The first person to run out upon hearing the noise was Gong Shijie. He had followed Lu Yalong to the restroom and was being held back by Lu Yalong to smoke. Upon hearing Lu Chun Chun's shout, he assumed Zhang Lingfeng had made a move, so he threw away his cigarette and rushed out of the restroom.
Lu Chun Chun jumped and skipped in the corridor. When she saw Gong Shijie, she shouted, "Come quick! Something's happened!"
Gong Shijie ran after them, shouting, "Did someone bully you?"
Lu Yalong also ran out, his heart pounding in his chest. He thought to himself that something was wrong. His daughter had finally lost control of her emotions. She should have accepted being taken advantage of, but instead she was shouting and yelling. Wasn't this making Zhang Lingfeng lose face?
Lu Chun Chun threw herself into Gong Shijie's arms: "It wasn't someone who bullied me, it was someone who bullied Young Master Zhang. He was kicked to the ground."
Ah, not only was Gong Shijie stunned, but Lu Yalong also suddenly stopped and stood still. At this moment, he could clearly see the situation inside the private room through the wide-open door. Zhang Lingfeng was rolling on the ground, and a female soldier was kicking him. This female soldier looked very familiar to Lu Yalong. Wasn't she the one he bumped into when they came out from the farmers' table next door?
Lu Yalong suddenly burst into the private room, shouting, "Stop! You dare to bully Young Master Zhang!" Lu Yalong thought his chance had come. If he saved Zhang Lingfeng, he would be in a bright future as long as Zhang Lingfeng was even slightly grateful to him.
The female soldier looked up at Lu Yalong, somewhat puzzled, then kicked Zhang Lingfeng on the ground and asked, "Is he with you?"
Zhang Lingfeng looked up and said, "A friend I just met, not familiar with him."
Yang Shiqi didn't dare to yell at Lu Yalong, fearing there might be some connection between him and Zhao Weidong. However, it was obvious that Zhang Lingfeng was unaware of the relationship between Lu Yalong and Zhao Weidong, so Yang Shiqi ordered him, "Tell him to get out of the way."
Zhang Lingfeng said to Lu Yalong, "Get out of here." Even if Yang Shiqi wasn't his master's wife, Zhang Lingfeng wouldn't dare disobey her.
Lu Yalong stood there dumbfounded, thinking to himself, "Is Young Master Zhang out of his mind? I'm here to save you."
After yelling at Lu Yalong, Zhang Lingfeng smiled and said to Yang Shiqi, "Young Master Yang, what's wrong with you? I didn't offend you, did I? We've always been good buddies. Your sudden outburst has really scared me."
Yang Shiqi's wounds were touched, and she plopped down on a chair, burying her face in her hands and sobbing. Zhang Lingfeng had never seen Yang Shiqi like this before. Although she kicked him a few times, he didn't mind. He got up from the ground, not even bothering to brush off the dust, and patted Yang Shiqi's back to comfort her, saying, "Young Master Yang, don't be like this. Did my master offend you? If it was my master who offended you, then there's nothing I can do. But if it was someone else, I'll definitely smash a pile of shit on their door."
Volume 2 [610] Who's Got a Brain Problem?
Who's out of their mind?
Yang Shiqi cried as she said, "It's that vixen surnamed Xu. Do you dare to help me get revenge?"
Zhang Lingfeng exclaimed, "How could I dare? I wouldn't dare touch a single one of you!"
Yang Shiqi cried even harder, and Zhang Lingfeng tried to comfort her, almost kowtowing to her. Lu Yalong had already retreated to the door, his heart filled with dread. This female soldier was actually addressed as "Young Master Yang" by Zhang Lingfeng, and Zhang Lingfeng's attitude towards her was the same as his own towards Zhang Lingfeng. This meant that this female soldier's status and position were quite high. Not only had he yelled at her earlier, but they had also bumped into each other and he had cursed at her when they came out of the farmers' table.
Thinking of this, Lu Yalong broke out in a cold sweat. A female soldier who dared to hit Zhang Lingfeng, and who made Zhang Lingfeng grovel after being hit by her, was someone Lu Yalong absolutely could not afford to offend. But the problem was that he had already offended her.
