Wei Sihai had left home early the next morning. Even though he was older, he was at the peak of his career. For now, he was concentrating all his energy on how to strive toward his goals, as well as figuring out how to take revenge. Revenge was also a huge part of his life, and he hadn’t hesitated to sacrifice Yulan College for that exact purpose back then.
Lin Huai, Wei Qimian, and Li Liner chatted in the living room for a while after breakfast. Since she knew Lin Huai and Wei Qimian probably had a lot to talk to each other about, Li Liner got up and said that she wanted to bask in the sun in the courtyard. The Wei Manor was huge, and its courtyard contained a lawn, flower beds, a swimming pool, and even some small animals.
After Li Liner went out, Wei Qimian looked at Lin Huai with a half-smile and asked, “You two had a hard time restraining yourselves last night, right?”
“Huh?” Lin Huai was dumbfounded for a moment.
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Wei Qimian said, “Never mind, I’ll let you two have the time. Hmph, you talk as if I’m afraid of having my boyfriend stolen away from me. I’m going to find Liner first, Brother Huai.”“Uh, okay. I’ll talk to Meiqi first.”After seeing that Wei Qimian had left, Liu Meiqi couldn’t help but laugh. She said, “This girlfriend of yours is more magnanimous and forgiving than I imagined.”Lin Huai asked in amazement, “What? Did you actually say that? Weren’t you two giving each other tit for tat just now?”Liu Meiqi explained with a laugh, “You seriously don’t understand women. If Wei Qimian did have a problem with us, she wouldn’t have said that aloud so obviously just now.”Lin Huai touched his nose and admitted helplessly, “Indeed, I don’t understand women that much.”Liu Meiqi shot Lin Huai a disdainful glance, and the latter thought to himself, What a little seductress she is; even a casual glance from
Liu Meiqi asked curiously with suspicion in her eyes, “Which woman is it?”Lin Huai answered with a wry smile, “It’s a woman indeed, but I have nothing to do with her.”“Tsk, then why did you cut her off? Only a fool would believe you.”Feeling utterly helpless, Lin Huai could only tell Liu Meiqi about Hua Shiting and the car race back then. As it turned out, it was Hua Shiting who had called him just now. Lin Huai previously helped her win the car race and made a bet, asking her to be his girlfriend for three days. However, he didn’t expect that Hua Shiting would keep wanting him to honor the bet even when he didn’t mind it at all in the end.Liu Meiqi giggled non-stop after listening to his story. She shook her head and said with a laugh, “She must be very ugly. Otherwise, why would you go back on your word? Haha! I feel really sorry for you.”“She isn’t ugly at all,” Lin Huai asserted with a serious face. “
“When you arrive at Hou Junji’s place, the one you have to especially watch out for is a guy by the name of Ximen Wuming,” Wei Sihai reminded Lin Huai before they left.Lin Huai suddenly thought of the photo that Wei Sihai had shown him before. It was a photo of one of Hou Junji’s subordinates looking extremely cold and merciless. “Is that the skillful man you told me about before? The one who can single-handedly stop an entire army by himself?” he asked.“Exactly.” Wei Sihai’s eyes revealed a look of extreme fear as he spoke. “The Hou Family only has about 200 people left under their leadership. However, all of them are the cream of the crop. These men have basically been trained by the Ximen Family. Ximen Wuming’s father was a fugitive Hou Junji had saved in the past. He has killed countless people, and he is terrifyingly powerful. As such, Hou Junji owes his successful unification of Tongcheng City’s underworld decades ago to Ximen Wuming’s father
