In the evening after work, Zhang Hai wanted to treat everyone to dinner. Originally Luo Chen had no intention of going, but the other colleagues in the company kept urging him. After all, not everyone looked down on people with disdain.
Moreover, a few people quite liked Luo Chen. After all, today Luo Chen had actually brought in a celebrity. Perhaps his connections were not as simple as everyone imagined.
In the end Luo Chen decided to go. First, since this company now belonged to him, he needed to win over some hearts. He also wanted to see which people could stay and which could not. As for those he disliked, Luo Chen would make them get lost.
After all, the entire company was his now. He could not possibly make himself uncomfortable.
Second, there was another matter. Luo Chen wanted to use the dinner to completely sever ties with Zhang Xiaoman. From now on, you walk your bright open road, I cross my single-plank bridge. We will have nothing more to do with each other.
The company car was occupied by some other colleagues. Zhang Hai was driving Zhang Xiaoman and Hu Xin Xin. Although there were clearly empty seats, Zhang Hai stuck his head out and said with contempt.
“Sorry, Luo Chen. This is my new car. I am afraid you might dirty it if you sit inside!”
Luo Chen did not get angry. He simply stood by the roadside and prepared to hail a taxi.
“Hmph. In this lifetime he will probably never get to ride in a luxury car like this.” Hu Xin Xin mocked unscrupulously from inside the car.
And in the end Luo Chen really did take a taxi there.
The dinner venue was a club called Haiyue Xiaozhu. The upper floor was the restaurant, and the lower floor was a bar. It was considered quite a high-end place.
Just as the group got out of the car, Li Rui came over arm in arm with a tall, extremely handsome man. That was Li Rui’s boyfriend, named Wang Kai!
He was dressed in designer brands from head to toe and looked very domineering.
Even Luo Chen could not help glancing at him a couple more times. Apart from his one-metre-ninety handsome height, Wang Kai was actually a trained fighter!
But Luo Chen only looked for a moment before withdrawing his gaze. After all, mundane martial artists meant nothing to Luo Chen.
Li Rui brought Wang Kai over to the group, then introduced him with a hint of showing off.
“This is my boyfriend, Wang Kai!”
“Brother Kai.”
“Brother Kai!”
A large crowd immediately gathered around, trying to curry favour. Even the usually arrogant Zhang Hai called out “Brother Kai”.
Because it was said that Wang Kai had some background. To ordinary people, such a person definitely deserved a bit of flattery.
Wang Kai then turned his gaze towards Luo Chen.
“You must be Xiaoman’s boyfriend. From now on in Tongzhou, I will take good care of you.”
As soon as these words landed, everyone’s expressions shifted slightly. Often when someone said something like that, it meant they were looking for trouble. Clearly this was a threat to Luo Chen.
Luo Chen almost felt like laughing. How many years had it been since ants lined up one after another to provoke him repeatedly?
But since today was for dinner, Wang Kai obviously would not cause trouble for Luo Chen right now.
Wang Kai did indeed have some so-called background, but in Luo Chen’s eyes, it was just a bunch of low-level thugs.
So Luo Chen ignored Wang Kai and simply turned his back on him.
“Hmph. Quite arrogant. You will see what happens later.” Wang Kai said disdainfully. He really had some influence in this area and knew a few small-time gangsters.
Moreover, relying on his own boxing and kicking skills, dealing with someone like Luo Chen who had no background and could not fight would be very easy, right?
So Wang Kai decided that during dinner he would teach this arrogant kid a proper lesson.
The group went upstairs and booked a private room. Wang Kai began introducing Haiyue Xiaozhu to everyone.
“This Haiyue Xiaozhu has quite an impressive background. This is Brother Biao’s territory.”
At the mention of Brother Biao, everyone’s expressions changed. Hong Biao!
That was a truly resounding big shot in Tongzhou. On the surface he was a major entrepreneur with countless assets under his name. In the shadows, he was the underground emperor of Tongzhou!
No matter which path you walked, you had to give him some face.
It was said that three years ago a group from out of town caused trouble at Haiyue Xiaozhu and then mysteriously disappeared. You could guess with your toes that Brother Biao was behind it.
And two years ago there was a widely shocking forced demolition case in Tongzhou. Seven people were beaten to death and twenty-five injured. Behind it all was Brother Biao pulling the strings.
It could be said that Brother Biao was practically an untouchable overlord in Tongzhou.
During the meal, everyone fawned over Wang Kai and Zhang Hai like stars surrounding the moon. As for Luo Chen, he was completely ignored in the furthest corner, looking isolated and out of place.
After a couple of drinks, several girls went downstairs to the bar. At the table only a group of men remained drinking.
“What is wrong? Young Master Luo does not drink?” At that moment Wang Kai walked over with a cold smile, holding a wine glass, clearly coming to pick a fight.
“Come on, Young Master Luo. I heard you even called a celebrity over today. I never would have guessed. Come, I toast you a glass. Drink this.” As Wang Kai spoke, he tossed a large porcelain basin meant for hot dishes in front of Luo Chen.
Then he poured two full bottles of baijiu straight into the basin. This was clearly an attempt to humiliate Luo Chen.
“I do not drink.” Luo Chen replied coldly.
“Luo Chen, I advise you to wise up. Brother Kai is last year’s Tongzhou 80-kilogram kickboxing champion. Weigh your options carefully.” Zhang Hai sneered from the side, wearing an expression that said he was waiting to see Luo Chen suffer.
Today Luo Chen had made him lose face at the company, and he had been holding a grudge ever since.
“Oh? Not drinking? I do not care whether you want to or not. Today you are drinking. If you do not, you are not giving me, Wang, any face.” Wang Kai looked at Luo Chen arrogantly. Today he was going to teach this conceited guy a harsh lesson.
“What are you? Do you think you are worthy of drinking with this venerable one?” Luo Chen suddenly stood up. He did not mind giving Wang Kai a memorable lesson.
“It seems I need to teach you what it means to know the height of the sky and the depth of the earth!” Wang Kai tossed down his wine glass, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to make a move.
But at that moment the door was suddenly pushed open. Hu Xin Xin ran in, her face full of panic, and said.
“Something bad happened, Brother Kai! Li Rui is in trouble downstairs!”
“Damn it, daring to touch my woman.” Wang Kai cursed and rushed out.
“Come on, let us go help Brother Kai hold the ground.” Zhang Hai shouted, and almost everyone rushed downstairs at once.
Only Luo Chen remained in the private room.
Not long after, the group came back up, looking as if they had won a great victory. Each one strutted with pride. In Wang Kai’s hand he was dragging a middle-aged man whose face was covered in blood.
“This matter cannot be settled without twenty thousand yuan.” Wang Kai tossed the middle-aged man into the room and sneered coldly.
This guy dared to harass his girlfriend. He was simply tired of living.
“I will pay, I will pay. I will call someone right now to bring the money.” The middle-aged man with blood all over his face was clearly terrified by Wang Kai’s beating.
But Luo Chen could tell the man was only pretending to be afraid. He was probably preparing to call for reinforcements. It looked like there was going to be a good show.