Chapter 1248


    Yankee blinked her eyes, held Joey''s arm and leaned over. She joked, "Joey, I am now your


    ''boyfriend''. Are you going to ditch me?"


    "Fine, fine, I won''t ditch you, Yankee. I will let my brother stay single and lonely!" Joey said with a


    smile as she held Yankee.


    Seeing this, Fadeughed, "Joey, how can you do this to me?"


    "However, there''s one thing you are wrong about. Your brother is not single and lonely. I''m Master


    Chen, a famous man in Dragonville. You won''t believe how many beautiful women are chasing after


    me there..."


    "Joey, herees another tall tale!" Yankee guffawed while covering her mouth with her hand, and


    Joey followed suit.


    Just as the three of them were conversing merrily, a person came over suddenly and said in a


    disdainful tone, "Is there even a Master Chen within the circle of martial arts? Why haven''t I heard


    of him? Miss Chen, please beware of swindlers."


    The neer''s words were like a bucket of ice poured over their merry mood, and they turned to


    face the intruder.


    It was a young man around the age of 26 or 27 years old. He had short-hair, thick eyebrows, big


    eyes and a stocky build.


    The man had a smile on his face, which seemed both confident and disdainful. Although he was by


    no means an ugly man, his presence gave off an uneasy vibe. Fade frowned and asked, "Who are


    you? Is something the matter?"


    The young man nced at Fade and ignored him. He looked straight at Joey and forced a smile.


    He addressed, "Miss Joey, my name is Ladarius Szeto. I would like to invite you to dinner."


    "Ladarius Szeto?" Joey repeated the name, and the sound of it did not ring any bells for her. Then


    she replied coldly, "Thanks for your kind offer, but as you can see, I am already eating. There''s no


    need to invite me to dinner.."


    Upon hearing this, Ladarius did not leave. He stared at the dishes on the table and said with


    disdain, "Miss Joey is extremely gorgeous! She is like an angel descending from heaven. It''s a low-


    blow for you to be treated to such shabby food."


    "I specially requested for the head chef of the hotel to prepare a feast. So, I would like to invite Mis


    Joey to dine with me." Ladarius extended yet another invitation.


    Hearing this, Joey grew a little unhappy and impatient. She frowned slightly and said, "I''m sorry, I


    don''t know you, and there’s no reason for you to invite me to dinner. Also, I don''t think this meal is


    shabby."


    Hearing this, Ladarius paused for a moment and then exined, "I think you still don''t get it, Miss


    Chen. Let me briefly introduce myself. I''m a student of Szeto Academy in the western suburbs of


    the Capital City. I came to the Capital City a week ago and heard of your name, so I came here


    today to invite you to have dinner with me. I hope Miss Chen can grant me the honor of epting


    my invitation."


    "Szeto Academy!" Hearing this name, Joey''s expression changed slightly, but she immediately


    rejected Ladarius coldly. "Regardless of where you came from, I''m not interested.."


    After saying that, Joey took a piece of meat and handed it to Fade intimately. She smiled and said,


    "Fade, this meat is delicious. Have some."


    Fade opened his mouth and ate the meat. He chewed it and smiled, "Yes, it sure is good."


    Seeing the two being so intimate, Ladarius''s expression turned grim. He looked at Fade and said in


    a deep voice, "You, scram!"


    Fade lowered his dining utensils, looked up at


    Ladarius and asked coldly, "Excuse me?" "Leave, I say! You don''t deserve to dine with Miss Chen!"


    Ladarius said arrogantly.


    Fade''s demeanor darkened, and he said in a frigid tone, "Who do you think you are? Who are you


    to say whether or not I deserve to dine with Joey?"


    Joey was also furious now. She lowered her bowl and utensils with force, looked at Ladarius and


    said, "Ladarius, I don''t know you. You have no say in my personal matters. Please leave."


    Ladarius did not leave. Instead, he continued to provoke Fade . "Miss Chen, you may not know this,


    but this guy is a conman. All he said earlier was ridiculous and fake. How dare a weak a*s like him


    im to be a martial artist."


    "Miss Chen, I''m doing this for your own good. I don''t want you to be cheated by some conman."


    Joey replied coldly, "I can judge for myself whether he is a conman or not. There is no cause for you


    to worry. Moreover, I have no need for outsiders interfering with my matters."


    Hearing this, Ladarius''s expression darkened and anger arose within him. He began exuding the


    aura of a warrior, "Miss Chen, you have been so deeply deluded that you can''t even tell what’s real


    from fake anymore. I can''t let you fall into his trap. Thus, even at the cost of your happiness, I have


    to expose his scheme today and teach him a lesson."


    Ladarius carried himself with an air of importance as he spoke. He approached Fade and shouted,


    "Conman, didn''t you im to be an invincible martial artist from Dragonville? I'' ll give you a chance


    to prove yourself. Spar with me."


    Immediately, Ladarius''s aura heightened in ferocity. The imposing aura extended throughout the


    restaurant, nketing the area in an inexplicable pressure.


    Seeing this, Yankee began to worry. She held Joey''s arm and said, "Joey, this guy wants to beat


    your brother up. Let''s call the police!"


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    Joey, however, remained as calm as the eye of a storm. She sat Yankee down and reassured her


    softly, "Yankee, don''t worry. This guy is a clown if he picks a fight with my brother."


    "But Joey, this Ladarius seems quite powerful! On the other hand, Fade, he..." Yankee replied


    worriedly.


    Joey remained rxed. She even added jokingly, "Yankee, you care so much about Fade''s safety.


    Have you fallen for him? Would you like me to y matchmaker for the two of you?"


    "Joey, please make sense of the situation! How can you still be in the mood to joke? This is a


    serious!" Yankee replied worriedly.


    "Don''t worry, nothing bad can possiblye of it." Joey smiled and calmed Yankee down. Then,


    she continued to enjoy her meal.


    Fade looked at Ladarius and said cidly, "Are you positive that you want to raise a hand against


    me?"


    Ladarius said arrogantly, “Conman, do you want to surrender now, or do you want me to expose


    your fake storiester?"


    As he spoke, Ladarius clenched his fists so tightly that the crackling of his knuckles were as loud as


    fireworks. The corners of his mouth curled into a devious sneer.


    Fade shook his head lightly and replied coldly, "Today is my first day in Capital City. It''s not often


    that I get to dine with my sister, and yet you have shown up to put a damper on our mood. What a


    killjoy."


    "For the simple act of ruining my mood, you must face punishment." Fade''s eyes narrowed as he


    looked at Ladarius.


    Ladarius was shocked at Fade''s abrupt change in expression, but he came to his senses and asked


    coldly, "Punishment? I''d like to see what exactly you have in mind for me."