Lu Yalong's thoughts raced, but Gong Shijie and Lu Chun Chun hadn't reacted yet. Manager Huang ran over, and Lu Chun Chun said anxiously, "Manager Huang, quickly call security! Young Master Zhang has been beaten!"
Gong Shijie also said, "How is your hotel's security work?" His tone was quite resentful.
Manager Huang was naturally furious. If Zhang Lingfeng had really been beaten up here, he would bear an unshirkable responsibility. However, when he peeked inside, he immediately retreated, and his face finally showed less unease.
Seeing that Manager Huang remained silent, Lu Yalong knew that the female soldier's identity was almost confirmed.
Lu Chun Chun was still urging Manager Huang, "Hurry up and call for help!"
Manager Huang pulled Lu Chun Chun aside and made a shushing gesture: "Shh, all of you move aside."
Lu Yalong pulled his daughter up, and Gong Shijie naturally followed. Liu Fang was still in a daze, following her husband wherever he went. Manager Huang led the family to the end of the corridor, and then breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "You guys are really foolish, you almost got me into this mess."
Lu Yalong asked, "Manager Huang, is that female soldier someone important?"
Manager Huang said, "You must be joking. That's the third young master of the Yang family, okay? It's just that I think this is the first time I've seen her in a female military uniform. I must say, she's really damn beautiful."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yalong's face turned ashen. The Yang family was an even larger clan than the Zhang family, and to Lu Yalong, they were like the heavens. Yet he had actually insulted them.
Lu Chun Chun and Gong Shi Jie had no idea who the Third Young Master of the Yang Family was, so they asked Manager Huang, "Who is the Third Young Master of the Yang Family?"
Manager Huang snorted: "Never mind who she is. Let me tell you, if she shoots any one of you dead, she won't face any criminal charges. Do you understand? So stay far away from her."
Lu Chun Chun wanted to argue, "But... she hit Young Master Zhang."
Gong Shijie was very dissatisfied. His girlfriend was still thinking about that Young Master Zhang? Maybe he had just been cheated on.
Manager Huang said, "You don't need to know who she hit, and I don't dare to either. But as far as I know, she and Young Master Zhang are good friends. It's just friends playing around. Are you out of your minds to get involved?"
Lu Yalong took the briefcase from his wife, pulled out an envelope, and slapped it into Manager Huang's hand: "Manager Huang, thank you for reminding me. If it weren't for you, there might have been some other misunderstanding."
Manager Huang stuffed the envelope into his pocket. "Luckily nothing happened. Alright, you don't need to worry about it. Go sit over there and cool off for a while. I have other things to do, so I can't keep you company any longer."
Manager Huang spoke with ease, and the person left with ease, but Lu Yalong was anything but. Manager Huang was unaware that he had bumped into the Third Young Master of the Yang family, and that he had even cursed at him. Furthermore, another question arose in Lu Yalong's mind: what was the Third Young Master of the Yang family doing at the farmers' table? Did she have some connection with those people? If so, had he offended someone by arrogantly going in to offer a toast? The more Lu Yalong thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, almost as if he couldn't live a day without fear.
Lu Yalong asked Liu Fang, "Fang, what exactly do your farmer friends do?"
Liu Fang said, "I don't know, I didn't ask at all, but you can't tell at a glance, he must be a farmer."
Lu Yalong said, "But Young Master Yang has been in their room."
Liu Fang was completely baffled: "How is this possible? Could she have gone into the wrong room? She originally came to see Young Master Zhang."
Lu Yalong's mind lit up: "Hmm, very likely, otherwise how would those three old farmers know the Yang family?"
Lu Chun Chun said, "Dad, that's absolutely certain. Do you even need to ask? Just think about it, one is a big shot in the capital, and the other is a farmer from the far frontier. How could they possibly have any interaction? Isn't that ridiculous?"
Although Gong Shijie was seething with anger, he didn't dare to show it, otherwise he would offend both Zhang Lingfeng and Lu Yalong. At this moment, he smiled and said, "Yes, yes, that's utter nonsense."
Lu Chun Chun was no longer satisfied with Gong Shijie at this point, and pushed him, saying, "Get out of the way."
