Several burly men stood in front of them. The leader, a man with a thick, fleshy body, wore a gold chain as thick as a thumb around his neck. He had his arm around a beautiful young woman, and his parents were surrounded in a corner.
Several female shop assistants only dared to watch from a distance and did not dare to step forward to dissuade them, which made Shangguan Yun somewhat worried.
She knew her son's personality; if he really came back and saw this, who knew what he might do.
Gu Tianbao had a completely different attitude. He finally managed to splurge a little, bringing his wife to buy some clothes, and then he was bullied by others. He felt he shouldn't live anymore; he couldn't bear the shame.
The young woman spoke, pointing at Shangguan Yun in a bossy manner.
"I'm a very generous person. Just apologize to me, give me the clothes, and we'll call it even today."
Gu Tian wouldn't hesitate to criticize her just because she's a woman.
"We tried them on first and paid for them. Now you're interfering. Why should we apologize to you?"
The middle-aged man with a face full of scars laughed, a very arrogant laugh, and pointed to one of his henchmen behind him.
"Who am I? Come on, tell him, who am I?"
The younger brother spat dismissively, speaking in a tone as if he were lecturing an ignorant child.
"Our boss is Zhu Hu, the underground emperor of Haibei County. Everyone in Haibei County knows Brother Hu. Asking you to apologize is giving you face. If it were Brother Hu back then, he would have killed you long ago."
"Okay, okay, we don't want the clothes anymore, you can have them. I'll go find the clerk and get a refund."
Shangguan Yun held onto Gu Tian tightly, but still decided to give up the cheongsam. She really liked it, and that's why Gu Tian wouldn't back down.
Gu Tian always felt that she had suffered too many grievances since following him, turning her from a high-ranking princess into a Cinderella.
He thought his son's triumphant return would finally allow his wife to enjoy a better life, but he ended up being bullied even when buying clothes.
"Excuse me, Mom and Dad, what's going on? Tell me what's wrong."
Gu Qingfeng casually pushed aside several burly men blocking his way, arrived in front of his parents, glanced around, and asked.
Shangguan Yun answered before Gu Tian could, fearing that Gu Tian might do something rash; she didn't want to see her son and husband get hurt again.
"It's okay, it's okay, we just took someone else's clothes by mistake, we'll return them to them."
Gu Tian, unlike his usual magnanimous self, was filled with anger. However, seeing Shangguan Yun glaring at him, he didn't want to upset his wife, so he stood there sulking.
"Can anyone tell me what happened? I'll give 10,000 to whoever does."
Since his mother wasn't telling the truth, Gu Qingfeng didn't ask any more questions. He took out ten thousand US dollars from his pocket and waved it around in his hand.
The beautiful young woman reached out her fair hand, took the ten thousand US dollars, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes as she looked at Gu Qingfeng. She then casually began to explain.
"I took a liking to this dress, but your mother tried it on first and paid for it, which made me very unhappy. I will forgive you as long as your mother returns the dress and apologizes to me."
Gu Qingfeng laughed. He truly hadn't expected such a shameless person. She was clearly late, yet she insisted that her mother had stolen her clothes.
Zhu Hu, a seasoned veteran of many battles, was clearly not a fool like the young woman; he asked cautiously...
"Brother, let's just forget about returning the clothes and there's no need for an apology. Let's just consider this a chance to be friends."
Zhu Hu felt uneasy about Gu Qingfeng's exposed body. Gu Qingfeng's muscles weren't particularly large, and they couldn't compare to those who regularly worked out.
However, unlike others, Gu Qingfeng's muscles alone give off a powerful feeling, and his eyes inadvertently reveal a look of disdain.
Zhu Hu was also afraid of offending a ruthless person, so he decided to back down.
Gu Qingfeng grabbed his mother, who was about to return the clothes, and led her to the sofa to sit down. Then he returned to Zhu Hu.
"We paid for the clothes, but you want us to return them to you? That's not very nice of you!"
Zhu Hu's face darkened. He hadn't expected this young man to be so ungrateful. He had already given him a way out, yet he was still taking it seriously.
He was only somewhat wary of Gu Qingfeng, but how could someone who had dominated the northern frontier for so many years be intimidated by a mere kid?
"You're really pushing your luck, aren't you? Don't think you can act arrogantly in front of me just because you have some money. Don't you know who I've ever been afraid of? Buying a car worth millions doesn't prove anything."
Gu Qingfeng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked directly at Zhu Hu.
"So there's no room for negotiation?"
Zhu Hu was a little scared. When Gu Qingfeng looked over, he suddenly felt as if he was being targeted by a demon. He was suffering great torment in his heart and was a little timid for a moment.
The young woman didn't have so many scruples. She glared fiercely at Shangguan Yun, thinking that it was all because this woman had stolen her clothes that things had turned out this way.
But they forgot that it was Shangguan Yun who bought it first. One reason she liked the dress so much was because it was really beautiful.
But more importantly, it was jealousy. Jealousy of Shangguan Yun's beauty. Jealousy between women is far more terrifying than that between men. Looking at Shangguan Yun's face, which seemed to have been sculpted by God, she was filled with jealousy.
Looking at her own beauty, maintained by cosmetics, she wished she were Shangguan Yun.
"Give me back my clothes and make this old woman apologize to me, or this isn't over."
Another younger brother, also wanting to curry favor with his sister-in-law, chimed in.
"That's right. Back in the day, my brother Tiger took two watermelon knives and hacked his way from the south street to the end of the north street for three hours straight without even blinking."
"You're being given this opportunity now, so cherish it. If Tiger gets upset later, you'll all be in deep trouble."
Gu Qingfeng shook his head, which meant there was nothing more to discuss, so he simply stopped talking.
Shangguan Yun couldn't sit still any longer. When Gu Qingfeng helped her to the sofa, she was afraid that her son would get into a conflict with these people.
Because Gu Tian kept telling her not to speak, and seeing that things were about to escalate to an irreversible point, she quickly stood up to try to stop him.
Gu Qingfeng was faster than her. In everyone's eyes, Gu Qingfeng only took one step, but his figure suddenly appeared in front of Zhu Hu and slapped Zhu Hu across the face.
"You've been chopping for three hours straight without blinking, don't your eyes get dry?"
Zhu Hu was completely unaware of what had happened, only feeling a sharp pain in his face. He only snapped back to reality when he heard Gu Qingfeng's question. At this point, he didn't care about Gu Qingfeng's status anymore. If he was beaten and didn't say anything, he wouldn't be fit to stay in the underworld. He roared at his henchmen...
"Kill him for me, and I'll take responsibility if anything happens."
The henchmen were startled when they saw Zhu Hu's swollen cheek, and they didn't even have time to think about how Gu Qingfeng had gotten from in front of them to Zhu Hu's side.
One by one, they grabbed stools, clothes racks, and other nearby items and rushed towards Gu Qingfeng.
(End of chapter)