Starting as a War God: Global Goddesses Blocking my Door

"Apologize, isn't it enough that I apologize?"

Facing a series of reprimands from Xu Ruoxuan, Xu Haoran reluctantly turned to Ye Fan and said, "Sorry, I was impulsive just now!"

"Mr. Ye, Haoran is naive, please don't take it to heart!" Xu Ruoxuan said, blinking her beautiful eyes.

Ye Fan waved his hand and said, "To know one's mistake and to mend one's ways is the greatest virtue, it's good that the prodigal son has turned back in time!"

To know one's mistake and to mend one's ways is the greatest virtue?

Upon hearing Ye Fan's response, Xu Haoran almost burst with internal injury.

He really couldn't understand what he had done wrong, but with Xu Ruoxuan's deterrence, he didn't dare to talk nonsense.

"You're right in reprimanding me, Mr. Ye!" Xu Ruoxuan acknowledged with a nod. Experience new stories on empire

Immediately after, Xu Ruoxuan asked," Mr. Ye, what exactly happened? Why did you have a conflict with Zheng Shuheng all of a sudden?"

"Zhan Yun, you tell it!" Ye Fan said.

Su Zhanyun had been shocked by the scene in front of him, he truly hadn't expected that Ye Fan would know Xu Ruoxuan, the Helmsman of the Xu Family, and even less that upon her arrival, she would force her own brother to apologize to Ye Fan.

At this moment, Su Zhanyun was becoming more and more baffled by Ye Fan, he only felt that Ye Fan was strong and mysterious, nothing like the simple and honest man he used to be.

"Zhan Yun!" Seeing Su Zhanyun frozen, Ye Fan spoke again.

"Ah? Oh!"

When Ye Fan spoke again, Su Zhanyun finally snapped back to reality.

He turned to Xu Ruoxuan and said, "Miss Xu, I took a liking to this exhibition hall inside Silver Base Tower, and I plan to set up a used car dealership here. I have even signed a rental contract with your Xu Family in advance. Just when I was overseeing the renovations, I didn't expect Zheng Shuheng to pop up out of nowhere and claim he wanted to take over the place and told me to get lost!"

"I didn't take it seriously at the time, but just now, Zheng Shuheng brought a bunch of thugs over to make trouble, injuring all our renovation workers. Luckily, my brother-in-law and I arrived in time to stop this farce! Right after dealing with the ruffians, Zheng Shuheng came with his men!"

"Without any regard for the facts, Zheng Shuheng wanted to drive us out. We refused to leave, so Zheng Shuheng had the Ancient Martial Artist by his side attack us. Fortunately, my brother-in-law is highly skilled and was able to rout Zheng Shuheng's expert, who then resentfully called over Young Master Xu Haoran!"

"Upon understanding the situation, Young Master Xu took Zheng Shuheng's side, deliberately making things difficult for us. Despite the rental contract, Young Master Xu wanted to evict us, but thankfully, Miss Xu, you arrived at the crucial moment; otherwise, a fight today would have been unavoidable!"

Without any exaggeration, Su Zhanyun recounted the events to Xu Ruoxuan in full detail.

"Haoran, is this true?" Xu Ruoxuan asked coldly, looking at Xu Haoran after hearing it all.

Xu Haoran pouted and said dissatisfied, "Sister, I proposed to cancel the contract and compensate them for the breach of contract, isn't that okay?"

"Okay? So you think compensation for breach of contract can settle everything? I'll tell you, your attitude is the biggest problem! Do you know why I was able to lead the Xu Family from being wealthy to being one of the Noble Clans and Powerful Families so quickly? It's because of how one conducts oneself in society! How have I been teaching you all this time? Have you forgotten it all?" Xu Ruoxuan scolded.

Xu Haoran said with frustration, "No, I haven't forgotten! Sister, you always advise me that one must be humble and modest in conduct, not arrogant and overbearing, to have a spirit of contractual commitment, and not to bully others with power!"

"You know and yet you dared to offend?" Xu Ruoxuan reproached sternly.

Xu Haoran said with tears in his eyes, "Sister, I know I was wrong, and I won't ever dare again!"

"Just this once!" Xu Ruoxuan huffed.

"Interesting!"

Ye Fan suddenly had a new level of respect for Xu Ruoxuan as he listened to the conversation between the Xu siblings.

He truly hadn't expected that Xu Ruoxuan would teach her brother like this, especially the emphasis on abiding by the spirit of contracts, which impressed Ye Fan.

In today's restless society, many people, for fame and fortune, totally disregard the spirit of contracts.

After scolding Xu Haoran, Xu Ruoxuan turned to Zheng Shuheng and said, "Though Silver Base Tower is indeed a property of the Xu Family, we have already rented this exhibition hall to Mr. Ye and his company. There was no need for strong-arming, no, to be precise, it wasn't even strong-arming; you were simply trying to occupy it by force."

