Not knowing if they found her annoying, several hoodlums tightened their grip on their clubs and approached her in unison.
"Don't... don't come closer..." The old lady at the small stall trembled in fear, waving her hands frantically.
Qing Yan took care of the hoodlums, kicking the wooden sticks on the ground and sending them flying, one of which landed on the head of a hoodlum in the distance.
The other hoodlums who were about to trouble the old lady were hit by plates thrown by Qing Yan, striking their bellies or heads.
This made them even angrier, and they directed their fury towards Qing Yan.
"President Qing, do you know them?" Yin Panpan was pulled back and forth by Qing Yan. She saw several clubs falling simultaneously, followed by numerous punches and kicks coming their way. She paled in fright. What should they do?
These people didn't say a word; they just attacked.
Qing Yan threw her behind the small stall and pulled the old lady with her, both taking cover behind it.
She stood alone in front of the stall, facing more than twenty hoodlums with a cold aura. "Who sent you?"
A group of immature brats dared to act recklessly in front of her?
Did they not value their lives?
The hoodlums didn't speak, instead focusing their strength on attacking her.
As long as she caught one, the rest would surely surrender.
"Miss Yin, who are these people?" The old lady peeked her head out from behind the stall. Seeing that the fighting had resumed, she shrank back in fear and anxiously asked Yin Panpan beside her.
"I don't know either..." Yin Panpan secretly assessed the situation outside. More than twenty hoodlums bullying President Qing alone, they couldn't let this continue!
"Call the police."
"Yes, yes, call the police..."
The two of them instinctively took out their phones, their hands trembling as they were about to dial 110.
Dare to call the police?
Several hoodlums noticed their actions, snatched their phones, and threw them to the ground. They then flipped over the small stall, which fell on top of them, causing excruciating pain and darkness to cloud their vision.
The hoodlums intentionally stepped on the small stall, exerting force. Yin Panpan and the old lady were trapped beneath it, suffering in agony.
Seeing that they had no strength to crawl out, one of the hoodlums raised his club and swung it forcefully towards Yin Panpan. She instinctively blocked it with her hands, experiencing intense pain.
"Are you alright, Miss Yin?" The old lady was extremely worried.
Another hoodlum was about to deal with her, ready to strike with his raised club.
Qing Yan turned around and noticed the danger they were in. She swiftly dealt with the remaining hoodlums in front of her and rushed over.
Another hoodlum was pulling out a knife, preparing to stab Yin Panpan.
He received the order: "Injure both of them severely."
Qing Yan swiftly grabbed his knife, and with the corner of her eye, she noticed several sticks coming towards her from the right. She raised her hand to block them, swiftly knocking them down, and then lifted the stall to rescue them.
"President Qing, are you alright?" Yin Panpan looked at the twenty or so hooligans lying on the ground. She didn't have time to marvel at President Qing's impressive skills but was rather worried, "You're injured..."
It was all because of saving them that she got hurt...
Otherwise, with President Qing's skills, how could he possibly be injured?
Qing Yan noticed that Yin Panpan was injured as well, her hands swollen like pig's trotters.
Just then, a hooligan suddenly pulled out a knife and unexpectedly held it against the boss lady's neck...
The boss lady was terrified and weakened.
"What are you doing? Let go of Aunt Wang..." Yin Panpan didn't expect them to use the boss lady as a hostage. After quickly getting on the car and leaving, they left Aunt Wang behind.
"Aunt Wang, are you okay?" Yin Panpan hurried over, her hands injured and too weak to support her.
It was Qing Yan who helped the boss lady up and checked her. Fortunately, there was nothing serious, just a minor flesh wound.
"You should leave quickly, I'm afraid they'll bring reinforcements." Aunt Wang tried to stand up several times but had no strength and felt dizzy.
Qing Yan took out a stack of money from her bag, "For tonight's losses."
"No, no, we can't accept..." Aunt Wang could tell that they were innocent; it was the group of people who were bad.
"Take it." Qing Yan stuffed the money into her pocket, called a car for her, and only then did she pick up the rabbit bag from the ground.
The rabbit bag was already dirty, and the contents inside were dirty too...
A trace of displeasure flashed in her eyes, determined to find out who did this and not let them off lightly!
"President Qing, let me take you to the hospital, alright?" Yin Panpan was so anxious that she was on the verge of tears, blaming herself. If it weren't for her suggestion to have barbecue, they wouldn't have been surrounded.
This place was relatively remote, with few passersby and no surveillance...
"It's just a minor injury, it's nothing." Qing Yan took her hand and looked at it, then checked the rest of her body, "Do we have any medicine at home like I mentioned before?"
"Yes, yes, we do!" Yin Panpan quickly wiped away her tears.
"Go back and apply some."
Luckily, it didn't injure any bones.
"Let's go." Qing Yan first accompanied Yin Panpan to the entrance of the residential area.
"President Qing, who were they exactly? Your hand..."
"It's nothing, it'll be fine tomorrow."
As for who they were, Qing Yan didn't know either. She only knew that their target tonight was clear—they were coming for the two of them.
The boss lady was innocently caught in the crossfire...
"President Qing..."
"Don't overthink it. We have a competition tomorrow. Rest well tonight," Qing Yan said a few comforting words, watching her enter the residential area before taking a taxi back to the Lakeside Villa.
Li Yihan went to bed as usual, promptly turning off the lights.
Qing Yan took a shower, opened a drawer, and rummaged through her collection of bottles and jars. She found the potion she wanted, used a cotton swab to clean the wound, and then took out a small pill. She clenched her fist and the pill instantly turned into powder.
She applied it to her right wrist, skillfully wrapping it with gauze for a few rounds, considering it done.
Taking out her phone, she issued a cold command, "Find the group of twenty or so people causing trouble at the end of Linxi Road tonight."
"Boss, did they anger you?" Big Black, on the other end of the phone, sensed Qing Yan's displeasure from her tone. "Tsk tsk, who has the audacity to provoke you? Even you?"
Qing Yan looked at the dirty bunny bag, her expression growing even more unpleasant. "I want to know who's behind all this."
"Understood!" Big Black immediately made arrangements.
Qing Yan washed the bunny cloth bag and wiped its contents clean again. Thankfully, it had an outer package, so the things inside weren't really dirtied.
Although it wasn't her time of the month yet, Si Yechen's concern warmed her heart.
The next morning.
Qing Yan removed the bandage, not wanting to draw attention. After finishing breakfast, she was about to go to the garage to get her car.
"Miss Qing Yan, Young Master waited for you all night again..." Aunt Lan caught up and said, "You... are coming home tonight?"
"I'll be home for dinner."
"That's great!" Aunt Lan's face lit up immediately. As long as Miss Qing Yan came back, there would be no more issues with Miss Yusha...
Although Aunt Lan had watched Miss Yusha grow up since childhood, deep down in her heart, she preferred Miss Qing Yan...
She always felt that Miss Qing Yan was kinder and easier to get along with.