Chapter 182: Chapter 182: Fighting or Showing Affection _1
She suddenly remembered that when she had been practicing the split before, she had heard the sound of her pants ripping. Afterwards, she prepared two identical training suits and put them together.
Because she was in such a rush this morning, and she was preoccupied with dueling with Ye Ming these days, she had completely forgotten about this and had left the house wearing the torn pants.
"I’m finished, this is so embarrassing!"
She could never have imagined that she would embarrass herself in front of Ye Ming.
But fortunately, only Ye Ming had seen it; the surrounding cameras hadn’t captured the moment.
Standing there in a daze for a long time, Lin Mengdie bit her lip, her mind racing as she pondered her next move.
Suddenly, she had an idea and whispered to Ye Ming, "Lend me your clothes for a moment!"
Ye Ming nodded, instantly understanding her intention.
The very next second, Lin Mengdie struck out, breaking free from Ye Ming’s grasp and then grabbing his collar.
With a move like the Golden Cicada Shedding its shell, Ye Ming slipped off his jacket.
With quick reflexes, Lin Mengdie immediately wrapped the clothing around her body, covering her lower half.
The two of them executed strange and baffling movements, leaving the audience completely dumbfounded.
"Holy shit, that’s going too far, they are actually taking off clothes?"
"Do you think we don’t exist?"
"Referee, go do something about it, if you don’t intervene, they’ll end up having kids!"
Because they were too far away, the audience had no clue what was happening; all they saw was Ye Ming touching the girl’s thigh, and then the girl willingly removing Ye Ming’s clothes.
Their actions were so suggestive that people couldn’t help but think crookedly.
"Thank you, I owe you one; I’ll find a way to return your clothes," she said.
"Let’s not fight today!"
After dropping that statement, Lin Mengdie leaped down from the ring and ran off as if she were flying.
Not only were the audience stunned, but even the referee overseeing the match at the edge of the ring was dumbstruck.
These two didn’t do anything upon getting on stage - they just whispered to each other, then started stripping, and then they just stopped fighting?
"Can’t these lovebirds do their flirting at home? Do they have to let everyone know?"
"What were these two even here for? Touching thighs and removing clothes - couldn’t they play behind closed doors? Why come here and show off their love?"
"We came to watch a match, and these two just had to shove dog food down our throats. This is outrageous!"
Murmuring again filled the air.
Finally, with no other choice, the referee announced, "Lin Mengdie has voluntarily forfeited the match; the victor is Ye Ming!"
Liang Hao was so furious he was scratching his head and clawing at his face, nearly vomiting blood from anger; their overly intimate actions spoke volumes.
Inside the Xu Family’s private box, Xu Lele’s face was equally unattractive, her little fist clenched in anger.
Before the fight had even started, it was Lin Mengdie who had said she would beat Ye Ming and then break off the engagement, but now she had run off, which was the same as announcing to everyone that she didn’t want to break off the engagement.
Moreover, the behavior of the two people in the ring was secretive; they whispered to each other and even took off their clothes. They seemed to be very coordinated too, no one was angry, and they even thanked each other repeatedly in the end.
"Le Le, don’t be angry anymore. Men are all the same; they welcome any woman who throws herself at them with open arms. I really misjudged him before!"
Xia Ningning said indignantly, "I used to think he was different from other men, but in the end, he’s just a lousy scoundrel!"
Previously, Ye Ming had promised her fervently that he would take the initiative to call off the engagement, but now he was saying one thing to her face and doing another behind her back, utterly outrageous.
Xu Lele snorted in agreement, "It must have been Lin Mengdie who gave him some kind of love potion that made Ye Ming act like that with her. That vixen is just detestable!"
"What?" Xia Ningning was baffled. She couldn’t believe that at this point, Xu Lele was still making excuses for Ye Ming.
"Le Le, wake up, will you? Have you gotten so mad that you’ve lost your mind?"
At this moment, below the stage, Liang Hao finally couldn’t sit still anymore. Unable to accept the reality, he immediately stood up, pointing at Ye Ming, and shouted loudly, "Ye Ming, I challenge you to a duel. Do you dare to accept?"
"If you lose, from now on, you’re not allowed to come near my junior sister again!"
The entire venue went dead silent in an instant.
Everyone’s eyes were on Liang Hao. What was this about? While the couple was flaunting their love, he suddenly jumped out. Was he trying to interfere as the third party?
What was initially a straightforward martial artists’ competition suddenly turned into a plot right out of a melodramatic TV show. The audience was full of suspicion, trying to guess what was going to unfold.
During this time, Liang Hao also leaped onto the stage, rolled up his sleeves, and seemed ready to have a showdown with Ye Ming.
Logically speaking, Liang Hao’s actions were against the rules; the martial artists’ competition had a set schedule for appearances, and Liang Hao was essentially cutting in line.
However, because of this sudden dramatic twist, the audience’s excitement reached an unprecedented high, and they expressed their eagerness to see the two men combat for a woman’s affection.
Some of the spectators started to heckle.
The referee, who was about to intervene, was immediately faced with a dilemma. He was considering intervening but felt conflicted and eventually looked towards Jiang Long in the box for guidance.
Jiang Long glanced at the deputy chairman beside him and then at his own son, Jiang Dachuan, before nodding his head.
He picked up the microphone and said, "Since the audience is so enthusiastic, why don’t we temporarily change the rules of the competition?"
"This match will be void of any groupings, and instead proceed with the King of the Hill format, where whoever wins stays on stage to face the next challenger, until they are defeated, when the next victor will become the new King of the Hill!"
He originally intended to target Ye Ming, so he directly arranged a gauntlet match to take him down first.
Having fought two consecutive battles, Ye Ming was not only unscathed but had also won easily, something Jiang Long had not anticipated. Coupled with the recent battle with Sun Chang, Jiang Long hadn’t seen the true extent of Ye Ming’s abilities, so he let him continue.
Once Ye Ming’s strength was depleted, Jiang Long intended to insert his own men to defeat all opponents, and ultimately allow his son, Jiang Dachuan, to take the stage and win the championship.
With this arrangement, the pace of the competition became even tighter, making things more convenient, allowing his son to win the championship faster. The audience liked it better too—a win-win-win situation, why not?
Xu Lele, who was sitting in the stands, couldn’t stay put any longer. She stood up and approached Xu Zhendong, saying, "Dad, this is too unfair to Ye Ming. He has no time to rest, how can he endure until the end?"
"They are obviously targeting Ye Ming on purpose, they don’t want him to win the championship!"
Xu Zhendong’s expression was calm as he said unhurriedly, "Le Le, don’t rush to conclusions. This martial artists’ competition isn’t hosted by our Xu family, the decision rests with them, we have no right to interfere!"
"If Ye Ming really is capable, even if he is targeted, I believe he should be able to easily resolve the situation. Otherwise, how can he make you happy in the future?"
"But..." Xu Lele had not finished speaking when Xia Ningning chimed in on the side, "Yeah, Le Le, don’t take it too seriously. Uncle Xu is right, if Ye Ming truly has strength, he should be able to deal with all enemies on his own."
"Besides, you know that fairness has never truly existed."
