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
After the conversation with Wei Sihai, Lin Huai could roughly picture the situation in Tongcheng City. Although it sounded complicated, it was actually quite easy to understand. Currently, the situation in Tongcheng City had merely reached a stalemate.Following that, Lin Huai decided to ask about the crimes that the Hou Family committed over the years. Since the Hou Family used to be an underground force, it shouldn’t matter anymore since they had reduced their wrongdoings in recent years. After all, they were able to clear their names after dominating the underground forces for so many years, and this showed their capability. Therefore, it should be fine as long as they didn’t pose a threat to society in the future.However, after listening to Wei Sihai’s explanation about the Hou Family’s history, Lin Huai realized that the truth was more complicated than it seemed. The way the Hou Family cleared their family name wasn’t legitimate at all—even the
After Wei Sihai and Wei Qimian had a long talk, she roughly had a good understanding of the current situation. Nonetheless, she still couldn’t help but worry as she now knew that her boyfriend would be going up against someone that even the deputy mayor couldn’t confidently win against. “Dad, if the Hou Family is so powerful, can Brother Huai really defeat them? After all, he’s not much older than I am.”Upon hearing that, Wei Sihai sighed before replying, “It indeed is a challenge for him. Nevertheless, he seemed to be undefeatable ever since he joined Yulan College. Not to mention, he had been thriving in the underground scene. Do you see him as a nineteen-year-old boy? To be frank, I’ve never seen a boy quite like Lin Huai despite all the years I’ve lived. He’s so mature and determined. I dare say that he’s stronger than some who have a decade’s worth of training and experience.” “I know this doesn’t sound fair for him as it’s our own family’s re