Zhao Qiang leisurely went upstairs to the private room. Although he had spent ten million yuan because of Zhou Wan, it was nothing. After the crisis of superhumans, Beijing would naturally be cleaned up. No matter how deep the casino's background was, Zhao Qiang would still give it a try. Even if he couldn't eradicate it completely, winning several hundred million yuan would be no problem.
Seeing Zhao Qiang head towards the private room, Lu Yalong decided to test the waters. He waved from a distance and said, "Hey buddy, come here for a second."
Zhao Qiang was very reluctant. He really didn't want to see his father's group of educated youth friends, but he was afraid of being scolded by his father. He had to give them face since they asked him to come over, so Zhao Qiang stood in front of Lu Yalong with a gloomy face.
"Where do you work now?" Lu Yalong tried to appear amiable.
Zhao Qiang said, "Donghai City, that's where I went to university."
Lu Yalong nodded: "Donghai City has developed rapidly in recent years. I wonder what you do?"
Zhao Qiang said, "Repair? I can fix most equipment. What's wrong with Uncle Liu and does it need repair?"
Lu Chun Chun retorted angrily, "You're the one who's bad! You're out of your mind!"
Zhao Qiang grinned and said, "It's hard to say who's out of their mind. Young people should leave themselves a way out when they do things. Don't drive yourself into a dead end, or you'll regret it later."
Lu Chun Chun was furious about Zhang Lingfeng being beaten, and Zhao Qiang's attitude made her extremely unhappy. What's more, Zhao Qiang said he was a repairman, so Lu Chun Chun didn't take him seriously. She scolded, "Are you crazy? It's not certain who will be crying. My dad will be transferred to work in the province soon. It will be easy for him to manage Donghai City then. If you make me happy by crying, maybe I will give you a chance."
"Crazy!" Zhao Qiang ignored Lu Chun Chun. How could someone like that want to be transferred to the provincial level? Zhao Qiang decided to have Hu Qian go back and investigate. This old lunatic, Lu Yalong, would never be able to transfer to the provincial level for the rest of his life.
Lu Chun Chun wanted to follow him into the private room to continue mocking Zhao Qiang, but Lu Yalong stopped her, saying, "Alright, this is Beijing, don't be too arrogant."
Liu Fang also said, "Chun Chun, how can you not give your mother any face? That's the child of your mother's benefactor."
Lu Chun Chun said, "His words are infuriating. How can I give him face? Mom, stop calling them 'benefactors' all the time. They gave you a few cents, and we'll repay them tenfold or a hundredfold, okay? The most important thing right now is my dad's promotion, not trying to build good relationships with a bunch of old farmers."
Lu Yalong nodded and said, "My daughter knows how to prioritize things. That's right. As long as I can be transferred to work in the province, everything will be easier. We can't bother Young Master Zhang for the time being. Chun Chun, why don't you contact your classmate again? If you can use her connections, we might have a better chance. After all, we're not familiar with Young Master Zhang, and there are some things we can't easily say."
Lu Chun Chun took out her phone: "Let me try again. What's wrong with Wan? She never turned her phone off before."
Lu Chun Chun dialed Zhou Wan's number, but the message still indicated that the other party's phone was switched off. Lu Chun Chun helplessly put down her phone: "Dad, I still can't get in touch with her. She may have gone abroad. People like them do whatever they want, anything can happen."
Lu Yalong was somewhat sullen. His original plan for this trip to Beijing to seek a promotion was to target the Zhou family. His daughter had a good relationship with Zhou Wan, and if she put some pressure on him in the province, his promotion would be a sure thing. However, he couldn't find anyone to help him, and he couldn't figure out Zhang Lingfeng's temperament. He couldn't just ask for a promotion right away, so things were getting a bit tricky.
Lu Chun Chun suddenly said, "I... I didn't see wrong, did I?"
Liu Fang asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Lu Chun Chun pointed to the elevator entrance: "Look there, isn't that Zhou Wan? Could it be... could it be that she knew I was here and came here in person?" Lu Chun Chun felt her face rise sharply, and her body trembled with excitement.
Seeing Zhou Wan walking towards them accompanied by two girls, Lu Chun Chun was even more convinced that Zhou Wan had come to see her. She turned to Lu Yalong and said, "Dad, look how much face my classmate gives me." She glanced at Gong Shijie, her expression proud. She was proud to be able to meet Zhou Wan, and suddenly felt that Gong Shijie was not good enough for her at all.
