Take off. I’ve already won!
Su Mingyuan rushed to the backstage ahead of everyone else.
At that moment, nothing else mattered but his urgent desire to win the loyalty of Jiang Hua. Taking down Jiang Hua would make the humiliation he suffered at the hands of Xiao Ran earlier seem insignificant. It would give him the confidence to finally take down Xiao Ran himself in the future.
This was the real opportunity to take action!
Of course, Xiao Ran also wanted Jiang Hua to join his side. However, after overhearing the conversation between the arena owner and Su Mingyuan, he was confident that he could persuade Jiang Hua to join him once Su Mingyuan failed.
Once Su Mingyuan thought he had convinced Jiang Hua, Xiao Ran would step in to expose the arena owner’s scheme and the collusion between him and Su Mingyuan. Would Jiang Hua still choose Su Mingyuan then? That was impossible.
Xiao Ran was already planning to take advantage of the situation to teach the arena owner a lesson, help Jiang Hua recover from the poison, and win his admiration and loyalty.
Therefore, for now, he let Su Mingyuan be happy and jump around. The more eager and attentive he was, the more interesting and enjoyable it would be when he exposed everything.
Xiao Ran’s lips curved into a meaningful smile as he watched Su Mingyuan’s hurried figure disappear. It was a pity that there weren’t many spectators, so not many people could see Su Mingyuan’s miserable expression when he lost.
In the backstage of the boxing ring, Jiang Hua picked up his backpack and quickly prepared to leave, tightly pursing his pale lips. He knew he had been set up and drugged. He didn’t follow the boss’s instructions to fix the match, so he must have suffered revenge. If the boss was willing to do this to him, then the subsequent revenge would be endless. Maybe there were already people waiting to kill him backstage or in the alley outside. He had to leave as soon as possible and find a way to detoxify at home.
At that moment, Su Mingyuan arrived.
As soon as he saw Jiang Hua, his eyes lit up. He signalled for Li Cheng to stop him, straightened his clothes, and walked towards Jiang Hua with an arrogant and pompous manner.
“Are you Jiang Hua? You’ve got some skills. Come work for me and be my bodyguard!” he said to Jiang Hua in a condescending tone, as if he was offering a favour.
It sounded like he was asking Jiang Hua to be his dog, not his employee!
Jiang Hua hesitated for a moment, then tried to walk around them and head home. “I’m sorry, I have things to do…”
“How dare you!” Li Cheng, the lackey, immediately stepped in front of him and shouted in anger. “Do you know who this is in front of you? Su Mingyuan, the young master of the Su family in Ming City! So many people want to be the young master’s subordinate, want to be recognized and appreciated by him, but you dare to ignore him? You dare to refuse this opportunity given by the young master?”
“Su Mingyuan, the young master of the Su family in Ming City?” Jiang Hua’s footsteps paused, and his expression became even more distressed. He had just offended Xia Rongze, the young master of the Xia family, and now he was faced with Su Mingyuan. What had he done wrong to deserve this from the heavens?
“Yes, that’s him!” Li Cheng sneered at Jiang Hua, puffing out his chest proudly. He looked like he had just gained some kind of honor or prestige by association.
Li Cheng glanced at Jiang Hua, sneered, and urged him. “Opportunities like this are rare. The young master rarely takes the initiative to recruit people. If you’re smart, you’ll accept it now. Don’t make the young master unhappy. Do you understand? Money and women? As long as you follow the young master, you’ll have plenty of riches and glory.”
“Riches and glory? That sounds nice, but you just want people to become Su Mingyuan’s dogs, don’t you?” A voice came from the distance.
Finally, the protagonist arrived.
Su Mingyuan breathed a sigh of relief and couldn’t help but want to punch Xiao Ran, who was dawdling with his footsteps. If you didn’t take so long to get here, did I need to stay here silently and let Li Cheng perform to his heart’s content to buy time?
But it was also good. The more relaxed and confident Xiao Ran appeared, the better he could show off, and the higher his evaluation would be.
‘Oh well, I won’t hold this small mistake against you.’
Seeing Xiao Ran appear, Su Mingyuan finally spoke, and he made an extremely arrogant declaration. “What’s wrong with being a dog? I can give him money and glory that others can’t earn in their lifetimes. As long as he is known as my underling, everyone will show him respect and fear him, afraid of offending him and try to please him. How many people struggle their whole lives but never receive such treatment? How many people want to be my dog but can’t find a way? Jiang Hua is a loyal hunting dog in my hands, but in the eyes of others, he is an enviable and jealous person. I ask you, what’s wrong with being my dog?”
“Su Mingyuan, young master Su,” Xiao Ran said with a smile. “Not everyone can abandon their self-respect and dignity for money. On my way here, I deliberately investigated and learned that Brother Jiang Hua has been threatened with fake matches by the boss here many times, but he has always refused firmly. He is not the kind of person you think who can abandon everything for money. He has his own beliefs and moral bottom line. Do you think everyone wants to be your dog? But you don’t realise that your attitude, your desire to make him your dog, is the greatest insult to him!”
Xiao Ran was righteous and imposing as he spoke, looking like a true hero, while Su Mingyuan was undoubtedly the villainous antagonist, especially when he pulled out the antidote as a half-temptation and half-threat to Jiang Hua.
“Jiang Hua, don’t listen to Xiao Ran’s nonsense! Think about it, if you become my Su Mingyuan’s subordinate and a member of the Su family, how bright and glorious your future and prospects will be! I am very sincere to you. Are you feeling unwell from the poison? I immediately found the antidote for you. You look pale and sweaty. Is the pain unbearable? Come, accept my kindness, become my subordinate, and I promise you a future of wealth and status!”
“Hmm, where did you get this antidote from, young master Su?” Xiao Ran’s voice was like a fatal sword plunged into Su Mingyuan’s heart.
“Brother Jiang, you were poisoned, and he immediately produced the corresponding antidote. Tsk tsk, your speed is really fast, as if you were already prepared. Su Mingyuan, could it be that this poison… was concocted by you and the boss of the arena? Is this your premeditated plan? Did you do it to buy people’s hearts?”
“You’re talking nonsense!”
Su Mingyuan’s face suddenly changed, as if his thoughts had been uncovered, revealing a guilty and blushing expression.
“I’m not talking nonsense. In fact, I was right next to you just now, and I heard and saw everything clearly. I saw the boss of the arena whispering in your ear, telling you that he had poisoned Jiang Hua and that he was sure to be defeated with just one punch when he entered the arena. The fighter you bet on was sure to win. So, Su Mingyuan, did I hear it wrong?” Xiao Ran smiled and said.
“Xiao Ran! You’re just making up stories and slandering me!”