Lin Huai glanced at the big names who had just derided him. “Allow me to ask this then—do I still not have the right to sit at the frontmost table?”“You… You do have the right.” Zhang Zhenghe was dumbstruck. Even now, he still did not dare to accept the fact that this young man, who looked to be about 20 years old, was the North Heavenly King. However, one could not just offend any of the Four Heavenly Kings. As someone at his level of status, he had been amongst society for years, and he knew that it was better to err on the side of caution when it came to things. Since the others by the side recognized Lin Huai, then they probably weren’t wrong. So, he hastily apologized and said, “I’m sorry. I didn’t know it was you.”Lin Huai didn’t want to offend too many people just after becoming the North Heavenly King either, so he smiled and replied, “It’s all right. I keep a rather low profile, so it’s normal that you don’t know me. Can’t blame someone fo
At once, everyone could sense Yang Chunlei’s disregard toward the new leader of Tongcheng City. Li Shuangren, who was standing at the side, grew exhilarated while watching the scene.Then, a flash of light blinked across Lin Huai’s eyes. Was he supposed to teach him a lesson?Since he was one of the kings now, he needed to don the intimidation a king should possess. Although the man in front of him was of the old school era—unlike himself who was fairly fresh—he wouldn’t back down from any confrontation. After all, numerous figures of power were witnessing their exchange, so if he were to compromise in such a situation, he would never be able to make a name and stand up for himself.Thereupon, he let out a cold laugh and gave Yang Chunlei a condescending stare. He calmly said in a subtly provocative tone, “Since we’re all on the same path, there’s no need to pretend to be clueless and act like I’ve betrayed the boss, is there? Besides, t
When Hou Junji walked over, every single person regardless of their position courteously greeted him by saying, “Mr. Hou.”“Mr. Hou.”Even the face of the mighty Public Security Bureau’s director was full of respect.In response to the greetings, Hou Junji simply smiled and nodded his head. He seemed amicable, and not a trace of boastfulness was to be found. However, the intimidation that came from the 70-year-old man disallowed anyone to underestimate him.When these few men arrived at the table of leaders, Hou Junji sat down while the eyes of the middle-aged man fell upon Lin Huai. He gave a broad smile and said, “Nice to meet you, Lin Huai. I’m Hou Yangsheng, and this is my son Hou Liang.”Naturally, Lin Huai didn’t dare to flaunt his ego when facing members of the Hou Family, so he sprung up from his seat to shake Hou Yangsheng’s hand before responding, “You’re indeed one of the finest, Mr. Hou. Old Master H
While Hou Yangsheng was giving a grateful speech on the stage, the lackeys on their respective tables were all out with their obsequiousness. At the end of his speech, he suggested a toast before everyone wished Old Master Hou a happy birthday, and that was basically it for the official procedure.When everyone had only started dining for a few minutes, Hua Manjiang stood up and said apologetically, “There’s a conference I need to attend, Old Master, and I might have to excuse myself first.”As Hou Junji was about to grab his walking stick and shakily get up to see him off, Hua Manjiang hastily stated, “Please remain seated, Old Master. I’ll visit you again when I have the time.”“All right.” As he looked at him, Hou Junji then said, “I’m already 70 years old now, and it’s only a matter of time until I lose my ability to walk, eat, and sleep. By then, I hope you can take care of my successors for me, Deputy Mayor…”For some
After returning to Wei Manor, Lin Huai found Wei Sihai in the study room. Seeing Lin Huai walk in, Wei Sihai smiled. “Come and take a seat. I’m surprised that you actually know Deputy Mayor Hua’s daughter too.”Lin Huai replied awkwardly, “We are just friends. Nothing is going on between us.”“Sure. I know there’s nothing between you and Li Liner too. It’s normal for a man to have various connections out there. I’ve never questioned you about Li Liner and Liu Meiqi because they don’t pose a threat to my daughter. However, that isn’t the case for Hua Shiting. Be honest with me—what’s the relationship between you and Hua Shiting? Who do you plan to choose?”Only then did Lin Huai understand—Wei Sihai must have thought that the family background of the other girls was mediocre, so he wouldn’t choose them. However, Hua Shiting’s family was even more outstanding than the Wei Family, so Wei Sihai couldn’t turn a blind eye to the situation anym