disgust and dodged Lu Peng's large hand that was constantly rubbing against her face. Lu Peng's expression changed, and he pinched her chest hard through her clothes, causing the girl to let out a soft moan.

  "Shout!" Lu Peng's face squeezed out a nauseating expression, and he casually flung a few banknotes in front of the girl, saying in a gloomy tone: "You shout, you shout more, the more I feel damn good. I don't know if you also shouted like this when you were with your brother."

  Someone in the restaurant shouted: "Lu Peng, do you want to know her voice? It's not hard at all. There are special couple rooms in the back. Do you want us to help you book one for an hour?"

  "You guys underestimate me too much, right? Playing with such a beauty, I can at least do it for two and a half hours! Lu Peng wiped the shoe polish on his right foot onto the girl's body. "Anyway, you're also second-hand goods now, accompany me to bed once and I'll give you 10,000 yuan, how about that? It's much better than polishing shoes every day, isn't it?"

  The girl silently shook her head, took out a handkerchief from the box she was carrying and polished Lu Peng's leather shoes. Then she bent down to pick up the scattered banknotes on the ground one by one. Lu Peng felt ashamed and cursed, "Damn it, you don't know how to show respect!" His right palm swung heavily, slapping the girl and making her stumble.

  The girl covered her face and cried out: "Don't hit me in the face!"

  Is she afraid of facing me with scars on her face?

  "Good evening!"

  As I called out to her, the girl's body suddenly shook violently. I walked up to her and found that her eyes were already brimming with tears, with a clear handprint on her cheek. When she met my gaze, she suddenly flung herself into my arms and burst into loud sobs.

  I rested my chin on her head, feeling her body tremble in my arms, and felt the scorching tears streaming down my already drenched clothes, seeping into my chest, igniting my flesh, my blood, my soul, my anger, and the heart-wrenching sorrow that had been simmering inside me.

  She is my sister, she is the only relative I have in this world, she is... my woman! It wasn't until now that I dared to believe, I really fell in love with her, not because of her beauty, not because of her sensuality, not because of the passion we almost had.

  My sister has never been hit before, our dad didn't have the heart to hit her, and I even more couldn't bear to hit her. Now she's willing to endure these people's humiliation for my sake, my whole body suddenly started shaking uncontrollably.

  "Fu Wan Ying, this kid is your brother, right? What's so good about a piece of trash like him who still relies on you to earn medical expenses? You two are really a pair of dog man and woman. If you want to get intimate, find a deserted dog hole to solve it. Otherwise, learn a few dog barks, and I'll help you book a couple's suite for an hour."

  A surge of injustice, resentment and heart-wrenching sorrow to the extreme, coupled with days of despair and grief, made me suddenly raise my head and let out a loud roar. The mournful howl was like a stormy rain that thundered against everyone's nerves, and when I turned to look at Lu Peng, there was no longer any emotion or color in my eyes.

  "Son, remember that when you face the inevitable wars in life, you must put aside everything and become absolutely calm. Only by perfectly combining passion and wisdom can you stimulate your fighting power to the limit!" My father's words still echoed in my ears until this moment I understood what he meant, when I was angry to the extreme, what I had was a calm madness!

  Lu Peng felt as if a bucket of ice water had been suddenly poured over his head, making his whole body feel chilly. "These are the eyes of a wild beast! Cruel and furious, full of a murderous aura, he really wants to kill me!!!"

  The entire hall fell into a deathly silence, with everyone hiding themselves carefully and gazing tensely and excitedly at the two men standing opposite each other. Several girls were even more so, their eyes shining brightly as they stared fixedly at me, who was standing tall and steady like a great mountain, yet fiercely burning like a raging fire.

  Only the duty manager of the restaurant was still calm, secretly giving a waiter a wink, and that waiter slipped into the bathroom, took out his mobile phone and dialed a few numbers.