David's face was somewhat gloomy, but he still followed Wei Haihong downstairs first. However, he paid some attention to Zhou Xuan, as this man was probably related to Wei Xiaoqing.
(I highly recommend "The Way of the Commoner Official," a classic work on officialdom by Nan Hua, to my friend who is also quite lonely. It's a must-read for anyone interested in urban officialdom!)
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Volume One: The Lotus Buds Just Begin to Emerge, Chapter Forty-Seven: Unexpected
Zhou Xuan helped Wei Xiaoqing down the stairs. Seeing beads of sweat on her forehead and her lips tightly pressed together, he guessed her leg injury was quite serious and couldn't help but use his icy energy to check on her. (www.Wenxuemi.Com)
Wei Xiaoqing suffered a bruise on her right shinbone, but it was not completely broken and there was no risk of disability. However, this kind of injury is extremely painful to the touch, which is the most troublesome thing.
Zhou Xuan sighed. He wouldn't have bothered with anyone else, but since it was Brother Hong's niece, he might as well help her out. He circulated his ice energy around Wei Xiaoqing's injured leg, and the blood cells stimulated by the ice energy immediately began to divide, regenerate, and multiply at a high speed, recovering themselves in hundreds of times longer than usual.
Wei Xiaoqing glanced at him with dissatisfaction and said, "What are you sighing about? I am as beautiful as a flower. You don't know how many lifetimes you have to be so lucky to let me help you. What are you dissatisfied with?"
Zhou Xuan couldn't help but chuckle. This girl was quite cheerful. He smiled and said, "You just like to think you're so great. Your uncle is my older brother, and I'm his brother, so he's still your uncle. It's only right that I help you up!"
"Don't try to take advantage of me!" Wei Xiaoqing grumbled, then suddenly bent over, reaching out to touch her leg, which was in a cast, and said, "Oh dear, why is my leg so itchy?"
I scratched it, but it was like scratching an itch through a stone; I felt nothing at all.
Zhou Xuan knew, of course, that itching was normal as injuries healed, bones regenerated, and skin grew back.
Wei Xiaoqing leaned half her body against Zhou Xuan and exclaimed, "I can't take it anymore! My bones are itching to the core! I can't stand it!"
Zhou Xuan, however, half-supported and half-dragged her downstairs. With his current ice energy, Wei Xiaoqing's injury was nothing. He took this opportunity to channel his ice energy even more intensely.
Wei Xiaoqing kept groaning "Oh dear, oh dear" all the way. David and Wei Haihong were sitting in his car in the alley outside the building.
The car was a white BMW 5 Series, and Wei Haihong was sitting in the passenger seat.
David had initially pointed to the back, meaning he should sit in the back so Wei Xiaoqing could sit in the front later. Wei Haihong ignored him and went straight to the front. Since the two couldn't communicate, David could only sulk with a sullen face. However, he then remembered that Wei Xiaoqing had a leg injury and couldn't sit in the front either.
After Zhou Xuan helped Wei Xiaoqing out, David was furious. Wei Xiaoqing was hugging Zhou Xuan and yelling. Wasn't that obviously flirting?
Of course, he didn't know that Zhou Xuan was using ice energy to heal Wei Xiaoqing's leg injury. Not to mention him, even Wei Xiaoqing herself didn't know.
Zhou Xuan helped Wei Xiaoqing to the car. Wei Xiaoqing lowered her head and bent over to sit in, placed her crutch horizontally, and then couldn't wait to scratch her legs with both hands, but how could she scratch them through the plaster cast?
Zhou Xuan had already withdrawn her icy aura, sat down next to her, and closed the car door. David immediately started the car and drove onto the road.
Just now, Zhou Xuan used all his strength, and the icy energy was too strong. Wei Xiaoqing's injuries healed too quickly, and the itching at the wound site was too unbearable.
David grunted in front and sped up the car.
Seeing that David was showing off his car quite a bit, Zhou Xuan thought to himself, what's so great about a small BMW? If he saw Brother Hong's Bugatti Veyron worth half a billion, wouldn't his eyes pop out?
Wall Street is located on East Broadway in the southern part of Manhattan, New York City. However, Lawrence does not live there. His residence is in a wealthy area of Brooklyn. There is a special area for the wealthy, where many super-rich people and some movie stars live. The reason why this area can gather so many celebrities and the rich is mainly due to its security facilities.
When anyone becomes rich, the first thing they think about is safety. You can only spend money if you are alive; otherwise, what's the use of having a lot of money if you're not alive?
The security measures in this affluent neighborhood are comparable to those of high-ranking confidential departments within the U.S. government. The neighborhood is surrounded by strict security guards, monitored 24 hours a day, and these guards are all elite soldiers who have been selected from retired special forces and are highly experienced.
