Wu Tao Wen Guan

Chapter 163 A Class Reunion (4)

Half an hour ago.

A group of guests with extraordinary presence arrived at a private room in the opulent hall of the Old Captain's Tavern.

Zeng Ping, his face still swollen, had impatiently asked someone to invite Li Si over.

Despite having been beaten, he had no choice. To continue operating in the underworld, he had to curry favor with Li Si, and if possible, become acquainted with Zhou Yi.

"Brother Si, I'll toast you."

Zeng Ping held up a bottle of Wuliangye, his face a picture of obsequious smiles.

"Mm."

Li Si, accompanied by two trusted subordinates, sat nonchalantly in the main seat.

He tilted his head to glance at Zeng Ping, making no move to raise his glass.

"Heh heh heh, I'll drink this one myself as an apology."

Zeng Ping plastered a smile on his face, tilted his neck back, and drained the glass in one go.

The fiery baijiu did not quench the sorrow in his heart.

If he didn't entertain Li Si properly, he feared he would be beaten again in the future.

Sitting beside him, a woman dressed very seductively, was his lover and the manager of his establishment, Wang Li.

Seeing the situation, Wang Li quickly picked up a glass of wine and sidled up to Li Si, cooing flirtatiously, "Brother Si, may I toast you?"

"Scram!"

Li Si showed no mercy, slapping the wine glass from her hand.

"Stop being so disgusting!"

Li Si even glared at her, making her turn pale with fear. She hastily retreated to Zeng Ping's side.

Zeng Ping, seeing this, immediately berated her, "What's it to you when men are talking? Just sit down obediently!"

"Brother Si, it's boring to just drink like this. How about I find some girls to keep you company?"

After Zeng Ping spoke, Li Si remained silent, his meaning clear: he needed to see how the girls found were before making a decision.

Zeng Ping understood immediately. "Hahaha," he laughed, "Brother Si, don't worry, I'll make sure you're satisfied tonight!"

He pulled out his phone, contemplating who had such resources, and walked out.

Standing in the bustling corridor, he made three consecutive calls, but couldn't find any suitable girls.

"Brother Si isn't easily fooled. Ordinary, common beauties wouldn't catch his eye."

"Sigh..."

Zeng Ping worriedly ran his hands through his hair, racking his brain on where to find girls.

Just then, Zeng Ping's eyes suddenly lit up: "Yanyan!"

Cai Yan was walking back with a few female classmates, laughing and chatting.

She suddenly heard someone call her name and looked up, "Boss Zeng?"

She walked up to Zeng Ping with a smile and asked, "Why are you here?"

Zeng Ping's eyes gleamed, and he said excitedly, "Yanyan, you've come at just the right time!"

Cai Yan was taken aback and asked, puzzled, "Why do you say that, Boss Zeng? I'm here for a class reunion today."

"Never mind the reunion," Zeng Ping said with a look of urgency. "I'll introduce you to a very important person, someone you could never meet usually!"

Cai Yan was a little tempted, but remembering she was attending a class reunion, she had to refuse, "Boss Zeng, maybe another day. So many classmates are waiting for me, how can I be rude?"

"You silly girl!"

Zeng Ping wrung his hands, speaking with a tone of disappointment, "Why are you being foolish at such a crucial moment!"

"How about this, as long as you come in with me to meet Brother Si and have a drink with him, I guarantee I'll arrange no less than two hundred thousand yuan in business for you next year."

"And from now on, any indoor greening jobs, without anyone else involved, will all be yours!"

Cai Yan's heart fluttered.

While working in another city, she had inadvertently discovered the industry of indoor greening – a low-cost, high-return venture that required little technical skill.

So, she quit her job and returned to her hometown.

However, starting a business was not as easy as she had imagined.

In big cities, all major companies had some form of indoor greening.

But in Yunqing City, there were only a handful of large companies.

She couldn't expect paper box factories or small shops to spend a considerable amount of money to beautify their image, could she?

Zeng Ping was impatient, "Hurry up, can you do it or not?"

"Okay, okay."

Cai Yan thought that with an order of two hundred thousand yuan, her small company could survive.

Otherwise, she would have to go back to the arduous path of being an employee.

Seeing her nod, Zeng Ping grabbed her and pushed open the door of the private room.

The moment the door opened, Li Si and his two subordinates looked up simultaneously.

The instant Cai Yan saw the three of them, her heart skipped a beat.

They didn't look like good people at all.

Zeng Ping smiled broadly and asked, "Brother Si, I just happened to run into a friend. Shall I have her come over to have a few drinks with you?"

"Fine, close the door."

Li Si stared intently at the beautiful and charming Cai Yan, and said with a smile, "Come, little sister, come sit here."

Cai Yan gritted her teeth. For the sake of her company, she reluctantly went over and sat down.

At the same time, the door of the private room was closed.

Cai Yan's classmates had been waiting outside.

After listening for a while and hearing Cai Yan inside begging for mercy, they hurried back to find some male classmates for help.

...

"What?"

"What's going on?"

"Don't panic!"

The large private room fell silent, with only one female classmate speaking, "We just came out of the restroom with Cai Yan. She seems to know someone who called her into a private room to entertain them, and now they're not letting her leave."

The female classmate who was speaking suddenly burst into tears as she recounted the story.

Jiang Yi, his face flushed from drinking, stood up with his wine bottle, "Who dares to bully our class's beauty? Brothers, follow me and let's see what's happening!"

Zhang Liang had also had quite a bit to drink, and since he needed Jiang Yi's help, he naturally stood up without hesitation, "Everyone grab something! Whoever doesn't go is a grandson!"

Lin Fan saw the group of male classmates charging out with imposing momentum and also stood up, intending to see what was going on.

Jin Peng pulled Lin Fan from behind and whispered, "Let's not be the ones to step forward. Let's just follow behind and be part of the crowd."

"I know."

Lin Fan smiled, thinking to himself, "If things get too big, I might have to trouble Zhou Yi to handle it."

Thus, led by Jiang Yi, a group of them swaggered through the corridor, causing many passersby to hastily dodge.

Jiang Yi walked with his chest puffed out, glaring at everyone he saw.

In the fearful gazes of others, he experienced a sense of being responded to by all and commanding power.

This made him incredibly arrogant, his head almost shaking off.

"Is this the one?"

The group arrived in front of the private room door in the opulent hall. Jiang Yi gripped his wine bottle and asked the female classmate behind him.

"Yes."

Upon hearing the confirmation, Jiang Yi let out a "bang," kicked open the door, and yelled, "Damn it, whoever dares to bully Cai Yan, I'll cripple him!"