Martial Arts Master in the City

"Haha!" Ye Xiao chuckled and then pushed Jiang Chuan to the main seat, saying, "Since she's gone, let's eat. I'm starving."

Jiang Chuan sat in the main seat, habitually took out a cigarette, and was just about to put it in his mouth when Ye Xiao reached out and snatched it away.

"You should be polite." Ye Xiao said, "After all, I'm the boss."

"Oh right, Ye Xiao, when did my brother become your subordinate?" Jiang Miaoke looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao glanced at Jiang Chuan, smiled, and said, "In the past, I didn't know, but now I know he's doing it willingly."

"How did you see that?" Jiang Chuan looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao, smiling, put the cigarette in his mouth, saying, "Light my cigarette, and I'll tell you."

Jiang Chuan gave a wry smile but still took out a lighter and lit Ye Xiao's cigarette.

Ye Xiao took a drag from the cigarette, enjoying the pleasure nicotine brought him.

"Why aren't you speaking?" Jiang Miaoke looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao looked at Jiang Miaoke, and finally, his gaze fell on Jiang Chuan, smiling as he said, "Because he wants to break free from the Jiang Family's control!"

"The Jiang Family's control?" Upon hearing this, Jiang Miaoke immediately mocked Ye Xiao, saying, "Ye Xiao, if you say something else, I might believe it, but I absolutely refuse to believe this. My brother is the eldest young master of the Jiang Family, the future head of the Jiang Family. Why would he break free from the Jiang Family's control?"

"Ye Xiao is right!" At this moment, Jiang Chuan also took out a cigarette and lit it himself.

Jiang Miaoke and Ye Ziyan looked at Jiang Chuan in surprise. Jiang Chuan was the Crown Prince of the Jiang Family, and although not as arrogant as Chen Cangyu and Fu Donglai, at least if he really wanted to show off, neither Chen Cangyu nor Fu Donglai could match him. Let alone anything else, who could shake the mighty Jiang Family? Who would dare not give him face?

"Haha, wouldn't it be more fitting to just call him the Crown Prince of the Jiang Family?" Ye Xiao said with a smile.

"You're not wrong, but why break free then?"

Ye Xiao said softly, "Ask yourself, which Crown Prince truly has a good life? Moreover, if it weren't for some ridiculous Crown Prince title, Jiang Chuan might already have children by now."

Listening to Ye Xiao's words, Jiang Miaoke glanced at Jiang Chuan, and not just her, Ye Ziyan also looked at Jiang Chuan.

At this moment, Jiang Chuan held a cigarette with reddened eyes.

"Brother!" Jiang Miaoke said, heartache evident in her voice.

Jiang Chuan waved slightly, indicating he was fine, but anyone could see that he wasn't just in a bad mood—he was saddened!

"It's not your fault, nor your father's or grandfather's fault, but merely fate playing its tricks. Everyone wants to be born into an imperial family, but who knows the troubles of the imperial offspring?" Ye Xiao said with a smile. "Better late than never, don't miss the next one after missing this one." Ye Xiao looked at Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan nodded slightly, forcing a smile, and said, "Actually, I just want to know where she is and how she's doing, nothing more!"

"Now that's more like a man. Haha, Brother Chuan, since Dongfang Wanwan has nothing to do with you, you won't mind if I have something to do with her someday, right?" Ye Xiao chuckled, thinking back to bumping into Dongfang Wanwan earlier, feeling an undeniable enjoyment.

Ye Xiao wasn't a good person, but he wasn't bad either, just a tad lustful.

"Can you be serious?" Jiang Miaoke glared at Ye Xiao angrily, saying, "Do you wish all the pretty girls in the world to be your wife? You think you're the Emperor, with a harem of three thousand beauties?"

Ye Xiao, unfazed, said, "I have distinct tastes. Besides, what man doesn't dream of being Emperor? I just refuse to be a hypocrite."

"You..." Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Jiang Miaoke's eyes rolled with anger.

"Brother, don't provoke Coco anymore. Actually, Coco really cares about you. You see, when we came over, Coco had tears on her face." Ye Ziyan said with a playful smile to Ye Xiao.

"I didn't have tears!" Jiang Miaoke quickly denied, noticing Ye Ziyan had seen through it. "No way I'd shed tears over a degenerate like Ye Xiao. What a joke!"

"Correction, I'm not a degenerate; I'm not even refined!" Ye Xiao said seriously.

Hearing Ye Xiao's serious words, Jiang Miaoke got even angrier, but suddenly she remembered something, immediately turning to Ye Ziyan, saying, "What did you just call me?"

"Coco's Sister-in-law!" Ye Ziyan said innocently.

"Ziyan, don't misunderstand. We're just pretending, it's not real." Jiang Miaoke immediately said.

"No way, I saw you turn pale when you heard my brother has Emperor dreams. Besides my sister-in-law, who else would care about how many wives my brother has?" Ye Ziyan said.

Jiang Miaoke, face flushed red, still stubbornly said, "I... I'm just worried about the world having someone like your brother because your brother is too terrible, eating from his bowl while looking at the pot and still occupying the basin."

"Wait, you're missing the plate, the basket, and the table." Ye Xiao said with a cheeky grin.

Jiang Miaoke was very displeased, but her brother Jiang Chuan was watching his sister, quite envious. He knew Ye Xiao was just teasing Jiang Miaoke. Jiang Chuan recalled such playful banter with someone he once lovingly held in his arms.

"I'm not very hungry, I'm going out for a bit!" Jiang Chuan stood up, looking at Ye Xiao and the others.

"Brother, it's all Ye Xiao's fault. Are you okay?" Jiang Miaoke immediately looked at Jiang Chuan, worried.

Jiang Chuan shook his head, saying, "I'm fine, don't worry, Ye Xiao's not bad."

Having said that, Jiang Chuan walked straight out the door.

Jiang Miaoke wanted to go after Jiang Chuan, but Ye Xiao reached out and grabbed her arm.

"Ye Xiao, what are you doing?" Jiang Miaoke, seeing Ye Xiao stop her, said angrily.

Ye Xiao looked at Jiang Miaoke, smiling as he said, "Your brother is a man, not a child. A man is a wolf; when wounded, he needs to learn to lick his wounds!"

"What logic is that!"

Jiang Miaoke still wanted to go out, but then Jiang Chuan's voice came from outside.