Of course, living in such a place also means higher costs, but for these rich people, it's just a drop in the ocean.
Upon arriving at the entrance to the wealthy area, the security guard contacted Lawrence's assistant via walkie-talkie. After receiving confirmation, the four of them were registered again, and then their bodies were checked through a security gate to see if they had any weapons before being allowed to pass.
David drove off again, and along the way were villas that looked like small castles, quite different from the architectural style in China. They looked luxurious and solemn, but Zhou Xuan didn't like this style.
Lawrence's villa has three floors, a garage, a swimming pool, and a garden—it has everything you could need. The exterior area alone is estimated to be over 2,000 square meters. He's truly a wealthy man!
There were bodyguards guarding the gate outside the villa. Despite David's arrogant demeanor in front of Zhou Xuan and Wei Haihong, he lost all his arrogance in front of these bodyguards, bowing his head and smiling obsequiously as he spoke, pointing at Wei Haihong and Zhou Xuan as he said something.
Wei Haihong knew exactly what he was going to say, and beckoned to Wei Xiaoqing, saying, "Xiaoqing, have the bodyguard report to Lawrence, just say my name is Wei Haihong."
Wei Xiaoqing nodded. She never doubted her uncle's abilities. Moreover, in their family, Lawrence might be richer than them, but not necessarily more powerful. Of course, the regions they lived in were different, so it couldn't be generalized. But she at least believed that the two were equals.
Wei Xiaoqing, leaning on her cane, spoke a few words to the bodyguards. One of them carefully examined Wei Haihong and saw that he stood there steadily and imposingly.
These bodyguards generally have a good eye for people. They often deal with super-rich people and high-ranking officials, and they are good at understanding the temperament of such people. Although Wei Haihong did not speak to them, his superior aura and imposing presence were naturally emanating from him. They immediately knew that this middle-aged Asian man was no ordinary person!
As soon as Wei Xiaoqing spoke, one of the bodyguards immediately spoke a few words through the communicator he was wearing in his ear, and then responded.
At this moment, Wei Xiaoqing felt an unbearable itch on her leg and couldn't help but tap it with her cane. However, she used too much force and the plaster cast shattered instantly!
Wei Xiaoqing was stunned for a moment, then bent down and simply peeled off the plaster completely. Since it was already broken, there was no need to wrap it up anymore.
After the cast was removed, Wei Xiaoqing scratched the itch through the gauze, but still couldn't find the itch because the itch was inside the skin. Without hesitation, she removed the gauze and bandages as well. Looking at her calf, the skin was smooth, the dark purple color from the blood blockage was gone, and the swelling had subsided. Apart from the itch inside the calf muscles, she didn't feel any pain!
Wei Xiaoqing found it strange. It had only been a short time since she last felt pain in her foot, even the slightest movement caused excruciating pain. Why did she not feel any pain at all now? She moved her foot again, but still did not feel any pain. However, the itching sensation had also lessened considerably.
Confused, Wei Xiaoqing shifted her weight to her right leg and tried it slowly. She felt no pain or discomfort at all. Surprised, she took a few steps with her legs apart and asked, "Uncle, how come my leg is better?"
Wei Haihong was also taken aback. He looked at her and was about to ask her why when four or five people came out of the villa. The one in front waved to him with a smile. He was in his fifties, tall and thin, with blond hair that was a little gray, but he was very energetic. It was Lawrence. The four people behind him were obviously bodyguards.
When David saw that Lawrence had come out in person, he was both nervous and excited, rubbing his hands together and showing a happy expression.
Actually, David had never dealt with Lawrence face-to-face before. This time, it was through an introduction that Lawrence needed to find some skilled Western painters to do some work, and David was a middleman in this field. Generally, wealthy people who don't understand collecting will look for well-known painters, but of course, they will be overcharged. Wealthy people who know this industry will find some top students from art academies through intermediaries. These people are good at their work, serious, and their prices are relatively much cheaper.
Of course, this price is nothing to these rich people, but the richer they are, the more they will calculate. They will spend money where they should spend it, and they will not want to spend a penny on things they shouldn't!
Wei Xiaoqing is such a top student, though you might not be able to tell from her appearance.
David was very excited. He genuinely thought that Lawrence had come out to greet him and Wei Xiaoqing, since there were only the four of them outside. He never expected that Lawrence would come to greet someone else.
Vanity can blind people. Under normal circumstances, David would have thought of this, so why would Lawrence have come to greet him? But now there are only a few of them outside the villa, so who else could it be but him? Perhaps he has some reputation in this circle, and Lawrence has heard of him.
Lawrence didn't even glance at him, heading straight for Wei Haihong, whom he had completely disregarded. He warmly embraced Wei Haihong and said with a smile, "Hello, Wei, we meet again!"