Married to the Protagonist

Xu Zhao’s family was a nouveau riche family; almost everyone knew him by this trait. He was proficient in eating, drinking, and fooling around, and most importantly, he was lecherous.

Whenever someone caught his eye, he would choose to either make a ridiculing remark or take action directly.

It wasn’t enough for him to just touch her waist a few times, thus leading to the current situation.

Su Ran had a strong personality and would rather be broken than humiliated. In order to protect herself, she took advantage of the crowd and deliberately caused a big scene.

This was the proper type of response and courage a girl should have when facing harassment. From the perspective of most people, her actions were understandable and easy to sympathize with and support.

And truthfully, she wasn’t in the wrong.

Xu Zhao was not someone who would stand getting humiliated, so after being refuted on the spot, he refused to let Su Ran go. He made to hit her, not caring that she was a woman, and she’d fought back by hitting him on the head with a bottle of wine.

Enraged, he had grabbed her by the hair, and the rest was history.

When Xu Zhao saw Yan Cheng coming, he finally remembered something. In a sense, he was causing trouble in Yan Cheng’s territory… but it was already too late to turn back now. After a few seconds, he controlled his expression and straightened his clothes.

“A whore wants to be shown respect? What a joke,” he sneered.

In the eyes of the patrons, beer girls were not the same as the normal employees.

Su Ran was curled up at the side, sobbing continuously.

After hearing the whole story, Yan Cheng narrowed his eyes. He looked at Su Ran for a moment before turning to Xu Zhao. “Young Master Xu, would you give me some face and let this matter go?”

After all, she was only a part-time employee. If this continued to drag on, the reputation of Er Guan would be implicated. As its boss, he had to consider what was best for the staff and restaurant as a whole.

The circle was big, but the world within it was small. He could not let one employee drag down the rest.

Since Yan Cheng had asked, Xu Zhao naturally had to agree. The situation was already bad enough. “Of course, how could I refuse to give Young Master Yan face? However, you should properly discipline your employees.”

Su Ran heard him and swiftly raised her head. Her eyes were red-rimmed and still brimming with tears.

She was the victim, so why was it her fault?!

Su Ran bit her lip and clenched her teeth. She wanted to defend herself and say “It wasn’t my fault,” but in the end, she only said, “If he hadn’t touched me, I wouldn’t have hit him.”

Xu Zhao’s forehead was still bleeding, but it was not an undeserved injury.

However, most of the time, the social reality was not so fair. Saving her from further entanglement with Xu Zhao was already a very benevolent act. If she was expecting more, then… Yan Cheng was not so kind of a person. He was neither a saint nor Buddha reincarnated.

Ignoring Su Ran’s words, he responded to Xu Zhao: “Of course.”

And with that, the matter was settled.

Of course, Su Ran was not satisfied.

***

After the crowd broke up, everyone returned to their own games. Once again, loud music and ambiguity filled the air.

Chen Jinyao dropped her gaze and stared at her pale fingers. She could imagine that her face was just as pale. Her entire person seemed to be frozen, and her mind was a mess.

Long ago, before she became Chen Jinyao, she had a friend who often complained to her about the novels she read.