Chapter 34 - The Innocent Young Wife

“Your mom so…”

Smack!

Su Xuan couldn’t be bothered to waste words, so he just slapped him across the face.

Gu Yongzhi, holding his face, wanted to curse again but saw Su Xuan raising his hand once more.

Instantly, he swallowed the rest of his words, pressed himself tightly against the wall, and dared not move a muscle!

Seeing him like this, Su Xuan sneered disdainfully.

Bullying was only fun if the victim fought back.

Gu Yongzhi’s cowardly demeanor made Su Xuan lose all interest in hitting him again.

“Alright, what about the matter with Zhang Tian?”

When Gu Yongzhi heard Su Xuan’s voice, he reflexively covered his face and replied cautiously, “It’s not Brother Zhang Tian’s fault, it’s all my fault.”

“Hmm, admitting your mistake, that’s what makes a good young man of the New Century!” Pleased with the answer, Su Xuan nodded and then pointed to Zhang Tian’s arm, adding, “Since you’ve admitted to your mistake, you have to pay the medical expenses, right?

Here’s the deal, I won’t cheat you, just hand over about one or two million!”

“One or two million, why don’t you just go…”

Before he could say “rob a bank,” Gu Yongzhi caught Su Xuan’s unfriendly gaze.

He instinctively shut his mouth, nodding hurriedly.

“Yes, yes, yes, I’ll bring it to Brother Zhang Tian tomorrow.”

“You’re unreliable when you talk, what if you default on your debt!”

Su Xuan chuckled ‘heh heh,’ the sound sending chills down everyone’s spine in the room.

“So…

what should I do?”

The slaps had swollen Gu Yongzhi’s face, and even knocked out a tooth, making his speech whistle!

“Words are no proof, how about this, write an IOU!

And remember to include that you won’t pursue matters with Zhang Tian!”

As he spoke, Su Xuan casually took paper and pen from the table and forced Gu Yongzhi to write down an IOU for one million, word by word.

And what left Zhang Tian speechless was that, although it was meant for his medical expenses, Su Xuan ended up being the creditor listed on the IOU.

“Smack~”

Su Xuan flicked the piece of paper in his hand, looked at the handwriting, and nodded with satisfaction.

Then, he patted Gu Yongzhi on the shoulder, saying with a smile, “Kid, you’ve got potential, I see good things for you!”

Without his bodyguards by his side, Gu Yongzhi was utterly terrified by Su Xuan, merely nodding continuously without daring to utter another word.

Yet, as he bowed his head, the resentment in his eyes was unmistakably evident.

In his heart, he had already cursed Su Xuan a thousand times over and imagined countless tortures for him.

Gu Yongzhi, head bowed, silently vowed, “You little bastard, just wait, sooner or later you’ll pay me back with interest!”

But before he could finish his thoughts, Su Xuan, who had just reached the door about to leave the room, suddenly turned back.

His gaze fell once again on Gu Yongzhi, “Hey, don’t tell me you’re cursing me in your heart?

Are you thinking of taking revenge?”

“How dare I…

Brother, I really realize my mistake.

Please spare me this once!”

Gu Yongzhi, utterly spineless, bowed deeply to Su Xuan, his posture extremely submissive.

On the other side, Su Xuan gave him a meaningful look, waved to the others, and said, “Alright, alright, that’s enough, let’s wrap this up; no need to see me out!”

After saying this, he finally left the private room with Zhang Tian.

Seeing that Su Xuan had truly left this time, the group in the private room finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, Zhao Xiancheng, who had been silent until now, had a face that had turned extremely dark.

He had thought that Su Xuan was just a bit more formidable than an average person and not much stronger than that.

But based on today’s events, the other party’s strength was far beyond his expectations.

With a frown, Zhao Xiancheng suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought to himself, “That’s right, even if Su Xuan is impressive, he’s just a lone man now, no longer the young master of Fenghua Group.

He’s nothing but a penniless bum now!”

Wang Xing’s embezzlement of Fenghua Group was almost an open secret in Qingshan City.

Almost all the political and business elites were aware of the inside story, and Zhao Xiancheng was deeply involved in this matter as well.

When Wang Xing had embezzled Fenghua Group, he too had reaped many benefits.

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and in Qingshan City, there’s probably no one who dislikes Su Xuan more than Wang Xing and his son.

Since that’s the case, why don’t I join forces with Wang Xing and his son to deal with him?”

Having made up his mind, Zhao Xiancheng ignored the group of fair-weather friends in the private room and left the Emperor, heading straight for Fenghua Group.

…

Meanwhile, after leaving the private room, Su Xuan and Zhang Tian went directly to the bar located on the tenth floor of Emperor Building.

This bar, named after the Emperor, was previously their favorite hangout spot.

Moreover, the owner, Xiu’er, often stayed at this bar.

But Su Xuan’s purpose was not Xiu’er.

What he liked was the tranquility of the place, where he could stand in front of the bar’s floor-to-ceiling windows and gaze out at the Li River flowing through the downtown area of Qingshan City!

Once at the bar, Zhang Tian eagerly went hunting for prey.

This guy had no other hobbies; he loved hooking up, chasing women, and he euphemistically called it saving damsels in distress!

“Li River waters, Li River people, Li River waters nourish Li River people…”

Holding a glass of wine, Su Xuan stood in front of those floor-to-ceiling windows, looking out at the night scene of Qingshan City and slowly singing this local tune of Qingshan.

Just as he was savoring a sip of his drink, a pleasant young girl’s voice slowly rang out behind him.

“So, is our Young Master Su finally willing to come back to this small town?”

Su Xuan did not turn around, as he already knew the moment he entered the bar that the voice’s owner had set her sights on him.

“Xiu’er…” Su Xuan revealed a helpless and bitter smile, murmuring softly.

“How many times have I told you not to call me by my name?

Call me sister!”

Hearing the girl’s words, Su Xuan turned around with a bitter smile.

What he saw was a face that could easily be happy or angry, pure and lovely, a young girl’s face.

Based solely on appearances, this girl seemed about eighteen years old, in the bloom of youth.

But Su Xuan knew that this girl, named Xiu’er, was not actually a girl but rather a thirty-year-old young woman!

It seemed as if time had not left a single trace on Xiu’er; she was still as pure and lovely as the first time Su Xuan saw her years ago.

But if one really thought she was a pure young girl, that would be a huge mistake.

No one knew better than Su Xuan just how powerful and cunning this woman named Xiu’er could be.

Just think about it, a thirty-year-old, beautiful single young woman running an entertainment club in this golden part of downtown without some tricks up her sleeve!

Xiu’er smiled coquettishly at Su Xuan, caressingly pushing a stray lock of hair from her forehead.

“You still haven’t told me why you decided to come back?”

“Heh, came back to continue being a carefree playboy.”

“Really?”

Xiu’er chuckled lightly, seemingly not believing Su Xuan’s words.

“That’s a pity then, your wish might just be dashed.”

“Good news stays within the walls, bad news travels far.

The ancients truly did not deceive me!

It seems even you know about Wang Xing, that old guy taking over Fenghua Group.”

Hearing Su Xuan’s amusing comment, Xiu’er laughed out loud, “Look at you talk, Fenghua Group isn’t some small workshop.

With such a big company changing hands, even if I didn’t want to know, I’d still hear some rumors.”