"Did you not realize, the Zheng family might be influential in Jinling, your family business might be vast, but this is Central Plains, not Jinling, so Zheng Shuheng, don't think that just because you're the rising star of the Zheng family, you can act recklessly and arbitrarily in Central Plains!"

"Ruo Xuan, you misunderstand!" Zheng Shuheng hurriedly said.

Xu Ruoxuan scoffed, "Misunderstanding? Where have I misunderstood you?"

"Ruoxuan, things aren't what you think. It's true that I wanted this exhibition hall, but I never intended to forcibly take it over. My original plan was to pay rent to have them transfer the hall to me, but they were too arrogant, not taking me seriously at all!" Zheng Shuheng directly shifted the blame onto Ye Fan and Su Zhanyun.

Su Zhanyun angrily said, "Nonsense!"

"Miss Xu, you know what kind of person I am. It should be clear to you who is muddling right and wrong!" Ye Fan said with a light chuckle.

Xu Ruoxuan nodded, she was quite familiar with Ye Fan's character.

She never troubles others unless troubled first.

It was unlikely that Ye Fan would have bothered Zheng Shuheng if he hadn't caused trouble first.

The next moment, Xu Ruoxuan snorted coldly, "Zheng Shuheng, there's really no need for this. The more you try to cover up, the more disgusted I feel towards you! Don't think I can't see through you, it's clear as day that you wanted to take over by force, and only after failing, you specially called Haoran over to save face, then you proposed these penalties!"

"Ruoxuan, am I really that kind of person in your eyes?" Zheng Shuheng's face instantly darkened.

In his view, he had known Xu Ruoxuan for quite some time. Even if Ye Fan had some backing and Xu Ruoxuan wanted to give face to Ye Fan, she shouldn't have fallen out with him.

What Zheng Shuheng never expected was that Xu Ruoxuan would be unwilling to give him face for the sake of Ye Fan.

Xu Ruoxuan smiled coldly, "Zheng Shuheng, don't you know what kind of person you are?"

"Fine! Ruoxuan, if that's what you say, then I won't hold back anymore!"

As Xu Ruoxuan questioned his character, Zheng Shuheng clenched his teeth and said, "That's right! I originally did want to take over this place by force, and now that I've failed, I plan to settle for the next best thing! Ruoxuan, even though we are from Central Plains and Jinling respectively, our families cooperate on many projects!"

"Give me a straight answer today, is this exhibition hall going to be mine or his!"

As his words fell, Zheng Shuheng's face was filled with ferocity.

"Are you forcing me to make a choice?" Xu Ruoxuan frowned.

Zheng Shuheng smiled sinisterly, "Ruoxuan, if you think I'm pressing you, then assume I am!"

Pride is to humans what incense is to buddhas!

If he couldn't secure this exhibition hall today, Zheng Shuheng was determined not to swallow his pride.

Moreover, after falling out, Zheng Shuheng was confident that Xu Ruoxuan would not oppose him just for the sake of someone as insignificant as Ye Fan.

Since Xu Ruoxuan had returned to the country, she had more or less cooperated with noble clans and powerful families from across the nation, especially having close ties with the Zheng family of Jinling.

This was because of his affection for Xu Ruoxuan that he had the Zheng family elders sign numerous cooperation agreements with her.

With many collaborations in place, he didn't believe Xu Ruoxuan would dare to side against him. If he were to cancel the Zheng family's cooperation with the Xu Family out of anger, by that time, Xu Ruoxuan would surely be scolded by a large number of Xu Family elders, and he didn't believe she could bear the consequences.

Realizing that Zheng Shuheng was simply bent on opposing Ye Fan, Xu Ruoxuan's beautiful visage grew solemn.

She understood that if she sided with Ye Fan, Zheng Shuheng would certainly retaliate against her.

Currently, she had just stabilized her footing in the Xu Family, and many elders opposed her leading the family affairs because she was a woman.

If Zheng Shuheng were to retaliate against her fiercely, the dreadful consequences might truly be more than she could bear.

"Miss Xu, there's no need to feel troubled!" Ye Fan could see that Xu Ruoxuan had unspoken difficulties.

"There's nothing to be troubled about, I've already made up my mind!"

Looking at Ye Fan, Xu Ruoxuan smiled faintly, her smile as beautiful as a hundred flowers in full bloom.

Zheng Shuheng asked in surprise, "You've made a decision so quickly? Ruoxuan, tell me, what is your choice?"

Challenged by Zheng Shuheng, Xu Ruoxuan took a deep breath and slowly said:

"My final decision is..."