173: major

Xiu Yan is in trouble?

Xu Zimo's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly. Tan Sisi's voice on the other end of the phone carried clear anxiety, and he could even hear Li Xiuyan's soft sobs, making it seem not like a joke.

“Where are you?” His voice was steady, without a hint of panic.

“At the Gucci entrance!”

“I'll be right there.”

Hanging up the phone, Xu Zimo glanced at Yu Tao, who was clinging to his arm, her face still showing a hint of shyness and satisfaction.

“Let's go, your sister is in trouble.”

The smile on Yu Tao's face instantly froze, and she quickly asked, “Brother, what happened?”

Xu Zimo shook his head, but his steps quickened.

Fortunately, the coffee shop was very close to Guo Jin, and soon, he arrived at the Gucci entrance.

Some people were gathered around, watching. Since it was outside the store, even if security arrived, they could only stand by and observe.

Xu Zimo scanned the scene and saw Li Xiuyan crying, while Tan Sisi stood there, blocking a man who looked to be about thirty years old.

On the ground, there were torn bags and clothes scattered about.

Li Xiuyan looked at the trampled clothes, tears falling continuously.

“What happened?”

Xu Zimo pushed his way in.

“Brother Feng, you're finally here.”

Tan Sisi immediately walked over and said, “This man is crazy. I told him these clothes were bought by me for Xiu Yan, but he wouldn't believe it. He even snatched things and hit people...”

“Peng Xiao? What are you doing here?”

Yu Tao also seemed to know the man, and clearly had no good feelings for him: “What crazy stunt are you pulling now?”

“Me, crazy?”

Peng Xiao glared at her fiercely, then his gaze shifted to Xu Zimo: “You two said you were going shopping, but it turns out you went to a hotel with this man first, and now... he's taking you shopping, right?!”

“If it weren't for the tracking feature, I really would have been fooled by you.”

Apparently, he was able to find Li Xiuyan because of the tracking feature on her iPhone; otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to know their whereabouts so clearly.

Xu Zimo frowned slightly.

This man... is Li Xiuyan's boyfriend?

Neither his appearance nor his age seemed to match.

But now was not the time to ask about the reason.

With the man causing such a scene, the surrounding crowd was happy to watch the drama unfold.

“What nonsense are you spouting? And, what right do you have to control Xiu Yan? She already told you it's impossible for her to accept you!”

“Besides, in the past two years, Xiu Yan has given you so much money, isn't that enough?!”

Yu Tao was clearly aware of the situation.

“Enough?”

Peng Xiao seemed enraged, “If my family hadn't paid, her mother would have died in the hospital long ago. Is this something that can be repaid with just a little money?”

He was referring to something that happened eight years ago, when Li Xiuyan had just started university. Peng Xiao's family had indeed helped Li Xiuyan's family at that time.

Li Xiuyan did not deny this point.

To repay this kindness, she started earning money from live streaming in the past two years, transferring about seven or eight hundred thousand to Peng Xiao.

But Peng Xiao was not satisfied.

Because he was interested in Li Xiuyan herself. So, he had always used kindness as an excuse to threaten Li Xiuyan's family and demanded that she be his girlfriend.

When she was in university, Li Xiuyan had a boyfriend, but just as their relationship was heating up, Peng Xiao ruined it.

Taking advantage of kindness for personal gain?

When Xu Zimo looked over, Peng Xiao was staring at him with ill intent.

Xu Zimo ignored him, however, and took out his phone to make a call.

It was the lawyer that his former assistant had found for him.

He wasn't sure how best to handle such matters, so it was best to leave professional things to professionals.

“Calling a lawyer? I'm not afraid even if you call the police!”

Peng Xiao shouted loudly, but it was clear he was trying to cover up his guilt. The next moment, his gaze fell on Li Xiuyan, “Come with me!”

He reached out to pull her, but Xu Zimo blocked him.

“Get out of the way!”

Peng Xiao, who was only 1.65 meters tall, tried to push Xu Zimo, but his hand was grabbed, and he immediately let out a pig-like scream.

“Murder! Murder!...”

Xu Zimo watched his performance calmly. This was inside Guo Jin, with cameras everywhere, so he wasn't afraid of being framed.

“You two go inside first.”

Xu Zimo calmly told Tan Sisi and Yu Tao.

With him there, Peng Xiao could only watch helplessly as Tan Sisi and Yu Tao helped Li Xiuyan into the Gucci store.

Peng Xiao originally wanted to follow them in, but he was stopped by the quick-witted store staff who called security.

This... is the advantage of being rich.

However, after this incident, the three girls had no mood for shopping and simply sat in the lounge area.

Even so, the staff did not neglect them in the slightest, bringing out various drinks and desserts.

Before long, Lawyer He arrived.

After Xu Zimo asked Li Xiuyan to explain the situation clearly, Lawyer He said, “Based on the current situation, Ms. Li has already repaid several times the medical expenses her family paid. He has no right to interfere with Ms. Li's freedom...”

“If he continues to use this as an excuse to extort money, he may even be suspected of blackmail and extortion...”

There!

This is what you call professional.

If you let Xu Zimo handle it himself, how would he know these things?

What Peng Xiao called kindness was actually a matter of morality, and only kind-hearted families would be blackmailed by it.

Of course, it also had to do with Li Xiuyan's family consisting only of a mother and daughter, which is why Peng Xiao bullied them.

“The rich bully people, steal people's wives, I can't live anymore...”

Peng Xiao still wanted to shout, but Lawyer He calmly told him, “Mr. Peng, your actions already constitute defamation and false accusation. My client can file a lawsuit based on this, and you will face one year of imprisonment...”

“Are you trying to scare me? Do you think I'm easily intimidated?”

Peng Xiao's eyes widened, but he was clearly a bit intimidated.

“There's surveillance here that can be used as evidence.”

Xu Zimo secretly gave Lawyer He a thumbs up.

Lawyer He really had a knack for dealing with scoundrels; it was the same last time.

“Li Xiuyan, just you wait, you ungrateful wretch...”

He still ran off dejectedly.

However, he clearly wouldn't give up easily.

“Xiu Yan, tell Auntie to move into my house. Otherwise...”

Yu Tao, aware of the situation, advised Li Xiuyan.

Li Xiuyan's eyes were a bit red and swollen, losing her usual sweetness, but appearing all the more delicate and touching.

But she also knew that moving was her only option now.

Of course, to prevent any further incidents, Xu Zimo called Lawyer He to come along.

Indeed.

When they arrived, Peng Xiao was at the entrance of the residential complex, loudly shouting something at a woman in her forties. Many people were gathered around, pointing and whispering about the woman.

“My Xiu Yan is not that kind of person...”

The woman explained, her voice very weak. Seeing this, Li Xiuyan immediately asked to get out of the car and ran towards the woman: “Mom!”