Zhou Wan greeted them joyfully, shouting, "Wan, I'm here!"
Zhou Wan was stunned when she heard the voice. She looked up and her face was filled with disbelief: "Lu Chun Chun? You... what are you doing here?"
Lu Chun Chun ran up to Zhou Wan: "I came to Beijing with my dad for some business. Why is your phone off? I've been looking for you for a whole day and night. I'm so worried."
Zhou Wan said, "My phone is dead. Is there something wrong?"
Lu Chun Chun laughed and said, "Now that we've come to our old classmate's place, aren't you going to treat our family to a meal?"
Zhou Wan said, "Of course, but I didn't bring any money with me today. I just borrowed ten million from someone. How about we do it another day?" Zhou Wan was in a hurry and didn't want to get entangled with Lu Chun Chun any longer.
Lu Chun Chun said, "How can that be? Of course you don't have to pay for the meal. If you treat, I'll have my dad pay."
Zhou Wan laughed: "Is there really such a good thing?"
Lu Chun Chun said, "Of course, I'll introduce you to my parents."
Zhou Wan said to Chen Xinyu and Li Qingqing, "Why don't you go in first? I'll have to wait a bit if I run into an old classmate. Qingqing, you have to keep watch for me and make sure he doesn't get away."
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Volume 2 [611] Getting Angry
Angry
Lu Chun Chun excitedly said to Lu Ya Long, "Dad, quickly change our room and get us a new table of food and drinks. I want to have a couple of drinks with my old classmate."
Lu Yalong suddenly realized: "Yes, yes, I'll take care of it right away. Come, come, let's sit here for a while." Lu Yalong saw that a nearby room was open and clean inside, so he let the person in.
Zhou Wan followed Lu Chun Chun into the room. She said, "Chun Chun, I really have something to do today. Let's drink another day." Right now, all she wanted to do was cling to Zhao Qiang. It wasn't easy to find a man as rich as him who also had amazing cosmetics.
Lu Chun Chun insisted, "Wan, we've finally met, old classmates should at least get together a little warmly."
Zhou Wan said, "How about this, I'll treat you another day. If you have something to do in Beijing, just tell me. I'll definitely help you if I can. We're classmates, so we still have that kind of friendship."
Lu Chun Chun knew this was the real show, and she said, "Yes, I really do have something to trouble you with." After saying that, Lu Chun Chun briefly explained her father's situation.
Lu Yalong stood awkwardly to one side. At this moment, he didn't seem like Lu Chun Chun's father, but rather like a student. Although Zhou Wan was young, her social network was much stronger than Lu Yalong's; that was the advantage of being well-connected.
Zhou Wan said, "I thought it was a big deal. Give me a copy of Uncle Liu's information, and I'll find someone to put in a good word for him. Uncle Liu is qualified for promotion anyway, and it's wrong to create obstacles for him." Zhou Wan even knew how to use official jargon.
Lu Chun Chun almost jumped for joy: "Wan, you're so kind! I really want to thank you!"
Lu Yalong handed Zhou Wan a heavy file bag. Zhou Wan opened it and glanced inside. Besides a document, there were several thick envelopes. Zhou Wan wasn't stupid; she knew this was Lu Yalong's activity fund for her, probably several hundred thousand yuan. Zhou Wan smiled, sealed the file bag, and said, "I'll be going now. You guys eat."
The food had already been delivered, and Lu Chun Chun asked, "Wan, where are you going? Why don't you stay and let's have a drink?"
Zhou Wan said, "I really have something to do and dare not delay." After saying that, Zhou Wan left the room without caring whether Lu Chun Chun was happy or not. She then took a few steps and went into the next room. The Lu Yalong family of three who followed her out were dumbfounded. Lu Yalong said, "That, isn't that Zhao Weidong's room?"
Liu Fang said, "Yes, it seems that the girl who came with Zhou Wan also went in there."
Lu Chun Chun asked, "What... what's going on? Does Wan know them?"
Liu Fang had a bad feeling: "Ya Long, have we not seen through the Zhao family father and son?"