Fugui came out to find Liumei and Qian, only to stumble upon the breakup scene and rushed over without hesitation.

Qian and Mr. Yu were still feeling queasy from Ma Lv’s creepy hug when Fugui’s dramatic entry got their blood pumping.

Mr. Yu didn’t even care about the boss’s issues anymore; he had to stay and watch the drama!

"Four-eyes, move out of my way!"

"Move for your damn father, I’ve been tolerating you for too long!" Fugui threw a punch without hesitation, landing directly on Ma Lv’s face.

Fugui actually said "your damn father"! Liumei stared in shock; he was so different today!

But Fugui’s bravado didn’t last long. After all, he was an intellectual and physically not up to par. Although he had poured all his courage for Liumei, Ma Lv quickly regained his composure and pushed Fugui back, causing the intellectual to stumble back a few steps. This is what it means when a scholar meets a soldier.

Seeing Fugui get pushed, Liumei couldn’t take it anymore. She blocked Ma Lv’s advancing leg with hers and slapped him with a backhand. Ma Lv felt the sting, but was more hurt that Liumei sided with Fugui instead of him.

"We’ve broken up. Don’t do this to my friends anymore. If you continue, don’t blame me for taking action. You can’t beat me, don’t embarrass yourself."

Ma Lv held his injured face and looked at Liumei longingly.

"We’ve been together for two years; we do have feelings for each other."

If Qian hadn’t exposed Liumei’s family conditions, Liumei might have softened towards Ma Lv’s words during a breakup, but now she only felt disgusted.

"Aren’t you disgusting?" Just a moment ago, you said she and her family were all fickle, and now there are feelings? When did that happen? How come she didn’t know?

Not to mention, he pushed Fugui!

"I really care about you. I just spoke a little harshly. Think about it, Liumei, my parents came from so far away, they’re so old. How can they take it if you suddenly say we’re breaking up?"

"Aren’t you shameless? Don’t use the elderly as an excuse! When you were bullying Liumei, I saw your parents were just fine. Why can’t they take it when breaking up is mentioned?" Fugui stepped out from behind Liumei. He didn’t like hiding behind a woman.

Qian just stood there expressionless, watching the emotional drama play out—Liumei’s decisiveness, Ma Lv’s pleading, Fugui’s fiery spirit. It all just proved one truth.

Men, don’t squander a woman’s tolerance for you. If a woman is tolerating you, it only means there’s something about you she still cares for. When that last shred of feeling is exhausted, and she’s heartbroken, breaking up is just a sentence away.

But some men are just so tactless; even at such a moment, they can’t see reality, like Ma Lv.

"You just like him, don’t you? Is he better than me? Have you two already hooked up? Are you that eager—ah!"

Ma Lv, accustomed to high esteem, didn’t maintain his humble act for long before revealing his true self. His hurtful words were interrupted as Liao Fugui grabbed the penguin mug Qian quietly handed him and smashed it over Ma Lv’s head.

"Carry on your fight till the final defeat of the enemy, don’t learn from the short-sighted Overlord!"

Who says scholars are utterly useless! If others dare insult the girl he likes, he will retaliate regardless.

He had to recite some quotes even at a critical moment, but Qian and Liumei both found Liao Fugui quite dashing.

The penguin mug, a gift from Fugui to Liumei, was used to smash someone just after half a day. The cup fell and shattered on the ground, the large yellow chrysanthemum inside spreading like blooming flowers, symbolizing the irreparable nature of Liumei and Ma Lv’s relationship.

"You two go, leave this to me." Mr. Yu found this gossip totally worth the watch, his wife and mom would probably be ecstatic, it was so full of twists and turns!

"I want to duel him!" Fugui wasn’t satisfied; a scholar can’t back down when defending his loved ones, no matter if it means being beaten to death!

"You’ve already overwhelmingly defeated him; continuing would only lower your value. Didn’t the great men say, different issues require different solutions? What you need to solve now is the internal conflict, understand?"

Qian stopped Fugui, giving him a look, as if to say, "Handle Liumei first, the others don’t matter."

Fugui understood, grabbing Liumei by the hand, "Let’s go!"

Liumei’s attention was instantly drawn to her hand. Holding hands?

With her ex-boyfriend, the one tragically struck by the mug, they dated a year and a half before holding hands. Why was Fugui holding her hand?

Qian thought, if she were to give Fugui a voiceover, it would surely be: "So soft~"

Watching "his" woman walk away hand in hand with another man right before his eyes, Ma Lv tried to chase after them but was stopped by the bodyguards Mr. Yu had called over.

"Mr. Ma, fate has its own plans, it seems my sister and you weren’t meant to be. We, her maternal family, can’t intervene against her wishes."

Ma Lv couldn’t break free from the heavily-built bodyguards and could only watch Liumei and Fugui hand in hand, eyes red with desperation.

"Liumei and I have feelings! You can’t break us apart!"

"If I’m not mistaken, she just dumped you." Mr. Yu pulled out his boss demeanor.

"If it weren’t for your interference, Liumei and I would be getting married! It’s you! It’s all your fault!" Ma Lv glared at Qian who was watching the show nearby.

He thought Liumei breaking up with him was half Qian’s fault, he finally realized that what Qian said didn’t only reach Liumei’s ears, but also Liao Fugui’s. This woman held significant sway in Liumei’s heart, it was her who instigated the breakup!

"What right do you have to meddle in our business? Flirting with a married boss, leading Liumei astray!"

Qian blinked, realizing, was this guy talking about Mr. Yu?

"Not even my husband can control what I do, who do you think you are?" Qian initially just wanted to play as a wingman and watch the fun, but if Ma Lv dragged her into this, there’s no way she’d bear it.

"You have no right to interfere with me and Liumei!"

"No right? Heh..."

Qian’s chuckle sent a chill down Mr. Yu’s spine, this kid was certainly unaware of his danger levels, daring to boast against Yu’s most formidable woman?

Initially, Mr. Yu planned to have the bodyguards take him somewhere out of sight to beat him up, but seeing his sister-in-law smiling so chillingly, Mr. Yu felt reassured, it seemed he wouldn’t need to intervene.

"Marriage isn’t a transaction. When you set a price on Liumei, you already lost the chance to have her. Of course, if you’re determined to treat marriage with a price tag, you can, but while you’re appraising Liumei as merchandise, also think of what you’re worth yourself. What can you offer her? You don’t have love, you don’t have money, you don’t have a stable life, as for looks, you... tut tut tut!"

"You!!!" Ma Lv was stung deeply by Qian’s words, her every word poking at his high self-esteem!